...and rose again." I. The love of Christ was the apostle's chief motive ; h constrained him, ewev«; bore him along like a torrent, in defiance of labour,...to be compared with the love of Christ. He is the brightrtess of the Father,s glory, Heb. i. 3. 1 Tim. iii. 16 ; the express image of his person, God...

...inferior to the Father, though it be ever so little, do undoubtedly " know him after the flesh :" not as " the brightness of the Father's glory, the express image of his person, as upholding," bearing up " all things," both in heaven and earth, "by the word of his power," the...

...veracity and sacred honour in thus promising, were he not in possession of infinite perfection ? Verily, " He is the Brightness of the Father's Glory, the express Image of his Person, and in hin» dwelleth the Fulness of the Godhead Bodily." True, by the assumption of our nature he...

...Jesus, and looks to him as the great Shepherd, Surety, Saviour, and Redeemer of his people. He beholds the brightness of the Father's glory, the express image of his person, and the fulness of the Godhead in Christ. He sees all the promises and provisions of the gospel, as...

...rose again. I. The love of Christ was the apostle's chief motive : it constrained him ; <™»x,"', bore him along like a torrent, in defiance of labour,...Christ. He is the brightness of the Father's glory, J the express image of his person, God manifest in the flesh ; all things were created by * 2 Corinthians,...

...rose again." 1. The love of Christ was the apostle's chief motive ; it constrained him, ffuvsxsi ; bore him along, like a torrent, in defiance of labour,...Christ. He is the brightness of the Father's glory, J the express image of his person, God manifest in the flesh ; all things were created by him, and...

...humanity declare, " My Father is greater than I q?" Was not he who was styled the " Son of God," " the brightness of the Father's glory, the express image of his person'," " the Word who was in the beginning, who was with God, who was God'," called also the "Son of man,...

...inconceivable, and incomprehensible. If,4chiefly in respect to this, I shall say, that Christ is styled " the brightness of the Father's glory," " the express image of his person,"" and " the image of the invisible God," I shall have expressed its excellency as fully as it is possible...

...Peter—' Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?' Who is 'me? It is no less a Being than, ' the brightness of the Father's glory, the express image of his person!' the incarnate Jehovah! the Redeemer who laid down his life, to raise us to everlasting glory ! O Simon,...

...bodily." Every thing which is done to the glory of God, is done to the manifestation of Immanuel, as " the Brightness of the Father's glory, the express Image of his person." 19. The commandment which is given to us is, " to believe on him whom the Father hath sent;" and, "...