A85428:545
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.
And that it is the Apostles scope to hold this forth in this word, is evident by what follows, for he on purpose makes mention of those several degrees, proportions, and ranks of sinners under the old Law, who were capable of mercy and compassion, who can have compassion (says he) on the [ignorant,] and on ⟨p. 89⟩them that are [out of the way.] In the old Law you may read of several degrees and kinds of sins, for which God appointed or measured out differing and proportionable sacrifices. So for sins of ignorance there was one kind of sacrifice, Levit. 4. ver. 2. & 5. and another for sins against knowledge, or such as were wittingly committed, Ch. 6. ver. 2, 3. compared with ver. 6. Now when any sinner came to the High-priest to make atonement for him, the Priest was wisely to consider the kind and the proportion of his sin; as whether it were a sin of mere ignorance, or whether it were against knowledge, and accordingly he was to proportion a sacrifice, and to mediate for him: And so he did [Greek or Hebrew], pity him according to measure, or according to reason or discretion, (as in the margin it is varied.) And therefore the Apostle here mentions both the ignorant, (that is, those that sin out of mere ignorance) and them that are gone out of the way, namely, by wilful and witting iniquity. And so by this property that was to be in the High-priest, doth he here set forth Christ. As the measure of any mans need and distress is from sin and misery, accordingly is he affected towards him. And as we have sins of several sizes; accordingly hath he mercies, and puts forth a mediation proportionable; whether they be ignorances, or sins of daily incursion, or else sins more gross and presumptuous. And therefore let neither of them discourage any from coming unto Christ for grace and mercy.
And that it is the Apostles scope to hold this forth in this word, is evident by what follows, for he on purpose makes mention of those severall degrees, proportions, and ranks of sinners under the old Law, who were capable of mercy and compassion, who can have compassion (sayes he) on the [ignorant,] and on ⟨p. 89⟩them that are [out of the way.] In the old Law you may read of severall degrees and kinds of sinnes, for which God appointed or measured out differing and proportionable sacrifices. So for sinnes of ignorance there was one kind of sacrifice,