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Thirdly, None was sit to give this ransom but Jesus Christ, who was God man: he was man to undertake it in our name, and God to perform it in his own strength: a man that he might be made under the Law, and humbled even to the death of the Cross for our sakes, and all this was elevated beyond the worth of created actions and sufferings by the divine nature which was in him, which perfumed his humanity and all done by it, and in it. This put the stamp upon the metal, and made it current Coin, imposed an infinite value upon his finite obedience and sufferings. By taking humane Nature a price was put into his hands to lay down for us, Heb. 10.15. and His divine Nature made it sufficient and responsible, for it was the Blood ⟨p. 14⟩of God, Acts 20.28. Feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own Blood. And Heb. 9.13. For if the Blood of Bulls and Goats, and the ashes of an Heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the Flesh; how much more shall the Blood of Christ who through the spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your Conscience from dead works to serve the Living God. It was that Flesh and Blood which was assumed into the unity of his person; as a slip or branch grafted into a stock is the branch of the stock, and the fruit of it is the fruit of the stock. A naked Creature without this Union, could not have satisfied the Justice of God for us: This made his blood a precious blood, and his obedience a precious obedience. In short God-man the Son of God, and the Son of Adam, was he that Redeemed us. So in short there were different parties to be dealt with before the fruit of Redemption could be obtained. God, Satan, Man; God was an Enemy that could not be overcome but must be reconciled; Satan was a usurper and was to be vanquished with a strong hand; Man was unable and unwilling to look after the fruits of Redemption, and our obstinacy and unbelief could only be overcome by the Spirit of Christ.

Thirdly, None was sit to give this ransom but Jesus Christ, who was God man: he was man to undertake it in our name, and God to perform it in his own strength: a man that he might be made under the Law, and humbled even to the death of the Cross for our sakes, and all this was elevated beyond the worth of created actions and sufferings by the divine nature which was in him, which perfumed his humanity and all done by it, and in it. This put the stamp upon the mettal, and made it current Coin, imposed an infinite value upon his finite obedience and sufferings. By taking humane Nature a price was put into his hands to lay down for us,