The meritorious price of our redemption, iustification, &c. Cleering it from some common errors; and proving, Part I. 1. That Christ did not suffer for us those unutterable torments of Gods wrath, that commonly are called hell-torments, to redeem our soules from them. 2. That Christ did not bear our sins by Gods imputation, and therefore he did not bear the curse of the law for them. Part II. 3. That Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law (not by suffering the said curse for us, but) by a satisfactory price of attonement; viz. by paying or performing unto his father that invaluable precious thing of his mediatoriall obedience, wherof his mediatoriall sacrifice of attonement was the master-piece. 4. A sinners righteousnesse or justification is explained, and cleered from some common errors. / By William Pinchin, Gentleman, in New-England.

This Argument was thus framed by M. Henry Smith a godly Preacher, neer thirty yeers since, in my presence.

THat which the Scripture doth no where affirm, Christ to have suffered for our redemption, That Christ hath not suffered.

But the Scripture doth no where affirm that Christ hath suffered the infi∣nite wrath of God for our redemption:

Therefore Christ hath not suffered the infinite wrath of God for our redemption.

The Proposition I take for granted, because every article of our faith is set down in the Scripture, and what ever is not proved by Scripture I am not bound to believe.

The Assumption is thus proved.

If the Scripture doth any where affirm that Christ hath suffered the infinite wrath of God for our redemption, then it doth affirm it in some of those pla∣ces that are chiefly-alledged by Divines for that purpose; as in Esa. 53.6. Gal. 3.13. 2 Cor. 5.21. Psal. 22.1. &c.

But the Scripture doth not affirm it in any of those places:

Therefore it doth no where affirm it.

Your first place is Esa. 53.6. whence the conclusion must be this.

He that had the iniquity of us all laid upon him, did suffer the infinite wrath of God.

But Christ had the iniquity of us all laid upon him:

Therefore Christ did suffer the infinite wrath of God.

I answer by denying your Proposition, which must be well proved before I can assent to the Conclusion.

Your second place is Gal. 3.13. whence the conclusion must be this.

He that was made a curse for us, suffered the infinite wrath of God.

Christ was made a curse for us:

Therefore Christ did suffer the infinite wrath of God.

I answer by denying your Proposition as abovesaid.

Your third place is 2 Cor. 5.21. whence the Conclusion must be this.

He that was made sin for us did suffer the infinite wrath of God.

Christ was made sin for us:

Therefore Christ did suffer the infinite wrath of God.

I answer by denying your Proposition: And so I shall deny your Proposi∣tion of all the other places.

All these Scriptures & many more I have expounded in this ensuing Discourse.