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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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As Christ since the incarnation, is a Mediator incarnate, so before the incarnation he was Mediator to be incarnate. He was designed and accepted to be Mediator from Eternity: Jesus Christ yesterday, and to day, and for ever, Heb. 13.8. He was declared, and declaratively accepted to be Mediator presently after the fall, Gen. 3.15. Hence it was as free and entire unto God, to save those that dyed before the incarnation, for the sake of a Mediator to be incarnate; as it is to save those that dyed since the incarnation, for the sake of a Mediator actually incarnate. Though Christ was not actually slain until his passion, yet he was virtually incarnate, & slain (that is in God's Decree and acceptation) from the Foundation of the world, Rev. 13.8. Therefore he must needs be a Mediator from the foundation of the world.
As Christ since the incarnation, is a Mediatour incarnate, so before the incarnation he was Mediatour to be incarnate. He was designed and accepted to be Mediatour from Eternity: Jesus Christ yesterday, and to day, and for ever, Heb. 13.8. He was declared, and declaratively accepted to be Mediatour presently after the fall, Gen. 3.15. Hence it was as free and entire unto God, to save those that dyed before the incarnation, for the sake of a Mediatour to be incarnate; as it is to save those that dyed since the incarnation, for the sake of a Mediatour actually incarnate. Though Christ was not actually slain until his passion, yet he was virtually incarnate, & slain (that is in God's Decree and acceptation) from the Foundation of the world, Rev. 13.8. Therefore he must needs be a Mediatour from the foundation of the world.