The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…

These Considerations seriously pondered, are most proper to discover the extremity of its evil. But sensible demonstrations are most powerful to convince and affect us: and those are taken from the fearful Punishments that are inflicted for Sin. Now the Torments of Hell which are the just and full recompense of Sin, are not sensible till they are inevitable. And temporal Judgments cannot fully declare the infinite Displeasure of God against the wilful contempt of his Authority. But in the Sufferings of Christ 'tis expressed to the utmost. If Justice it self had rent the Heavens, and come down in the most visible Terror to revenge the Rebellions of Men, it could never have made stronger impressions upon us, than the Death of Christ duly considered. The Destruction of the World by Water; the miraculous burning of Sodom and Gomorrah by showers of Fire, and all other the most terrible Judgments, do not afford such a sensible instruction of the evil ⟨p. 293⟩of Sin. If we regard the Dignity of his Person, and the depth of his Sufferings, He is an unparalleled example of Gods Indignation for the breach of his Holy Law. For He that was the Son of God, and the Lord of Glory, was made a Man of Sorrows. He endured Derision, Scourgings, Stripes, and at last a cruel and cursed Death. The Holy of Holies was crucified between two Thieves. By how much the Life of Christ was more precious than the lives of all men, so much in his Death doth the wrath of God appear more fully against Sin, than it would in the destruction of the whole world of Sinners. And His Spiritual Sufferings infinitely exceeded all His Corporeal. The Impressions of Wrath that were inflicted by Gods immediate Hand upon his Soul, forced from him those strong Cries, that moved all the powers of Heaven and Earth with Compassion. If the curtain were drawn aside, and we should look into the Chambers of Death, where Sinners lie down in Sorrow for ever; and hear the woeful expressions, and deep Complaints of the Damned, with what horror and distraction they speak of their torments, we could not have a fuller testimony of God's Infinite displeasure against sin, than in the Anguish and Agonies of our Redeemer. For whatever His Sufferings were in kind, yet in their degree and measure they were equally terrible with those that condemned Sinners endure.

These Considerations seriously pondered, are most proper to discover the extremity of its evil. But sensible demonstrations are most powerful to convince and affect us: and those are taken from the fearful Punishments that are inflicted for Sin. Now the Torments of Hell which are the just and full recompence of Sin, are not sensible till they are inevitable. And temporal Judgments cannot fully declare the infinite Displeasure of God against the wilful contempt of his Authority. But in the Sufferings of Christ 'tis exprest to the utmost. If Justice it self had rent the Heavens, and come down in the most visible Terrour to revenge the Rebellions of Men, it could never have made stronger impressions upon us, than the Death of Christ duely considered. The Destruction of the World by Water; the miraculous burning of Sodom and Gomorrah by showers of Fire, and all other the most terrible Judgments, do not afford such a sensible instruction of the evil