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Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ…Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ…
Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ and assurance of salvation : with an appendix of laying down certain rules to be observed for preserving our assurance once obtained / published by Ed. Calamy ...Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ and assurance of salvation : with an appendix of laying down certain rules to be observed for preserving our assurance once obtained / published by Ed. Calamy ...
London: printed for Simon Miller, 1657
EVIDENCE FOR HEAVEN. › Death to Sin.EVIDENCE FOR HEAVEN. › Death to Sinne.
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.
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 yu, the boy is dead, because of sin perfectly ead to the guilt of sin.