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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.
'Tis objected by those who nullify the Mystery of the Cross of the Lord Jesus; How could God receive this Price, since he gave up his Son to that Death which Redeems us? And how can our Redeemer, supposing him God, make satisfaction to himself? To this I answer.
'Tis objected by those who nullifie the Mystery of the Cross of the Lord Jesus; How could God receive this Price, since he gave up his Son to that Death which Redeems us? And how can our Redeemer, supposing him God, make satisfaction to himself? To this I answer.
1. The infinite Goodness of God in giving our Redeemer, doth not devest him of the Office of Supreme Judge, nor prejudice his examining of the Cause according to his Sovereign Jurisdiction, and his receiving a Ransom to preserve the Rights of Justice inviolable. There is an eminent instance of this in Zaleucus, the Prince of the Locrians; who past a Law that Adulterers should lose both their eyes: and when his Son was convicted of that Crime, the people who respected him for his Excellent Virtues, out of pity to him, interceded for the Offender.1 Zaleucus in a Conflict between Zeal for Justice, and Affection to his Son, took but one Eye from him, and parted with one of his own to satisfy the Law. And thus he paid and received the Punishment: he paid it as a Father, and received it as the Conservator of Public Justice. Thus when guilty Mankind in its Poverty could not pay the Forfeiture to the Law, God the Father of Mercies was pleased to give it from the Treasures of his Love; that is, the Blood of his Son for our Ransom. And this he receives from the Hand of Christ, offered upon the Cross, as the Supreme Judge, and declares it fully valuable, and the Rights of Justice to be truly performed.
1. The infinite Goodness of God in giving our Redeemer, doth not devest him of the Office of Supreme Judge, nor prejudice his examining of the Cause according to his Sovereign Jurisdiction, and his receiving a Ransom to preserve the Rights of Justice inviolable. There is an eminent instance of this in Zaleucus, the Prince of the Locrians; who past a Law that Adulterers should lose both their eyes: and when his Son was convicted of that Crime, the people who respected him for his Excellent Vertues, out of pity to him, interceded for the Offender.