198 Cbap.3. ACommentarie upon Thirdly, our dutic is, to glorifieGod andChtift, who bath redeemed vs, and that both inbodie and foule, The redeemed muffhue according to thewill oftheir redeemer. i .Cor.6.2o. This is all the thankfulnes that we can film to our Redeemer for his merde. Lafily , here an obietlion made by tome, maybe anfwcred. i If ( fay they) we were redeemed by Chríft,'bccingcapnues to the deuil!, the price of our Redemption was paid to him, and not to God. Anf. We were captiucs properly to the iufliceof God in the law, to the order whereof we ffand fubicR: andby ro this meancs we are captives to the curfe f the law , and confe- quently to the deuils , who is the minift2r ofGod, for the Exe.. cution of the Paid curie. A.idbeeing captives to thedeuil! , no otherwife then as he is the miniffer ofGod , for the infliEtins ofpunifhmcnt : the price mull not bepaid tohim,but toGo tf who is the principal!, andbath a foucraignticouer him and vs. Icome now to the formeofour Redemption,who ara' made ,e surfe for vs. For the better vndcritanding of thefe words, foure points are to be handled. The fiel} is, what is this curie ? 4o1Adouble death : thefini of the bodie , the fecondof the :a foule. The firfl is , the feparationof the bodie and foule. The fecond is, the feparationofthe whole man fromGod : not in) refpeet ofhis vniuerfall power and prcfence(for the very dam.1 ned haue their mooning and beeing from him,) but in refpefti of his fauour, and fpeeiall loue , whereby God ceafeth to bel zf their God. And this is death indeede, whereofthe firft, isbuta fbadow : and this is thecurie ofthe law. The fecond point is, HdwChrifi was a curie, or accurfed, who is the fountaine of blefTcdnes :Ant. He is not fo byna- ture : for he is the naturall forme ofGod : nor by his ownc 30 fault : for he is thevnfpotted Iambi ofGod: but by volontarie difpenfation : and thereforePaul faith,hewas madeacurfe.And he was made acurie, fief , becaufe he was let a part in the eter- nal! coiz.:feíl oftheFather, Sonne, and holy Ghat tobeour redeemer, and confequently to be a curie. In this regard, the ;g father is Paid t0 hauefealed him, Ioh.6. z7. and he is laid again petitpreordainedbefore allworlds, t .Pct. 1.2o. andgiuen accor- éni tothe cousafelland foreknowledge ofGod. AE}.3. z 2. Second- made acurfe, in that he was in time confecrated to be ?pur Mcdiatour and foa curie. And this confecration was fiat .. ias
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