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The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…
The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. / Delivered in several sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. / Delivered in severall sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.
London: printed by G.D. for Francis Eglesfield, 1651
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Thirdly, Christ hath also redeemed believers from the punishment of all iniquity, so that there is no punishment of iniquity can fall upon any believer: See this in Rom. 8. 1. There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ jesus, that is, to believers: Christ hath redeemed them from the curse of the Law, therefore from all punishment that belongeth to the breaking of the Law. This the Apostle excellently setteth forth in Rom. 5. 18. Where as (saith he) by the offence of one, (that is the first Adam) judgement came upon all men to condemnation: So by the righteousness ⟨p. 26⟩of one, (that is, of Jesus Christ) the free gift came upon all men to justification of life. Observe it: All that are in Christ they have a free gift of justification, they are acquitted and discharged from all punishment of sin whatsoever. Indeed I am not of their mind that say, That God never punisheth his children for sin, it is an abominable Doctrine, and contrary to the whole course of the Scriptures. But yet this I desire you to observe, That though God punisheth believers for their sin, yet there is no believer that hath the punishment of sin; For you must know, that there is a punishment for sin, and a punishment of sin; the punishment of sin, that beginneth in the wrath of God, and endeth in eternal damnation; now no believer hath this punishment: Indeed for their sins they are punished, but not with a punishment of sin, neither cometh their punishment from wrath, neither doth it end in hell; but all the punishment they have for sin is a fatherly correction, it is such a punishment as whereby God cleareth his justice to the world, and makes it appear, that he is no cockering Faith: It is such a punishment whereby they are trained, fitted, and educated, for the Kingdom of heaven, to which Christ hath redeemed them; so that though God punisheth them for sin, yet he never layeth upon them the complete punishment of sin, Christ hath redeemed them from the fruit of iniquity.
Thirdly, Christ hath also redeemed beleevers from the punishment of all iniquitie, so that there is no punishment of iniquitie can fall upon any beleever: See this in Rom. 8. 1. There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ jesus, that is, to beleevers: Christ hath redeemed them from the curse of the Law, therefore from all punishment that belongeth to the breaking of the Law. This the Apostle excellently setteth forth in