328 The Living Temple. Part II. Mould, upon their Repentance, be for- given, and not only not be punifht, but he moft highly advanced, and dig- nify'd. XL And though he bath, upon the Re- compence made him by his Son, for all this Injury, declared he will do all this ; they accepting their Re- deemer, and Saviour, for their Ru- ler, and Lord, and returning to their State of Subjeaion, and Duty to himfelf, in him ; yet it were e- nough to make the World tremble, and fall aftonirned at his loot-ffool, to have Peace and Reconciliation offered them only upon fuck Terms ;_ and to behold God's own Son made a Sacrifice to his Juftice, and a pub - lick Spectacle to Angels and Men, for the Expiation of the Wrong done ; and enough to make all Men defpàir of ever finding fuc.h another Sacrifice ; if they fhould reject the Terms, upon which, only, the Va- lue, and Meritorioufnefs of this, can be available for them. They can never, after this, have pretence to think it a light matter, to offend God, or
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