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The keys of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word…The keyes of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word…
The keys of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word of God / by Mr. John Cotton ...The keyes of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof according to the word of God / by Mr. Iohn Cotton ...
London: printed by M. Simmons for Henry Overton, 1644
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The g od pleasure of the Father, the personal union of the humane nature with the eternal Son of God, His purchase of his Church with his own blood, and His deep humiliation of himself unto the death of the Cross, have all of them obtained to him this his highest exaltation, to be head over all things unto the Church, and to ⟨p. 31⟩enjoy as king thereof this sovereign power, Col. 1.19. Col. 2.2, 9, 10. Act. 20.28. Phil. 2.8, to 11.
The g od pleasure of the Father, the personall union of the humane nature with the eternall Son of God, His purchase of his Church with his own blood, and His deep humiliation of himself unto the death of the Crosse, have all of them obtained to him this his highest exaltation, to be head over all things unto the Church, and to ⟨p. 31⟩injoy as king thereof this soveraign power, Col. 1.19. Col. 2.2, 9, 10. Act. 20.28. Phil. 2.8, to 11.
But of this sovereign power of Christ, there is no question amongst Protestants, especially studious of Reformation. Now as concerning the Ministerial power, we give these following Propositions.