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The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…
The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb. 11, 1, formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his command, with another added for the fuller application : the second is instructions for confirming believers in the Christian faith : the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1670
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.
For this end was Christ manifested, to destroy the works of the Devil, 1 John 3.5, 8. And the first and great work of the Devil was, to represent God as a liar, and to persuade Eve not to believe his threatenings, and to tell her, that though she ⟨p. 301⟩sinned, she should not die. And though God so far dispensed with it, as to forgive man the greatest part of the penalty, it was by laying it on his Redeemer; and making him a sacrifice to his Justice: that his Cross might openly confute the Tempter, and assure the world, that God is just, and that the wages of sin is death, Rom. 6.23. though eternal life be the gift of God through Jesus Christ.
For this end was Christ manifested, to destroy the works of the Devil, 1 John 3.5, 8. And the first and great work of the Devil was, to represent God as a lyar, and to perswade Eve not to believe his threatnings, and to tell her, that though she ⟨p. 301⟩sinned, she should not die. And though God so far dispensed with it, as to forgive man the greatest part of the penalty, it was by laying it on his Redeemer; and making him a sacrifice to his Justice: that his Cross might openly confute the Tempter, and assure the world, that God is just, and that the wages of sin is death, Rom. 6.23. though eternal life be the gift of God through Jesus Christ.
And he that well considereth this, that the Son of God would rather stoop to sufferings and death, than the Devils reproach of Gods threatenings should be made true, and than the Justice of God against sin should not be manifested, will sure never think, that this Justice is any dishonour to the Almighty.