God out shot Satan

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arapahoepark

Puritan Board Professor
Came across this from Francis Roberts' Mysterium & Medulla Bibliorum book one chapter 2 on the revelation of Covenant of faith[grace] to Adam.

"1. That, God’s covenant-administrations are most wisely contrived for the greatest advantage of his own glory. God hath made all things for himself (Prov. 16. 4.) and orders all things to himself (Rom. 11. 36.). Especially his covenant-administrations render him eminently glorious. He gives Adam a covenant of works, which he was able to keep, and so glorifies his goodness and power. He leaves Adam to himself, being mutable, permitting him to fall, and so glorifies his freedom. Adam having broke the covenant of works, he reveals a covenant of faith in Christ, and so glorifies his goodness and severity, as has been shown. He permits man to become a sinner that he may proclaim Christ to be a savior. He permits man to lose his own righteousness, which was mutable, that he may be clothed with God’s righteousness which is immutable. He permits man to be involved in misery that he may be embraced with the greater mercy. He permits man to be deceived by the serpent that the seed of the woman may destroy the serpent. He permits man to be wounded to the death that he may more illustriously discover the necessity and efficacy of Jesus Christ for healing and for life. He permits man to lose Eden that in Christ he may gain heaven. Thus, the Almighty brings light out of darkness, strength out of weakness, gains out of losses, health out of sickness, victory out of captivity, liberty out of bondage, happiness out of misery, life out of death, good out of evil, and heaven out of hell. Ooh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How has he out-shot Satan in his own bow! How hath he raised his glory overall, by that which seemed to debase his glory most of all!"
 
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