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The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…
The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by Richard Pierce for Joseph Browning, 1686
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Arg. IV. All those Scriptures which speak of Sins being done away by the blood of Christ, prove that his Death was Satisfactory. Hence the Sins of his people are said to be purged away thereby. Heb. 1. 3. And washed away, Rev. 1. 5. And their souls sprinkled therewith to the cleansing of them from the Guilt and Filth of sin, Heb. 10. 22. That which doth avail to the removing of the Guilt of sin, and so of the punishment due thereunto, is satisfactory to Divine Justice, but this we see is true of the Death of Christ.
Arg. 5. All those Scriptures which speak of Christ's standing in our stead prove the Doctrine of His Satisfaction to Divine Justice. He stands in our stead. He is called a Surety, Heb. 7. 22. And is said to dye for us. 2. Cor. 5. 14, 15. h. e. not only for our benefit but in our room. For us, i. e. instead of us. 2. Sam. 18. 33. Rom. 5. 6, 7. Hence Christ is said to dye not only for us, but for our sins, •. Cor. 15. 3. A Substitution of one in the room of another is noted by that Expression. The Apostles and Martyrs all dyed for our good, but not for our Sins; as it is said of Christ. Therefore that Expression of Christ's ⟨p. 171⟩dying for us, implieth more than his dying for our benefit only. An he is said to be a Curse for us, (Gal. 3. 13.) the Curse which was due to us fell upon Him. And to bear our Sins, 1, Pet. 2. 24.