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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
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2. He dealeth with him as with one that hath sinned, he chastiseth him, he bruiseth him, he striketh and smiteth him, Isa. 53. and was pleased, ⟨p. 79⟩that is, his Justice was satisfied, in so doing. It pleased the Lord to bruise him, he hath put him to grief.
These things could not he, had he only considered him in his own Personal standing, (where was the Righteous forsaken.) Without the Consideration of Sin, he doth not willingly afflict, nor grieve the Children of Men; that is, not out of pleasure, or without sufficient cause.
Jesus Christ then, since he is under this withdrawing, chastising, bruising, and afflicting Displeasure of God, he is all that time under sin, under our sins, and therefore thus accursed of God, his God.
Secondly, Not only the Carriage of God, but his Dispensations, his visible Dispensations, plainly declare that he stood before God in our Sins, Vengeance suffered him not to live. Wherefore God delivered him up. He spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,