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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.
Yet concerning this first Head, let me add this by way of caution, (which I shall presently have occasion to observe) that though this our first justification is to be ascribed to his Intercession, yet more eminently Intercession is ordained for the accomplishing our salvation, & this other more rarely in the Scripture attributed thereunto.
Yet concerning this first Head, let me adde this by way of caution, (which I shall presently have occasion to observe) that though this our first justification is to be ascribed to his Intercession, yet more eminently Intercession is ordained for the accōplishing our salvation, & this other more rarely in the Scripture attributed thereunto.
Secondly,1 The continuation of our Justification depends upon it. And as his Intercession is the virtual continuation of his Sacrifice; so is it the continuing cause of our justification: which though it be an act done once, as fully as ever, yet is it done ⟨p. 135⟩over every moment, for it is continued by acts of free Grace, & so renewed actually every moment. There is a standing in Grace by Christ spoken of Rom. 5. 2. as well as a first access by Christ, and that standing in grace, and continuing in it, is afterwards ver. 11. attributed to his life, that is, as it is interpreted Heb. 7. 25. his living ever to intercede. We owe our standing in grace every moment, to his sitting in Heaven, and interceding every moment; There is no fresh act of justification goes forth, but there is a fresh act of intercession. And as though God created the World once for all, yet every moment he is said to create, every new act of providence being a new creation; so likewise to justify continually, through his continuing out free grace to justify as at first; and this Christ doth by continuing his Intercession: he continues a Priest for ever, and so we continue to be justified for ever.