! On the third day he arose from the dead, with the fame body in which he fuffered; with which alfo he afcended into heaven, and there sitteth at the right hand of his Fathers, making interceffion; and malt return to judge men and angels at the end of the world. the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 1 Cor. xv. 3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I alfo received, how that Chrift died for our fins according to the fcriptures; V. 4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day, according to the fcriptures: * V. 5. And that he was leen of Cephas, then of the twelve. John xx. 25. The other difciples, therefore, faid unto him, We have feen the Lord. But he faid unto them, Except I shall fee in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thruft my hand into his fide, I will not believe. V. 27. Then faith he to Thomas, Reach bither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thruft it fide: and be not faithless, but believing. into my 8 Mark xvi. 19. So then, after the Lord had ipoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and flat on the right hand of God. Condemneth? It is Chrift that died, yea, rather, that is rifen a gain, who is even that the right hand of God, V. The uttermoft, that come unto God by him, feeing he ever liveth to make interceffion for them. intereeffion for us. Heb. ix. 24. od, who alfo maketh For Christ is not entered into the i Rom. xiv. 9. For to this end Chrift both died, and rofe, and revived, that he might be Lord bath of the dead and living. V. 10. But why doft thou judge thy brother? or why doft thou fet at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgmentfeat of Christ. Actsi.rr. Which alfo faid, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this fame Jefus, which is taken ap from you into heaven, shall fo come in like manner as ye have feen him go into heaven. Acts x. 42. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to teftify that it is he which was or. dained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. Mat. xiii. 40. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; it be in the end of this world. fire; fo fhall all V. 41. The Son of man thall ferd gels which kept not their firit estate, but left their own habitaholy places madetereth hands, tion, he hath referved in everlastwhich are the figures of the true; ing chains under darkness, ut tinto heaven itfelf, now to ap- the judgment of the great dat pear in the of God for s. Heb. viprefence he angels that firned, but ca is able alfo to 25. Wherefore the them down to heal, and delive teeth. Jude, ver. 6. And the an 2 Pet. ii. 4. For if God not V. The Lord Jesus, by his perfect obedience and facrifice of himself, which he through the eternal Spirit once offered up unto God, hath fully fatisfied the juftice of his Father; and purchased not only reconciliation, but an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven, for all those whom the Father hath given unto him. them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment. V. k Rom. v. 19, For as by one man's disobedience many were made finners: so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Heb. ix. 14. How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through, the the eteri eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your confcience from dead works to ferve the living God? V. 16. For where a testament is, there must also of neceffity be the death of the teftator. Heb. x. 14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are fanctified. Eph. v. 2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an offering and a facrifice to God for a fweet-fmelling favour. Rom. iii. 25. Whom God hath fet forth to be a propi tiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remiffion of fins that are past, through the forbearance of God: V. 26. To declare, I fay, at this time his righteoufness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which belleveth in Jefus. 1 Dan. ix. 24. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, to finish the tranfgreffion, and to make an end of fins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vifion and prophecy, VI. Although and to ancint the most holy. V. 26. And after threefcore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city, and the fanctuary, and the end there of shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war defolations are determined. Col. i. 19. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; V. 20. And (having made peace through the blood of his cross) by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in hea ven. Eph. i. 11. In whom alfo we have obtained an inheritance, being predeftinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. V. 14. Which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the, redemption of the purchased poffeffion, unto the praife of his glory. John xvii 2. As thou hait given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou haft given him, Heb. ix. 12. Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal al redemption for V. 15. And cause he is the Mediator of the new teftament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the tranfgrefsions that were under the first te us. stament, ; ! VI. Although the work of redemption was not actually 1 wrought by Chrift till after his incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefits thereof, were communicated unto the elect in all ages successively from the beginning of the world, in and by those promifes, types, and facrifices, wherein he was revealed and fignified to be the Seed of the woman, which should bruife the ferpent's head, and the Lamb flain from the beginning of the world, being yesterday and today the fame, and for ever. VII. Chrift, in the work of mediation, acteth according to both natures; by each nature doing that which is proper 10 itself: yet, by reason of the unity of the perfon, that which is proper to one nature is fometimes in fcripture attributed to the perfon denominated by the other nature.. VIII. To all those for whom Chrift hath purchafed redemption, he doth, certainly and effectually apply and communicate the fame; making interceffion ftament, they which are called might receive the promife of eter nal inheritance. VI. Gal. iv, 4. But when the fulness of the time was come, God fent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law; V.5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of fons. Gen. iii. 15. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy feed and her feed it shall bruile thy head, and thou shalt bruife his heel. Rev. xiii. 8. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names arenot written in the book of life of the Lamb flain from the foundation of the world. Heb. xiii. 8. Jesus Chrift the fame yesterday, and to day, and for ever. VII. Heb. ix. 14. [Sce letder fcripture the fecond. Pet. ii. 18. For Chrift alfo Fath once Tuffered for fins, the jutt for the unjuft, that he might bring us for to God; being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit. Acts xx. 28. Take heed there fore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. John iii. 13. And no man hath afcended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. John iii. 16. Hereby perceive we the love of God, becaule he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. Father giveth me shall come to VIII. P John vi. 37. All that the me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wife cast out. V. 39. And this is the Father's will which hath fent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lofe nothing, but should raife it up again at the last day. John x. 15: AS falvation: so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, and dead in fint, is not able, by his own ftrength, to convert himself, orto prepare himself thereuntos. IV. When Godconverts a finner, and translates him into the state of grace, he freeth him from his natural bondage under fim, and by his grace alone enables him freely to will and to III. d Rom. v. 6. For when we were yet without ftrength, in due time Chrift died for the ungodly. Rom. viii. 7. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not fubject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. John xv. 5. I am the vine, ye are the branches: hethat abideth in me, and Iin him, the fame bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Rom. iii. 10. As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one. V. 12. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable, there is none that doeth good, no, not one. f Eph. ii. 1. And you hath he quickened who were dead in tref paffes and fins. V. 5. Even when we were dead in fins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved.) Col. ii. 13. And you, being dead in your fins, and the uncircumcifion of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trefpafies. & John vi. 44. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath fent, me draw him and I will raife him up at the last day. V. 65. And he faid, Therefore faid I unto you, That no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. Eph. ii. 2. Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the fpirit that now worketh in do the children of difobedience. V. 3. Among whom alfo we all had our conversation in times paft, in the lufts of our flesh, fulfilling the defires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. V. 4. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, V. 5. Even when we were dead in fins, hath quickened us together with Chrift, (by grace ye are saved.) 1 Cor. ii. 14. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually difcerned. Tit. iii. 3. For we ourselves also were fometimes foolish, difobedient, deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleafures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. V. 4. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, V. 5. Not by works of righteouf ness which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghoft. IV. Col. i. 13. Who hath delivered us from the power of darknefs, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son John viii. 34. Jesus anfwered them, Verily, verily, I fay unto you, Whof ever committeth fin, is the fervant of tin. V. 36. If the Son, therefore, shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that, by reafon of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly nor only will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil. V. The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to good alone in the state of glory only 1. CHAP. X. Of Effectual Calling. A LL those whom God hath predeftinated unto life, and those only, he is pleased, in his appointed and accepted time, effectually to call, by his word and Spirit, out of that Phil. ii. 13. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good plea fure. Rom. vi. 18. Being then made free from fin, ye became the fervants of righteoufness. V. 22. But now, being made free from fin, and become fervants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. * Gal. v. 17. For the flesh lufteth against the spirit, and the spirit againft the flesh: and these are contrar the one to the other; fo that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Rom. vii. 15. For that which I do, I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. V. 18. For I know that in me (that is, in my fleh) dweileth no good thing: for to will is prefent with me, but how to perform that which is good I find not. V. 19. For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do. V. 21. I find then a law, that when i would do good, evil is prefent with me. V. 23. But I fee another law in my members warring against the law of my state V.1 Eph. iv. 13. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfectman, unto the meature of the ftature of the ful nets of Christ. Heb. xii. 23. To the general affembly and church of the first-born, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect. I Jonn iii. 2. Beloved, now are we the fons of God; and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when he shall appear we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. Jude, Ver. 24. Nowuntohim that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the prefence of his glory with exceeding joy. whom he did predeftinate, them he alfo called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he alfo glorified. Rom. xi. 7. What then? Ifrael hath not obtained that which he seeketh for but the election hath obtained it, and the reft were blinded. Eph. i. 10. That I. a. Rom. viii. 30. Moreover, mind, and bringing me into cap. in the difpenfation of the fulnels. tivity to the law of fin, which is in my members. of times he might gather toge ther in one all things in Chrift, D botn * |