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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
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But 2. Christs blood hath in its cry here a further advantage of Abel's blood attributed to it: For that ⟨p. 167⟩cried but from earth, from the ground, where it lay shed, and that but for an answerable earthly punishment on Cain, as he was a man upon the earth; but Christs blood is carried up to Heaven: for as the High-priest carried the blood of the Sacrifices into the Holy of holies, so hath Christ virtually carried his blood into Heaven, Heb. 9. 12. And this is intimated in this place also, as by the coherence will appear. For all the other particulars, (of which this is one) whereto he says the Saints are come, they are all in Heaven: You are come (says he ver. 22) to the City of the living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels, to the Church of the first borne who are written in Heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect: All which things are in Heaven; neither names he any other then such: And then adds [And to the blood of sprinkling which speaks, &c.] as a thing both speaking in Heaven, and besprinkled from Heaven, yea, wherewith Heaven is all besprinkled, as the Mercy-seat in the Holy of holies was, because sinners are to come thither. This Blood therefore cries from Heaven, it is next unto God who sits Judge there, it cries in his very ears; whereas the cry of blood from the ground is further off, and so though the cry thereof may come up to Heaven, yet the blood it self comes not up thither, as Christs already is. Abel's blood cried for vengeance to come down from heaven, but Christs blood cries us up into Heaven: like to that voice Revel. 11. 12. [Come up hither:] So ⟨p. 168⟩John 17. 24. Where I am, let them be, for whom this blood was shed.
But 2. Christs blood hath in its crie here a further advantage of Abels blood attributed to it: For that ⟨p. 167⟩cryed but from earth, from the ground, where it lay shed, and that but for an answerable earthly punishment on Cain, as he was a man upon the earth; but Christs blood is carried up to Heaven: for as the High-priest carried the blood of the Sacrifices into the Holy of holies, so hath Christ virtually carried his blood into Heaven,