2. This Salvation is a great Salvation in regard of the meritorious cause, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ, the excellency and greatness of whose nature, office and sufferings do demonstrate the greatness of this Salvation which was purchased by him. The sufferings of Christ were most properly the meritorious cause of mans salvation, and they were the greatest sufferings that ever were endured, insomuch as 1. They were the sufferings of the greatest person; as man he was the head of the creation in regard of dignity, he was a greater King than Solomon, Matth. 12.42. a greater Prophet than Moses, Heb. 3.3. a greater Priest than Aaron, even a Priest after the order of Melchizedek, Heb. 7. Moreover he was God as well as man, God manifested in the flesh, 1 Tim. 3.16. and though the Godhead could ⟨p. 102⟩not properly suffer, yet through its union in the same p•rson to the Manhood, it put an efficacy in his suffering, and strengthened the humane nature to undergo greater sufferings as to the value of them in that short space of time, than all the Angels and Men in the world (had their strength been united together in one person) could have endured, if the greatest extremity of misery had been laid upon such a one unto all eternity: For 2. The sufferings of Christ were equivalent unto eternal death, and •he torments of the damned in Hell, yea they were far exceeding, as is evident, because Gods infinite Justice is hereby fully satisfied, and there is sufficiency of merit in them for the redemption of the whole world not only of Believers, but also of Unbelievers, not only of Men but of Devils too: Christs sufferings were of infinite value, not in regard of the sufferings, but in regard of the Divine nature so closely united unto the Humane nature: Therefore the salvation purchased by these sufferings must needs be a great salvation.
2. This Salvation is a great Salvation in regard of the meritorious cause, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ, the excellency and greatness of whose nature, office and sufferings do demonstrate the greatness of this Salvation which was purchased by him. The sufferings of Christ were most properly the meritorious cause of mans salvation, and they were the greatest sufferings that ever were endured, insomuch as 1. They were the sufferings of the greatest person; as man he was the head of the creation in regard of dignity, he was a greater King than Solomon, Matth. 12.42. a greater Prophet than Moses, Heb. 3.3. a greater Priest than Aaron, even a Priest after the order of Melchisedec, Heb. 7. Moreover he was God as well as man, God manifested in the flesh, 1 Tim. 3.16. and though the Godhead could ⟨p. 102⟩not properly suffer, yet through its union in the same p•rson to the Manhood, it put an efficacy in his suffering, and strengthened the humane nature to undergo greater sufferings as to the value of them in that short space of time, than all the Angels and Men in the world (had their strength been united together in one person) could have endured, if the greatest extremity of misery had been layd upon such a one unto all eternity: For 2. The sufferings of Christ were equivalent unto eternal death, and •he torments of the damned in Hell, yea they were far exceeding, as is evident, because Gods infinite Justice is hereby fully satisfied, and there is sufficiency of merit in them for the redemption of the whole world not only of Believers, but also of Unbelievers, not only of Men but of Devils too: Christs sufferings were of infinite value, not in regard of the sufferings, but in regard of the Divine nature so closely united unto the Humane nature: Therefore the salvation purchased by these sufferings must needs be a great salvation.
