z All mankind, the Jews no leſs than the Gentiles. uv Which are iniquities of ſimple and fooliſh Creatures, and exceeding apt to ſtraggle and #* 4/1 #0 loſe themſelves, x From God, and from the way of his Pre. er on hire cepts, in which he put our firft Parents, - and in which he com. mauded us to walk. y In general, to the way and courſe of fin which may well be called a. mans own way, as fins are called mens own Luſts, James 1, 14. 2. Peter 3. 3. andelſewhere, becauſe finis vatural to us, inherent in us, born with us, and very dear to us; and in particular, to thoſe ſeveral paths of divers Lufts, which ſeveral men chuſe and follow, according to their differing Opinions [nclinations, Occaftions, and Circumſtances. 7 Heb. hath made fo
for, #ors mented.
*Rom. 4628, 1C0Y7.1 5. 3. * 1 Pep. 2, > Which 24.
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meet, as all the Rivers meet in the Sea, a Not properly, for ſo he knew no fin, 2 Cor, 5, 21, but the puniſhment of Rr -25 7: 4&4 that
\& aP. LITE. —— that word is moſt frequently uſed, as Gen. 47 12, Levit. 20 419. &c. s That which was due for all the fins of all his people, whether Jews or Gentiles, which muſt needs be ſo great and heavy a load,that if he had not been God as well as Man, he muſt have ſunk under the burden of them- This was aQually verified in Chriſt, And both this and divers other paſſages here do as manifeſtly and fully point at Chriſt, as if they were not a prophetical Repreſentation of things to come, but an hiſtorical Relation of them after they were done. Nor do I ſee how they can be excuſed from the fearful wreſting of the Scripture. that expound theſe places of the Prophet Jeremiah. or any other perſon but Chriſt,
7 He was opreſſed, and he was afflited b, yet * x2, 14. he opened not his mouth ©, he is brought as a lamb to © Mar. 14. the ſlaughter, and as a ſixxep before her ſhearers is
61.#15.5. dumb 4, ſo he openeth not his mouth. ; a8, 32. b He was ſorely puniſhed for our fins. But there 1s another Tranſlation, which ſeems to be more emphatical apd more agree- able to the Hebrew Text 7t ( to wit,our iniquity laſt mentioned, or the puniſhment of all our fins _) was exated, or required; ( as | this word moſt properly and frequently ſignifies, of which ſce my La- tin Synopſis. God's Jutiice expedtedand required ſatisfaftion trom us for our fins; which, alas we could not make to him: and he was affliSed or puniſhed : he bore the guilt and puniſhment of our Sins in his Body upon the tree, as is (aid, x Per. 2. 24- or, as others ren- N der this laſt word, and be anſwered, i. e. became our ſurcty, or un- f: dertook to pay the debt, and to ſuffer the Law in our ſtead, and for cur ſake. c He neither murmured againſt God for cauſing him to ſuffer for other mens Sins, nor reviled men for puniſhing him with- out cauſe, nor uſed Apologies or endeavours to ſave his own Life 3 but willingly and patiently accepted of the puniſhment of our Intqui- ty. d Bears thelols of its fleece or Life without any clamour or re» fiſtance as other Creatures uſe in ſuch caſes. ;