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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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1. The Opening of the Heavens, ver. 15. No doubt but the Heavens were really opened, by the infinite power of the Almighty: whereby may be signified, that Heaven which was shut against all the Children of fallen man is opened to them now, in and by Jesus Christ.
1. The Opening of the Heavens, ver. 15. No doubt but the Heavens were really opened, by the infinite power of the Almighty: whereby may be signifyed, that Heaven which was shutt against all the Children of fallen man is opened to them now, in and by Jesus Christ.
2. Another miraculous Thing which did attend the Baptism of Christ was, that the Holy Ghost did visibly descend upon them like a Dove. (ibid.) And this might be, that so the Prophesy of Isaiah might be fulfilled literally as well as spiritually, Cap. 61. 1. The Spirit of the Lord is come upon me. Also there by to Intimate, how Christ was filled was the Spirit of Innocency and Meekness.
3. There was a miraculous Voice which came from God out of Heaven; and that is expressed in this verse, wherein we have a most glorious, Divine Testimony concerning Christ: GOD from Heaven does here testify two things of Him: