Captives bound in chains, made free by Christ their surety

7. Christ did this alone, without any other engaging with him. Men require counter-security. If I be bound for you (saith one) you shall find another to be bound with me, to be bound to me, to save me harmless; or you shall make over such houses, or such lands for my security, that if I be called upon, or the Bond be put in suit against me, I might save myself: But as Christ did tread the wine-press of God's wrath alone, so did he alone undertake to ransom and redeem us from our bondage and captivity.

8. Christ did never repent of this undertaking, nor desired to stand bound no longer. Men engaged for others, when they fear they will fail, make all means they can to get out of the bond, and to stand surety no longer; they will scarce sleep till they have got themselves free, though the party that is the principal debtor be arrested and ⟨p. 213⟩put in prison. But Jesus Christ our Lord-Redeemer and Surety, to bring us out of bondage was constant to the death; and when Peter did dissuade him from suffering (which was the payment of our ransom) how sharply did Christ rebuke him, Mat. 6.21, 22, 23? Yea he was desirous of the time of actual performance. Luk. 12.50. I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it be accomplished. Christ never said, it doth repent me, that I did ever undertake to ransom Captive sinners; God said indeed, it did repent him that he made man. Gen. 6.6. but Christ never did repent that he had engaged himself to redeem sinners.

8. Christ did never repent of this undertaking, nor desired to stand bound no longer. Men engaged for others, when they fear they will fail, make all means they can to get out of the bond, and to stand surety no longer; they will scarce sleep till they have got themselves free, though the party that is the principal debtor be arrested and