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and yet there was an act of grace in the Father giving the Elect to Christ. It is true, you may say, that they were the Devills Captives. Eph. 2. v. 2, 3. But I answer, that the Devill was but Gods jayler, hee keeps them by nature in a Captivity, but it is for a debt due to the Fathers justice. Now God gave them to Christ paying such a price. One would wonder to think, he should meddle with so hard, |
and yet there was an act of grace in the Father giving the Elect to christ. It is true, you may say, that they were the Devils Captives. Ephesians 2. v. 2, 3. But I answer, that the devil was but God's jailer, he keeps them by nature in a Captivity, but it is for a debt due to the Father's Justice. Now God gave them to christ paying such a price. One would wonder to think, he should meddle with so hard, |
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