Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…

Of right, being found in flesh, he must needs be under the Law, for that there is not any Creature, above or without Law to God, (but this is not to the point in hand) Christ was not therefore under the Law because he was found in flesh, but he took flesh, and designedly put himself, or was made under the Law; wherefore 'tis added, he was made under the Law to Redeem, to redeem them that were under the Law. Wherefore here is a design, an Heavenly contrivance, and device on foot. Christ is made, that is, by design, subjected under the Law, for the sake, and upon the account of others: To redeem them that were under the Law.

Made under the Law; that is, put himself into the Room of Sinners, into the Condition of Sinners; made himself subject to the same pains and penalties we were obnoxious to. We were under the Law, and it had dominion over us, bound us upon pain of Eternal Damnation to do completely all things written in the Law. This Condition Christ put himself into, that he might redeem: for assuredly we had else perished.

Made under the Law; that is, put himself into the Room of Sinners, into the Condition of Sinners; made himself subject to the same pains and penalties we were obnoxious to. We were under the Law, and it had dominion over us, bound us upon pain of Eternal Damnation to do compleatly all things written in the Law. This Condition Christ put himself into, that he might redeem: for assuredly we had else perished.

The Law had dominion over us, and since we had sinned, of right it pronounced the Curse, and made all men subject to the Wrath of God. Christ therefore did not only come into our Flesh, but also into our Condition, into the Valley and Shadow of Death where we were, and where we are as we are Sinners. He that is under the ⟨p. 57⟩