The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

Thirdly, our Saviour having put himself into the room of a sinner, the Law now proceeds with full scope against him, and God the Father may justly proceed according to rule, and may justly express the power of his revenging Justice upon him: and hence it is that God the Father accounts of Jesus Christ as a sinner, and proceeds against him, and condemns him as a sinner, and doth require of him whatsoever he requires of a sinner, a sinner must do or die, and so must the Lord Christ, because he hath put himself into the room of a sinner. As it is with a creditor, haply the debtor grows a bankrupt, and flies his country, the creditor cares not, for, saith he, I will lay the debt upon the surety's back, such a man was bound for him, I have him still in my chest, and it is as good to me, as if the debtor himself were able to pay me: so it is here when poor sinners wrong God, and wound his Spirit, and dishonour his Name, and transgress his Laws, and they are not able to answer him one of a thousand, though they should go to bell ⟨p. 176⟩for it; now God the Father saith, I must be righteous, I will lay all their sins upon the Lord Jesus Christ, he became a debtor, and undertook for them, and therefore I will require it of him, as well as of them. Thus much of the first part of the discovery of this point, that God the Father charged our sins upon our Saviour, and that Christ charged them upon himself, they both make a compact, that poor lost man shall be saved, and Christ submits, and is contented to bear their sins, and to have the Law proceed against him.

Thirdly, our Saviour having put himselfe into the roome of a sinner, the Law now proceeds with full scope against him, and God the Father may justly proceed according to rule, and may justly expresse the power of his revenging Justice upon him: and hence it is that God the Father accounts of Jesus Christ as a sinner, and proceeds against him, and condemnes him as a sinner, and doth require of him whatsoever hee requires of a sinner, a sinner must doe or die, and so must the Lord Christ, because hee hath put himselfe into the roome of a sinner. As it is with a creditor, haply the debtor growes a bankrupt, and flies his countrie, the creditor cares not, for, saith hee, I will lay the debt upon the sureries backe, such a man was bound for him, I have him still in my chest, and it is as good to mee, as if the debtor himselfe were able to pay me: so it is here when poore sinners wrong God, and wound his Spirit, and dishonour his Name, and transgresse his Lawes, and they are not able to answer him one of a thousand, though they should goe to bell