39 2 The Ïmputatton ofthe obedience of Chrif As for thole by whom the Divine Perfon and Satisfac`lion of Chrift are denied, whereby they evert the whole Work of his Mediation, we do not at prefent confider them. Where. fore what he fo did, is to be enquired into. And r. The Lord Chrift our Mediator and Surety was in his Humane Nature made ao,uov under the Law, Gal..4. i. That he was not fo for himfelf by the neceffity of his Condition, we have proved before. It was therefore for us. But as made under the Law , he yielded Obedience unto it; this therefore was for us, and is imputed unto us. The exception of the Socinians that it is the judicial Law only that is in- tended, is too frivolous to be infifted on. For he was made under that Law whole Curfe we are delivered from. And if we are delivered only from the Curfe of the Law of Mofes, wherein they contend that there was neither Promifes nor Threatning of eternal things, of any thing beyond this pre - fent life, we are [till in our Sins, under the Curfe of tie Moral Law, notwithftanding all that he bath done for us. It is excepted with no colour of fobriety, that he was made'under the Law only as to the Cut le of it. But it is plain in the Text, that Chrift was made under the Law as we are under it. He was made under the Law to redeem them that were under the Law. And if he was not made fo as we are, there is no conlequence from his being made under it , unto our Re- demption from it. But we were fo under the Law, as not only to be obnoxious unto the Curfe, but fo as to be oblieged unto all the Obedience that' it required, as bath been proved. And if the Lord Chrift bath redeemed us only from the Curfe of it by undergoing it, leaving us in our felves to an- fwer its obligation unto obedience, we are not freed nor deli- vered. And the Expref ion of under the Law doth in the firft place and properly liignife being under the obligation of it unto Obedience, and confequentially only with a relpe t unto the Curfe. Gal. 4. 2 I. Tell me ye that delre to be vs ov under
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