The method of salvation proclaimed by the Gospel, is intended, in all its parts, to magnify the free grace and mercy of God. It is a salvation provided by infinite love, not only for needy and dependent creatures, but for the guilty, for those who deserve not the compassion of God, but whose sins might justly doom them to utter condemnation. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but by His mercy He saves us." This is the great doctrine which lies at the foundation of the Gospel, and the spirit of which, pervades every portion of the Word of God. It is a trust in the mercy of God, which can alone inspire us with any confidence towards Him.

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