 | Philip Schaff - 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 of the Church... | |
 | John Stalham - 1657 - 380 pages
...things conjift, and he is the He ad of the body the Churchy who is the beginning and firft-born from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence, for in him the fulnefs dwells. 3. What vain jangling is here from tf. .F. his pen, tending to no edification... | |
 | Richard Alleine - 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... | |
 | George Fox - 1694 - 504 pages
...dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him and fur him, and he was before all things, and by him all things consist: and he is the head of the body, the church, and is the beginning, the first-born from the dead. So here ye may see that all things... | |
 | John Flavel - 1671 - 576 pages
...to life, yet they died again ; but Christ dieth no more. " Death hath no dominion over him." He was the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might have the pre-eminence. 5. Christ rose as a public person ; " as the first-fruits of them that slept." 1... | |
 | Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - 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...all things He might have the pre-eminence : ' For it pleased the Father, that in Him should all fulness dwell' (Col. i. 18, 19); and against all Popery,... | |
 | Samuel Clarke, John Clarke - 1729 - 340 pages
...things confift : And he is the Head of the Body, the Church : Who is the Beginning, the Firft-rborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the pre-eminence : For it pleafed the Father, that in Col-iL 9. himjhould all Fulnefs [even all the Fulnefs, of the Godhead]... | |
 | United Brethren in Christ - 1754 - 828 pages
...things confift. 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 pre-eminence. For it pleafed, that in him mould all fulnefs dwell : and by him to reconcile all things unto himfelf, by... | |
 | William Lewelyn - 1783 - 300 pages
...things confift. 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. For it pleafed the father that in him fhould all fulnefs dwell. And having made peace through the blood of... | |
 | Jesus Christ - 1794 - 406 pages
...i. i8, i9. " And lie is the head of the body, the church : Who is the beginning, the firit-born from the dead ; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleafed the Father, that in him all fulnefs fhould dwell." And againft all popery, prelacy, and eraftianifm,... | |
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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 preeminence. 
