in the Ep f les of St. Paul, &c. 507 unjufl. For it is not poffible that any one fhould be punifh ed for fin properly, and yet that fin be none of his. And if it be not his by inh. æ4n, it can be his no other way but by imputation. One may fuffer on the occafion of the fin of another, that is no way made his, but he cannot be punilhed for it ; for puniíhment is the recompence of fin on the ac- count of its guilt. And were it poffible, where is the Righ- teoufnefs of punifhing any one for that which no way be- longs unto him ? Befides, imputation of fin and punifhing are diflin& a &s, the one preceding the other, and therefore the former is only of the guilt of fin ; Wherefore the Lord Chrift was made fin for us by the imputation of the guilt of our fins unto him. But it is faid, that if the guilt of (%n were imputed unto ChriAheis excludedfrom all poj f ability of merit, for he fuf}éred but what was his due ; Andfo the whole work of Chri fls fatis- faïtion isfubverted. This muff be fo, i f God in judgment did reckon him guilty and a finer. But there is an ambiguity in there expreffions. If it be meant that God in judgment did reckon him guilty and a firmer inherently in his own perfon, no fuch thing is intended. But God laid all our (ins on him, and in judgment fpared him not, as unto what wäs due unto them. And fo he fuffered not what was his due upon his own account, but what was due unto our fin, which is impiety to deny ; For if it were not fó, he dyed in vain, and we are fiill in our fins. And as his fatisfaition confîfls herein, nor could be without it, fo cloth it not in the leatl derogate from his merit. For fuppofing the infinite dignity of his perfon, and his voluntary fufception of our fin to anfwer for it, which altered not his fiate and condition, his Obedience therein was highly meritorious. In anfwer hereunto, and by vertue hereof, we are made the Righteoufnefs of God in him. This was the end of his being made fin for us. And by whom are we fo made: It is by T t t 2 God
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