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

but the sending of Christ into the world to die was never purchased, God never received any recompense for this mercy, he never had any satisfaction for this mercy, 1 Job 4.10. He loved us; and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins: the method and order of working about our salvation is this:⟨p. 80⟩ 1. Free and gracious Election, which is the first cause of Redemption and Salvation, and an effect of neither of them. 2. Redemption which is the effect of Election, and cause of Salvation. 3. Salvation both in the beginnings of it here in holiness, and spiritual comfort, and in the perfection of it hereafter, which is the effect both of Election and Redemption: so that that though Salvation be payed for, yet Gods sending of his Son to dye for us was a mere fruit of electing grace, and never payed for:

but the sending of Christ into the world to die was never purchased, God never received any recompence for this mercy, he never had any satisfaction for this mercy, 1 Job 4.10. He loved us; and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins: the method and order of working about our salvation is this:⟨p. 80⟩ 1. Free and gracious Election, which is the first cause of Redemption and Salvation, and an effect of neither of them. 2. Redemption which is the effect of Election, and cause of Salvation. 3. Salvation both in the beginnings of it here in holiness, and spiritual comfort, and in the perfection of it hereafter, which is the effect both of Election and Redemption: so that that though Salvation be payed for, yet Gods sending of his Son to dye for us was a meer fruit of electing grace, and never payed for:

And there are two Reasons of this: 1 This was too great a mercy to be payed for: our Salvation was an exceeding great mercy, but not too great to be purchased: but this was: a Mediator could not be purchased; this mercy was not too great to be given, but it was too great to be purchased: we might more easily have purchased our Redemption than our Redeemer: neither did Christ purchase this mercy for us: Christ did not buy his own Office: what price could be laid down to satisfy God for such an unspeakable gift. 2. This mercy might be bestowed upon us without being purchased, God had so bound himself by his Law that man could not be saved without satisfaction, that mercy must be purchased; but God had not so bound himself by his Law, but that it was free for him to send his Son to dye, without receiving any satisfaction for this mercy; God had tied his own hands so, that sinners could not be saved without satisfaction a his faithfulness bound him to stand upon that: but God was at liberty to send a Mediator if he pleased: his own