/ Head H. Jujl(/icat-ion. ~33 has for clothing of the naked, Rev. iiL J S. Tfius·tli'e rlghte·, eufoefsof ChriH: becomes his: and becaufe it is by unq\Jeltion– able tide, it. is imputed to him ; it is reckoned his, in the j.u.dgment of. Go,d, -w~ich is always accordin~ to t.he truth -o.f the thing. And fo the qelieviog- finner ha.ving a righteouf• nefs which fully a.nfwers the demands of the law, he is par– ' doned, and ac£ep'ted as r,ighteous. See Ifa.lxv. 22, 24. 25 Rom. iii. :: 4• arid chap. v. 1. Now ·he is a free man. l11htJ jhall lay any thing to the charge of thefe wl:lem God juliifi· eth ? Can jufiice lay any thing to their charge ? No, for it is fatisfied. ·can the law ? No, for it has got all its den1ands ef them i:o J.efus Chrift, Gal.ii. 26. I am crucified rz.~~ith Chrijl. What can the law tequire ·more aft er it has wo,unded their Head ; poured in wra th, in full meafure, into their foul, and' cut off their life, and brought it into the dttjl o/ death; in f.o,far <ts it bath done all this to JejitJ C.h-iifl, who is their head, Eph. i. 22 ·: their-flu/, i\Etsii. 25, 27 . and their life? Col. iii. 4 · ·Wha t is become ef the hi)ner ~s own hand·'ll..'rit· ing, ,whieh would prove tbe debt · upon him ? Chrill has blotted i.t out, Col. ii. 14· But, it may be, jufbc.e may get its eye upon it a.gain : no, be tMk it . out of the way.. But, 6 lihat it had been torn in pieces, may the finner fay : yea, fo it is ; the nails that pierced Chr\~l's hands an-d feet, are cl riven throu·gh i't, he nailed it. But what if rhe ror.n pieces – be (et together agaiR ? That carmot be ; for he nailed it to his croft, and his crof.o; was •buried with him,. but will never · Jlife more, feeingChrijl dieth no mon. \.oVhere is tbeface-•co– 'lJering that was upon th·e condemned man ? Chrifi h<~.~ de .. _ flroyed it, lfa . xxv.. 7. \Vhere is death; 'that flood before the finner, wi th a g:rim faoe, and an open m0mh, ·ready to devourJ;Iim? Chrifl has ftwa!lowed·it up in viflb:ry,. ver. 8. Glory, glory, _glory to him that thus ivved .us and •wajhed' us from r.lUrj i m in his o.wn· blood.. The fecond benefit flowing from the fame fpri:ng ofunion ':Y!·t~. ~Ch.rifl, and comi~gby t:he way of juftification, is pea-c~;. p.eace With God, and peace of <:ronfeience . .accmding to the -meafpre ot ~he fenfe the juflified have of thei• peace ·wich· -pod, R~m. v. t. Th1:re(or.~ beingJuJltfied ~<_fai-th', we have· jleace•#IJ.!Jt'h Clod Chap. xtv •. 7. For the kingdom of Cod 'if· '!ot' meat and drink, hut righteoufnefs and peace, and' jr;y. m·,thq Ho'iJ' G·.~ofi. V\~ h~rea.s 6oa was their snemy before,.. u ' . 3 , new-
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