An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

(I suppose Elihu might have respect to that, in urging Job to humble himself and repent) There are Cases, wherein even the Blood of Christ will not deliver; though that hath an intrinsical virtue, power, and value, to deliver any sinner, yet, I say, there are Cases, wherein even that great Ransom, the Blood of Christ, will not deliver sinners; or thus, there are many sinners in such a Case, that Christ will not ransom them by his Blood. But who are they?

(I suppose Elihu might have respect to that, in urging Job to humble himself and repent) There are Cases, wherein even the Blood of Christ will not deliver; though that hath an intrinsecal vertue, power, and value, to deliver any sinner, yet, I say, there are Cases, wherein even that great Ransome, the Blood of Christ, will not deliver sinners; or thus, there are many sinners in such a Case, that Christ will not ransome them by his Blood. But who are they?

First, All that are impenitent, and persist obstinately in their sins. If any man resolve to go on in sin, the Blood of Christ is no Ransom for him. Jesus Christ came to save us from our sins, not to save us in our sins.

First, All that are impenitent, and persist obstinately in their sins. If any man resolve to go on in sin, the Blood of Christ is no Ransome for him. Jesus Christ came to save us from our sins, not to save us in our sins.

Secondly, All that are unbelievers; though they have a great measure of sorrow (such as it is) for sin, yea, suppose they have left off the outward practise of those sins, for which they have sorrowed, yet if they do not lay hold on Christ by faith, his Blood is no Ransom for them. As Christ will not save presumptuous sinners, who believe without repenting, so neither will he save incredulous sinners, who repent without believing. Thirdly, That great price of the Blood of Christ is not a Ransom for apostatizing