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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.
If it had been a tolerable Evil under which we were fallen, the Mercy that recovered us had been less: For Benefits are valued by the necessity of the receiver. But Man was disinherited of Paradise, an Heir of Hell, his Misery was inconceivably great. Now the measure of God's Love is proportionable to the Misery from whence we are redeemed. If there had been any possible Remedy for us in Nature, our engagements had not been so great: But only He that created us by his Power, could restore us by his Love. Briefly, it magnifies the Divine Compassion that our Deliverance is full and entire. It had been admirable Favour to have mitigated our Misery, but we have perfect Redemption, sweetened by the remembrance of those dreadful evils that oppressed us. As the three Hebrew Martyrs came unhurt out of the fiery Furnace, The hair of their heads were not singed, nor their coats changed, nor the smell of the fire had passed on them. 1So the Saints above have no marks of Sin or Misery remaining upon them, not the least spot or wrinkle to blast their Beauty, nor the least trouble to diminish their Blessedness; but for ever possess the Fullness of Joy, and ⟨p. 167⟩Glory, a pure and triumphant Felicity.
If it had been a tollerable Evil under which we were faln, the Mercy that recovered us had been less: For Benefits are valued by the necessity of the receiver. But Man was disinherited of Paradise, an Heir of Hell, his Misery was inconceivably great. Now the measure of God's Love is proportionable to the Misery from whence we are redeemed. If there had been any possible Remedy for us in Nature, our engagements had not been so great: But only He that created us by his Power, could restore us by his Love. Briefly, it magnifies the Divine Compassion that our Deliverance is full and intire. It had been admirable Favour to have mitigated our Misery, but we have perfect Redemption, sweetned by the remembrance of those dreadful evils that opprest us. As the three Hebrew Martyrs came unhurt out of the fiery Furnace, The hair of their heads were not singed, nor their coats changed, nor the smell of the fire had passed on them. 1So the Saints above have no marks of Sin or Misery remaining upon them, not the least spot or wrinkle to blast their Beauty, nor the least trouble to diminish their Blessedness; but for ever possess the Fulness of Joy, and