Of the death of Christ, the price he paid, and the purchase he made.…

2: For the Foundation of this Right: Seeing that before the Consideration of the Death of Christ (as was declared) it is not, from thence it must needs be, nothing of any likelihood to be such a Foundation being co-incident therewithal.

Now whereas in the Death of Christ Two things are Considered: 1 The Satisfaction; And 2dly the Merit thereof; it may be enquired after, under whether Respect this right relates thereunto.

1 The Satisfaction of Christ tends in all that it is, to the Honour and Reparation of the Justice of God. This then in its utmost extent and Efficacy, cannot give ground to build such a Right upon. The ultimate Effect of Satisfaction, may be accomplished, and yet not the least right to any good thing Communicated to them for whom this Satisfaction is made. The good things attending the Death of Christ may be referred unto two heads: The Amotion of Evil, and the Collation of Good. For the First, The Amotion of Evil, the taking that from us, that it may not grieve us, and subducting us from the Power and Presence thereof, it is immediately aimed at by Satisfaction. That the Curse of the Law be not executed, That the Wrath to come be not poured out, is the utmost reach of the Death of Christ considered as Satisfactory. Yea in it self, as only such, it proceedeth not so far, as to give us a Right to escape these things, but only presents that to the Justice of God, whereby it may be preserved in all its Glory, Severity, and exact Purity, though these things be not inflicted on us. This I say I conceive to be the utmost Tendency of the Death of Christ as Satisfactory. That Condemnation cannot possibly de facto follow where such Satisfaction hath been made, is immediately from the Equity of Justice so repaired as above. For Positive good things, in Grace and Glory by Satisfaction alone, they are not at all respected.

1 The Satisfaction of Christ tends in all that it is, to the Honor and Reparation of the Justice of God. This then in its utmost extent and Efficacy, cannot give ground to build such a Right upon. The ultimate Effect of Satisfaction, may be accomplished, and yet not the least right to any good thing Communicated to them for whom this Satisfaction is made. The good things attending the Death of Christ may be referred unto two heads: The Amotion of Evil, and the Collation of Good. For the First, The Amotion of Evil, the taking that from us, that it may not grieve us, and subducting us from the Power and Presence thereof, it is immediatly aimed at by Satisfaction. That the Curse of the Law be not executed, That the Wrath to come be not powred out, is the utmost reach of the Death of Christ considered as Satisfactory. Yea in it self, as only such, it proceedeth not so far, as to give us a Right to escape these things, but only presents that to the Justice of God, whereby it may be preserved in all its Glory, Severity, and exact Purity, though these things be not inflicted on us. This I say I conceive to be the utmost Tendency of the Death of Christ as Satisfactory. That Condemnation cannot possibly de facto follow where such Satisfaction hath been made, is immediatly from the Equity of Justice so repaired as above. For Positive good things, in Grace and Glory by Satisfaction alone, they are not at all respected.