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Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions…
Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions of divers learned and reverend brethren / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
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Thirdly, The Types which you mention, were not all the Gospel (or Covenant of Grace, or Promise) then extant: If therefore there were any other parts of Gods word then, that led them to Receive Christ entirely as the Messiah, and particularly as the King and Teacher of his Church, and promised life and pardon on this condition, your Argument then from the Types alone is vain; because they were not the whole word (unless you prove that they exclude the rest, which you never can.) And indeed not only the very first promise of the seed of the woman, &c. doth hold out whole Christ as Priest, and Prophet and King, as the object of justifying faith, but also many and many another in the old Testament. And the Epistle to the Hebrews which you cite, doth begin with his Kingly office as the object of our faith in the two first chapters, which are almost all taken up in proving it.
Fourthly, you confess your self that Christ as Interceding is the object of justifying faith; and if you mean it of his Heavenly intercession; that was no part of his meritorious obedience or humiliation. Its true indeed, that it is for the application ⟨p. 55⟩or Collation of the fruits of his blood, and so is much of his Kingly and Prophetical office too.
Fourthly, you confess your self that Christ as Interceding is the object of justifying faith; and if you mean it of his Heavenly intercession; that was no part of his meritorious obedidience or humiliation. Its true indeed, that it is for the application ⟨p. 55⟩or Collation of the fruits of his blood, and so is much of his Kingly and Prophetical office too.
Mr. Blake. Secondly, That which the Sacraments under the Gospel, setting forth Christ for pardon of sin, lead us unto, that our faith must eye for Reconciliation, Pardon and Justification. This is clear. Christ in his own instituted ordinances will not misguide us; But these lead us to Christ suffering, dying for the pardon of sin, Mat 26 28. — A broken, bleeding, dying Christ in the Lords Supper is received.