Satisfallion for Sin. 103 thidl: caufed through the fire of Divine wrath drink– ing up his fpirits and moifiure. Nay the very face_of . the heavens was lowringon him: the fun mun not gtve him its light, bur wrap up itfelf from him in darknds; 'becaufe light is fweet, and it is a pleajant thing t~ behold the fun. I La(ily., In this article 'it was efi~bliilie~, 'That he fuould fuffer :all this voluntarily, fubmiffively, and refignedly, out of regard to the-wronged honour of God.' Accordingly, fpeaking of his life, he f.1ith, ' No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myfelf,' John x. 18. compare PGlni xl. 6, 7, 8. This, t~c law demanded of them whom he fuffered for, con– demning all murmuring and impatience, and binding them to <?bedience and fuffering conjunctly. But hm~ could they have fo borne the load of revenging wrath, who ~annot bear ' a .fharp -fit of the gout or grave]~ without fome degree of impatience, in the· eye of the holy law ? Wherefore, it .was provided, That .Chrifi, \ as their Reprefentativ~, lhould bear their puniiliment voluntarily, and with perfect patience and refignati– on: That he fhould go as a lamb to the jlau,ghter, . quietly refigt'ling his· human will to the Divine will ; and make his obedience in his fufferings, as confpi– cu~ms as his fufferings themfelves : That .in midfi of the extremity of his torments, he fhoulct not entertain the leafi unbecoming thought of God, but aoknow· ledge him holy in them all, Pfalm xxii. 3· Nor yet the leafi grudge againfi 4is murderers ; in token of'Yhich~· · ~e prayc;d 'for them-while he was on' the crofs, f.'ly– mg, Father, forgive them; for they .know not what they do. Luke xxiii. 3 ~.~. Thus f~r of the _conditionary Articles. Inferences from the conditiona_ry part ~ftht Covenant. Thus, as we have ihown, fiood the il11portant con– dition I •
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