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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.
But 2.1 more particularly. God hath two Attributes which he would have most eminently appear in their highest glory by Christs effecting our salvation, namely, Justice, and Free grace; and therefore hath so ordered the bringing about of our salvation, as that Christ must apply himself in a more especial manner unto each of these, by way of Satisfaction to the one, of Entreaty to the other: Justice will be known to be Justice, and dealt with upon its own terms; and Grace will be acknowledged to be Free grace, throughout the accomplishment of our salvation. You have both these joined, Rom. 3. 23, 24, 25. Being justified [freely through his grace] by the [Redemption] that is in Christ Jesus: That he might be [just] and the justifier of him that believes. Here is highest Justice, and the freest Grace both met to save us, and both ordained by God to be declared and set forth, as ⟨p. 128⟩ver. 225. and 26. have it. I said before, that God justifies and saves us through free grace, so absolutely, freely, as if his Justice had had no satisfaction. Now therefore our salvation depending & being carried on, even in the application of it, by a continuation of Grace in a free way, notwithstanding satisfaction unto Justice; therefore this free grace must be sought to, and treated with like it self, and applied unto in all, and the sovereignty and freeness of it acknowledged in all, even as well as Gods Justice had the honour to be satisfied by a price paid unto it, that so the severity of it might appear and be held forth in our salvation. Thus God having two attributes eminently to be dealt withal, his Justice and his free Grace, it was meet that there should be two eminent actions of Christs Priesthood, wherein he should apply himself to each according to their kind, and as the nature and glory of each doth require. And accordingly in his death he deals with Justice, by laying down a sufficient price; and in his Intercession, he entreateth Free grace, and thus both come to be alike acknowledged. In the 4. Heb. 16. we are encouraged to come boldly [to the Throne of grace] because we have an High priest entered into the Heavens: Observe how it is called [a Throne of grace] which our High-priest now in heaven officiates at: So called, because his Priesthood there deals with free grace chiefly, it is a Throne of Grace, and so to be sued unto;