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The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…
The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Iury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Tho. Underhill, 1651
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1Nor secondly, may any difference be made in respect of the meritorious cause, which is Christs obedience and sufferings: For that cleanseth away great sins as well as small. And certainly, when we consider of what infinite value and worth the sufferings ⟨p. 211⟩of him who is God as well as man, do amount to, the believing soul need not wonder, if Christ do away one as well as the other. In the Red Sea, the stoutest and most valiant Champion was drowned, as well as the meanest soldier. He is the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world; and his blood is said to cleanse us from all our iniquities. Here is no difference made, from one sin as well as another. So that although thy great sins require greater humiliation, yet not a greater Mediator then Christ is; Thou must pour out more tears, but Christ needs not pour out more blood; so that in respect of Christs righteousness applied, the least and the greatest sinner are pardoned both alike; neither is it blasphemy (though the Papists judge it so) to say, Mary Magdalen, and the Virgin Mary are both justified alike.
1Nor secondly, may any difference be made in respect of the meritorious cause, which is Christs obedience and sufferings: For that cleanseth away great sinnes as well as small. And certainly, when we consider of what infinite value and worth the sufferings ⟨p. 211⟩of him who is God as well as man, do amount to, the beleeving soul need not wonder, if Christ do away one as well as the other. In the Red Sea, the stoutest and most valiant Champion was drowned, as well as the meanest souldier. He is the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world; and his bloud is said to cleanse us from all our iniquities. Here is no difference made, from one sin as well as another. So that although thy great sins require greater humiliation, yet not a greater Mediator then Christ is; Thou must pour out more tears, but Christ needs not pour out more bloud; so that in respect of Christs righteousnesse applied, the least and the greatest sinner are pardoned both alike; neither is it blasphemy (though the Papists judge it so) to say, Mary Magdalen, and the Virgin Mary are both justified alike.