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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.
2. Now if such a soul ask, But will Christ upon my coming to him for salvation, be set awork to intercede for me, and undertake my cause?
2. Now if such a soule aske, But will Christ upon my comming to him for salvation, be set avvork to intercede for mee, and undertake my cause?
I answer it out of those words, [He lives to intercede for them who come to God by him.] He lives on purpose to perform this work; it is the end of his living, the business of his life. And as he received a commandment to dye, and it was the end of his life on earth; so he hath received a command to intercede, and to be a common ⟨p. 199⟩High-Priest for all that come to God by him. God hath appointed him to this work by an oath, He sware, and would not repent, Thou shalt be a Priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek; and this is the end of his life in heaven. That as in the Old Law the High-priest (Christs type in this) ought to offer up the sacrifice of every one that came unto God by him, (as HEB. 5. 5.) in like manner Christ; for it is his calling, (as you have it, ver. 6.) Otherwise, as that woman said to Philip, when she came to him for justice, and he put her off, Then cease (says she) to be a King: So if Christ should deny any such soul to take its cause in hand, he must then cease to be a Priest. He lives to intercede: He is a Priest called by God, as was Aaron, ver. 6. Wherefore he ought to do it, in that it is his office.
I ansvver it out of those vvords, [He lives to intercede for them who come to God by him.] He lives on purpose to performe this vvork; it is the end of his living, the businesse of his life. And as he received a commandment to dye, and it was the end of his life on earth; so he hath received a command to intercede, and to be a common ⟨p. 199⟩High-Priest for all that come to God by him. God hath appointed him to this work by an oath, He sware, and would not repent, Thou shalt be a Priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedech; and this is the end of his life in heaven. That as in the Old Law the High-priest (Christs type in this) ought to offer up the sacrifice of every one that came unto God by him, (as