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The Designs and Extent of the DEATH
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1 THAT the prophecies of his death and sufferings might be fulfilled.* I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.† And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. They said, therefore, among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be; that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, 'saith, I thirst. For these things were done that the scriptures should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again, an. other scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced."**

Matth. xxvi. 56.
Jola, xix. 24, 28, 36, 37,

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St. Mark, xiv. 49. xv. 28. ** St.

2. Christ, in suffering, bare our sins in h own body, on the tree; that we might die to sin, and live to God." Se Christ was once of fered to bear the sins of many and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins should live unto righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He shall see of the travial of his soul, and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities."

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3. To fulfil and abolish the law of commandments, contained in ordinances, or the cerimo. nial dispensation, and thus break down the middle wall of partition between Jews and Gentiles, and reconcile both to God, in one body, by the cross, &c. and to redeem us from that law. "For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of

Heb. ix. 28. †1 Peter, ii. 24. ‡ Isa. liii. 4, 5, 6, 11,

commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. † Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree; that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."

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4. To give his flesh to be meat, and his blood to be drink or to give life to mankind. "For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heav en; if any man eat of this bread he shall live forever; & the bread that I will give is thy flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you Whoso cateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh Eph ii, 14, 15, 16. Gal. iv. 4, 5, 13 14.

and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, far I in him. As the living Father hath sent m and I live by the Father: so he that cateth m even he shall live by me. This is that brea which came down from heaven; not as you fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he tha eateth of this bread shall live forever. srfa

5. To confirm and ratify, seal and establish his testament, doctrine," mission, &c." An he shall confirm the covenant with many for on week; and in the midst of the week he shal cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. And, as they were eating, Jesus took bread,and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the dis ciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body And he took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament otherwise it is of testator liveth.

is of force after men are dead: no strength at all while the Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of

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John, vi. 33, 50, 51, 53-38 † Dan ix. 27. St. Matth *xiv. 26, 27, 28. St. Mark, xiv. 22, 23, 24, St. Luke, xxii. 19, 20.

goats, with water, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.***

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6. As the children were partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself, likewise, took part of the sames that thro' death, he might destroy him, that had the power of death; that is, the devil; and deliver them, who, through fear of death, were, all their life-time, subject to bon dage." des ads Bo

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7. That, by passing through every state, he might gain universal power and dominion. "For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living,"

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8That he might wash and cleanse us from the guilt and pollution of our sins in his own blood. For if the blood of bulls, and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh; how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood there is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.** But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,

Heb. ix. 15-20 ↑ Heb. ii. 14, 15. Rom. xiv. 9. Heb. ix. 15, 14, 22, 23.

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