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

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 Job 33.26 — God shall render to man his Righteousness; that is the Righteousness of Christ, which is called ours by Faith, and is as much ours to justify and save us, as His, to glorify him. Hence the Apostle, Rom. 8.1. — There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ; that is, to such as are Believers: for they are all one. And why no condemnation? They are sinners as well as others. It's true, they are. And therefore the Apostle doth not say — There is nothing worthy of condemnation in them: But — There is no condemnation: Because Christ hath taken away the guilt, and condemning power of sin; he hath answered all our debts, cancelled all Books, satisfied for all our sins, which did bind us over to condemnation, and wrath of God. So that we may say, — There is no condemnation to such.