CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

¹In the second place, we were under the guilt of our sins, The Curse of the Law did pursue us, we were no ways able to expiate the Guilt of the least sin; Though Rivers of blood had run down our Eyes, yet they could not have cleansed one sin or spot away; The Jews offered Thousands of Sacrifices, but they could not obtain by the Efficacy of them any Remission of Sins; The Heathens sacrificed their Sons and Daughters to appease the wrath and fury of their Supposed gods, but that could not prevail: Oh when the Conscience of a man is arraigned for Sin, when Guilt burneth in the bowels as hot as fire; Then a man will think of nothing but compensation, Oh that I could satisfy God, Oh that I could make amends again as man may do to man, but this is impossible! Therefore Christ becomes a Sacrifice for this end, If we cannot redeem our natural death, much less our Eternal, Without Blood there is no Remission of sin; Christs Death ratified and confirmed the Promise, and therefore the Covenant of Grace is also called a Testament, because this was confirmed by the Death of the Testator; Look then as it was with those Israelites when the Destroying Angel passed by, if the Posts were sprinkled with blood, then they escaped the destroying Angel, so if we be watered and cleansed in the blood of Christ, then we do escape the destroying vengeance of God, and thus there is his fitness by his Priestly Office.

¹In the second place, we were under the guilt of our sinnes, The Curse of the Law did pursue us, we were no waies able to expiate the Guilt of the least sinne; Though Rivers of bloud had runne down our Eyes, yet they could not have cleansed one sinne or spot away; The Jews offered Thousands of Sacrifices, but they could not obtain by the Efficacy of them any Rem•ssion of Sinnes; The Heathens sacrificed their Sonnes and Daughters to appease the wrath and fury of their Supposed gods, but that could not prevail: Oh when the Conscience of a man is arraigned for Sinne, when Guilt burneth in the bowels as hot as fire; Then a man will think of nothing but compensation, Oh that I could satisfie God, Oh that I could make amends again as man may do to man, but this is impossible! Therefore Christ becomes a Sacrifice for this end, If we cannot redeem our naturall death, much lesse our Eternall, Without Bloud there is no Remission of sinne; Christs Death ratified and confirmed the Promise, and therefore the Covenant of Grace is also called a Testament, because this was confirmed by the Death of the Testator; Look then as it was with those Israelites when the Destroying Angel passed by, if the Posts were sprinkled with bloud, then they escaped the destroying Angel, so if we be watered and cleansed in the bloud of Christ, then we do escape the destroying vengeance of God, and thus there is his fitnesse by his Priestly Office.