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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
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.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
LIGHT for them that sit in DARKNESS. › Demonstration 2: The Second Demonstration.
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The Consideration of these things strongly enforceth this Conclusion, That he hath spoiled what would have spoiled us, had he not by his Bloodshed taken them away: And I say, for God to adorn him with all this Glory in his Ascension; THUS to make him ride Conqueror up into the Clouds; THUS to go up with found of Trumpet, with shout of Angels, and with Songs of Praises; and let me add, to be accompanied also with those that rose from the Dead after his Resurrection, who were the very Price of his Blood. This doth greatly demonstrate, That Jesus Christ by what he hath done, hath paid full price to God for the Souls of Sinners, and obtained Eternal Redemption for them; he had not else rid thus in Triumph to Heaven.
The Consideration of these things strongly inforceth this Conclusion, That he hath spoiled what would have spoiled us, had he not by his Bloodshed taken them away: And I say, for God to adorn him with all this Glory in his Ascension; THUS to make him ride Conqueror up into the Clouds; THUS to go up with found of Trumpet, with shout of Angels, and with Songs of Praises; and let me add, to be accompanied also with those that rose from the Dead after his Resurrection, who were the very Price of his Blood. This doth greatly demonstrate, That Jesus Christ by what he hath done, hath paid full price to God for the Souls of Sinners, and obtained Eternal Redemption for them; he had not else rid thus in Triumph to Heaven.
2. I come now to his being Received: He was received up into Heaven. The High-Priest under the Law, when he ascended into the Holiest, he was, there to offer the Blood; which Holiest was the Type of Heaven, Exod. 19. 10, 11. Heb. 9. 24. But because the Sacrifices under the Law could not make them that did the Service perfect as pertaining to the Conscience; therefore they were to stand, not sit, to come out ⟨p. 107⟩again, not tarry there. For it is not possible that the Blood of Bulls and Goats, should take away sin; wherefore, when he cometh into the World, he saith, Sacrifice and Offerings thou wouldest not, but a Body hast thou prepared me. In Burnt-Offerings and Sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said he, lo, I come (in the Volume of thy Book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God,