We are dead to the guilt of sin, by the body of Christ, who died for us: 1The death of our dear Saviour hath purchased, and perfected this death for us: The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin; 1 Joh. 1.7. From all sin past, present, and to come; He that is thus dead, is freed from sin, as the Apostle speaks, Rom. 6.7. Redeemed from all iniquity, Tit. 2.14. And this is the great privilege of all those in whom Christ lives, of all the true member• of Jesus Christ: Christ undertakes for them, as Judah did for Benjamin, I will be surety for him; of my hand shale thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever, said Judah to his father, Gen. 43.9. Thus Christ undertakes for all his members, for all his elect, so as they may, and ought, to turn all charges brought against them, over to Christ; all indictments from ⟨p. 88⟩God, or Satan, or conscience abused by Satan over to Christ their surety.* Who shall lay any thing, to the charge of Gods elect? (saith the Apostle) it is God that justifieth, who is he t•at condemneth? &c. So may he that is thus dead to the guilt of sin, say, What sin is it that can condemn me, that can b•ing in an indictment against me? it is Christ that died, it is Christ that died for me, and by his death, perfected this death for me, I am now complete in him; in this respect, who is it, or wh•t is it then, that can lay any thing unto my cha•ge, that can separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus? Sin, my worst enemy cannot do it, for I am totally dead to the guilt of it, by virtue of my Union with Christ; Is Christ be in y•u, the bo•y is dead, because of sin perfectly •ead to the guilt of sin.
We are dead to the guilt of sinne, by the body of Christ, who died for us: 1The death of our dear Saviour hath purchased, and perfected this death for us: The bloud of Iesus Christ cleanseth us from all sinne; 1 Joh. 1.7. From all sinne past, present, and to come; He that is thus dead, is freed from sinne, as the Apostle speaks, Rom. 6.7. Redeemed from all iniq•ity, Tit. 2.14. And this is the great priveledge of all those in whom Christ lives, of all the true member• of Jesus Christ: Christ undertakes for them, as Iudah did for Benjamin, I will be s•rety for him; of my hand shale thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever, said Iudah to his father, Gen. 43.9. Thus Christ undertakes for all his members, for all his elect, so as they may, and ought, to turn all charges brought against them, over to Christ; all inditements from ⟨p. 88⟩God, or Satan, or conscience abused by Satan over to Christ their surety.* Who shall lay any thing, to the charge of Gods elect? (saith the Apostle) it is God that justifieth, who is he t•at condemneth? &c. So may he that is thus dead to the guilt of sinne, say, What sinne is it that can condemne me, that can b•ing in an in•ictment against me? it is Christ that died, it is Christ that died for me, and by his death, perfected this death for me, I am now compleat in him; in this resp•ct, who is it, or wh•t is it then, that can lay any thing unto my cha•ge, that can seperate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus? Sin, my worst enemy cannot do it, for I am totally dead to the guilt of it, by vertue of my Union with Christ; Is Ch•ist be in y•u, the boy is dead, because of sinne perfectly ead to the guilt of sinne.
- 1Heb. 10.14.
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