My guilt condignly punish'd fee, And though my death can't fet me-free, than our heart, and knoweth all things. Rom. viii. 1, There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flefl, but after the Spirit. v. 33, 34, Who fhall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that juftifieth: who is he that condemneth? It is Chrift that died, yea, rather that is rifen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who alfo maketh interceffion for us. s Gal. iii. 13, Chrift hath redeemed us from the curfe of the law, being made a curfe for us: for it is written, Curfed is every one that hangeth on a tree. t Rom. iii. 23, 24, For all have finned, and come fhort of the glory of God: being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jefus Chrift. u Rom. iii. 5, But if our unrighteousness commend the righteoufnefs of God, what shall we say? Chap. v. 20, 21, But where fin abounded, grace did much more abound: that as fin hath reigned unto death, even fo might grace reign through righteoufnefs, unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Col. i. 20, And (having made peace through the blood of his crofs) by him to reconcile all things unto himself, by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. w The life of fin is our death. 1 Tim. v. 6, But fhe that liveth in pleasure is dead while fhe liveth. The death of Chrift our life. 2 Cor. v. 14, 15, For the love of Chrift conftraineth us, because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead and that he died for all, that they which live, fhould not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rofe again. x Rom. vii. 23, See letter q. Chap. viii. 2, For the law of the Spirit of life, in Christ Jefus, hath made me free from the law of fin and death. y John viii. 36, If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye fhall be free indeed. Rev. xiv. 13, And I heard a voice from heaven, faying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth: Yea, faith the Spirit, that they may reft from their labours; and their works do follow them. 2 Cor. v. 4, I am not worth one dusty grain, SECT. VI. The mystery of free juftification through Chrift's obedience and fatisfaction. No creature ever could or will Hence though I am, as well I know, For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would not be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. z Gen. xxxii. 10, I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of all the truth which thou haft fhewed unto thy fervant; for with my staff I paffed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. Rev. iii. 4, Thou haft a few names even in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments; and they fhall walk with me in white; for they are worthy. a Pfalm xlix. 8, For the redemption of their foul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever. Ifa. xl. 16, And Lebanon is not fufficient to burn, nor all the beasts thereof fufficient for a burnt offering, 6 Pfalm xl. 6, Sacrifice and offering thou didst not defire, mine ears thou haft opened: burnt offering and fin offering haft thou not required. Heb. x. 5, 6, 7, Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not, but a body haft thou prepared for me: in burnt offerings and facrifices for fin thou haft had no pleafure; then faid I, Lo I come (in the volume of thy book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God. Eph. v. 2, Christ hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an offering and a facrifice to God for a sweet smelling fa vour. c Matth. vi. 12, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. d Rom. iii. 24, 25, Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jefus Chrift: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to declare his righteoufnefs for the remiffion of fins that are past, through the forbearance of God. Heb. x. 14, For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are fanctified. My creditor has nought to say, e e Rom. viii. 33, 34, Who fhall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is Chrift that juftifieth; who is he that condemneth? It is Chrift that died, yea rather, that is rifen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. f Rom. v. 6, For when we were yet without ftrength, in due time Chrift died for the ungodly. v. 8, But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet finners, Christ died for us. : Acts xiii. 38, 39, Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgivenefs of fins and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Mofes. Rom. iii. 24, 25, See letter d. Chap. viii. 22, He spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all. i 1 Pet. xviii. 19, For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as filver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot. Eph. i. 7, In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of fins, according to the riches of his grace. 2 Tim. i. 9, Who hath faved us, and called us with a holy calling; not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Chrift: Jefus before the world began. k Pfalm ciii. 3, Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases. And xxv. II, For thy name's fake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is very great. Luke xi. 4, And forgive us our fins for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. Dan. ix. 19, O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do, defer not for thine own fake, O my God; for thy city, and thy people, are called by thy name. / Pfalm cxix. 120, My flesh tremb!eth for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments. Rom. vii. 9, I was alive without the law once; but when the commandment came, fin revived, and I died. v. 13, Was then that which is good made death unto me? God Though truth my just damnation crave, n And yet it can't but me acquit. S forbid. But fin, that it might appear fin, working death in me by that which is good; that fin by the commandment might become exceeding finful. m Gal. v. 23, The fruit of the Spirit is-meekness, temperance, against fitch there is no law. 1 Tim. i. 9, Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and difobedient, &c. n Ezek. xviii. 4, The foul that finneth, it shall die. • 1 Tim. i. 15, This is a faithful faying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Chrift Jefus came into the world to fave finners; of whom I am the chief. Pfalm lxxxv. 10, Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kiffed each other. 4 Gal. iii. ro, As many as are of the works of the law, are under the curfe; for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. v. 13, 14, Chrift hath redeemed us from the curfe of the law, being made a curfe for us: for it is written, Curfed is every one that hangeth on a tree: that the bleffing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jefus Chrift; that we might recieve the promise of the Spirit through faith. Rom. iii. 20, Therefore by the deeds of the law, there fhall no flefl be justified in his fight: for by the law is the knowledge of fin. Gal. ii. 16, Knowing that a man is not juftified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jefus Chrift; that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law fhall no flesh be justified. Chap. iii. 11, But that no man is juftified by the law in the fight of God, it is evident; for, the just shall live by faith. Rom. viii. 1, There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Chrift Jefus. v. 3, 4, For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God fending his own Son in the likeness of finful fefh, and for fin, condemned fin in the flesh; that the rightecufnefs of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 Cor. v. 21, For he hath made him to be fin for us, who knew no fin; that we might be made the righteoufnefs of God in him. Rom. iii. 26, Tə I'm not oblig'd to keep it more, s Yet do and live' no more me bind. v declare, I fay, at this time his righteoufnefs; that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jefus. s Rom. vi. 14, Sin fhall not have dominion over you; før ye are not under the law, but under grace. Gal. v. 1-4, Stand fast therefore in the liberty where with Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcifed, Chrift fhall profit you nothing. For I teftify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Chrift is become of no effect unto you, whofoever of you are justified by the law ; ye are fallen from grace. Rom. vi. 1, 2, What fhall we fay then? fhall we continue in fin, that grace may abound? God forbid; how shall we that are dead to fin, live any longer therein? v. 15, What then? shall we fin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. u Rom. v. 17, 18, 19, They which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteoufnefs, fhall reign in life by one, Jefus Chrift. By the righteoufnefs of one, the free gift came upon all men to juftification of life. By the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. v Rom. x. 5-9, For Mofes defcribeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doth these things, shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this. wife, Say not in thine heart, Who fhall afcend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above ;) or who shall defcend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Chrift again from the dead;) but what faith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; that is, the word of faith which we preach, That if thou fhalt confefs with thy mouth the Lord Jefus, and fhalt believe in thine heart, that God hath raised him from the dead, thou. fhalt be faved. w Rom. iii. 31, Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid; yea, we establish the law. x Rom. x. 5, See letter v. John xiv. 19, Because I live, ye fhall live alfo. Chap. xv. 5, I am the vine, ye are the branches; he that abideth in me, and I in him, the fame bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. Rom. vii. 4, Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are be |