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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.
And in that sad moment, his Mind was so intent upon his Sufferings, that he seems to have been diverted from the actual consideration of the Glory that attended the issue of them.
Briefly, All comforting Influences were suspended, but without prejudice to the Personal Union, or the Perfection of his Grace, or to the Love of his ⟨p. 176⟩Father toward Him. His Soul was liable to sorrows, as his Body to death. For the Deity is the Principle of Life as well as of Joy; and as the Body of Christ was three days in the state of Death, and the Hypostatical Union remained entire; so his Soul was left for a time under the fearful impressions of wrath, yet was not separated from the God-head. And although He endured what ever was necessary for the Expiation of Sin, yet all vicious Evils, as Blasphemy, Hatred of God, and any other which are not inflicted by the Judg, but in strictness are accidental to the Punishment, and proceed from the weakness or wickedness of the Patient, he was not in the least guilty of. Besides when his Father appeared an enemy against him, at that time He was infinitely pleased in his Obedience. But with these exceptions our Blessed Lord suffered whatever was due to us.
Briefly, All comforting Influences were suspended, but without prejudice to the Personal Union, or the Perfection of his Grace, or to the Love of his ⟨p. 176⟩Father toward Him. His Soul was liable to sorrows, as his Body to death. For the Deity is the Principle of Life as well as of Joy; and as the Body of Christ was three days in the state of Death, and the Hypostatical Union remained entire; so his Soul was left for a time under the fearful impressions of wrath, yet was not separated from the God-head. And although He endured what ever was necessary for the Expiation of Sin, yet all vitious Evils, as Blasphemy, Hatred of God, and any other which are not inflicted by the Judg, but in strictness are accidental to the Punishment, and proceed from the weakness or wickedness of the Patient, he was not in the least guilty of. Besides when his Father appear'd an enemy against him, at that time He was infinitely pleased in his Obedience. But with these exceptions our Blessed Lord suffered whatever was due to us.