I 02 .7_7' An Expofztion u' port Chap.3, that fhould reconcile mankinde, John 6. 26, TIM, Way is it added [ By bit bloodfl S IL. This may be joyned eitherwith faith, to thew whereunto it leaneth namely to thrift crucified ; or unto a- tonement, becaufe the propitiatory was fprinkled with blood by the High- prielt, when he entred into the holy place, to teach;that without blood is no remiffi- on of finne. Bat whereas Paul doch only mention his bloo 1, thereby hee would lignifie the whole entire paffion of Chritt, by a Synecdoche: Blood a part , being put for the whole Sacrifice of Ght itt;which was the confumrnation of his obedience. TIM. What doch'hit put us in mind of? S t L. Firff,of the fterceneffe of Gods wrath, and hiswonderful jn @ice against fanne, in that he could not bee fatisfiëd but by the blood of his Only Sohne. Secondly,of Chrifts aboundant love to us,and what love we owe to him again. Thirdly, it giveth much comfort unto great finners,being affikted In foul, and /tumbled, that fuch an unvaluable price Was laid down for their finnes.i,aftly, it chewed; that the favour of God is of very great worth, more then all the world, feeing it could not be ptar- chafed, but by a price greater then the world. TIM. Bret what meant bave we to apply the blood of Chri fi to to? St L. Onely by faith, by the power whereof, wee underhand and beleeve, that blood to be fhed for us unto our full atonement with God. And note, that there be two meanes or inftruments of our redemption:Firft,without us on thrift his part, which is his death- -or, bloodfhed. Secondly, within us on our part, Faith. DIALoGUS XV. Vertes 25, 26. To declare the righteoufneffè of God, by the forgiveneffe of the fanes, that are paf- fad through the patience of God. T IMO THE Us. Has it the drift of this Text ? S i L. To exprefle the coufe or end For which God loth juffifie cleft Miners, which is, themanifeftation of his righteoufueffe and patience, to the glory of hi, name. T t M. What is here meant by righteouf neffe? S t L.The truth and fidelity of. God, in fending his Sonne according to his promire, to worke the worke of re. demption. Secondly, the Juiliceof God, ininfiifting tie whole Fulfillment of finne upon the perron of his Sonne. Thirdly, the mercy of God in Making his Sonne, that he might fpáre us. Wee may underhand it of that which before was called the righteoufiielfe of faith, which God bath manífcfted to bee true juftice,whereby men arc juft before him. Te M. What /carne we from hence? S t L. Seeing that God in reconci- ling the world tinto him by his Sonne, did Peek his own glory, that is the mark which wee our falves are to aime at in feeking our falvation, not reeking fo much to be Paved, which may come of lelte love,as that in ourfalvation, God may have ;his glory. Tim. May not this be underffood of the righteoufiieffe which Chriff wrought in bis Manhoode? S IL. True,itmaybe called the righ- teoufneffe of God ; becaufe the perron was Gòd which wrought it, and that is the onely righteoufneffe which God Both allow;and by which we are accep- table. For when this righteonfneffe of Chrift is given us, even in our Juhifica- tion,both fins paft,prefent,and to come, are forgiven us. T t 11.W-by doth be fay then, by forgiveneffi offins pad? St t. Some doe underhand it of fins done under the old Teflantent: but it is of others otherwife interpreted, of fins already commirted,becaufe forgiveneffe is properly of fins pail,which men have formerly done. But the former interpre- tation feemeth to be the heft, becaufe of that which followes at this tinte pre- lent. So then the meaning is this , that as
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