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A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…
A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Usher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoined a tract, entitled Immanuel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore written [sic] and published by the same author.A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Vsher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoyned a tract, intituled Immanvel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore writen [sic] and published by the same authour.
London: printed by M.F. for Tho. Downes and Geo. Badger, 1645
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Thus we see it was necessary for the satisfaction of this debt, that our Mediator should be Man: but he that had no more in him then a Man, could never be able to go through with so great a work. For if there should be found a Man as righteous as Adam was at his first creation, who would be content to suffer for the offence of others: his suffering possibly might serve for the redemption of one soul; it could be no sufficient ransom for thoseu innumerable multitudes that were to bex redeemed to God out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. Neither could any Man or Angel be able to hold out, if a punishment equivalent to the endless sufferings of all the sinners in the world should at once be laid upon him. Yea, the very powers of Christ himself, upon whomy the spirit of might did rest, were so shaken in this sharp encounter; that he, who was the most accomplished pattern of all fortitude, stood zsore amazed, anda with strong crying and tears prayed that,b if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
Thus we see it was necessary for the satisfaction of this debt, that our Mediatour should be Man: but he that had no more in him then a Man, could never be able to goe through with so great a work. For if there should be found a Man as righteous as Adam was at his first creation, who would be content to suffer for the offence of others: his suffering possibly might serve for the redemption of one soul; it could be no sufficient ransome for thoseu innumerable multitudes that were to bex redeemed to God out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. Neither could any Man or Angel be able to hold out, if a punishment equivalent to the endlesse sufferings of all the sinners in the world should at once bee laid upon him. Yea, the very powers of Christ himself, upon whom