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Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment
Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for George Calvert, 1667
Christ's certain and sudden Appearance to Judgment. › Chapter 2
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He showed forth the glory of his Goodness and tenderness towards the children of men, in going about to do them good, and give succour to them which were in misery, casting out none which came unto him.
He shewed forth the glory of his Goodness and tenderness towards the children of men, in going about to do them good, and give succour to them which were in misery, casting out none which came unto him.
Especially he showed forth the glory of his Mercy and infinite Love to his own people, in submitting to so low a condition as he lived in for their sakes; in humbling himself and becoming obedient unto death, even the cursed, disgraceful, painful death of the Cross; besides the soul miseries which he endured through sense of Gods wrath due for their sins, that he might satisfy Gods justice, and deliver them from eternal death and wrath to come, and purchase Life and Glory for them.
Especially he shewed forth the glory of his Mercy and infinite Love to his own people, in submitting to so low a condition as he liv'd in for their sakes; in humbling himself and becomming obedient unto death, even the cursed, disgraceful, painful death of the Cross; besides the soul miseries which he endured through sense of Gods wrath due for their sins, that he might satisfie Gods justice, and deliver them from eternal death and wrath to come, and purchase Life and Glory for them.
Thus Christ lived, and thus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures; and being dead, the bonds of death could not hold him, neither ⟨p. 5⟩did the holy one see corruption, but the third day rose again from the dead, according to the Scriptures; and after his resurrection, was seen of Mary Magdalen, of Peter, James, all the Apostles, of five hundred brethren at once, according to the Scriptures. After forty days was taken up into Heaven, and is there in his humane nature at the right hand of the Throne of the Majesty in the heavens, making intercession for his people, where he will abide until the second appearance.