Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

Thirdly, It appears in putting our lives into his purchase. This is another strange expression of the love of Christ. O if Christ had dyed for others and not for us: if he had put in others names and not ours, then we might have passed our days with sorrow: and gone into the Mountains, and pined away in sadness. But now that he should leave out any others names and put in ours, O here is distinguishing love! did you ever hear of a man that took in a beggar from the door to be his heir? but suppose such a thing might be done: did you ever hear of a man that took in his enemy to be his heir, and made over all that he hath to him? thus hath Christ done for us. Ah Brethren, how may we stand astonished at this love, and say, as he, John 14. Lord whence is it that thou dost manifest thy self to us and not to the world? That thou hast put in our names and not others? surely here is great grace. O the free grace of God to us! though Christ hath dyed, yet you know the greatest part of the world shall be never the better for his death. ⟨p. 198⟩Though he hath dyed for man, yet the most of men, through the obstinacy and hardness of their hearts do resist him: but he hath overcome the obstinacy of our hearts and hath made us partakers of his death.

Thirdly, It appears in putting our lives into his purchase. This is another strange expression of the love of Christ. O if Christ had dyed for others and not for us: if he had put in others names and not ours, then we might have passed our days with sorrow: and gone into the Mountains, and pined away in sadness. But now that he should leave out any others names and put in ours, O here is distinguishing love! did you ever hear of a man that took in a beggar from the door to be his heir? but suppose such a thing might be done: did you ever hear of a man that took in his enemy to be his heir, and made over all that he hath to him? thus hath Christ done for us. Ah Brethren, how may we stand astonished at this love, and say, as he, John 14. Lord whence is it that thou dost manifest thy self to us and not to the world? That thou hast put in our names and not others? surely here is great grace. O the free grace of God to us! though Christ hath dyed, yet you know the greatest part of the world shall be never the better for his death. ⟨p. 198⟩