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3. The Consideration of the Evil of Sin, so great in it self, and pernicious to us, heightens our Obligations to the Divine Mercy, in saving us from our Sins, and an everlasting Hell, the just Punishment of them. Our Loss was unvaluable, our Misery extreme, and without infinite Mercy, we had been under an unremediable necessity of sinning and suffering for ever. God saw us in this wretched and desperate State, and his Eye affected his Heart, in his Pity he redeemed and restored us. This is the clearest Testimony of pure Goodness: for God did not want external Glory, who is infinitely happy in his own Perfections: he could, when Man revolted from his Duty, have created a new World of innocent Creatures: for infinite Power is not ⟨p. 78⟩spent nor lessened by finite Productions, but his undeserved and undesired Mercy appeared in our Salvation. The way of accomplishing it, renders Mercy more illustrious: for to glorify his Justice, and preserve the Honour of his Holiness unblemished, he laid upon his Son the Iniquity of us all. This was Love that passeth all Understanding: Our Saviour speaks of it with Admiration; God so loved the World, and hated Sin, that he gave his only begotten Son to die for it; that whosoever believes in him, should not perish, but have everlasting Life.

3. The Consideration of the Evil of Sin, so great in it self, and pernicious to us, heightens our Obligations to the Divine Mercy, in saving us from our Sins, and an everlasting Hell, the just Punishment of them. Our Loss was unvaluable, our Misery extream, and without infinite Mercy, we had been under an unremediable necessity of sinning and suffering for ever. God saw us in this wretched and desperate State, and his Eye affected his Heart, in his Pity he redeemed and restored us. This is the clearest Testimony of pure Goodness: for God did not want external Glory, who is infinitely happy in his own Perfections: he could, when Man revolted from his Duty, have created a new World of innocent Creatures: for infinite Power is not ⟨p. 78⟩spent nor lessened by finite Productions, but his undeserved and undesired Mercy appeared in our Salvation. The way of accomplishing it, renders Mercy more illustrious: for to glorify his Justice, and preserve the Honour of his Holiness unblemish'd, he laid upon his Son the Iniquity of us all. This was Love that passeth all Understanding: Our Saviour speaks of it with Admiration; God so loved the World, and hated Sin, that he gave his only begotten Son to die for it; that whosoever believes in him, should not perish, but have everlasting Life.