The doctrine of the covenant of redemption Wherein is laid the foundation of all…

1. It was absolutely free for the Son of God to choose whether he would be a Redeemer, and Surety, or no. The Son of God is a Divine Person, and hath all personal properties belonging to him: Now one thing proper to a Person is, to be Intelligent, and by consequence to have a power of Election. Christ was no Surety by nature; it was none of his either Essential or Personal Properties: and he could not be so by Coaction, for he is the Eternal Jehovah, and therefore cannot be compelled. The Apostle plai• ly asserts his full liberty in this matter in Phil. 2. 6, 7.

1. It was absolately free for the Son of God to chuse whether he would be a Redeemer, and Surety, or no. The Son of God is a Divine Person, and hath all personal properties belonging to him: Now one thing proper to a Person is, to be Intelligent, and by consequence to have a power of Election. Christ was no Surety by nature; it was none of his either Essential or Personal Properties: and he could not be so by Coaction, for he is the Eternal Jehovah, and therefore cannot be compelled. The Apostle plai• ly asserts his full liberty in this matter in Phil. 2. 6, 7.

2 God the Father was not absolutely bound to accept any satisfaction at th• hands of a surety. Had the Son offered it, yet his Suretyship could not have bee• authentic, but by the intervention of th• Fathers voluntary consent. I• God ha• said, and resolved, that fallen man should bear his own punishment, and there should be no substitute accepted in •i room, who should have opposed him? he had Justice on his side; man wa the sinner, yea and he did so say concerning the fallen Angels, and therefore