These two latter that remain here in the Text, (Christs sitting at Gods right hand, and his interceding for us) are brought in here by the Apostle, as those which have a redundant force and prevalence in them, for the non-condemnation of the Elect: that although the two former abundantly served to secure it; yet these two added to the former, do make the triumph of faith more complete and full, and us more then Conquerors, as it after follows. Nor doth this place alone make mention of Christs sitting at Gods right hand (which I now am first to handle) in this its relation, and influence into our Justification, & the assurance of faith about it: but you have it to the same end, use, and purpose, alleged by that other great Apostle, 1. Pet. 3. from the 18. to the 22. And if the scopes of these two Apostles in both places be compared, they are the same. Here the Resurrection of Christ and his sitting at Gods right hand are brought in as the ground of this bold challenge & triumph of faith: and there, is Peter, is mentioned the Answer or Plea of a good conscience, in a believer justified, which it puts into the Court, and opposeth against all condemning guilts: (so it is called, ver. 21.) The Apostle alleging the Resurrection ⟨p. 89⟩of Jesus Christ as one ground of it, (the answer of a good conscience, by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ:) And then further to back and strengthen this Plea or Answer of a good conscience, the Apostle puts his Ascension and sitting at Gods right hand into the Bill, as further grounds confirming it, so it follows, [who is gone into Heaven, and is at the right hand of God, Angels, and Authorities, and Powers, being made subject to him:] All which the Apostle here expresseth in one word (as enough to carry it) that Christ is even at Gods right hand. The soul hath a sufficient answer against condemnation in Christs death, and Resurrection, full enough, though it should stop there; yea therein can faith triumph, though it went no further: for it can show a full satisfaction given in his death, and that accepted by God for us; and Christ acquitted, and we in him: Therefore faith (you see) comes to a [rather] there. But then, let it go on, to consider Jesus sitting at Gods right hand, and making intercession for us; and then faith will triumph and insult over all accusers, be more then a Conqueror;
These two latter that remain here in the Text, (Christs sitting at Gods right hand, and his interceding for us) are brought in here by the Apostle, as those which have a redundant force and prevalencie in them, for the non-condemnation of the Elect: that although the two former abundantly served to secure it; yet these two added to the former, do make the triumph of faith more compleat and full, and us more then Conquerours, as it after follows. Nor doth this place alone make mention of Christs sitting at Gods right hand (which I now am first to handle) in this its relation, and influence into our Iustification, & the assurance of faith about it: but you have it to the same end, use, and purpose, alleadged by that other great Apostle, 1. Pet. 3. from the 18. to the 22. And if the scopes of these two Apostles in both places be compared, they are the same. Here the Resurrection of Christ and his sitting at Gods right hand are brought in as the ground of this bold challenge & triumph of faith: and there, is Peter, is mentioned the Answer or Plea of a good conscience, in a beleever justified, which it puts into the Court, and opposeth against all condemning guilts: (so it is called, ver. 21.) The Apostle alleadging the Resurrection ⟨p. 89⟩of Iesus Christ as one ground of it, (the answer of a good conscience, by the Resurrection of Iesus Christ:) And then further to back and strengthen this Plea or Answer of a good conscience, the Apostle puts his Ascension and sitting at Gods right hand into the Bill, as further grounds confirming it, so it follows, [who is gone into Heaven, and is at the right hand of God, Angells, and Authorities, and Powers, being made subject to him:] All which the Apostle here expresseth in one word (as enough to carrie it) that Christ is even at Gods right hand. The soule hath a sufficient answer against condemnation in Christs death, and Resurrection, full enough, though it should stop there; yea therein can faith triumph, though it went no further: for it can shew a full satisfaction given in his death, and that accepted by God for us; and Christ acquited, and we in him: Therefore faith (you see) comes to a [rather] there. But then, let it go on, to consider Jesus sitting at Gods right hand, and making intercession for us; and then faith will triumph and insult over all accusers, be more then a Conqueror;
