Thesis 97.
[ 97] The chiefe end of Christs first comming was to lay down his life a ransome for many in way of satisfaction and me∣rit, Phil. 2.8. Matth. 20.28. now by this satisfaction hee did two things, 1. He brought in such a righteousnesse be∣fore God as might merit mercy and make us just: now this is wholly in Christ out of our selves; but because there was a righteousnesse of new obedience and thankfulnesse to be wrought in us for this love, therefore, 2. By the same satisfaction hee hath merited (not that this new obedience might justifie us or make us accepted) but that it might be accepted though imperfect and polluted with sinne, 1 Peter 2.5, 6. as also that it might bee crowned and re∣compenced: Now hence it followes that the Lord Je∣sus hath not performed our duty of thankfulnesse and new obedience for us (sub hoc formali) or as of thankfulnes; for though Christ was thankfull and holy for us, yet it was not under this notion of thankfulnesse for his owne love to us, for this is personally required of us, and it sounds very harsh to say that Christ walked in all holy thankfulnesse to himselfe, for his love to us; but hee was thus thankfull for us, sub ratione meriti, or in way of merit, it being part of that satisfaction which justice exacted. All that which might satisfie justice, and merit any mercy,