“The imperfection of human government is in nothing more manifest than in the fact that it never can exercise mercy except at the expense of justice…But in the gospel, the justice and integrity of God are as completely vindicated as in the punishment of the transgressor. Whilst the sinner escapes the penalty, the law of God is more firmly established than before.”

“It [the gospel] is the only system which undertakes to provide a perfect pardon and to readjust man’s relations to the violated law. In every  government, human or divine, the first thing to be considered is our relation to the law. Immediately upon transgression, the law  seizes the offender’s person, brings him before the tribunal [...]

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“The mediatorial dominion is of the same extent with the absolute dominion that belongs to God as Creator. This was given to Christ as his mediatorial dominion, without reserve or limitation. In virtue of this, he rules in heaven, in earth, and in hell, over all created existence.”

Thanks to the Old Light Covenanter blog for this thought by David Scott “The Extent of the Mediatorial Dominion. I. It is universal. The dominion of Christ knows no limits except those of creation; it embraces in its wide and extended grasp, the whole universe of visible and invisible, of material and immaterial creation. The [...]

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