Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

1. The Difference; immediately after the Fall, the great question (which before you heard of in the Decree and Councils of God) was actually propounded, What should be done with sinful Man? in this case we must speak of God after the manner of men; and I hope you will give me the liberty that others (I suppose warrantably) take: Come, saith God, What shall be done with sinful Man? He hath violated my Law, broken my Command, and as much as lies in him, unpinned the Fabric of the World, spoiled my Glorious Work of Heaven, and Earth, and Sea, and all therein: undone himself for ever and ever, and ever. O what shall be done with this sinful, rebellious, forlorn unhappy Creature, Man? Silence being a while in Heaven, and all struck into amaze, to see the great God of Heaven stirred up in wrath, at last Mercy and Peace stand up, and they seek with sweet, gentle entreaties to pacify Gods Anger: but Righteousness and Truth are on the contrary side: and they provoke God Almighty to go on, and to manifest himself (as he is indeed) a consuming Fire, a sin-revenging God. The Plea is drawn up, and reported at large by Bernard, Andrews, and others.

1. The Difference; immediately after the Fall, the great question (which before you heard of in the Decree and Councils of God) was actually propounded, What should be done with sinful Man? in this case we must speak of God after the manner of men; and I hope you will give me the liberty that others (I suppose warrantably) take: Come, saith God, What shall be done with sinful Man? He hath violated my Law, broken my Command, and as much as lies in him, unpinn'd the Fabrick of the World, spoiled my Glorious Work of Heaven, and Earth, and Sea, and all therein: undone himself for ever and ever, and ever. O what shall be done with this sinful, rebellious, forlorn unhappy Creature, Man? Silence being a while in Heaven, and all struck into amaze, to see the great God of Heaven stirred up in wrath, at last Mercy and Peace stand up, and they seek with sweet, gentle intreaties to pacifie Gods Anger: but Righteousness and Truth are on the contrary side: and they provoke God Almighty to go on, and to manifest himself (as he is indeed) a consuming Fire, a sin-revenging God. The Plea is drawn up, and reported at large by Bernard, Andrews, and others.