A85428:176
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 secondly,1 from hence it will follow, that there must be some time when this alteration was first made, and discharge given; when Christ from being sin, as he was made, should become without sin, through Gods acquitting of him; and this, say I, was at his Resurrection. It is not deferred as then to be first done, when he is to ⟨p. 69⟩appear the second time, though then it appears indeed, but it is really done before; for he comes then to judge others for sin. Now in reason, when should this Acquittance or Justification from our sins be first given to Christ, and legally pronounced on him, but when he had paid the last farthing of the debt, and made his satisfaction complete? which was then done, when he began to rise: for his lying in the grave was a part of his Humiliation, and so of his Satisfaction, as generally Orthodox Divines hold. Now therefore when he began to rise, then ended his Humiliation; and that was the first moment of his Exaltation. His Acquittance therefore bears Date from thence, even from that very hour.
Now secondly,1 from hence it will follow, that there must be some time when this alteration was first made, and discharge given; when Christ from being sin, as he was made, should become without sinne, through Gods acquiting of him; and this, say I, was at his Resurrection. It is not deferred as then to be first done, when he is to ⟨p. 69⟩appeare the second time, though then it appeares indeed, but it is really done before; for hee comes then to judge others for sinne. Now in reason, when should this Acquitance or Justification from our sins be first given to Christ, and legally pronounced on him, but when he had paid the last farthing of the debt, and made his satisfaction compleat? which was then done, when he began to rise: for his lying in the grave was a part of his Humiliation, and so of his Satisfaction, as generally Orthodoxe Divines hold. Now therefore when he began to rise, then ended his Humiliation; and that was the first moment of his Exaltation. His Acquitance therefore bears Date from thence, even from that very houre.