The truly blessed man

2. That God hath accepted of his Son to make his satisfaction. Jesus Christ hath undertaken i•, and his Father is well plea•ed with it. The Sinner himself was firstly responsible for it, and God might have made his demands of him, and no other; but it hath pleased him to look to his Son for it. This was indented for in the Covenant of Suretyship; the Father offered it, and the Son complied with it, and there were Articles concluded about it, Isa. 53.10. God Sent his Son about it, and he came accordingly, Gal. 4.4, 5. his business was to take away his peoples sins, Joh. 1.29. and one thing that belonged to this, was the taking away their Guilt by forgiveness: and when he was engaged in this affair, his Father witnessed to his acceptance of him in it, Mat. 3.17.

3. That in Christ's satisfaction, there is a sufficiency to expiate the Guilt of all sin. Such was the virtue of this One Sacrifice, which he offered up to the Justice of God, Heb. 1•.14. hence is he said to be able to save to the uttermost, Heb. 7.25. It was not only enough for smaller trespasses, but for the Chief Sins and Sinners, ⟨p. 36⟩1 Tim. 1.15. and this will be very evident, if we consider what he did for the expiation of the Guilt of our Sins; and that was, he suffered for them, the whole punishment that was by Law due to us for them; it is full expressed, in