divine justice which imposed upon the Lamb of God sins not his own. “Surely,” says the Prophet, “he hath borne our griefs; he hath carried our sorrows. The Lord hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all.” The memorable words of the Saviour to his disciples, at the institution of the Supper, were, “This is my blood which was shed for you.” “He suffered,” says the Apostle, “the just for the unjust;” he “bore our sins in his own body on the tree;” he was “made a curse for us.” The manner in which the
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