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Show ""3; OF A CHRISTIAN (WP-33- COMMON-WEALTH. thumgodly, ('16. So the fir/l World, was from_Adam to the generall €542.39: Flood. Of the prefent World, our Saviour ipeaks (101m 18. 35,) My Kingdome u" no! ofthis VVorla'. For he came onely toteach men the way of Salvation, and to renew the Kingdome of his Fathet,by 2Pct.313- Redcmption. his doctrine. Of the World to come, St. Peter fpeaks,2\t'wertlzelq]e we according to 1mfromlfe look for mm Heavem, amid new Ban/1, This is that WORLD, wherein Chrifi coming down from Heaven, in the clouds, with great power, and glory, fliall fend his Angels,and {hall gather together his elect, from the four winds,and from the uttermofi parts ofthe Earth, and thence forth reign over them, (under his Father) Everlafiingly. Salvation ofa firmer, fupppofeth a precedent R a n s M p r 10 N; for he that is once guilty of Sin, is obnoxious to the Penalty ofthe fame; and mufi pay (or fome other for him) fucli Ranfome,‘ as he that is of. fended, and has him in his p0wer,fhall require. And leeing the perfon offended, is Almighty God,in whofe power are all things-,fuch Ranfome is to be paid before Salvation can be acquired, as God hath been pleafed to require. By this Ranfome, is not intended a fatisfaétion for Sin, equivalent to the Offence, which no finner for himfelfe , nor righteous man can ever be able to make for another : The dammage a man does to another, he may make amends for by refiitution, or re- compence, but fin cannot be taken away by recompence; tor that were to make the liberty to fin, a thing vendible. But fins may bee pardoned to the repentant, either gram, or upon fuch penalty,as God is pleafed to accept. That which God ufually accepted in the Old Teftament, was fome Sacrifice, or Oblarion. To forgive fin is not an act ofInjuitice,though the punifliment have been threatned. Even amongfi men, though the promife of Good,bind the promifer ; yet threats, that is to fay, promifes of Evill, bind them not 5 much lefle {hall they bind God, who is infinitely more mercifull then men. Our Saviour Clirift therefore to Redeem us, did not in that fenfe fatisfie for the Sins of men,as that his Death,ofits own vertue,could make it unjufi in God to puniih finners with Eternall death-,but did make that CHAP.‘ xxxix. 0f the/ignifimtion‘ in Scripture of theword C H Unc H. He _word Qéurtly, '( Earle/£4) fign Scripture divers things._ Someti ifieth in the Books ofHoly Clmrchtb \ _ taken for Gad: Houfe, that is to mes (though not often )itis Lordrboufe; fay , for a Temple wherein (,hriftians affemble to perform holy duti es publiquely; as )1 Car 1 ' ver. 34,. Letjwlr Mme}: keepfi/eme in [be Chara/m: but this is M:taphorically ut, for the Congregat ion ther e affembled- - and hath been iince up ed for the Edifice it felf , to difl ing uiih betwe‘eii the Tem- ples of Chriitians, and Idolater s. The Temple of Jerufalem Cad; hoafe, and the Houfe ofPray was and fois any Edifiee dedicated by Chriitians to the worfhip of er; Chr fore the Greek Fathers call it Maud, ift, Chi/l: bait/e : and therein on; language it came to be called Kyr/7/)":er Izoufl: - and thence) ee, and Chime.) ‘hflC ; Egalliéwhen not taken for a Hou fe ) figmfieth the fame that 55Eccl efia m; ommon-wealths; that 15 to fay , a PM} MW of Citi b zens, called forth, to hear the 0 Rome was called Cwho, as he that fpake was caffedn£231: Xfl szrumztor. excited by tumultuous, and fed‘itio us clam or, the I nm we; a COiEtuledlClgiircli , EM?!" "HE it M/Liv". tis gat Congre ta (CD a ion, lothoome ughtimes or the men thactdhav - e righ ' t to be of the ' Sacrifice, and Oblation 0fhimfelf,at his firfl: coming,which God was whole multit pleafed to require,for the Salvation at his fecond coming,offlich as in the mean time fliould repent,and belceve in him.And though this act as (Ac?.8.,.) t} , And in this lcnfe is C/mj} {aid to be Head 0 tim of our Redemption, be not alwaies in Scripture called a Samfire, and oHation,but lometimes a Price, yet by Prlc‘c we are not to underflrnd any thing, by the value whereof, he could claim right to a pardon for us, fromhis offended Father 5 but that Price which God the Fat her was pleafed in mercy to demand. iidhfi And when they were called forth by lawfu l Authori ty, it was Earle/i4 legit/ma , a Law fufl clmrgb, Ewe/e9 13mm"; B . Am '9' 39' when theywere ‘ ) es for a‘certain part ofChriflians, as 1/74! :5 m I»: boa/e. 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