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

You find in that 16th of Leviticus mention made of two Goats, one was to be slain for a Sin-Offering, the other to be left alive: The Goat that was slain, was a Type of Christ in his Death, the Goat that was not slain, was a Type of Christ in his Merit. Now this living Goat, HE carried away the Sins of the People into the Land of forgetfulness. And Aaron shall lay both his Hands upon the head of the Live-Goat, and confess over him all the Iniquities of the Children of Israel, and all their Transgressions, in all their Sins, putting them upon the Head of the Goat, and shall send him away by the Hands of a fit Man into the Wilderness, and the Goat shall bear upon him all their Iniquities unto a Land not inhabited, Levit. 16. Thus did Jesus Christ ⟨p. 101⟩bear away by the Merit of his Death, the Sins and Iniquities of them that Believe; wherefore, when God came to him in the Grave, he found him, Holy and Undefiled, and raised him up from the Dead.

And observe it, As his Death was for our Sin, so his Rising again was for our Discharge: for both in his Death and Resurrection he immediately respected our Benefits; he died for us, he rose from the Dead for us. He was delivered for our Offences, and was raised again for our Justification, Rom 4. 25. By his Death he carried away our Sins, by his Rising, he brought to us Justifying Righteousness.

There are five Circumstances also attending his Resurrection, that show us how well-pleased God was with his Death.

There are five Circumstances also attending his Resurrection, that shew us how well-pleased God was with his Death.