A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore and…A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and…

The third point is: How doth Christ save men? Ans. According to that order which God hath set down in the covenant, not of works but of grace: wherein God promiseth to give Christ with all his merits and graces to every believer. Now according to the tenor of this covenant, first Christ with his merits is given unto the believer, he again is given unto Christ: by virtue of which donation a man may say Christ is mine, his benefits are mine also, as truly and as surely as my land is my own. Hereupon to make this mutual donation effectual, followeth a second thing, which is the union of us with him by the bond of the spirit, and this is a mystical but a true union, whereby he that is given unto Christ is made one with him. After this cometh a third thing, which is a communication of Christ himself and all his benefits unto believers. This is done two ways: first, by way of imputation, which is an accounting and accepting of his obedience and sufferings as ours, for the discharge of our sins, and acquitting us from them. Secondly, by a kind of propagation, whereby grace is derived from his grace, and infused into those that are set into him: For as many candles receive light from one great Torch or light, and as many streams flow from one fountain or head spring, and as from one root proceed many branches; even so all his members drink of his fountains, are enriched by his treasures of wisdom and knowledge: yea indeed & live by no other life, than that which by his spirit he inspireth into the faces of their souls: and hereby he showeth himself to be a root, even that root of Jesse and that second Adam conveying unto all his branches righteousness and life, as the first Adam (being a root also) derived corruption from himself to all his posterity springing and arising from him; so is that place 1. Cor. 1.30. to be understood, He is made of God to us wisdom, righteousness▪ sanctification and redemption; because he is the root and fountain of all these graces unto us, of whose fullness we receive them.

The third point is: How doth Christ saue men? Ans. According to that order which God hath set downe in the couenant, not of workes but of grace: wherein God promiseth to giue Christ with all his merits and graces to euery beleeuer. Now according to the tenour of this couenant, first Christ with his merits is giuen vnto the beleeuer, hee againe is giuen vnto Christ: by vertue of which donation a man may say Christ is mine, his benefits are mine also, as truly and as surely as my land is my owne. Hereupon to make this mutuall donation effectuall, followeth a second thing, which is the vnion of vs with him by the bond of the spirit, and this is a mysticall but a true vnion, whereby he that is giuen vnto Christ is made one with him. After this commeth a third thing, which is a communication of Christ himselfe and all his benefits vnto beleeuers. This is done two waies: first, by way of imputation, which is an accounting and accepting of his obedience and sufferings as ours, for the discharge of our sinnes, and acquiting vs from them. Secondly, by a kinde of propagation, whereby grace is deriued from his grace, and infused into those that are set into him: For as many candles receiue light from one great Torch or light, and as many streames flow from one fountain or head spring, and as from one roote proceed many branches; euen so al his members drink of his fountaines, are enriched by his treasures of wisedome and knowledge: yea indeed & liue by no other life, than that which by his spirit hee inspireth into the faces of their soules: and hereby he sheweth himselfe to bee a roote, euen that roote of Iesse and that second Adam conueying vnto all his branches righteousnes and life, as the first Adam (being a roote also) deriued corruption from himself to al his posteritie springing and arising from him; so is that place