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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
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.
The difference then of the Persons suffering may make a difference, though not in the Nature of the Punishment; yet in the Duration, and Consequences of it.
1. Christ under the Sentence, was as to his own Personal Acts only, altogether innocent; the Damned, only altogether Sinners. 2. Christ had in him, even then the utmost Perfection of all graces and virtues; but the Damned, the Perfection of Sin and Vileness. 3. Christ's Humanity had still Union with his God-head; the Damned, Union only with Sin. 4. Now an Innocent Person, perfect in all graces, as really God, as Man, can better wrestle with the Curse for sin, than either sinful Men or Angels.
1. Christ under the Sentence, was as to his own Personal Acts only, altogether innocent; the Damned, only altogether Sinners. 2. Christ had in him, even then the utmost Perfection of all graces and vertues; but the Damned, the Perfection of Sin and Vileness. 3. Christ's Humanity had still Union with his God-head; the Damned, Union only with Sin. 4. Now an Innocent Person, perfect in all graces, as really God, as Man, can better wrestle with the Curse for sin, than either sinful Men or Angels.
1. While they despair, Christ hopes. 2. While they blaspheme, Christ submits. 3. While they rage, Christ justifies God. 4. While they sink under the burden of Sin ⟨p. 86⟩and Wrath, Christ recovereth by virtue of his Worthiness. Thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell, neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy one to see corruption. He was Gods Holy one, and his Holiness prevailed.
1. While they despair, Christ hopes. 2. While they blaspheme, Christ submits. 3. While they rage, Christ justifies God. 4. While they sink under the burden of Sin