5. Christ being thus a Common Person, a Mediator, Surely, and Representative of his Church, upon his undertaking, as to efficacy §. 16 and merit, and upon his Actual performance as to solemn declaration, was, as such, acquitted, absolved, justified and freed, from all and every thing, that on the behalf of the Elect, as ⟨p. 204⟩due to them, was charged upon him, or could so be: I say as to all the Efficacy and merit of his undertakings, He was immediately absolved upon his faithfulness, in his first engagement: and thereby all the Saints of the Old Testament, were saved by his blood no less then we. As to solemn declaration, He was so absolved, when the pains of Death being loosed, He was declared to be the Son of God with power, Rom. 1. 4. By the Resurrection from the dead; God saying to him, thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee, Psal. 15. 33. And this his Absolution doth Christ express his confidence of, Isa. 50. 6, 7, 8, 9. And he was justified, 1 Tim. 3. 16. That which I intend by this Absolution of Christ as a public person, is this; God having made him under the Law for them who were so, Gal. 4. 4. in their stead, obnoxious to the punishment due to sin, made him sin, 2 Cor, 5. 21. and so gave Justice, and Law, and all the consequents of the Curse thereof, power against him, Isa. 53. 6. upon his undergoing of that which was required of him, Isa. 53. 12. God looses the pains and power of death, accepts him, and is well pleased with him, as to the performance and discharge of his work, Joh. 17. 3, 4, 5, 6. pronounceth him free from the obligation that was on him, Act. 13. and gave him a promise of all the good things He aimed at, and which his soul desired. Hereon are all the Promises of God made to Christ, and their accomplishment, all the encouragements given him to ask and make demand of the things originally engaged for to him, Psal. 2. 8. which he did accordingly, Joh. 17. founded, and built. And here lies the certain stable foundation, of our Absolution, and acceptation with God. Christ in our stead, acting for us as our surety, being acquitted, absolved, solemnly declared to have answered the whole debt that was incumbent on him to pay, and made satisfaction for all the injury we had done, a general Pardon is sealed for us all, to be sued out particularly in the way to be appointed. For,
5. Christ being thus a Common Person, a Mediatour, Surely, and Representative of his Church, upon his undertaking, as to efficacy §. 16 and merit, and upon his Actuall performance as to solemne declaration, was, as such, acquitted, absolved, justified and freed, from all and every thing, that on the behalfe of the Elect, as ⟨p. 204⟩due to them, was charged upon him, or could so be: I say as to all the Efficacy and merit of his undertakings, He was immediately absolved upon his faithfulnesse, in his first engagement: and thereby all the Saints of the Old Testament, were saved by his blood no lesse then we. As to solemne declaration, He was so absolved, when the paines of Death being loosed, He was declared to be the Sonne of God with power, Rom. 1. 4. By the Resurrection from the dead; God saying to him, thou art my Sonne, this day have I begotten thee, Psal. 15. 33. And this his Absolution doth Christ expresse his confidence of, Isa. 50. 6, 7, 8, 9. And he was justified, 1 Tim. 3. 16. That which I intend by this Absolution of Christ as a publick person, is this; God having made him under the Law for them who were so, Gal. 4. 4. in their stead, obnoxious to the punishment due to sinne, made him sinne, 2 Cor, 5. 21. and so gave Justice, and Law, and all the consequents of the Curse thereof, power against him, Isa. 53. 6. upon his undergoing of that which was required of him, Isa. 53. 12. God looses the paines and power of death, accepts him, and is well pleased with him, as to the performance and discharge of his work, Ioh. 17. 3, 4, 5, 6. pronounceth him free from the obligation that was on him, Act. 13. and gave him a promise of all the good things He aymed at, and which his soule desired. Hereon are all the Promises of God made to Christ, and their accomplishment, all the incouragements given him to aske and make demand of the things originally ingaged for to him, Psal. 2. 8. which he did accordingly,
