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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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2. We must distinguish between a love of goodwill and compassion, and a love of complacency. The first is that which moved God to ordain the means, that without prejudice to his other perfections he might confer pardon and all spiritual benefits upon us: the other is that whereby he delights in us being reconciled to him, and renewed according to his Image. The first supposes him placable, the latter that he is appeased. There is a visible instance of this in the case of Job's Friends. The Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, 1My anger is kindled against thee, and thy two Friends; because ye have not spoken of me the things that are right, as my Servant Job. Here is a declaration of God's anger, yet with the mixture of Love: for it follows, therefore take unto you now seven Bullocks, and seven Rams, and go to my Servant Job, and offer up for your selves a burnt-offering, and my Servant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept. He loved them when he directed the way that they might be restored to his Favour; yet ⟨p. 261⟩he was not reconciled, for then there had been no need of Sacrifices to atone his anger.
2. We must dinstinguish between a love of goodwill and compassion, and a love of complacency. The first is that which moved God to ordain the means, that without prejudice to his other perfections he might confer pardon and all spiritual benefits upon us: the other is that whereby he delights in us being reconciled to him, and renewed according to his Image. The first supposes him placable, the latter that he is appeased. There is a visible instance of this in the case of Job's Friends. The Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, 1My anger is kindled against thee, and thy two Friends; because ye have not spoken of me the things that are right, as my Servant Job. Here is a declaration of God's anger, yet with the mixture of Love: for it follows, therefore take unto you now seven Bullocks, and seven Rams, and go to my Servant Job, and offer up for your selves a burnt-offering, and my Servant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept. He loved them when he directed the way that they might be restored to his Favour; yet ⟨p. 261⟩