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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
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Neither 2.1 did he exercise faith for himself only, but for us also; and that more then any of us is put to it, to exercise for himself: for he in dying, and emptying himself, trusted God with the merit of all his sufferings aforehand, there being many thousands of souls to be saved thereby a long while after, even to the end of the world. He dyed and betrusted all that stock into his Fathers hands, to give it out in Grace and Glory, as those for whom he dyed should have need. And this is a greater trust (considering the infinite number of ⟨p. 5⟩his elect, as then yet to come) then any man hath occasion to put forth for himself alone. God trusted Christ before he came into the world, and saved many millions of the Jews upon his bare word: And then Christ, at his death, trusts God again as much, both for the salvation of Jews and Gentiles, that were to believe after his death. In Heb. 2. 12, 13, 14, 15. it is made an Argument, that Christ was a man like us, because he was put to live by faith like as we are (which the angels do not) and to this end, the Apostle brings in these words prophesied of him, as spoken by him of himself, [I will put my trust in him] as one proof that he was a man like unto us. Now for what was it that he trusted God? By the Context it appears to be this, that he should be the salvation of his brethren and children, and that he should have a seed and a generation to serve him, and raise up a Church to God to praise him in. For this is made his confidence and the issue of his sufferings in that fore-cited Psal. 22. from ver. 22. to the end.
Neither 2.1 did he exercise faith for himselfe only, but for us also; and that more then any of us is put to it, to exercise for himselfe: for he in dying, and emptying himselfe, trusted God with the merit of all his sufferings aforehand, there being many thousands of soules to be saved thereby a long while after, even to the end of the world. He dyed and betrusted all that stock into his Fathers hands, to give it out in Grace and Glory, as those for whom he dyed should have neede. And this is a greater trust (considering the infinite number of