A65285:813
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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Use 4. Is Christ our Sacrifice? then see the Excellency of this Sacrifice: 1. It is perfect, Heb. 10.14. By one offering he hath perfected them that are sanctified. Therefore how impious are the Papists in joining their Merits, and the Prayers of Saints with ⟨p. 102⟩Christ's Sacrifice. They offer him up daily in the Mass, as if Christ's Sacrifice on the Cross were imperfect; this is a Blasphemy against Christ's Priestly Office.
Use 4. Is Christ our Sacrifice? then see the Excellency of this Sacrifice: 1. It is perfect, Heb. 10.14. By one offering he hath perfected them that are sanctified. Therefore how impious are the Papists in joyning their Merits, and the Prayers of Saints with ⟨p. 102⟩Christ's Sacrifice. They offer him up daily in the Mass, as if Christ's Sacrifice on the Cross were imperfect; this is a Blasphemy against Christ's Priestly Office.
2. Christ's Sacrifice is meritorious, he not only died for our Example, but to merit Salvation: The Person who suffered being God as well as Man, did put Virtue into his Sufferings; and now our sins are expiated, and God appeased. No sooner did the Messengers say, Uriah is dead; but David's Anger was pacified, 2 Sam. 11.21. No sooner did Christ dye but God's Anger is pacified.
2. Christ's Sacrifice is meritorious, he not only died for our Example, but to merit Salvation: The Person who suffered being God as well as Man, did put Vertue into his Sufferings; and now our sins are expiated, and God appeased. No sooner did the Messengers say, Uriah is dead; but David's Anger was pacified,