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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.
2. The quality of the Rock hath a proper Signification: For although it had in its Veins a rich abundance of Waters, yet to appearance nothing was more dry and hard. In this it was a Figure of the Spiritual Rock: The effects have discovered in him unfathomable depths of Righteousness, Grace and Salvation; yet at the first view we had no hopes. For if we consider Him as God, He is infinitely Holy and Just, encompassed with everlasting flames against Sin, and how can we expect any cooling streams from Him?
2. The quality of the Rock hath a proper Signification: For although it had in its Veins a rich abundance of Waters, yet to appearance nothing was more dry and hard. In this it was a Figure of the Spiritual Rock: The effects have discovered in him unfathomable depths of Righteousness, Grace and Salvation; yet at the first view we had no hopes. For if we consider Him as God, He is infinitely Holy and Just, encompast with everlasting flames against Sin, and how can we expect any cooling streams from Him?
If we consider him as Man, he is resembled to a root out of a dry ground; the Justice of the Divine and the infirmity of the Humane Nature did not promise any comfort to us.1 But what cannot infinite Love, united to infinite Power, perform? Divine Goodness hath changed the Laws of Nature in our favour, and by an admirable act opened the Rock to refresh us.
If we consider him as Man, he is resembled to a root out of a dry ground; the Justice of the Divine and the infirmity of the Humane Nature did not promise any comfort to us.1 But what cannot infinite Love, united to infinite Power, perform? Divine Goodness hath chang'd the Laws of Nature in our favour, and by an admirable act open'd the Rock to refresh us.
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