Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…

That is, if the Lord would judge thee, say, Lord, I place the death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and thy judgement, otherwise I will not contend with thee; if he say to thee, that thou art a sinner, say, I place the death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and my sins; if he say to thee, that thou hast deserved damnation, say, Lord; I put the death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and my evil merits; and I offer his merits for my own, which I should have, and have not. It is not in our inherent graces to justify us against the Law, ⟨p. 110⟩these are not our Christ, these do not satisfy the Law, these do not make a compensation for sin; no, it is Christ only that doth this; his death, which satisfied Gods heart, must satisfy ours; his precious body and blood are the food, which, when fed on by Faith, cheer the Conscience, and fill it with peace. Hence the Noble Luther tells the menacing Law, O Lex! immergo conscientiam meam in vulnera, sanguinem, mortem, resurrectionem & victoriam Christi, praeter hunc nihil planè videre & audire volo; O Law! I drown my Conscience in the wounds, blood, death, resurrection and victory of Christ; besides him will I see and hear nothing. This is the true way of peace and holy rest; the oriency of this Divine Truth is such, that it hath extorted a confession from its enemies. The Schoolmen themselves, as Bishop Andrews hath observed, whatever they are in their Quodlibets and comments on the Sentences, yet in their Soliloquies and devotional meditations acknowledge Jehovah justitia nostra. Cardinal Contarenus saith, that we must; viti tanquàm re stabili justitiâ Christi nobis donatâ, lean on Christs righteousness communicated to us, as on a stable thing. This is it which stablishes and strengthens the heart against the accusations and terrors of the Law.

That is, if the Lord would judge thee, say, Lord, I place the death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and thy judgement, otherwise I will not contend with thee; if he say to thee, that thou art a sinner, say, I place the death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and my sins; if he say to thee, that thou hast deserved damnation, say, Lord; I put the death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and my evil merits; and I offer his merits for my own, which I should have, and have not. It is not in our inherent graces to justifie us against the Law, ⟨p. 110⟩these are not our Christ, these do not satisfie the Law, these do not make a compensation for sin; no, it is Christ only that doth this; his death, which satisfied Gods heart, must satisfie ours; his precious body and blood are the food, which, when fed on by Faith, cheer the Conscience, and fill it with peace. Hence the Noble Luther tells the menacing Law, O Lex! immergo conscientiam meam in vulnera, sanguinem, mortem, resurrectionem & victoriam Christi, praeter hunc nihil planè videre & audire volo; O Law! I drown my Conscience in the wounds, blood, death, resurrection and victory of Christ; besides him will I see and hear nothing. This is the true way of peace and holy rest; the oriency of this Divine Truth is such, that it hath extorted a confession from its enemies. The Schoolmen themselves, as Bishop Andrews hath observed, whatever they are in their Quodlibets and comments on the Sentences, yet in their Soliloquies and devotional meditations acknowledg Jehovah justitia nostra. Cardinal Contarenus saith, that we must; viti tanquàm re stabili justitiâ Christi nobis donatâ, lean on Christs righteousness communicated to us, as on a stable thing. This is it which stablishes and strengthens the heart against the accusations and terrors of the Law.