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

The Original Law given to Man in Paradise had a severe Penalty annexed, that upon the first breach of it he should die. The end of the threatening was to preserve in him a constant reverence of the Command. After his Disobedience, the honour of the Divine Truth was concerned as to the inflicting the punishment. For although the Supreme ⟨p. 481⟩Lawgiver hath power over the Law to relax the Punishment as to particular persons; yet having declared that according to that Rule He would proceed in judgment with Man, the Perfection of his Truth required, that Sin should be punished in such a manner, that his Righteousness and Holiness might eminently appear, and the reasonable Creature for ever fear to offend Him. Now the God of Truth hath by the Death of his only Son so completely answered the Ends of the legal Threatening, that the glory of that Attribute is broke forth like the Sun through all the Clouds that seemed to obscure it. Mercy and Truth meet together, Righteousness and Peace kiss each other. Of this I have so largely treated before, that I shall add nothing more concerning it. There is a Secondary respect wherein the truth of God is concerned, as to the accomplishing our Redemption by Jesus Christ, which I will briefly explicate. God having decreed the sending of his Son in the quality of Mediator to purchase our Salvation, was pleased by several Promises to declare his merciful purpose, and by various Types to show the design of that glorious Work, before the exhibition of it. This was the effect of his Supreme Wisdom and Goodness: First, To comply with the weakness of the Church, when 'twas newly separated from the World. For as a sudden strong Light overpowers the Eye that hath been long in the dark, so that full bright Revelation of the Gospel had been above the capacity of the Church when 'twas first freed from a state of Ignorance: Light mixed with Shadows was proportionable to their Sight. Therefore he was pleased by several Representations and Predictions to exercise the Faith, entertain the Hope, and excite ⟨p. 482⟩the Desires of his People before the accomplishment of our Salvation by his Son: Secondly, To render the belief of it easy and certain afterwards. Now for the honour of his Truth he was engaged to make good his word:

THe Original Law given to Man in Paradise had a severe Penalty annext, that upon the first breach of it he should die. The end of the threatning was to preserve in him a constant reverence of the Command. After his Disobedience, the honour of the Divine Truth was concern'd as to the inflicting the punishment. For although the Supreme