1. This is a great encouragement to make us fly to Christ, and to rest upon him and upon his sacrifice. He being so ready and forward to do and endure what he did for us, can we doubt of his accepting us coming unto him? or may we question his Fathers accepting of what he did?
2. This instructeth us in the kind of Christs sacrifice: It was a free will offering: a willing, a cheerful gift. In this respect it is the more acceptable to God, the more available for us, and worthy of more praise to him.
3. We ought here to look unto Christ, and be followers of him: For he is set before us as an object of faith, and as a rule for practice. Let therefore the same mind be in us, which was in Christ Jesus, Phil. 2. 5. They who are guided by Christs Spirit will be so minded: as David, his Princes and people were exceeding forward in offering to the Lords house, and did what they did most willingly, 1 Chro. 29. 6, &c: And the Macedonians to their power, and beyond their power were willing of themselves to contribute to the necessity of the Saints at Jerusalem, 2 Cor. 8. 3. And Saint Paul thus professeth his readiness even to die for Christ, I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus, Act. 21. 13. This forwardness, as it manifesteth good will, so it makes that which is done more acceptable unto God, and ministers much ground of confidence: as appeareth by this phrase, Accept I beseech thee, the free will offerings of my mouth, O Lord, Psal. 119. 108. See more hereof Chap. 9. v. 14. §. 79.
1. This is a great incouragement to make us fly to Christ, and to rest upon him and upon his sacrifice. He being so ready and forward to do and endure what he did for us, can we doubt of his accepting us comming unto him? or may we question his Fathers accepting of what he did?
2. This instructeth us in the kind of Christs sacrifice: It was a free will offering: a willing, a cheerfull gift. In this respect it is the more acceptable to God, the more available for us, and worthy of more praise to him.
3. We ought here to look unto Christ, and be followers of him: For he is set before us as an object of faith, and as a rule for practice. Let therefore the same mind be in us, which was in Christ Iesus, Phil. 2. 5. They who are guided by Christs Spirit will be so minded: as David, his Princes and people were exceeding forward in offering to the Lords house, and did what they did most willingly, 1 Chro. 29. 6, &c: And the Macedonians to their power, and beyond their power were willing of themselves to contribute to the necessity of the Saints at Ierusalem, 2 Cor. 8. 3. And Saint Paul thus professeth his readinesse even to die for Christ, I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Hierusalem for the name of the Lord Iesus, Act. 21. 13. This forwardnesse, as it manifesteth good will, so it makes that which is done more acceptable unto God, and ministers much ground of confidence: as appeareth by this phrase, Accept I beseech thee, the free will offerings of my mouth, O Lord, Psal. 119. 108. See more hereof Chap. 9. v. 14. §. 79.
