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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
So here, man had sinned; and God said that ⟨p. 190⟩he should dye, and now either man must dye, or God must be false of his word. Now what shall be done? The wisdom of God steps in, and finds out a person that should dye, and so Gods truth be saved, and his mercy magnified. But where shall this person be found? the Angels could not do it: nor man could not do it. But God would take the humane nature upon him, and that should suffer, that God and man might be reconciled. Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
So here, man had sinned; and God said that ⟨p. 190⟩he should dye, and now either man must dye, or God must be false of his word. Now what shall be done? The wisdome of God steps in, and finds out a person that should dye, and so Gods truth be saved, and his mercy magnified. But where shall this person be found? the Angels could not do it: nor man could not do it. But God would take the humane nature upon him, and that should suffer, that God and man might be reconciled. Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Mercy and truth are met together, how can this be? it seems they were at a great distance, & could not be brought together. Truth said, that man should dye: & mercy said that man should be saved. Truth said, if he dye not, I am a liar; and where then is the honour of my truth? but mercy pleaded, if he dye, where is the honour of my Grace and mercy? Why now, wisdom puts in a surety, and that •oes for the principal.
Mercy and truth are met together, how can this be? it seems they were at a great distance, & could not be brought together. Truth said, that man should dye: & mercy said that man should be saved. Truth said, if he dye not, I am a liar; and where then is the honor of my truth? but mercy pleaded, if he dye, where is the honor of my Grace and mercy? Why now, wisdome puts in a surety, and that oes for the principal.