| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...governed by any other spirit than by the Spirit of Christ. Wherefore Paul says, ' And he is the head of the body, the Church : who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead ; that in all things he might have the pre-eminence' (Col. i. 18). And in another place, ' Christ,' saith he, ' is the head... | |
| Richard Alleine - Christian life - 1852 - 402 pages
...invisible God, the first-born of every creature, by whom are all things, who is before all things, the head of the body the church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, in whom dwells all fulness, even the fulness of the godhead bodily ; who has made peace by the... | |
| Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - Christian martyrs - 1871 - 720 pages
...usurpation of His crown, for He is given by the Father to be head to His Church ; ' And He is the head of the body, the Church ; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things He might have the pre-eminence : ' For it pleased the Father, that in Him should all fulness dwell'... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1755 - 318 pages
...powers : all things' were created by ' him, and for'him.' His mediatory Kingdom ig ^e Church : Col. L 18. ' And he is the head of | the body, the church : who is the beginning ' the firft-bom from the dead ; that in all things ' ' he might have the pre-eminence.' ZecL ix. o, Rejoice... | |
| Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...over all things to the church, >t 23. which is his body, the fulnefs of him that filleth all in all. Col. i. 18. And he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the firft bora from the dead ; that in aíl things he might have the pre-eminence. z Rom. iv. 25. Who was... | |
| Stephen Johnson - Future punishment - 1786 - 434 pages
...introduces the text in difpute, with the defcription of Chrift as head of the church, "his body," v. 18. "and he is the head of the body, the church : who is the beginning, the firft born from the dead ; that in all things he might have the preeminence." Then comes in thefe words,... | |
| 1828
...Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song. ALPHA. SERMON ON COLOSSIANS I. 18, 19. " And he is the head of the body, the church ; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead ; that in all things he might have the pre-eminence: for it pleased the F»thti that in him should all fulness dwell." IN... | |
| 1802 - 374 pages
...all things were created by him, and for him ; 17 And he is before all things, 1 8 And he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead ; that in all things he might have the pre-eminence ; 1 9 For it pleased the Father, that in him should all fulness chvell:... | |
| George Fox - 1803 - 436 pages
...created by him and for him ; he was before all things, and by him all things consist : and he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead.' So here ye may see that all things were made by Christ Jesus, and created for him, and by him... | |
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