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

2. The effects and evidences of his complete Satisfaction are,

2. The effects and evidences of his compleat Satisfaction are,

First, His Resurrection from the Grave. For if we consider the Lord Christ in the quality of our Surety, He satisfied the Law in his Death: and having made complete payment of our debt, He received the acquittance in his Resurrection. His Death appeased God, His Resurrection assures Men. As he rose himself, so in one concurrent action God is said to raise him. ¹He was released from the Grave, as from Prison, by public sentence; which is an indubitable argument of the validity and acceptance of the payment made by him in our name. For being under such bonds as the Justice and Power of God, he could never have loosed the pains of Death, ²if his Sufferings had not fully been fully Satisfactory and received by him for our discharge. And 'tis observable that the raising of Christ is ascribed to God as reconciled. Now the God of peace who brought again from the dead the great Shepherd of the Sheep, ³through the Blood of the everlasting Covenant. The Divine Power was not put forth till God was pacified. Justice incensed exposed him to Death, and Justice appeased freed Him from the dead. And his Resurrection is attributed to his Blood, that being the full price of his and our liberty. In short, when inflexible Justice ceases to punish, there is the strongest proof 'tis satisfied.

First, His Resurrection from the Grave. For if we consider the Lord Christ in the quality of our Surety, He satisfied the Law in his Death: and having made compleat payment of our debt, He received the acquittance in his Resurrection. His Death appeased God, His Resurrection assures Men. As he rose himself, so in one concurrent action God is said to raise him.