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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. The Divine Power was magnified in our Redeemers Supernatural Conception. 'Twas requisite his Body should be miraculously formed of the substance of a Woman, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, not only in respect of its singular Dignity, and that he might be the pattern of our Regeneration, that is performed by the Efficacy of the Spirit not of the Flesh, but in respect of his Office: For he was the Heavenly Adam and therefore allied to us; and absolutely pure from the stain of Sin. Heaven and Earth concurred to form that Divine Man the King of both, the Earth furnishing matter, and Heaven the principle of his conception. Accordingly the Angel told Mary, who questioned how she could be a Mother, not having known a Man, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, 1and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also that Holy thing that shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. This was foretold many Ages as an admirable Effect of God's Power. When Judah was oppressed by two potent Kings, & despaired of an escape, to raise their drooping Spirits, the Prophet tells them, the Lord himself would give them a sign of their future Deliverance. Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son,2 and shall call his Name Immanuel. The Argument is from the greater to the less: for 'tis apparently more difficult that a Virgin, without injury or blemish to her purity and integrity, should conceive and bring forth Immanuel, than the defeating humane forces how great soever. If God will accomplish that Stupendous, unheard ⟨p. 418⟩of wonder, much more would he rescue his People from the fury of their adversaries.
2. The Divine Power was magnified in our Redeemers Supernatural Conception. 'Twas requisite his Body should be miraculously form'd of the substance of a Woman, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, not only in respect of its singular Dignity, and that he might be the pattern of our Regeneration, that is performed by the Efficacy of the Spirit not of the Flesh, but in respect of his Office: For he was the Heavenly Adam and therefore allied to us; and absolutely pure from the stain of Sin. Heaven and Earth concurr'd to form that Divine Man the King of both, the Earth furnishing matter, and Heaven the principle of his conception. Accordingly the Angel told Mary, who questioned how she could be a Mother, not having known a Man, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,