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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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1. By the excellency of the Benefits we have by him: the greatest the fallen Creature is capable of for the present, verse 14.
1. By the excellency of the Benefits we have by him: the greatest the faln Creature is capable of for the present, verse 14.
2. By the excellency of his Person: so he is set forth as the eternal and only begotten Son of God, verse 15. and proved by his being the Creator and Preserver of all things: The Creator, verse 16. The Preserver, verse 17. Now the Apostle cometh to the third thing.
3. The excellency of his Office: This is done in the Text; where observe that next after the Son of God, there is nothing more venerable & August then Christs being Head of the Church: And again that Christ hath another title to us then that of Creator, he is Redeemer also: the same God that created us by his power hath Redeemed us by his Mercy. By the one he drew us out of nothing, by the other he recovered us out of Sin: Therefore after he had declared what Christ is to the World, and the Church too; he showeth what Christ is particularly to the Church. He hath a superiority over Angels and all creatures, but he is our head, Eph. 1.22. He hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the Church. Christ is the Sovereign of the World, but by a special relation to his people, he is the Head of the Body the Church, who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, &c.
3. The excellency of his Office: This is done in the Text; where observe that next after the Son of God, there is nothing more venerable & August then Christs being Head of the Church: And again that Christ hath another title to us then that of Creator, he is Redeemer also: the same God that created us by his power hath Redeemed us by his Mercy. By the one he drew us out of nothing, by the other he recovered us out of Sin: Therefore after he had declared what Christ is to the World, and the Church too; he sheweth what Christ is particularly to the Church. He hath a superiority over Angels and all creatures, but he is our head,