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The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…
The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption by the Lord Jesus Christ, or, Discourses wherein is showed how the wisdom, mercy, justice, holiness, power, and truth of God are glorified in that great and blessed work / by William Bates.The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption by the Lord Jesus Christ, or, Discourses wherein is shewed how the wisdom, mercy, justice, holiness, power, and truth of God are glorified in that great and blessed work / by William Bates.
London: printed by J. Darby for Nathaniel Ranew and Jonathan Robinson and Brabazon Aylmer, 1674
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.
2. Man cannot make satisfaction by Suffering. For the Punishment must be equal to the Offence, which derives its guilt from the dignity of the Person offended, and the indignity of the offender. Now God is the Universal King, his Justice is Infinite, which Man hath injured, and his Glory, which Man hath obscured; and Man is finite. And what proportion is there between finite and infinite? How can a worthless Rebel that is hateful to God expiate the offence of so excellent a Majesty? If he sacrifice himself, he can never appease the Divine Displeasure, for what doth he offer but a lump of Rebellion and Ingratitude? He can make no other Satisfaction but that of the Devils, which continues for ever, and is not completed.
2. Man cannot make satisfaction by Suffering. For the Punishment must be equal to the Offence, which derives its guilt from the dignity of the Person offended, and the indignity of the offender. Now God is the Universal King, his Justice is Infinite, which Man hath injur'd, and his Glory, which Man hath obscur'd; and Man is finite. And what proportion is there between finite and infinite? How can a worthless Rebel that is hateful to God expiate the offence of so excellent a Majesty? If he sacrifice himself, he can never appease the Divine Displeasure, for what doth he offer but a lump of Rebellion and Ingratitude? He can make no other Satisfaction but that of the Devils, which continues for ever, and is not compleated.
Secondly, Fallen Man considered only in his corrupt and miserable state is incapable of real Repentance, which is a necessary Condition to qualify him for Pardon. For whereas Repentance includes an ingenuous sorrow for Sin past, and a sincere forsaking of it, he is utterly indisposed for both.
Secondly, Faln Man considered only in his corrupt and miserable state is incapable of real Repentance, which is a necessary Condition to qualifie him for Pardon. For whereas Repentance includes an ingenuous sorrow for Sin past, and a sincere forsaking of it, he is utterly indispos'd for both.