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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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2. There was a great Providence over the fruit of his Satisfaction, in raising up a Church to God. The Son of God assuming our nature, and in it making so glorious a satisfaction for us, Providence would not, I may say (without disparagement to its own perfection) could not, suffer so great a thing to be vain, or to no purpose; no, it therein aimed at a Church: Two things will make this appear.
The one is the Promises of God. He did not only say, That Christ should be a light to the Gentiles, and his salvation to the ends of the earth, Isa. 49.6; but in express terms, That he should see his seed, Isa. 53.10: Which Promise having no other condition but his death only, did thereby become absolute; it was as sure as the Truth of God could make it, that there should be a seed, a progeny of believers: And for the continuance of this seed successively, remarkable is that promise [Greek or Hebrew], filiabitur, nomen ejus, His name shall be sonned, or childed, from generation to generation, Psal. 72.17: There shall from time to time be a company of believers coming forth as the genuine off-spring of Christ. Thus run the Promises; and if God take care of any thing, he will take care to be true. If Providence (which without an aim is not it self) aim at any thing in all the world, it will aim at the performance of the Promises; the keeping of Gods word being more precious to him than the preserving of a World.
The one is the Promises of God. He did not only say, That Christ should be a light to the Gentiles, and his salvation to the ends of the earth, Isa. 49.6; but in express terms, That he should see his seed, Isa. 53.10: Which Promise having no other condition but his death only, did thereby become absolute; it was as sure as the Truth of God could make it, that there should be a seed, a progeny of believers: And for the continuance of this seed successively, remarkable is that promise , filiabitur, nomen ejus, His name shall be sonned, or childed, from generation to generation,