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Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of…
Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second coming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to several questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustering storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the virtue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunyan ...Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second comming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to severall questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustring storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the vertue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunnyan ...
London: printed for J. Wright the younger, 1656
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.
And he must needs be true God, because, it was an infinite God that was transgressed against, and Justice required an infinite satisfaction, and therefore he must be infinite that must give this satisfaction, o• ⟨p. 189⟩else justice could not be satisfied and so it written, where the Apostle is telling the Pastors of the Church of Ephesus, by what they were redeemed, he tells them, that God did purchase them with his own blood, Acts 20 28 see 1 Joh 3. 16. where he saith, herein perceive we the love of God in that He laid down his life for us. Not in his divine but in his humane nature; for as I said before Gods Christ was of both natures, Isaiah 9. 6. R•m. 9. 5. 1 J•h. 5. 20. Joh. 1. 1. 14. True God and true man, and the divine nature did enable him to undergo in his humane nature, all that sin, curse, and wrath that was laid upon him for us; and to overcome, and obtain eternal redemption for us, Heb. 9. 24.
And he must needs be true God, because, it was an infinite God that was transgressed against, and Justice required an infinite satisfaction, and therefore he must be infinite that must give this satisfaction, o• ⟨p. 189⟩else justice could not be satisfied and so it written, where the Apostle is telling the Pastors of the Church of Ephesus, by what they were redeemed, he tells them, that God did purchase them with his own blood, Acts 20 28 see 1 Joh 3. 16. where he saith, herein perceive we the love of God in that He laid down his life for us. Not in his divine but in his humane nature; for as I said before Gods Christ was of both natures, Esay 9. 6. R•m. 9. 5. 1 J•h. 5. 20.