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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.
TO THE READER.
What the scope of this treatise it self is, the Title-page and the Table that follows, will sufficiently inform you: I shall only here acquaint you, with what was mine, in a few words. I have by long experience observed many holy and precious souls, who have clearly and wholly given up themselves to Christ, to be saved by him his own way; And who at their first conversion (as also at times of desertion,) have made an entire and immediate close with Christ alone for their Justification, who yet in the ordinary course and way of their spirits, have been too much carried away with the Rudiments of Christ in their own hearts, and not after Christ himself: The stream of their more constant thoughts and deepest intentions running in the channel of reflecting upon, and searching into the gracious dispositions of their own hearts, so to bring down, or to raise up (as the Apostles words are, Rom. 10. 8.) and so get a sight of Christ by them. Whereas Christ himself is nigh them ⟨image 3⟩(as the Apostle there speaks) if they would but nakedly look upon himself through thoughts of pure and single faith.
WHat the scope of this treatise it selfe is, the Title-page and the Table that followes, will sufficiently informe you: I shall onely here acquaint you, with what was mine, in a few words. I have by long experience observed many holy and precious soules, who have clearely and wholly given up themselves to Christ, to be saved by him his owne way; And who at their first conversion (as also at times of desertion,) have made an entire and immediate cloze with Christ alone for their Justification, who yet in the ordinary course and way of their spirits, have beene too much carried away with the Rudiments of Christ in their owne hearts, and not after Christ himselfe: The streame of their more constant thoughts and deepest intentions running in the channell of reflecting upon, and searching into the gracious dispositions of their owne hearts, so to bring down, or to raise up (as the Apostles words are,