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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.
Briefly, Though Man had strength sufficient to repel all the Powers of Darkness, yet he was vanquished by the assault of a single Temptation. These are the circumstances which derive a crimson guilt to Man's rebellious Sin, and render it above measure sinful.
Briefly, Though Man had strength sufficient to repel all the Powers of Darkness, yet he was vanquisht by the assault of a single Temptation. These are the circumstances which derive a crimson guilt to Man's rebellious Sin, and render it above measure sinful.
This will more fully appear by the convincing declaration of God's displeasure against it, in the dreadful effects that ensued. The punishment of Man was of the same date with his Sin. Immediately after his Treason against Heaven, he made ⟨p. 32⟩a deadly forfeiture of his Original Righteousness and Felicity.
This will more fully appear by the convincing declaration of God's displeasure against it, in the dreadful effects that ensued. The punishment of Man was of the same date with his Sin. Immediatly after his Treason against Heaven, he made ⟨p. 32⟩a deadly forfeiture of his Original Righteousness and Felicity.
1. He lost his Original Righteousness; which we may consider under the notion of the purity and beauty of the Soul, or of its dominion and liberty, in opposition to which, Sin is represented in the Scripture by loathsome Deformity and Servitude.