The harmony of the Gospels, in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

7. They fear no body to take vengeance for wrong done to a worm, so were the Jews fearless of any vengeance to be inflicted upon them for the wrong and injury done unto Jesus Christ, which made them bold to expose themselves and their posterity unto any such vengeance, saying, his blood be upon us, and upon our Children. And never was blood more sharply revenged, and a curse more severely executed, for they have been under that curse near seventeen hundred years, and they are still under it to this day.

Quest. But why did Jesus Christ take upon him such a low condition in this world? why came he not a Prince in the external Royalty of his Father David?

Answ. 1. Because this low, stripped, bereaved condition, under the loss of the dominion of man in this world is one part of the punishment due to the sin of man, Gen. 3, 23, 24. and it is such a punishment as may be taken up and born with innocency, without any defilement of sin, therefore Jesus Christ did willingly submit to the deepest stroke of that punishment, for the satisfaction of Divine justice, Isai. 63.9. in all our sinless afflictions he was afflicted, and Isai. 53.4. he hath born our griefs, was wounded for our transgressions, the chastisement of our peace was upon him. And this innocent punishment for our sin he suffered most purely, perfectly, and meritoriously, unto the Infinite satisfaction of the vindictive Justice of God. And thereby took out the sting of the curse from the like low condition, that we may fall into, and he bore it away from us,