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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.
Now what security doth this afford?1 for to be saved is more then to be justified; for it is the actual possessing us of heaven. So then, do but grant that Christs Intercession is as perfect a work in its kind as Christs death is in its kind; and you must needs be saved. The perfection of Christs death, and the work thereof, wherein lay it (as on Christs part to be performed) but in this, that he should lay down a Ransom sufficient to purchase salvation for such and such persons as God would save? and so the perfection of it lies in the worth and sufficiency of it, to that end it was ordained for: it being a perfect sacrifice in it self, able to purchase eternal redemption for us, and to make us salvable against all sins and the demerits of them, and to give us right to Heaven: and had it wanted a grain of this, it had then been imperfect. Now then answerably, for intercession, the comfort of our souls is, that the proper work that lies upon Christ therein, is the complete saving those very persons, and the possessing them of Heaven, this is ⟨p. 145⟩the [Greek or Hebrew], the proper work thereof. To outvie the demerits of our sins was the perfection of his death, but to save our souls is the end and perfection of his Intercession; Our sins are the object of the one, and our souls of the other. To that end was intercession added to his death, that we might not have a right to Heaven in vain, of which we might be dispossessed. Now therefore upon this ground if Christ should fail of our souls salvation, yea, but of any one degree of glory (purchased by his death to any soul) which that soul should want, this work of his would then want and fall short so much of its perfection. That place in Heb. 7. says not only that Christ will do his utmost to save, but save to the utmost.
Now what security doth this afford?1 for to be saved is more then to be justified; for it is the actual possessing us of heaven. So then, do but grant that Christs Intercession is as perfect a work in its kind as Christs death is in its kind; and you must needs be saved. The perfection of Christs death, and the work thereof, wherein lay it (as on Christs part to be performed) but in this, that he should lay downe a Ransome sufficient to purchase salvation for such and such persons as God would save? and so the perfection of it lies in the worth and sufficiencie of it, to that end it was ordained for: it being a perfect sacrifice in it self, able to purchase eternall redemption for us, and to make us salvable against all sins and the demerits of them, and to give us right to Heaven: and had it wanted a graine of this, it had then been imperfect. Now then answerably, for intercession, the comfort of our souls is, that the proper work that lies upon Christ therein, is the compleat saving those very persons, and the possessing them of Heaven, this is