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Christ Set Forth
Christ set forth in his [brace] death, resurrection, ascension, sitting at Gods right hand, intercession, [brace] as the [brace] cause of justification. Object of justifying faith. Upon Rom. 8. ver. 34. Together with a treatise discovering the affectionate tenderness of Christs heart now in heaven, unto sinners on earth. / By Tho: Goodwin, B.D.Christ set forth in his [brace] death, resurrection, ascension, sitting at Gods right hand, intercession, [brace] as the [brace] cause of justification. Object of justifying faith. Upon Rom. 8. ver. 34. Together with a treatise discovering the affectionate tendernesse of Christs heart now in heaven, unto sinners on earth. / By Tho: Goodwin, B.D.
London: printed by W.E. and J.G. for Robert Dawlman, 1642
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And therefore accordingly as these stirrings are but fruits of the flesh, so humane inventions, as Crucifixes, and lively representations of the story of Christs Passion unto the sight of fancy, do exceedingly provoke men to such devotional meditations and affections: but they work a bare historical faith only, a historical remembrance, and an historical love, (as I may so call them.) And no other then such doth the ⟨p. 30⟩reading of the story of it in the Word, work in many, who yet are against such Crucifixes. But saving, justifying faith chiefly minds, and is most taken up with the main scope and drift of all Christs sufferings: for it is that in them, which answers to its own aim and purpose; which is, to obtain forgiveness of sins in Christ crucified. As God looks principally at the meaning of the Spirit in prayer, Rom. 8. so doth faith look principally to the meaning of Christ in his sufferings. As in all other Truths a Believer is said to have the mind of Christ, 1 Cor. 2. ult. so especially he minds what was the mind and heart of Christ in all his sufferings. And therefore you may observe, that the drift of all the Apostles Epistles, is to show the intent of Christs sufferings; how he was therein set forth to be a propitiation for sin; to bear our sins upon the tree; to make our peace, &c. He was made sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. As in like manner, the scope of the Evangelists is to set forth the story of them, (for that is necessary to be known also.) And thus did that Evangelical Prophet Isaiah chiefly set forth the intent of Christs sufferings for justification, Isaiah 53. throughout the Chap. as David before had done the story of his Passion, Psal. 22. And thus to show the use and purpose of his sufferings, was the scope of all the Apostles Sermons, holding forth the intent of Christs passion to be the justification and salvation of sinners: This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ came into the ⟨p. 31⟩world to save sinners, 1 Tim. 1. 15. and they still set forth what the plot was, at which God by an ancient designment aimed at, in the sufferings of Christ, which was an end higher then men or Angels thought on, when he was put to death. And thus faith takes it up, and looks at it. And upon this doth Peter (in his Sermon,