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 REDEMPTION. 91 but if he had not come down and died, it would have done us no good, for pity could not save us. We hear a great deal about God's mercy, but God might have been merciful in heaven, but not merciful towards us, and what benefit would it have been? none whatever. We want something more than pity, because there is something to be done away with. Now I will give you a story that will explain what I mean. There was a very bad boy by the name of Amos, who had a very good father. The father was grieved and troubled at the wickedness of his son, and tried in Digitized by Google