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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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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; ⟨p. 71⟩these are in a very signal manner manifested in Christ. So admirable a Glass is he, that not only Wisdom, Holiness, and Justice are represented in him; but Love, Mercy and Grace also. In these it is that this wonderful Economy terminates. Wisdom laid the plot, Holiness and Justice appeared in our Saviours Passion, but the Centre of all is Grace and Mercy. These are highly exalted in the Reconciliation and Salvation of Men.
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;