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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.
The number of his Miracles was so great, that St. John saith, If all were written, the world could not contain the Books. We may in part conjecture how numerous they were, by taking notice how many he performed in one day.1 He dined with Matthew at Capernaum; whiles He was there, Jairus entreats Him to go to his Daughter newly dead; as He went the Woman with the bloody Issue touched the hem of his garment and was healed; He raised the dead Maid; in his returning He cured two blind men, and ⟨p. 424⟩immediately after cast out the Devil from one that was dumb. And in all these miraculous Operations the glory of Gods Power was clearly manifested.
The number of his Miracles was so great, that St. John saith, If all were written, the world could not contain the Books. We may in part conjecture how numerous they were, by taking notice how many he perform'd in one day.1 He dined with Matthew at Capernaum; whiles He was there, Jairus entreats Him to go to his Daughter newly dead; as He went the Woman with the bloody Issue toucht the hem of his garment and was healed; He raised the dead Maid; in his returning He cured two blind men, and ⟨p. 424⟩immediately after cast out the Devil from one that was dumb. And in all these miraculous Operations the glory of Gods Power was clearly manifested.
4. The Divine Power admirably appeared in making the Death of Christ victorious over all our Spiritual Enemies. Now to show what an eminent degree of Power was exercised in the effecting this, we must consider, that after Satan was cast out of Heaven for his Rebellion, he set up a throne on the Earth, and usurped an absolute Empire over Mankind. His Power was great, and his Malice was equal to his Power. The Apostle represents him with his black Army under the titles of Principalities and Powers,