Faith grounded upon the Holy Scriptures against the new Methodists / by John Daille ; printed in French at Paris anno 1634, and now Englished by M.M.

CHAP. V. Of the Sufferings, Actions, Glories, Merits, and Doctrine of Christ the Mediator.

1. That the Son of God manifested in the Flesh hath been crucified in Ju∣dea by the Sentence of Pontius Pi∣late.

ACt. 2.23. * 1.1 Jesus of Nazereth being delivered by the determinate counsel and Providence of God, you have taken, crucified, and killed him by the Hands of wicked men.

You have the History of it at large in the 27. of S. Mat. in the 15. of S. Mark; the 23. of S. Luke; and the 19. of S. John; which is known e∣nough to every one.

2. That the Son of God did rise the third day from the dead.

1 Cor. 15.3, 4. Before all things I have given you that which I had

also received viz. that Christ is dead for our sins according to the Scrip∣tures, that he hath been buried, and is risen the third Day according to the Scriptures.

You have the History of his Resur∣rection at large, * 1.2 Mat. 28.6. Mar. 16.6. Luk. 24.5. John 26.9.

3. That the Son of God is ascended in∣to Heaven, and that he reigns there in a Soveraign power.

The History of it is described in St. Mar. 16.19. Luk. 24.51. and more at large, Act. 1.9.

Eph. 1.20, 21, 22. * 1.3 God hath raised Christ from the dead, and hath made him sit at his Right Hand in Heaven∣ly places, above all Principalities and Powers, Vertue and Dominion, and every Name which is Named. Not on∣ly in this World, but in that which is to come. And hath put all things under his Feet.

1 Pet. 3.22. Jesus Christ is at the Right Hand of God swallowing up death, to make us Heirs of life eter∣nal, being gone to Heaven to whom

the Angels, Powers, and Dominions are subject.

4. That the Son of God shall come at the Last Day to Judge the World.

Mat. 16.27. * 1.4 The Son of God shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels, and then he shall render to every one according to his works.

Acts 10.42. Jesus hath command∣ed us to preach to the people and to Testifie that 'tis him who is ordained by God, to be judge of the living and the dead.

2 Thes. 1.6, 7, 8. This is a just thing with God, that he renders affliction to those who a flict you, and to you who are afflicted deliverance with us, when that the Lord Jesus shall shew himself from Heaven with the Angels of his power, and with the flame of fire, doing vengeance upon them that know not God.

2 Tim. 4.1. Jesus Christ shall judge the living and dead at his coming and raign.

5. That the Son of God is dead for oursins, and bath Redeemed us in suffering death for us.

1 Peter 3.18. * 1.5 Christ hath suffered once for our sins, the just for the un∣just that he might lead us to God.

Isaiah. 53.5. He hath been woun∣ded for our iniquities, he hath been bruised for our sins. The discipline of our peace is upon him, and we are healed by his stripes.

Rom. 3.25. God hath propounded Jesus Christ a propitiator (propitia∣tory) by Faith in his blood to de∣monstrate his justice for the re∣mission of sins past, through the forbearance of God.

Gal. 3.13. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, * 1.6 when he was made a curse for us, for it is written, cursed is he who hangs upon a tree.

1 Tim. 11.5. There is God and one Mediatour (Moyenneur) be∣tween God and men, viz. Jesus Christ man, who hath given himself as a ransome for us all.

1 Peter 1.18, 19. * 1.7 You have been Redeemed from your vain conversa∣tion (which was given to you by your Fathers) not by things corrup∣tible as by Gold or Silver, * 1.8 but by the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and spot.

Rom. 5 8. * 1.9 God certified his love to us, in this, that although we were yet abandoned to sin, according to time Christ is dead for us.

Rom. 8.32. God hath not spared his own Son, but hath given him for us all.

Eph. 5.2. Christ hath loved us and delivered himself for us, an ob∣lation and sacrifice to God, an O∣dour of a good smell.

Tit. 2.14. Jesus Christ hath given himself for us, to the end he might Redeem us from all iniquity, and cleanse us, to be to him an agreea∣ble people, given to good works.

1 Peter 2.24. Christ hath born our sins in his Body upon the Tree, * 1.10 to the end that being dead to sin, we might live to justice, by whose bruis∣ings we have been healed.

Hebrews 9.28. Christ hath been

offered one time to abolish the sins of many.

2 Corinthians 5.21. God hath made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, to the end we should be made the justice of God in him.

Isaiah 53.4, 5. Truely he hath born our greifs, and himself hath carried our Sorrowes, and we have esteemed him as leprous, and stricken of God, and abased; and verse 6. The Lord hath put upon him the iniqui∣ty of us all; and verse 11.12. This same is my just servant, in justifying many by his knowledge, and even he shall bear their iniquities, therefore I will part to him many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, be∣cause he hath given his soul to death, and hath been reputed amongst the wicked, and even he hath born the sins of many, & prayed for transgressors.

6. That the Religion of the Lord con∣sisteth in Faith and Charity.

1 John 3.23. Behold the com∣mand of God, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love

one another as he hath commanded ••s.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Acts 4.10, and 10, 39.
• * 1.2

  Acts 2.24, 31. and 10.40. and 13.30. & 17.31. Rom. 4.25, & 6.4, & 8.33. & 14.9. 2 Tim. 2.
• * 1.3

  1 Cor. 15.25, 27. Eph. 4.10. Phil. 2.9.10.11. Heb. 2.9.
• * 1.4

  Mat. 24.30. Luk. 17.24.30. & 21.27. Acts 1.11, & 17.31. Rom. 2 16. 1 Cor. 4.5. 2 Cor. 5.10, 1 Thes. 4.16. 1 Pet. 4.4, 5. Rev. 20.11, 12, 13.
• * 1.5

  Rom. 4.25. Gal. 1.4.
• * 1.6

  Eph. 1.7. Col. 1.14. Heb. 9.12. Revel. 5.9.
• * 1.7

  Mat. 20.28
• * 1.8

  Act. 20.28
• * 1.9

  Luk. 22.19. John 10.11, 15. & 10, 51, 52. 2 Cor. 5 15. Gal. 2.20. Heb. 2.9. 1 Pet. 2.21. & 4.1. 1 Joh. 1.16.
• * 1.10

  Heb. 1.3. Joh. 1.29. 1 Joh. 1.7.