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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.
Secondly, The Effects that proceed from it, which are convincing Evidences that God is fully appeased. The Causes of his complete Satisfaction are two.
Secondly, The Effects that proceed from it, which are convincing Evidences that God is fully appeas'd. The Causes of his compleat Satisfaction are two.
1. The Quality of his Person derives an infinite value to his obedient Sufferings. Our Surety was equally God, and as truly Infinite in His Perfections ⟨p. 264⟩as the Father, who was provoked by our Sins, therefore he was able to make Satisfaction for them. He is the Son of God not merely in respect of the honour of his Office, or the special Favour of God, for on these accounts that Title is communicated to others: but his only Son by Nature. The sole preeminence in Gifts and Dignity would give Him the title of the first-born, 1but not deprive them of the quality of Brethren. Now the wisdom and justice of all Nations agree, that Punishments receive their estimate from the quality of the Persons that suffer. The Poet observes that the Death of a virtuous Person is more precious than of Legions. Of what inestimable value then is the death of Christ,2 and how worthy a Ransom for lost mankind? For although the Deity is impassible, yet he that was a Divine Person he suffered. A King suffers more than a private person, although the strokes he endures in his body, cannot immediately reach his honour. And 'tis specially to be observed, that the Efficacy of Christs Blood is ascribed to his Divine Nature: This the Apostle declares,3 In whom we have Redemption through his Blood, even the forgiveness of Sins, who is the image of the invisible God: Not an artificial Image which imperfectly represents the Original; As a Picture that sets forth the Colour and Figure of a Man, but not his Life and Nature: But the essential and exact Image of his Father, that expresses all his glorious Perfections in their immensity and eternity. This is testified expressly in