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Sermons preached
Sermons preached by the late reverend and learned divine, Thomas Manton ...
London: printed for Brabazon Aylmer, 1678
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
He is given for us, as he took our Nature; he is given to us, as he dwelleth in our Hearts by Faith. He is given for us, as he undertook the Work of our Redemption; he is given to us, as he accomplisheth and brings about our Conversion to God, and applying to us the Benefits of his Purchase. I shall speak of both.
I. As he is given for us, it mightily bespeaketh the Love of God, and his Care of our Salvation. In Creation God made us after his own Image and Likeness: In Redemption his Son came in the similitude and likeness of sinful Flesh. In Creation the Angels were dignified above us, but not in Redemption, Heb. 2. 16. He did not redeem the Apostate Angels. In short, this was the most convenient Way for God to bring about the Purposes of his Grace towards Man, for these Reasons.
1. That our Faith might be more certain, by the appearing of the Son of God in our Nature, by his dying, rising ⟨p. 301⟩again from the Dead, and ascending into Heaven, and so giving a sensible Proof of our whole Religion.