The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…

Besides, His Consent was necessary upon another account. For the Satisfaction doth not arise merely from the Dignity of his Person, but from the Law of substitution, whereby He put himself in our stead, and voluntarily obliged Himself to suffer the Punishment due to us. The efficacy of his Death is by virtue of the Contract between the Father and Him, of which there could be no cause but pure Mercy, and His voluntary Condescension.

Besides, His Consent was necessary upon another account. For the Satisfaction doth not arise meerly from the Dignity of his Person, but from the Law of substitution, whereby He put himself in our stead, and voluntarily obliged Himself to suffer the Punishment due to us. The efficacy of his Death is by vertue of the Contract between the Father and Him, of which there could be no cause but pure Mercy, and His voluntary Condescension.

Now the Scripture declares the willingness of Christ, particularly at his entrance into the World, ⟨p. 231⟩and at his Death. Upon His coming into the World, He begins his Life by the internal Oblation of Himself to his Father; Sacrifice and Offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: that is, He entirely resigned himself to be Gods Servant, Burnt-Offering and Sin-Offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come, ¹in the volume of thy book 'tis written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God, yea thy Law is within my heart. He saw the Divine Decree, and embraced it; the Law was in his Heart, and fully possest all his Thoughts and Affections, and had a commanding influence upon his Life. And his Willingness was fully expressed by Him, when He approached to His last Sufferings. For although He declined Death as Man, having natural and innocent desires of Self-Preservation, yet as Mediator he readily submitted to it. Not my Will, but thine be done, was his voice in the Garden. And this argued the completeness and fixedness of his Will, that notwithstanding his aversation from Death absolutely considered, yet with an unabated election He still chose it as the means of our Salvation. No involuntary Constraint was laid upon him, to force him to that submission; But the sole causes of it were his free Compliance with his Fathers Will, and his tender Compassion towards Men. He saith, I have power to lay down my life,