The Fountain of Life Opened

Thirdly, As he finished it freely, so he finished it diligently. He wrought hard from the morning of his life to the end of it; he was never idle wherever he was, but went about doing good, Act. 10.38. Sometimes he was so intent upon his work, that he forgot to eat bread, Joh. 4.30, 31. As the life of some men is but a diversion from one trifle to another, from one pleasure to another; so the whole life of Christ was spent and eaten up betwixt one work or another. Never was a life so filled up with labour. The very moments of his time, were all employed for God, to finish this work.

Thirdly, As he finished it freely, so he finished it diligently. He wrought hard from the morning of his life to the end of it; he was never idle whereever he was, but went about doing good, Act. 10.38. Sometimes he was so intent upon his work, that he forgat to eat bread, Joh. 4.30, 31. As the life of some men is but a diversion from one trifle to another, from one pleasure to another; so the whole life of Christ was spent and eaten up betwixt one work or another. Never was a life so filled up with labour. The very moments of his time, were all imployed for God, to finish this work.

Fourthly, and Lastly, he finished it completely and fully. All that was to be done by way of impetration,¹ and meritorious redemption, is fully done. No hand can come after his. Angels can add nothing to it. That is perfected to which nothing is wanting, and to which nothing can be added. Such is the work Christ finished. Whatever the Law demanded, is perfectly paid. Whatever a sinner needs, is perfectly obtained, and purchased. Nothing can be added to what Christ hath done. He put the last hand to it, when he said, it is finished. Thus you see what the work was, and how Christ finished it.