A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of…

That during the time of Christ's humiliation, from his incarnation to his resurrection, the purchase of redemption was made.

Though there were many things done in the affair of redemption from the fall of man to this time, though millions of sacrifices had been offered up; yet nothing was done to purchase redemption before Christ's incarnation: no part of the purchase was made, no part of the price was offered till now. But as soon as Christ was incarnate, then the purchase began immediately without any delay: And the whole time of Christ's humiliation, from the morning that Christ began to be incarnate, till the morning that he arose fro• the dead, was taken up in this purchase. And then the purchase was entirely and completely finished. As nothing was done before Christ's incarnation, so nothing was done after his resurrection, to ⟨p. 138⟩purchase redemption for men. Nor will there ever be any thing more done to all eternity. But that very time that the human nature of Christ ceased to remain under the power of death, the ••most farthing was paid of the price of the salvation of every one of the elect.

Though there were many things done in the affair of redemption from the fall of man to this time, though millions of sacrifices had been offered up; yet nothing was done to purchase redemption before Christ's incarnation: no part of the purchase was made, no part of the price was offered till now. But as soon as Christ was incarnate, then the purchase began immediately without any delay: And the whole time of Christ's humiliation, from the morning that Christ began to be incarnate, till the morning that he arose fro• the dead, was taken up in this purchase. And then the purchase was entirely and compleatly finished. As nothing was done before Christ's incarnation, so nothing was done after his resurrection, to ⟨p. 138⟩