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Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition…
Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition to the doctrine of the Socinians : in several sermons on Col. I, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 verses / by the Reverend Tho. Manton.
London printed : s.n., 1685
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3. He was the Creator of the World: By whom also he made the worlds, saith the Apostle, they are noble and divine creatures indeed, but the work of Christs hands.
4. He is the brightness of his Fathers Glory, and the express Image of his person: that is, the essential Image of God. They only have some strictures of the Divine Majesty.
4. He is the brightness of his Fathers Glory, and the express Image of his person: that is, the essential Image of God. They onely have some strictures of the Divine Majesty.
5. The upholding all things by the word of his power; that is, the conserving cause of all that Life and Being that is in the creature. ⟨p. 67⟩The Angels live in a continual dependence upon Christ as their Creator, and without his supporting influence, would be soon annihilated.
5. The upholding all things by the word of his power; that is, the conserving cause of all that Life and Being that is in the creature. ⟨p. 67⟩The Angels live in a continual dependance upon Christ as their Creator, and without his supporting influence, would be soon annihilated.