The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

And as our Mediating High Priest now in the Heavens, he presenteth our necessity, and his own righteousnesses and sacrifice as his merit•, for the continual communication of all this grace, by himself, as the Head of the Church, and Administrator of the Covenant.

So that Christ doth justify us both as a subject meriting, as a sacrifice meriting, as a Priest offering that sacrifice; as a King actually making the Justifying Law, or enacting a general Pardon; as a King sententially and executively justifying; as a Prophet or Angel of the Covenant promulgating it; as King, and Prophet, and Priest, delivering a sealed Pardon by his Messengers: And as the Priest, Head and Administrator communicating this with the rest of his benefits. By which you may see in what respects Christ must be believed in to Justification, if Justifying Faith were (as it is not) only the receiving him as our Justifier: It would not be the receiving him as in one part of his office only.

So that Christ doth justifie us both as a subject meriting, as a sacrifice meriting, as a Priest offering that sacrifice; as a King actually making the Justifying Law, or enacting a general Pardon; as a King sententially and executively justifying; as a Prophet or Angel of the Covenant promulgating it; as King, and Prophet, and Priest, delivering a sealed Pardon by his Messengers: And as the Priest, Head and Administrator communicating this with the rest of his benefits. By which you may see in what respects Christ must be believed in to Justification, if Justifying Faith were (as it is not) only the receiving him as our Justifier: It would not be the receiving him as in one part of his office only.

Direct. 3. Understand rightly how far it is that the righteousness of Christ himself is made ours, or imputed to us, and how far not.