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A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of…
A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of divinity, in a method entirely new. / By the late Reverend Mr. Jonathan Edwards, president of the College of New Jersey[.]
Boston: printed by Draper & Folsom, 1782
A HISTORY Of the WORK of REDEMPTION. › Period 2 › Part 2 › Section 3
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3. He performed this obedience with infinite respect to God, and the honour of his law The obedience he performed was with infinitely greater love to God, and regard to his authority, than the angels perform their obedience with. The angels perform their obedience with that love which is perfect, with sinless perfection; but Christ did not do so, but he performed his obedience with much greater love than the angels do theirs, even infinite love; for tho' the human nature of Christ was not capable of love absolutely infinite, yet Christ's obedience that was performed in that human nature, is not to be looked upon as merely the obedience of the human nature, but the obedience of his person, as God man▪ and there was infinite love of the person of Christ manifest in that obedience. And this together with the infinite dignity of the person that obeyed, rendered his obedience infinitely meritorious.
3. He performed this obedience with infinite respect to God, and the honour of his law The obedience he performed was with infinitely greater love to God, and regard to his authority, than the angels perform their obedience with. The angels perform their obedience with that love which is perfect, with sinless perfection; but Christ did not do so, but he performed his obedience with much greater love than the angels do theirs, even infinite love; for tho' the human nature of Christ was not capable of love absolutely infinite, yet Christ's obedience that was performed in that human nature, is not to be looked upon as mearly the obedience of the human nature, but the obedience of his person, as God man▪ and there was infinite love of the person of Christ manifest in that obedience. And this together with the infinite dignity of the person that obeyed, rendered his obedience infinitely meritorious.
II. THE second distribution of the acts of Christ's obedience, is with respect to the different parts of his life, wherein they were performed. And in •his respect they may be divided into those which were performed n private life, and those which were performed in his public […].