A Legacy to His Parishioners (Lectures on the Church Catechism) by a Member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

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.1772 Excerpt: ... was to declare his Victory over Death. Death has no more Dominion over him, for in that he died, he died unto Sin once, but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. And God hereby begets Us unto a lively Hope, and assures us that if we be planted in the likeness of his Deatk we shall be also in the likeness of his Resurreclion: that is if we become dead unto Sin', crucify our Old Man, and continually mprtify all our evil and corrupt Affections,4 he, who raised up Chrijl from the dead shall also quicken our mortal Bodies. The Consequence of his Resurrection is that he ascended into Heaven. As the Jewish High Priest, after he had offered for the Sins of the whole people, entered into the Holy of Holies, so our Savior who was typified in him, after he had sacrificed himself for-ihe Sins of the whole Worlds ascended into Heaven. And great Comfort does this afford all Christians, for what doeth he in Heaven but present his meritorious Oblation and interceed for us. Neither have we in him an High Priest who cannnot be touched with a Sense of our Infirmities, for he himself also was tempted; and being made like unto us, Sin only excepted, knoweth how to compassionate, as well as to succour us. It follows in the Creed. And fitteth en the t kight Hartd of God. That is he is admitted to a state of the highest Dignity, and Might: All Power is given unto kirn in Heaven and in Earth. Angels, Authorities and Powers are made subject unto him: he is set far above all Principalities, and Powers, and Might, and Dominion, and every Name that is named not only in this World, but in that which is to come: And the Throne of God, as St. John expresses it in the Revelations, is become the Throne of Godt and of the Lamb. From both these Articles it follows that he is the only Mediato...