But the eternal penalty of sin has been already endured for the true penitent. That was suffered by Christ on the cross: and however heinous your sin may have been, it could not have exceeded the suffering which drew from Christ that agonizing cry, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” And therefore, penitent, take courage. I say not, no need to mourn over your sins, or no need to hate sin, or no need to loathe and abhor yourself on account of sin, or no need to watch and pray, and strive mightily to be freed from the dominion of sin. But I do say, no need to despair of God’s mercy. No need, do I say? Rather no right, no excuse. Despair! The word is not to be found in the teaching and preaching of the apostles. It is the crafty device of Satan, not the watchword of the Gospel of Christ.

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