BOOK I. On 1 Pet. 1. 18. Ye were redeemed by the Blood of Christ.
Oct. Christ hath purchased all spiritual good for His. | 5
For Explication, three things: |
What this Spiritual good is. |
All that we lost in Adam; all that we need, and […] desire to make us happy. |
How Christ hath purchased this, by laying down […] sufficient price for it, viz. His Death and Obedience. |
[…] two, hence. | 8
1 Instruction: See how difficult it is to obtain the least spiritual good. Nothing to be had without this Purchase. |
2 Reproof to two sorts: |
1 To those that have interest in this Purchase, […] ⟨image 11⟩improve it not |
2 To those that catch at it, having no right […] unto. |
3 FOR HIS, here consider, | […]
1 The special respect in which they come to have […] in Christs merits. | […] on
Sinners. | […]
Elect. | […]
But as the Seed of the Covenant, such as shall […] leeve. |
2 Christ hath purchased FOR THEM. |
1 In their room. |
2 For their good. |
Reasons why Christ hath purchased only for His, […] the Faithful, not for all. | […]
[…] |
1 The […] of God is satisfied only for them. |
2 Christ prayed only for them. |
3 They only shall be saved. |
4 They […] have the means of Salvation made […] […] to them. Many have not so much as […] means. |
[…] sour, hence | […]
1 […] […] […] three things: |
1 […] […] challenge any spiritual good to […] […] before he believe. | […]
For |
1 No man hath Christ but by Faith. |
2 Believers […] are in the Covenant of […] |
3 […] are in the state of […] |
2 The Spirit of God death not witness to any […] interest in this spiritual good, before and […] Faith. Because |
1 It's a falsehood, cross to the Covenant of […] |
2 An […] is uncapable of knowing receiving such a witness. |
⟨image 11⟩Inferences hence | 29
1 It's a delusion to say you may have Christ before Faith: this is the ground of Profaneness and […]. |
2 There are no absolute Promises in the Covenant of Grace, but such as do either express or imply the condition of Faith. And yet it's a Covenant of free Grace. |
3 The […] of Christ never gives evidence to any man of his good Estate, without respect to a qualification, viz. Faith and Grace. Because | 41
1 This work of Evidencing, is a work of Application. |
2 The Spirit never Evidenceth without the Word. |
3 The Spirit always […] by applying of a general Promise, wherein particular persons are included.
BOOK I. On 1 Pet. 1. 18. Ye were redeemed by the Blood of Christ.
Oct. Christ hath purchased all spiritual good for His. | 5
For Explication, three things: |
What this Spiritual good is. |
All that we lost in Adam; all that we need, and 〈…〉 desire to make us happy. |
How Christ hath purchased this, by laying down 〈…〉 sufficient price for it, viz. His Death and Obedience. |
〈…〉 two, hence. | 8
1 Instruction: See how difficult it is to obtain the least spiritual good. Nothing to be had without this Purchase. |
2 Reproof to two sorts: |
1 To those that have interest in this Purchase, 〈…〉 ⟨image 11⟩improve it not |
2 To those that catch at it, having no right 〈…〉 unto. |
3 FOR HIS, here consider, | 〈…〉
1 The special respect in which they come to have 〈…〉 in Christs merits. | 〈…〉 on
Sinners. | 〈…〉
Elect. | 〈…〉
But as the Seed of the Covenant, such as shall 〈…〉 leeve. |
2 Christ hath purchased FOR THEM. |
1 In their room. |
2 For their good. |
Reasons why Christ hath purchased only for His, 〈…〉 the Faithful, not for all. | 〈…〉
〈…〉 |
1 The 〈…〉 of God is satisfied only for them. |
2 Christ prayed only for them. |
3 They only shall be saved. |
4 They 〈…〉 have the means of Salvation made 〈…〉 〈…〉 to them. Many have not so much as 〈…〉 means. |
〈…〉 sour, hence | 〈…〉
1 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 three things: |
1 〈…〉 〈…〉 challenge any spiritual good to 〈…〉 〈…〉 before he beleeve. | 〈…〉
For |
1 No man hath Christ but by Faith. |
2 Beleevers 〈…〉 are in the Covenant of 〈…〉 |
3 〈…〉 are in the state of 〈…〉 |
2 The Spirit of God deth not witness to any 〈…〉 interest in this spiritual good, before and 〈…〉 Faith. Because |
1 It's a falshood, cross to the Covenant of 〈…〉 |
2 An 〈…〉 is uncapable of knowing receiving such a witness. |
⟨image 11⟩Inferences hence | 29
1 It's a delusion to say you may have Christ before Faith: this is the ground of Prophaneness and 〈…〉. |
2 There are no absolute Promises in the Covenant of Grace, but such as do either express or imply the condition of Faith. And yet it's a Covenant of free Grace. |
3 The 〈…〉 of Christ never gives evidence to any man of his good Estate, without respect to a qualification, viz. Faith and Grace. Because | 41
1 This work of Evidencing, is a work of Applicacion. |
2 The Spirit never Evidenceth without tha Word. |
3 The Spirit alwaies 〈…〉 by applying of a general Promise, wherein particular persons are included.
