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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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2. The Essential Incommunicable Attributes of God belong to Christ. There are some Attributes whereby the Nature of God is in part discovered, which creatures do partake of, such as Mercy, Goodness, Wisdom, Holiness, Righteousness, &c. Albeit these Excellencies are not in the Creature in such an eminent manner and infinite degree as they are in the Creator. But there are other Divine Attributes which are incommunicable to any creature, being the absolute Properties of the Divine Nature. Now these are Affirmed concerning Christ the Son of God. e. g. Eternity is an essential incommunicable Attribute of God. He is the eternal God. Yea, Eternity it self, Isai. 57. 15. But Christ is in respect of His Divine Nature, eternal. Hence John Baptist said that Christ was before him, as well as after him. Before him in respect of His divine nature, tho' after him in respect of His humane nature, Joh. 1. 15. He was before Abraham, Cap. 8. 58. He was with God before he became Flesh, Cap. 6. 62. yea, before the ⟨p. 62⟩world began, Chap. 17. 5. Even from Every […], Prov. 8. 23. Mich. 5. 2. He is before all things, Col. 1. 17. To signify his Eternity, He appeared unto John, with his hea4 […] his hairs white like wool, and as white as Snow, Rev. 1. 14. Eternity is that which has neither Beginning nor End of Days▪ which is true concerning the Son of God. Heb. 7. 3. He is Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last, Rev. 22. 13. Again, Omnipresence is an incommunicable Attribute or Property of the Livine Nature: None but God is or can be in all places […] same time: But this is true of Christ. And therefore at the same time when he conved […] men in this world, it was said of him, He is […] Heaven