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A46354 Several sermons preach'd on the whole eighth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans eighteen of which preach'd on the first, second, third, fourth verses are here published : wherein the saints exemption from condemnation, the mystical union, the spiritual life, the dominion of sin and the spirits agency in freeing from it, the law's inability to justifie and save, Christ's mission, eternal sonship, incarnation, his being an expiatory sacrifice, fulfilling the laws righteousness (which is imputed to believers) are opened, confirmed, vindicated, and applied / by Tho. Jacomb. Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687. 1672 (1672) Wing J119; ESTC R26816 712,556 668

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from_o christ_n sonship_n 1._o that_o he_o be_v god_n 1._o that_o he_o be_v god_n not_o a_o mere_a titular_a or_o nuncupative_a god_n not_o a_o god_n by_o office_n only_o not_o a_o make_v god_n a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o adject_n but_o he_o be_v god_n true_o proper_o essential_o which_o great_a truth_n be_v most_o strong_o assert_v and_o prove_v by_o various_a convince_a argument_n against_o jew_n arrian_n socinian_o all_o the_o opposer_n of_o it_o i_o must_v not_o engage_v in_o so_o vast_a a_o subject_n i_o will_v only_o argue_v from_o this_o relation_n wherein_o christ_n stand_v to_o god_n as_o he_o be_v his_o own_o son_n which_o indeed_o by_o its_o self_n be_v sufficient_a if_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o to_o demonstrate_v his_o godhead_n he_o who_o be_v the_o true_a son_n of_o god_n and_o such_o a_o son_n of_o god_n be_v true_o god_n but_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a son_n of_o god_n and_o such_o a_o son_n of_o god_n his_o own_o son_n therefore_o he_o be_v true_o god_n etc._n 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christ_n be_v god_n whereupon_o he_o too_o who_o be_v the_o son_n must_v be_v god_n also_o a_o son_n always_o participate_v of_o his_o father_n essence_n there_o be_v betwixt_o they_o more_o a_o identity_n and_o oneness_n of_o nature_n if_o therefore_o christ_n be_v god_n son_n as_o have_v be_v full_o prove_v he_o must_v then_o needs_o have_v etc._n have_v nisi_fw-la esset_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naturâ_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naturâ_fw-la seu_fw-la naturalis_fw-la dei_fw-la filius_fw-la cloppenb_n anti-smalc_a c._n 3._o p._n 72._o vide_fw-la jacob_n ad_fw-la portum_fw-la contra_fw-la ostorod_n c._n 9_o p._n 59_o estwick_n against_o bidale_n p._n 442_o etc._n etc._n that_o very_a nature_n and_o essence_n which_o god_n the_o father_n have_v in_o somuch_o that_o if_o the_o second_o person_n be_v not_o real_o a_o god_n the_o first_o person_n be_v but_o equivocal_o a_o father_n therefore_o he_o himself_o tell_v 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against_o biddle_n ch_n 13._o p._n 289._o etc._n etc._n do_v already_o and_o indeed_o the_o whole_a matter_n in_o this_o controversy_n be_v by_o crellius_n himself_o bring_v into_o a_o narrow_a compass_n wherein_o we_o be_v very_o willing_a to_o join_v issue_n with_o he_o for_o he_o grant_v if_o christ_n do_v praeexi_v before_o he_o be_v incarnate_a that_o then_o his_o incarnation_n must_v needs_o be_v believe_v and_o own_a according_a to_o our_o state_v of_o it_o but_o i_o have_v etc._n have_v see_v p._n 284._o etc._n etc._n already_o prove_v and_o other_o do_v it_o much_o more_o full_o that_o he_o do_v so_o praeexi_v therefore_o upon_o that_o concession_n the_o thing_n be_v clear_a and_o i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o upon_o it_o only_o let_v i_o leave_v this_o one_o word_n with_o our_o opposer_n their_o homo_fw-la deus_fw-la factus_fw-la be_v the_o great_a falsehood_n but_o our_o deus_fw-la homo_fw-la factus_fw-la be_v the_o great_a truth_n incarnate_a 2._o prop._n christ_n the_o 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est_fw-la operante_fw-la tamen_fw-la eandem_fw-la incarnationem_fw-la totâ_fw-la sanctâ_fw-la trinitate_fw-la cujus_fw-la opera_fw-la sunt_fw-la inseparabilia_fw-la august_n quest_n de_fw-fr trinit_fw-la tom_fw-mi 3._o p._n 1040._o vid._n anselm_n de_fw-fr incam_fw-la verbi_fw-la cap._n 3._o &_o 4._o concur_v to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v terminate_v only_o in_o christ_n the_o second_o person_n the_o schoolman_n compare_v christ_n flesh_n to_o a_o garment_n make_v by_o three_o virgin-sister_n which_o yet_o but_o one_o of_o they_o only_o wear_v a_o 255._o a_o see_v lombard_n lib._n 3._o dist_n 1._o dr._n jackson_n on_o the_o creed_n seven_o book_n p._n 255._o question_n be_v common_o here_o start_v why_o the_o second_o person_n rather_o than_o the_o first_o or_o the_o three_o be_v thus_o incarnate_a which_o some_o do_v venture_v to_o answer_v by_o assign_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o i_o humble_o conceive_v there_o be_v too_o much_o of_o curiosity_n in_o the_o question_n and_o too_o much_o 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large_a to_o be_v write_v out_o ambrose_n expound_v it_o the_o law_n say_v he_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n it_o be_v the_o very_a law_n of_o faith_n loc_fw-la faith_n chrysostome_n distinguish_v much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chryso_v in_fw-la loc_fw-la the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v a_o spiritual_a law_n because_o it_o forbid_v sin_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n because_o it_o can_v not_o remit_v sin_n and_o so_o quicken_v the_o dead_a but_o this_o law_n of_o faith_n be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n because_o it_o do_v not_o only_o restrain_v sin_n but_o it_o also_o restore_v from_o death_n etc._n etc._n this_o law_n in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o be_v by_o faith_n do_v free_a the_o believer_n from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n be_v that_o which_o dwell_v in_o the_o member_n which_o persuade_v to_o that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o 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nothing_o but_o the_o very_a spirit_n of_o christ_n jesus_n they_o make_v the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o be_v the_o very_a spirit_n itself_o and_o nothing_o more_o thus_o aquin._n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n theophyl_n o●cumen_fw-la theodor._n say_v the_o same_o lex_fw-la spiritus_fw-la i._n e._n lex_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la spiritus_fw-la aquin._n chrysostome_n and_o his_o follower_n this_o be_v a_o very_a good_a foundation_n to_o build_v upon_o but_o yet_o without_o some_o further_a addition_n it_o will_v not_o so_o full_o reach_v that_o special_a matter_n in_o the_o word_n which_o have_v a_o great_a weight_n and_o emphasis_n in_o it_o 4._o four_o therefore_o other_o do_v interpret_v they_o not_o only_o as_o point_v to_o god_n spirit_n but_o to_o make_v it_o the_o more_o express_a they_o consider_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o renew_v as_o regenerate_v as_o work_v the_o new_a and_o heavenly_a life_n in_o the_o soul_n with_o great_a power_n and_o 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32._o person_n name_v but_o now_o he_o make_v the_o son_n in_o the_o deity_n itself_o not_o coordinate_a but_o subordinate_a to_o the_o first_o person_n i_o say_v though_o this_o opinion_n thus_o state_v be_v nothing_o near_o so_o bad_a as_o the_o former_a yet_o etc._n yet_o censura_fw-la profess_v leid_n in_o c._n 3._o p._n 51._o trigland_n in_o exam._n ap●log_fw-la cap._n 5._o alt_v theol._n elenc_n p._n 151._o etc._n etc._n et_fw-fr p._n 181._o etc._n etc._n divine_v of_o another_o persuasion_n can_v close_v with_o it_o or_o let_v it_o pass_v without_o some_o confutation_n the_o argument_n against_o it_o do_v very_o much_o fall_v in_o with_o those_o which_o have_v be_v insist_v upon_o already_o 1._o first_o if_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o eternal_o beget_v with_o respect_n to_o his_o divine_a nature_n and_o also_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o conceive_v in_o time_n etc._n etc._n with_o respect_n to_o his_o humane_a nature_n than_o the_o scripture_n do_v groundless_o 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