Book IV. jZ,ooktng unto jjtfu.s. Ghap. l. Seer\ his death is for the applying of our ju!l:ification ;. as the !lamp adds no vmue , nor /I matter of real value to a piece of gold, but only It makes that value which befo 1 e it bad actually appliable and currant tJnto us; fo the refurrection of Chrill was nopart of the price or fatisfadion wh1ch Chnfl made to God, yet is it that which applie; all his merits, ar<l makes them of force umo Ills Members.. Some I knowwould go fur– ther, Lucim a learned Wmer fatth, that Juflzficatron M rhercfo~e lfttribmrd to Chrifl's rrfurreEiiOit, beca#{e " WM the compleat, and ulttmare trCf of Chrifl s active obuiience, and from hence inferreth that rrmi[Jion of fin is dttributtd to hu p11j]rve obeditnq, and juflifi– c~ttion or i"!puttttzon o{ r~ghte~ufne[s, tohJJ tl{fi.ve ~be,diena. G?adwi~ no way inferiour to him, fatth, that JU(bficanon IS pur upon Chnft s refurrecuon With "rAther, who i< he r/,at condemneth ~ it. u Chriflthat dud, yea rAther that io rifcn again ; not but that the nutter of our JU!hficatlon IS only the obedtence and drarh of Chri!! , bur the form of our juflificarion, or the acr of pronouncing us righteous by that his obedi– ence and death depends upon Chrill's rrfurrectivn; !or rhen it was that C'hrift him– (elf was juftified, and the~ he was juflified as a corr.mon perfon, reprefeming us rhere– m. fo that we were then JUfltfied wnh bun, and m l]un; and we are faid to be rifcn with him, <1nd to fit with him in hMveniy places. Bt~rgCJ, one admirably judicious, faith, rhat juflification is given to Chrifl's refurrecrion, as a priviledge flowing from its efficient caufe ; Indeed Chrij} s death u the rr.critoriotM caufe of o11r juflification , but Chrifl's rt[Hrrdiion u in {o11e fence ( falCh he) . the ejficiem ca1.Je, brcaufe by hu rifing agam, the S f JYtt of G•d dotb make ..., capable if Jlfj/tficatton, and then befloweth it o11 m. I know there is ~ome difference amongft thefe .Worthies, bQt rl1cy aJJ agree in this, that the refurrccuon of Chnfi wasfor our JUfithcauon, and d1ar by the refurrectionof Chrifl all 1 he merits of his death were made appliable unto us. As there was a price and ronfomo o be paid by Chrill for the redemption of man, fo it Wai nece!Tary that the fruit, effect, and benefit of Chrifl's red~mprion fl10uld be applied, and conferred . now this work of application and actual collacion of the fruit of Chrifts death, be: gan to be m fieri upon the rdurredion day; bi't it was not then finilhed, and per– fected . for to the confummauon thereof, the Afcenhon of Chnft , the Miflion of the holy Gholl, Apollolical preaching of the Goipel to 'ews and Gentiles, the Do– nation of Heavenly grace, and C brifl's Intercellion at the right hand of God were ve– ry neceffary. 0 the benefit of ChriH's refurredion a. to our juflificarion ! If Chrijl be not ri.ftn again, ye IZYt yet m ) 'OHr fins , and )OHr [11ith iJ £n vain. Remiifion of fin (which i> a part of our juhification) tlwugh pw chafed by Chrift's death, yet could not be applied to us, or pofiibly be made ours without Chri(t's rrfurrection; andfi in this rcfped oh how dehrable is 11! · 2. He rofe again for our fandification. So the Apoflle, He bath quicktntd..., t1ge~ ther with Chrijf, and bath raifcd 115 up toterhtr with Chrifl. Our fir!! refurrechon is from Chrift's refurredion ; if you would know how you that were blind in bean, uncircumcifrd in fpitit, utterly unacquaimed with the life of God, are now Jighr in the Lord , affecting heavenly things , walking in riglueoufnefs ; it comes from this bleffrd refurredion of Jefus Chrift; we areqnickfmd with Chrifl; it is Cl1rift's refur– redion that raifed our fouls, being /lark dead, with fuch a refurrection as that they lhall never die more. Whence the Apoftle, Rukgn your [elves to be dend unto fin, b11t alive unto God through 'fef.u Chrifl .,., Lord. We are dead to fin, and alive unto Gcd by the death and_refurrection of Jefus Chrift, we may reckon r.hus for our (elves, that if we be m Clmfl, there comes a venue from Clmft, an effectual workmg of Chrift by his Spirit into our !Jean•, and ir is fuch a work as will conform us to Chrill: dead, und to Cl1rift rifen; why, reckon thus, faith the Apoflle; go nor by guefs, and fay, I hope it will be better with me d1an ir harh been; no, no, but rec– kon; conclude, make account, I mufl Live to God, I »mfr liw thr life ofgr.rce, for Chrifl is rifrn: To the fame porpofe he fpe1ks before, Lik! "" Chrifl wa. raifed up from tht dead by the glory of the Fathtr,. e11m fo Wt aljO [hould walk_ in newnefs of Lif~· Cbriil: rofe •·gain to a new life,. and herern his refurr~crron differed from the re~urrecuon of thofe others raifed by l11m, as o( La:ur"', Jam« Daughter, the W1dow of N~Ums Son, for they were but raifed to the fame life, whicb formerly they lived, but Jefos (brill: was raifed up to a new life; and according to ths exemplar we lhould now walk in newnefs of life. this is the end of Chri!!'s refurrection, rhat we flwuld be new cream:es! of new li~cs , new principles, ne1v coJWer[atiqns: he rofe again for our fanwfiratron. · 3· He
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