A44342:148
The application of redemption
The application of redemption by the effectual work of the word, and spirit of Christ, for the bringing home of lost sinners to God ... by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ...
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
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.
But Christ died for a sinner who is of the seed of the Covenant, and shall beleeve, qua peccator […], and therefore I do not exclude the respect of sin, […] require that with an Addition, Cum peccator sed […] crediturus, as may appear in this expression. As Adam being a common person and root of all mankind, and in their room, he sinned for himself and all his, that is, all those that were to proceed of him by natural generation, so that if there were any […] should not have been begotten of him, as they […] ⟨p. 13⟩not of his nature, no more should they be […] or his fault: So it is with the second Adam, […] a common root suffered and obeyed for all his, […] is, all those that should come of him and be […] by spiritual generation, so that if there were any […] did not partake of his spirit in effectual Vocation […] Faith, neither should they have benefit by his […], so that if the Lord should in his Election […] and create thousands of men […] in holiness, […] so save them by a Covenant of works in yielding […] obedience, they should never be partakers of […] death and obedience of Christ, or have the virtue […] applied to them though Elect.
But Christ died for a sinner who is of the seed of the Covenant, and shall beleeve, qua peccator 〈…〉, and therefore I do not exclude the respect of sin, 〈…〉 require that with an Addition, Cum peccator sed 〈…〉 crediturus, as may appear in this expression. As Adam being a common person and root of all mankind, and in their room, he sinned for himself and all his, that is, all those that were to proceed of him by natural generation, so that if there were any 〈…〉 should not have been begotten of him, as they 〈…〉 ⟨p. 13⟩not of his nature, no more should they be 〈…〉 or his fault: So it is with the second Adam, 〈…〉 a common root suffered and obeyed for all his, 〈…〉 is, all those that should come of him and be 〈…〉 by spiritual generation, so that if there were any did not partake of his spirit in effectual Vocation Faith, neither should they have benefit by his , so that if the Lord should in his Election and create thousands of men in holiness, so save them by a Covenant of works in yielding obedience, they should never be partakers of death and obedience of Christ, or have the vertue applied to them though Elect.