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The world to come. Or, The kingdom of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures…The vvorld to come. Or, The kingdome of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures…
The world to come. Or, The kingdom of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures of Ephes. 1. 21, 22. verses. Proving that between the state of this world as now it is, and the state of things after the day of judgement, when God shall be all in all: there is a world to come which is of purpose, and is a more especial manner appointed for Jesus Christ to be king, and wherein he shall more eminently reign. / Preached by Mr. Tho: Goodwin many years since, at Antholins, London. Published for the truths sake.The vvorld to come. Or, The kingdome of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures of Ephes. 1. 21, 22. verses. Prooving that between the state of this world as now it is, and the state of things after the day of judgement, when God shall be all in all: there is a world to come which is of purpose, and is a more especiall manner appointed for Jesus Christ to be king, and wherein he shall more eminently reign. / Preached by Mr. Tho: Goodwin many years since, at Antholins, London. Published for the truths sake.
London, : Printed, and are to be sold in Popes-head-Alley, and in Westminster Hall, 1655
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First, Consider Christ as a Mediator for the Church, and so consider him as under imperfection, sin, or misery, or any other want, till they shall be complete; or
First, Consider Christ as a Mediator for the Church, and so consider him as under imperfection, sinne, or misery, or any other want, till they shall be compleat; or
Secondly, Consider him as he is head to the Church, made complete, and perfected in all parts & degrees, that I may explain my self: You may call to mind, that when I opened the third and fourth verses, compared with the seventh verse, I told you that in election there were two great designs or contrivements; the one was more principal, and chief, which I called Gods decree of the end, what Gods design was to make us, and there it was that God chose us in Christ as a head unto absolute glory, which with Christ and in Christ we shall have for ever in the highest heavens.
Secondly, Consider him as he is head to the Church, made compleat, and perfected in all parts & degrees, that I may explain my self: You may call to mind, that when I opened the third and fourth verses, compared with the seventh verse, I told you that in election there were two great designes or contrivements; the one was more principall, and cheif, which I called Gods decree of the end, what Gods designe was to make us, and there it was that God chose us in Christ as a head unto absolute glory, which with Christ and in Christ we shal have for ever in the highest heavens.
Secondly, God designed the way unto this end, and so God was pleased, that he might set off the glory of that perfect state the more; therefore he lets us fall into sin and misery, and suffers our bodies and souls, to be separated, before we shall come to that end which God hath designed us to; To enjoy this Canaan, we must go through a wilderness to it. Now answerable to this double design of God, Jesus Christ hath a double relation to his Church, the one as a head simply considered, and so were chosen in him, to that perfect state unto which God hath designed us; Secondly, Christ hath the relation of a Redeemer