Myflical pert n with the Church. 2 81 Reatus, from its formal refpe& unto fin and punifhment,it muff in both parts of the Diffinfion be of the fame fignification, otherwife there is an equivocation in the fubje& of it. But rea- tus pæne is a liablenefs, an obnoxioufnefs unto punifhment ac- cording to the fentence of the Law ; that whereby a firmer becomes ,zrbd}x& as; And then Reatas culpe muff be an ob- noxioufnefunto fin,which is uncouth.There is therefore no Im- putation of fin,where there is no Imputation of its Guilt. For the Guilt of Punifhment, which is not its refile& unto the de- fert of fin,is a plain fi &ion,there is no fuch thing in rerum natura. There is no Guilt of fin, but its Relation unto Punifhment.. That therefore which we affirm herein is, That our fins were fo transferred on Chrift, as that thereby he became G7wt4 ;,- 6.40- 'sEw ", Reus, refponfible unto God, and ob- noxious unto punifhment in the juffice of God for then. He was alieme culpe reus. Perfe &ly innocent in himfelf; but took our Guilt on him, or our obnoxioufnefs unto punifh' ment for fin. And fo he may be, and may be faid to be the greatesi Debtor in the World who never borrowed nor owed one farthing on his own account, if he become furety for the greateft Debt of others. So Paul became a Debtor unto Philemon, upon his undertaking for Onermiír, who before owed him nothing. And two things concurred unto this Imputation of fin un- to Chrift. (1) The A& of God imputing it. (2) The voluntary Aec of Chriff himfelf in the undertaking of it, or admitting of the charge. T. The A& of God in this Imputation of the Guilt of our fins unto Chriff, is expreffed by his laying all our Iniqui- ties upon him, raaFing him to be (in for na, who knew no fin, and the like. For (1) as the fupream Governour, Law- giver, and Judge of all, unto whom it belonged to take care that his holy Law was obfèrved, or the offenders punifhed, He admitted upon the Tranfgrefíuion of it, the fpon(lon and fire- () o ä72d
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