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

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,