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The Works of the Rev. Robert Hall, A.m. (4); With a Memoir of His Life
The Works of the Rev Robert Hall Am With a Memoir of His Life - 4 Author:Robert Hall Volume: 4 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1849 Original Publisher: Harper Subjects: Baptists Theology Religion / Sermons / Christian Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / Systematic Religion / Christianity / Baptist Social Science / Slavery Notes: This is a ... more »black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: NOTES OF SERMONS. THE CREATORSHIP AND DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST. John, i., 2, 3: The same was in the beginning with God. Ml things were made by Him ; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. [Preached at Bridge-street Chapel, Bnstol, Aug. 15, 1854.] The divinity of Jesus Christ has always been considered by Christians as the chief corner-stone in the edifice of Christianity. Those who have surveyed all parts of the Christian system with the closest attention, and who have been most deeply influenced by the spirit of religion, have in every age evinced the greatest attachment to this fundamental doctrine. Nor have they regarded it as merely a sublime and abstruse speculation, but as intimately connected with Christian holiness. Were it true that it is a mere speculation, it would indeed be little worth our earnestly contending for ; since the grand object of all that is revealed is unquestionably our personal and practical improvement. But it is found to have the most powerful influence on this ; it involves the greatest of all motives to Christian piety and obedience; and hence it justly occupies a most important place in the Christian system: hence the beloved disciple lays the foundation of his gospel record in this article, and begins with tracing the existence of Jesus Christ to a higher state of being, exhibiting Him as incarnate Deity, as Em...« less