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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.
Although all the Divine Attributes are equal as they are in God, (for one Infinite cannot exceed another) yet in their exercise and effects, they shine with a different glory. And Mercy is represented in Scripture with peculiar advantages above the rest. 'Tis God's natural off-spring, he is styled the Father of Mercies. 1'Tis his dear Attribute, that which he places next to himself, He is proclaimed the Lord God Gracious and Merciful. 2'Tis his delight, Mercy pleases him. 'Tis his Treasure, he is rich in Mercy. 'Tis his triumphant Attribute, and the special ⟨p. 147⟩matter of his Glory,3 Mercy rejoices over Judgment. Now in the performance of our Redemption, Mercy is the predominant Attribute, that sets all the rest a working. The acts of his Wisdom, Justice, and Power were in order to the illustration of his Mercy. And if we duly consider that Glorious Work, we shall find in it all the ingredients of the most sovereign Mercy. In discoursing of it, I shall principally consider two things wherein this Attribute is eminently glorified, the Freeness, and the Greatness of it. The Freeness of this Mercy will appear by considering the original, and object of it.
ALthough all the Divine Attributes are equal as they are in God, (for one Infinite cannot exceed another) yet in their exercise and effects, they shine with a different glory. And Mercy is represented in Scripture with peculiar advantages above the rest. 'Tis God's natural off-spring, he is stiled the Father of Mercies. 1'Tis his dear Attribute, that which he places next to himself, He is proclaim'd the Lord God Gracious and Merciful. 2'Tis his delight, Mercy pleases him. 'Tis his Treasure, he is rich in Mercy. 'Tis his triumphant Attribute, and the special ⟨p. 147⟩matter of his Glory,