Divine consolations, or, The teachings of God in three parts ... with an answer to the objections made against it, and Doctor Crips [sic] booke justified against Steven Geree / by Samuel Richardson.

Ʋse of this Doctrine.

Ʋse 1. To exhort all that are the Lords, to ascribe their salvation to the free love of God, and to the death of our sweet Lord Je∣sus Christ, and Christ alone, and to nothing but Christ. Who was made sin for us, but Christ? 2 Cor. 5. 21 Who bare our sins in his own body, but Christ? 1 Pet. 2. 24. Who was ordained to take away sin, but Christ? Heb. 9. 20. Who hath redeemed us from all iniquities, but Christ? Psal. 130. 8. Titus 2. 14. Who finished transgressions, and made an end of sin, but Christ? Deut. 9. 24. Zach. 3. 9. Heb. 10. 4, 5. 7. Who appeared to take away sin, but Christ? 1 Joh. 3. 5. Who came into the world to save sinners, but Christ? 1 Tim. 1. 15. Who washed us from our sins, and purged them away, but Christ? Rev. 1. 5. Heb. 1. 3. Who gave himselfe for our sins, but Christ? Eph. 5. 2. 1 Tim. 2. 6. Who was made a curse for us, and delivered us from the curse, but Christ? Gal. 3. 13, 14. Who laid downe his life for ours, but Christ? Joh. 10. 15. Who bare our griefes, and carried our sorrowes, but Christ? Who was stric∣ken, and smitten, afflicted, and wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities, but Christ? Isa. 53. By whose stripes are we healed, but Christs? 1 Pet. 1. 24. Who is that just one that suffered for the unjust, but Christ? 1 Pet. 3. 18. Who made peace for us, but Christ by the

bloud of his Crosse, Col. 1. 20, 21. Who recon∣ciled us, but Christ, Rom. 5. 9, 10. By what means are our trespasses forgivē, but only by him Col. 2. 13. Who hath so blotted out our sins, that they cannot be laid to our charge, Rom. 8. 33. Who could deliver us from the wrath to come, but Christ, 1 Thes. 1. 10. What bloud could clense us from all sin, but Christs, Joh. 1. 29. 1 Joh. 1. 7. Who hath carried away our sinnes, but Christ? What could justifie us, but Christ by his bloud, Rom. 5. 9. What could make us compleat, Col. 2. 10. and all faire, Song 2. 10. Without ••ault, Kev. 14. 5. Without spot, Song 4. 7. and perfect us for ever, but Christ, Heb. 10. 14. What could make us one with Christ, Heb. 2. 11. his fellowes, Heb. 1. 9. and make us the righteousnesse of God, but Christ, 2 Cor. 5. 21. Who is our righteousnesse, but Christ, Jer. 23. 6. Job. 33. 23. by whose obedience we are made righ∣teous, Rom. 5. What ransome could deliver us, but Christs, Zach. 9. 11. Job 33. 24. What could make us free from the law of sin, and death, but Christ, Rom. 8. 2, 3. What could make us free but Christ, Gal. 5. 1. Who could present us holy to God, but Christ, Col. 1. 20. Who brought salvation, but Christ? Who ••ought our battell, got the victory, and delivered us from all our enemies, but Christ, Luk. 1. 68. What Redee∣mer and Saviour have we but Christ, who is all in all. And seeing all is attributed to his bloud, 1 Cor. 1. 18. 18. 23. we may not attri∣bute

it to beleeving; justification and salvati∣on are proper onely to Christ, to his bloud to effect it; to attribute it to beleeving, as some doe, is to rob Christ to give it to belee∣ving. And if the preaching of Christ in wis∣dome of words, made the Crosse of Christ of none effect, 1 Cor. 1. 17. this opinion of theirs doth much more, Gal. 5. 9.

2. Prise this doctrine, contend earnestly for it, Jude 3. Be content to suffer for it.

3. Fetch all thy comfort from Christ in this truth, meditate on this truth, and endeavour that others may enjoy it with thee.

4. Thinke nothing too much for him, that hath done so much for you; walke holily, as it becometh the Gospel; obey Christs co••∣mands; tremble at the thought of giving way to sin, least ye dishonour Christ, and his truth, and open the mouths of the wicked against the people of God.