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A79435	Yahweh Tsidkenu or The plain doctrin of the justification of a sinner in the sight of God; justified by the God of truth in his holy word, and the cloud of witnesses in all ages. Wherein are handled the causes of the sinners justification. Explained and applied in six and twenty sermons, in a plain, doctrinal and familiar way, for the capacity, and understanding of the weak and ignorant. By Charles Chauncy president of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge in New-England.	Chauncy, Charles, 1592-1672.	1659 (1659)	Wing C3739; Thomason E979_11; ESTC R222074	232,660	312

worth and due esteem 46. It s efficient cause 2. The impulsive 11. The meritorius cause 22. the instrumental cause 120. the end thereof pag. 163 Justification by men is of no value 7. How to discern that God justifies us 10 125 99. Justification how to be attained pag. 19 45 303 K. KIngdom of God set up through Christ pag. 296 How to know that a man is justified pag. 10 99 Knowledge of Christ crucified necessary and how discerned pag. 158 Knowledge of God is to be of him in all his Attributes pag. 291 L. THe Laws first work is the discovery of sin and wrath pag. 98 Spiritual liberty the best newes on earth 33. to be sought with diligence and resolution 34 and to be kept entire pag. 36 Love to Christ 86 276. and the degree thereof according to the Gospel pag. 277 Love to God for the pardon of sins of what sort it is pag. 191 19 Love to the Members of Christ pag. 88 Love of God the strongest ground of assurance pag. 300 M. THe matter of Justification passively taken is the person elected otherwise it s the redemption by Christ pag. 239 Mercy alone no sufficient ground for hope pag. 244 44 Mercies are Curses without Christ pag. 87 Popish Merit refelled pag. 15 Meritorious cause of redemption 22. amplified pag. 107 Ministry of the Word its use and efficacy 117 113. Christ generally and seriously offered therein 78. and diligently to be attended pag. 75 Misery of irregeneracy 42 92. and an unjustified estate pag. 200 Mourning for sin pag. 80 81 N. NAtural man is a bond-man 26. pitty to bee exercised towards such pag. 37 O. OBedience of Christ both active and passive our righteousnesse pag. 196 Obedience and homage to Christ perswaded pag. 50 General offer of Christ in the Gospel pag. 117 78 P. PAcification or attonement by Christ 91. Reasons of it 92. Means to get the benefit 103. When we should use it and how 105 106. Duties flowing from it pag. 118 119 Pardon of sin to bee still prayed for 180. how it may bee cleared to a mans self 189. it must bee sought so as may consist with Divine Justice 227. No sin so vile final impenitency excepted but may be pardoned pag. 72 Patience of God to sinners admirable pag. 265 Peace of Conscience how farre found in all the redeemed pag. 102 Perfect righteousnesse what it must be pag. 198 Possibility of salvation a sufficient ground to seek it pag. 103 Power of God to be dreaded by impenitent sinners 103. It is eminently manifested in the pardoning of sin pag. 269 Presumption reproved pag. 248 Prayer incessant to bee made for our redemption pag. 35 77 Price of our redemption paid only to God 22. The properties thereof pag. 24 Promises justifie as they exhibit Christ pag. 139 Propitiation what it signifies 89. when more especially to bee made use of and how to doe it pag. 105 Proposition of Christ for a propitiation in times of the Old Testament and of the New pag. 108 110 Punishment of Christ our redemption pag. 52 Punishments properly so called not inflicted on the Elect. pag. 61 62 63 R. TRyals whether we be redeemed 30 31 32. From what evils we are redeemed 29. The duties of redeemed ones pag. 35 36 37 Redemption what it is 21. It s excellency 23 29 33. It is by Christ and the reasons of it 22 23 24. how applied 32. and obtained pag. 34 Reformation for future no expiation for sins past pag. 260 Remission of sins what it is 164. highly to be prized 184. how gotten 187. It is equally bestowed on all beleevers 186. Remission of sins and imputation of righteousnesse goe together pag. 206 Renouncing our own righteousnesse wherein it stands pag. 224 Repentance to bee continually renewed and increased pag. 78 Righteousnesse of God in Justification what it is 196 240. why called the righteousnesse of God 195. wherefore requisite 197. This alone to bee trusted in 213. how it is evidenced in Justification 241. and witnessed to by the Law and Prophets 198. It is conveighed to us by imputation pag. 206 No righteousnesse of our own can justifie us 43. our ingagement at this time to be righteous S. SAlvation manifested as possible and probable by the redemption of Christ pag. 71 Sanctification required and an evidence of Justification 69. v. works Satans subtilty to hold men secure in sin pag. 98 261 Satisfaction what the matter and form of it is 39. The necessity of it in Justification 40 41 43 70. Directions to compasse it 46 74 to 79. Comforts by it 48 49 170. Duties it calls for 80 to 88. It was available before the death of Christ 166. It was made to the full 48. The manner of it pag. 51 The evils of security in sin pag. 98 99 Self-justifiers in a sad estate pag. 6 Sin is a debt and how 29. It is opposite to the nature of God 255. proved 257. A destroyer of the Creatures 256. In what respect it may be called infinite 259. It is to be striven against 266. shunned 83 86. and hated 267. Any sin allowed enough to condemn us 214 The disposition of a childe of God in regard of sin 31. How farre a beleever may charge his soul with it 176. and how farre take comfort about the forgiveness of it pag. 182 Socinians error manifested pag. 297 Godly sorrow to bee always kept alive and in exercise urged upon several considerations pag. 80 81 82 Souls of men much to be prized pag. 119 Sufferings of Christ 52 53 54. Objections about them answered 55 56. how they set forth the glory of Gods Justice 292. How necessary they were 70. They doe not at all exempt any Christlesse souls pag. 59 Sufferings of Saints are suited to their conditions pag. 63 T. TError to persons unjustified pag. 6 57 c. Terrors of Conscience excluded by free justification pag. 15 Thankfulness to God urged 227 37 All Persons of the sacred Trinity co-operate in our Justification pag. 3 115 301 V. UNbeleevers danger 124. and inexcusablenesse 110 168 Unbelief under the Gospel a token of Reprobation pag. 234 235 W. VVAY to Salvation but only one 110. even Christ pag. 111 Wisdom of God seen in a Sinners Justification pag. 295 The profit that accrueth to all by the Word pag. 101 Dreadful condition of them that contemn the Word of God pag. 42 Wee must work out our salvation with Gods working pag. 75 Works how said to justifie pag. 122. They are required in justified persons but not to their Justification 50 130 214. what use they are of pag. 216 Works of the Trinity ad extra undivided pag. 3 Wrath of God against Sinners intollerable 261. All men by nature are under it 101. What such ought to doe pag. 102 103 116 FINIS

was besides since the foundation of the world 2 In respect of the severity and universality of the execution of justice Sea Joseph de bello Jud. upon all sin and sinners that receive not but reject Christ crucified There was never such justice executed upon any people as there was upon the Jews for this sin Mark 13.19 So I may say in regard of others that now set at nought the grace of God in Christ their judgement sleeps not Mat. 11.20 c. It shall bee more tollerable for Sodome and Gomorrah at the day of judgement than for such and dreadful is that Mal. 4.1 2. Behold the day comes that shall burn as an oven and all the Proud and all that do wickedly shall bee stubble and the day comes that shall burn them up saith the Lord of Hosts and leave them neither root nor branch but to you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousnesse appear which healing in his wings these daies of Christ to them that fear God are refreshing Sun-shining daies but for the rest the oven the fiery furnace is heating for them yea seven times hotter than ordinarily it uses what shall now become of proud ruffian-like Professors and carnal Gospellers there will bee bundles of such stubble thrown into the Oven now in the daies of the Gospel Quest 2. Why was the demonstration of the glory of Gods justice the main end of the shedding of Christs blood Rom. 9.22 23. Wee have indeed in the general that the glory of Gods mercy is aimed at in the decree of Election of the vessels of mercy and the glory of Gods justice in the vessels of wrath but how can this concern our Saviour Christ Answ All the light of the knowledge of the glory of God shines in the face of Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 4.6 but the glory of God is divided in some sort in respect of men and women Elect and Reprobate but all the glory of God is united together in Christ so to give you the reasons of the point Reas 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Arist Ethic. It is taken from the exceeding glorious excellency of the justice of God that as it is said of true justice though but humane that neither the morning nor the evening star is so admirable as justice is It may bee much more said of the justice of God which is infinitely brighter than the Sun in the firmament that dazles the eies of the brightest Angels in Heaven that they are fain to cover their faces from the beholding of it When the Spirit of God describes the Lord in his glorious Majesty it sets him forth with the clothing of righteousnesse See Isa 59.17 Hee put on righteousnesse as a breast-plate and the helmet of salvation upon his head hee put on the garments of vengeance for cloathing and was clad with zeal as a Cloak c. Psal 94.1 2. O Lord God to whom vengeance belongeth shew thy self Lift up thy self thou judge of the earth render a reward to the proud Gods lifts up himself exceedingly when hee sits on his judgement Seat and exercises justice in exactnesse in those famous Visions of Dan. 7.9 10. Rev. 4.2.3 the Lord is described as sitting upon his Throne of Majesty and Justice in a glorious manner and in his Royalty Yea moreover for the necessity and usefulnesse of Gods justice the World cannot bee without it hence the Lord is described with his plumb-line in his hand Amos 7.7 8. So Isa 28.17 the plumb-line is the embleme of Divine Justice look how necessary the plumb-line is to the rearing of a building and the repairing of it such is the use and necessity of Divine Justice hee takes away the unevennesse and inequality of persons and things by reason of sin hee tries them by this level were it not for this the whole frame of the world would totter and tumble down so that the demonstration of the glory of Gods Justice is a glorious end Reas 2. It was necessary that the Justice of Gods proceedings should bee cleared above all things in the death of Christ It was liable in the judgement of flesh and blood to grievous exceptions and cavils as appears both by Scripture and experience Isa 53.3 4 The Jews say Wee thought him smitten of God and afflicted So 1 Cor. 1.23 Christ crucified was to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Learned Greeks foolishnesse the Jews thought it enough excuse for them to reject Christ because hee was hanged on a tree and the Greeks thought it folly to look for salvation from him that could not save himself from such an ignominious death yea it was a cunning plot of the Devil to suggest this to the Heathen of old Stultitia est morte alterius sperare salutem It is rank folly to hope for salvation by anothers death And it is the hellish reasoning of blasphemers in these times how can it stand with the Justice of God that the just should suffer for the unjust should not the righteous rather be delivered and the unrighteous be punished Therfore the Lord here would stop every mouth and cut off all objections when hee saith that the death of Christ was to that end to demonstrate to all the World the glory of his Justice there cannot any thing in the World bee mentioned like unto this to clear up the Justice of God when as the Lord would not spare his onely Son having no more but sin imputed Thus of the second Reason Reas 3. Is taken from the glory of other attributes God hath the glory of other Attributes with the Glory of his Justice that redounds to God together with the glory of his justice as especially of his Wisdome Grace Holinesse and providential Government First The Glory of the Wisdome of God appears herein that hee hath devised a way in that desperate extremity that sin hath cast all mankinde into that a remnant might be saved I will not say as some do weakly if not dangerously to reconcile Justice and Mercy together for they are not to bee opposed or dis-agree in God but are one and the same pure and simple being in him but to glorify his infinite excellencies * The Scripture speaks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the language of men in the reconciliation of his chosen ones that sinne might bee punished and condemned and the sinner escape the Law might bee made up and accomplished Justice might have its course and the Supream Majesty offended might be reconciled Hence it is said Col. 2.3 That in Christ Jesus all the treasures of Wisdome and Knowledge are hidden The meaning whereof is not only that Jesus Christ hath all Wisdome and Knowledge in him but that also the Wisdome of the Father in all the abundance thereof shines most clearly in the sending and whole mystery of Christ And more plainly Eph. 1.7 In Christ wee have redemption through his blood the forgivenesse of our sins according to the riches of

their sin But the same are beloved as touching Election even before their Calling As Absolon was beloved of David as a Son but hated as a Rebel and Traytor 2 Two things must bee considered in the love of God his benevolence and his beneficence Or his affection to the Elect and his manifestation thereof That is eternall in Election This is not until they are brought home to Christ 1 Joh. 4 9. Before the Elect do beleeve the wrath of God and all the effects of that wrath are removed from their persons by the satisfaction of Christ and they have interest in the special love of God But not in knowledge sense and injoyment thereof until faith bee wrought 1 Joh 4.16 1 Reas From the Office of Christ as being made Mediatour betwixt God and man Now the Mediatours work is to bring both the parties at oddes unto peace and attonement Thus Christ Isa 9.7 Col. 1.20 Hee makes peace by the blood of his Cross i.e. the bloody death upon the Cross And all those that are in Christ do partake in their measure and as they are capable of all the benefits of Christ and are free from the wrath of God 2 Reas From their union with Christ Rom. 8.1 There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ 3 Reas Because this is all that God requires that there should bee a full satisfaction made to him for the injuries done to him by sinful creatures whether the satisfaction be made by themselves or by their surety Heb. 7.22 Now the surety being of Gods own appointment the satisfaction such every way as cannot be excepted against it must needs follow that God can have no further controversy with them that are in Christ 4 Reas This was one end of Christs sending into the world to pacify his Fathers wrath 1 Joh. 4.10 Now then if this should not bee accomplished fully his incarnation his grievous sufferings and his fathers love to the Elect should all be in vain Use 1. The dreadful condition of those that are not in Christ This shews their misery that are not in Christ in that they are objects of the displeasure and wrath of God What comfort can any poor creature have when God is angry with him Rom. 1.18 The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all c. God hath power enough to punish sin and justice that hee will do it and this hee hath revealed from heaven in those unknown and unknowable sufferings of his Son Jesus Christ Let mee say to you as Paul to Agrippa Do yee beleeve the Prophets or Apostles either Oh why should I propound such a question in this place and in these professing daies Alas if wee did all beleeve them why are there so many half Christians amongst us Do they know the power of thine anger O Lord as Moses Psal 90.11 Thou that diddest not spare the Angels that sinned but castedst them down to Hell and deliveredst them unto chains of darkness to bee reserved to the judgement of the great day 2 Pet. 2.4 what will thy justice and wrath bee to other sinners Consider the Angels what glorious creatures they were what an innumerable company there was of them and what chains of darknesse are cast upon them already and what further terror of eternal judgement is expected by them and reserved for them and that for one sin How comes this to pass why because they have no Christ no propitiation no Mediatour to suffer and satisfy for them Deut. 29.24 What then meaneth the heat of this great anger Even to shew thee that whilst thou art without Christ thou art in the state of the very Devils thy glory or excellency shall not deliver thee from wrath any one of thy sins may make thee eternally miserable O remember this and shew your selves men bring it again to mind O ye Transgressors Isa 46.8 shew your selves to have the understanding of reasonable creatures and that in the knowledge of this Not so much the motions of the Heavens or any such curious Arts had need to bee known by you but the motions of Hell what rivers of brimstone are running there kindled by the wrath of this angry God Quest Who are those that know not the power of Gods anger Who they are that know not Gods anger Answ 1 They that fear it not but are bold in committing of sin Jer. 8.6 that do rush into sin as the horse in the battel Jerem. 8.6 Like the horse of war Job 39.22 29. he knows not what hurt the sword or the spear may do him therefore he fears them not So it is with them that are bold to commit any though the smallest sin that they know to be a sin 2 They that are hardened in sin Eph 5.6 those unperswadable persons As Covetous persons gather gold so these do adde sin to sin and fuel to fire and wrath to wrath against the revelation of the righteous judgement of God Rom. 2.3 hence Rom. 9.22 they are called vessels of wrath and they shall bee filled brimful with it Zach. 7.11 12. They refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder and stopped their ears that they should not hear This is the very description of a hard heart Oh yee generation of vipers can yee escape the damation of hell said our Saviour Mat. 23.33 3 There bee Lingerers that as Lot do delay to depart out of Sodome after they are warned of eminent judgements These know not the dread of Gods anger The children of God are sometimes too slack in preventing particular judgements But the case is far worse with them who lye in a state of sin untepented of and are every moment exposed to eternal vengeance And the best that they will bee brought unto is but promises and purposes of amendment hereafter Ah how quickly is Gods anger kindled Josh 22.18 yee have sinned to day and to morrow hee will bee wroth How immediately and dreadfully did hee destroy Corah Nadab and Sapphira c. And though hee bee patient yet hee hath not limitted any set time for his patience to bee protracted to Sometimes hee cuts off men in the very act of sin and then all their good purpose sdo perish 4 Those who when Gods anger hath seized on them in part they take a wrong course and fall to shifting off the hand of God e.gr. They are sick and they run to the Physitian they are poor and they fall to filching and over-reaching c. and so in like cases But Christ is forgotten all this while yea and sin too and thus they regard not the removal of that These are they whom Elihu speaks of Job 36.21 that choose sin rather than affliction and hope to escape affliction by sin forgetting the true cause that is Gods displeasure and the certain remedy that is the grace of Christ 5 Stiff unbeleevers the wrath of God abideth on them that shall never be removed John 3. last verse Object But wee see wicked

Gods Commandements and as he hath commanded 2 In regard of the person obeying it must be with the whole man outward and inward Deut. 6.5 3 In regard of the time of this obedience it must bee with perseverance to the end Jam. 1 23. Gal. 3.10 One sin committed in mans whole life makes a man accursed whatsoever his righteousnesse hath been in the rest 4 That his righteousnesse may be meritorious it must have infinite worth in it Rom. 5.17 there is an infinite evil in sin and that requires an infinite righteousness to cover and remove it Now these conditions cannot bee found any where but in Jesus Christ God-man who first knowes no sin 2 Cor. 5.21 2 He kept the Law with his whole man Luk. 1.35 Psal 40.8 3 He persisted to the end Joh. 17.4 Joh. 4.38 4 There was an infinite value and worth in his righteousness he being God-man in one person Psal 71.19 there is none like unto God and so no righteousness like unto his vers 15. My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousnesse all the day for I know not the number of it It can neither be numbred nor measured by any Creature it holds by the same rule for Christs righteousness as for Gods Reas Gods righteousnesse is witnessed to 3. Take that in the text for another ground that this righteousness of God is witnessed by the Law and the Prophets and that sundry ways 1 By evidence and clear Testimony and that is most famose in Jer. 23.6 this is the name wherewith hee shall bee called Jehovah our righteousness and Isa 53.11 by his knowledge shall my righteous Servant justify many 2 By Types and figures which went before in the Old Testament as the Brazen Serpent Paschal Lamb the Cloud the Rock the Mercy Seat the Garment of the High Priest with an Inscription of Holiness to the Lord the Urim and the Thummim all these pre-figured this as also all the sacrifices Offerings and Ceremonies of the Law the blood of the Lambs and Goats did signify the righteousnesse of Christ 3 The Sacraments as Circumcision and the Passover do bear witness that its the righteousnesse of God by which wee must be justified Rom. 4.11 Rev. 3.17 Use 1. To convince us of the greatness of the sin To despisers of grace and of the justness of the Condemnation of those that neglect or despise the proclamation of the Grace of God in Christ and his great salvation The righteousness offered is Gods righteousness every way perfect and compleat and it is not possible any thing should bee added to it and can any soul bee content now to bee destitute of this righteousnesse or dare to sleight or refuse the offer of it or when it s offered to be indifferent about the receiving of it this is sure a high contempt of God and affront put upon his grace in Christ this very sin undid the Jews Rom. 10.3 4. They would not submit to Gods righteousness what is that They would not receive it being offered but stubbornly refused it and cast it from them as a superfluous thing and this is called Act. 13.16 The judging of our selves unworthy of everlasting life and the Lord casts off poor creatures for it and their blood shall bee upon their own heads Act. 18. See Rom. 1.17 18. in the Gospel is revealed the righteousness of God But what if a man cares not for it Truely then the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness c. Gods vengeance is poured forth upon them though it may bee they feel it not for it is spiritual vengeance that takes away all sense Quest Who are they that set this righteousness at nought Answ 1 Such as with-hold the truth in unrighteousnesse such as shut up the known truth by their lusts they live wickedly in and under the Gospel 2 They that are careless in seeking it and bee content to bee without it Rom. 10.3 Who are ignorant of Gods righteousness c. 3 They that put off the seeking of it and seek it not first and chiefly Matth. 6.33 4 They that rest contented in a doubting condition about their Salvation and condemnation Use 2. The misery of an unjustified estate To shew unto every soul the misery of an unjustified estate upon this consideration that it is Gods righteousness onely that can justify and in this I dare to appeal to the Consciences of many that hear this truth can yee dare to say that you have gotten Gods righteousnesse to appear before God in have it you in and of your selves if there bee any such blinded hardned presumptuous wretch that dares bely God and his own conscience and say that hee hath this righteousnesse of God I might say as in another case was said of Ananias Act. 5. Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lye to the Holy Ghost It is a marvellous and mighty work of Satan to perswade a poor creature that hee hath such a blessing of God as this is when he hath nothing like it Object But you shall never drive me from this that I have part in the righteousnesse of Christ Answ Why but if thou hast Christs righteousnesse thou hast Gods righteousness and hast thou gotten Gods righteousnesse then thou speakest of great and costly matters dost thou know what thou sayest what was Laodicea the better for saying shee was rich and increased in goods Rev. 3.17 they were very beggars for all this or if thou hast Gods righteousnesse how long hast thou had it wa st thou born with this Garment no man is nor with any other or if thou hast it how camest thou by it is it by purchase or free gift Rev. 3.18 It is there gotten by buying Buy white raiment c. didst thou buy it what did it cost thee what didst thou ever part with to make this purchase with true it is that Christ needs nothing of thine but thou canst not have this righteousnesse without parting with something for it with much that this righteousness cannot consist withall Object But it is a free gift Answ Whatsoever a man parts with for it it is so and must bee so yea it is a mighty gift and of infinite value and dost thou think that the most high God hath bestowed this infinite gift upon thee suspect thine own heart whether thou art not ignorant of this righteousnesse as the Jews were Rom. 10. though otherwise a knowing people let mee tell thee that none can know what this righteousnesse of God is but hee that knows the infinite malignity of sin Joh. 16.8 9. and hee that knows that will not easily run into it and commit sin with greediness Yea none knows this righteousness but hee that loves the Gospel and ministry thereof dearly for therein is the righteousnesse of God revealed Rom. 1.17 and the Gospel preached is the ministration of righteousnesse 2 Cor. 3. Moreover if thou dost not first seek it Matth. 6.33 a kingdome is worth the first