41; £pened,.and aPPIYed fromCHRIST s Prieftly-Office. hirnfelf for us, an offering, and a facrifice, not only an offe- ring,but a facrificetoo. So that this firft Propofition istleer- 4y proved, Thatour Lord Jefus, when be' ied upon the Croje, he did offer up himfelfas afacrifice unto GodtbeFather. Secondly, ,As hedid offer up hindelfa facrifice untoGod the Father : So when he war upon this Altar, this facrifice ; the fins ofall beleeversweretben laid upon jefits Chrifr : thofe that donow beleeve, or fhall hereafter beleeve, they were all then laidupon jefus Chrift. Look into the 53. of Ifaiah ver, 6. All we like fbeephavegone affray, andbane turned every one to his own way, and the Lordbath laid on hint the iniquities ofusall. That which Godhies on 11141 never be taken off, no man fludl take it off The Lordhath laid on him the 1-` niquitiesofus all. Yea, Our iniquitiesare not only faid tobe laid on him, but (to ufe the lameword that is ufedfor the facrifice) it is faid, he bare our fins upon the Croffe ; as the Goat bare the fins ofthe people So faies theApoftle, He himfelf bare our finsupon the Croft'. Moreover, Hedid not onlybareour fins upon the Crofs: but (faies the Apolile) be was madefin for us. 'Tis not laid, He was made a finner,oraccounted a finneronly for us, but hewas made fin for us. All our iniquities were laid on him ; he bareour fins ; and hewas made fin for us upon the Grofl'e. Thus briefly the Second Propofition is cleared, That when he didthus offer up bimfelfupon the Croljeaf a facrifice, thefins ofall beleever s were then laidon/aim. Thirdly, When thefins ofheleevers were laidon him, then he, didmakefullfatisfatlion unto God the Father, andDivine Jet- jlice for all our fins. This is a bottom of much comfort. For iftheLord JefusChrift our furety had not fatisfied to the utmoft farthing, our great Creditor, God the Father, for all our debts, God the Father might comeupon us the Debters. But our Surety, the Lord Chrift, hath given full fatisfa&ion unto God the Father, that no more de- mands canbe made upon us : And indeed elle, how could our Surety ever have come out of prifon : He was under ar- e reit 2.
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