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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.
First, The Humane Nature is raised to an higher degree of Honour, than if Man had continued in his Innocent state.
1. By its intimate Union with the Son of God. He assumed it as the fit Instrument of our Redemption, and preferred it before the Angelical, which surpassed Man's in his Primitive State.1 The Fullness of the God-thead dwells in our Redeemer bodily. From hence it is▪ that the Angels descended to pay Him homage at his Birth, and attended his Majesty in his disguise. The Son of Man hath those Titles which are above the Dignity of any mere Creature; He is King of ⟨p. 188⟩the Church, and Judg of the World; he exercises Divine Power, and receives Divine Praise. Briefly, The humane Nature in our Redeemer is an associate with the Divine; and being made a little lower then the Angles for a time, is now advanced far above all Principalities and Powers.2
1. By its intimate Union with the Son of God. He assum'd it as the fit Instrument of our Redemption, and preferr'd it before the Angelical, which surpast Man's in his Primitive State.1 The Fulness of the God-thead dwells in our Redeemer bodily. From hence it is▪ that the Angels descended to pay Him homage at his Birth, and attended his Majesty in his disguise. The Son of Man hath those Titles which are above the Dignity of any meer Creature; He is King of ⟨p. 188⟩the Church, and Judg of the World; he exercises Divine Power, and receives Divine Praise. Briefly, The humane Nature in our Redeemer is an associate with the Divine; and being made a little lower then the Angles for a time, is now advanced far above all Principalities and Powers.