Emmanuel’s land is altogether of free redeeming grace, yet is it given by way of reward. And what is this great assembly of such glorious and majestic creatures, but a number of bound debtors to the free grace, altogether free redeeming grace of Jehovah and the Lamb? Are ye not, O blessed creatures, so many monuments of the free and undeserved bounty and love of him, whose love passeth all understanding? Away with deserving and merit! what can creatures do to thee? what can their acting, or suffering for thee, merit at thy hand? If any creature have any thing of its own, or can do any thing of itself, then may it glory in what is its own.

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