System of Sacred Theology · §4.5.1 · Ludwig Crocius

Chapter 5: On the satisfaction of Christ: definition

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CHAPTER FIVE. On the satisfaction of Christ.

Here, after the states of Christ, follows SATISFACTION, by which the Son of God, incarnate by the grace of mercy from the Father through the power of the Holy Spirit, granted to us as Sponsor of the better covenant, and paying Himself as the price of redemption for us, by His perfect obedience found in humiliation, truly and fully compensated the disobedience of the human race, and so merited and effected that, the justice of GOD being preserved, all sinners who believe in Him actually obtain remission of sins and eternal life, while the rest, if they repent and believe, can certainly obtain it.

The seat of this principle is Romans 3:24-25; 5:6,9,16-19; 8:1; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 15:22; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Isaiah 53:4; John 1:29; Ephesians 1:7; 5:2; Colossians 1:14; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Timothy 2:6; Hebrews 7:22; 9:12; 10:12; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 2:24; 2 Peter 2:1; Revelation 5:9; Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45.

Latin

CAPUT QUINTUM, De satisfactione Christi. Hic de statibus Christi sequitur SATISFACTIO, qua Filius Dei per gratiam miserationis a Patre virtute Spiritus sancti incarnatus nobis in melioris foederis Sponforem concessus, seque in pretium redemtionis pro nobis dependens, perfecta obedientia sui, quae in humiliatione reperitur, inobedientiam humani generis vere ac plene compensavit, adeoque meritus est & effecit, ut salva DEI iustitia, omnes peccatores in ipsum credentes remissionem peccatorum & vitam aeternam actu consequerentur, ceteri vero, si resipiscerent & crederent, certo consequi possent. Sedes huius principii est Rom. 3:24-25; 5:6,9,16-19; 8:1; 1 Cor. 1:30; 15:22; 2 Cor. 5:21; Isa. 53:4; Joh. 1:29; Eph. 1:7; 5:2; Col. 1:14; 1 Thess. 1:10; 1 Tim. 2:6; Heb. 7:22; 9:12; 10:12; 1 Pet. 1:18-19; 2:24; 2 Pet. 2:1; Apoc. 5:9; Matth. 20:28; Marci 10:45.

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Ludwig Crocius's System of Sacred Theology (Bremen, 1636), all four books: theology and its rule in Scripture; man's last end, death and the resurrection; God, the Trinity, creation, providence and sin; and the grace of Christ, the Word and sacraments, faith, the Christian life and prayer.

Ludwig Crocius (1586–1655) taught theology and philosophy at Bremen and sat as a delegate at the Synod of Dort (1618–1619). A Calvinist of the irenic school, he spent his career seeking common ground between the Reformed and Lutheran churches.

His System of Sacred Theology (Bremen, 1636) is a full Reformed dogmatics in the high-orthodox style: precise definitions, ordered questions, objections raised and answered.

Date1636 AD (Bremen; Reformed professor)

EditionSyntagma sacrae theologiae (Bremen: Berthold Villerian, 1636)

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