Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

3. There is in it a merit and satisfaction; the Scripture indeed doth not expressly use these words, but it hath the sense and meaning of them; As in that text,¹ He hath ⟨p. 384⟩made us accepted in the beloved; to whom we have redemption through his blood. I know there is a different notion in these words; for merit doth properly respect the good that is to be procured, but satisfaction the evil that is repelled; but in Christ we stand not on these distinctions, because in his merit was satisfaction, and in his satisfaction was merit. A great controversy is of late risen up, Whether Christ's death be a satisfaction to Divine justice? But the very words redeeming and buying, do plainly demonstrate; that a satisfaction was given to God by the death of Jesus;² He gave himself for us that he might redeem us, ye are bought with a price; and what price was that? why his own blood. Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood; (i.e.) by thy death and Passion.³ This was the [Greek or Hebrew], that ransom which Christ gave for his Elect; The Son of man came to give his life a ransom for many; or as the Apostle, He gave himself a ransom for all, the word is here [Greek or Hebrew], which signifies an adequate price, or a counterprice; as when one doth, or undergoeth something in the room of another; as when one yields himself a Captive for the redeeming of another out of Captivity, or gives up his own life for the saving of another man's life; so Christ gave himself [Greek or Hebrew], a ransom, or counterprice, submitting himself to the like punishment that his redeemed ones should have undergone.

3. There is in it a merit and satisfaction; the Scripture indeed doth not expresly use these words, but it hath the sense and meaning of them; As in that text,¹ He hath ⟨p. 384⟩made us accepted in the beloved; to whom we have redemption through his blood. I know there is a different notion in these words; for merit doth properly respect the good that is to be procured, but satisfaction the evil that is repelled; but in Christ we stand not on these distinctions, because in his merit was satisfaction, and in his satisfaction was merit. A great controversie is of late risen up, Whether Christ's death be a satisfaction to Divine justice? But the very words redeeming and buying, do plainly demonstrate; that a satisfaction was given to God by the death of Jesus;