Chap. 3.
(The first Head.) The EVIDENCE of Justification which Christs Resurrection affords to Faith explained by two things. 1. How Christ was made a Surety for us. 2. How his Resurrection as he was a Surety holds forth this evidence. 50
sect. 1.
How Christ became a Surety for Debt, Punishment. ibid.
The Covenant of Grace made with Christ alone as a Surety for us. 52
Whereby God requires payment of Christ first. 53
sect. 2.
How the consideration of this becomes an evidence to Faith through Christs Resurrection. 54
The Resurrection an evidence,
1. That the debt is paid. ibid.
2. That God will never claim it from the sinner. 55
Chap. 4.
(The second Head) The INFLUENCE that Christs Resurrection hath into our Justification.
The Demonstration of this hath two branches.
1. Bran.
The Christ was a Common Person representing us in all that he did, did suffered (Handled at large.) but more especially in his Resurrection. 56
This is proved,
1. In general, By a Parallel with Adam, Christs Type herein. 57
2. Particularly, Adam and Christ were common Persons.
1. In their Qualification and estates. 58
2. In what they did, and in what befell them. 59
⟨image 8⟩Christ a common Person in his Death, we dying in him, as in Adam his Condemnation, we were condemned in. 60
That Christ was more especially a Common Person in his Resurrection, we being considered as rising in him. 64
Chap. 5.
The second Branch. How Christs representing us as a Common Person in his Resurrection, hath an Influence into our Justification, made forth by two things. 66
1. That Christ himself was justified from our sin at his Resurrection, made forth by three things. ibid.
1. There was a solemn Act passed from God towards Christ, of justifying him from our sins. 67
2. There was some special time or season wherein this was done. 68
3. That this was first past upon him at his Resurrection. 69
2. That all Believers were then justified by God in this Justification of Christ as a Common Person representing them. 72
Proved.
1. From the Common and like analogy this holds with the former instances of our dying in his death, &c. ibid.
All things which God doth to us were first done to Christ for us. ibid.
2. From the equity of that Law that in Adams condemnation we were condemned. 74
Chap. 6.
How our Faith may from hence raise matter of Triumph for its justification.
Chap. 3.
(The first Head.) The EVIDENCE of Justification which Christs Resurrection affords to Faith explained by two things. 1. How Christ was made a Surety for us. 2. How his Resurrection as he was a Surety holds forth this evidence. 50
sect. 1.
How Christ became a Surety for Debt, Punishment. ibid.
The Covenant of Grace made with Christ alone as a Surety for us. 52
Whereby God requires payment of Christ first. 53
sect. 2.
How the consideration of this becomes an evidence to Faith through Christs Resurrection. 54
The Resurrection an evidence,
1. That the debt is paid. ibid.
2. That God will never claime it from the sinner. 55
Chap. 4.
(The second Head) The INFLVENCE that Christs Resurrection hath into our Justification.
The Demonstration of this hath two branches.
1. Bran.
The Christ was a Common Person representing us in all that he did, did suffered (Handled at large.) but more especially in his Resurrection. 56
This is proved,
1. In generall, By a Parallel with Adam, Christs Type herein. 57
2. Particularly, Adam and Christ were common Persons.
1. In their Qualification and estates. 58
2. In what they did, and in what befell them. 59
⟨image 8⟩Christ a common Person in his Death, we dying in him, as in Adam his Condemnation, we were condemned in. 60
That Christ was more especially a Common Person in his Resurrection, we being considered as rising in him. 64
Chap. 5.
The second Branch. How Christs representing us as a Common Person in his Resurrection, hath an Influence into our Justification, made forth by two things. 66
1. That Christ himselfe was justifyed from our sin at his Resurrection, made forth by three things. ibid.
1. There was a solemne Act passed from God towards Christ, of justifying him from our sins. 67
2. There was some speciall time or season wherein this was done. 68
3. That this was first past upon him at his Resurrection. 69
2. That all Beleevers were then justified by God in this Iustification of Christ as a Common Person representing them. 72
Proved.
1. From the Common and like analogie this holds with the former instances of our dying in his death, &c. ibid.
All things which God doth to us were first done to Christ for us. ibid.
2. From the equity of that Law that in Adams condemnation we were condemned. 74
Chap. 6.
How our Faith may from hence raise matter of Triumph for its justification.
