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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
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.
Faith and the supports of it, or rather Christ, as by his Death and Resurrection, &c. he is the foundation of Faith, and the cause of our Justification, is the main subject of these words: All which therefore to handle more largely, is the intended subject of this Discourse. And therefore as we have seen Christs faith for us, so now let us see what our faith is to be towards him: Only take this along with you, for a right bounding of all that follows; That the Faith (the object and support of which I would discourse of) is only, Faith as justifying; for Justification was properly here the matter of Christs faith for us, and is also answerably here held forth by Paul, as that faith which Believers are to have on him. Now faith is called justifying, only as it hath Justification for ⟨p. 10⟩its object, and as it goes out to Christ for Justification: So that all that shall be spoken must be confined to this alone, as the intendment of the Text. And concerning this, the Text doth two things:1
FAith and the supports of it, or rather Christ, as by his Death and Resurrection, &c. hee is the foundation of Faith, and the cause of our Justification, is the main subject of these words: All which therefore to handle more largely, is the intended subject of this Discourse. And therefore as we have seene Christs faith for us, so now let us see what our faith is to be towards him: Onely take this along with you, for a right bounding of all that follows; That the Faith (the object and support of which I would discourse of) is onely, Faith as justifying; for Justification was properly here the matter of Christs faith for us, and is also answerably here held forth by Paul, as that faith which Beleevers are to have on him. Now faith is called justifying, onely as it hath Justification for ⟨p. 10⟩its object, and as it goes out to Christ for Justification: So that all that shall be spoken must be confined to this alone, as the intendment of the Text. And concerning this, the Text doth two things:1
- 1Two things in the Text.