Man as he came out of the hands of his Creator had immediate access to the throne of God. He needed no Mediator, and he knew of none. Fallen as he is from holiness and happiness, he still knows nothing of a Mediator, unless the Spirit of God convince his understanding, change the whole tendencies of his soul, and "preach unto him Jesus." In him there is salvation for the chief of sinners, and the word of truth declares that "there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved." He has brought in an everlasting righteousness, in which the scrutiny of omniscience can discover nothing lacking; and the most aggravated trangressions of the most incorrigible sinners are lighter than vanity when put in balance with the atonement of his blood.

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