Every act of Jesus Christ his obedience either active or passive was meritorious, Rom. 5.18, 19. as by the offence of one, Judgement came upon all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all men to justification of life, for as by one mans disobedience, many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous, Eph. 1.11, 14. In whom also we have obtained an Inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him, who worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will, ver. 14. which is the earnest of our Inheritance, until the Redemption of the purchased possession unto the praise of his glory. This meritorious eminency of the obedience of Jesus Christ springeth from the eminency of his person, being God-man. The Law never had such a person subject unto it, never did, nor could any other perform such obedience as this glorious person performed, neve• were, or could be such acts of obedience both active and passive performed, as were performed by Jesus Christ, because he is a public person, by Office he is our Mediator and Surety: every act that he did was acted by virtue of his Office, in which Office he was from his first Incarnation, as it is testified by the Angel, Math. 1.21. Thou shalt call his Name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sin, Luk. 2.11. unto you is born this day a Saviour in the City of David which is Christ the Lord, all that Jesus Christ did and suffered were acts of his Office. If Adam a mere man had performed pure and perfect obedience it should have been meritorious, how much more eminently meritorious are all the acts of the obedience of Jesus Christ.
Every act of Jesus Christ his obedience either active or passive was meritorious, Rom. 5.18, 19. as by the offence of one, Judgement came upon all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all men to justification of life, for as by one mans disobedience, many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous, Eph. 1.11, 14. In whom also we have obtained an Inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him, who worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will, ver. 14. which is the earnest of our Inheritance, until the Redemption of the purchased possession unto the praise of his glory. This meritorious eminency of the obedience of Jesus Christ springeth from the eminency of his person, being God-man. The Law never had such a person subject unto it, never did, nor could any other perform such obedienc• as this glorious person performed, neve• were, or could be such acts of obedience both active and passive performed, as were performed by Jesus Christ, because he is a publick person, by Office he is our Mediator and Surety: every act that he did was acted by virtue of his Office, in which Office he was from his first Incarnation, as it is testified by the Angel, Math. 1.21. Thou shalt call his Name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sin, Luk. 2.11. unto you is born this day a Saviour in the City of David which is Christ the Lord, all that Jesus Christ did and suffered were acts of his Office. If Adam a meer man had performed pure and perfect obedience it should have been meritorious, how much more eminently meritorious are all the acts of the obedience of Jesus Christ.
