In the great mystery of godliness, the believer beholds not only the love of God to sinners, in giving his Son to be their Saviour, but also the holiness of God, and his abhorrence and detestation of sin. In the death of the Son of God, as the surety and representative of sinners, the purity and holiness, the righteousness and justice of God, are most gloriously illustrated and displayed, as well as his grace and mercy. How infinitely merciful, holy, just, and righteous is our God, who in his infinite love gave us his Son to be the propitiation for our sins! He would not pardon sinners, without vindicating the honour of his holy and righteous law; he would not be reconciled to sinners, but by the death of his own Son, who hath magnified the divine law and made it honourable.

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