The Law of God condemns for Sin. Rom. 6.23. The wages of sin is death. It brings Men under obligation to suffer Eternal Punishment. All Men by Sin are exposed to the wrath of God. This begets a great deal of disquietment in the hearts of some Men, they would gladly be put into a way to be delivered from the guilt of Sin; they have tried some methods and they don't effect the thing, Prayers and Tears will not do; but this Doctrine gives an account what will do: There is virtue in the blood of Christ to do it. Some things have a tendency to work this and that Effect, but they are not always ⟨p. 3⟩powerful; but there is worth enough in the blood of Christ to take away Sin. Other things are no ransom for the Soul; but they that have an interest in the blood of Christ are delivered from the guilt of Sin. It is all one whether Mens Sins be more or sewer, whither more or less heinous, the blood of Christ will wash them clean. Meats and drinks have virtue to nourish Men, Clothes have virtue to warm them, Physic may have virtue to heal them, but the blood of Christ has virtue to cleanse them from their Sins. If a Man have Money, he may purchase Land or Cattle or Corn, but he cannot purchase Pardon, but the blood of Christ will procure the Pardon of Sin. Eph. 1.7. In whom we have Redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. Rev. 5.9. Thou hast Redeemed us to God by thy blood. Wisdom is a defence and Money is a defence, but the blood of Christ is a defence against the curse of the Law: Gal. 3.13. He hath Redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us.
The Law of God condemns for Sin. Rom. 6.23. The wages of sin is death. It brings Men under obligation to suffer Eternal Punishment. All Men by Sin are exposed to the wrath of God. This begets a great deal of disquietment in the hearts of some Men, they would gladly be put into a way to be delivered from the guilt of Sin; they have tryed some methods and they don't effect the thing, Prayers and Tears will not do; but this Doctrine gives an account what will do: There is vertue in the blood of Christ to do it. Some things have a tendency to work this and that Effect, but they are not always ⟨p. 3⟩powerful; but there is worth enough in the blood of Christ to take away Sin. Other things are no ransom for the Soul; but they that have an interest in the blood of Christ are delivered from the guilt of Sin. It is all one whether Mens Sins be more or sewer, whither more or less heinous, the blood of Christ will wash them clean. Meats and drinks have vertue to nourish Men, Clothes have vertue to warm them, Physick may have vertue to heal them, but the blood of Christ has vertue to cleanse them from their Sins. If a Man have Money, he may purchase Land or Cattle or Corn, but he cannot purchase Pardon, but the blood of Christ will procure the Pardon of Sin. Eph. 1.7. In whom we have Redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. Rev. 5.9. Thon hast Redeemed us to God by thy blood. Wisdom is a defence and Money is a defence, but the blood of Christ is a defence against the curse of the Law: Gal. 3.13. He hath Redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us.
