Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition…

1. This is needful to show his sufficiency to Redeem the world, the party offended is God, who is of infinite Majesty, the favour to be purchased is the Everlasting fruition of God, and the sentence to be reversed, is the sentence of Everlasting punishment. Therefore there needed some valuable satisfaction to be given to reconcile these things to our thoughts; that we may be confident that we shall have Redemption by his blood, even the Remission of sins: there are three things that commend the value of Christs sacrifice, the dignity of his Person, the greatness of his sufferings, and the merit of his obedience. But the ⟨p. 43⟩two latter without the former will little quiet the heart of scrupulous men: His sufferings were great but temporary and finite, the merit of his obedience much, but how shall the virtue of it reach all the World: And if he be but a mere creature, he hath done what he ought to do. I confess a fourth thing may be added Gods institution, which availeth to the end for which God hath appointed it; but the Scripture insists most on the first, the dignity of his person, which putteth a value on his sacrifice, Act. 20, 18. Heb. 9.13, 14. at lest there is an intrinsic worth, this answers all objections. His sufferings were temporary and finite, but it is the blood of God; he hath offered up himself through the Eternal Spirit.

1. This is needful to shew his sufficiency to Redeem the world, the party offended is God, who is of infinite Majesty, the favour to be purchased is the Everlasting fruition of God, and the sentence to be reversed, is the sentence of Everlasting punishment. Therefore there needed some valuable satisfaction to be given to reconcile these things to our thoughts; that we may be confident that we shall have Redemption by his blood, even the Remission of sins: there are three things that commend the value of Christs sacrifice, the dignity of his Person, the greatness of his sufferings, and the merit of his obedience. But the ⟨p. 43⟩two latter without the former will little quiet the heart of scrupulous men: His sufferings were great but temporary and finite, the merit of his obedience much, but how shall the virtue of it reach all the World: And if he be but a meer creature, he hath done what he ought to do. I confess a fourth thing may be added Gods institution, which availeth to the end for which God hath appointed it; but the Scripture insists most on the first, the dignity of his person, which putteth a value on his sacrifice,