Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either…

Thirdly, If we look distinctly upon a satisfaction, or plenary compensation for sin of the one hand, and upon a pardon, or immunity from punishment of the other, it will be easily seen where our Righteousness lies, and what is our justifying Plea and matter against the Law; a pardon frees from punishment, but a Satisfaction salves the honour of the broken Law, repairs the damage done to it, compensates for the violations of it, and comes in the Room of that perfect conformity which the Law did primarily aim at: in this therefore, not in the other stands our Righteousness as to the Law. Thus much touching my fifth Reason, that Justification consists not in a pardon.

Sixthly, Christ suffered nostro loco, in our place and stead; those pregnant Scriptures (that he gave his Life a ransom [Greek or Hebrew], in the stead of many, Matth. 20.28. that he gave himself [Greek or Hebrew] a counterprize for all, 1 Tim. 2.6. that he suffered the just for the unjust, 1 Pet. 3.18.) are no cold improprieties, but full proofs of it; he did sustinere nostram personam, sustain our person in his sufferings; there was a double commutation, his person was put in the room of our persons, and his sufferings in the room of our sufferings; he that satisfies for another, must do it nomine debitoris, he that ⟨p. 365⟩pays in his own name, cannot satisfy for another. When our Saviour said to Peter, That give [Greek or Hebrew] for me and thee, Matth. 17.27. if Peter had paid it only in his own name, he could not have satisfied for his Master. In like manner, if Christ had suffered only in his own Name, he could not have satisfied for Peter or any other: The Debt which he satisfied for was ours, not his; he stood as our Representative, and satisfied for us; he did not only suffer nostro bono, that the profit might be ours, but nostro loco, that the Satisfaction it self might be ours; nevertheless, according to Divine Constitution; that is, that it might be ours; not immediately, but as soon as we become Members of him; not according to the full latitude, but according to the capacity of Members; not to all intents, but that it might be the matter of our Justification as to the Law.