The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

And for further use let us consider, that it was our sins that were this gall and vinegar to Christ. If we blame the Jews for giving him such a Potion, let us judge our selves for our sins, for it was we that gave him this gall to drink, Deut. 32. 22, 23.

And for further vse let vs consider, that it was our sinnes that were this gall and vineger to Christ. If we blame the Iewes for giuing him such a Potion, let vs iudge our selues for our sins, for it was we that gaue him this gall to drinke, Deut. 32. 22, 23.

Now for the third question in the division: Christ was crucified for these Reasons or Uses. First, that thereby it might appear that he was the true Messiah and Saviour promised ⟨p. 388⟩to the Fathers, as he himself saith, John 8. 28. Secondly, that thereby he might derive the malediction of the Law upon himself which was due to us, and that we might possess and inherit the blessing, Gal. 3. 13, 14. Thirdly, that by a virtue flowing from his crucifying, the viciousness of our corrupt natures might be abolished, that we might not afterwards serve sin, Rom. 6. 6. Fourthly, that our debts being there paid, the hand-writing that was against us might be cancelled, so as our sins should be no more remembered of God, Col. 2. 14. But the special thing to be considered in Christs crucifying is to look upon it as a sacrifice offered up to God for the sins of the elect, in which an atonement and expiation is made for our sins. About this Sacrifice divers things are to be inquired into: As first, who is the Priest? And that is Christ, considered in both Natures, as is proved in many chapters of the Epistle to the Hebrews. And he is indeed the only Priest of the New Testament, considered really, for he came in stead of all the Levitical Priests, & his Priesthood is everlasting,