A85428:434
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
THE HEART OF Christ in Heaven, TO Sinners on Earth. › Epigraph › Section 1: §. I.
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.
Now fourthly, what was the mystery of this ⟨p. 11⟩his washing their feet? It was, as to give them an example of mutual love and humility, so to signify his washing away their sins: thus ver. 8. and 10. himself interprets it. It is true indeed, that now he is in heaven, he cannot come to wash the feet of their bodies, but he would signify thus much thereby, that those sinners that will come to him when in his glory, he will wash away all their sins: He loved his Church, & gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the [washing of water,] that he might present it to himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, &c. Eph. 5. 25, 26, 27.
Now fourthly, what was the mystery of this ⟨p. 11⟩his washing their feete? It was, as to give them an example of mutuall love and humility, so to signify his washing away their sins: thus ver. 8. and 10. himselfe interprets it. It is true indeede, that now he is in heaven, he cannot come to wash the feete of their bodies, but he would signifie thus much thereby, that those sinners that will come to him when in his glory, he will wash away all their sins: He loved his Church, & gave himself for it, that he might sanctifie and cleanse it with the [washing of water,] that he might present it to himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, &c. Eph. 5. 25, 26, 27.
This specimen or declaration of his mind, we have from this his carriage, at this his last farewell. Let us next take a survey of the drift of that long Sermon which he made at that his farewell, and we shall find the main scope of it to be further to assure his Disciples of what his Heart would be unto them, and that will make a second Demonstration.