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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 2: §. II.
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.
A second sort of Demonstrations from several engagements now lying upon Christ in heaven.
A second sort of Demonstrations from severall engagements now lying upon Christ in heaven.
There are a second sort of Demonstrations which may be drawn from many other several engagements continuing and lying upon Christ now he is in heaven: which must needs incline his heart towards us as much, yea more then ever. As
THere are a second sort of Demonstrations which may be drawn from many other severall engagements continuing and lying upon Christ now he is in heaven: which must needs encline his heart towards us as much, yea more then ever. As
1. The continuance of all those near and intimate Relations and alliances unto us of all sorts; which no glory of his, can make any alteration in: and therefore not in his heart and love, nor a declining any respects and offices of love, which such relations do call for at his hands. All relations that are natural, such as between father and child, husband and wife, brother and brother, &c. look what world they are made for, in that world they for ever hold, and can never be dissolved. These fleshly relations indeed do cease in that other world, because they were made only for this world: as Rom. 7. 1. The wife is bound to her husband but so long as he lives: But these relations of Christ unto us, were made in order to the world to come (as the Epistle to the Hebrews calls it:) and therefore are in their full vigour and ⟨p. 71⟩strength, and receive their compleatment therein. Wherefore it is, that Christ is said to be the same to day, yesterday, and for ever,