Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of…

6 Yea, and he was wonderful, because that he did offer himself, not only his blood, but himself, soul and body, he made himself a Sacrifice, none of the Priests ⟨p. 85⟩did so in the time of the Law; was there ever heard of such a Priest that came to offer sacrifice, that did offer himself for such as he would make atonement for? Jesus Christ he was anointed by God the Father as a Priest of his Church to offer sacrifice, now he must have so nothing to offer, and Christ saw that whatsoever he could offer, if so be that he had offered that that had been the worth of Heaven and Earth, whatsoever it had been, it could never have been an Atonement for those souls which he did undertake for, therefore Christ offers himself; as there is nothing but God can be a satisfying portion to an immortal soul, so no sacrifice but Christ himself could be a Sacrifice to pacify Gods wrath for the sins of mankind, if Christ should have said, Father, Thou hast made me Lord over all the world, and I will give it all for a Ransom for the soul of this poor sinner, God would have said, It will not do it, but it must be thy self; I, and Christ yields to it, A body hast thou prepared me: ¹And be made his soul an offering for sin. And a body hast thou prepared for me, both body and soul of Christ was offered to God the Father for a sacrifice, that he might smell a sweet savour of rest, even concerning us who are wicked and wretched sinners. Either Christ must offer himself soul and body to be a Sacrifice for thy sin, or else thy soul and body must have been offered as a sacrifice to Gods Justice, and then it must eternall• have been under the stroke of Gods Justice; but to that end to free that soul and body of thine, if thou beest a believer, to free thee from the eternal Justice of God, therefore Christ did offer his soul and body as a sacrifice to his Father.

6 Yea, and hee was wonderful, because that hee did offer himself, not onely his blood, but himself, soul and body, hee made himself a Sacrifice, none of the Priests ⟨p. 85⟩did so in the time of the Law; was there ever heard of such a Priest that came to offer sacrifice, that did offer himself for such as hee would make attonement for? Jesus Christ hee was anointed by God the Father as a Priest of his Church to offer sacrifice, now hee must have so nothing to offer, and Christ saw that whatsoever hee could offer, if so bee that hee had offered that that had been the worth of Heaven and Earth, whatsoever it had been, it could never have been an Attonement for those souls which hee did undertake for, therefore Christ offers himself; as there is nothing but God can bee a satisfying portion to an immortal soul, so no sacrifice but Christ himself could bee a Sacrifice to pacifie Gods wrath for the sins of mankinde, if Christ should have said, Father, Thou hast made mee Lord over all the world, and I will give it all for a Ransome for the soul of this poor sinner, God would have said, It will not do it, but it must bee thy self; I, and Christ yeelds to it, A body hast thou prepared mee: