The doctrine of the covenant of redemption. Wherein is laid the foundation of all…

3▪ That in order to the accomplishment of this great affair, there should be a suitable and sufficient▪ Redeemer provided, who should undertake this work, and accomplish it in all things that were requisite for the completing of it. The agreement about a Redeemer still belongs to the common consent ••ong the three Divine Persons, according to our distinct conception of it; for it is an act of absolute Divine Sovereignty to •ccept of Satisfaction at the hands of any besides the proper Offender, the case being Criminal: it must therefore proceed from that sovereign Will of his to determine that it should be so, from whence alone it could be a thing acceptable to God, when therefore Christ appeared in the Execution of his Work, God declared his acceptableness to ⟨p. 56⟩him by a voice from Heaven, Mat. 3.17.

3▪ That in order to the accomplishment of this great affair, there should be a sutable and sufficient▪ Redeemer provided, who should undertake this work, and accomplish it in all things that were requisite for the compleating of it. The agreement about a Redeemer still belongs to the common consent ••ong the three Divine Persons, according to our distinct conception of it; for it is an act of absolute Divine Soveraignty to •ccept of Satisfaction at the hands of any besides the proper Offender, the case being Criminal: it must therefore proceed from that •overaign Will of his to determine that it should be so, from whence alone it could be a thing acceptable to God, when therefore Christ appeared in the Execution of his Work, God declared his acceptablenes• to ⟨p. 56⟩him by a voice from Heaven,