Redeeming the time a sermon preached at Preston in Lancashire, January 4th, 1657 at…

3. I must make an actual commutation with the Lord Jesus as to my sins, and his Righteousness. And to that purpose 1. I must hearken to the voice of Christ calling me to him with my burden, Come to me thou poor soul with thy guilt of sin, for that is mine; this agreement I made with my Father from all Eternity, that I should come, and take thy sins and bear them away; they were my lot, give me thy burden, give me all thy sins, thou knowest not what to do with them, I know how to dispose of them well enough, so that God shall be glorified, and thy soul delivered. 2. Upon this ⟨p. 13⟩call I must lay down my sins at the Cross of Christ upon his shoulders. This is faiths great and bold adventure upon the grace, faithfulness, and truth of Christ, to stand by the Cross, and say, Ah! he is bruised for my sins, and wounded for my transgressions, and the chastisement of my peace is upon him: He is thus made sin for me; here I give up my sins to him that is able to bear them; he requires at my hands that I should be content to throw my sins upon him, and to this I consent. 3. Having thus by faith given up my sins to Christ, I must draw nigh, and take from him that Righteousness which he hath wrought out for me: To this purpose he tenders himself and his Righteousness to be my Righteousness before God; and by my accepting of it, I complete this bartering and exchange of faith, and come into communion with Jesus Christ, as to my acceptation with God by grace. ¹He was made sin for us, that we might become the Righteousness of God in him.

3. I must make an actual commutation with the Lord Jesus as to my sins, and his Righteousness. And to that purpose 1. I must hearken to the voice of Christ calling me to him with my burthen, Come to me thou poor soul with thy guilt of sin, for that is mine; this agreement I made with my Father from all Eternity, that I should come, and take thy sins and bear them away; they were my lot, give me thy burden, give me all thy sins, thou knowest not what to do with them, I know how to dispose of them well enough, so that God shall be glorified, and thy soul delivered. 2. Ʋpon this ⟨p. 13⟩call I must lay down my sins at the Cross of Christ upon his shoulders. This is faiths great and bold adventure upon the grace, faithfulness, and truth of Christ, to stand by the Cross, and say, Ah! he is bruised for my sins, and wounded for my transgressions, and the chastisement of my peace is upon him: He is thus made sin for me; here I give up my sins to him that is able to bear them; he requries at my hands that I should be content to throw my sins upon him, and to this I consent. 3. Having thus by faith given up my sins to Christ, I must draw nigh, and take from him that Righteousness which he hath wrought out for me: To this purpose he tenders himself and his Righteousness to be my Righteousness before God; and by my acceping of it, I compleat this bartering and exchange of faith, and come into communion with Jesus Christ, as to my acceptation with God by grace.