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

1 From what hath been discoursed concerning the extraordinary working of the Divine Power, we have a most convincing proof of the Verity of the Christian Religion. For since God hath by so many miraculous Effects, the infallible indications of His Favour to the Person of Jesus Christ, justified his Doctrine, no reasonable doubt can remain concerning it. Indeed the internal excellencies of it which are visible to the purged Eye of the Soul, are clear marks of its Divinity. The Mystery of our Redemption is made up of various parts,¹ in the Union of which such an evident Wisdom appears, that the rational Mind, unless enslaved by prejudice, must be ravished into a compliance. Even that which most offends Sense, the Meanness of our Saviours condition in the world, and the miseries to which He was exposed, do so perfectly correspond with his great design to make Men holy and heavenly, that it appears to be the effect of most wise Counsel. And such a Beauty of Holiness shines in the Moral part, as clearly proves God to be its Author. It denounces war against all Vices, and commands every Virtue. All that is excellent in humane Institutions it delivers with infinite more authority and efficacy: And what natural reason did not reach to, it fully describes in order to the Glory of God and the Happiness of Man. Now as God, the Author of Nature, hath by Tastes, and Smells, and other sensible qualities, distinguished things wholesome from noxious, even to the lowest living Creatures: So He hath much more distinguished objects that are saving from deadly, that is, the true Religion from the false, by undoubted evidences to any who ⟨p. 467⟩will exercise their Spiritual Senses, and sincerely desire to know and obey it. And that all the wise and holy embraced it in the face of the greatest discouragements, is an unanswerable Argument that 'tis pleasing to God. For how is it possible that the Good God should suffer those to fall into mortal Error, who from an ardent Affection to Him despised whatever is amiable or terrible in the world? How is it possible He should deny the Knowledge of Himself to those to whom He gave such a pure Love to Himself?

1 FRom what hath been discours'd concerning the extraordinary working of the Divine Power, we have a most convincing proof of the Verity of the Christian Religion. For since God hath by so many miraculous Effects, the infallible indications of His Favour to the Person of Jesus Christ, justified his Doctrine, no reasonable doubt can remain concerning it. Indeed the internal excellencies of it which are visible to the purged Eye of the Soul, are clear marks of its Divinity. The Mystery of our Redemption is made up of various parts,