Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either…

or if there be a pardon upon a satisfaction applied, there will be a pardon before a pardon; a pardon in the application, and a pardon upon it; if the satisfaction be it self applied, then it may precede a ⟨p. 353⟩pardon, and a pardon may be upon it; but if it be applied only in the effect, in a pardon, then it cannot precede a pardon, no more then a pardon can precede it self: You will say, a pardon is not upon a satisfaction applied, but is the very application. To this I answer, the Learned Mr. Gataker saith, remissio est Justificationis efficacis consequens necessarium; and the worthy Mr. Bradshaw saith, culpae remissio accuratè considerata neque totum neque pars Justificationis existit, sed contingens tantùm Justificationis effectus: I conceive, the application of Christ's Justifying Blood, is in order of Nature antecedent to remission; under the Law, first the Atonement was made, and Blood sprinkled, and then there was forgiveness; under the Gospel, first Christ's Blood is applied and sprinkled upon us, and then there is remission; Christ is a propitiation through Faith in his Blood, saith the Apostle, Rom. 3.25. and then he adds, To declare his Righteousness for the Remission of sins: Christ's Blood is first applied, and then remission follows upon it; I say, it follows upon it, but it is no more the same with it under the Gospel, then forgiveness under the Law was the same with the sprinklings and purifyings by the Blood of the Sacrifices; when in Scripture there is attributed to Christ's Blood, purging, washing, sprinkling, cleansing from Sin, and to a pardon, covering, blotting out, taking away, and casting away of Sin, I cannot imagine that both these are the same, as if Christ's Blood did not by it self do away Sin, but only impetrate that it might be done away in a pardon; I take it, these are distinct, first that Blood in the sense herein after declared, frees us à culpâ, and then the consequent pardon frees us à Baenâ.

or if there be a pardon upon a satisfaction applyed, there will be a pardon before a pardon; a pardon in the application, and a pardon upon it; if the satisfaction be it self applyed, then it may precede a ⟨p. 353⟩pardon, and a pardon may be upon it; but if it be applyed only in the effect, in a pardon, then it cannot precede a pardon, no more then a pardon can precede it self: You will say, a pardon is not upon a satisfaction applyed, but is the very application. To this I answer, the Learned Mr. Gataker saith, remissio est Justificationis efficacis consequens necessarium; and the worthy Mr. Bradshaw saith, culpae remissio accuratè considerata neque totum neque pars Justificationis existit, sed contingens tantùm Justificationis effectus: I conceive, the application of Christ's Justifying Blood, is in order of Nature antecedent to remission; under the Law, first the Atonement was made, and Blood sprinkled, and then there was forgiveness; under the Gospel, first Christ's Blood is applyed and sprinkled upon us, and then there is remission; Christ is a propitiation through Faith in his Blood, saith the Apostle,