., ()puffRedoption. 279 Matth.r.2Y; Neither isthere1,otioninanyother,asitisAft, &fsalts.ti; 4.12. For as there isbut one Godfo thereis but one 11MIcdiator be- a.4 12. tiveen Godandman,a-hieb is the man lefc:s Chiris` ,as it is i.Tim. I,--;m.z. 2.5. Agd by himalone rreehaue redemption through his Nod, euen the for?iuea:effe offnncs,and that without refpe& of our worthinefl"e, butaccording to his rich grace, Ephef.t.7. And EPheLt.V. thoughwe doenot exclude God the Father, from the worke Luk'Ia8 ofourredemption, for hee is the author and firfi caufe, who hath fo louedvs that he fent his forme to faue and redeeme vs ; nor the holyGhofi who applieth vntovs the merits and cficacie ofChrifis death, making them of eelual1 for our fal- cation ; yet if we fpeakeproperlie, our Sauiour Chrifi onely can be called ourRedeemer,and that in thefe refpeòIs ; firfi, becaufe he alone was ordained and deputed to perfe& the worke ofour redemption ; fecondly, becaufe he onelywas God and man, both which were rieceffarily required iit our Mediator andRedeemer, that hee might haue full rightand abilitie to redeeme vs,; thirdly,becaufe hee alone gaue him- felfe tobee the priceofour redemption ; and lafily, becaufe in him only there is perfe& redemption as being our head, whonot only bath faluatioitin himfelfe, but all°deriueth it to all the members ofhis body. Thirdly, I fet downe the captiuitie it felfe out ofwhichwe were redeemed; namely,not the captiuity ofEgypt orBaby- lon,nor out ofthe flaueryoftheTurke,Spaniard,or any other earthlyTyrant,whole thraldome might wel bebitter but not long, becaufe our huesare fbort ; and g.rieuous to.thebódie, butextended-i not to the foules : but Chrif `hath deliuered vs out of thebondage offinne,Satan,hell and death; in which we fhould hauebeen enthralled and fearefiullytormentedfor euer and euer, not inbodie alonebut in lènlealso. Fourthly, I fhew thepri ceuhick beehathgiuen :fo outre- §,Sec7.2. deinption, namely, not Met and 'gold', or any s.Per. 1.18. thing,buthimfeïfe;euen his body to be crucified&his bloud HawChrili is tobe ihed,that fo his fathers iuflice being fatisfed and his fait! ro haue wrath appcafed,weemight bee fetfreebut ofthe thraldome 1",,7,1",,t, :sit, ofourfpirituall enemies. But it may,bee-demanded, how. can trulybe faidthat Chrifibathredee; tedvs bypaying the T 4 price
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