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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
REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. › Sermon 5 › USES.REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. › Sermon 5 › VSES.
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2. Let us consider how this power hath been exercised to the Introduction of Idolatry, and divers corruptions and superstitions, to the destruction of Kingdoms, the blood of the Martyrs, and tumults and confusions, too long to relate.
II. Use. To persuade you to accept Christ as your head, we are to preach him as Lord, 2 Cor. 4.5. you are to receive him as Lord, Col. 2.6. our consent is necessary. God hath appointed him, and the Church appointeth him: God by authority, the Church by consent. We voluntarily acknowledge his dignity and submit unto him, both with a consent of dependence and subjection. Some God draweth to Christ and gives them to him, and him to ⟨p. 131⟩them; Joh. 6.44. All that live within hearing, have means to seek this Grace, and if they so do, they shall not lose their labour. Gods set not men about unprofitable work, mind but the duties of the baptismal covenant, and the business is at an end, Acts 2.39.
II. Vse. To perswade you to accept Christ as your head, we are to preach him as Lord, 2 Cor. 4.5. you are to receive him as Lord, Col. 2.6. our consent is necessary. God hath appointed him, and the Church appointeth him: God by authority, the Church by consent. We voluntarily acknowledge his dignity and submit unto him, both with a consent of dependance and subjection. Some God draweth to Christ and gives them to him, and him to ⟨p. 131⟩