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A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…
A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the mediator to believers, and his direful wrath against impenitent sinners containing the substance of near forty sermons upon several subjects / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by the author, 1694
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.
I showed you that Christ died in their stead; he bore all that Vindictive Wrath that was due to them for their Sins, so that they might never bear it, or suffer in Hell.
I shewed you that Christ died in their stead; he bore all that Vindictive Wrath that was due to them for their Sins, so that they might never bear it, or suffer in Hell.
I shall now proceed.
Eighthly, My next Argument shall be taken from the Effects of Christ's Death and Resurrection. Though I have spoken something 1already touching the Effects of the Death of Christ, yet I shall, before I pass it, add something further to it.
- 1The Eighth Argument taken from the Effects of Christ's Death and Resurrection.
First, We have showed you, that the appeasing of God's Wrath was the Effects of the Death of Christ; he put an end to all Vindictive Wrath and Vengeance that was due to all Believers or Elect Ones: The Pangs of Hell due to us, seized upon him, and he bore it in our stead upon the Cross: He was delivered for our Offence, and rose again for our Justification. Now when Christ was discharged, all his Elect were virtually discharged also, because he suffered and rose again as a public Person, representing all that were given to him by the Father: those things which he did in his own Person in this respect, we are said to do together with him. Brethren, the benefit of his Performances doth redound unto us; we are said to die with him, and to be quickened together with him, and entered