A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

2. For Deliverance by way of Exchange, that seems to have some Place here; for Christ was substituted into our Room and Place, so far as would stand with the Dignity of his Person; and he was made a Captive, that we might go free from the Wrath of God, though he was never in Bondage to Sin; so it is said, 2 Cor. 5.21. He was made Sin for us; that is, a Sin-Offering: and he was made a Curse for us, Gal. 3.13. Christ hath redeemed us from the Curse of the Law, being made a Curse for us. He was substituted into our Room and Place: saith Austin, Suscepit sin• malis meritis poenam, ut nos sine bonis consequeremur gratiam: He did not deserve the Punishment, as we do not deserve the Glory; only he took our Chains and our Bonds upon himself. In Ecclesiastical Story mention is made of one Pambo, a Monk, a charitable Man, after he had given all his Goods for the Redemption of Captives, and had nothing left but his Bible; Nay (says he) I will give this away also that hath taught me to give other things: and when that was gone, Socrates reports of him, that he gave himself, he went in their stead to stay as a Pledge for them. This I have brought as a Shadow, and some kind of weak Adumbration of Christ's Love to Men, he himself would become the Ransom, and be put in our Place and Room, that we might go free.

2. For Deliverance by way of Exchange, that seems to have some Place here; for Christ was substituted into our Room and Place, so far as would stand with the Dignity of his Person; and he was made a Captive, that we might go free from the Wrath of God, though he was never in Bondage to Sin; so it is said, 2 Cor. 5.21. He was made Sin for us; that is, a Sin-Offering: and he was made a Curse for us, Gal. 3.13. Christ hath redeemed us from the Curse of the Law, being made a Curse for us. He was substituted into our Room and Place: saith Austin, Suscepit sin• malis meritis poenam, ut nos sine bonis consequeremur gratiam: He did not deserve the Punishment, as we do not deserve the Glory; only he took our Chains and our Bonds upon himself. In Ecclesiastical Story mention is made of one Pambo, a Monk, a charitable Man, after he had given all his Goods for the Redemption of Captives, and had nothing left but his Bible; Nay (says he) I will give this away also that hath taught me to give other things: and when that was gone, Socrates reports of him, that he gave himself, he went in their stead to stay as a Pledg for them. This I have brought as a Shadow, and some kind of weak Adumbration of Christ's Love to Men, he himself would become the Ransom, and be put in our Place and Room, that we might go free.