...above, is above all." John 3. 31. The all-sufficiency of his satisfaction arises from hence, " he that was in the form of God, and thought it no robbery to be equal with God," Phil. 2. 6. that is, in the truth of the divine nature was equal with the Fatter, and without sacrilege,...

...the merit, all the efficacy, which could be derived to it from the infinite dignity of such a person? HE WHO WAS IN THE FORM OF GOD, AND THOUGHT IT NO ROBBERY TO BE EOJJA1 WITH GOD— was made in tJi£ likeness of man, and being found in fashion as a man, HE humbled...

...wounded, bruised, oppressed, afflicted, and at last humbled to the dust of death. Thus EMANUEL'S glory, who was in the form of GOD, and thought it no robbery to assume the names, the glory, the worship of GOD, was veiled, and appeared in the form of a servant,...

...2ft This, also, is evident from numerous scriptural declarations. St. Paul says, Philippians ii. 5, He, who was in the form of God. and thought it no robbery to be equal with God, Nevertheless made hinn" If of no reputation ; (exsvutre, cmptied himself, or divested himself, of (\\isform...

...III. The obligations which lie upon us to follow the example of Christ. When our Lord Jesus Christ, who was in the form of God, and thought it no robbery to be equal with God, condescended to dwell on earth that he might set us an example of perfect virtue ; is it not our duty...

...beneath our notice or regard ; seeing the unspeakable condescensions of Christ to us, who, though he was in the form of God, and thought it no robbery to be equal with God, yet humbled himself, and made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant. Have...

...regained by connexion with Christ — that this Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God — that he was in the form of God, and thought it no robbery to be equal with God — that he is the Creator and supporter of all worlds — that without him was not any thing made,...

...the refuge, the truft, and the falvation of his p-eople, before MESSIAH was manifefted in the flefh. 3. In the fulnefs of time he veiled his glory. He •who "was in the form of God, and thought it not rob* bery to be equal with God, took upon him the form of a Jer-'ant, and tViis made of a "woman,...

...whole earth, can convey an adequate idea of the enormity of our transgressions. But when we know that He, " who was in the form of God, and thought it no robbery to be equal with God, humbled himself" to become man for our sakes, that he might magnify the law by bearing the punishment...

...glory, we weaken its force, nay, we destroy its very being. The condescension of the divine Son. That He 'who was in the form of God, and thought it no robbery to be equal with God ;' that He whom angels obey, that He whom seraphs adore, and before whom they veil their faces,as consciousof...