The free grace of God!

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"Where sin abounded, grace did abound much more exceedingly." Romans 5:20

What a balm—what a cordial—what a sweet reviving draught is the free grace of God! It is so pure, so free, and so super abounding over all the abounding of sin, guilt, filth, and folly.

If anything can—lift up a drooping sinner—restore a backslider—break a hard heart—soften a stony heart—draw forth songs of praise, and tears of contrition—produce repentance and godly sorrow for sin, and a humble mind and a tender conscience—it is a sweet experience of the super abounding grace of God.

Can we then exalt it too much? No! Can we prize it too highly?

No! Can we cleave to it too closely? No! In proportion as we feel our ruin and misery, we shall cleave to it with every desire of our soul—for it is all our salvation, as it is all our desire.