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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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The Justice of God,1 is considered either in respect of himself, or in respect of the reasonable creature; in order to to himself, (whereby he is a necessary debtor to himself.) It is called essential justice; in order to the reasonable creature, (whereby he hath freely made himself a debtor unto them) it is called Relative Justice.
- 1Rhetorf. de Gratia, Exeroit. 2. cap. 3.
In the Essential Justice of God,1 is contained that which is called the Justice of Condecency, or Comeliness: which necessitates not God to constitute any rule of Relative Justice between himself, and the creature; only in case he be pleased to constitute any, it necessitates him so to do it, as becometh such an Agent, and as serveth best unto his end: and which (being done) continueth inviolable, and infallible. The Essential Justice, Constancy, and Truth of God, permitteth not any defect, or alteration concerning the Execution of his Decree: after he had once decreed it, notwithstanding before the Decree, he was free to have decreed, or not to have decreed that Decree.
In the Essential Justice of God,1 is contained that which is called the Justice of Condecency, or Comeliness: which necessitates not God to constitute any rule of Relative Justice betvveen himself, and the creature; only in case he be pleased to constitute any, it necessitares him so to do it, as becometh such an Agent, and as serveth best unto his end: and which (being done) continueth inviolable, and infallible. The Essential Justice, Constancy, and Truth of God, permitteth not any defect, or alteration concerning the Execution of his Decree: after he had once decreed it, notwithstanding before the Decree, he was free to have decreed, or not to have decreed that Decree.