A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

2. The Satisfaction of Christ must be pleaded also by a Sinner in the Court of Heaven, in a believing manner, that there may be an owning of the Surety. All Parties that are interested in this Business must consent. Now God and Christ they are agreed about the business of Salvation: God hath agreed to take Satisfaction from Christ, and Christ hath agreed to make this Satisfaction to God: All the business now is about the Sinner's Consent, or about his ready Acceptation of Jesus Christ; and we never heartily indeed consent to this, that Christ shall be our Surety, and he the Person that must release ⟨p. 355⟩and discharge this Debt, until we look upon him by an Eye of Faith, as one that tore the Bond and Hand-writing that was against us. The Law is called the Hand-writing that was against us; there's the Bond which was to be put in suit: now, Col. 2. 14. He hath (torn, or) blotted out the Hand-writing of Ordinances, that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his Cross. He hath disannulled the Law, which binds to suffer the Wrath of God. The Law was the Bond by which our Death was ratified.

2. The Satisfaction of Christ must be pleaded also by a Sinner in the Court of Heaven, in a believing manner, that there may be an owning of the Surety. All Parties that are interested in this Business must consent. Now God and Christ they are agreed about the business of Salvation: God hath agreed to take Satisfaction from Christ, and Christ hath agreed to make this Satisfaction to God: All the business now is about the Sinner's Consent, or about his ready Acceptation of Jesus Christ; and we never heartily indeed consent to this, that Christ shall be our Surety, and he the Person that must release ⟨p. 355⟩and discharge this Debt, until we look upon him by an Eye of Faith, as one that tore the Bond and Hand-writing that was against us. The Law is called the Hand-writing that was against us; there's the Bond which was to be put in suit: now, Col. 2. 14. He hath (torn, or) blotted out the Hand-writing of Ordinances, that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, na•lng it to his Cross. He hath disannull'd the Law, which binds to suffer the Wrath of God. The Law was the Bond by which our Death was ratified.