That he, being innocent, and yet condemned by a temporal judge, [125] might thereby free us from the severe judgement of God to which we were exposed. [126]

[125] John 18:38; Matt. 27:24; Acts 4:27 , 28; Luke 23:14, 15; John 19:4.

[126] Ps. 69:4; Isa. 53:4, 5; 2:Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13.