Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

Fifthly, Perfect justice, raging against perfect innocence. You know that God is perfect in his Righteousness and justice. A God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. And yet notwithstanding, his perfect Justice was set against his own son, in whom there was nothing but perfect innocence. He was the Lamb of God: a lamb without spot and blemish; full of grace and truth. No guile was sound in his mouth; and yet you know how the wrath of God brake out upon him. It brake out upon him to the very uttermost: that if he would but put himself into the room of man, he must dye for it, tho Justice it self said I find no fault in him, yet he must die: all could not save him: but if he will stand between God & offending man, and take our sins upon himself, though he had none of his own, yet justice takes hold of him. Let me say as the Apostle behold the goodness & severity of God. Goodness to thee, but severity unto Christ. O what had come upon you, if you had been to bear the blow! you see how Justice runs upon the Son of God, and falls upon him, and tears him to the ground, and lets out his blood, and would not spare him, though he were the only beloved Son of God. O consider, how fearful a thing it is to fall into the hands of the living God!

Fifthly, Perfect justice, raging against perfect innocence. You know that God is perfect in his Righteousness and justice. A God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. And yet notwithstanding, his perfect Justice was set against his own son, in whom there was nothing but perfect innocence. He was the Lamb of God: a lamb without spot and blemish; full of grace and truth. No guile was sound in his mouth; and yet you know how the wrath of God brake out upon him. It brake out upon him to the very uttermost: that if he would but put himself into the room of man, he must dye for it, tho Justice it self said I find no fault in him, yet he must dy: all could not save him: but if he will stand between God & offending man, and take our sins upon himself, though he had none of his own, yet justice takes hold of him. Let me say as the Apostle behold the goodness & severity of God. Goodness to thee, but severity unto Christ. O what had come upon you, if you had been to bear the blow! you see how Justice runs upon the Son of God, and fals upon him, and tears him to the ground, and lets out his blood, and would not spare him, though he were the only belovedSon of God. O consider, how fearful a thing it is to fall into the hands of the living God!