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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
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.
The first sort of Reasons respect God himself.
The first sort of Reasons respect God himselfe.
1.1 In general: God will be dealt withal like himself, in and throughout the whole way of our salvation, from first to last, and carry it all along as a Superior wronged, and so keep a distance between himself and sinners; who still are to come to him by a Priest, and a Mediator, (as Heb. 7. 25. hath it) upon whose mediation and intercession for ever, (as there) (at least till the day of Judgement) their Salvation doth depend: and therefore though Christ in his dispensation of all to us ⟨p. 127⟩downward, doth carry it as a King, as one having all power to justify and condemn, (as hath been shown) yet upward, towards God, he carries it as a Priest who must still intercede to do all that which he hath power to do as a King: Therefore in the second Psal. after that God had set him up as King upon his holy hill, ver. 6. namely, in heaven, and so had committed all power in heaven and earth to him; then he must yet ask all that he would have done; Ask of me, and I will give thee, &c. ver. 8. says God to him: For though he be a King, yet he is Gods King; I have set [My King] &c. and by asking him, God will be acknowledged to be above him. But more of this hereafter.
1.1 In generall: God will be dealt withall like himselfe, in and throughout the whole way of our salvation, from first to last, and carry it all along as a Superiour wronged, and so keepe a distance between himself and sinners; who still are to come to him by a Priest, and a Mediator, (as Heb. 7. 25. hath it) upon whose mediation and intercession for ever, (as there) (at least till the day of Judgement) their Salvation doth depend: and therefore though Christ in his dispensation of all to us