 | 1826 - 160 pages
...that he was " made flesh." In that he was thus made man, he " took upon him the form of a servant." " He emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." Therefore, if it be asked, how Christ emptied himself? the text answers, " by taking the form of a... | |
 | John Wesley - 1829 - 544 pages
...that this appellation is given to the Son of God when in his state of humiliation : He " took upon him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." 2. But no character more exactly agrees with the present state of man, than that of a steward. Our... | |
 | Church of England, Thomas Newland - 1829 - 696 pages
...considerably increased by a literal translation : " He made himself of no reputation, taking on him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." See Pearson on the Creed, Art. 2. p. 207. and Wlritby in /or. 43 was really God. But further, it is... | |
 | John Wesley - 1829 - 520 pages
...form of God, and thought it not robbery to be equal with God, yet he emptied himself, taking upon him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men ;" (Phil. ii. 6, 70 yea, because, "being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself" yet farther,... | |
 | Edward Burton - 1829 - 528 pages
...men, should be taken together, as explaining each other. They should be translated, he took upon him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men : ie the form of a servant, which he assumed, means our human nature. 5. That the exaltation, which... | |
 | John Bainbridge Smith - 1830 - 540 pages
...God, He thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but emptied Himself (tKivti>ai) taking (XajSoiv) the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." This is the proper translation of the words f; whence it appears that His " emptying Himself" consisted... | |
 | Thomas Sherlock - 1830 - 512 pages
...possession of before the worlds began : the second, his state of humiliation, when he took on himself the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, which ended in his death on the cross : the third, his state of exaltation, to which he was raised... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1830 - 602 pages
...you, which was in Christ Jesus ; who being in the form of God — emptied himself, taking upon him the form of a servant ; being made in the likeness of men, and being found in fashion as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death: it was the greatest... | |
 | Thomas Sherlock, Thomas Smart Hughes - 1830 - 512 pages
...from the appearance in which he was found : this point enlarged on. But farther, Christ took on him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men : it indeed was great humility for him who was in the form of God, to become mere man : but having... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1831 - 634 pages
...expressed or implied by, the Word's being made, or becoming, flesh ; God being manifested in the flesh ; taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and being found in fashion as man ; assuming the seed of Abraham ; partaking of flesh and blood ; descending... | |
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Jesus: who, being in the form of God, counted it not a prize to be on an equality with God, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men... 
