Ver.7,8. the Epifíle to the Romans. death ofbit Sonne,much more being recors cited, we (hall be famed by hit life, WHat doth this Text contain ? S I L..itcontainesac °nelnfion drawne from the circunaflance of times wherein Chriflfhewed his love by dy- ing for us, while yet wee were linnets and enemies . the fumme whereof is thus much:if Chrin out of his love died focus being wicked, now being through faith in his death and bloodihed ¡unifi- ed, he will much more fave as from eter- nal! punifhment. Ts ea. How it this conehefion amplified and enlarged in the io. verfe? S I L. By comparing us with our felves, and Chrifi with himfelfe accor- ding to divers eiates after this fort : Before we believe we were finners, un- godly,and enemies, now we are made friends and juflified. Chrift once died, and by his death wrought much for us; now he liveth an eternal' life and raig- neth with his Father,& can do more for us;for if Chrift by his death could do fo tnuch,as when we were enenliet to make us friends,and to jutIifie us being ungod- ly:now that we are friends, and he is a- live raigning in heaven,he is much more able to bring us to felicity and glory, Ti M. Now we have heard the fiope, fumme and order of this Text,lee tie heart. the merda expounded, and tell no what is here meant by his blood,and by juflified ? S I t. By his blood is meant, the whole death and fufferings of our Lord, whether they were felt in foule or bó- dy ; and by being juftified, is to bee ac- quitted from our finnes, and to bee ac- counted perfealy juf with God by Chrifis death, and obedience imputed. l I M. Path Chrift his obedience to death juffifie ut alone without any other thing? S i L. Wherefoever junification is fpoken of,there Chrift and his blood or death (if faith be not named) are to be underflood with refpe& to faith, which apprehends and applies it: and on the contrary, where faith is named,and not Chrifi, ithath reference to Chrift. This doth appeare to be Cr, : Firff, by thofe 145 , plaine places, where it is fail, We are juflified by faith in Chrifi Secondly, by comparing Gen, L2.3. and Gal. 3. 8. to-.: gether : alto in this prefent Text, in the particle [Now] whichrimplieth,that be- fore, while they were ungodly and un- beleevers,they were not juftified. T i at. What then do f e think eh. mea- ning oftbefe words to be? s i t. Thus much : we are ¡unified,. that is , we are freed from the guilt of our fumes, and accepted for righteous with God by his blood,(thatis)through faith, whe.:cby we beleeve the blood of Chrift tri be flied to death for us, and rhbfe other things which he fuffered ;to be Inhered for our fineses. T ï Ni. What is meant here by wrath? S i L. Not onely all judgements A Magn t here inflt ed upon the unrepentant cure I've world, but an eternal' paine or punifh- Zr ene ment in the world to Coble;- proceeding effea. from a jufl and wrathful' God offended with mans ftnne. Tefa. Whatlearn roe bythis? S i L. Not to make light account of finne,whereby thewrath of God is kin- dled even to the everlafting deftru&kiorf of his creature;bnt to feare it more the hell,for Gods wrath and difpleafure is the greaten evil]. Tem. What is meant by being Paved? S i L. Two things:Firif,ourdelive- ry from the gulfe of perdition. Second - ly, the keeping or preferving of the fairhfitll unto :the heavenly bliffe. Ti M. But we are fatted when n-e frrff beleeve,and have our linnet forgiven no and are regenerated by the f irit of Chrifl, at Miff fold to Zacheut at his converfeon, This day falvation is come to thine hoof e. Leíke'i g. S i L. True that is the beginning,buf Paul fpeaketh here of the toppe and per - feaion of our falvation, which is the glorifying us in heaven: T e M. What learnt we froM tho ? S e L. That both the entranée and end, the firíf beginning and laft con - fummation of our falvation, is front Chrift by faith; therefore they roo Chrift of his glory,which attribute any part oftheir falvation to any other,as all O Peas
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