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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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Now having thus directed your Faith to the right object, Christ, and Christ as dying; let us secondly see what matter of support and encouragement faith may fetch from Christs death, for Justification. And surely that which hath long ago satisfied God himself for the sins of many thousand souls now in heaven,1 may very well serve to satisfy the heart and conscience of any sinner now upon earth, in any doubts ⟨p. 35⟩in respect of the guilt of any sins that can arise. We see that the Apostle here, after that large discourse of Justification by Christs righteousness, in the former part of this Epistle to the Rom. and having showed how every way it abounds, Chap. 5. he now in this 8. Chap. doth as it were sit down like a man over-convinced; as ver. 31. What then shall we say to these things? He speaks as one satisfied, and even astonished with abundance of evidence; having nothing to say, but only to admire God and Christ in this work; and therefore presently throws down the Gauntlet, and challengeth a dispute in this point with all comers: Let Conscience, and carnal reason, Law, and Sin, Hell and Devils bring in all their strength, Who is he shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect? who shall condemn? Paul dares to answer them all, and carry it with these few words, [It is God that justifies, It is Christ that dyed:] And (as in ver. 37.) [We are more then conquerors in all these.] It was this that brought in the Prodigal, that in his Fathers house there was bread [enough.] And so likewise he (who ever he was) who was the Author of the 130. Psal. when his soul was in deep distress by reason of his sins, ver. 1, 2. yet this was it that settled his heart to wait upon God, that there was plenteous redemption with him. Christs redemption is not merely [Greek or Hebrew], a price or ransom equivalent, or making due satisfaction according to the just demerit of sin; but it is plenteous redemption; there is an abundance of the gift of righteousness, Rom. 5. 17. and unsearchable riches of ⟨p. 36⟩Christ, Ephes. 3. 8. Yea, 1 Tim. 1. 14