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

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 ⟨p. 81⟩gracious nature was such that he could do it without any purchase, and he had not restrained himself by his word.

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 satisfie 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 satisfuction, 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 ⟨p. 81⟩gracious nature was such that he could do it without any purchase, and he had not restrained himself by his word.