NICHOL'S SERIES OF STANDARD DIVINES.

PURITAN PERIOD.

THE

WORKS OF THOMAS GOODWIN, D.D.

VOL. V.

COUNCIL OF PUBLICATION.

W. LINDSAY ALEXANDER, D.D., Professor of Theology, Congregational

Union, Edinburgh.
JAMES BEGG, D.D., Minister of Newington Free Church, Edinburgh.
THOMAS J. CRAWFORD, D.D., S.T.P., Professor of Divinity, University,

Edinburgh.
D. T. K. DRUMMOND, M.A., Minister of St Thomas's Episcopal Church,

Edinburgh.
WILLIAM H. GOOLD, D.D., Professor of Biblical Literature and Church

History, Reformed Presbyterian Church, Edinburgh.
ANDREW THOMSON, D.D., Minister of Broughton Place United Presby-

terian Church, Edinburgh.

General Editor.
REV. THOMAS SMITH, M.A., EDINBURGH.

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THE WORKS

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THOMAS GOODWIN, D.D. ,

SOMETIME PRESIDENT OF MAGDALENE COLLEGE, OXFORD.

With General Preface

BY JOAN C. MILLER, D.D.,
LINCOLN COLLEGE ; HONORARY CANON OF WORCESTER ; RECTOR OF ST MARTIN'S, BIRMINGHAM.

THE RECONCILIATION OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD BY CHRIST'S DEATH-
THE ONE SACRIFICE- -RECONCILIATION BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST-

THREE SERMONS ON HEB. I. 1, 2.

EDINBURGH: JAMES NICHOL.
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EDINBURG

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OLD PHYSIC GARDENS.

CONTENTS

OF CHRIST THE MEDIATOR.

BOOK I.

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God the Father's eternal counsel and transaction with Christ, to

undertake the work of redemption for man, considered as

fallen,

CHAPTER I.

Exposition of the words of the text. Design of the gospel.

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Excellency of the knowledge of it. The highest attain-

ment to see the gospel in its original.

CHAPTER II. .

Some observations premised. To the Father the reconcilia-

tion is made, and to him the affair is chiefly attributed.

CHAPTER III. .

What as to our salvation was done by God the Father from

all eternity. Meaning of that phrase, “God was reconcil-

ing us in Christ.' God's resolution and purpose to recon-

cile some of the fallen sons of men to himself. His

motives. His love in thus designing salvation to us

magnified by several considerations.

CHAPTER IV. .
God, in pursuance of his design to save sinners, exercised

his wisdom to contrive the fittest means of accomplish-

ing it. Though God might have pardoned sin without

satisfaction, yet he would not; and the reasons of it.

CHAPTER V.

Necessary that a full and complete satisfaction should be

made, which we being unable to pay, divine wisdom

thought of another person to undertake, and to do it for

us. God's justice contented with this commutation of

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the person.