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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.
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we may therefore be sure of him that he both doth it, and will do it for ever. O what a comfort is it, that as children are mutual pledges and ties of love between man and wife, so that we should be made such between God the Father and the Son! And this demonstration is taken ⟨p. 54⟩from the influence of the first Person of the Trinity; namely, from God the Father.
we may therefore be sure of him that he both doth it, and will doe it for ever. O what a comfort is it, that as children are mutuall pledges and tyes of love betweene man and wife, so that wee should be made such betweene God the Father and the Sonne! And this demonstration is taken ⟨p. 54⟩from the influence of the first Person of the Trinity; namely, from God the Father.
Then (secondly) this his love is not a forced love, which he strives only to bear towards us, because his Father hath commanded him to marry us; but it is his nature, his disposition: Which added to the former, affords a second demonstration of the point in hand, and is drawn from God the Sonne. This disposition is free and natural to him; he should not be Gods Son else, nor take after his heavenly Father: unto whom it is natural to show mercy, but not so to punish, which is his strange work, but mercy pleaseth him, he is the Father of mercy, he begets them naturally. Now Christ is his own Son, [Greek or Hebrew] (as by way of distinction he is called) and his natural Son; yea, his humane nature being united to the second Person, is thereby become the natural Son of God, not adopted, as we are. And if he be his natural Son in privileges, then also his Fathers properties are natural to him; more natural then to us, who are but his adopted sons. And if we as the elect of God (who are but the adopted sons) are exhorted to put on Bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, &c. (as Col. 3. 12.) then much more must these dispositions needs be found in Christ the Natural Son, and these, not put on by him, but be as natural to him as his Son-ship is: God is love, (as John says) and Christ is love covered over with flesh, yea, our flesh. And besides, it is certain, that as God hath fashioned the hearts of all