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Reply. Christ's passion was not absolutely necessary, nor did He
suffer because He was compelled to suffer; but, presupposing the end
to be attained, it was necessary for Christ to suffer: (1) because
we were freed by His passion;[1767] (2) because Christ, by
the humiliation of His passion, merited the glory of His
exaltation;[1768] (3) because God's decree, concerning
Christ's passion, as foretold in the Scripture, had to be
fulfilled.
Reply to third objection. "And this came of more copious mercy than
if He had forgiven sins without satisfaction, " because God gave us
the Redeemer.
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