Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Ob. 2. If the Obedience of the Life of Christ be imputed unto us, and that is our Righteousness before God, then what need we yield any Obedience our selves? is not all our praying, labouring, watching, fasting, giving alms, are not all fruits of Holiness, in purity of heart, and usefulness of conversation? all in vain, and to no purpose; and who then will or need take care to be holy, humble, righteous, meek, temperate, patient, good, peaceable, or to abound in good works in the World?

Ob. 2. If the Obedience of the Life of Christ be imputed unto us, and that is our Righteousnesse before God, then what need we yeeld any Obedience our selves? is not all our praying, labouring, watching, fasting, giving almes, are not all fruits of Holinesse, in purity of heart, and usefulnesse of conversation? all in vaine, and to no purpose; and who then will or need take care to be holy, humble, righteous, meeke, temperate, patient, good, peaceable, or to abound in good works in the World?

I shall, God assisting, briefly remove these two Objections, and then proceed, to carry on the design in hand, about our communion with Christ.

I shall, God assisting, briefely remove these two Objections, and then proceed, to carry on the designe in hand, about our communion with Christ.

1. Jesus Christ in his undertaking of the work of our Reconciliation with God, for which cause he came into the world, and §. 11 the Accomplishment of it by his death, was constituted and considered as a Common public person, in the stead of them for whose Reconciliation to God He suffered. Hence He is the Mediator between God and Man, 1 Tim. 2. 5