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A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his executors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one, of special points here handled; the other, of choice places of Scripture here quotedA godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his exequutors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one, of speciall points here handled; the other, of choise places of Scripture here quoted
Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the University of Cambridge, 1608Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1608
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The consideration of this resemblance for which sin is called a debt, serves to direct us in some points of religion: as first it confutes1 their opinion, who hold that our whole justification consists in the remission of sins, and that the same is wrought by the shedding of Christs blood alone: for we owe to God a double debt, first obedience, and for default thereof we stand bound to punishment: these two debts are different and distinct one from an other, and they must both be paid, and Gods justice satisfied either by our selves or by a surety, before we can be accepted as righteous unto life. Now we our selves can discharge neither; therefore Christ our surety must do both: and so he hath: for our second debt of sin whereby we stand bound to punishment, Christ discharged by his death and passion, wherein he made his soul a sacrifice for sin: and our debt of obedience in perfect love to God and man, he also paid to God in fulfilling the law for us: whereupon it is true, cthat the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in them which walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. But (say they) the Scripture every where ascribes our whole redemption and justification to Christs blood-shedding, and to his death and passion. Ans. Christs bloodshedding must be considered two ways: first, as a part of his passion whereby we are discharged from punishment: secondly, as a part of his obedience, wherein he testified singular love both to God his father, and unto mankind: for in suffering he obeyed, and in obeying he suffered: now because his bloodshedding is a part of both, therefore is our whole redemption ascribed thereunto, not excluding, but including his actual obedience therein, it being a part thereof.
The consideration of this resemblance for which sinne is called a debt, serues to direct vs in some points of religion: as first it confutes1 their opinion, who hold that our whole iustification consists in the remission of sinnes, and that the same is wrought by the shedding of Christs blood alone: for we owe to God a double debt, first obedience, and for default thereof we stand bound to punishment: these two debts are different and distinct one from an other, and they must both be paid, and Gods iustice satisfied either by our selues or by a furetie, before we can be accepted as righteous vnto life. Now we our selues can discharge neither; therefore Christ our suretie must doe both: and so he hath: for our second debt of sinne whereby we stand bound to punishment, Christ discharged by his death and passion, wherein he made his soule a sacrifice for sinne: and our debt of obedience in perfect loue to God and man, he also paid to God in fulfilling the law for vs: whereupon it is true,