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for was Christ ( truly and properly ) a Sacrifice for sin? were our sins the meritorious cause of his sufferings? did he put himself into the Sinners stead, taking his guilt upon him and undergoing that punishment which he should have undergone? did he die, shed his blood, that he might thereby atone God and expiate sin, (all of which have been proved out of the unerring Word)? and doth not all this amount to a demonstration of the truth of Christ's satisfying the Justice of God for Sin? do we mean any thing by his Satisfaction but these things? and are not they clear enough from Scripture-light? The truth is, all the other Arguments brought for the proof of Christ's Satisfaction, I say all of them do either run into or fall under this one, of his being a Sacrifice for sin. If God would pardon sin, be appeased towards the Creature &c. absolutely and without the intervention of any Satisfaction, why did he appoint Sacrifices under the Law? why must so many Creatures die? why must so much blood be spilt? quorsum perditio haec? he whose tender mercies are over all his works, who hath pity and goodness for all that he hath made, would he unnecessarily or meerly to shew his absolute dominion have ordered so many Creatures to be killed, slaughtered, destroyed from day to day? why did he so peremptorily stand upon this, that without shedding of blood there should be no remission? But I go higher, |
for was christ (truly and properly) a Sacrifice for since? were our Sins the meritorious cause of his sufferings? did he put himself into the Sinners stead, taking his guilt upon him and undergoing that punishment which he should have undergone? did he die, shed his blood, that he might thereby atone God and expiate since, (all of which have been proved out of the unerring Word)? and does not all this amount to a demonstration of the truth of Christ's satisfying the justice of God for since? do we mean any thing by his Satisfaction but these things? and Are not they clear enough from Scripture light? The truth is, all the other Arguments brought for the proof of Christ's Satisfaction, I say all of them do either run into or fallen under this one, of his being a Sacrifice for since. If God would pardon since, be appeased towards the Creature etc. absolutely and without the intervention of any Satisfaction, why did he appoint Sacrifices under the Law? why must so many Creatures die? why must so much blood be spilled? Quorsum Perdition haec? he whose tender Mercies Are over all his works, who hath pity and Goodness for all that he hath made, would he unnecessarily or merely to show his absolute dominion have ordered so many Creatures to be killed, slaughtered, destroyed from day to day? why did he so peremptorily stand upon this, that without shedding of blood there should be no remission? But I go higher, |
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