Book III. OR THE G 0 s p E L G L 0 R I 0 u s. 521 I. Bccaufe Chrift is laid to bear our Sins, that is, he was conftituted and placed by the Farher as Mediator in our room to bear the Punifbment due to us for our Iniqui– ties, !fa. liii. 4, 5, 6. 1Pet. ii. 24· 2. llecaufe the Scripture fairh, without fhedding of Blood rhere is no Remiflion, and that no other Blood would do but the lllood of this immaculate Lamb, Heb. ix. 22. 3· Becaufe Cluift is faid to make Peace, reconcile and bring us near to God by his Blood, Eph. ii . I3, I4, IS· 4 Becaufe we are faid to be bought with a Price, or redeemed and purchafed by rhe Lord J cfus, '!'he Son of Man _came not to be miniflered to, but to minifler; and to give his Life 'a Ranfom for many, 1 Cor. vi. 10. I Pet. i. I 8. 5· Becaufe our Acceptance with God is through Chrift wherein he has made us ac– cepred in the Beloved, and that this is through the Imputation of Chrift's Righte– oull,eiS, ACts x.x 2 7. God i;-riputerh not our Sins to us, they are laid upon another, viz. our Surety, he was made Sin for us wbo knew no Sin, tbat we might be made the Righteoufnefs of God in him, Eph. i. 6. lfa. xlv. 24. I Cor. i. 30. 6. llecaute ir is fatd, rhere is no Salvation but in and through him, and all that we receive whether Grace here or Glory hereatter is for his fake. ~tej/. Why is Salvation by J efus Cbrift and by the fhedding of his Blood? Anf r. Becauli: of the abfolute Purpofe and D ecree of God, God has decreed this Way and no other "Way to !ave Sinners, Ails iv. 12. 1 Jobn ii. 12. 2 . 1 might fbew the Necdfoty of Salvation by Chrift from the Nature of Sin which M en ftood charged with ; Sin is fo contrary to God he could do no lefs than require the Sati,faftion of his own offended J ufticc. 3· In refpeft: of the Law, perfeCt Righteoufnefs being required of M an in point of J ultification. 4· Salvarion came in this way that God might be glorified in every Attribute, and eternal Life be <e•holly God's free Grace, tbrougb tbe Hedemption that is in Cbrifl Jefus, Rom. iii. 24, 25. ~<Cjl. H ow can we be fa.id to be freely forgiven our Sins in a way of Grace and Fa– ·vor, 1f Chrii\ harh made a full Compenlatton to the J uftice of God for them? .Anfw. It is wholly of Grace, though not withom Atonement and Redemption made by Chril\'s Blqod, which might be made appear many Ways. 1 • l·n that God is fo gracious as not to require SatisfaCtion of us and to impute our Trefpaffes to us, 2 Cor. v. 19. 2. llecaufe God was at his own free Choice whether he would bring forth a Savior for us or nor. 3· llecaufe the Sorety is wholly of his own providing, and nothing but his Love and precious Grace moved him to fend him into the vVodd, Jobn xxxi1i. 244· rvloreover it is funher demonf\:rated by God's graci{)US Acceptance of this Satis~ {action for us and not for others; for though there be a W orth aml Sufficiency in ir for all, yet it is only made effeCtual unro r:1ern , for whom it was intended or appoin reci by 1hat glorious Agreement or CompaCt between the Father and the Son in Etetnity, Jobn iii. I6. 5· It is further manifeft alfo in refpec1 of C{od's gracious Goodnefs, in affording us r.hcKnowledge of this bleifed Atonement ; there is an abfolme N'ecelliry of Fai1h in order to a fure I mere!\ into this ?alV?.tion, anct Fanh comes by hearing the vVord preach– ed; had not God afforded us the Golpel, we Ihould have known no more of this glo– rious Myftery of Redemption, nor had any more Faith than Pagans and Infidels, Rom. x. 14, 17. Eph. iii. 4, 5· Gal. i. 14, 15. 6. Ir appears to be wholly of G od's free Grace; upon the Conuderation of God's working thofe meet Qualifications in order to Pardon and Salvation, viz. it is he that gives a broken Heart and R epentance ; it is he that works Faith in us and by whom we are begotten to a lively Hope. 7· L•frly, It IS of his own tree Grace in that he parted with and fpared not his own .:!ear Son rather than we fbould die in our Sins, who could not fail nor be difcouraged but was every way capable to accompli01 the Work of Salvation for us, !fa. xlii. 4· r. He w.1s a P erfon holy and undefiled, yea, without the leaft Stain or Spot of Sin. 6 R ·2, He
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