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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 Apostle had expressly charged with the ⟨p. 133⟩crucifying of Christ, whom ye by wicked hands have taken, crucified, and slain. These were the first fruits of his Intercession, whose prayers still do reap and bring in the rest of the crop, which in all ages is to grow up unto God on earth.
the Apostle had expresly charged with the ⟨p. 133⟩crucifying of Christ, whom ye by wicked hands have taken, crucified, and slaine. These were the first fruits of his Intercession, whose prayers still doe reap and bring in the rest of the crop, which in all ages is to grow up unto God on earth.
3. And more particularly, as the whole Application in general, so our Justification, in the whole progress of it, depends upon Christs Intercession. As
3. And more particularly, as the whole Application in generall, so our Iustification, in the whole progresse of it, depends upon Christs Intercession. As
1.1 Our first actual or initial Justification, (which is given us at our first conversion) depends upon Christs Intercession: Therefore in the fore-mentioned prayer on the Cross, the thing he prayed for was Forgiveness, Father forgive them. You heard before that Christs death affords the matter of our justification, as being that which is imputed, the ransom, the price, the thing it self that satisfies: And that his Resurrection was the original act of. Gods justifying us in Christ; We were virtually justified then in Christ his being justified as in a Common Person. But besides all this, there is a personal or an actual Justification to be bestowed upon us, that is, an accounting and bestowing it upon us in our own persons; which is done when we believe, and it is called (