Contvul íng il'I t it' l cniptfon 265 they (houldbe for ever deprived ofthe Benefits,who ob- Chap. r 4 flinately reed the Means that purchafe.f them if vti 2, The Death of Chrifl hath procured Grace for Men. We made a Forfeiture of our Original Holinefs, and were righteouflydeprived of it. And till Divine Ju- fice was appeafed,all influences of Grace were fufpend- ed. Now the Death of Chrift opened Heaven, and brought down the Spirit, who is the Principle of Re- novation inus. The Worldlay inmickednefs,as a Carcafs I j t,n in the grave, infenfible of its horror and corruption. The Holy Spirit hath infpired it with a new life, and by a marvellous change hath caufed Purity to fucceed Pollution. 3 . The receiving Believers intoHeaven is a convin- cing proofof the all-fufficiencyofhis Sacrifice. For Ju- fice will not permit that Glory and Immortality,which are the Priviledges ofthe Righteous, fhouldbe given to guiltyand defiled Creatures. Thereforeour Saviour's firf and greatefi work was to remove the bar that ex- cluded us from the place of Felicity. 'Tis more dif- ficult to jufifie a Sinner, than to glorifie a Saint. The Goodnefs of God inclines Him to bellow Happinefs on thofe who are not obnoxious to the Law ; but his Ju- ficewas to be aton'dby Sufferings. Nowwhat fron- get Argument can there be, that God is infinitely plea - fed with what His Son hath done and fuffered for his People, than the takingof them intohis Prefence to fee his Glory if The Apoflle fets down this order in the work ofour Redemption, That Chrift being made perfecl by He,. f_ Sufferings, that is,having coniummated that part ofhis Office which refpeded the expiation of Sin , He became the Author of eternal Salvation toall that obey him, To fum up all, 'tis obfervable, that the Scripture attributes to the Death of Chrift, not only Satisfy Lion, whereby we are redeemed from Puniihment ; but fuch a redun- M m dant
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