Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Now bearing of Punishment tends directly to the giving satisfaction to him who was offended, and on that account inflicted the punishment. Justice can desire no more then a proportion all punishment due to the offence. And this on his own voluntary taking of our persons, undertaking to be our Mediator, was inflicted on our dear Lord Jesus. His substituting himself in our Room, being allowed of by the Righteous judge, satisfaction to him doth thence properly ensue.

Now bearing of Punishment tends directly to the giving satisfaction to him who was offended, and on that account inflicted the punishment. Justice can desire no more then a proportion all punishment due to the offence. And this on his own voluntary taking of our persons, undertaking to be our Mediatour, was inflicted on our deare Lord Jesus. His substituting himselfe in our Roome, being allowed of by the Righteous judge, satisfaction to him doth thence properly ensue.

And this is the threefold consideration of the death of Christ, as it is a principal spring and fountain of that Grace wherein we have communion with him: for, as will appear in our process, the single and most eminent part of purchased grace, is nothing but the natural exurgency of the threefold effects of the death of Christ, intimated to flow from it, on the account of the threefold consideration insisted on. This then is the Second rise of purchased Grace, which we are to eye, if we will hold communion with Christ in it, his death and bloodsheding, under this threefold notion, of a price, an offering, and punishment.

And this is the threefold consideration of the death of Christ, as it is a principall spring and fountain of that Grace wherein we have communion with him: for, as will appeare in our processe, the single and most eminent part of purchased grace, is nothing but the naturall exurgency of the threefold effects of the death of Christ, intimated to flow from it, on the account of the threefold consideration insisted on. This then is the Second rise of purchased Grace, which we are to eye, if we will hold communion with Christ in it, his death and bloodsheding, under this threefold notion, of a price, an offering, and punishment.