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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
LIGHT for them that sit in DARKNESS. › He was made a Curse for us,
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.
I say, the Natural Effects: to wit, the Sense, the Sorrowful Sense of the Displeasure of an Infinite Majesty, and his Chastisements for the Sin that hath provoked him.
I say, the Natural Effects: to wit, the Sence, the Sorrowful Sence of the Displeasure of an Infinite Majesty, and his Chastisements for the Sin that hath provoked him.
There are Effects natural, and Effects accidental; those Accidental, are such as flow from our weakness, whilst we wrestle with the Judgment of God; to wit, hellish fear, despair, rage, blasphemy, and the like: These were not incident to Jesus Christ, he being in his own Person every way perfect. Neither did he always endure the Natural Effects; his Merits relieved, and delivered him. God loosed the Pains of death, because it was not possible he should be holden of it, Acts 2. 24.
There are Effects natural, and Effects accidental; those Accidental, are such as flow from our weakness, whilst we wrestle with the Judgment of God; to wit, hellish fear, despair, rage, blasphemy, and the like: These were not incident to Jesus Christ, he being in his own Person every way perfect. Neither did he alwayes endure the Natural Effects; his Merits relieved, and delivered him. God loosed the Pains of death, because it was not possible he should be holden of it, Acts 2. 24.
Christ then was made a Curse for us, for he did bear our sin; the Punishment therefore, from the Revenging Hand of God must needs fall upon him.