The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

A•d h•n•e, when in the Sacrament of the Supper, we commemorate and celebrate the sufferings and passive obedience of Jesus Christ, it comprehends also the celebration of the active obedience of Jesus Chri t, even all that the Captain of our Salvation hath done for us, for they are inseparable, nor could Jes•s Christ ha•e been a competent satisfactory Sacrifice, if he h•d not been a Lamb without spot, Mat. 3.15. it becometh us to full il all righteousness.

A•d h•n•e, when in the Sacrament of the Supper, we commemorate and celebrate the sufferings and pa•sive obedience of Jesus Christ, it comprehends also the celebration of the active obedience of Jesus Chri t, even all that the Captain of our Sal•ation hath done for us, for they are inseparable, nor could Jes•s Chri•t ha•e been a competent satisfactory Sacrifice, if he h•d not been a Lamb without spot, Mat. 3.15. it becometh us to ful il all righteousness.

Jesus Christ is the second Adam, 1 Cor. 15.45. and he came to redeem the first Adam, who is an elect Vessel, and saved b Jesus Christ, and being his Surety, he is bound to perform for him all that he was bound unto. Now Adam was bound unto all active obedience to the Law, which he never performed, he was also bound to suffer the penalty of the Law which he brake, therefore Jesus Christ undertaking to bring Adam to Salvation, he must perform for him, both active ad passive obedience. The active and passive obedience of Jesus Christ are so complicated together, that they are inseparable, every act of Jesus Christ his su fearing, hath active obedience in it, he laid down his life when he was obedient to the death,