This is Grace

Thomas Goodwin | Divinity by Waterway Music | Portrait of a Young Woman in White by Jacques-Louis David | Find more at www.ryanbush.org

What is Gospel Portions?

Reminders of the gospel that was preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, that you may hold fast to the word preached to you.

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Grace is more than mercy and love. It super adds to them. It denotes not simply love, but the love of a sovereign superior. One that may do what he will, that may wholly choose whether he will love or no. There may be love between equals and an inferior may love a superior, but love in a superior and so superior as he may do what he will In such a one, love is called grace. And therefore, grace is attributed to princes. They are said to be gracious to their subjects whereas subjects cannot be gracious to princes. Now God, who is an infinite sovereign, who might have chosen whether ever he would love us or no, for him to love us, this is grace. Thomas Goodwin.