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A91793	Justification by Christ alone, a fountaine of life and comfort, declaring that the whole worke of mans salvation was accomplished by Jesus Christ upon the crosse, in that he tooke away & healed all his, from all sinnes, and presented them to God holy without fault in his sight. And the objections against this are answered, for the consolation of such as beleive; & that they may not ascribe that which is proper to Christs preistly office, to their beleiving. / By Samuel Richardson.	Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.; Kiffin, William, 1616-1701.	1647 (1647)	Wing R1408; Thomason E392_32; ESTC R201586	62,108	73

the obedience of one we are made righteous Rom. 5. 18 19. And so long as any place an ●ascri●e the whole work of mans salvation to God and Christ I ●m s●tisfied I onely exclude all created graces and qualifications in us to be any cause of our justification or salvation The work of mans salvation is not yet accomplished because Christ is now a speaking and making intercession for us in heaven for he doth advocate to God for us when we sin therefore our sins are not fully pardoned Hebr. 7. 25. 1 J●h. 1. 1 2. These Scriptures hold forth to us not that Christ speaks and so intercedes for us in heaven the continuance vertue fruit and efficaciousnesse of that sacrifice Christ offered upon the Crosse that it doth for ever remain in force which makes much for the consolation of those who know they have interest in i● Compare Hebr. 12. 24. with Hebr. 11. 4. The ground and Reason why this must needs be the meaning is 1. Because the Scriptures declare that this work was fully done on the Crosse Joh. 19. 28. 30. Hebr. 10. 14. 2. Because he is said to be set down now sitting declares this work is fully done Therefore it is said that the Priest standeth daily mini●ring and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices and which can never take away sins But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever sate down at the right hand of God Hehr. 10 11 12. 3. There is none of this work now to do in heaven because we need no speaking for us seeing that by his stripes we are healed Isa. 53. 5. 1 Pet. 1 24. We have Christs word for it and God from heaven hath declared that he is well pleased with us in Christ Matth. 3. 17. And the spirits hath witnessed that our sins shall be remembred no more Heb 10. 17 18. 4. Because if Christ should speak now for us with a voice as some ignorantly say it would follow that there is no pe●●fection in heaven no not in God that Christ should ●eed to sp●ak words to God that so he might know his minde and so prevail c. 5. This cals in question the immutability of God and makes him changeable in that he did love us and elected us give us Christ yet now he is unsatisfied is as one that is changed and repents and ready to destroy us for our sins which is contrary to the Scriptu●e I am the Lord I change not Mal. 3. 6. 6. This implyes that there is lesse love in the Father to us then there is in Christ so as he stands in need to be prayed and be●eeched to pardon c. but Christ needs none to pray him whereas if there were more in one then in another it would appear to be more in the Father in that it speaks as if he had been the originall fountain of love in chusing us and sending Ch●ist to dye for us And yet we may not once think but the three are one 1 Joh. 5. 7. alike equall in love and whatsoever else ye can name And the Father needs no more intreating to shew mercy to us then Christ doth that is none at all Also as the Scripture declares Christ dyed to reconcile us to God but it is not said that Christ purchased love or reconciled God to us which is worth the observing More might be said but I forbear If Christ shedding his blood took away our sins then before his blood was shed there was no sin taken away and so they before Christ dyed did perish in their sins They that belonged to the election of grace before Christ were saved and in the same way we are We beleeve that through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved even as they Act. 15. 11. 2. If any thing but Christ could save them why not us also but salvation is in Christ Act 4. 12. 3. Christ is said to be the L●m●e sl●in before the foundation of the world Rev. 13. 8. Christ being appointed to dye Wh●verily was ordained before the world 1. Pet. 1. 19 20. God looked upon him as slain 4. For the sins that were past before Christ had payed the price of them God was coment to trust Christ for payment and this is called Gods forbearance to declare his righteousnesse for the remission of sins that are past through the for e●●ance of God Rom. 3. 25. as a debtor may be re●ea●ed by the sureties undertaking to pay it before actuall payment be made So it 's here But Christ by his death m●de actuall payment for all the sins of his from the beginning to the end of the world therefore God did accept of Christs payment so G●d was in Christ reconciling the wo●ld to him●elf not imp●ting their trespasses unto them 2 Cor. 5. 19. Psal. 32. 1 2. Mens sins are not pardoned before they be committed All the sins of the elect past present and to come are pardoned by Christ he dyed once for all Heb. 10. 10. far ever v 12. For by one ●ffering they were deuroyed he hath perfected for ever them that are set apart v. 14. 2. If it were not so Christ must come and suffer again or else we should perish in the unpardoned sin for without blood there is no remission Heb. 9. 22. 26. There is no blood in faith and if faith or any thing else could pardon one fin why not two and why not all and if so Christs death might have been spared 3. Our faith ought to be of as large an extent as Christs death is therefore seeing the death of Christ was of so large an extent as to comprehend all sin past present and to come so likewise by one act of our faith we are to apprehend the pardon of them all past present and to come so that we beleeve those sins we shall commit are as fully and freely pardoned as any sins we have committed See Rom. 5. 11. to 21. The 3. Rom. 25. is brought against this but by sins past there we are to understand those sins which were committed before Ch●i● dyed whereof some might doubt also if Christ hath not pardoned and done away all our fins to come as well as the rest tell me who shall take them away and destroy them But it is objected this Doctrine opens a gap to licentious liberty Answ 1. We have the Scriptures to warrant this for truth Secondly the contrary Doctrine to this is to be abhorred in that it saith we are but partly justified and are not perfected for ever which is contrary to Heb. 10. 14. Thirdly none shall stumble and hurt themselves by this truth but such as shall perish and it 's no matter for them the children must have bread though dogges may snatch it Fourthly the Apostle saith If any man sin we have an

just and righteous but if they were not made just by Christ upon his Crosse before will it not follow that he justifieth the wicked which he saith is abomination to him Prov. 17. 15. for they must either be just or wicked if just then the declaring them to be so by sentence did not make them just And if they were not just what were they but wicked is there a third state God hath said He will by no means clear the guilty Exod. 34. 7. 5. Because men are not just and righteous because they are declared to be so But they are declared to be so because they were so before Therefore such as God declares to be just they were made just justified in and by Christ and he looked upon them to be just as they were before he declared them to be so And no man may declare another to be just and innocent before he appear to be so Three things are essentiall to justification 1. Persons that need to be made just sinners a perfect man neither need nor can be made just 2. One that can and will make just and that none can do but God Ro● 8. 33. it 's God that justifieth 3. The means by which he must be made just and that is Christ By Jesus Christ Ephes. 1. 5. Through the redemption of Jesus Rom. 3. 24. Christ is God Hebt 1. 2. He hath redeemed us by his blood Rev. 5. 9. My righteous Servant shall justifie many Isa. 53. 11. Rom. 5. 10. He is our justification it self for he is our righteousnesse 1 Cor. 1. 30. Righteousnesse and justification are one Isaiah prophefied of Christ that he should justifie many Isa. 45. 25. which he fulfilled when he was made sin for us Isa. 53. 2 Cor. 5. 21. with 1 Pet. 1. 24. And this must needs be so for those who are made just or justified by satisfaction they are made just where the satisfaction is and that is in Christ 2 Cor. 5. 21. Rom. 3. 24. Phi. 3. 9. And seeing we were made in him perfectly righteous therefore perfectly just As in the first Adam we were made sinners so in the second Adam the elect were made righteous As by the first Adams disobedience we were made sinners so by the second Adams obedience all in him were made righteous Rom. 5. 14. to 20. And as Christ is the author and means and justification it self so he is the author of our salvation and the means and salvation it self as is above proved So that Christ is all in all Justification is first to be considered in the will of God sometimes called purpose counsell choice election predestination love the good pleasure of his will Ephes. 1. Rom. 9. Isa. 45. 10. Ephes. 3. 11. We may not seek no further to ask a reason of his will it had no cause going before to cause it to be or so to be if it had how can it be eternall and infinite surely it had no beginning And thus the elect are said to be saved before the world 2 Tim. 1. 9 10. And this is called justification Tit. 3. 4. 7. Then our life was hid with Christ in God Col. 3. 3. This is justification in purpose Secondly Justification is to be considered in the act or execution of it in the means of it when it was effected in and by the means viz Jesus Christ By his obedience did justifie many Rom. 5. 19. Isa. 53. 11. And now justification is actually done for there were all the elect then present considered in Christ Ephes. 1. 4. He comprehended all that were given to him See Joh 17. 2. 9. 6. 37 38 39. Rom. 11. 7. set apart Heb. 10. 10. As the Priest did bear the names of the children of Israel before the Lord Exod. 28. 21 c. so Christ a publick person did bear and represent all the names and persons that shall be saved that were given to him to justifie and save yea they were one with him Heb. 2. 11. Christ took not onely the nature of man but the persons of the elect else how did he answer the type Exod. 28. else how could he bear the sins of many if he bore not the sins of no persons and how did Christ wash us and present 〈◊〉 holy to God as he did Rev. 1. 5. Col. 1. Eph. 1. 5. If he did not present our persons Also if Christ took onely our nature the nature of all men being one and the same it will follow he did as much for all men as for one and that he bore not the sins of any man for the nature of man may be considered apart from the person of a man or else they know not what they say who affirm Christ took our nature but not the person of any Justification being accomplished by Christ it is his good pleasure to reveal the same to those to whom it belongs by his Spirit and Word and his people and ordinances all which hold forth and declare this his infinite love and free grace to their souls that so they may enjoy the comfort of it The effect of this revelation of love c. begets love in the soul to God and carries the soul out of it self it's own life it's righteousnesse to Christ and his righteousnesse looking to him as all in all and so to set him above all Now the soul falls into admiration of free love free grace highly pricing it is satisfied in it and thankfull for it and now the soul according to the revelation of this love c. so it 's filled with love to God peace and joy in God c. So he submits to Christs yoke obeys him and suffers for him now he follows God ●●re abundantly and freely then ever before So then the cause of our salvation or justification it 1. The love of God the good pleasure of his will this is called the efficient cause of our salvation 2. The materiall and instrumentall cause is Jesus Christ by his death in dying for us 3. The 〈◊〉 all cause is the end why God those and saved us that was his glory to the praise of the glory of his grace The work being accomplished The Spirit reveals it is done for him Rom. 8. 1● saith beleeves it 's done for him and receives it 〈◊〉 26. 28. good wor● declare that it 's done for 〈◊〉 Jam. 2. 24. Justification 〈◊〉 where but in the conscience and it is a taking of 〈…〉 of the conscience therefore untill sin be taken out of the conscience men are not justified Justification to be placed in Christ where it i● 〈◊〉 Epistle● 2. If 〈…〉 taking sin out of the conscience then faith doth not 〈◊〉 because it doth not take sin out of the conscience no nor assure the conscience that he is 〈◊〉 childe of God to speak strictly