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It was necessary that Christ should be God. There must be a proportion between the sin of man and the punishment of sin. Now the sin of man in respect to the offence of the majesty of God is infinite, in that he is infinitely displeased with man for the breach of his law: therefore the punishment of sin must be infinite: and hence it follows, that he which suffers the punishment being man, must be God, that the manhood by the power of the Godhead may be supported, that in suffering it may vanquish death, and make a sufficient satisfaction.

William Perkins An exposition of the symbole or creede of the apostles according to the tenour of the scriptures, and the consent of orthodox fathers of the

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An exposition of the symbole or creede of the apostles according to the tenour of the scriptures, and the consent of orthodox fathers of the
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