Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

This is the great mystery of the Gospel; no wonder if a poor man could not reach it: This is that which set the infinite wisdom of God on work from all eternity, how to find a way to save sinners, and to be infinitely righteous notwithstanding. — Nay, yet O my soul consider, a little further; not only is the mercy of God in this way glorified, but the glory of his justice is as much, yea more then if the sinner were eternally damned: — It is made good thus.—

This is the great mystery of the Gospel; no wonder if a poor man could not reach it: This is that which set the infinite wisdome of God on work from all eternity, how to find a way to save sinners, and to be infinitely righteous notwithstanding. — Nay, yet O my soul consider, a little further; not only is the mercy of God in this way glorified, but the glory of his justice is as much, yea more then if the sinner were eternally damned: — It is made good thus.—

1. When God appointed a surety, his Son, and charged our debts upon him to satisfy his justice: in that God would not spare his Son the least farthing token, I mean, not the least degree of punishment; hereby the Lord shows a stronger love to justice then if he had damned ten thousand, thousand creatures. Suppose a Malefactor comes before a Judge, the Judg will not spare the Malefactor, but commands satisfaction to the Law; this shows that the Judge loves justice: but if the Judges own Son be a delinquent, and it appears before all the Country, that the Judge will not spare him, the Judge now doth more honour justice in this, than in condemning a thousand others: So when the Lord shall cast many thousands to Hell there to be tormented for ever, and ever, and ever, this shows that God loves justice; but when his own Son shall take our sins upon him, and God will not spare him, (that is the very word in the Scripture,¹ he spared not his own Son) this, surely this declares Gods love to righteousness more than if all the World should be Damned.

1. When God appointed a surety, his Son, and charged our debts upon him to satisfie his justice: in that God would not spare his Son the least farthing token, I mean, not the least degree of punishment; hereby the Lord shewes a stronger love to justice then if he had damned ten thousand, thousand creatures. Suppose a Malefactor comes before a Judge, the Judg will not spare the Malefactor, but commands satisfaction to the Law; this shewes that the Judge loves justice: but if the Judges own Son be a delinquent, and it appears before all the Country, that the Judge will not spare him, the Judge now doth more honour justice in this, than in condemning a thousand others: So when the Lord shall cast many thousands to Hell there to be tormented for ever, and ever, and ever, this shewes that God loves justice; but when his own Son shall take our sins upon him, and God will not spare him, (that is the very word in the Scripture,