Day 31: On the Death of our Saviour.
"Consider, fourthly, who it is that suffers all this; and thou shalt find, that he is the eternal Son of God, co-eternal, co-equal, and consubstantial to the Father, the great Lord and Maker of heaven and earth, infinite in power, infinite in wisdom, and in all perfections. But for whom does he suffer? For man, a poor wretched worm of the earth? for ungrateful sinners, traitors to his eternal Father, and to himself; for those very Jews that crucified him; for us mortals, who for the most part were never likel to thank him, or even so much as to think of his sufferings. O! how admirable, art thou, O Lord! in all thy ways, but in none more than in the contrivances of thy mercy! O! how does this passion of our Redeemer enrich and illustrate all the attributes of God! It is here we discover his infinite goodness and charity, in thus wonderfully communicating himself to us, and laying down his life for our sakes. It is here we discover his unparalleled mercy, in taking upon himself our miseries, and enduring the stripes due to our sins. Here we see the admirable wisdom of his providence, in opening the fountain of life to us by his death. Here we learn to fear the severity of his justice, which fell so heavy upon his only begotten Son, who had clothed himself in the resemblance of a sinner, to atone for our sins. O! what must the guilty themselves one day expect at his hands, if they do not prevent the terrors of his justice, by intantly embracing his mercy!"
Source:
"Think well on't, or, Reflections on the great truths of the Christian religion for every day of the month" by Rev. Richard Challoner
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