The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

Secondly, Christ Jesus has likewise born the penalty of the Law: the death of Jesus Christ was a legal death, it was the execution of the Law: the putting of Christ to death was an act of vindictive justice: it was a fruit of the wrath of God; this is evident, because he ⟨p. 51⟩is said to he made a curse for us: the curse is the condemning sentence and execration of the Law, Gal. 3.13, this the Apostle proves from Doubt 21.22, 23. that law was a ceremonial Law, whereby they that were hanged on a Tree were ceremonially accursed, to typify the accursed death of Jesus Christ: this typical reason excepted, there is no reason why this sort of death should fasten a curse on a person more than any other legal death: this Law makes the man that was hanged a ceremonial curse to typify Christs having the moral curse: Again, it is clear, be cause God punished Christ with death for sin; and God does not punish sin, but by the Law: the death of Christ was on the account of sin, Isai. 58 6. The Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all, 1 Cor. 15.3. Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.

Secondly, Christ Jesus has likewise born the penalty of the Law: the death of Jesus Christ was a legal death, it was the execution of the Law: the putting of Christ to death was an act of vindictive justice: it was a fruit of the wrath of God; this is evident, because he ⟨p. 51⟩is said to he made a curse for us: the curse is the condemning sentence and execration of the Law, Gal. 3.13, this the Apostle proves from Dout 21.22, 23. that law was a ceremonial Law, whereby they that were hanged on a Tree were ceremonially accursed, to typifie the accursed death of Jesus Christ: this typical reason excepted, there is no reason why this sort of death should fasten a curse on a person more than any other legal death: this Law makes the man that was hanged a ceremonial curse to typifie Christs having the moral curse: Again, it is clear, be cause God punished Christ with death for sin; and God does not punish sin, but by the Law: the death of Christ was on the account of sin,