Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

5. Let us believe in Jesus as carrying on the great work of our Salvation for us in his resurrection. This is one main article of our faith, the third day he rose again from the dead, and this now I propound as the object of our faith; O let us believe it, let us believe our part and interest in it. And to that purpose let us look on Jesus as a common Person; whatever consideration he passed under, it was in our stead, and in that respect we are to reckon our selves as sharers with him. Scrupulous souls may object, is it possible that Christ should rise, and that I should rise with him, and in him? is it possible that Christ should dye as a common Person for my sins? and that Christ should rise, and by his resurrection should be justified as a common person in my room? O the Mystery of this redemption! without Controversy great is the Mystery of Godliness, which is God manifested in the flesh, ¹justified in the Spirit: it is a mystery beyond my fathoming, that Christ, who is God in the flesh, should be justified in the Spirit for my justification; that Christ should dye in my stead as a condemned man, and when he had finished his work, that he should rise again in my stead as a righteous Person. These passages are past fathoming, and beyond believing; O what shall I do? I find it hard, very hard to believe this point.

5. LEt us believe in Jesus as carrying on the great work of our Salvation for us in his resurrection. This is one main article of our faith, the third day he rose again from the dead, and this now I propound as the object of our faith; O let us believe it, let us believe our part and interest in it. And to that purpose let us look on Jesus as a common Person; whatever consideration he passed under, it was in our stead, and in that respect we are to reckon our selves as sharers with him. Scrupulous souls may object, is it possible that Christ should rise, and that I should rise with him, and in him? is it possible that Christ should dye as a common Person for my sins? and that Christ should rise, and by his resurrection should be justified as a common person in my room? O the Mystery of this redemption! without Controversie great is the Mystery of Godliness, which is God manifested in the flesh, ¹justified in the Spirit: it is a mystery beyond my fathoming, that Christ, who is God in the flesh, should be justified in the Spirit for my justication; that Christ should dye in my stead as a condemned man, and when he had finished his work, that he should rise again in my stead as a righteous Person. These passages are past fathoming, and beyond believing; O what shall I do? I find it hard, very hard to believe this poynt.