A discourse of the saving grace of God

Nay, there was no need of Merit: For, as the Lord was so well pleased with Abraham's Faith and Obedience, as for his sake he vouchsafed his Posterity many Favours, though the Patriarch did not merit so much; so the Lord might be so well pleased with the Obedience and Sufferings of Christ, as for his sake to make such a Promise, without any Merit obliging him to it. Thus way is made, to strip Redemption both of Satisfaction and Merit, without which it is, it can be no Redemption indeed; the Name may be retained, but the Thing denied; all necessity of it, and all advantage by it too, but what is left to the arbitrement of Freewill.

Nay, there was no need of Merit: For, as the Lord was so well pleased with Abraham's Faith and Obedience, as for his sake he vouchsafed his Posterity many Favours, though the Patriarch did not merit so much; so the Lord might be so well pleased with the Obedience and Sufferings of Christ, as for his sake to make such a Promise, without any Merit obliging him to it. Thus way is made, to strip Redemption both of Satisfaction and Merit, without which it is, it can be no Redemption indeed; the Name may be retained, but the Thing denyed; all necessity of it, and all advantage by it too, but what is left to the arbitrement of Freewill.

(19.) It is inconsistent with the Perfections and Attributes of God; with his Mercy, Power, Wisdom, Truth and Faithfulness, with his Sovereignty and Government of the World, and other Divine Excellencies. But, that I may not stay too long on this Subject, let me insist only on these mentioned.

(19.) It is inconsistent with the Perfections and Attributes of God; with his Mercy, Power, Wisdom, Truth and Faithfulness, with his Soveraignty and Government of the World, and other Divine Excellencies. But, that I may not stay too long on this Subject, let me insist only on these mentioned.