But Antinomians, and by name D. Crisp, teach us, that not only the guilt of sin, but sin it self, really, and inherently, was laid upon ⟨p. 236⟩Christ, in regard Christ was not by way of supposition only, or imagination counted the sinner, but made sin: And 2. In regard, not only the guilt of sin, but sin it self was laid upon Christ, for saith D. Crisp, the guilt of sin an• sin it self are all one. Gen. 42.21. When Joseph brethren were accused for Spies, they say, we ar• guilty concerning our brother, in that we sa• the anguish of his soul, when he besought us and we would not hear. Reuben expoundeth the meaning, vers. 22. Did not I say to you, sin not against the lad? But you would not hearken unto me, and therefore, behold, we are guilty. What is that? We did sin against the child. To be guilty therefore, and to commit a sin, is all one, they are but two words expressing the same thing. 2. Suppose a malefactor be asked, Guilty, or no• guilty? He answers, Not guilty: What doth he mean? He means, he hath not done the fact that was laid to his charge. When the Jury is asked, Guilty, or not guilty? The Jury saith Guilty. What do they mean? Do they mean any thing in respect of punishment? No: The Jury hath nothing to do with that, but only in matter of Fact; that is, whether the fact be done or not done—It had been extreme unjustice to punish Christ, if sin had not been on him, and if he had been at his Arraignment complete and absolutely innocent, even as if a Judge should hang a man, though there were nothing found against him. — Man is a broken debtor, and ⟨p. 237⟩Christ a surety:1 God is content to take Christs ••ngle bond, and looketh for no other pay-master •ut Christ: sin was really translated upon Christ, else it was false that the Lord laid on him the iniquities of us all; yea, by this transaction of •in, Christ doth now become, or did become, when •ur sins were laid on him, as really and truly •he person that had all these sins, as those men who did commit them really and truly had themselves—So Christ was made sin it self, we are made righteousness in him, this is no imagination: But as we are actual and real sinners in Adam, so here is a real act, God doth really pass over sin upon Christ, still keeping this fast, that Christ acted no sin; so that in respect of the act, not one sin of the believer is Christs:
But Antinomians, and by name D. Crisp, teach us, that not onely the guilt of sin, but sin it self, really, and inherently, was laid upon ⟨p. 236⟩Christ, in regard Christ was not by way of sup•position onely, or imagination counted the sinner, but made sin: And 2. In regard, not onely the guilt of sin, but sin it self was laid upo• Christ, for saith D. Crispe, the guilt of sin an• sin it self are all one. Gen. 42.21. When Josep• brethren were accused for Spies, they say, we ar• guilty concerning our brother, in that we sa• the anguish of his soul, when he besought us and we would not hear. Reuben expoundeth the mea•ning, vers. 22. Did not I say to you, sin not against the lad? But you would not hearken unto me, and therefore, behold, we are guilty. What is that? We did sin against the childe. To be guilty therefore, and to commit a sin, is all one, they are but two words expressing the same thing. 2. Suppose a malefactor be asked, Guilty, or no• guilty? He answers, Not guilty: What doth he mean? He means, he hath not done the fact that was laid to his charge. When the Jurie is asked, Guilty, or not guilty? The Jury saith Guilty. What do they mean? Do they mean any thing in respect of punishment? No: The Jury hath nothing to do with that, but onely in matter of Fact; that is, whether the fact be done or not done—It had been extream unjustice to punish Christ, if sin had not been on him, and if he had been at his Araignment compleat and absolutely innocent, even as if a Iudge should hang a man, though there were nothing found against him. — Man is a broken debter, and ⟨p. 237⟩Christ a surety:1 God is content to take Christs ••ngle bond, and looketh for no other pay-master •ut Christ: sin was really translated upon Christ, •lse it was false that the Lord laid on him the •niquities of us all; yea, by this transaction of •in, Christ doth now become, or did become, when ur sins were laid on him, as really and truely he person that had all these sins, as those men who did commit them really and truly had themselves—So Christ was made sin it self, we are made righteousnesse in him, this is no imagination: But as we are actuall and reall sinners in Adam, so here is a reall act, God doth really passe over sin upon Christ, still keeping this fast, that Christ acted no sin; so that in respect of the act, not one sin of the believer is Christs:
- 1Ser. 4 p. 108, 109
