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 but God's free and unbounded grace, like a glorious and superior sovereign, in all her fulness, riches, and splendour, reigns through the righteousness of Jesus to eternal life. A thousand worlds conferred on us, would have been as nothing, in comparison with the grace which is displayed in the death of the Son of God for us. Herein is love indeed.

In a word, would we see the tremendous name of Jehovah written in the fairest lines; would we see all his adorable perfections shine forth with the greatest splendour, we must fix our attention on the Redeemer's cross.

We shall close these remarks with one observation more, and that is,

8. The cross of Christ is the grand incentive to holiness. The doctrine of complete salvation by the Redeemer's death, is far from being unfriendly to the interests of morality. That morality which is recommended in the Sacred Scriptures, is engrafted on evangelical principles, and produced by the constraining love of a dying Redeemer. If we wish you to be animated to the practice of every good work, we are persuaded that the love of Christ in his dying for you, will be the most powerful incitement. A lively sense of this, will produce the gratitude of heart, which will be more operative than the most cogent philosophical reasonings, to stir you up to activity in the way of holiness, or the most awful threatenings to deter you from the contrary.

We do not mean that exhortations to duty are superseded by the doctrine for which we plead; or that it is unnecessary to instruct, to caution, to warn, and admonish the followers of Christ, with respect to their conduct; what we mean is, that the love and grace of the Redeemer, manifested in his dying for us, are the most powerful inducements to practical holiness."The grace of God, which bringeth salvation, teacheth us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,