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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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Now if God in justice require punishment of our Saviour, then the same justice must account our Saviour as guilty, otherwise, he should punish the innocent, which he cannot in justice do: but God the Father did punish Christ Jesus, for justice is satisfied by the punishment, ⟨p. 179⟩therefore it is requisite that he should be under the Law: also God in justice must account him guilty, that in justice he may be punished: so the issue is this; If God the Father do in justice punish Christ, then it is required that he• should be accounted as guilty, and under the Law; but the Father did do it; therefore he did account him as a sinner, and as guilty, and did lay their sins unto his charge.
Now if God in justice require punishment of our Saviour, then the same justice must account our Saviour as guiltie, otherwise, hee should punish the innocent, which he cannot in justice doe: but God the Father did punish Christ Jesus, for justice is satisfied by the punishment, ⟨p. 179⟩therefore it is requisite that he should bee under the Law: also God in justice must account him guiltie, that in justice he may be punished: so the issue is this; If God the Father doe in iustice punish Christ, then it is required that he• should bee accounted as guiltie, and under the Law; but the Father did doe it; therefore he did account him as a sinner, and as guiltie, and did lay their sinnes unto his charge.
Reason 3 Thirdly, the third argument is taken from the love and mercy of Jesus Christ, which abundantly is magnified herein, in taking upon him the room of a sinner: for whatsoever the Lord Jesus Christ could do for a poor sinner without sin, that he did do, in the pardon of sin; but this Christ might do without sin; and is doing thereof, might express abundance of love, not only to lay down his life for us, but to veil his innocency for us: he was accounted a malefactor and a sinner for us, this is the highest pitch of admirable love that can be; for the lower the degree of his abasement was, the greater was his love: for it is one thing to die, and it is another thing to veil his honour and holiness, and he that was God equal with the Father, to be accounted as guilty of sin, this argues marvellous mercy and love, therefore it was fit that it should be taken.