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ObjeS. 10. Could not God have delivered us
from our Sins by any other way than by the death
of his only Son >
Anfw. I. Nothing lefs it feems conld fatisfic
his Juftice ^ for we had ofFended an infinite God,
and confequently our Sins were of infinite magnitude,
fo that nothing could make an infinite
Atonement, but a Sacrifice of infinite Value, even
his only Son Jefus.
Anfw, 2. Had there been other means to fatisfie
our angry God, and he had accepted one way,
you would have faid, Why is God pleas'd this
way rather than another? So that if this method
of arguing be allow'd, God would be obliged to
a£l according to every Man's Humour and foolifh
Capricio's.
Anfw. 9. You may as well ask, why God did
not create Men as perfeQ: as the blefled Angels,
and free from Sin ? For this he could do, if
his infinite Wifdom had thought fit, and
then we (hould not have flood in need of a
Kedeemer.
Anfw. 4. The All-knowing God has taken fucfe
methods as he thought proper to manifeft hi^
Jultice,
Goodnefs, Mercy, ^c, but his Ways are
incomprehenfible ; fo that we are obliged fub»
mifiively to admire his infallible Government, who
defires not the death of finful Man., but rather
that he fhould turn from his wickednefs and live.
Muft we not pay as great duty and deference to
the King of Kings, as to our earthly Sovereign ?
Shall a poor ignorant Subjefl: condemn his Prince,
vvho has always approv'd himfelf a tender Father
of his Country ? Shall he, I fay, cenfure thq
Anions of hisGovernour, becaufe he cannot conceive
the Political Reafons for them ? As for inttance.
How jn^ny Subjefts of France condemn
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