CHAP. XXIIII.
Some particular Testimonies evincing the Death of Christ to be a punishment, properly so called.
THE two Expressions that I chose in particular to consider, are* 1.1 nextly to be insisted on.
The first relates to Him, who did inflict the punishment. The other to him that was punished.
The first in v. 6. The Lord laid on him the iniquityes of us all. The person punishing, is Jehovah, the person punished called Him; that is, he who is spoken of throughout the whole Prophesy; the Messiah Jesus Christ, as above declared.
For the opening of the words, that the efficacy of them to our purpose in hand may appeare. Two of them are especially to be considered. 1. What is meant by that which is rendred l••id on Him, 2. What is meant by Iniquity.
The first by our Translation is rendred in the Margent, Made to* 1.2 meeet; He made to meet; ••n him the iniquities of us all; The vulgar Latine, posuit Dominus ineo. The Lord put upon him according to our Translation in the Text. Montanus, dominus fecit occurrere. in ••um. God hath caused to meet on him, according to our Translation in the Margent. Junius to the same purpose. Jehov••h fecit ut incurrat, the Lord made them meet, & fall on him. The Septu∣agint render it, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The Lord delivered him to our sins, that is, to be punished for them. By others the word is rendered impegit, trad••xit, conj••cit, al to the same