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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
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'Tis objected, that if God from infinite Mercy gave his Son to us, then antecedently to the coming ⟨p. 260⟩of Christ he had the highest love for mankind, and consequently there was no need that Christ by his Death should satisfy Justice, to reconcile him to us. But a clear answer may be given to this by considering,
'Tis objected, that if God from infinite Mercy gave his Son to us, then antecedently to the coming ⟨p. 260⟩of Christ he had the highest love for mankind, and consequently there was no need that Christ by his Death should satisfie Justice, to reconcile him to us. But a clear answer may be given to this by considering,
1. That Anger and Love are consistent at the same time, and may in several respects be terminated on the same subject. A Father resents a double affection towards a rebellious Son; he loves him as his Son, is angry with with him as disobedient. Thus in our lapsed state God had compassion on us as his creatures, and was angry with us as sinners. As the injured party he laid aside his anger, but as the preserver of Justice he required satisfaction.
1. That Anger and Love are consistent at the same time, and may in several respects be terminated on the same subject. A Father resents a double affection towards a rebellious Son; he loves him as his Son, is angry with with him as disobedient. Thus in our laps'd state God had compassion on us as his creatures, and was angry with us as sinners. As the injured party he laid aside his anger, but as the preserver of Justice he required satisfaction.