"Dutch Puritan Herman Witsius (1636-1708). In his Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man,....
Witsius argued that all sufferings of Christ, including his
*birth in a manger,
*his temptation by Satan,
*his fatigue from his labors,
*his agony in Gethsemane,
*his scourging, his physical suffering on the cross,
*his torment of soul under the Father’s wrath,
*and even his time in the grave
Witsius argued that all sufferings of Christ, including his
*birth in a manger,
*his temptation by Satan,
*his fatigue from his labors,
*his agony in Gethsemane,
*his scourging, his physical suffering on the cross,
*his torment of soul under the Father’s wrath,
*and even his time in the grave
was all done “in our room.”
Witsius is not unique among older Reformed authors on this point, but he wrote with exceptional clarity and precision. ...Among other things, this is how and why Christ transforms and sanctifies all of our trials to the profit of our souls."
RyanMcGraw