But possibly Dr. Jacomb may speak of the Saints, because the Payment or Satisfaction of Christ hath a special aspect upon the Elect or chosen people of God, and is particularly applied to Believers and Saints; whilst in the mean time to others, who receive not the Atonement, it is totally ineffectual, and in the event, as it were, none at all: But, saith the Author, I doubt these men are as much out in the Law of Suretyship, as before in the Laws of Marriage: To which I only say, I hope they are out in neither. But before I come to the Authors Objections, I shall crave leave to offer one thing to the Readers consideration, viz. That the Titles given to Christ in Scripture, are all to be taken [Greek or Hebrew], in a way of transcendent Excellency and Eminency, not according to the narrow Scantling of humane Laws or Reason: Christ is a Sacrifice, but when did you ever hear of a Sacrifice that offered up it self, or of a Sacrifice and Priest both in one? Or when was there a Sacrifice that was offered up through ⟨p. 413⟩the eternal Spirit, or that had such an Altar as the Deity? Christ is a Redeemer, but when was there a Redeemer who paid down himself as a Price, and, which is more, paid down himself to himself? For so Christ as God-man paid down his humane Nature to himself as God. Christ is a Mediator, and where is there a Mediator, who hath two Natures in one Person, or who gave himself a Ransom for all? And to name but one instance more, Christ is a Surety for us; but where was there a Surety ever procured by the Creditor only? Or a Surety, who took another Nature to be such in? Christ is a Surety of the Covenant, where there is something on Gods part, and something on Man's; and who ever heard, that in Articles of agreement, or reciprocal Covenants between Man and Man, any one became Surety for a performance of both parts or sides of the Covenants? These things plainly show, that Christ is all these in a way of Eminency or Transcendency: So that, unless we will be so bold as to spoil him of the glory and excellency of his Titles, we must by no means crowd them into the Span of humane Laws or Reason. This, if considered, will prepare a way to answer ⟨p. 414⟩the Authors Objections, which are now to be heard: The Surety doth not make himself immediate Debtor, he doth not absolutely take the debt upon himself; he is liable only in case of the Debtors default:
But possibly Dr. Jacomb may speak of the Saints, because the Payment or Satisfaction of Christ hath a special aspect upon the Elect or chosen people of God, and is particularly applied to Believers and Saints; whilest in the mean time to others, who receive not the Atonement, it is totally ineffectual, and in the event, as it were, none at all: But, saith the Author, I doubt these men are as much out in the Law of Suretiship, as before in the Laws of Mariage: To which I only say, I hope they are out in neither. But before I come to the Authors Objections, I shall crave lieve to offer one thing to the Readers consideration, viz. That the Titles given to Christ in Scripture, are all to be taken 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, in a way of transcendent Excellency and Eminency, not according to the narrow Scantling of humane Laws or Reason: Christ is a Sacrifice, but when did you ever hear of a Sacrifice that offered up it self, or of a Sacrifice and Priest both in one? Or when was there a Sacrifice that was offered up through ⟨p. 413⟩the eternal Spirit, or that had such an Altar as the Deity? Christ is a Redeemer, but when was there a Redeemer who paid down himself as a Price, and, which is more, paid down himself to himself? For so Christ as God-man paid down his humane Nature to himself as God. Christ is a Mediator, and where is there a Mediator, who hath two Natures in one Person, or who gave himself a Ransom for all? And to name but one instance more, Christ is a Surety for us; but where was there a Surety ever procured by the Creditor only? Or a Surety, who took another Nature to be such in? Christ is a Surety of the Covenant, where there is something on Gods part, and something on Man's; and who ever heard, that in Articles of agreement, or reciprocal Covenants between Man and Man, any one became Surety for a performance of both parts or sides of the Covenants? These things plainly shew, that Christ is all these in a way of Eminency or Transcendency: So that, unless we will be so bold as to spoil him of the glory and excellency of his Titles, we must by no means crowd them into the Span of humane Laws or Reason. This, if considered, will prepare a way to answer ⟨p. 414⟩the Authors Objections, which are now to be heard: The Surety doth not make himself immediate Debtor, he doth not absolutely take the debt upon himself; he is liable only in case of the Debtors default:
