A85428:205
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.
In the opening of which, I shall keep to the ⟨p. 88⟩begun method, both by showing how Justification it self depends upon this, and the evidence thereof to us: both which the Apostle had here in his eye, and from both which our faith may derive comfort and assurance. And I mean to keep punctually to the matter of Justification only, as in the former.
In the opening of which, I shall keep to the ⟨p. 88⟩begun method, both by shewing how Iustification it selfe depends upon this, and the evidence thereof to us: both which the Apostle had here in his eye, and from both which our faith may derive comfort and assurance. And I meane to keep punctually to the matter of Iustification onely, as in the former.
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