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from him, but to the imposition of our sinnes, and that conflict with the wrath of God, which followed from it. The death of our Saviour is referred to his unspeakeable love towards us, Joh. 14. 13. Gal. 2. 20. Ephes. 5. 2, 23. But if he could not but die, because he was man, he shewed his infirmity in dying, rather then the fervour of his love. For though Christ had loved us unto death, yet had he not commended his love in dying, if he dyed by condition of nature, and had not being innocent laid downe his life for us mortall, because sinners. In like manner Christ is said to have carried our sinnes, and that in his body upon the tree, which in usuall phrase of Scriptureis to be punished for our sinnes, and pay the punishment of our sinnes, Isa. 53. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 24. Lev. 19. 8. & 20. 17. & 24. 15. Numb. 14. 23. & 30. 16. Lam. 5. 7. Ezek. 18. 20. And such a carrying is described to which smiting is adjoyned, and the chastisement of our peace, from the translation of all our iniquities upon Christ, Isa. 53. 5. For as it followeth in the same place immediately, He was afflicted, that is, with the punishment due to sinne, which was laid upon him, Isa. 53. 6, 7. Whereunto those passages of Scripture might be referred, which say, that Christ made his soule an offering for sinne, Isa. 53. 10. that he that knew no sinne, was made sinne for us, 2 Cor. 5. 21. that he hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us, Gal. 3. 13. in which he must of necessity be understood, who bears the punishments of sinne. And it is against reason, that he should be said to beare the sinnes of others, who suffers by occasion of sin only, unlesse he beare the punishment of sinne, and take it upon himselfe. For who will say, he that suffers losse or dammage from the fault of a thiefe, doth beare his sinne, when he doth not beare the punishment of theft, nor is punished for it. The Evangelist translates this saying of the Prophet to corporall diseases, which Christ did not receive upon himselfe, it is by way of similitude and agreement in the thing it selfe, although the manner of the thing be diverse; as also by such miracles, Christ declared himselfe to be that Messiah, who was to beare, and by bearing to take away our sinnes.

Moreover the Scripture saith, Christ died for our sinnes, 1 Cor. 15. 3. Gal. 1. 4. Heb. 10. 12. 1 Pet. 3. 18. and was delivered to death for our offences, Rom. 4. 23. and for sinners and wicked, Isa. 53. 6. Rom. 5. 6. 2 Cor. 5. 21. to be made sinne for us, 1 Pet. 3. 18.