h himself in majesty and glory, into the world, in the state of a
servant, to accomplish man's salvation, and perform to him satisfaction.
Therefore Christ came into the world to save sinners.

There were two grand impediments in the way of man's salvation, which made
it impossible to man; one is God's justice, another is man's sin. These
two behoved to be satisfied or removed, ere there can be access to save a
sinner. The sentence of divine justice is pronounced against all mankind,
"death passed upon all,"--a sentence of death and condemnation. Now, when
the righteousness and faithfulness of God is engaged unto this, how strong
a party do you think that must be? What power can break that prison of a
divine curse, and take out a sinner from under Justice's hand? Certainly
there is no coming out till the uttermost farthing be paid that was
owing,--till complete satisfaction be given for all wrongs. Now, truly, the
redemption of the soul had ceased for ever--it is so precious that no
creature can give any thing in exchange for it--except Jesus Christ had
come into the world, one that might be able to tread that wine-press of
wrath alone, and give his life a ransom, in value far above the soul, and
pay the debt of sin that we were owing to God. And, indeed, he was
furnished for this purpose, a person suited and fitted for such a work--a
man, to undertake it in our name, and God, to perform it in his own
strength--a man, that he might be made under the law, and be humbled even
to the death of the cross, that so he might obey the commandment, and
suffer the punishment due to us; and all this was elevated beyond the
worth of created actions or sufferings, by that divine nature. This
perfumed all his humanity, and all done by it, or in it. This put the
stamp of divinity upon all, and imposed an infinite value upon the coin of
finite obedience and sufferings. And so in his own person, by coming into
the world, and acting and suffering in the place of sinners, he hath taken
the first great impediment out of the way; taken down the high wall of
divine justice which had enclosed round about the sinner, and satisfied
all its demands, by paying the price; so that there is nothing upon God's
part to accuse or condemn, to hinder or obstruct salvation.

But then there is an inner wall, or dark dungeon of sin, into which the
sinner is shut up, and reserved in chains of his own lusts, until the time
of everlasting darkness; and when heav