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Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest
Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughs.Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
Title page typeset from the transcription.
CHRIST INVITING SINNERS TO COME TO HIM. › Chapter 28 › Part 2: II.
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.
II.
Yea, Secondly, Christ is Rest from the guilt of Sin, by actual Satisfaction, the Lord Christ doth satisfy the justice of his Father, and this is applied to every believer at the first moment that he comes to Christ, there is a full satisfaction made, so that a believer now hath made satisfaction. When we come to Christ, our sins are not so pardoned, as if God had no Satisfaction, but the Lord though he pardons us, and it is free Grace to us, yet notwithstanding our surety gives satisfaction, the Lord Christ tenders up his Blood and merit unto his Father, ⟨p. 221⟩as a full satisfaction for all ou• debts, for all our sins, the truth is, he hath paid it already, and upon your coming to him it is accounted yours, for Jesus Christ hath satisfied the justice of God the Father, that thy Soul doth so much fear. What dost thou fear in regard of thy sins? Oh! My sins make me liable to the justice of God; saith Christ, I have given satisfaction unto the justice of my Father to the very full, and it was for thy sins in Particular, Oh! The Rest and ease that comes to the Soul by this, when the Soul can see, that all his sins are done away, if we had but strong Faith upon our first coming to Jesus Christ, we might actually see all our sins charged upon Jesus Christ.
Yea, Secondly, Christ is Rest from the guilt of Sin, by actual Satisfaction, the Lord Christ doth satisfie the justice of his Father, and this is applied to every beleever at the first moment that he comes to Christ, there is a ful satisfaction made, so that a beleever now hath made satisfaction. When we come to Christ, our sins are not so pardoned, as if God had no Satisfaction, but the Lord though he pardons us, and it is free Grace to us, yet notwithstanding our surety gives satisfaction, the Lord Christ tenders up his Blood and merit unto his Father,