Chap. 7. AnExpofitioet upon. the Fseelt,of J O S. Verf. 24. 9'84 eternal fufferings. The Latter, the Saints (through grace ) do pay by their daily holyadings. There is a threefold deficiency in all that man can doe to fatis- fieç the justice. of God. Firif, all is imperfeet and defiled, our fervies finetl of the vet fell, thorough which they pals, and talk of the caske into which,. theyare qut.There is a`ftampe ofour finfulnefs even upon hour ho- ly things. And can that which is finfull fatisfie for fin ? Secondly, whatfoever we doe is a debt, be fore we doe it. All our duties are owing before we erform them. And can we pay the debt of (in,by thofe duties which weredue,though fin had ne- ve r beencommited? Thirdly, The greatendeficiency as this,, our works want the Rampe of Gods appointment for that purpofe. God bath no where fee up mans righteoufuefi, as fatisfaetion for mans unrigbteouf- nefs Hence ifit fhould be fuppofed, we had performed perfc righteoufnefs according to the whole will of God commanded, yet we could not fatisfie the junice God offended, unlefs God had (aid, that he would accept that way offatisfaecion ; it is, the appointment and inflitution ofGod, which renders what we doe acceptable unto himfeif. Surely all that Jefus Chtif did ;or fuffered for us in the flefh,hadnot fatisficd the jufìice ofGod if God had not appointed that Chritt fhould come to doe and fuller thole things for the fatisfyingofhis jufiite. It was the compact between Chritland his Father, which made him a Saviour, Sacrifice and offeringthou didff not defire. Sacrifices we refufed by God, it being impollible, that they (1hould purge fin (Heb. z o , 4. ) Tlteti tbeear of Cbriff was openedor bored; as fervant, according to the law in that cafe, Exod. 2 I. 6. to receive and do the will of his Father. Or, as theSeventy interpret, which the Apoltle fol- lows, God prepared him a body. Then Chrift undertakes the work, Andfaid loe I come todoe thy will 0 God. Why . In the volute of the bookit ie written of me. That is, thou hall ¡decreed and ordained from everlafting ; The accord is clear for it, that I am he,whom thouhaft ordained to doe thy will : Hence the .q ponle concludes at the loth verfe, That we arefanfiifted ( that is faved) by that will through the offering of the body of Jefus once for all : as unftering, that the very offering ofthe body of Jefus" ChriRcould not fave us, but by the will and, ordination' of God. Mis banging anddyingon the eras had not delivered us from deans
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