The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance

And if any Sacrifice for sin what ever, do not completely take away that sin for which the Oblation is made, and the Atonement thereby, so that no after charge might come upon the sinner, it is of necessity, that, that Sacrifice be renewed again, and again. The reason the Apostle gives of the repetition of the Legal Sacrifices, is, that they made not the comers to them perfect: that is, as to the taking away of their sins and giving them entire and complete peace thereupon; All this the Apostle informs us, was don in the Sacrifice of Christ, v. 14. with one offering he hath for ever perfected (or made perfect that work for them as to this business of Conscience for sin) them that are Sanctified; His one Offering perfectly put an end to this business; even the difference between God and us, upon the account of sin; which if he had not done, it would have been necessary, that he should have been often offered, his Sacrifice having not obtained the complete end thereof; That the efficacy of this Sacrifice of his, cannot depend on any thing foreign unto it, shall be declared afterwards. Also that the necessity of our Faith and Obedience, in their proper place, is not in the least hereby impaired, shall be manifested. That they may have a proper place, efficacy, and usefulness, and not be conditions whereon the effects of the death of Christ are suspended, as to their Communication unto us, is by some denied: how weakly, how falsely, will then also appear. Now this Christ doth for all that are Sanctified, or dedicated, or consecrated unto God, (which is almost the perpetual sense of that word in this Epistle) in, and by that Offering of his. And this the Apostle farther confirms from the Consideration of the New Covenant with us, ratified in, and whose Effects were procured by, the Blood-shedding and Offering of Christ, v. 17. their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more. Saith God, upon the account of the Offering of Christ, there is an end of that business, and that Controversy, which I have had with those Sanctified ones: and therefore let them (as to this) as to the making satisfaction for sin, trouble themselves no more, to think of thousands of Rams, or the like;¹ for there is no more Offering for sin required; And on this foundation.

And if any Sacrifice for sinne what ever, doe not compleatly take away that sinne for which the Oblation is made, and the Attonement thereby, so that no after charge might come upon the sinner, it is of necessity, that, that Sacrifice be renewed againe, and againe. The reason the Apostle gives of the repetition of the Legall Sacrifices, is, that they made not the comers to them perfect: that is, as to the taking away of their sinnes and giving them entire and complete peace thereupon; All this the Apostle informes us, was don in the Sacrifice of Christ, v. 14. with one offering he hath for ever perfected (or made perfect that worke for them as to this businesse of Conscience for sinne) them that are Sanctified; His one Offering perfectly put an end to this businesse; even the difference betweene God and us, upon the account of sinne; which if he had not done, it would have beene necessary, that he should have been often offered, his Sacrifice having not obtained the complete end thereof; That the efficacy of this Sacrifice of his, cannot depend on any thing forraigne unto it, shall be declared afterwards. Also that the necessity of our Faith and Obedience, in their proper place, is not in the least hereby impaired, shall be manifested. That they may have a proper place, efficacy, and usefullnesse, and not be conditions whereon the effects of the death of Christ are suspended, as to their Communication unto us, is by some denyed: how weakely, how falsly, will then also appeare. Now this Christ doth for all that are Sanctified, or dedicated, or consecrated unto God, (which is almost the perpetuall sence of that word in this Epistle) in, and by that Offering of his. And this the Apostle farther conmfires from the Consideration of the New Covenant with us, ratifyed in, and whose Effects were procured by, the Bloud-shedding and Offering of Christ, v. 17. their sinnes and their iniquities I will remember no more. Saith God, upon the account of the Offering of Christ, there is an end of that businesse, and that Controversy, which I have had with those Sanctifyed ones: and therefore let them (as to this) as to the making satisfaction for sinne, trouble themselves no more, to thinke of thousands of Rammes, or the like;