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The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…
The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by Richard Pierce for Joseph Browning, 1686
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3. Honour Jesus Christ the Son of GOD. When God sent His Son into the world, He said, They will reverence my Son, Matth. 21. 37. Sure it is, that upon that account Reverence and Honour is due unto Him. Christ considered as the Son of God, doth partake in the same Nature with the Father, and so is equal with God, and thence is to have equal Honour with Him. Joh. 5. 22, 23. The Father hath committed all judgement to the Son, that all men should honour the Son, as they honour the Father. It is storied concerning the Emperor Theodosius, that at a time when he was too favourable to the Arians, he made a Decree that as much respect should be put upon his son as upon himself; and a godly Minister whose soul hated the Arian Heresy coming into ⟨p. 51⟩the Emperors Presence, did him great Obeisance, but took no notice of his Son, whereat the Emperor was highly displeased; Oh, (saith the Minister) cannot you bear it, that less Honour and Respect should be given to your son than is manifested towards your self, and do you think the God of Heaven will bear it at your hands, that you should give less Honour to His Son Jesus Christ than you do unto God Himself? At the hearing of which words, the Emperor was stricken with Conviction, and after that was no more so favourable to the Arians. God requireth men and Angels to worship His Son Jesus Christ, which is the greatest Honour that can be put upon any Object: Heb. 1. 6. When he bringeth the first begotten into the world, he saith, let all the Angels of God worship Him. And this is certain, that they, that will not honour the Son of God now, shall be fain to honour Him one Day, when they shall see Him come down from heaven in all His Glory. Then shall every knee in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth bow at the Name of JESUS, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father.
3. Honour Jesus Christ the Son of GOD. When God sent His Son into the world, He said, They will reverence my Son, Matth. 21. 37. Sure it is, that upon that account Reverence and Honour is due unto Him. Christ considered as the Son of God, doth partake in the same Nature with the Father, and so is equal with God, and thence is to have equal Honour with Him.