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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.
1. For the work it self, Intercession you have seen is a part of the office of Christs Priesthood, as well as his dying, and offering himself: now all the works of Christ are & must be perfect in their kind, (even as Gods are, of which says Moses, Deut. 32. 4. His work is perfect) for otherwise he should not be a perfect Priest. Now the perfection of every work lies in order to its end for which it is ordained; so as that work is perfect that attains to such an end as it is ordained for, and that imperfect, which doth not. Now the immediate direct end of Christs Intercession, is the actual salvation of Believers, Elect, and persons whom he dyed for. The end of his death is Adoptio juris, purchasing a right unto salvation; but of Intercession, procuratio ipsius salutis, the very saving us actually, and putting us in possession of Heaven. To this purpose, observe how the Scripture speaks concerning Christs death, Heb. 9. 12. He entered into heaven having obtained Redemption, or found redemption, that is, by way of right, by procuring full title to it. But of his Intercession, it says (Heb. 7. 25.) that by it Christ is able to save to the utmost, them that come unto God by him: that is, actually to save, and put them in possession of happiness: that is made the end and scope of Intercession there; and that phrase [Greek or Hebrew]] ⟨p. 144⟩to the utmost, notes out a saving indeed, a doing it (not by halves, but) wholly, and throughly, and completely: [Greek or Hebrew] is to save altogether, to give our salvation its last act and complement, that is the true force of the phrase, even to effect it, to the last of it, all that is to be done about it. Thus also Rom. 5. 9, and 10. We are justified by his death, but [saved] (namely, completely) by his life, (that is,) his living to intercede. So that the very salvation of Believers is it that is the work [the [Greek or Hebrew]] of Christs Intercession.
1. For the work it self, Intercession you have seen is a part of the office of Christs Priesthood, as well as his dying, and offering himselfe: now all the works of Christ are & must be perfect in their kind, (even as Gods are, of which sayes Moses,