...AEtions, which the Father that fent him doth ; and therefore cannot be truly and properly faid to come down from Heaven, not to do his own Will, but the Will of another. Fourthly, This may be farther argued from - thefe Words, Joh. vii. 16. Jcfus anfwered them,...

...him, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. He declares he was fet up from everlafting ; and came down from heaven, not to do his own will, but the will of him that fent him. Forafmuch as the children were partakers of flem and blood, he alfo himfelf likewife...

...furmount the generous and ardent zeal, with which he laboured to promote their everlafting welfare. * ' He ' came down from heaven, not to do his own ' will, but the will of him that fent him.' Had Jefus done his own will, and followed the natural propenfion of the human heart,...

...this almighty power, Jefus never employed it, but in fubferviency to the ivill and the glory of God. " He came " down from heaven, not to do his own will, " but the will of the Father that fent him. " And he fought not his own will ;" but zealoufly did, and patiently fuffered...

...Abhor-; rence avoid every Thing that may bring Difgrace upon it. Chrift himfelf telleth, us, that he came from Heaven, not to do his own Will, but the Will of him that fent him. Ought not we then to follow, as near as we can, that perfect Pattern which he hath fet...

...whofe difciples we profefs to be, and whofe example therefore we mould endeavour to follow, declared, that " He came down from Heaven, " not to do His own will, but the will " of Him that fent Him." Let every1 Chriftian then confider, if his own conduft were regulated by this maxim,...

...direct reference to his wishes and his will, they cease for the time to be followers of Him who came not to do his " own will, but the will of him that sent him." 2. And for what reasons did believing ones become FOLLOWERS of Jesus when he was on earth and should...

..."he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the " death of the cross." He informs us, " That he came down " from heaven, not to do his own will, but the will of the Father " that sent him." He laid down his life as his own act and deed, ever offering profound...

..."he humbled himself and hecame ohedient unto death, even the " death of the cross." He informs us, " That he came down " from heaven, not to do his own will, but the will of the Father " that sent him." He laid dawn his lifr as his own act and deed, ever offering profound...

...did not come of himself, but was sent of his Father. ...John vii. 28, 29 : And that he did not come to do his own will, but the will of him that sent him.... John vi. 38. And his Father acknowledges him as such by a voice from heaven : Mat. xvii. 5.... This is my beloved...