A65285:1116
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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Resp. The Matter of our Justification is Christ's Satisfaction made to his Father. If it be asked, How can it stand with God's Justice and Holiness to pronounce us Innocent, when we are Guilty? This answers it, Christ having made Satisfaction for our Fault, now God may in Equity and Justice pronounce us Righteous. It is a just thing for a Creditor to discharge a Debtor of the Debt, when a Satisfaction is made by the Surety.
Resp. The Matter of our Iustification is Christ's Satisfaction made to his Father. If it be asked, How can it stand with God's Iustice and Holiness to pronounce us Innocent, when we are Guilty? This answers it, Christ having made Satisfaction for our Fault, now God may in Equity and Justice pronounce us Righteous. It is a just thing for a Creditor to discharge a Debtor of the Debt, when a Satisfaction is made by the Surety.
Quest. But how was Christ's Satisfaction meritorious, and so sufficient to Justify?
Quest. But how was Christ's Satisfaction meritorious, and so sufficient to Iustifie?
Resp. In respect of the Divine Nature: As he was Man he suffered, as God he satisfied; by Christ's Death and Merits God's Justice is more abundantly satisfied then if we had suffered the Pains of Hell for ever.