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…

Secondly, It appears in putting himself in our room. Christ did not only become man with us, he doth not only take the rags of our Nature upon him, but our condition upon him, the pain, shame, curse that was due to us upon him. He was content to be in our stead: to su•er, die for us: herein is love, Christ knew, before hand, what it would cost him if he would become surety for us: he knew the death we had deserved, the wrath that was our portion; and yet he was content to put himself into our room, that we might be exempted and excused, Christ hath put in himself for us, not to be bound for us for a time: but did engage himself, resolving to pay for us that we might be excused. It was much that Christ did become man for us: but now that he should not only take our nature upon him, but our curse upon him too, and become sin for us, and a curse for us, this makes it more wonderful. It is strange that Christ should take our nature upon him; but if you consider the end why he ⟨p. 197⟩did it, this would be more wonderful: it was that he might be miserable, and become capable to be accursed for us! that he might be cursed and killed by the wrath of God! He had not become man, had it not been for this end. Now that he should become man for this end, how great was this? and yet this was his end. When Justice must have blood, that he would take his blood and give it for us: and that he might, he would take himself a humane body and soul.

Secondly, It appears in putting himself in our room. Christ did not onely become man with us, he doth not onely take the rags of our Nature upon him, but our condition upon him, the pain, shame, curse that was due to us upon him. He was content to be in our stead: to su•er, dy for us: herein is love, Christ knew, before hand, what it would cost him if he would become surety for us: he knew the death we had deserved, the wrath that was our portion; and yet he was content to put himself into our room, that we might be exempted and excused, Christ hath put in himself for us, not to be bound for us for a time: but did engage himself, resolving to pay for us that we might be excused. It was much that Christ did become man for us: but now that he should not onely take our nature upon him, but our curse upon him too, and become sin for us, and a curse sor us, this makes it more wonderful. It is strange that Christ should take our nature upon him; but if you consider the end why he