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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
THE HEART OF Christ in Heaven, TO Sinners on Earth. › Part 2 › Section 1: §. 1.
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.
You may easily conceive what Law it was by the subject of it, his Bowels; which are still put for the most tender affections; (Colos. 3. 12. Bowels of mercy, kindness, &c.) It was no other then that law of love, mercy and pity to poor sinners, which God gave him in charge, as he was to be Mediator. It was that special law which lay on ⟨p. 51⟩him as he was the second Adam; like that which was given to the first Adam, Non concedendi, over and above the Moral Law, not to eat the forbidden fruit; such a Law was this he there speaks of: It was the law of his being a Mediator and a sacrifice, (for of that he expressly speaks, v. 6, 7.) over and besides the Moral Law, which was common to him with us. The word in the Original is, [In the middest] of my bowels, to show it was deeply engraven: it had its seat in the centre, it sate nearest, and was most inward in his heart.
You may easily conceive what Law it was by the subject of it, his Bowels; which are still put for the most tender affections; (Colos. 3. 12. Bowels of mercie, kindnesse, &c.) It was no other then that law of love, mercy and pity to poore sinners, which God gave him in charge, as he was to be Mediator. It was that speciall law which lay on ⟨p. 51⟩him as he was the second Adam; like that which was given to the first Adam, Non concedendi, over and above the Morall Law, not to eate the forbidden fruit; such a Law was this he there speakes of: It was the law of his being a Mediator and a sacrifice, (for of that he expresly speakes, v. 6, 7.) over and besides the Morall Law, which was common to him with us. The word in the Originall is, [In the middest] of my bowels, to shew it was deeply engraven: it had its seat in the center, it sate neerest, and was most inward in his heart.
Yea, and as that special Law of not eating the forbidden fruit, was to Adam, Praeceptum Symbolicum, (as Divines call it) given over and besides all the ten Commandments, to be a trial, a sign or symbol of his obedience to all the rest; such was this Law given unto Christ, the second Adam; so as that God would judge of all his other obedience unto himself by this: Yea it was laid on him with that earnestness by God, and so commended by him, as that if ever Christ would have him to love him, he should be sure to love us. Thus in that place fore-cited,