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 then 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 […] consist in giving a title unto heaven, there are […] parts of Justification, one is absolution from […] the other is declaring men heirs of life: this latt•• may be intended, which is the fruit of the active Obedience of Jesus Christ; or else by Obedience, as […] principal part of Christs Righteousness, the whole […] be intended: as when we are said to be justified […] his blood, his active obedience is not excluded; b• the sufferings of Christ have an influence into our justification, as well as his Obedience; for we were […] 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 justi•••cation, but man fallen, needed more for his justification than Obedience: he needed satisfaction, some what to pacify the provoked anger of God, no me•• Obedience would make a recompense for sins; for th• Law threatened death for them; the holy life of Chri•• could not satisfy for sin; it was something of another kind that the Law required; namely, the suffering of death; and the Scripture doth abundantly witness unto the influence of Christ Sufferings into our justification; we are justified by his blood, Rom 5 4 […] we are said to be redeemed, cleansed from sin, reconciled to God to have or sins purged with his bloo• which was typified by the sacrifice under the Law; […] that the Sufferings of Christ are intended as well a• his active obedience by hi 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 then 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 〈…〉 consist in giving a title unto heaven, there are 〈…〉 parts of Justification, one is absolution from 〈…〉 the other is declaring men heirs of life: this latt•• may be intended, which is the fruit of the active Ob••dience of Jesus Christ; or else by Obedience, as 〈…〉 principal part of Christs Righteousness, the whole 〈…〉 be intended: as when we are said to be justified 〈…〉 his blood, his active obedience is not excluded; b• the sufferings of Christ have an influence into our ju••tification, as well as his Obedience; for we were 〈…〉 such a state, that active obedience alone was not su••ficient for our Justification; when man was in inno•cency, he needed only active obedience, for his justi•••cation, but man fallen, needed more for his justificat••on than Obedience: he n•eded satisfaction, some what to pacifie the provoked anger of God, no me•• Obedience would make a recompence for sins; for th• Law threatned death for them; the holy life of Chri•• could not satisfie for sin; it was something of anothe kind that the Law required; namely, the suffering of death; and the Scripture doth abundantly witnes unto the influence of Christ Sufferings into our justificaton; we are justified by his blood, Rom 5 4 we are said to be redeemed, cleansed from sin, reconciled to God to have or sins purged with his bloo which was typified by the sacrifice under the Law; that the Sufferings of Christ are intended as well a his active obedience by hi Righteousness.
