CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

Thirdly, This Sanctification of Christ did denote some kind of sin and pollution upon him by way of imputation: For such things as were unclean,¹ they were sanctified by legal Rites: Now it's true, Christ of himself had no uncleanness, being then holy, undefiled, and separate from sinners, yet because he was our Surety, and undertook our debt, bearing our sins upon him; therefore it is that he had imputed sins, though not inherent: Even as the scape-goat had the sins of the people laid upon it: Hence it is that Heb. 7. ult. his second coming is said to be without sin, implying that his first was nor, because our sins were laid on him, and therefore did he so much strive in prayer, with those excessive agonies in his soul, because of the sense of Gods anger for our sins. Though then the Scripture saith, He took all our infirmities upon him, but without sin, that is to be understood of sin inherent in him, no such viper could fasten on him; yet in respect of imputation our sins were charged on him, and so he sanctified himself in his oblation, by taking away the guilt of them: Oh then consider the infinite love of Christ, and be amazed at it, that he should become sin, and a curse for us, that he should be under the displeasure of God for us, who was in our persons to have conflicted with it!

Thirdly, This Sanctification of Christ did denote some kinde of sinne and pollution upon him by way of imputation: For such things as were unclean,¹ they were sanctified by legal Rites: Now it's true, Christ of himself had no uncleanness, being then holy, undefiled, and separate from sinners, yet because he was our Surety, and undertook our debt, bearing our sinnes upon him; therefore it is that he had imputed sinnes, though not inherent: Even as the scape-goat had the sinnes of the people laid upon it: Hence it is that Heb. 7. ult. his second coming is said to be without sin, implying that his first was nor, because our sins were laid on him, and therefore did he so much strive in prayer, with those excessive agonies in his soul, because of the sense of Gods anger for our sins. Though then the Scripture saith, He took all our infirmities upon him, but without sin, that is to be understood of sin inherent in him, no such viper could fasten on him; yet in respect of imputation our sins were charged on him, and so he sanctified himself in his oblation, by taking away the guilt of them: Oh then consider the infinite love of Christ, and be amazed at it, that he should become sin, and a curse for us, that he should be under the displeasure of God for us, who was in our persons to have conflicted with it!