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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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His Anger shall be accomplished, 1and his Fury rest upon them. Immortality, the privilege of their nature, infinitely increases ⟨p. 157⟩their torment: for when the Understanding by a strong and active apprehension, hath a terrible and unbounded prospect of the continuance of their Sufferings, that what is intolerable must be Eternal, this inexpressibly exasperates their Misery: There wants a word beyond Death to set it forth. This is the condition of the sinning Angels, and God might have dealt in as strict Justice with rebellious Man. 'Tis true there are many Reasons may be assigned why the Wisdom of God made no provision for their Recovery.
His Anger shall be accomplished, 1and his Fury rest upon them. Immortality, the priviledge of their nature, infinitly increases ⟨p. 157⟩their torment: for when the Understanding by a strong and active apprehension, hath a terrible and unbounded prospect of the continuance of their Sufferings, that what is intolerable must be Eternal, this inexpressibly exasperates their Misery: There wants a word beyond Death to set it forth. This is the condition of the sinning Angels, and God might have dealt in as strict Justice with rebellious Man. 'Tis true there are many Reasons may be assigned why the Wisdom of God made no provision for their Recovery.
1. It was most decent that the first Breach of the Divine Law should be punished, to secure Obedience for the future. Prudent Lawgivers are severe against the first Transgressors, the Leaders in Disobedience: He that first presumed to break the Sabbath, was by Gods command put to Death. And Solomon the King of Peace, punished the first attempt upon his Royalty with Death, though in the person of his Brother.