ánd 3116ral Works. 39 which he was todoby himfelfor by another. Nordid Godor his own confent put him into any filch Infrumental Relation , in our Civil perfons. 43. Yet did he in the perfon of a Mediator, not.only merit and His pro nobis ear noftro bono , but alto voluntarily as part of his Mediato- rial work , fuiier the penalty, noflro loco, inour Read : Not by a full reprefentation ofour perfons 5 nor as ifwe could hence truly fay, that we did (infenfuLegis vel Civili). suffer in Chriff, or fatifie Gods luflice ourfelves by Chrift, nor thatGod or theRedeemer do reckon it to us, or ever will, to be a thingdone by we in our own Civil perfon , though by Chrs Naturvl perfon; nor will ever give us all the fruits of it, on that reafon and account, as fuppofing as fo by Chrift to have fatisfyed for, or Redeemed our (elves. But he fuffered in thehead and place of sinners, to fatieße GodsWifdone, Truth, andJutice, and to procure pardonan life for Sinners, to be given out by himfelf, on his terms, and inhis way. 44. Much lets did Chrift inour perlons, and we in and by him, in a civil fence, become habitually holy, and perfectly fulfill all righteouf nets : Nor doth God ever repute us to have our felves inour own civil perlons, thus fulfilled the Law, and been holy in and by Chrift, or will juftife us on fuch a fuppofition. . 45. Chrill is laid to bemadefsnfor as, in thathe was made a sacrifice for fin : But never was a sinner indeed, or in Gods efieem : For God judgeth not falfly : Nor did he ever taketo himfelfthe Guilt offatt, or fault in it fell, but thepunifhment and theguilt only in relation topunifb- ment; the Reatumpten,e, nonculpa qua tali,. But ifany Will call the Reatumprelim by thename of Reatas culpaquoadpcenam tantum, becaufo of the relation and connotation, I firivenotagaínft the Name, fo we agreeof the thing : But fafell words are bell ;; efpecially feeing that obligatio ad penal!: is it that is molt ufitally and eminently calledguilt: But Chrill neverundertook to be reputed of God one that was truly and formally wicked or a inner; but only one that was a fponfor who confented to fuller for Sinners , that they might be delivered. And they are ill words of them that fay, Chrift was by imputation themolt wicked man, the greateft Thief, Adulterer, Murderer, or Sinner in the world ; Though loch men may mean well, it were better fpeak in the Scripture phrafe, and not fo far overgoe it. HadGod imputed ourfins fo to him as tohaveefteemed him a sin- ner or guilty ofour habitual andcanalfin asfin (even our hatredofGod, and all our wickedneft) God muff neceffarily fromthe perfe&ionof his Nature , have hated him as a wicked enemy; yea , more than he hated any other man , as being guilty of a world of wickednefs. Whereas God was Iä11 well pleafed with him , and never hated him. 46. Thefatirfaí#ión whichChrift made to the juftice ofGodwasfull andperfell ; and lei was his merit by hisperfell Righteoufnef. . 47. Theperfeaion of Chrift's fatisfatiion confifteth not in its being in (lead of All the fuferingi due to all for whom he dyed , fo that none lhould therefore be ever due to the perlons themfelves. For death, aflillions, and the want of Grace, and withholding ofthe Spi- tits further help, &c. mull be fufferedeven by the Eleét : But it con- fifteth in its full fufficiency to thafe bids for which it was defigned by the Father and the Son. 48. The
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