The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

Secondly, if we look at the comparison and proportion between the first part of the verse, and the last part, For as Christ was made righteousness to us; not that righteousness which we have, but that which he had, and which is made ours by imputation: so Christ also was made sin for us, not that Christ had sin, but he took our sin by imputation: so that I reason thus; That sin is here meant, which is so imputed to Christ, as his righteousness is imputed to us: but not the sufferings or punishments of sin is imputed, but the guilt and the breach, Christ did really and personally suffer; and therefore he needed no such imputation for suffering, but for ⟨p. 165⟩the breach of the Law which he never did, that only is imputed to him.

Secondly, if wee looke at the comparison and proportion betweene the first part of the verse, and the last part, For as Christ was made righteousnes to us; not that righteousnes which we have, but that which hee had, and which is made ours by imputation: so Christ also was made sinne for us, not that Christ had sinne, but hee tooke our sinne by imputation: so that I reason thus; That sinne is here meant, which is so imputed to Christ, as his righteousnesse is imputed to us: but not the sufferings or punishments of sinne is imputed, but the guilt and the breach, Christ did really and personally suffer; and therefore hee needed no such imputation for suffering, but for ⟨p. 165⟩the breach of the Law which hee never did, that onely is imputed to him.

Thirdly, let us take what they give, and grant that Christ is our sacrifice for sin, that very grant infers that Christ also must have sin imputed to him; for he that did really pay that which was due on our parts, and which the justice of God exacted as a due payment for what we had committed, he must also have the debt imputed to him; for otherwise to make a man pay the debt which he hath no relation to, and cannot be charged withal, this stands not with justice; but God the Father exacted payments and sufferings from our Saviour for our sin; and therefore he charged our Saviour with our sins: As for example, a creditor sues the surety, and forceth him to pay the debt; why? because he stands charged with the debt, for when he entered bond with the creditor, he became surety, and a debtor to pay the debt, and the debtor was acquitted: but now he that never was bound for the money, cannot be forced to pay the debt: so that all things considered, it is evident that our Saviour was made sin, that is, that the sins of the whole world were set upon his score.