A85428:569
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 3 › Section 1: §. I.
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.
§. I.
Some generals to clear how this is to be understood, That CHRISTS Heart is touched with the feeling of our infirmities, together with the way how our infirmities come to be feelingly let into his Heart.
Some generals to cleare how this is to be understood, That CHRISTS Heart is touched with the feeling of our infirmities, together with the way how our infirmities come to be feelingly let into his Heart.
Having thus given such full and ample Demonstrations of the tenderness & sameness of Christs Heart unto us now he is in Heaven, with that which it was whilst he was ⟨p. 110⟩here on earth; and those, both extrinsical (in the first part) and Intrinsical (in the second.) I now come to that last Head which I propounded in the opening of these words, namely, the way and manner of Christs being affected with pity unto us; both how it is to be understood by us, and also how such affections come to be let into his heart, and therein to work these bowels of compassion unto us. This in the beginning of the Second Part I propounded to be handled, as being necessary both for the opening and clearing the words of the Text, (which mainly hold forth this) as also for the clearing of the thing it self, the point in hand. For (as I there showed) these words come in by way of pre-occupation or prevention of an objection, a sif his state now in heaven were not capable of such affections as should tenderly move him to pity & commiseration, he being now glorified both in soul and body. Which thought, because it was apt to arise in all mens minds, the Apostle therefore fore-stalls it, both by affirming the contrary, [We have not an High-Priest that cannot be touched, &c.] that is, he both can be, (or, is capable of it) and likewise is touched, notwithstanding all his glory; as also by his annexing the reason of it, or showing the way how it comes to pass, in that in all points he was tempted like as we are.