The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

The Truth pleaded for, is yet more emphatically expressed. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the Righteousness of God in him. The Paraphrase of Augustine on these words gives the sense of them. Ipse peccatum ut nos justitia, non nostra sed Dei, non in nobis ⟨p. 503⟩sed in ipso; sicut ipse peccatum non suum sed nostrum, non in se, sed in nobis constitutum. Enchirid. ad Laurent. cap. 4. And the words of Chrysostom upon this place, unto the same purpose, have been cited before at large.

The Truth pleaded for, is yet more emphatically expressed. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the Righteousness of God in him. The Paraphrase of Austine on these words gives the sense of them. Ipse peccatum ut nos justitia, non nostra sed Dei, non in nobis ⟨p. 503⟩sed in ipso; sicut ipse peccatum non suum sed nostrum, non in se, sed in nobis constitutum. Enchirid. ad Laurent. cap. 4. And the words of Chrysostome upon this place, unto the same purpose, have been cited before at large.

To set out the greatness of the Grace of God in our Reconciliation by Christ, he describes him by that Paraphrasis [Greek or Hebrew], who knew no sin, or who knew not sin. He knew sin in the notion or understanding of its nature; and he knew it experimentally in the effects which he underwent and suffered; but he knew it not, that is, was most remote from it, as to its commission or guilt. So that he knew no sin, is absolutely no more; but he did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth, as it is expressed 1 Pet. 2.22. Or, that he was holy harmless undefiled separate from sinners. Heb. 7.26. Howbeit, there is an Emphasis in the expression which is not to be neglected. For as it is observed by Chrysostom, as containing an auxesis ([Greek or Hebrew],) and by sundry learned persons after him. So those who desire to learn the excellency of the Grace of God herein, will have an impression of a sense of it on their minds, from this emphatical expression, which the Holy Ghost chose to make use of unto that end, and the observation of it is not to be despised.