A55299:71
An answer to the discourse of Mr. William Sherlock, touching the knowledge of Christ,…
An answer to the discourse of Mr. William Sherlock, touching the knowledge of Christ, and our union and communion with him by Edward Polhill ..., Esquire.
London: printed for Ben. Foster, 1675
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The Jews knew God to be gracious and merciful,1 very true, but through the promised Messiah, whom the Believers among them saw slain in ⟨p. 45⟩every Sacrifice; or else, which is hard to believe, they knew not the meaning of that Service, or did it not in Faith. The Gentiles, as I conceive, had some Glimmerings of pardoning Mercy in his Patience towards them, sparing Mercy being an hint of pardoning; but this Patience was founded on the Sacrifice of Christ, though unknown to them. God upon the Fall of Angels made a short work, and immediately cast them down into Chains; and that he did not so with Men, is only owing to the Sacrifice of Christ. As for the Dr. I suppose, as to the Jews, he will fully concur with me; and as to the Gentiles, I must concur with him, for he saith, pag. 91. That pardoning Mercy which is revealed in the Gospel, shines not with one Ray out of Christ; the Mercy in the Gospel expressly relates to the Satisfaction of Christ, and as such they knew it not; though that Patience, which gave some glimpse of it, was founded on that Satisfaction.
The Jews knew God to be gracious and merciful,1 very true, but through the promised Messiah, whom the Believers among them saw slain in ⟨p. 45⟩every Sacrifice; or else, which is hard to believe, they knew not the meaning of that Service, or did it not in Faith. The Gentiles, as I conceive, had some Glimmerings of pardoning Mercy in his Patience towards them, sparing Mercy being an hint of pardoning; but this Patience was founded on the Sacrifice of Christ, though unknown to them. God upon the Fall of Angels made a short work, and immediately cast them down into Chains; and that he did not so with Men, is only owing to the Sacrifice of Christ. As for the Dr. I suppose, as to the Jews, he will fully concurr with me; and as to the Gentiles, I must concurr with him, for he saith, pag. 91. That pardoning Mercy which is reveiled in the Gospel, shines not with one Ray out of Christ; the Mercy in the Gospel expresly relates to the Satisfaction of Christ, and as such they knew it not; though that Patience, which gave some glimpse of it, was founded on that Satisfaction.