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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 8 › USE.REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. › Sermon 8 › VSE.
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2. You may be confident of it upon another ground, the sufficiency of Christ to procure all fullness. The whole divine nature did inhabit and reside in the man Christ Jesus, and so he is completely fitted, and furnished for this work: he hath paid a full price for this peace when he bare our sins and carried our sorrows, and by his Spirit he changes our hearts as well as pacifies the wrath of God. And then he preserveth this peace by his constant intercession, Heb. 2.17, 18. Now shall we doubt of it? But that we may get it.
2. You may be confident of it upon another ground, the sufficiency of Christ to procure all fullness. The whole divine nature did inhabit and reside in the man Christ Jesus, and so he is compleatly fitted, and furnished for this work: he hath paid a full price for this peace when he bare our sins and carryed our sorrows, and by his Spirit he changes our hearts as well as pacifies the wrath of God. And then he preserveth this peace by his constant intercession, Heb. 2.17, 18. Now shall we doubt of it? But that we may get it.
1. Let us take the way of entrance by Faith and Repentance. It concerns us much to see whether we be in peace or trouble, if in trouble you see the cure, if in peace the next question is, is it Gods peace? That's had by the blood of Christ, the merit of which we must depend upon and devote our selves to God, break off our old league with sin, and bind our selves with a Bond to live unto God, to be the Lords for evermore.
2. When this peace is made be very tender of it, that no breach fall out between you and God,