asp. 2# about Chriff. loranihilation of the thins to,ihehonofir and glory ofGod: fo Chtiíb fuffer- edboth in foul and body , to thofe exquìfto tormentswhich were upon him ; he was wounded all over for our tranfgrefíìons. %/ Fourthly; that Chrift offered úp his body asa facrifice to God : For its un- lawfulto offer facrifites to any but to God , becaufc hereby isreprefentedGods fupream Dominion and Majefty , which is fignified by the deftru&lion of the thing offered. Now though Chrift did not ceafe to be God yet by his death there was a feparation of foul and body, though not of theDivine nature from ei- ther. It was then untoGod that he offered uphimfelf. S: .. Fifthly, this facrifice washy way ofexpiation, andpropitiation to attone, and pacifie the juftice ofGod, which otherwife would have been a confuming fire to allnan-kinde, as it was totheApoftate Angels., fs Sixthly, the holy and;uft nature of God ágainft fin is fuch , that there was a neceffityof Chrifts facrificing himfelf upon the croffe for us. rye, weft. What are thepro ertte.c hrT¡Lc f ice ? nfw.Firl1, it had infinite worth in it : So that if God had fo ordained , it Mould have procured reconciliation for all the fumes of all mankinde , and that becaufe the perfon offering was God , as well as man Hence , Rom. S.33, 34 z. Its of infinite worth in refpe;t of thegracious readineffe, and willingnelfe of him that didoffer it. 3. It had infinite worth in refpea of the thing offered, whichwas no leffe then the precious body andbloodof Chrift himfelf. ,, Secondly, though Chriftoffered uphimfelfa facrifice, yet the appplicationof kmutt be in fuch a way asGod hatfrappointed, which isnot done till it be recei- rd byFaith : For fo theFatherhith appointed that (his price fhould reach to nonebut thofe thaç believe. 3, Thirdly ,' that hence Chrifts blood dotta not onely wafh away the guilt of finne, but the filth of it, T;r. 2.14. So that none can plead the ;Ai- , fying efficacy of Chifts death, that have not alfo the fanétifying effica- cy of it. 4, Fourthly, though Chrift offered uphimfelfbut once, yet the virtue, and pow- et of it Both abide forever ; yea, it extended to the godly that lived beforehis fufferings. j; ! Fifthly, that its continually ufeful and neceffary , becaufe we renew our fnnesdaily, and it behoves us to apply this medicine continually.,, ... A, Sixthly, confider thecertaine fuccefle , and prevalency of it to reconcile us to God. ?, Seventhly; its that facrifice which Chrift prefents to his Father. Eighthl,', thepurity ofthis isnottobe forgotten : Chrift is a Lamb without fpot, z Ter.z.19. For as we muff have a Prieff without fn, foa facrifice without anydefe6t : otherwife this facrifice would have 'needed another , and fo in infinitum. Ninthly, the virtue of this facrifice is to make us like, Chrift himfelf He thinks knot enough to be a King and Prieft himfelf ; but he makesus Kings and Prieftsfor ever. We offer up prayers and praifes to him,andby himwe con- quer all our fpiritualenemies. Q.ùteft. How isChr;ff the caufeofour faní ifcatton? f Anf_. Firft, efficiently : For not enely the Father, and Spirit, but Chrift him- felf alfo is the caufe ofall the holineffe we have ; therefore called, The Life; becaufe he gives all fupernatural life to his : and the vine , John z5. z. becaufe as the 'branch feparated from the vine can bring forth no fruit,: fo neitherwe without Chrift : asalfo the4uthonrandfinifheroffaith, Heb.zz.i. Of hisfalneffe yw''e all receive, &c. Joh.z.16. Ir p' Second- IV. IX. I.
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