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

1. There was a proportion between the seats of Suffering in Christ, and the seats of Sin in us. Man sinned in his body, Sin was organically and instrumentally there; proportionably Christ suffered in his body, no part of it but was racked upon a tormenting Cross: because our Corporeal Parts had been weapons of Iniquity, Justice made his the subjects of Misery. Man sinned in his Soul, there was the prime and chief seat of Sin; proportionably Christ suffered in his Soul; nay, there was the prime and chief seat of Suffering: because the main residence and venom of sin was in our Souls, the greatest pressure, and bitterness of wrath was upon his. He was exceeding sorrowful, even to death; He was sore amazed, and as it were fainted away; yea, for very anguish he sweat drops of blood, and upon the Cross, cried out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? All this befell him, who was fortitude and constancy it self. Under the Law, Justice had eye for eye, tooth for tooth, wound for wound, stripe for stripe; in Jesus Christ it had a Suffering body and soul, as a Compensation for the sinning bodies and souls of Men.

1. There was a proportion between the seats of Suffering in Christ, and the seats of Sin in us. Man sinned in his body, Sin was organically and instrumentally there; proportionably Christ suffered in his body, no part of it but was racked upon a tormenting Cross: because our Corporeal Parts had been weapons of Iniquity, Justice made his the subjects of Misery. Man sinned in his Soul, there was the prime and chief seat of Sin; proportionably Christ suffered in his Soul; nay, there was the prime and chief seat of Suffering: because the main residence and venom of sin was in our Souls, the greatest pressure, and bitterness of wrath was upon his. He was exceeding sorrowful, even to death; He was sore amazed, and as it were fainted away; yea, for very anguish he sweat drops of blood, and upon the Cross, cryed out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? All this befel him, who was fortitude and constancy it self. Under the Law, Justice had eye for eye, tooth for tooth, wound for wound, stripe for stripe; in Jesus Christ it had a Suffering body and soul, as a Compensation for the sinning bodies and souls of Men.