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Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…
Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousness, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kidderminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousnesse, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.
Hague: printed by Abraham Brown, 1655
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.
(6.) The undertaking of the Son of God to satisfy, was effectual before his actual satisfying: As a man that makes a purchase, may take possession and enjoy the thing purchased upon the mere bargain made, or earns paid, before he have fully paid the sum. To this purpose most understand that in Rev. 13. 8. whose names were not written in the book of life, of the lamb slain from the foundation of the World: But I doubt not but Weemse his interpretation is the plain truth; that the words [from the foundation of the World] have reference to the writing of their names in the book of Life, and not to the slaying of the Lamb, as being thus to be read, whose names were not written in the book of life of the slain Lamb, from the foundation of the World. It hath the same sense with Rev. 17. 8. which doth expound this in leaving out the mention of the slaying of the Lamb.
(6.) The undertaking of the Son of God to satisfie, was effectuall before his actuall satisfying: As a man that makes a purchase, may take possession and enjoy the thing purchased upon the meere bargaine made, or earnes paid, before he have fully paid the sum. To this purpose most understand that in Rev. 13. 8. whose names were not written in the book of life, of the lambe slaine from the foundation of the World: But I doubt not but Weemse his interpretation is the plaine truth; that the words [from the foundation of the World] have reference to the writing of their names in the book of Life, and not to the slaying of the Lambe, as being thus to be read, whose names were not written in the book of life of the slain Lambe, from the foundation of the World. It hath the same sence with Rev. 17. 8. which doth expound this in leaving out the mention of the slaying of the Lambe.
(7.) I know mans guilt and •••igation to suffer, is but Metaphorically called his debt. Therefore when we would search into the nature of these things exactly, we must rather conceive of God as the Lawgiver and Governor of the World, then as a creditor, lest the Metaphor should mislead us. Yet because it is a common & a Scripture phrase, and conveniently expresseth our Obligation to bear the penalty of the violated Law, I use it in that sense.