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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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Showing first what evidence for our justification, Christs Ascension into Heaven affords unto our Faith, upon that first forementioned consideration of his being a Surety for us.
Shewing first what evidence for our justification, Christs Ascension into Heaven affords unto our Faith, upon that first forementioned consideration of his being a Surety for us.
First then to see what triumph his ascending into Heaven will add unto our faith in matter of non-condemnation.
FIrst then to see what triumph his ascending into Heaven will add unto our faith in matter of non-condemnation.
And herein,1 first there is not nothing in it to consider, what he then did, and what was his last Act when he was to take his rise, to fly up to Heaven. He blessed his Disciples, and thereby left a blessing upon earth with them, for all his elect, to the end of the World: The true reason and mind of which blessing them was, that he being now to go to execute the eternal office of his Priest-hood in Heaven, (of which God had sworn, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek,) As Melehisedec in the Type, blessed Abraham, and in him all the faithful as in his loins, (therefore the Apostle said that Levi paid tithes ⟨p. 92⟩unto Melchizedek in Abraham's loins; therefore he was blessed in his loins) so did Christ begin this new and second part of his Priest-hood, with blessing the Apostles, and in them, all the elect, to the end of the World. This was the last thing that Christ did on earth, yea this he did, whilst ascending; he was taken up, whilst he did it: So