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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
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.
Now, I say, to object against such plain Testimonies, what is it, but
1. To deny that Christ died for Sin; or to conclude, 2. That having so done, he is still in the Grave: Or, 3. That there is no such thing as Sin: Or, 4. No such thing as Revenging Justice in God against it: Or, 5. That we must die our selves for our Sins: Or, 6. That sin may be pardoned without a satisfaction: Or, 7. That every man may merit his own Salvation.
But without shedding of Blood there is no Remission, Heb. 9. 22.
To avoid therefore these cursed Absurdities, it must be granted that Jesus Christ by his Death did make satisfaction for sin.
But the word Satisfaction may not be used by the Holy Ghost, perhaps, for that it is too short and scanty a Word to express the Blessedness that comes to Sinners by the Blood of Christ.
1. To make satisfaction amounts to no more than completely to answer a legal Demand for harms and injuries done. Now this when done to the full, leaveth the Offender there where he was ⟨p. 95⟩before he committed the Injury. Now if Christ had done no more than this, he had only paid our debt, but had not obtained eternal redemption for us.
1. To make satisfaction amounts to no more than compleatly to answer a legal Demand for harms and injuries done. Now this when done to the full, leaveth the Offender there where he was ⟨p. 95⟩before he committed the Injury. Now if Christ had done no more than this, he had only paid our debt, but had not obtained eternal redemption for us.
2. For a full Satisfaction given by this Man for harms done by another, may neither obtain the Love of the Person offended, nor the smallest Gift which the Person offending hath not deserved. Suppose I owe to this Man ten thousand Talents, and another should pay him every Farthing, there remaineth over and above, by that complete Satisfaction, not one single half-Penny for me. Christ hath therefore done more than to make satisfaction for sin by his Blood. He hath also made us Kings and Priests to God and his Father, and we shall reign with him for ever and ever, Revel. 1. 5, 6. Chap. 22. 5.
2. For a full Satisfaction given by this Man for harms done by another, may neither obtain the Love of the Person offended, nor the smallest Gift which the Person offending hath not deserved. Suppose I owe to this Man ten thousand Talents, and another should pay him every Farthing, there remaineth over and above, by that compleat Satisfaction, not one single half-Penny for me. Christ hath therefore done more than to make satisfaction for sin by his Blood. He hath also made us Kings and Priests to God and his Father, and we shall reign with him for ever and ever, Revel. 1. 5, 6. Chap. 22. 5.
But take a few more Scriptures for the Proof of the Doctrine before asserted.
First, We have redemption through his Blood, Col. 1. 14.
1. Redemption from Sin, Ephes. 1. 7. 2. Redemption from Death, Heb. 2. 14, 15. Hos. 13. 14. 3. Redemption from Satan, Heb. 2. 15. 4. Redemption from the World, Gal. 1. 4. 5. Redemption to God, Revel. 5. 9. 6. Eternal Redemption.
Neither by the Blood of Goats and Calves, but by his own Blood, he entered in once into the Holy Place, having obtained ⟨p. 96⟩Eternal Redemption for us, Heb. 9. 12.
Secondly, We are said also to be washed in his Blood.
1. Our Persons are washed; He loved US, and washed US from our Sins in his own Blood, Rev. 1. 5. 2. His Blood washeth also our Performances, Our Robes are washed, and made white in the Blood of the Lamb, Revel: 7. 14.
Thirdly, We are said to be purged by his Blood.
1. Purged from Sin before God. When he had by himself purged our Sins, he sat down on the Right Hand of God, Heb. 1. 3.
2. Purged from evil Consciences. How much more shall the Blood of Christ, who through the Eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God; purge your Conscience from dead works, to serve the Living God? Heb. 9. 14.
