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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Or secondly,1 dost thou aggravate thy sins by the naughtiness of thy heart in sinning, and sayest that the inward carriage thereof hath been much worse then the outward? Look thou into the heart of Jesus Christ dying, and behold him struggling with his Fathers wrath, thou wilt find the sufferings of his soul more then those of his body, and in them to lie the soul of his sufferings.
Or secondly,1 dost thou aggravate thy sins by the naughtinesse of thy heart in sinning, and sayst that the inward carriage thereof hath been much worse then the outward? Look thou into the heart of Jesus Christ dying, and behold him struggling with his Fathers wrath, thou wilt find the sufferings of his soule more then those of his body, and in them to lie the soul of his sufferings.
- 12. Against the badness of the heart in sinning.2. Against the badnesse of the heart in sinning.
Thirdly,1 may thy sin be aggravated, in that thou didst commit it with so great delight and greediness, and pouredst out thy heart unto it? Consider that Christ offered himself more willingly then ever thou didst sin: Lo I come (says ⟨p. 39⟩he, Psal. 40.) I delight to do thy will: and how am I straitened till it be accomplished? Luk. 12. 56. And though to show how great an evil and misery it was in it self, he showed an averseness to it; yet as it was his Fathers will for our salvation, he heartily embraced, and drank off that cup unto the bottom.