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Ans. 1. There is no talk of Imputation in either of the Texts, as to the receiver: Much less of an Imputation which is Donation. Indeed Paul undertaketh to pay Onesimus's debt to Philemon; and so bids him set the debt on his account; that is, take him for the pay-master; If this be Imputing the debt to Paul, we are agreed that so (not our reatus culpae, but poenae) our […] of punishment was imputed to Christ, that is, he undertook to bear it for us: Paul gave not the money to Onesimus, but for him (by promise.) He was not an antecedent surety, but a consequent? He did not promise to pay it in Onesimus Legal person; Nor is the payment properly imputed to Onesimus as any way done by him, but only the Effected benefit given him.

Ans. 1. There is no talk of Imputation in either of the Texts, as to the receiver: Much less of an Imputation which is Donation. Indeed Paul undertaketh to pay Onesimus's debt to Philemon; and so bids him set the debt on his account; that is, take him for the pay-master; If this be Imputing the debt to Paul, we are agreed that so (not our reatus culpae, but poenae) our 〈…〉 of punishment was imputed to Christ, that is, he undertook to bear it for us: Paul gave not the money to Onesimus, but for him (by promise.) He was not an antecedent surety, but a consequent? He did not promise to pay it in Onesimus Legal person; Nor is the payment properly imputed to Onesimus as any way done by him, but only the Effected benefit given him.

And Judah only undertaketh to bring Benjamin again, or else to bear the blame for ever. No doubt but Christ undertook our ransom, and also to effect our actual deliverance. If you will call this [Giving or Imputing his own Righteousness to us, so as that in se it is made the same accident of every believer besides giving them the benefits of that which he ⟨p. 105⟩gave to God for them, I will not imitate you.