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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.

1. 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 ¹into the Holy Place with him; the whole Victory over Sin and Death being obtained, and the Quarrel removed; the condemning Power of Sin being destroyed: all things about making an end of Sin are done and passed through. Now what saith the Apostle, He that is dead, hath ceased from Sin. Well, what of this? Likewise, ²saith he, Reckon ye also your selves to be dead indeed unto Sin; but ⟨p. 258⟩alive unto God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Knowing that Christ being ³