Matthew Poole and continuators on Colossians 1:22

22 In the body of his flesh through death , to present you holy and unblameable, and unreproveable in his sight .

The means whereby their reconciliation to God was purchased (which they had particularly applyed by faith, v. 4.) was the Sacrifice of that fleshly (not Phantastical) body which Christ had assum'd, subject to the condition of an animal life, being capable of suffering and mortal; (not refin'd and immortal, as after his Resurrection, Rom. 5.10. 1 Cor. 15.44, 53.) 2 Cor. 5.14. Eph. 2.16. with Heb. 10.5, 10. 1 Pet. 2.24. & 3.18. Christ's death was not onely for our good but in our stead thereby offering himself to God, he satisfied divine justice, and his Sacrifice giving himself for us, was a Sacrifice of a sweet smell to God, Eph. 5.2.

Before whom believers cannot make themselves to stand holy, but Christ doth upon the account of his Sacrifice for them, so that through the vail of his flesh, Heb. 10.19, 20. God doth look upon as such having neither spot nor wrinkle, without blame or blemish, see Eph, 1.4. & 5.27. unto whom Christ is made righteousness, he is also made Sanctification, 1 Cor. 1.30. Those who are washed are sanctified, 1 Cor. 6.11. the end of reconciliation is restauration or sanctification, Luk. 1.74, 75. 2 Cor. [illegible: 1 letter].15. Tit. 2.14. 1 Pet. 1.24. inchoatively here with a perfection of parts, Heb. 13.21. and consummatively hereafter with a perfection of degrees, 1 Cor. 13.10. Eph. 4.10. Phil. 3.11, 12.

Marginal references: Eph. 2.15.