The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

1. That wheresoever Sin is Imputed, the Law requires satisfaction of the person to whom it […] Imputed. This is evident by the nature of imputation, according as hath been explained: for where God reckons Sin to a man, he gives th• Law Credit against him for it, and makes hi• a Debtor to the Law; now the Law being a R• of Justice, is rigorous, and exacts all its debts: […] will not stop its mouth, till completely satisfye• Math. 5. 18. So that it holds the man fast by virtue of this Imputation.

1. That wheresoever Sin is Imputed, the Law requires satisfaction of the person to whom it 〈…〉 Imputed. This is evident by the nature of imputation, according as hath been explained: for where God reckons Sin to a man, he gives th• Law Credit against him for it, and makes hi• a Debtor to the Law; now the Law being a R• of Justice, is rigorous, and exacts all its debts: 〈…〉 will not stop its mouth, till compleatly satisfye• Math. 5. 18. So that it holds the man fast by vertue of this Imputation.

2. That in Christs Sufferings there was a sufficiency to make this satisfaction. This was niecest rily prerequisite, else it could not have answere• the demand of the Law for us. For, though […] be not therefore our Satisfaction, because there w• such a sufficiency in it, Gods acceptance of it being free; yet if it could not have answered the La in all its demands, it could not have been cap ble of Gods acceptance on this account: there w therefore enough in it to do this. Christ Suffere the whole Essence of the penalties that were du to us for sin; he bore the whole weight of th Wrath of God; He was made Sin,