neither could he profit him. But he loved man, Tit. 3:4, forecited. He so “loved him, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life,” John 3:16. “When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son,” Rom. 5:10. A mysterious point, to be resolved only into sovereign will and pleasure; Matth. 11:26, “Even so, Father, for it seemed good in thy sight.” 2. The particular objects of the mystery, namely, the election,
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