An answer to the discourse of Mr. William Sherlock, touching the knowledge of Christ,…

I take it the Doctor's Scope was this,¹ That the end of Christ's Active Obedience could not be assigned to be, that he might be fitted for his death and oblation, and that because be was every way fit to be made an offering for sin, by his Union and habitual Grace; the Dr. intended not, that Christ lived here so long, only that he might obey ⟨p. 445⟩and for no other ends: It's true that Christ lived here so long, that he might preach, and do Miracles, and instruct his Apostles, and it's true, that he lived here so long, that he might fulfil all Righteousness, all these were ends of his living here; but the Quaere is, What was the end of his Active Obedience? I never yet read, that the end of that was his preaching, doing of Miracles, or instructing his Apostles; these were simultaneous and concurrent in time with his Obedience. But Christ obeyed the Law, that he might give us an holy Example by his Life: I grant it, but that was not all; Christ died also for to leave an Example to us, but there was much more in his Death; in truth both were for our Justification: As we are justified by his blood, Rom. 5.9. so we are made righteous by his obedience, ver. 9.

I take it the Doctor's Scope was this,¹ That the end of Christ's Active Obedience could not be assigned to be, that he might be fitted for his death and oblation, and that because be was every way fit to be made an offering for sin, by his Ʋnion and habitual Grace; the Dr. intended not, that Christ lived here so long, only that he might obey ⟨p. 445⟩and for no other ends: It's true that Christ lived here so long, that he might preach, and do Miracles, and instruct his Apostles, and it's true, that he lived here so long, that he might fulfil all Righteousness, all these were ends of his living here; but the Quaere is, What was the end of his Active Obedience? I never yet read, that the end of that was his preaching, doing of Miracles, or instructing his Apostles; these were simultaneous and concurrent in time with his Obedience. But Christ obeyed the Law, that he might give us an holy Example by his Life: I grant it, but that was not all; Christ died also for to leave an Example to us, but there was much more in his Death; in truth both were for our Justification: As we are justified by his blood,