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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 6 › USES.REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. › Sermon 6 › VSES.
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USES.
VSES.
I. Use. Is to persuade you to the belief of two grand Articles of Faith; the Resurrection of Christ, and your own Resurrection.
I. Vse. Is to perswade you to the belief of two grand Articles of Faith; the Resurrection of Christ, and your own Resurrection.
1. The Resurrection of Christ. The raising of Christ from the dead is the great prop and foundation of our Faith, 1 Cor. 15.14. If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith also is vain. All the Apostles preaching was built upon this supposition, that Christ died and rose again. Partly because this is the great evidence of the truth of the Christian Religion; for hereby Christ was evidenced to be what he gave out himself to be, the eternal Son of God, and the Saviour of the World, whereof he hath given assurance to all men, in that he raised him from the dead, Acts 23.31. that is the ground of Faith and Assurance. So Acts 13.33. God hath raised Jesus from the dead, for it is written, Thou art my son, &c. Partly to show, that he is in a capacity to convey life to others both spiritual and eternal; which, if he had remained under the state of death, could not be: