That this Righteousness of Christ doth not only intend his active obedience, but likewise his sufferings: is manifest from hence, because the Righteousness of Christ is that whereby we are justified: it is by that that we come to be righteous in the sight of God, Rom 5 18 and not only this active obedience of Christ has an influence into our Justification, but his sufferings also: the Apostle does once seem to attribute it to his Obedience, Rom 5 19 by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous: but this don't exclude the sufferings of Christ from having a part in our Justification. Obedience may comprehend his suffering for in them he was obedient; or else when it is said, that by his Obedience we are made righteous, that ⟨p. 20⟩part of Justification may be understood, which does consist in giving a title unto heaven, there are two parts of Justification, one is absolution from guilt, the other is declaring men heirs of life: this latter may be intended, which is the fruit of the active Obedience of Jesus Christ; or else by Obedience, as one principal part of Christs Righteousness, the whole may be intended: as when we are said to be justified by his blood, his active obedience is not excluded; but the sufferings of Christ have an influence into our justification, as well as his Obedience; for we were in such a state, that active obedience alone was not sufficient for our Justification; when man was in innocency, he needed only active obedience, for his justification, but man fallen, needed more for his justification than Obedience; he needed satisfaction, somewhat to pacify the provoked anger of God, no mere Obedience would make a recompense for sins; for the Law threatened death for them; the holy life of Christ could not satisfy for sin; it was something of another kind that the Law required; namely, the sufferings of death; and the Scripture doth abundantly witness unto the influence of Christs Sufferings into our justification; we are justified by his blood, Rom 5 4 so we are said to be redeemed, cleansed from sin, reconciled to God to have our sins purged with his blood which was typified by the sacrifice under the Law; so that the Sufferings of Christ are intended as well as his active obedience by his Righteousness.
That this Righteousness of Christ doth not only intend his active obedience, but likewise his sufferings: is manifest from hence, because the Righteousness of Christ is that whereby we are justified: it is by that that we come to be righteous in the sight of God, Rom 5 18 and not only this active obedience of Christ has an influence into our Justification, but his sufferings also: the Apostle does once seem to attribute it to his Obedience, Rom 5 19 by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous: but this don't exclude the sufferings of Christ from having a part in our Justification. Obedience may comprehend his suffering for in them he was obedient; or else when it is said, that by his Obedience we are made righteous, that ⟨p. 20⟩part of Justification may be understood, which does consist in giving a title unto heaven, there are two parts of Justification, one is absolution from guilt, the other is declaring men heirs of life: this latter may be intended, which is the fruit of the active Obedience of Jesus Christ; or else by Obedience, as one principal part of Christs Righteousness, the whole may be intended: as when we are said to be justified by his blood, his active obedience is not excluded; but the sufferings of Christ have an influence into our justification, as well as his Obedience; for we were in such a state, that active obedience alone was not sufficient for our Justification; when man was in innocency, he needed only active obedience, for his justification, but man fallen, needed more for his justification than Obedience; he needed satisfaction, somewhat to pacifie the provoked anger of God, no meer Obedience would make a recompence for sins; for the Law threatned death for them; the holy life of Christ could not satisfie for sin; it was something of another kind that the Law required; namely, the sufferings of death; and the Scripture doth abundantly witness unto the influence of Christs Sufferings into our justification; we are justified by his blood, Rom 5 4 so we are said to be redeemed, cleansed from sin, reconciled to God to have our sins purged with his blood which was typified by the sacrifice under the Law; so that the Sufferings of Christ are intended as well as his active obedience by his Righteousness.
