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The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…
The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings of Jesus Christ from his incarnation to his death and burial published by John Eliot ...
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1678
The Harmony of the GOSPELS in the holy History of the Humiliation a… › Chapter 9 › Section 3
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Answ. 1. Jesus Christ took the form of a Servant to satisfy Divine justice in submitting himself to bear the punishment due to the sin of man. Sin stripped man of his dignity, dominion, Lordship and Rule, and cast him into a state of servitude, the sting & curse of this punishment Christ suffered purely perfectly, and meritoriously, to the full satisfaction of divine justice, & thereby hath took out the sting & curse of servitude, he bore that in his own person, to bear it off, and heave it away from us. This is one part of his passive obedience to bear the punishment of servitude, this is one part of his passive obedience which did run through the whole course of his life, and especially in the whole course of his private life, for it was otherwise in some respects in the time of his public Ministry.
Answ. 1. Iesus Christ took the form of a Servant to satisfie Divine justice in submitting himself to bear the punishment due to the sin of man. Sin stripped man of his dignity, dominion, Lordship and Rule, and cast him into a state of servitude, the sting & curse of this punishment Christ suffered purely perfectly, and meritoriously, to the full satisfaction of divine justice, & thereby hath took out the sting & curse of servitude, he bore that in his own person, to bear it off, and heave it away from us. This is one part of his passive obedience to bear the punishment of servitude, this is one part of his passive obedience which did run through the whole course of his life, and especially in the whole course of his private life, for it was otherwise in some respects in the time of his publick Ministry.
2. Because hereby he sanctified the state of Service for us, that it might be medicinal and wholesome for us, to humble us, sanctify us and do us good. The curse being removed, it is become a Gospel rod, and a yoke which we have need of, especially in our youth, and Jesus Christ hath fitted it to do us good.
2. Because hereby he sanctified the state of Service for us, that it might be medicinal and wholsome for us, to humble us, sanctifie us and do us good. The curse being removed, it is become a Gospel rod, and a yoke which we have need of, especially in our youth, and Iesus Christ hath fitted it to do us good.