Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bear_v	sin_n	world_n	4,338	5	4.9247	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88089	Vindiciæ Christi, et obex errori Arminiano: = a plea for Christ, and obstrvction to the first passage, whereat the errors of Arminus steal into the hearts of men: shewing Christs satisfaction in his humiliation, to be the sole price of our redemption; and evidencing faith in that satisfaction, no instrumental cause of our justification in the fight of God, nor condition given us for life. Delivered in three sermons: by Richard Lewthwat Master of Arts, in Caius Colledge in Cambridge, at his Parish of Wigston in Norfolk.	Lewthwat, Richard.	1655 (1655)	Wing L1855; Thomason E480_6; ESTC R205317	30,584	39

salvation he shall see of the travel of his soul and shall be satisfied What I have laid down last I find to be the sense of this place in the opinion of some late writers but finding another exposition given of it by the Jesuites and some others I insist not upon it as a sufficient proof and therefore intend to look further and first to that of Christ himself as tending to the present purpose and that in the last words he ever spake before the expiration of his soul upon the Cross Iohn the 19. ver 30. when Jesus had received the vineger he said it is finished it is finished what is that is finished Why that was the satisfaction demanded by God for the sins of the Elect the Redemption and salvation of the Elect was finished the matter means ransom or price required or accepted by God for mans Redemption was finished was finished what is that That is was fully performed according to the Metaphor there was nothing more to be done for it or to it for its accomplishment a thing is not finished till then well it was finished but whereby I answer by those bitter pangs and sufferings then upon him even then ready to have an end his ghost being even giving up there was no thing more to be done for their Redemption when Jesus had received the vineger he said it is finished The world is full of Anti-christian spirits I mean of men against Christs full satisfaction to Divine Justice in our stead against his alone saving us by the price of his blood against his finishing our Redemption thereby I will therefore back this last place and my gloss upon it with some other Scriptures And first with that of Iohn the Baptist Iohn the 1. ver 29. Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world which taketh or beareth away the sin as the original will bear it nay as some do use the word Tollo which doth abolish or blot out The words are all very significant the Baptist doth say that Christ doth abolish or blot out the sins of the world things abolished or blotted out are not visible discernable or legible or he saies that Christ takes them or bears them away ye know that things taken or born away from a place are not there to be seen or found so that see then Christ takes and bears away our sins so as that to our capacity and apprehension God sees them not in us or upon us as to punish them And if so then Christ finisheth our Redemption brings about our salvation for if our sins be blotted out be taken or born away from us why then Divine Justice cannot deliver us to death cannot commit us to the prison of hell cannot thrust us from the blessed presence of God if thus then Christ finisheth our Redemption But now see to make all before spoken plainly true consider by what means the Baptist saith Christ doth all this the means whereby he doth it is implicit in the tide he puts upon Christ he saith he is the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world mark it well he saith that Christ bears and takes away or blots out our sins and t is by vertue of his Passion and sufferings t is as he is the Lamb of God now ye know Christ is the Lamb of God in respect to his sufferings as he was the sacrince upon the Cross for mans Redemption and therefore Saint Peter in his first Epistle Chap. 1. ver 18. saies that we were Redeemed with the blood of Christ as of a Lamb without spot See he takes away our sins as he is the Lamb of God that is by vertue of his sufferings so that see Christ finished our Redemption in his humiliation in his detriment Upon these words in Iohn chap. the 19. ver 34. one of the souldiers with a speer pierced his side and forthwith came there out blood and water upon these words Beza's Annotation is this Christ being dead upon the Cross witnesseth by a double sign that he onely is the true satisfaction and the true washing for the Believers Let me put it home for my purpose thus and say he is all that for the Elect of God in and by his suffering by his death in that both these signs flowed forth from him whilest upon the Cross whilest made a curse for us by death the places of Scripture for this purpose are various I le alleadge but one and t is that of Paul Col. the 1. ver 20. having made peace through the blood of his Cross the blood of Christ made our peace brought it about reconciled God to us Now then if God be at peace and reconciliation with us by means of the blood of Christ If as the Lamb of God If as sacrificed If as suffering Christ takes and bears away our sins and blots them out If upon the Cross Christ finished our Redemption and salvation as doubtless all is truth why then I may conclude that my doctrine is true namely Christs undergoing the wrath and vengeance he did in his humiliation abasement and sufferings was and is the whole and all-sufficient satisfaction to Divine Justice for us was and is the whole the sole the full and all-sufficient matter means or price to God for our Redemption and salvation The usefull inference I make of the doctrine is this Inference That there is nothing in all the world but Christ but Christ crucified but Christs sufferings agaonies and travels of his soul that was or is the matter means or price to God for our Redemption and salvation that was or is the condition of the father with the Son for our eternal life and Redemption Give me leave to back this inference but with one place of Scripture I le then lay down the main doubt or objection about it and seemingly against it as plainly and faithfully as the talent God hath lent me wil enable The place I alleadge to back my inference is that of Saint Peter Act. the 4. chap. ver 11 12. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders which is become the head of the corner neither is there salvation in any other for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Give me leave to open the words that ye may see the meaning of Gods Spirit If my gloss be not convincing I shall be thankfull to you that I and it may be consulted with by persons of your highest esteem for knowledge and piety In the 11. verse the Apostle affirms that he whom the Doctors of the Jewish Church had looked upon as a wicked one and therefore had delivered to death was the promised Messias and he that was the Redemption both of Iews and Gentiles this stone sayes he set at nought of you builders that is not looked upon as the Saviour of the world is become saies he the head of the corner that is