Romans 5

Use 3. Is Christ our Priest who was sacrificed for us, then see the endeared affection of Christ to us sinners: The Cross (says Austin) was a pulpit in which Christ preached his love to the world. That Christ should die was more than if all the angels had been turned to dust: An…

Such were some of you, but you are washed, etc. Before effectual calling, we are not only without strength (Romans 5:6), but enemies (Colossians 1:21). So that the foundation of vocation is election.

Second, when the Spirit does transform the heart, leaving an impress of holiness upon it (2 Corinthians 3:8): "We are changed into the same image, from glory to glory." Third, when the Spirit does refresh the heart with comfort, it comes not only with its anointing, but its seal…

There had never been a stone in the kidneys, if it had not been first a stone in the heart. Indeed, the death of the body, is the fruit and result of original sin (Romans 5:12). Sin entered into the world, and death by sin.

There are some meats (we say) are hard of digestion, and only a good stomach will concoct them: affliction is a meat hard of digestion, but patience (like a good stomach) will be able to digest it; and from where comes patience but from Assurance? (Romans 5:5). Tribulation works…

3. As faith is the grace which God honors to justify and save: thus, indeed, it is precious faith, as the apostle calls it (2 Peter 1:1). The other graces help to sanctify, but it is faith that justifies (Romans 5:1): being justified, [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉], by faith. Repen…

Your comforts delight my soul; that is, the comforts which distill from the alembic of the promises. 2. The Spirit of God (who is called [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩], the Comforter (John 14:26)) does sometimes drop in this golden oil of joy into the soul; the Spirit whispers to a…

Quest. What is the means or instrument of our Justification? Resp. Faith (Romans 5:1). Being justified by faith. The dignity is not in faith as a grace, but relatively, as it lays hold on Christ's merits.

Look up to the blood of sprinkling (Hebrews 12:24). That blood of Christ which pacified God, must pacify conscience; Christ's blood being sucked in by faith gives peace (Romans 5:1). Being justified by faith, we have peace with God.

Death was not natural to Adam, it came in after sin. Josephus is of opinion, man should have died though he had continued in innocency, only he should have had a longer term of years added to his life; but out of question, death grew out of the root of sin: the Apostle says (Rom…

Answ. The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell within his first transgression. Romans 5:12. By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, etc. Adam b…

We had no spiritual beauty to tempt Christ. In fact, we were not only in our blood, but we were up in arms (Romans 5:8). When we were enemies, Christ died for us: when he was shedding his blood, we were spitting our poison.

First, he has no sense; a dead man has no sense: he has no sense of the evil of sin, of God's holiness and veracity; therefore he is said to be without feeling (Ephesians 4:19). Second, he has no strength (Romans 5:6). What strength has a dead man?

Having answered this question, I shall now come to press the exhortation upon every one of us to seek earnestly after the forgiveness of our sins. 1. Our very life lies upon the getting of a pardon, it is called the justification of life (Romans 5:18). Now if our life lies upon…

4. Branch. If you have any good hope of this blessed kingdom, let this make the color come in your faces, be of a sanguine, cheerful temper; have you a title to a kingdom, and sad? (Romans 5:2) We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Christians, the trumpet is ready to sound…

This we may also see in Asaph (or whatever other holy penman of Psalm 73): his heels were well-nigh tripped up in the dark. 'My feet were almost gone,' says he (verse 2) — that is, from keeping his standing by faith, as the apostle speaks (Romans 5); and this by an argument fram…

Lastly, in the general state of the reason, and of Abraham's practice; observe, how he having promise of Canaan, waited for heaven. Now, no man waits for anything, but that which he has hope of; nor hopes truly and properly, for anything, but that which he has assurance of: for…

Deuteronomy 8:2, Remember all the way (says Moses to the Israelites) which the Lord your GOD led you, this forty years, for to prove you and to know what was in your heart. Hence James calls temptations, the trial of faith, James 1:2, 3: And Paul makes patience, the fruit of tri…

Sin is anything whatever is against the will and word of God: as Saint John says, Sin is the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4). And this definition Paul confirms when he says, that by the law comes the knowledge of sin, and, where no law is there is no transgression: and, si…

2. There is a gospel-righteousness, which is first a righteousness imputed. That is, when Christ's righteousness is made over to us. In Adam we were criminal persons (Romans 5:12). In whom all have sinned.

Reason 2. Infants baptized and regenerate, die the bodily death before they come to the years of discretion: therefore original sin in them is sin properly; or else they should not die, having no cause of death in them: for death is the wages of sin, as the Apostle says (Romans…

Whereas the Papists teach, that a man may be assured of his salvation by hope: even hence it follows, that he may be infallibly assured thereof. For the property of true and lively hope is never to make a man ashamed (Romans 5:5). And true hope follows faith and ever presupposes…

Reason 3. (Romans 5:19) As by one man's disobedience many were made sinners: so by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous: mark here is a comparison between the first and second Adam. And hence I reason thus: As by the disobedience of the first Adam men were made sin…

Why are you afraid, O saint, that this sickness may be your death — as long as you know that the death of Christ is the death of death? Indeed, if you were to die in your sins — as John 8:21 — if death as a king reigned over you — Romans 5:14 — if it could feed upon you as the l…

For God in mercy turns all things, even sin it selfe, to the good of them that be his: and therfore sin committed cannot either waste, or extinguish grace received, but by diuihe dispensation, serueth to amplifie and inlarge the same; so as where sin aboundeth, there grace aboun…

That God the great Party offended should come so low to recover the despicable Parties offending; and that even while they were rank enemies to him? God commends his love to us, says the Apostle (Romans 5:8), that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us; And says himself, J…

1. That our Lord Jesus in his sufferings did really suffer, and was really brought low in his sufferings, so as on-lookers thought him a most despicable man, and one that was stricken and smitten of God, and afflicted: of this we spoke on the beginning of the 4th verse. 2. We ha…

There is a common word in many of your mouths, that we are all sinners by nature, but when it's searched into, we find that there is much ignorance among you of what it means; many count themselves to be sinners, only because of their being guilty of the first sin, and so put no…

Husbands love your wives as Christ loved his Church and gave himself for it, etc. (Romans 5:5) God commends his love to us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (John 15:13) Greater love has no man than this, that a man should lay down his life for his friends.

You will, it may be, say, I know not if Christ loves me. O! Consider these sweet words, (Romans 5:10). If he died for us while we were yet enemies, how much more shall we be saved by his life?

O! manifold and vastly comprehensive So, what is unfolded in it, Eternity will but suffice fully to unfold; and this being the great instance of the Mediator's condescendency, and of His commending His love to sinners; That while we were yet enemies, he died for us. As it is, (R…

Indeed, take the best of them, for whom He suffered; even those whom He took to the garden with Him, to be witnesses of His agony; and we will find them sleeping, when He is in the height of it, and is thereby cast into a top sweat of blood; and out of condition to watch, and be…

This is more than His giving them His Word for it, though that had been enough; it's more than the giving them His Oath, thus to commend His love, as it is, (John 15:13) Greater love has no man than this, that a man should lay down his life for his friend; But, says the Apostle,…

It's true indeed, that Christ's merits do wash our duties, but our duties come never up to be the ground of our justification in whole or in part; which is evident from this, that before Christ makes our duties or performances acceptable, He makes our persons first to be accepte…

1. That by knowledge here is meant, that by which justification is made ours, or applied to us; and that which entitles us to it; now mere speculative knowledge does not that; but it's faith embracing Him, who is made known. 2. If we compare that which is attributed to knowledge…

3. Consider, that the Scriptures do expressly make believing to precede justification; and make justification to be an effect, or rather a consequent of faith, to which faith necessarily concurs; as all these places, which say, that we are justified by faith in Christ, do clear.…

This will be clear, if we consider all these Scriptures, that make offer of the pardon of sin; for it's offered not in the condition of faith, in a more general notion of it, but on condition of faith, in Him. So (Romans 5:22, 24, 25): The righteousness of God, which is by faith…

2. If faith in Christ is a saving fruit of His death, and if none can believe but those whose iniquities He has borne, then wherever faith is, the person may conclude that Christ has borne his iniquities, and that he shall be justified; but faith in Christ is a saving fruit and…

As is clear elsewhere, so particularly (John 15:13), "Greater love than this has no man, than that a man lay down his life for his friends." In fact, purchased reconciliation through the death of Christ is by the Holy Ghost made a greater evidence of divine love in some respect…

Infinite goodness makes love to swell without itself (John 15:13). Goodness is much moved with righteousness and innocency; but we had a bad cause, because sinners: but goodness (for every man that has a good cause, is not a good man) is moved with goodness: we were neither righ…

Preparations are penal, to subdue; not moral, to deserve or merit; nor conditional, to engage Christ to convert, or to facilitate conversion. Assertion 10. There are no preparations at all required before redemption (1 Timothy 1:15; Romans 5:8). But there is a far other order in…

4. We are to believe without staggering (Romans 4:19). (5.) We have peace of conscience through faith (Romans 5:1). (6.) By faith we have access into this grace, wherein we stand (Romans 5:2), and boldness to enter into the holy of holiest, and draw near to our High Priest, with…

3. [in non-Latin alphabet] for "All" is a word of efficacy, and holds forth the Lord's effectual intention; but if Mr. Moore's gloss stands, there is no effectual intention in Christ to save all and every one. Nor does the place, (1 Timothy 2:4-6) signify any reconciliation, not…

Christ's redemption is not merely a price or ransom equivalent, or making due satisfaction according to the just desert of sin, but it is plenteous redemption. There is an abundance of the gift of righteousness (Romans 5:17) and unsearchable riches of Christ (Ephesians 3:8). Ind…

And what was by that law threatened or done to him for what he did is threatened against his posterity also. Now this man was herein a lively type of our Lord Christ, as you have it, Romans 5:14: 'Who was the type of him who was to come.' To which purpose the titles which the Ap…

Therefore faith (you see) comes to a 'rather' there. But then let it go on to consider Jesus sitting at God's right hand and making intercession for us, and then faith will triumph and insult over all accusers, be more than a conqueror; then it comes not to a 'rather' only (as h…

As it strikes the last stroke to make all sure, it is as great a stroke as any of the former. Therefore, as you have heard, there was an all-sufficiency in his death ('Who shall condemn? it is Christ that died'), a 'rather' in his resurrection ('yes rather, is risen again'), and…

Now a second sort of signs is from the effects and fruits of life, and in this take notice of some fruits of your life of justification; it is a principal part of our spiritual life to have our sins forgiven, Blessed is the man whose iniquity is pardoned, and to whom the Lord im…

By how much the more affliction makes their spirits sad, yet so much the more is the heart enlarged with joy and comfort in the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:3, we rejoice in tribulations, tribulation is such a kind of affliction, as is a threshing us like corn out of the chaff, drives…

1. With respect to Adam, that the parallel between the first and second Adam might be more exact. They are often compared in Scriptures as (Romans 5, latter end, and 1 Corinthians 15) and we read (Romans 5:14) that the first Adam was [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉], the figure of hi…