Christ's Eternal Existence and the Dignity of His Person Asserted and Proved - Free Audiobook

Here are presented to thy view some of the further profitable and pious labours of that eminent divine, Dr Manton (now with God), who though, like a tree full of fruit, he has already yielded much fruit, yet still more and more falls from him. My pen (upon this opportunity) would fain be launching forth into the commendation of the worthy author, but I will not suffer it, considering how little he needs that from any, and how much he is above it as from me. I only recommend them, as judging them worthy of the perusal of all who are desirous of a fuller knowledge of our Lord Jesus. For he is the grand subject treated of in them. His person, offices, works, blessings, are here described, asserted, vindicated, and improved. Our redemption by his blood; his being the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature; his creating and sustaining all things; his headship over the church, pre-existence before all created beings; his being the first-born from the dead, the union of the two natures in his person ; his reconciling of sinners to God through the blood of his cross, — these are the heads insisted upon in these sermons (the author following the apostle, Col. i. 14-20). - Summary by Thomas Jacomb