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The divine life in three treatises
The divine life in three treatises ... by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Francis Tyton, 1664
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14. To conclude; Vindictive Justice will be doubly honoured upon them that are final rejecters of this grace. Though conscience would have had matter enough to work upon for the torment of the sinner, and the justifying of God, upon the mere violation of the Law of nature or works, yet nothing to what it now will have on them that are the despisers of this great salvation. For of how much sorer punishment suppose ye shall he be thought worthy that hath trodden under foot the Son of God?] when it is wilful impenitency, against most excellent means and mercies, that is to be charged upon sinners, and ⟨p. 98⟩when they perish because they would not be saved, Justice will be most fully glorified before all, and in the conscience of the sinner himself. All this considered you may see that (besides what reasons of the counsel of God are unknown to us) there is abundant reason open to our sight, from the great advantages of this way, why God would rather save us by a Redeemer, then in a way of Innocency as our mere Creator.
14. To conclude; Vindictive Justice will be doubly honoured upon them that are final rejecters of this grace. Though conscience would have had matter enough to work upon for the torment of the sinner, and the justifying of God, upon the meer violation of the Law of nature or works, yet nothing to what it now will have on them that are the despisers of this great salvation. For of how much sorer punishment suppose yee shall he be thought worthy that hath trodden under foot the Son of God?] when it is willful impenitency, against most excellent means and mercies, that is to be charged upon sinners, and ⟨p. 98⟩when they perish because they would not be saved, Justice will be most fully glorified before all, and in the conscience of the sinner himself. All this considered you may see that (besides what reasons of the counsel of God are unknown to us) there is abundant reason open to our sight, from the great advantages of this way, why God would rather save us by a Redeemer, then in a way of Innocency as our meer Creator.