Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God

Since Infinite Wisdom could have contrived a way for Redemption for Fallen Angels, as well as for Fallen Man, and restored both the one and the other; Why might not Christ have assumed their Nature as well as ours into the unity of the Divine Person, and suffered the Wrath of God in their Nature for them, as well as in his Humane Soul for us? 'Tis as conceivable that two Natures might have been assumed by the Son of God, as well as three Souls be in Man distinct, as some think there are.

Since Infinite Wisdom could have contrived a way for Redemption for Fallen Angels, as well as for Fallen Man, and restor'd both the one and the other; Why might not Christ have assumed their Nature as well as ours into the unity of the Divine Person, and suffer'd the Wrath of God in their Nature for them, as well as in his Humane Soul for us? 'Tis as conceivable that two Natures might have been assum'd by the Son of God, as well as three Souls be in Man distinct, as some think there are.

3. To Enhance this Goodness yet higher; It was a greater Goodness to us, than was for a time manifested to Christ himself. To demonstrate his Goodness to Man in preventing his Eternal Ruin, he would for a while with-hold his Goodness from his Son, by exposing his Life as the price of our Ransom; not only subjecting him to the Derisions of Enemies, Desertions of Friends, and Malice of Devils, but to the unexpressible bitterness of his own Wrath in his Soul, as made an offering for Sin.

3. To Enhance this Goodness yet higher; It was a greater Goodness to us, than was for a time manifested to Christ himself. To demonstrate his Goodness to Man in preventing his Eternal Ruine, he would for a while with-hold his Goodness from his Son, by exposing his Life as the price of our Ransom; not only subjecting him to the Derisions of Enemies, Desertions of Friends, and Malice of Devils, but to the unexpressible bitterness of his own Wrath in his Soul, as made an offering for Sin.