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A77515 Two treatises the one, handling the doctrine of Christ's mediatorship : wherein the great Gospel-mystery of reconciliation betwixt God and man is opened, vindicated, and applyed. The other, of mystical implantation : wherein the Christian's union and communion with, and conformity to Jesus Christ, both in his death and resurrection, is opened, and applyed. / As they were lately delivered to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel, and preacher to that incorporation. Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.; Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662. 1652 (1652) Wing B4737; Thomason E1223_1; ESTC R22919 314,532 569

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sin_n shall_v live_v unto_o righteousness_n 1_o pet._n 2.24_o christ_n by_o his_o death_n merit_v for_o his_o people_n not_o only_o a_o deliverance_n from_o the_o guilt_n but_o also_o from_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n but_o not_o only_o so_o 2._o nor_o yet_o only_a the_o exemplsry_n exemplary_a 2._o exemplary_a cause_n of_o it_o as_o pelagian_n of_o old_a and_o socinian_o at_o this_o day_n will_v have_v it_o true_o it_o be_v so_o also_o christ_n be_v a_o pattern_n and_o example_n to_o the_o christian_a as_o in_o his_o life_n so_o in_o his_o death_n he_o suffer_v for_o we_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n that_o we_o shall_v follow_v his_o step_n 1_o pet._n 2.21_o he_o die_v for_o we_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n that_o we_o shall_v die_v to_o sin_n as_o he_o die_v for_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o 3._o in_o the_o three_o place_n then_o efficient_a 3._o but_o also_o efficient_a it_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n work_v this_o death_n in_o the_o believer_n by_o a_o secret_a virtue_n issue_v from_o it_o thus_o be_v christian_n here_o say_v to_o be_v engraft_v with_o christ_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o his_o death_n non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la imitatione_n text._n beza_n gr._n annot_n in_o text._n say_v &_o virtute_fw-la as_o beza_n right_o not_o only_o by_o way_n of_o imitation_n conform_v themselves_o unto_o his_o death_n as_o the_o pattern_n of_o their_o mortification_n but_o also_o by_o way_n of_o efficacy_n be_v conform_v thereunto_o by_o a_o virtue_n flow_v from_o christ_n and_o his_o death_n and_o so_o much_o the_o word_n in_o the_o text_n as_o beza_n note_v upon_o it_o do_v here_o insinuate_v which_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n a_o word_n say_v he_o of_o passive_a signification_n import_v not_o bare_o a_o conformity_n beza_n conformatione_fw-la mortis_fw-la ejus_fw-la beza_n but_o a_o conformation_n as_o he_o render_v it_o not_o only_o a_o be_v like_a but_o be_v make_v like_o and_o that_o by_o a_o power_n and_o virtue_n out_o of_o themselves_o viz._n the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o death_n work_v a_o answerable_a death_n in_o they_o and_o so_o much_o that_o word_n use_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n phil._n 3.10_o imply_v be_v make_v conformable_a unto_o his_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conformis_fw-la factus_fw-la or_o configuratus_fw-la not_o conform_v myself_o viz._n by_o way_n of_o imitation_n but_o be_v make_v conformable_a viz._n by_o a_o power_n out_o of_o myself_o the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n plain_o assert_n heb._n 9.14_o where_o he_o lay_v down_o this_o as_o one_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n death_n the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n purge_v our_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n dead_a work_n so_o he_o call_v sinful_a lust_n not_o formal_o as_o if_o they_o have_v no_o life_n no_o activity_n in_o they_o but_o effective_o because_o they_o be_v deadly_a work_n bring_v death_n upon_o the_o sinner_n that_o live_v in_o they_o now_o from_o these_o say_v the_o apostle_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n cleanse_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o sinner_n and_o so_o it_o do_v not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n in_o justification_n but_o also_o the_o power_n of_o it_o in_o sanctification_n from_o which_o it_o so_o free_v the_o sinner_n as_o that_o he_o may_v now_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n the_o former_a of_o these_o be_v do_v by_o the_o merit_n the_o late_a by_o the_o virtue_n of_o