4 42. C! riß underwent tbe,Curfe cf the Lasts. .CH A,p, .a. him our Prieff, and his Sacrifice propitiatory : But we read of his being ma' de under the Late, to redeem thee, that were under the Law. Gal. 4: 4, 5. and of his kightecuf eefr & obedience, as neceffary to our Righteoufnefs & juftifi- cation , and as having a no lefs direct influence into the fame ; than A- dam's offence & difobedience had unto our death. & damnation. Rom. 5: 17, 13, 19. C H A 1 r .1. Chrift underwent the Curie of the Law R. Good'vine tels us in his 14. Conclufion. That the fentence er Crrrfe of the Lau, was not properly executed.uponChriß in.hir death: Bret this 9 death of chr ,? was a ground or cortf deration to God, where upon to di fpen fe witb his Law , dT to let fall or f spend the execution of the penalty , or code therein threatned. Anf (i) This isdireetly contrary to what the Apr -ille faith G411.3: 13. Chrift hath redeemed us from the Cur fe of the Lam, being made a Curie for tit; for it it written , cnrfedit every one, that hangeth on a tree. It was the Cur- le of ehe Law , that we were under , & were to be delivered from; and this Chrift bath delivered us from , by aiming in our mead & bearing it for us , yea bearing it fo, that he is faidto have been made it , being madet Cttrfe for us, which is a tnoft emphatick expreilìon , to hold forth Christ's hearing the very penalty , threatned in the Law , which curfedevery one., 'that continued not in all things , which are written in the book of the La-w to do them. verf. ra. Deut.27 :26. If Christ underwent the Curfeof the 1.,aw , he, lure , did Coffer the very fentence, or punishment threatned in the Law ; for the Curie of the Law can import no other thing. (2) If Chriit did . not bear the fentence or Curie of the Law ; how coukd , he be laid to have died er fufferedin our place , roomor Read ? No man is laid to flier in the place & tread of another who doch not fu(ter that fame particular kind of punishment, that the other is obnoxious to, and is obliged to fiiffer. (3) Why was Chrift fail to be made fin for us 2. Cor. y .1. & to bear our iniqui . tier E f ài. 53: 6. t. Pet. 2: 24. If he did not undergoe the very punishment; that was due to its, because of fin ? (4) This isto give away the caufe , in a .gteat- meafure, unto the Socinianr who will not yeeld , that Chritt's death was any fatisfaEtion to the jut }ice or payment of ourcriminal debt , or a fuffering the punishment of fin, due to us;' for ifChritl did nor fu.rerthe curfe& fentence of the Law , he did not luffer the punishment , which the Law threatned, and juitice required; he did not fufer any punishmenrat all , if he fuffered not our punishment, or that which was due to us ; he did not Rand in our Law - ,place to anfwere all the demands of jufi,ce accdrding ro what we were liable unto by the Law ?. nor, did be bear our funs in bis own body on the cross. (5) If Christ's death was a ground or confederation to cod , whereupon to difpenfe with his draw.:: then it is apparent, .that the on-
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