A85428:466
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 3: §. 3.
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.
This for Pauls conference with him.
Then again, sixty years after his Ascension, did the Apostle John receive a Revelation from him, even when all the Apostles were dead, (for after all their deaths was that book written) and that Revelation is said to be in a more immediate manner, the Revelation of Jesus Christ, (so Chap. 1. 1.) then any other of the Apostles writings: and you read that Christ made an Apparition of himself to him, and said, I am he that was dead, and am alive, and live for evermore, Chap. 1. 18. Now let us but consider Christs last words, in that his last book, (the last that Christ hath spoken since he went to Heaven, or that he is to utter till the day of Judgement) you have them in the last Chapter, ver. 16. I Jesus have sent mine. Angel to testify unto you these things in the Churches: I am the root and the off-spring of David;—[and the Spirit and the Bride say, Come: and let him that heareth say, Come: and let him that is athirst come: and whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely.] They are the latter words I cite this place for; The occasion of these words was this: Christ was now in Heaven, and had before promised one day to come again, and fetch us all to Heaven: And in the mean time, mark what an echoing and answering of hearts and of desires there is mutually between Him from heaven, ⟨p. 38⟩and believing sinners from below: Earth calls upon Heaven, and Heaven calls upon earth, as the Prophet speaks. The Bride from earth says unto Christ, Come to me; and the Spirit in the Saints hearts below, says, Come unto him also: and Christ cries out as loud from Heaven, Come, in answer unto this desire in them; so that heaven and earth ring again of it. Let him that is athirst come to me; and let him that will come, come, and take of the waters of life freely: This is Christ speech unto men on earth. They call him to come unto earth, to Judgement; and he calls sinners to come up to heaven unto him for mercy: They cannot desire his coming to them, so much as he desires their coming to him. Now what is the meaning of this, that upon their calling upon him to come, he should thus call upon them to come? It is in effect as if he had plainly uttered himself thus, I have a heart to come to you, but I must have all you my Elect that are to be on earth, come to me first: