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has appeared too good for them, that they
were worthy of nothing but condemnation, and they could not tell how to
think of salvation being bestowed upon them, fearing it was inconsistent
with the glory of God's majesty, that they had so much contemned and
affronted.

That calm of spirit that some persons have found after their legal
distresses, continues some time before any special and delightful
manifestation is made to the soul of the grace of God as revealed in the
gospel. But very often some comfortable and sweet view of a merciful
God, of a sufficient Redeemer, or of some great and joyful things of the
gospel, immediately follows, or in a very little time: and in some, the
first sight of their just deserts of hell, and God's sovereignty with
respect to their salvation, and a discovery of all-sufficient grace, are
so near, that they seem to go as it were together.

These gracious discoveries given, whence the first special comforts are
derived, are in many respects very various. More frequently, Christ is
distinctly made the object of the mind, in His all-sufficiency and
willingness to save sinners; but some have their thoughts more
especially fixed on God, in some of His sweet and glorious attributes
manifested in the gospel, and shining forth in the face of Christ. Some
view the all-sufficiency of the mercy and grace of God; some, chiefly
the infinite power of God, and His ability to save them, and to do all
things for them; and some look most at the truth and faithfulness of
God. In some, the truth and certainty of the gospel in general is the
first joyful discovery they have; in others, the certain truth of some
particular promises; in some, the grace and sincerity of God in His
invitations, very commonly in some particular invitation in the mind,
and it now appears real to them that God does indeed invite them. Some
are struck with the glory and wonderfulness of the dying love of Christ;
and some with the sufficienc