Question 16

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Why must he be very man, and also perfectly righteous?

Because the justice of God requires that the same human nature, which hath sinned, should likewise make satisfaction for sin;^a and one, who is himself a sinner, cannot satisfy for others.^b

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

aRomans 5:12, 15
b1 Peter 3:18; Isaiah 53:11

Commentary

Jeremias Bastingius, A Catechisme of Christian Religion, with the Arguments and Use (1591), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 12–18
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 15–18

Related texts

An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 16

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Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 16, symbolics.dev/heidelberg/16

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