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

2. Suppose the sinner that is reconciled had been Damned, then the justice of God had been but in satisfying, and never had been fully satisfied: but in that way that God hath found out to save a sinner, his justice is not only satisfying, but it comes fully to be satisfied, to have enough. As for instance; suppose a man to be a creditor to one, who owes him 100000 l. this man is poor, and the utmost he can pay is but a penny a day; suppose the creditor should lay him in the Goal until he had paid the utmost farthing, it is true he would be receiving day after day, but he would never be paid so long as the debtor lives; now if another rich man should come, and lay down an 100000 l. at once, the creditor is presently satisfied. Why here is the difference betwixt Gods satisfying his Justice upon sinners, and upon Jesus Christ; God comes upon the sinner, and requires the debt of punishment, because he did not pay the debt of obedience: God casts him into Prison, and the utmost he can pay, is but (as it were) a penny a day; and hence the poor sinner must still be paying, and paying, and paying to Eternity: this is the ground of their Eternal punishment in Hell, because in any finite time they can never pay enough: But now comes Jesus Christ, and he fully pays the debt at once, so that justice saith, I have enough, I am satisfied: Surely this is the greater Glory to the very justice of God.

2. Suppose the sinner that is reconciled had been Damned, then the justice of God had been but in satisfying, and never had been fully satisfyed: but in that way that God hath found out to save a sinner, his justice is not onely satisfying, but it comes fully to be satisfied, to have enough. As for instance; suppose a man to be a creditor to one, who owes him 100000 l. this man is poor, and the utmost he can pay is but a penny a day; suppose the creditor should lay him in the Goale until he had paid the utmost farthing, it is true he would be receiving day after day, but he would never be paid so long as the debtor lives; now if another rich man should come, and lay down an 100000 l. at once, the creditor is presently satisfied. Why here is the difference betwixt Gods satisfying his Justice upon sinners, and upon Jesus Christ; God comes upon the sinner, and requires the debt of punishment, because he did not pay the debt of obedience: God casts him into Prison, and the utmost he can pay, is but (as it were) a penny a day; and hence the poor sinner must still be paying, and paying, and paying to Eternity: this is the ground of their Eternal punishment in Hell, because in any finite time they can never pay enough: But now comes Jesus Christ, and he fully payes the debt at once, so that justice saith, I have enough, I am satisfied: Surely this is the greater Glory to the very justice of God.