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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.
SECT. V.
The Triumph of Faith from Christs INTERCESSION.
Chap. 1. A connection of this with the former. And how this adds a further support to faith. Two things propounded to be handled out of the Text: 1. The concurrency of Influence that Christs In tercession hath into our Salvation: 2, The Security that Faith may have therefrom, ⟨image 10⟩for our Justification. 114 Chap. 2. The first Head: The concurrency of influence Intercession hath into our salvation, explained by two things: 1. Intercession one part of Christs Priesthood, and the most excellent part of it. 116 Two parts of Christs office of Priesthood, (as there was of the High-Priests office under the Old Law) 1. To offer up himself, 2. To intercede. 117 Without Intercession Christ had not been a perfect High-Priest. 119 His Oblation would otherwise have been ineffectual. 124 Chap. 3. 2. The special peculiar influence that Intercession hath into our Salvation and Justification; And the Reasons why God appointed it to be added unto all the former. 125 Which are of three sorts 126 1. Respecting God. 1. In general: God will be dealt with like himself. ibid. 2. Particularly: 1. In that it is for the glory of his free grace. 127 Which looks to be entreated. 128 2. In that Gods justice stood upon such a respect to be performed to it. 130 2. Respecting us. Intercession being requisite to, and the best way to effect our salvation. ibid. This demonstrated, ⟨image 10⟩1. In general: God would have us saved all manner of ways. 131 And the application of Redemption unto us is from Christs Intercession. ibid. 2. More particularly. Our justification depends upon it: as 1. The first Act of our conversion and justification depends on it. 133 2. The continuance of our justification depends on it. 134 3. A full security thereby given that we shall be justified for ever. And this, 1. Against sins past. 135 2. Against our being condemned by new sins. 137 Intercession principally intended for sins after conversion. 138 3. Respecting Christ. Intercession ordained, 1. That none of Christs offices should lye vacant. 139 2. That Christ might have a continual hand in every work of our salvation, unto the last. 140 Chap. 4. The second Head. The great security that our faith may have for our Justification, from Christs interceding for us, Showed 1. By way of EVIDENCE, And this by two things. 142 1. The end of Intercession is actually and completely to save;