Ver. 25. the Epi/ile to very from fin and mifery, by the merit and power of Chrifts blood-Ihed; of which redemption wee have the begin- ning now , and look for perfeEtion in heaven. T i ii. What learn wee from hence? S I L. Firft, the exceeding love of Chrill, giving himfelf a ranfome for fns. Secondly, the exceedingdanger of fill, having inthralled us to Satan and hell. Thirdly, the exceeding great du- ty of thanklulnefsweowetoChriltour Redee net.. Note, that weeare Paid to be justified freel ', though Chrift laid down a price,and we bring faith,which is an ail ofour will; becaufe God freely gave Chrift, arid freely workes faith in us,which juffifiethin refpell of theob- jeet, Chrilt, and not as it is an a& or work ofours. DIALOGUE XIV. Verts, 21, Whom Gad bath f t forth to be apropitiation through faith in bit blood; to declare hit righteoufuef,by the forgivenef of fnnet that are paled. TI hI OT NEUS. V7-Hat drab chit T ext fit fonb unto S t L. MI the caufes of ju(tification yet more fully. T I ICI . Shew us theft caul t what they bee. S I L. The efficient cause is God, the matter is Chrift our atonement, the infiniment is faith, the end is the glory ofGod,in the declaration of his righte- oufneffe. T eta. What learnyeby this, [that God it faid toJet forth ?] S I L. That wee mull Peek the lidi and foveraign caule of falvation ; not in Chritl;ouc in God :upon whole eternal! love it doth depend. T I Ia. What learn wee hereof that Cbrifl it faid to be fee forth of God? S I L. That the doftrine of the Got.- poll is no new thing invented by men, but eomethfrom heaven, being a divine Duch. T e ii. But hoe, many wayes if Chrift faid to beset forth? the omanes. Y o ll S r L. Two wayes: Firtl,by the neve -. lation and preaching of the Gofpa; wherein things to bee believed concern- ing Chrill and our falvation, are pro- pounded to us,andlet bef,re ul.Stcond- ly, therein the Spirit ofClnift infpi- reth us with fairh, and perfwadcth our ntindes to affect to the things (hewed and propounded, being good and molt joyful) things. T I At. But may not tbit; of G.,d1 felting, forth bit Senne, bee referred to predef irta- tion ? S r L. It may fo; .becaíife thereupon This word' dependeth the merit of Chrills death. I Efea e rthi Now if you take it fo , that God in hewvth his predeltination decreed to fa forth alting ore oÉ per. his Sonne, then the meaning is thus od ro Qi.c much; that touching our reconcil ment his sop for toGod by the redemption of Cl t iff,we dmp`en muff accotent that this commeth to us ois5he by the onely determination and frre dfee`, hom, purpofe ofGod. The reafon of which a. =s. purpofe feemeth to bee titis; that God meant toreftore the world to his.firff eftate by him, by whom it cues made at the firft. Ti II. Chrifi the matter of our lufli. finition, why it bee called [Oar Reconcile- ment?" S r L, Becaufe Chrift is the true pro- pitiatory, as the word hereufèd doch lignifie, our Propitiator or Reconcilia- toraob.i. for he dnth allude to the pror- pi.ittory or Mercy-feate of the Caw, which was á figure of aria in there three things. Firfl, out of the Mercy - feat werethe Oracles given,fo by Chrift we are Chewed the Oracles of the will of God , as touching our falvation. Se- condly , God was Paid to dwell at the propitiatory: fo in Christ the whole fut. nefs of the Godhead dwedeth corporal- ly, Co1.2.9. Thirdly, there God was made favourable to the people: fu is God by Chrift al wayes pacified and re- conciled to us,Col.t.t 8. T Wby is Cbriff cur only recon- cilement? S I t;. Becaufr hee is a nian free from finne. Secondly, becaufe heels fo man, as hee is God allo. Thirdly, be- caufe hee is appointed to be the perfon K 3 that
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