Myliicrtl Perfon with the Church. 287 tefta tion of mind, or only a will of puniflìing, as in God molt ly it doth. In the firft fenfe there was no ground why God fhould hate Chrifl on this Imputation of guilt unto him ; whereby he became non proprie fed aliene culpe Reus. Sin in- herent renders the Soul polluted, abominable, and the only Obje& of Divine Averfätion. But for him who was perfe&ly Innocent, Holy, Harmlefs, undefiled in himfelf, who did no fin, neither was there guile found in his mouth, to take upon him the guilt of other fins, thereby to comply with and ac- complifh the de(tgn of God for the manifeftation of his Glory and infiniteWifdoni,Grace,Goodnefs, Mercy, and Righteouf -.. nefs,unto the certain expiation and deftru &ion offin,nothing could render him more glorious and lovely in the fight of God or man. But for a will of punifhing in God, where fin is imputed, none can deny it, but they mutt therewithal openly . difavow the fàtisfa &ion of Chrift.. The heads of fome few of thofe Arguments wherewith the Truth we have aferted is confirmed, fhall clofe this Dif- -- courfe. z. Unlefs the guilt of fin was imputed unto Chrift , fan.. was not imputed unto him in any fente ; For the punifh ment of fin is not fin ; nor can thole who are otherwife minded, declare what it is of fin, that is imputed. But the Scripture is plain, that God laid on him the Iniquity of rks all, and made him to be fin for us, which could not otherwife be but by Imputation. 2. There can be no puniment but with refpe & unto the guilt of fin perfonally contra &ed, or imputed. It is guilt alone that gives what is materially evil and af$i&ive, the formal nature of punifhment and nothing elfè,_ And there- fore thofè who underftand full well the Harmony of things and Opinions, and are free to exprefs their minds, do con - ftantly declare, that if one of thefè be denied, the other mufk be fo.alfo. ; and if one be admitted they mull both be fo,
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