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The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise
The souls exaltation A treatise containing the souls union with Christ, on I Cor. 6. 17. The souls benefit from union with Christ, on I Cor. 1. 30. The souls justification, on 2 Cor. 5. 21. By T.H.The soules exaltation A treatise containing the soules union with Christ, on I Cor. 6. 17. The soules benefit from vnion with Christ, on I Cor. 1. 30. The soules justification, on 2 Cor. 5. 21. By T.H.
London: printed by John Haviland for Andrew Crooke, 1638London: printed by Iohn Haviland for Andrew Crooke, 1638
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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.
Thirdly, let us take what they give, and grant that Christ is our sacrifice for sinne, that very grant infers that Christ also must have sinne imputed to him; for hee 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, hee must also have the debt imputed to him; for otherwise to make a man pay the debt which hee hath no relation to, and cannot be charged withall, this stands not with justice; but God the Father exacted payments and sufferings from our Saviour for our sinne; and therefore hee charged our Saviour with our sinnes: As for example, a creditor sues the suretie, and forceth him to pay the debt; why? because hee stands charged with the debt, for when hee entred bond with the creditor, hee became suretie, and a debtor to pay the debt, and the debtor was acquitted: but now he that never was bound for the money, cannot bee forced to pay the debt: so that all things considered, it is evident that our Saviour was made sinne, that is, that the sinnes of the whole world were set upon his score.
Secondly, what is it to be made sin? It is not to be meant, that Christ had any sin of his own, no more than we had righteousness; neither that God the Father did make him sinful, these are hellish and devilish blasphemies: but we must understand it so, as may stand with