each PERSON difiÈinfíly. 313 yáA..`i,:ta° rn rt Wmm,M6AtrgeMALMAâ$APAASAARO:,;? 013M3MVIPAWM3M3MMISAag WOR8080808WANWSMVR81-R8V1 vrormwrmmo3ävrsivvirorrwirrsrwsv CHAP.. VI. Of communion with Chrilt in purchafed grace, purchafed grace confidered in reffpeff of its rife and fountain. The frfl rife of it, in the obedience of Chri/I, obedience properly afaribed to Chri/l, two ways confidered, what it was, andwherein it did confiff Of his obedience to the law in general, of the law of the mediator, bis habitual righteoufnefs bow nece/fary, as alfo his obedience to the law of the mediator. Ofhis atlual obedience or attire righteoufnefs. All Chrift's obedience performed as he was mediator. His affive obedience for us. This proved at large, Gal. iv. 4, 5. Rom. v. 19. Phil. iii. r9. Zech. iii. 3, 4, 5. One ob7eftion removed. Cofdera- tions ofChrifl's affive righteoufnefs clofed. Ofthe death of Chri/t, and and its influence into our acceptation with God; a price redemption what it is. A facrifice, attonement made thereby; a punifiment', fatisfailion thereby. The intercefon of Chrifi, with its influence into our acceptation with God, procefs is now to communion with Chrin, in purchafed grace, as it was before propofed. That we may know him, andthe power of bis refurreflion and the fellowfbip of hisflit- tering, and be made conformable tohis death, Phil. iii. so. By purchafed grace I underhand all that righteoufnefs, and grace which Chrin hash procured, or wrought out for us, or Both by any inea is make us partakers of, or bellows on us for our benefit, by any thing that he hath done, or fuffered, or by any thing he continueth to do as mediator. Firfi, What this purchafed grace is, and wherein it doth confiO. Secondly, Haw we hold communion with Chrin therein, are the things that now come under confederation. The fire may be confidered two ways. t. In refpe&of the rife, and fountain of it. o. Of its nature, or wherein it confined'. a. It hails a threefold rife, fpring, or cafuality in Chrift. (s.) The obedience ofhis life. (2.) 'The fufferingof his death. (3.) His continued interceflì.on. All the a&ions of Chrit as mediator, to the tufome things unto t be o referred of them. For the nature of this grace wherein we have communion with Chrift flowing from thefe heads and fountains, k k k it may be referred to thefe three. 1.
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