The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

Why Christ did not only discharge our debt, but defaced and abolished all such things, as made acknowledgement of our debt; he left nothing, that might witness against us untaken away.

Why Christ did not only discharge our debt, but defaced and abolished all such things, as made acknowledgement of our debt; hee left nothing, that might witness against us untaken away.

And this is the first way whereby Faith doth clear us; viz. by producing, and bringing forth Christ, who hath cleared all, who is called a Surety, Heb. 7.22. Not only in passing his word for us; but paying the Debt for us, answering all, and cancelling all, that ⟨p. 66⟩was against us. But Faith doth not clear us only by producing of a sufficient Pay-master, but

And this is the first way whereby Faith doth clear us; viz. by producing, and bringing forth Christ, who hath cleared all, who is called a Suerty, Heb. 7.22. Not only in passing his word for us; but paying the Debt for us, answering all, and cancelling all, that ⟨p. 66⟩was against us. But Faith doth not clear us only by producing of a sufficient Pay-master, but

2. By making us one with Christ, by which this payment is ours; is all for us. So that we may say with Ambrose — Pro me natus, pro me vixit, pro me mortuus. Faith will say, he was born for me; he lived for me; he dyed for me: for me he fulfilled all Righteousness, satisfying both Gods Commanding, and his Condemning Justice; doing my services, bearing my scourges. Hence he is called, Jehovah Tsidkenu. The Lord our Righteousness: by Faith having communion with this Righteousness, as if it were our own; a Righteousness wrought by us. Hence