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Sermons upon Psalm CXXX, ver. 4 but there is forgiveness with thee, that thou…
Sermons upon Psalm CXXX, ver. 4 but there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayst be feared / by William Bates.
London: printed by J.D. for Brabazon Aylmer, 1696
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Sinner must give his Consent to be saved by the Death of Christ upon the Terms of the Gospel. This Constitution is grounded upon the eternal Articles between the Father and the Son in the Covenant of Redemption. Our Saviour declares, that God gave his Son, that whosoever believes in him, should not perish, but have eternal Life. Notwithstanding ⟨p. 38⟩the full Satisfaction made for our Sins, yet without our Consent, i. e. an applicative Faith, no Benefit could accrue to us. He dwells in our Hearts by Faith: and by that vital Band of our Union we have Communion with him in his Death, and as entire an Interest in all the blessed Benefits purchased by it, as if whatsoever he did and suffered had been for us alone. He is a Propitiation by Faith in his Blood. Of this full Consent of the Sinner, there is an excellent Example in the Apostle: He expresses it with the greatest Ardency of Affection; I count all things but Dung that I may win Christ, 1and be found in him, not having mine own Righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through the Faith of Christ. Like as a poor insolvent Debtor, ready to be cast into a perpetual Prison, longs for a Surety rich and liberal, to make Payment for him: Thus St. Paul desired to be found in Christ, as an all-sufficient Surety, that he might obtain a Freedom from the Charge of the Law.
The Sinner must give his Consent to be saved by the Death of Christ upon the Terms of the Gospel. This Constitution is grounded upon the eternal Articles between the Father and the Son in the Covenant of Redemption. Our Saviour declares, that God gave his Son, that whosoever believes in him, should not perish, but have eternal Life. Notwithstanding ⟨p. 38⟩the full Satisfaction made for our Sins, yet without our Consent, i. e. an applicative Faith, no Benefit could accrue to us. He dwells in our Hearts by Faith: and by that vital Band of our Union we have Communion with him in his Death, and as entire an Interest in all the blessed Benefits purchased by it, as if whatsoever he did and suffered had been for us alone. He is a Propitiation by Faith in his Blood. Of this full Consent of the Sinner, there is an excellent Example in the Apostle: He expresses it with the greatest Ardency of Affection; I count all things but Dung that I may win Christ,