CHRiST suRETY. Book II. S U R ET Y. P A R A L L E L. , VIII. A Surety, if the Party VIII. Chrifl: feeing how unable we were to he engages for be not able to famake Satisfaftion according to theDemands of the tisfy, or give full Compenfation to fir!tLaw,made aful!Compenfation, and laid down the Creditor, pays the Debt hima valuable Pnce, fatisfaCl:Ol y to Law and J ulhce ; felf; for in the Senfe of the Law for he bore the Pumlbment due to us for our Sms. he is one with the Principal. Firfl:, he endured Death, and the Curfe of the Law ; he died, and was made a Curfe for us Secondly, he bore or fuftained the Wrath of God, being under a Deprivation of th~ Light of his Countenance; the Favor of God was for a time fufpended and withdrawn from him : My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me, Matt. xxvii. 46. He was made Sin for us, that knew no Sin, &c. God bath laid on him the Iniquity of us all. IX. Suretylbip imporrs the ObIX. Thoucrh Chrilt was appointed by the Faligation to be voluntary, for the ther to be the"'surety of the Covenant, yet all that Law forces none to be bound for he did was his own voluntary ACt : I lay down my another. Life freely, no Man taketh. it from me, &c. J ohn X. Suretylbip imports great Love and ltity to the Debtor, which in– clines the Sponfor (though without hopes of Repayment) to become his Securitv, rather than fee him ruined. · SURETY. X. 18. X. The L ove and Grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift was fuch, that though he was rich, yet for our Sakes be became poor, that we through his Po– verty might be made rich, z Cor. viii. 9· I live (fays the Apoftle) by the Faith of the Son of God, who loved me, andgave himfelffor me, Gal. ii. zo. D IS PAR IT Y. I. THE Surety of the Covenant was of God's Procurement, (who isMan's offended Cre– ditor, or rather Creator.) God chofe, called, and anointed Chrill to this Office; though it is true, he was as ready to accept of it, as the Father was to affign it him. In this the in– finite Grace and Mercy of God was manifeft to Mankind ; for among Men, the Cre– ditor is not concerned to feek out a Security or the Debtor : But lbould a Creditor do fo, all muft confefs, it is in his Choice to propound when, how, and upon what Terms the Debtor lbould be difcharged ; and it would be thought very reafonable, (efpecially if he hath wronged or abufed the good Name of his Creditor) that before he be acquitted, he ihould be brought upon his Knees, and humbly confefs his Fault, and beg Forgivenefs, in regard, though a Compenfation was made (a~cording to the Demands of Law and J uftice for the Debt) yet the Suf'ty being of the CreditOr's own Procurement, and indeed his own Son, who having vaft Riches and Abilities, (and like– wife equal Love with the Father to the poor Debtor, knowing the L aw was fuch, that Satisfaftion muft of Neceffity be made) offered freely to lay down the Price or full Sum. Even fo God and Chrift, in making of this Covenant in behalf ofSinners, agreed, (that upon Chrift's laying down his Life as a fatisfaftory Price). then, and upon that Con– ditions, we lbould be difcharged of the Gmlt of Sm, which bmds us over to eternal Wrath: And thefe Conditions are exprelfed in the Word of God, viz. Faith and Hu– miliation; for it is certain that no Man is aCtually acquitted before he believes, and takes hold of the Satisfaftion purchafed by Chrifl:, applying his Merits, and the Virtue of his Blood, unto his own Soul, by the help of the Spmt, which Chnfl: (the Surety) hath promifed to give to all fincere Ones, that he might thereb~ make hiS Death effec– tual to them, and fo complete this Work and Office of Suretylbip. II. Sureties and Debtors amon<>lt !I. Chrift engaged as our Surety without us. I. A Surety among Men is not of the Creditor's, but of the Debtor's Procurement. Men enter into the fame Bond, a~d Our Bonds and Obligations fignify nothing, by the Debtor is looked upon to be reafon ofour utter lnabiliq: ; Chrift hath therefore the principal Bondfman. changed our Name, and m the room and place of it put his own, fo that Death and the Curfe fall upon him: He was wo~nded for our 'l'ranfgnj}ions, Ifa. liii. 6. ...He looked, and tbert was none to help therefore his own Arm brought SalvatlOn, lfa. lxm. 5· IlL Amona 'Men when the Ill. Chrift, the Smety of the Covenant of Surety makes 0a full Compenfation Grace, makes full Compenfation for Sin, and yet for Debts, the Party indebted canthe S111ner receives lusReleafe m aWay of Grace; wh1ch
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