Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	punishment_n	sin_n	sin_v	1,923	5	9.5821	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55108	A plea for the late accurate and excellent Mr. Baxter and those that speak of the sufferings of Christ as he does. In answer to Mr. Lobb's insinuated charge of Socinianism against 'em, in his late appeal to the Bishop of Worcester, and Dr. Edwards. With a preface directed to persons of all persuasions, to call 'em from frivolous and over-eager contentions about words, on all sides.	Lobb, Stephen, d. 1699.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1699 (1699)	Wing P2521; ESTC R217330	67,965	145

the_o world_n but_o whether_o their_o leisure_n from_o great_a affair_n will_v permit_v they_o or_o indeed_o whether_o they_o shall_v account_v it_o worth_a their_o leisure_n to_o interpose_v in_o this_o matter_n or_o not_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o charge_n be_v such_o that_o how_o groundless_o soever_o it_o be_v advance_v it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v silent_a under_o it_o that_o which_o be_v apprehend_v more_o especial_o to_o require_v that_o this_o invidious_a reflection_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o be_v that_o this_o way_n the_o reputation_n of_o that_o most_o excellent_a person_n be_v undermine_v and_o his_o most_o valuable_a write_n as_o well_o as_o the_o ministry_n of_o those_o that_o in_o this_o matter_n be_v of_o his_o judgement_n be_v so_o far_o as_o in_o this_o accuser_n lie_v blast_v and_o render_v odious_a and_o useless_a and_o such_o as_o either_o have_v want_v opportunity_n to_o look_v into_o the_o socinian_n write_n or_o have_v not_o judgement_n sufficient_a to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o appearance_n and_o reality_n may_v be_v so_o far_o impose_v upon_o by_o the_o confidence_n of_o this_o accuser_n as_o to_o believe_v the_o charge_n advance_v against_o we_o for_o their_o sake_n therefore_o and_o our_o own_o to_o prevent_v their_o gild_n as_o well_o as_o to_o preserve_v our_o own_o reputation_n and_o usefulness_n and_o if_o possible_a also_o to_o undeceive_v this_o accuser_n and_o his_o brethren_n we_o think_v it_o fit_a and_o necessary_a that_o it_o be_v make_v appear_v there_o be_v no_o sufficient_a ground_n whereupon_o to_o censure_v mr._n baxter_n or_o those_o who_o he_o call_v his_o follower_n as_o socinian_o in_o that_o great_a and_o important_a article_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n for_o the_o clear_n whereof_o we_o shall_v with_o reference_n to_o the_o suspect_a passage_n first_o manifest_v their_o agreeableness_n to_o truth_n and_o then_o show_v the_o no-advantage_n hereby_o give_v to_o the_o socinian_n cause_n now_o the_o passage_n this_o accuser_n and_o his_o brethren_n be_v so_o much_o afraid_a of_o and_o grieve_v at_o as_o he_o pretend_v we_o shall_v set_v together_o that_o we_o may_v see_v what_o they_o will_v in_o the_o whole_a amount_v to_o and_o they_o be_v these_o 1._o christi_fw-la perpessiones_fw-la quoad_fw-la rationem_fw-la reifuere_fw-la malum_fw-la naturale_fw-la perpessum_fw-la ex_fw-la occasione_n &_o causalitate_fw-la remota_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la generis_fw-la humani_fw-la he_o shall_v have_v add_v &_o proxime_fw-la ex_fw-la sponsionis_fw-la &_o consensus_fw-la proprii_fw-la obligatione_fw-la bax._n method_n theol._n pars_fw-la iii_o cap._n 1._o determ_fw-la 5._o p._n 38._o this_o will_v be_v the_o better_o understand_v if_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o question_v he_o have_v before_o he_o be_v whether_o the_o suffer_a of_o christ_n be_v proper_o and_o formal_o a_o punishment_n for_o the_o determination_n whereof_o he_o do_v define_v punishment_n proper_o so_o call_v a_o natural_a evil_n that_o be_v a_o evil_a of_o suffer_v inflict_v for_o or_o on_o account_n of_o a_o moral_a evil_n i._n e._n the_o evil_a of_o sin_n and_o beside_o other_o distinction_n which_o he_o have_v premise_v he_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o suffer_a of_o the_o delinquent_n himself_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n in_o which_o case_n his_o sin_n be_v direct_o immediate_o and_o per_fw-la se_fw-la the_o cause_n of_o his_o suffer_v and_o this_o he_o tell_v we_o be_v punishment_n in_o the_o primary_n and_o most_o famous_a sense_n of_o it_o and_o the_o suffer_v of_o another_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o delinquent_n fault_n in_o which_o case_n though_o there_o be_v a_o suffer_v for_o sin_n yet_o that_o sin_n be_v more_o indirect_o mediate_o and_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la the_o cause_n of_o the_o suffer_v and_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v punishment_n yet_o it_o be_v only_o in_o a_o secondary_a and_o analogical_a sense_n to_o be_v so_o call_v and_o this_o secondary_a sort_n of_o punishment_n be_v twofold_a it_o be_v either_o natural_a or_o voluntary_a the_o natural_a punishment_n for_o another_o sin_n he_o call_v that_o which_o follow_v upon_o the_o nearness_n of_o relation_n in_o nature_n betwixt_o the_o sufferer_n and_o the_o sinner_n as_o when_o child_n suffer_v for_o their_o parent_n be_v sin_n the_o voluntary_a be_v when_o there_o be_v a_o free_a consent_n and_o undertaking_a to_o suffer_v on_o the_o behalf_n and_o in_o the_o stead_n of_o the_o sinner_n though_o there_o be_v no_o previous_a relation_n to_o the_o sinner_n from_o whence_o he_o shall_v natural_o be_v oblige_v to_o suffer_v for_o he_o now_o he_o do_v and_o sure_o with_o very_o just_a reason_n conclude_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v of_o this_o last_o kind_n for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o delinquent_n himself_o and_o so_o not_o punishment_n in_o the_o primary_n and_o most_o famous_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n they_o can_v therefore_o only_o be_v punishment_n in_o a_o secondary_a and_o less_o proper_a sense_n and_o since_o even_o in_o his_o assume_v our_o nature_n christ_n be_v conceive_v miraculous_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o do_v not_o descend_v from_o adam_n by_o ordinary_a generation_n therefore_o in_o that_o secondary_a sense_n his_o punishment_n can_v not_o be_v the_o natural_a effect_n of_o adam_n sin_n it_o remain_v then_o that_o christ_n only_o be_v punish_v as_o a_o voluntary_a undertaker_n and_o the_o analogical_a punishment_n he_o undergo_v be_v inflict_v on_o he_o as_o a_o sponsor_n in_o our_o stead_n our_o sin_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o his_o suffering_n yea_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n but_o not_o so_o near_o and_o immediate_o as_o they_o will_v have_v be_v of_o our_o own_o suffering_n for_o that_o his_o sponsion_n and_o consent_n do_v necessary_o intervene_v so_o that_o they_o may_v not_o unapt_o be_v call_v punishment_n though_o not_o so_o full_o and_o proper_o as_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o sinner_n themselves_o may_v have_v be_v so_o call_v to_o this_o sense_n do_v that_o excellent_a person_n speak_v and_o this_o be_v little_a else_o than_o a_o translation_n of_o his_o latin_a word_n as_o will_v appear_v to_o any_o one_o that_o be_v capable_a and_o willing_a to_o consult_v the_o place_n refer_v to_o and_o this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o what_o he_o afterward_o quote_v from_o he_o i_o shall_v need_v to_o be_v at_o no_o far_a trouble_n than_o only_o to_o recite_v the_o word_n 2._o and_o thus_o he_o go_v on_o peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la fuere_fw-la causa_fw-la remota_fw-la passionis_fw-la christi_fw-la and_o again_o culpa_fw-la nostra_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la causa_fw-la proxima_fw-la ejus_fw-la passionis_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la remota_fw-la &_o occasio_fw-la once_o more_o at_o sensu_fw-la improprio_fw-la i._n e._n not_o in_o that_o most_o proper_a and_o primary_n sense_n in_o which_o they_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o sinner_n himself_o as_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o immediate_o foregoing_a word_n per_fw-la meram_fw-la connotationem_fw-la dici_fw-la potest_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostro_fw-la christo_fw-la imputata_fw-la fuisse_fw-la viz._n quoad_fw-la reatum_fw-la paenae_fw-la &_o culpae_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la paenam_fw-la at_o non_fw-la in_o se_fw-la idque_fw-la tantum_fw-la remote_a non_fw-la quasi_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la paenas_fw-la christi_fw-la merita_fw-la essent_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la nisi_fw-la nobis_fw-la paenas_fw-la merita_fw-la essent_fw-la ille_fw-la paenas_fw-la non_fw-la dedisset_fw-la et_fw-la quia_fw-la paena_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la formaliter_fw-la nisi_fw-la propter_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ideo_fw-la quatenus_fw-la christi_fw-la passiones_fw-la fuere_fw-la paenae_fw-la analogice_fw-la fic_z dictae_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la suum_fw-la sed_fw-la nostrum_fw-la non_fw-la causam_fw-la meritoriam_fw-la sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la procausam_fw-la meritoriam_fw-la &_o occasionem_fw-la connotabant_fw-la ibid._n determ_fw-la 7._o p._n 40_o 41._o 3._o he_o quote_v he_o again_o in_o english_a thus_o man_n sin_n be_v a_o occasion_n of_o christ_n suffering_n as_o be_v loco_fw-la causae_fw-la meritoriae_fw-la for_o proper_o there_o be_v no_o meritorious_a cause_n the_o law_n be_v curse_n or_o obligation_n be_v another_o occasion_n as_o be_v miseriae_fw-la causa_fw-la removenda_fw-la christ_n voluntary_a sponsion_n or_o consent_n be_v the_o moral_a oblige_a cause_n universal_a redempt_n p._n 7._o again_o we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o suffer_v exit_fw-la obligatione_fw-la legis_fw-la &_o merito_fw-la peccati_fw-la as_o we_o shall_v have_v do_v if_o we_o have_v suffer_v ourselves_o and_o suffer_v ex_fw-la obligatione_fw-la solius_fw-la sponsionis_fw-la propriae_fw-la as_o christ_n do_v without_o any_o merit_n or_o legal_a obligation_n his_o own_o sponsion_n be_v instead_o of_o both_o and_o our_o sin_n and_o obligation_n be_v but_o the_o occasion_n or_o loco_fw-la causae_fw-la meritoriae_fw-la ibid._n p._n 25._o again_o the_o law_n as_o bind_v we_o be_v the_o great_a occasion_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o loco_fw-la causae_fw-la obligatoriae_fw-la but_o not_o the_o obligatory_a cause_n itself_o christ_n own_a sponsion_n and_o his_o father_n will_n be_v the_o only_a proper_a

yet_o again_o crime_n unpunished_a be_v too_o much_o countenance_v at_o least_o if_o they_o be_v not_o thereby_o authorise_a we_o see_v the_o mere_a delay_n of_o punishment_n be_v very_o frequent_o abuse_v to_o this_o purpose_n eccles_n 8._o 11._o because_o sentence_n against_o a_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o execute_v speedy_o therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a and_o if_o mere_a forbearance_n have_v this_o effect_n what_o may_v we_o suppose_v will_v have_v be_v the_o consequence_n of_o absolute_a forgiveness_n so_o that_o we_o conclude_v god_n can_v not_o consistent_o with_o either_o his_o own_o honour_n or_o our_o safety_n pardon_v sin_n without_o a_o satisfaction_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o suffering_n shall_v be_v insist_v on_o and_o such_o suffering_n as_o shall_v be_v equivalent_a to_o what_o be_v threaten_v suffering_n that_o be_v adapt_v to_o answer_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n and_o government_n as_o well_o or_o better_a than_o the_o suffering_n of_o sinner_n themselves_o hereupon_o iv._o in_o order_n to_o our_o remission_n the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n be_v insist_v on_o by_o the_o father_n and_o agree_v to_o by_o the_o son_n by_o his_o suffering_n it_o be_v effect_v bring_v to_o pass_v that_o sin_n may_v be_v remit_v without_o either_o reflect_v any_o dishonour_n upon_o god_n or_o in_o the_o least_o encourage_v any_o to_o sin_n his_o suffering_n do_v full_o answer_v all_o the_o exigency_n of_o our_o case_n and_o therefore_o this_o constitution_n be_v mention_v by_o the_o apostle_n as_o a_o very_a condecent_fw-la and_o become_v one_o heb._n 2._o 10._o suppose_v so_o gracious_a a_o intendment_n towards_o we_o that_o god_n design_v to_o put_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v we_o to_o glory_n it_o be_v what_o well_o become_v god_n to_o make_v the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n perfect_a through_o suffering_n but_o what_o condecency_n or_o becomingness_n will_v there_o have_v be_v in_o it_o if_o sin_n may_v have_v be_v pardon_v and_o the_o sinner_n save_v as_o well_o without_o it_o nay_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v therefore_o insist_v on_o that_o thereby_o god_n justice_n may_v be_v demonstrate_v rom._n 3._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v double_v to_o give_v it_o the_o great_a emphasis_n god_n will_v have_v be_v just_o and_o sufficient_o have_v demonstrate_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o if_o he_o have_v inffict_v upon_o we_o the_o vengeance_n that_o be_v threaten_v but_o suppose_v that_o he_o pardon_v we_o that_o he_o justify_v sinner_n though_o penitent_a believer_n his_o justice_n may_v well_o be_v call_v in_o question_n unless_o satisfaction_n be_v first_o make_v for_o our_o sin_n therefore_o do_v the_o apostle_n so_o industrious_o urge_v and_o inculcate_v this_o over_o and_o over_o as_o what_o he_o will_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n have_v overlook_v christ_n therefore_o be_v a_o propitiatory-sacrifice_n that_o god_n justice_n may_v be_v demonstrate_v that_o it_o may_v clear_o be_v demonstrate_v to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o next_o word_n rise_v yet_o high_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o may_v be_v and_o not_o only_o that_o he_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v the_o just_o as_o if_o upon_o the_o supposal_n of_o his_o justify_v sinner_n he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v just_o so_o that_o though_o mere_a remission_n will_v have_v well_o consist_v with_o mercy_n alone_o or_o the_o damnation_n of_o all_o apostate_n sinner_n with_o justice_n alone_o yet_o if_o god_n will_v be_v merciful_a to_o sinner_n he_o must_v also_o be_v just_o and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v unless_o he_o so_o far_o and_o in_o such_o a_o way_n punish_v sin_n as_o will_v suffice_v to_o keep_v up_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o authority_n and_o effectual_o to_o discourage_v sin_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n become_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n wherefore_o v._o and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n be_v thus_o insist_v on_o in_o order_n to_o his_o be_v a_o successful_a mediator_n with_o god_n for_o sinner_n he_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o have_v die_v for_o we_o and_o for_o our_o sin_n our_o sin_n render_v suffer_v necessary_a god_n thereupon_o insist_o on_o suffer_v without_o shed_v of_o blood_n he_o will_v allow_v no_o remission_n hereupon_o christ_n consent_v to_o die_v and_o according_o die_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o we_o bear_v our_o sin_n carry_v our_o grief_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 5._o and_o this_o be_v that_o relation_n betwixt_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v express_v by_o grotius_n and_o other_o when_o they_o say_v our_o sin_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n i._n e._n they_o deserve_v death_n and_o so_o bind_v we_o over_o to_o it_o as_o that_o we_o can_v not_o be_v exempt_v from_o it_o without_o a_o satisfaction_n without_o somewhat_o equivalent_a to_o our_o die_a in_o which_o exigency_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o i_o can_v find_v that_o they_o or_o which_o with_o every_o christian_a sure_o shall_v yet_o be_v of_o great_a weight_n that_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o do_v mean_a any_o thing_n more_o thus_o grotius_n causa_fw-la altera_fw-la quae_fw-la deum_fw-la movit_fw-la sunt_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la paenam_fw-la commerentia_fw-la he_o do_v not_o mean_a that_o they_o deserve_v christ_n shall_v be_v punish_v but_o they_o so_o bind_v we_o over_o to_o punishment_n that_o unless_o christ_n die_v for_o they_o we_o can_v not_o salva_n divinae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la demonstratione_fw-la a_o paena_fw-la mortis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la liberari_fw-la as_o he_o have_v a_o few_o line_n before_o express_v himself_o and_o therefore_o have_v mention_v that_o text_n a_o few_o page_n forward_o gal._n 2._o 21._o if_o righteousness_n be_v by_o the_o law_n than_o christ_n die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o a_o cause_n he_o add_v locus_fw-la ipse_fw-la pauli_n de_fw-fr quo_fw-la agimus_fw-la aliam_fw-la quam_fw-la antecedentem_fw-la causam_fw-la intelligi_fw-la non_fw-la patitur_fw-la and_o a_o little_a further_o add_v causam_fw-la propriam_fw-la cur_n se_fw-la tradiderit_fw-la christus_fw-la mortuusque_fw-la sit_fw-la hanc_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la nos_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la justi_fw-la non_fw-la essemus_fw-la sed_fw-la rei_fw-la paenae_fw-la nostra_fw-la ergo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o causa_fw-la est_fw-la antecedens_fw-la mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la to_o which_o he_o add_v p._n 36._o non_fw-la potest_fw-la alicujus_fw-la actionis_fw-la causa_fw-la impellens_fw-la esse_fw-la meritoria_fw-la nisi_fw-la &_o finis_fw-la sit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o cap._n 5._o p._n 113_o 114._o merebantur_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la ut_fw-la paena_fw-la exigeretur_fw-la quod_fw-la vero_fw-la paena_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la collata_fw-la fuerit_fw-la hoc_fw-la ita_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la referimus_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la quoque_fw-la voluntas_fw-la causas_fw-la svas_fw-la habeat_fw-la non_fw-la in_o merito_fw-la christi_fw-la qui_fw-la peccatum_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la nosset_n a_o deo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la in_fw-la summa_fw-la christi_fw-la aptitudine_fw-la ad_fw-la statuendum_fw-la insigne_fw-la exemplum_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o whoever_o allow_v that_o our_o sin_n deserve_v punishment_n and_o so_o bind_v we_o over_o to_o eternal_a death_n as_o that_o we_o can_v not_o be_v exempt_v from_o it_o with_o safety_n to_o the_o divine_a justice_n unless_o satisfaction_n be_v make_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o this_o end_n by_o satisfy_v divine_a justice_n to_o procure_v our_o remission_n and_o that_o his_o death_n therefore_o be_v antecedent_o thus_o cause_v by_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v inflict_v for_o a_o example_n to_o deter_v we_o from_o sin_n i_o say_v whoever_o agree_v to_o this_o so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v find_v admit_v of_o all_o that_o grotius_n ever_o design_v when_o he_o call_v our_o sin_n the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n suffering_n and_o so_o also_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n our_o sin_n as_o a_o impulsive_a cause_n be_v to_o be_v 69._o consider_v as_o they_o be_v so_o displease_v to_o god_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o the_o deter_v the_o world_n from_o sin_n that_o no_o less_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n shall_v be_v offer_v than_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god._n sect._n 6._o and_o to_o all_o this_o we_o do_v ready_o agree_v yea_o how_o full_o have_v mr._n baxter_n speak_v to_o this_o sense_n particular_o in_o his_o reason_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n part_n i._n cap._n 15._o sect._n 9_o p._n 161_o 162_o 163._o so_o also_o part_v ii_o c._n 4._o §_o 6._o p._n 232._o and_o c._n 5._o §_o 10._o p._n 253_o 254._o the_o passage_n be_v too_o large_a to_o transcribe_v but_o he_o have_v there_o very_o plain_o intimate_v that_o god_n neither_o have_v nor_o can_v pardon_v sinner_n

without_o such_o a_o sacrifice_n or_o substitute-mean_n as_o may_v preserve_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o law_n and_o government_n and_o the_o future_a innoceney_n of_o his_o subject_n as_o well_o as_o their_o punishment_n in_o the_o full_a sense_n of_o the_o law_n will_v have_v do_v sect._n 7._o now_o when_o the_o whole_a matter_n or_o thing_n be_v agree_v to_o all_o that_o the_o orthodox_n intend_v by_o that_o phrase_n it_o be_v a_o very_a insipid_a thing_n for_o any_o one_o vehement_o to_o contend_v what_o word_n or_o name_n to_o call_v it_o by_o what_o if_o one_o call_v our_o sin_n the_o meritorious_a cause_n another_o the_o promeritorious_a cause_n another_o the_o occasion_n of_o christ_n suffering_n whilst_o they_o be_v all_o agree_v as_o to_o the_o reference_n they_o have_v to_o they_o but_o if_o any_o one_o by_o a_o meritorious_a cause_n intend_v more_o than_o what_o be_v abovesaid_a or_o by_o a_o occasion_n intend_v less_o it_o may_v with_o just_a reason_n be_v conclude_v they_o be_v mistake_v with_o the_o antinomian_o in_o the_o one_o or_o with_o the_o socinian_o in_o the_o other_o extreme_a sect._n 8._o we_o blame_v no_o one_o therefore_o mere_o for_o call_v our_o sin_n the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n suffering_n nay_o mr._n baxter_n himself_o sometime_o call_v they_o so_o the_o meritorious_a or_o pro-meritorious_a cause_n confession_n of_o faith_n p._n 153._o the_o remote_a or_o assume_v cause_n life_n of_o faith_n p._n 311._o and_o p._n 321._o he_o allow_v that_o our_o sin_n lay_v on_o christ_n as_o the_o assume_v meritorious_a cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n so_o in_o his_o methodus_fw-la theologiae_n ad_fw-la peccatum_fw-la relationem_fw-la habent_fw-la speak_v of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n ut_fw-la ad_fw-la occasionem_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la ad_fw-la causam_fw-la meritoriam_fw-la remotam_fw-la &_o si_fw-la non_fw-la proximam_fw-la p._n iii_o c._n 1._o determ_fw-la 5._o p._n 38._o and_o in_o that_o other_o book_n to_o which_o our_o accuser_n refer_v we_o he_o thus_o express_v his_o sense_n at_o his_o very_a enter_v upon_o this_o point_n when_o he_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n it_o may_v be_v understand_v for_o our_o sin_n as_o the_o pro-meritorious_a procure_a cause_n of_o his_o suffer_v through_o his_o own_o undertake_n to_o bear_v what_o they_o deserve_v or_o if_o any_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o call_v they_o the_o occasion_n than_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n they_o may_v universal_a redempt_n p._n 5._o and_o the_o very_a last_o word_n that_o i_o have_v observe_v he_o to_o use_v of_o this_o matter_n in_o that_o last-mentioned_a tract_n be_v these_o the_o strict_a sense_n in_o which_o he_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o die_v for_o man_n be_v to_o die_v in_o their_o stead_n or_o to_o die_v for_o their_o sin_n as_o the_o procure_a cause_n on_o his_o own_o undertake_n yield_v this_o once_o and_o we_o shall_v much_o easiler_n agree_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 91._o which_o two_o passage_n do_v so_o enclose_v and_o explicate_v all_o the_o rest_n that_o for_o a_o person_n to_o represent_v any_o of_o the_o intermediate_v passage_n to_o adiffer_v and_o disadvantageous_a sense_n be_v what_o deserve_v a_o censure_n so_o severe_a as_o we_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o express_v otherwise_o than_o by_o a_o significant_a silence_n sect._n 9_o but_o though_o we_o allow_v other_o their_o liberty_n yet_o accurate_o speak_v it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o all_o that_o reference_n that_o our_o sin_n have_v to_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o amount_v to_o a_o proper_a meritorious_a cause_n nor_o do_v grotius_n ever_o think_v it_o do_v whatever_o our_o accuser_n may_v imagine_v for_o though_o he_o do_v affirm_v as_o be_v intimate_v appeal_v p._n 6._o that_o praeter_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la datur_fw-la causa_fw-la antecedens_fw-la legitima_fw-la mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la yet_o he_o distinguish_v once_o and_o again_o betwixt_o punishment_n take_v personal_o and_o take_v impersonal_o by_o punishment_n take_v personal_o he_o intend_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n consider_v as_o he_o by_o punishment_n take_v impersonal_o he_o mean_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n consider_v only_o as_o suffering_n and_o he_o express_o tell_v we_o that_o our_o sin_n be_v only_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o latter_a sense_n for_o thus_o he_o speak_v illud_fw-la quoque_fw-la reprehensione_n indiget_fw-la quod_fw-la dicit_fw-la socinus_n praeter_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o ipsius_fw-la christi_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la ullam_fw-la legitimam_fw-la causam_fw-la reddi_fw-la mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la nisi_fw-la dicamus_fw-la christum_fw-la meritum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la moreretur_fw-la nam_fw-la inest_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o antecedente_fw-la causa_fw-la meritum_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la diximus_fw-la sed_fw-la impersonaliter_fw-la merebantur_fw-la enim_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la ut_fw-la paena_fw-la exigeretur_fw-la etc._n etc._n cap._n 5._o p._n 113._o our_o sin_n only_o do_v deserve_v suffering_n and_o those_o of_o such_o a_o value_n and_o can_v not_o be_v remit_v unless_o such_o a_o compensation_n be_v make_v to_o divine_a justice_n for_o they_o but_o they_o never_o do_v deserve_v that_o christ_n shall_v die_v they_o make_v it_o necessary_a suppose_v we_o be_v redeem_a that_o it_o be_v by_o such_o a_o price_n but_o they_o do_v not_o deserve_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v redeem_a with_o his_o precious_a blood_n all_o that_o grotius_n assert_n be_v that_o death_n be_v deserve_v he_o no_o where_o say_v that_o christ_n death_n be_v so_o §_o 10._o and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o we_o be_v not_o fond_a of_o the_o phrase_n a_o meritorious_a cause_n because_o it_o will_v intimate_v christ_n suffering_n be_v deserve_v now_o if_o they_o be_v deserve_v it_o must_v either_o be_v allow_v that_o they_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n that_o the_o law_n threaten_v or_o we_o by_o our_o sin_n deserve_v god_n shall_v save_o and_o ransom_v we_o by_o such_o suffering_n if_o either_o of_o these_o be_v true_a our_o sin_n may_v then_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o meritorious_a the_o proper_a meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n suffering_n as_o our_o accuser_n will_v have_v they_o but_o can_v be_v strict_o and_o true_o so_o otherwise_o than_o upon_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o of_o these_o principle_n in_o that_o they_o deserve_v such_o suffering_n for_o weight_n and_o can_v not_o be_v remit_v without_o such_o suffering_n and_o christ_n hereupon_o consent_v to_o suffer_v for_o they_o they_o may_v be_v call_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n or_o much_o more_o fit_o the_o ground_n the_o reason_n the_o assume_v cause_n the_o pro-meritorious_a or_o quasi-meritorious_a cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n but_o the_o real_a proper_a meritorious_a cause_n of_o they_o they_o can_v not_o be_v unless_o they_o in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n deserve_v that_o christ_n shall_v die_v now_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v considerable_a under_o a_o twofold_a notion_n either_o as_o a_o curse_n or_o blessing_n as_o inflict_v upon_o he_o it_o be_v a_o most_o dreadful_a curse_n as_o it_o be_v our_o ransom_n the_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n it_o be_v and_o be_v a_o most_o invaluable_a blessing_n if_o our_o sin_n therefore_o deserve_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n it_o must_v be_v either_o in_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o of_o these_o respect_n but_o no_o one_o sure_o will_v dare_v to_o say_v that_o our_o sin_n deserve_v such_o a_o ransom_n that_o god_n in_o give_v his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n give_v we_o no_o more_o than_o we_o deserve_v this_o be_v egregious_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o bright_a and_o most_o amaze_a instance_n of_o love_n with_o which_o god_n ever_o bless_v the_o world_n §_o 11._o it_o remain_v then_o that_o suppose_v our_o sin_n the_o proper_a meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n death_n they_o do_v deserve_v it_o as_o a_o curse_n to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o he_o though_o not_o as_o a_o blessing_n influential_a upon_o we_o and_o it_o be_v not_o conceivable_a how_o our_o sin_n can_v so_o deserve_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n unless_o this_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n threaten_v in_o the_o law_n if_o thou_o sin_v christ_n shall_v die_v and_o this_o our_o accuser_n sometime_o seem_v to_o intend_v what_o else_o can_v he_o possible_o mean_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o appeal_v p._n 25._o if_o christ_n obligation_n to_o suffer_v do_v not_o result_v from_o this_o law_n i._n e._n the_o law_n which_o we_o have_v violate_v our_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n or_o if_o it_o do_v not_o immediate_o our_o sin_n be_v but_o the_o remote_a cause_n or_o occasion_n not_o a_o mere_a impulsive_a or_o proper_a meritorious_a cause_n of_o '_o they_o and_o p._n 50._o if_o christ_n suffering_n be_v not_o ex_fw-la obligatione_fw-la legis_fw-la we_o suppose_v he_o mean_v the_o

same_o law_n as_o before_o our_o sin_n can_v be_v their_o meritorious_a cause_n and_o p._n 41._o whence_o its_o impossible_a i._n e._n if_o christ_n suffering_n arise_v not_o from_o the_o violate_a law_n but_o from_o the_o mediatorial_n law_n it_o be_v impossible_a sin_n shall_v be_v their_o meritorious_a cause_n so_o that_o his_o sense_n shall_v be_v that_o christ_n suffering_n be_v not_o can_v not_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v be_v from_o our_o sin_n as_o the_o proper_a meritorious_a cause_n unless_o they_o do_v result_v and_o immediate_o result_v from_o the_o violate_a law_n and_o this_o be_v what_o we_o also_o say_v and_o therefore_o while_o he_o plead_v for_o our_o sin_n be_v so_o proper_o so_o immediate_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n suffering_n he_o must_v needs_o mean_v that_o they_o do_v result_v immediate_o result_v from_o the_o law_n when_o violate_v i._n e._n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o law_n be_v violate_v so_o soon_o as_o we_o have_v sin_v the_o law_n immediate_o lay_v hold_v on_o christ_n bind_v he_o over_o to_o death_n and_o that_o it_o can_v not_o do_v unless_o he_o be_v threaten_v by_o it_o here_o therefore_o i_o will_v have_v manifest_v that_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o threaten_v by_o that_o law_n but_o that_o i_o have_v already_o large_o do_v it_o both_o in_o the_o first_o and_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o discourse_n and_o our_o accuser_n himself_o have_v render_v it_o the_o less_o needful_a by_o give_v it_o as_o his_o true_a sense_n that_o when_o the_o law_n be_v at_o first_o give_v to_o adam_n christ_n be_v not_o in_o the_o obligation_n it_o do_v not_o run_v thou_o or_o thy_o surety_n for_o thou_o p._n 5._o of_o this_o very_a appeal_n we_o shall_v therefore_o instead_o of_o peruse_v the_o matter_n further_a allow_v he_o leisure_n to_o bethink_v himself_o how_o these_o thing_n will_v be_v make_v to_o consist_v together_o that_o christ_n obligation_n to_o suffer_v do_v immediate_o result_v from_o the_o law_n and_o that_o yet_o the_o law_n do_v not_o include_v a_o surety_n humanity_n itself_o and_o much_o more_o christianity_n oblige_v we_o to_o show_v some_o pity_n and_o not_o to_o press_v too_o hard_a a_o person_n that_o labour_v under_o the_o hardship_n of_o self-contradiction_n §_o 12._o to_o sum_v up_o this_o head_n then_o orthodoxness_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o word_n and_o phrase_n it_o will_v be_v egregious_a weakness_n to_o imagine_v that_o the_o controversy_n betwixt_o we_o and_o the_o socinian_o be_v only_o whether_o this_o or_o the_o other_o word_n or_o form_n of_o speak_v be_v most_o apt_a and_o expressive_a of_o that_o truth_n about_o which_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n that_o which_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n have_v observe_v with_o a_o more_o particular_a respect_n to_o a_o change_n of_o person_n will_v admit_v a_o much_o more_o extensive_a application_n it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n but_o the_o sense_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v inquire_v into_o see_v his_o lordship_n letter_n to_o mr._n w._n insert_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o report_n p._n 57_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a word_n trinity_n that_o divide_v betwixt_o they_o and_o we_o in_o that_o point_n or_o the_o term_n person_n or_o satisfaction_n or_o meritorious_a cause_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n design_v to_o be_v express_v by_o those_o term_n in_o which_o they_o will_v not_o agree_v with_o we_o will_v they_o allow_v the_o truth_n we_o plead_v for_o that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v express_v by_o those_o word_n they_o will_v no_o long_o be_v socinian_n nor_o will_v any_o wise_a man_n perpetuate_v the_o contention_n with_o they_o though_o they_o shall_v yet_o be_v unsatisfy_a as_o to_o the_o forementioned_a phrase_n our_o accuser_n therefore_o do_v not_o to_o use_v that_o right_n reverend_a person_n word_n again_o discover_v his_o profound_a knowledge_n in_o these_o matter_n if_o he_o think_v as_o he_o say_v ap._n p._n 39_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o controversy_n lie_v in_o assert_v or_o deny_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o proper_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n suffering_n and_o if_o he_o know_v otherwise_o and_o to_o design_n to_o impose_v upon_o those_o that_o do_v not_o where_o be_v his_o ingenuity_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v true_a that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o controversy_n lie_v here_o that_o so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v yet_o observe_v this_o very_a man_n be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o assert_v our_o sin_n be_v the_o proper_o meritorious_a cause_n etc._n etc._n grotius_n vossius_fw-la and_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n do_v indeed_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n but_o how_o they_o explain_v themselves_o we_o have_v before_o manifest_v as_o to_o two_o of_o '_o they_o nor_o do_v vossius_fw-la intent_n any_o thing_n more_o than_o only_o that_o they_o be_v true_o meritorious_a of_o suffering_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v remit_v without_o they_o and_o that_o in_o this_o exigency_n christ_n consent_v to_o suffer_v for_o we_o whereupon_o he_o call_v they_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o his_o suffering_n though_o he_o as_o grotius_n mean_v it_o only_o of_o the_o suffering_n he_o undergo_v not_o of_o those_o suffering_n as_o undergo_v by_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n we_o find_v he_o explain_v himself_o punitio_fw-la omnis_fw-la qua_fw-la talis_fw-la sive_fw-la impersonaliter_fw-la spectata_fw-la causam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d habet_fw-la justitiam_fw-la dei_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d procatarctica_fw-la vero_fw-la causa_fw-la sunt_fw-la peccata_fw-la itidem_fw-la impersonaliter_fw-la &_o in_o genere_fw-la spectata_fw-la sine_fw-la determinatione_fw-la etc._n etc._n punitio_fw-la vero_fw-la quae_fw-la pro_fw-la alio_fw-la est_fw-la plane_n misericordiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la procatarctica_fw-la vero_fw-la causa_fw-la sunt_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la exigentia_fw-la vossi_fw-la responsum_fw-la ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la ravensperg_n chap._n 12._o so_o that_o though_o they_o call_v they_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n suffering_n yet_o they_o plain_o manifest_v that_o they_o intend_v only_o they_o be_v meritorious_a of_o the_o suffering_n he_o undergo_v abstract_o consider_v and_o therefore_o may_v improper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v meritorious_a of_o his_o suffering_n but_o i_o no_o where_o find_v they_o assert_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o proper_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n suffering_n much_o less_o fix_v that_o as_o the_o point_n in_o controversy_n betwixt_o the_o orthodox_n and_o the_o socinian_o whether_o they_o be_v to_o be_v so_o call_v or_o not_o nay_o it_o be_v not_o only_o not_o needful_a to_o use_v the_o phrase_n our_o accuser_n will_v impose_v upon_o we_o but_o unless_o careful_o explain_v it_o be_v very_o unsafe_a for_o that_o if_o the_o word_n be_v take_v as_o they_o sound_v they_o will_v import_v that_o in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n our_o sin_n deserve_v that_o christ_n shall_v die_v a_o assertion_n that_o in_o a_o sense_n very_o obvious_a do_v amount_v to_o blasphemy_n and_o without_o a_o manifest_a force_n put_v upon_o the_o word_n can_v possible_o be_v a_o truth_n chap._n v._n that_o though_o christ_n suffering_n may_v not_o unapt_o be_v call_v a_o punishment_n yet_o not_o in_o the_o full_a and_o proper_a sense_n in_o which_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o sinner_n himself_o may_v have_v be_v so_o call_v §_o 1._o in_o this_o point_n also_o our_o accuser_n be_v as_o clamourous_a as_o in_o the_o former_a and_o what_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n will_v furnish_v out_o a_o just_a answer_n to_o all_o his_o cavil_n upon_o this_o head_n he_o represent_v we_o as_o if_o we_o do_v allow_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n only_o so_o far_o and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o crellius_n do_v appeal_v p._n 27._o but_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v a_o proper_a punishment_n and_o that_o therefore_o we_o be_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n ap._n p._n 4._o 10._o and_o lest_o this_o shall_v not_o be_v enough_o to_o leave_v we_o under_o the_o reproach_n of_o socinianism_n he_o represent_v this_o as_o the_o very_a part_a point_n betwixt_o the_o orthodox_n and_o the_o socinian_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o controversy_n according_a to_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o assert_v or_o deny_v christ_n suffering_n to_o be_v proper_o penal_a p._n 39_o and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o mistake_v grotius_n vossius_fw-la and_o the_o b._n of_o worcester_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n §_o 2._o but_o after_o all_o what_o if_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o the_o phrase_n be_v ambiguous_a that_o in_o one_o sense_n and_o which_o be_v plain_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o very_a judicious_a and_o learned_a bishop_n and_o other_o that_o use_v the_o phrase_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o suffering_n of_o