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The divine will considered in its eternal decrees, and holy execution of them. By…
The divine will considered in its eternal decrees, and holy execution of them. By Edward Polhill of Burwash in Sussex Esquire
London : printed, and are to be sold by Thomas Shelmerdine, at the sign of the Rose-Tree in Little-Britain, 1695
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. From Christs Redemption. If we ⟨p. 489⟩consider the preciousness of his Blood, surely he must have a Body; every little Seed in Nature hath a Body given to it, and the Son of God sowing his Blood and Life cannot want one: If we consider the Promise of God, surely he must have a seed, Isai. 53. 10. and what else is the Fullness of the Gentiles and the Conversion of the Jews, but this promised Seed? But if Grace be not wrought in an insuperable way, Christ might sow his Blood and Life in a wonderful Passion, and yet have no Body springing out of it; nay, God might engage himself in the Promise of a Seed, and yet nothing at all come of it; if the Grace of God be resistible, leave must be asked of Man's will, that Christ's Blood may be fruitful, and God's Promise Faithful.
2. From Christs Redemption. If we ⟨p. 489⟩consider the preciousness of his Blood, surely he must have a Body; every little Seed in Nature hath a Body given to it, and the Son of God sowing his Blood and Life cannot want one: If we consider the Promise of God, surely he must have a seed, Isai. 53. 10. and what else is the Fulness of the Gentiles and the Conversion of the Jews, but this promised Seed? But if Grace be not wrought in an insuperable way, Christ might sow his Blood and Life in a wonderful Passion, and yet have no Body springing out of it; nay, God might engage himself in the Promise of a Seed, and yet nothing at all come of it; if the Grace of God be resistible, lieve must be asked of Man's will, that Christ's Blood may be fruitful, and God's Promise Faithful.
3. From the Spirit's Work. The three glorious Persons in the sacred Trinity show forth themselves in three glorious Works; the Father hath a special Shine in Creation, the Son in Redemption, and the holy Spirit in Sanctification. In the first Work we have God in the World, in the second God in the Flesh, and in the third God in the Heart or Spirit. When God came forth in Creation, Oh! what an Heaven and Earth full of admirable Creatures and