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Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either…
Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either practically exemplified in Jesus Christ, set forth in the Gospel, or may be reasonably deduced from thence / by Edward Polhill ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1678
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CHAP. V.
Chap. 5 Gods Love and Mercy manifested, in that he stood not upon the old terms as he might, and in giving his Son for us. The Socinian objection (That if God loved us, he was not angry) answered. The earliness and freeness of Gods Love in giving his Son. The greatness of the Gift. The manner how he was given. The persons for whom. The evils removed, and the good procured by it. The excellent Evangelical terms built upon it. These are easy and sure. The Love and Mercy of God an excellent Motive to stir up our Love towards God and Man.
Chap. 5 Gods Love and Mercy manifested, in that he stood not upon the old terms as he might, and in giving his Son for us. The Socinian objection (That if God loved us, he was not angry) answered. The earliness and freeness of Gods Love in giving his Son. The greatness of the Gift. The manner how he was given. The persons for whom. The evils removed, and the good procured by it. The excellent Evangelical terms built upon it. These are easie and sure. The Love and Mercy of God an excellent Motive to stir up our Love towards God and Man.
HAVING spoken of Gods Justice, I now proceed to his Love, Mercy, and Grace. These are eminently ascribed to him in Scripture: He is love it self, 1 John 4.16. essentially such. He is the Father of mercies, 2 Cor. 1.3. Mercy is his off-spring and joy. He is the God of all grace, 1 Pet. 5.10. The fountain of it is in him, and all Graces in the Creature issue from thence. Love communicates good to the Creature. Mercy communicates it to the Creature in misery. Grace communicates it to a Creature, though unworthy. All the drops and measures of goodness in the Creature, are from Love: when the good is suited to the misery of the Creature, 'tis Mercy; when it exceeds desert, and as it were triumphs over unworthiness, 'tis Grace in a special manner. I shall not discourse of these distinctly, but, as the usage in Scripture is, promiscuously;