Tropologia; a key, to open Scripture metaphors, in four books. To which are prefixed arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures Together with types of the Old Testament - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 Excerpt: ... of God, Isa. xix. 25, which universal Church is distributed into particular churches, as it were by lots or parts; neither is the term any where in scripture peculiarly attributed to the pastors of the churches; as Laureutius and Gerhard, upon 1 Pet. v. 2, demonstrate. I. An Heir is the first-born usually, though it holds not universally so; for all right to estates, kingdoms, and possessions are not hereditary. H. An Heir is the head of a family, the chief and supreme of all his father's house. I. Christ, the Heir of all things, is the Father's first-born. ' I will make him, my first-born, higher than (or high above) the kings of the earth," Psal. lxxxix. 27. II. Christ is the Head of the heavenly family, "He hath put all things under his feet. And gave him to be Head over all things to the Church," Eph. i. 21, 22. IH. Christ, as he hath absolute right, or, "Is Heir of all things." As he is the first-born among many brethren, he hath also a delegated right, he hath his title and possession by grant from the Father; hence it is said, "He is appointed Heir of all things," Heb. i. 2. God the Father, in the pursuit of the sovereign purpose of his will, hath granted unto the Son, as incarnate, and Mediator of the new covenant, according to the eternal counsel between them both, a sovereign right or Heirship, the possession of an absolute Proprietor to dispose of all things at his pleasure. IV. Christ is the only support and bearer up of the whole Church, by whom the whole family in heaven and earth are named, so all the faithful depend and rely upon him for all things; "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge," Col. ii. 3. "It pleased the Father that in him all fulness should dwell," John...
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