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The
influence
of
the
Oblation
of
Ch.
into
the
Perl ofSts.
CAP.V11.
4.t2.
bath
done by
the
Lam
of
Faith
,
which gives him
the Glory
of
his
165
Grace, and
all his
other
Attibutes, exalts
Jefias
Chrift, whom
it
is
his
will
we
fhould
Honour, as
we
Honour himfelfe
&
emptyes the poore
finfull
4;1'1.621.
Creature
of
it feife,
that
it may be made
meet
for
the Inheritance
of
the Saints
Ph
lip.3$,9,
its
Light.
10,11.
Secondly
This
confideration
ofthe
Death
ofChrift, of
his
freeing
us
from
Eph.5.25i
condemnation for any,
or
all
of
our
finnes,
is
not to
be taken
apart, or
fepa-
26,27.
rated
from the
other,
of
his
procuring
the
Haly;Spirit,
and Grace for
us,
that
.24` -5,,
we lhould not commit finne, being borne
of
God,
with
all
the
difpenfations
joh..
17.
:;.
ofPrecepts
and Promifes,
Exhortations and Threatnings whereby
he
mo-
mat.28.11,
9,
2P.
rally
carryes on
the worke
of
his
Grace,
in
the
hearts
of
his
Saint
sg
Petting us
Eph,4,T2,T3,
free
from
the
pat
of
finne,
he
fo
farre alto
fets
us
free
from the
Power
of
finne,
14.
that
we
thould be
dead
to
it,
live no
longer
in
it,
that
it
should
not
raigne
in
Rom.
6.2,3,
Of
nor prevaile
to
turne
us
utterly
from
God.
4'5'5'
&c.
Thirdly,
they
feeme
not
much
to
be acquainted with the
nature
of
Faith,
Holineffé,
and
Communion
with God, who fuppofe
the
end
of
them,
is
only for
the
efcapeing
of
the Wrath
that
is
to
come; they are the things, whereby we
Eph.4.22.
are
daily renewed, and changed
into the
Image
of
the
Glory
of
God,
and
to
not
2Co,.5.
'5.
Rom.r.
t,2:
only made ufefutl,and fervicea6le to
him
here,bur
all()
prepared
for
the
full
2cor.3.T
s.
neflè
of
his
Likeneffe,
wherewith
we
(hall
be fatisfyed hereafter.
Where-
fore obferve
Fourthly,
that
though
this
complete Attonement be made
in
the Death
of
Chrift, yet it remaines free in
the
bofome
of
God,
when he will
begin
our
Mats °.5,5.
AFlrsall
Deliverance,from
under
that
arreft
of
Death,that
was gone
out
againft
us, and how farre in this
Life
he
will
carry it towards perfe&ion;
It
is
I fay
in
2Thef:r.,r,
his bofome, when he
will
bellow
his
Spirit on us,
for
Regeneration
&
Faith;
I
°h3.8.
when he will
a
&wally
abfolve
us
from
under the
arreft
of
the
Law, by
the
Application
of
his
Mercies in
Chrift
unto
us,
by
the
Promife
of
the
Gofpell;&
how farre he
will
carry
on
the
worke
ofour
deliverance from
finne,
in this
2Pec
T.r.
Life.
Only
that
is
done, upon the account whereof, it
is
impoffible
that
the
quartell
againft finne, fhould
be carryed
on
to
the utmoft
Execution
of
the
fenten
ce
denounced towards thofe
(inners, for whom Chrift
dyed;
which
I
prove
by thefe following Arguments.
Firft,
it
is
plainely affirmed,
that
Chrift by
his
Death obtained
everla
fling
4'12.
redemption.
Heb:
9.12. heobtained everlafting
Redemption,
before
his
afcen-
ding into the
molt holy place, calledelfewhere the
purging
ofo urfinnes.
Now
Heb. T.3.
this Redemption
(as
was Paid)
the
Apoftle informes
us
to
confift
in the
for-
givenefe offinnes, Ephef.1.7. in
whom
we
have
redemption through his blond, e-
ven the
forgiveneffeoffnnes;or
the
Intercifion
of
that
Obligation
unto
punith-
ment,which attends
finne,
in
reference
to
the
(inner,
and
his
fubje
&ion
to the
Law
ofGod,and the
righteoufneflè thereof.
As
the oblation
of
Chrift refpe-
ðGod
and
his
juftice,
to
whom
it
is
given
as
a price
and Ranfome,
and
whereof it
is
an
Attonement,
fo
it
is,
and
is
called
(or
we
are
Paid
to
receive
thereby)Redemption:
As
it
refpe
&s
them,who
receive
the
benefit
of
that Re-
demption,
it
is
the
forgivenef(e
of
finnes.
Forgiveneffe
of
finnes ,
as
tis
corn-
Rom.
pleated, and terminated
in
the
Confciences ofBelievers,
requireth the inter
-
pofition
of
Faith,
for the
receiving
of
Chrift
in
the Promife,
who
of
God is
,Cor.T.3o,
made unto as Righteoufneffe;
but in
refpe&
of
the procurement
of
it
,
and the
removing
all caufes,
upon the
account whereof,
finne
tbould be imputed
unto
Rom.4,4,
us,
that
is
perfe&ed
in the oblation
of
Chrift; hencehe
is fa
id to
beare
our
fins
in
his own
body
on
theCroffe;
1
Pet
:2.24. and being once
on him,
either hewas
difcharged
of
them,
or
he milli for ever
lye
under the burthen
of
them:
They
were
on
him
on
the Tree, what
is
then become
of
them
?
If
hewere freed
Y
3
of