A26796:475
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.
1. That Justice is not an irregular appetite of Vengeance arising from Hatred that cannot be satisfied but with the Destruction of the Guilty. It preserves Right with pure Affections, and is content when the Injury is repaired, from whomsoever satisfaction comes.
1. That Justice is not an irregular appetite of Vengeance arising from Hatred that cannot be satisfied but with the Destruction of the Guilty. It preserves Right with pure Affections, and is content when the Injury is repair'd, from whomsoever satisfaction comes.
2. Though an innocent person can't suffer as innocent without Injustice, yet he may voluntarily contract an Obligation, which will expose him to deserved sufferings. The Wisdom and Justice of all Nations agree in punishing one for another's fault, where consent is preceding, as in the case of Hostages. And although it is Essential to the Nature of Punishment to be inflicted for Sin, yet not on the Person of the Sinner: for in Conspectu fori, the Sinner and Surety are one.
2. Though an innocent person can't suffer as innocent without Injustice, yet he may voluntarily contract an Obligation, which will expose him to deserved sufferings. The Wisdom and Justice of all Nations agree in punishing one for anothers fault, where consent is preceding, as in the case of Hostages. And although it is Essential to the Nature of Punishment to be inflicted for Sin, yet not on the Person of the Sinner: for in Conspectu fori, the Sinner and Surety are one.
3. That exchange is not allowed in Criminal Causes where the Guilty ought to suffer in Person, 'tis not from any Injustice in the Nature of the thing, for then it would not be allowed in Civil; but there are special Reasons why an Innocent Person is not ordinarily admitted to suffer for an offender.