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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.
2. So then the everlastingness of the Punishment, lieth here; If the Person suffering be not able to make amends to justice for the Sins for which he suffereth; else justice neither would, nor could, because 'tis just, keep such still under punishment.
3. The Reason then why fallen Angels, and damned Souls have an everlastingness of Punishment allotted them, is because, by what they suffer: they cannot satisfy the Justice of God.
4. The Conclusion then is, though the Rebukes of God for Sin by death and punishment after, be the Rebukes of Eternal Vengeance; yet the Eternity of that Punishment, is for want of merit: could the Damned merit their own Deliverance, Justice would let them go.
5. It is one thing therefore to suffer for sin, by the stroke of Eternal Justice, and another thing to abide for ever a Sufferer there: Christ did the First, the Damned do the Second.