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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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Secondly, The next thing ascribed to Christ is, that he is the first born of every Creature, that is, born of God before any Creature had a being; or begotten of the Father of his own proper Essence, and equal with him before any thing was created: and brought forth out of nothing. But ⟨p. 39⟩here, the Adversaries of the Eternal Godhead of Christ, triumph, and say, the first born of the Creatures is a Creature, one of the same kind. I Answer, if we grant this that they allege they gain nothing, for Christ had two Natures, he was God, Man, as God he is the Creator, not a Creature; for the Apostle proveth, that by him all things were made: but as Man so he is indeed a Creature: This double consideration must not be forgotten, Rom, 1.3, 4. Our Lord Jesus Christ was made of the Seed of David according to the Flesh, but declared to be the Son of God, with power according to the Spirit; therefore we must distinguish between Christ and Christ, what he is according to the Spirit, and what he is a according to the flesh.
Secondly, The next thing ascribed to Christ is, that he is the first born of every Creature, that is, born of God before any Creature had a being; or begotten of the Father of his own proper Essence, and equal with him before any thing was created: and brought forth out of nothing. But ⟨p. 39⟩here, the Adversaries of the Eternal Godhead of Christ, triumph, and say, the first born of the Creatures is a Creature, one of the same kind. I Answer, if we grant this that they alledge they gain nothing, for Christ had two Natures, he was God, Man, as God he is the Creator, not a Creature; for the Apostle proveth, that by him all things were made: but as Man so he is indeed a Creature: This double consideration must not be forgotten, Rom, 1.3, 4. Our Lord Jesus Christ was made of the Seed of David according to the Flesh, but declared to be the Son of God, with power according to the Spirit; therefore we must distinguish between Christ and Christ, what he is according to the Spirit, and what he is a according to the flesh.