A85428:407
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.
Part III.
§. I.
Some Generals to clear, 1. How this is to be understood, That Christs Heart is touched with the feeling of our infirmities: 2. The way how our Infirmities come to be feelingly let into his heart, 109 1. How this affection in Christ is to be understood, This explained by these degrees: 1. This affection of compassion is not wholly to be understood in a Metaphorical sense, as when God is said to be afflicted, &c. that is, not merely after the similitude of men, but in a true and real sense. 111 2. These affections in Christs humane nature are more like to ours then those which the Angels have, who notwithstanding have affections analogical to ours. 113 3 Christ having taken frail flesh ere he went to Heaven, this fits him yet more for having affections of mercy like unto ours. 115 3. For the way how our miseries are let into Christs heart so as to affect it. This explained by two things. 1, The Humane nature hath the knowledge and cognizance of all that can or doth befall us here. 118 2, He remembers how himself was once affected when he was under the like, 119
Some Generals to cleare, 1. How this is to be understood, That Christs Heart is touched with the feeling of our infirmities: 2. The way how our Infirmities come to be feelingly let into his heart, 109 1. How this affection in Christ is to be understood, This explained by these degrees: 1. This affection of compassion is not wholly to be understood in a Metaphoricall sense, as when God is said to be afflicted, &c. that is, not meerely after the similitude of men, but in a true and reall sense. 111 2. These affections in Christs humane nature are more like to ours then those which the Angells have, who notwithstanding have affections analogicall to ours. 113 3 Christ having taken fraile flesh ere he went to Heaven, this fits him yet more for having affections of mercie like unto ours. 115 3. For the way how our miseries are let into Christs heart so as to affect it. This explained by two things. 1, The Humane nature hath the knowledge and cognizance of all that can or doth befall us here. 118 2, He remembers how himselfe was once affected when he was under the like, 119