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

But when the Apostle speaks of a mans dying for a righteous man, and for a good man, he doth not mean, that one will scarce die for the benefit, or profit of a righteous, or good man; but he speaks of dying in their place and stead; and therefore when he speaks in the former Verse,¹ of Christs dying for the Ungodly, he must needs mean for them, as in their room and stead; else he had not spoken ad idem in verse 6. to what he had spoken in verse 5. But the Apostle did certainly speak ad idem, and therefore when our Lord and Saviour Christ died for us, he did not only die for our good, and profit, but in our room, place, and stead. And 6. As when he died for us, he did give himself a Ransom for us; so that price and Ransom was most sit, and suitable, being in it self sufficient to pay all our debt, a price beyond all compute; for saith the Apostle Peter, We are not redeemed with Silver and Gold, but with the precious blood of Christ; as if he should say, with such a price as is beyond all compute, in respect whereof, all the Silver and Gold in the World, are of no value; a price in it self infinite, and of infinite value; not only satisfying the debt by way of acceptation, but by that intrinsical worth and value that was in it self; for if Christs Death and Obedience should only satisfy God for our sin by way of Divine Acceptation, then it should satisfy no more than the Blood of Bulls, and Goats might have done, for such Blood might satisfy by way of ⟨p. 112⟩Acceptation:² But the Scope of the Apostle in Chap. 9. of the Hebrews, is to show that the Blood of Christ, is more efficacious in it self, than the blood of all the Bulls and Goats; and therefore it was not satisfying in a way of Divine Acceptation only, but in a way of intrinsical worth and merit. Now, if the price that Christ laid down for us, was in it self sufficient to satisfy, and this was not wrested from him, but he did freely offer it up unto God for us, and he did pay, and suffer all this in our room and stead, as a punishment due to us, and inflicted on him by the hand of the Father, then God the Father must needs be satisfied with this great payment; which indeed he was, as appears by that entertainment which he gave unto Christ, when Christ came into Heaven, saying, Sit thou on my right hand: