A85428:174
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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First, in reason,1 if that Christ were made sin for us, and satisfied for it, there must then some Act pass, whereby Christ should be pronounced acquit of our sins, and fully clear of them, and so be himself formally justified, in respect of those sins, for which he undertook to satisfy. For according to the course of all Proceedings, if a charge of guilt be formally laid, there must be as formal an Act of acquitting, and of giving a Quietus est: There is no man, but for his own discharge and security would desire it. Nor is there any wise man that pays a debt for which he is legally sued, that will not have upon the payment of it, as legal an Acquittance. Paul, when he was cast into prison by a public Act of Authority, he stood upon it to have a public Act of Release from the same Magistrates, and would not go forth of prison privily, though themselves sent to him so to go out, Acts 36. 37. Now God himself did lay the iniquities of us all upon Christ, Isaiah 53. 6. and had him to prison, and to Judgement for them, ver. 8. There must therefore some Act pass from God, legally to take them off from him, and declaring him discharged, to deliver him from Prison and Judgement.
First, in reason,1 if that Christ were made sinne for us, and satisfied for it, there must then some Act passe, whereby Christ should be pronounced acquit of our sinnes, and fully cleare of them, and so be himselfe formally justified, in respect of those sins, for which he undertook to satisfie. For according to the course of all Proceedings, if a charge of guilt be formally laid, there must be as formall an Act of acquiting, and of giving a Quietus est: There is no man, but for his owne discharge and security would desire it. Nor is there any wise man that payes a debt for which he is legally sued, that wil not have upon the payment of it, as legall an Acquitance. Paul, when he was cast into prison by a publique Act of Authority, he stood upon it to have a publique Act of Release from the same Magistrates, and would not goe forth of prison privily, though themselves sent to him so to goe out, Acts 36. 37. Now God himselfe did lay the iniquities of us all upon Christ, Esay 53. 6. and had him to prison, and to Iudgement for them, ver. 8. There must therefore some Act passe from God, legally to take them off from him, and declaring him discharged, to deliver him from Prison and Judgement.