I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

Now Christ standing for us, and in our room, and stead, did suffer and conflict with the Wrath of God: that is the Vindicative Dispensation of it: for he was made a Curse for us, and a Curse is a Vindicative Dispensation of Wrath. It may be the Socinians, and their Friends, will say that he was made a Curse for us, because he died that cursed Death on the Cross for our good: but if ye look into the words, ye shall find that he was made a Curse for us, so as that there was a Translation of the Curse from us unto him, which Curse was due for our Sin; for says rhe Apostle, Gal. 3.13. Christ hath redeemed us from the Curse of the Law, being made a Curse for us, as it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a Tree: for it is written again, verse 10. Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written the Book of the Law to do them, verse 10. Which Curse, saith the Apostle, Christ is made for us, we being thereby redeemed from it, verse 13. Now is it possible that Christ should thus be made a Curse for us, but he must suffer, and conflict with the Wrath of God, which was due to us? and if he were smitten of the Father, then did he bear the Dispensation of the Fathers Wrath, and Anger. Now it is said expressly in Isaiah 53. It pleased the Father to bruise him, verse 10. He was smitten of God, and afflicted, verse 4.

Now Christ standing for us, and in our room, and stead, did suffer and conflict with the Wrath of God: that is the Vindicative Dispensation of it: for he was made a Curse for us, and a Curse is a Vindicative Dispensation of Wrath. It may be the Socinians, and their Friends, wil say that he was made a Curse for us, because he died that cursed Death on the Cross for our good: but if ye look into the words, ye shal find that he was made a Curse for us, so as that there was a Translation of the Curse from us unto him, which Curse was due for our Sin; for saies rhe Apostle, Gal. 3.13. Christ hath redeemed us from the Curse of the Law, being made a Curse for us, as it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a Tree: for it is written again, verse 10. Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written the Book of the Law to do them, verse 10. Which Curse, saith the Apostle, Christ is made for us, we being thereby redeemed from it, verse 13. Now is it possible that Christ should thus be made a Curse for us, but he must suffer, and conflict with the Wrath of God, which was due to us? and if he were smitten of the Father, then did he bear the Dispensation of the Fathers Wrath, and Anger. Now it is said expresly in