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

Secondly, Christ did obey not only moral commands▪ but also subjected himself to the commands of instituted Worship: and as he was circumcised in his infancy, so when he was adult, he was Baptized, and gives that reason of it, because it became him to fulfil all righteousness, Mat. 3.15. So Christ partook of the Lords Supper, Mat •• 29. some think that the reason why Chris• was Baptized, was that he might thereby show his approbation of Johns Baptism; but that might have bee• done by his Word; and I can't think that Chris• would use a significant ceremony if the signification had not at all belonged to him: neither would […] perform an act of Worship that was not proper […] him, only to show his approbation: another reason that is given, is, that it was to sanctify our Baptism but their Baptism was sanctified that were Baptized before: besides it is not the example but the institution of Christ that sanctifies our Baptism: Another reason that hereby he was inaugurated and consecrated to his Office: but there is nothing leads to that, he wa• solemnly consecrated immediately after; this Ordinance has no such signification: but the reason of it was, because sin was imputed to him, and as this Ordinance seals up to us deliverance from sin through Chris• Blood, so it sealed up to him deliverance from the gui•• of sin through his own Blood: through the shedding […] his Blood he was justified, 1 Tim. 3.16 and this was Seal to his Faith, and sin imputed was Sacramental done away hereby: the like may be said of his partaking of the Lords Supper.

Secondly, Christ did obey not only moral commands▪ but also subjected himself to the commands of instituted Worship: and as he was circumcised in his infancy, so when he was adult, he was Baptized, and gives that reason of it, because it became him to fulfil all right••ousness,