A65285:975
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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3. God hath exalted Christ in his Ascension: If he be ascended, then he is exalted. Austin saith, Some were of Opinion, that Christ's Body ascended into the Orb and Circle of the Sun. So the Hermians. But the Scripture is plain he ascended into Heaven, Luke 24.51. And Eph. 4.10. Far above all heavens: Ergo, above the Firmament. He is ascended into the highest part of the Empyrean Heaven, which Paul calls the third Heaven. Concerning Christ's Ascension, two things,
3. God hath exalted Christ in his Ascention: If he be ascended, then he is exalted. Austin saith, Some were of Opinion, that Christ's Body ascended into the Orb and Circle of the Sun. So the Hermians. But the Scripture is plain he ascended into Heaven, Luke 24.51. And Eph. 4.10. Far above all heavens: Ergo, above the Firmament. He is ascended into the highest part of the Empyraean Heaven, which Paul calls the third Heaven. Concerning Christ's Ascension, two things,
1. The manner of Christ's Ascension: 1. Christ being to ascend blessed his Disciples, Luke 24.50. He lift up his hands and blessed them; and while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. Christ did not leave his Disciples Houses and Lands, but he left them his Blessing.