Christ set forth in his [brace] death, resurrection, ascension, sitting at Gods right hand, intercession, [brace] as the [brace] cause of justification. Object of justifying faith.: Upon Rom. 8. ver. 34. Together with a treatise discovering the affectionate tendernesse of Christs heart now in heaven, unto sinners on earth. / By Tho: Goodwin, B.D.

SECT. III.

Christ in his RESURRECTION the object and support of faith in point of Justification.

CHAP. I.

• Two generall Heads propounded:
• That Christs Is an EVIDENCE of Hath an INFLUENCE into Iustificati∣on. Resurrection 42
• 1. An Evidence. Christs Resurrection a a visible signe that God is satisfied by his death. 44
• 2. Hath an Influence. Though the matter of our justification be the price of Christs Death, yet the act of pronouncing us righteous de∣pends on Christs Resurrection. ibid.

CHAP. II.

• A digression. Wherein for the explanation of both these, is shewne how Christ sustained a double relation, 46
• 1. Of a Surety for us.
• 2. Of a Common person in our stead. 47
• The difference of these two; and the usefulnesse of these two considerations for the explaining what followes throughout this Discourse. 48, 49

Chap. 3.

• (The first Head.) The EVIDENCE of Justi∣fication which Christs Resurrection affords to Faith explained by two things. 1. How Christ was made a Surety for us. 2. How his Resurrection as he was a Surety holds forth this evidence. 50
  • sect. 1.
    • How Christ be∣came a Surety for Debt, Punishment. ibid.
    • The Covenant of Grace made with Christ alone as a Surety for us. 52
    • Whereby God requires payment of Christ first. 53
  • sect. 2.
    • How the consideration of this becomes an e∣vidence to Faith through Christs Resur∣rection. 54
    • The Resurrection an evidence,
    • 1. That the debt is paid. ibid.
    • 2. That God will ne∣ver claime it from the sinner. 55
  Chap. 4.
  • (The second Head) The INFLVENCE that Christs Resurrection hath into our Justifica∣tion.
  • The Demonstration of this hath two branches.
    • 1. Bran.
      • The Christ was a Common Person re∣presenting us in all that he did, did suffe∣red (Handled at large.) but more espe∣cially in his Resurrection. 56
      • This is proved,
      • 1. In generall, By a Parallel with A∣dam, Christs Type herein. 57
      • 2. Particularly, Adam and Christ were common Persons.
        • 1. In their Qualification and estates. 58
        • 2. In what they did, and in what befell them. 59
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        • Christ a common Person in his Death, we dying in him, as in Adam his Condemnation, we were condem∣ned in. 60
        • That Christ was more especially a Common Person in his Resurrection, we being considered as rising in him. 64
  Chap. 5.
  • The second Branch. How Christs representing us as a Common Person in his Resurrection, hath an Influence into our Justification, made forth by two things. 66
  • 1. That Christ himselfe was justifyed from our sin at his Resurrection, made forth by three things. ibid.
    • 1. There was a solemne Act passed from God towards Christ, of justifying him from our sins. 67
    • 2. There was some speciall time or season wherein this was done. 68
    • 3. That this was first past upon him at his Resurrection. 69
  • 2. That all Beleevers were then justified by God in this Iustification of Christ as a Common Person representing them. 72
  • Proved.
    • 1. From the Common and like analogie this holds with the former instances of our dying in his death, &c. ibid.
    • All things which God doth to us were first done to Christ for us. ibid.
    • 2. From the equity of that Law that in Adams condemnation we were con∣demned. 74
    Chap. 6.
    • How our Faith may from hence raise matter of Triumph for its justification. Together with an

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    • explanation how we are justified by Faith, al∣though justified in Christ at his Resurrection. 76
    Chap. 7.
    • How all this, both our justification at Christs Resurrection, and the support of our faith there from, are sealed up to us in Baptisme.
    • The Conclusion. How faith may make use of Christs Resurrection in its going to God for pardon of sin. 82