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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 7 › USE.REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. › Sermon 7 › VSE.
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1. Observe, The two Titles given to Christ: God and Lord: He is God the Fountain of all our happiness, and Lord, as he hath a dominion over us, to guide and dispose of us at his own pleasure.
2. Observe, The appropriation or personal application to himself. My God and my Lord.
Hence we may observe,
1. That God leaveth some to themselves for a while, that themselves and others may be more confirmed afterwards. Thomas his Faith was as it were dead and buried in his heart, and now upon the sight of Christ quickened and revived: we must not judge of men by a fit of Temptation, but stay till they come to themselves again. Who would have thought that out of an obstinate incredulity, so great a Faith should spring up suddenly.
1. That God leaveth some to themselves for a while, that themselves and others may be more confirmed afterwards. Thomas his Faith was as it were dead and buried in his heart, and now upon the sight of Christ quickned and revived: we must not judge of men by a fit of Temptation, but stay till they come to themselves again. Who would have thought that out of an obstinate incredulity, so great a Faith should spring up suddainly.