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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
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2. By providing complete Satisfaction to offended Justice. The guilty convinced Creature is restless, and inquisitive after a way to escape the wrath to come. For being under the apprehension that God is an incensed Judg, 'tis very sensible of the greatness and nearness of the danger, there being nothing between it and eternal Torments, but a thin veil of flesh. Now God hath prepared such a Satisfaction, as exceeds the guilt of Sin: that is a temporary act, but of infinite evil being committed against an infinite object; the Death of Christ was a temporary Passion, but of infinite value in respect of the subject; the honour of the Law is fully repaired, so that God is justly merciful, and dispenses Pardon to the glory of his Righteousness. He hath set forth his Son to be a Propitiation through Faith in his Blood, to declare his Righteousness, that he might be just, 1and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus. And what stronger Security can be given, that God is ready to pardon Man, upon his accepting the terms of the Gospel, than the giving his Son to be our Atonement? If the Stream swell so high as to overflow the Banks, will it stop in a descending Valley? Hath He with so dear an expense satisfied his Justice, and will he deny his Mercy to relenting and returning Sinners? ⟨p. 104⟩This Argument is powerful enough to overcome the most obstinate Infidelity.
2. By providing compleat Satisfaction to offended Justice. The guilty convinced Creature is restless, and inquisitive after a way to escape the wrath to come. For being under the apprehension that God is an incensed Judg, 'tis very sensible of the greatness and nearness of the danger, there being nothing between it and eternal Torments, but a thin vail of flesh. Now God hath prepared such a Satisfaction, as exceeds the guilt of Sin: that is a temporary act, but of infinite evil being committed against an infinite object; the Death of Christ was a temporary Passion, but of infinite value in respect of the subject; the honour of the Law is fully repaired, so that God is justly merciful, and dispenses Pardon to the glory of his Righteousness. He hath set forth his Son to be a Propitiation through Faith in his Blood, to declare his Righteousness, that he might be just, 1