each P ER s N 323 fentence of the law. The debt is due to the great houfholder, Matt,:xviii. 23, 24. And the penalty, his curfe, and wrath from which by it we are delivered, Rev. ii. 5. This the Holy Ghofl frequently infifls on, Rom. iii. 24, 25. Being jullifaed freely by bis grace, through the redemption that is in 7efits Chrif, whom Godbath fet fbrth to be a propitiation throughfaith in his blood, to declare bis righteoufnefsfor the remifflon offns; fo alfo a Cor. vi. 20. i Pet. i. 18. Matt. xx. 28.1 Tim. ii. b. Ephef. i. 7. Col. i. 13. Gal. iii. 13. And this is the firlt confideration of the death ofChrift, as it hath an influence into the procurement of that grace wherein we hold com- munion with him. [2.] It was a facrifice alfo. He had a body prepared him, Heb. at. 5. wherein he was to accomplifhwhat by the typical oblations and burnt-offer- ings of the law was prefigured. And that body he offered, Heb. x. an. that is, his whole humane nature, for bisfoul alfo was made an offering for fin, Ifa. liii. io. on which account he is faid to o fer himfef, Ephef. v. 2. Heb. i. 3. Heb. ix. 24. He gave himfelf a facrifice to God of a fweet fineiling favour (a). And this he did willingly, as became him who was to be a facrifice. The law of this obedience being written in his heart, Pfal. xl. 9. that is, he had a readinefs, willingnef, defire of its perfor- mance. Now the end of facrifices, fuch as his was, bloody and for fin; Rom. iv. 3. Heb. ii. 17. was attonement and reconciliation. This is every where afcri- bed to them, that they were to make attonement, that is in a way fuitable to their nature. And this is the tendency of the deathof Chrift, as a facri- fice, attonement and reconciliation with God. Sin had broken friendfhip between God and us, Ifa. ixiii. to. whence his wrath was on us, Yoh. iii. h6. and we are by nature obnoxious to it, Ephef. ii. 3. This is taken away by the death of Chrift, as it was a facrifice, Dan. ix. 24. When we were enemies we were reconciledto Godby the death of hisfose, Rom. v. to. And thereby do we receive the attonement, v. t t. For God was in Chrift re- conciling theworld to himfelf, not imputing to them their fns, and their quities, 2 Cor. v. 19, 20, 21. So alfo Eph. ii. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. and in fundry other places ; and this is the fecund confideration of the death of Chrift, which I do but name, having at large infifted on thefe things elfe- where. [3.] It was alfo a punifhment. A punifhment in our Read. He was wounded for our fans, and bruifedfor our iniquities, the cba/lifement of our peace was on him, Ifa. lüi. 5. Godmade all our iniquities (that is, all the punifhment of them) to meet upon him, v. b. He bare the fins of many, v. 12. His ownfelt bare our fins in his body on the tree, t Pet. lf. 24, 25. And herein he whoknew no fin, was madefin for us, 2 Cor. v. 21. what it is in the fcripture tobearfin, fee Deut. xix. 5. xx. t7. Ìhmib. xiv. 33. Ephef. xviii. 2o., The nature, kind, matter, and manner of this punifhment I have, as I faid before elfewhere difcuffed. Now bearing of punifhment tends diredtly to the giving fatisfa&ion to him who was offended, and on that account Milled i the punifhment. Ju- Itice can defireno more than a proportional punifhment due to the offence. And this on his own voluntary taking of our perlons, undertaking tube our mediator, was inflitted on our dear Lord Jefas. His fubflituting him- (n) Obkrvarum ell à facrificantibus, un ii hollia que ad ans duceremr, miller vetemenrer reluttara, ollendilferq; fe invitamalraribusadmoveri, amoverenur, quia ioniro Deo eam offerri punabant, que vero fteriffer oblata, bane volenti nomini dari exiltimabann, macros. Saturnal. lib. 3. Hoc quoque noun- dam, ninulos ad aras humeris bomioum allatos non fore hrare; ficur neeclaudicante, nee atena hollia placari door, neq; mahente fe ab aria, Plin, lib. 8, eq. 41. fell
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