The Marrow of Modern Divinity in Two Parts (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1828. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... upon him, and killed him: and, by this means, was the justice of God fully satisfied, his wrath appeased, and all true believers acquitted from all their sins, both past, present, and to come.4 means, says our author, "was the justice of God fully satisfied, his wrath appeased, and all true believers acquitted." Compare Westm. Confess. chap. 8. art. 4, 5. "This office (viz. of a surety) the Lord Jesus did most willingly undertake, which that he might discharge, he was made under the law, and did perfectly fulfil it, endured most grievous torments, &c The Lord Jesus, by his perfect obedience, and sacrifice of himself--hath fully satisfied the justice 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.--Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified." Chap. xi. art. 3. Wherefore the author does not here teach an universal redemption or atonement. Of this more afterward. 4 Pardon is the removing of the guilt of sin. Guilt is twofold: I. The guilt of eternal wrath, by which the sinner is bound over to the eternal revenging wrath of God; and this, by orthodox divines, is called the guilt of sin by way of eminency. 2. The guilt of fatherly anger, whereby the sinner is bound over to God's fatherly anger and chastisements for sin. Accordingly, there is a twofold pardon; the one is the removal of the guilt of eternal wrath, and is called legal pardon; the other, the removal of the guilt of fatherly anger, and is called Gospel pardon. As to the latter, the believer is daily to sue out his pardon, since he is daily contracting new guilt of that kind; and this the author plainly teaches afterwards in i...