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Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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SECT. 3. Of the second Privilege, viz. Reconciliation.
SECT. 3. Of the second Priviledge, viz. Reconciliation.
The second Privilege is Reconciliation: This I called the state or condition which a Believer in his Justification is put into; and here I consider it as a Privilege, which in order of nature follows pardon of sin, as pardon of sin in order of nature follows Imputation of Christs righteousness: Being justified by faith, we have peace with God; 1(i.) Christs righteousness ⟨p. 6⟩being imputed, and sins pardoned, we have peace with God; not only peace from God in our Consciences, but peace with God in our reconcilement to him, and in his favour towards us; in our Imputation and Pardon the Lord accounts us just, in our Reconciliation the Lord accounts us friends: Indeed our meritorious Reconciliation is by Christs death; as the Kings Son, who procures his Fathers favour towards a Malefactor, who yet lies in cold Irons, and knows it not; and this is before actual pardon, or actual being: But actual and efficacious Reconciliation, whereby we come to the fruition and possession of it, is (to my weak conception) after pardon of sin. Now this Reconciliation consists in two things: 1. In our peace with God, whereby the Lord lays by all acts of hostility against us. 2. In the love and favour of God: he now loves us not only with a love of good will, as in our Election, but with a love of complacency and delight. O consider what a blessed state is this!
THe second Priviledge is Reconciliation: This I called the state or condition which a Believer in his Justification is put into; and here I consider it as a Priviledge, which in order of nature follows pardon of sin, as pardon of sin in order of nature follows Imputation of Christs righteousness: Being justified by faith, we have peace with God; 1