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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 3 › Section 3: §. III.
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.
This Scruple satisfied: How his heart can be feelingly touched with our Sins, (our greatest infirmities) seeing he was tempted [without sin.]
This Scruple satisfied: How his heart can be feelingly touched wtth our Sinnes, (our greatest infirmities) seeing he was tempted [without sinne.]
There remains one great unsatisfaction to be removed, which cannot but of it self arise in every good heart. You told us, (may they say,) that by [infirmities] sins were meant, and that the Apostles scope was to encourage us against them also, (and they are indeed the greatest discomforts and discouragements of all other) Now against them, this which the Apostle here speaks affordeth us but little, seeing Christ knows not how experimentally to pity ⟨p. 134⟩us therein, for he knew no sin: Yea, the Apostle himself doth here except it, He was tempted in all things, [yet without sin.] It may comfort us indeed, that Christ doth and will pity us in all other infirmities, because he himself was subject to the like; but he never knew what it was to be under sin, and vexed with a lust, (as I am,) and how shall I relieve my self against that, by what the Apostle here speaks of him? I shall endeavour to give some satisfaction and relief in this, by these following considerations.
THere remaines one great unsatisfaction to be removed, which cannot but of it selfe arise in every good heart. You told us, (may they say,) that by [infirmities] sinnes were meant, and that the Apostles scope was to encourage us against them also, (and they are indeede the greatest discomforts and discouragements of all other) Now against them, this which the Apostle here speakes affordeth us but little, seeing Christ knowes not how experimentally to pitie ⟨p. 134⟩us therein, for he knew no sinne: Yea, the Apostle himselfe doth here except it, Hee was tempted in all things, [yet without sinne.] It may comfort us indeede, that Christ doth and will pittie us in all other infirmities, because hee himselfe was subject to the like; but hee never knew what it was to bee under sinne, and vexed with a lust, (as I am,) and how shall I releeve my selfe against that, by what the Apostle here speakes of him? I shall endeavour to give some satisfaction and reliefe in this, by these following considerations.