The light of his pardoning love
Heavenly, healing light now breaks in upon his soul. He looks on him whom he had pierced, and God, who out of darkness commanded light to shine, shines in his heart. He sees the light of the glorious love of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. He has a divine evidence of things not seen by sense, even of the deep things of God, more particularly of the love of God, of his pardoning love to him who believes in Jesus.
Overpowered with the sight, his whole soul cries out, My Lord and my God. For he sees all his iniquities laid on him who bore them in his own body on the tree. He beholds the Lamb of God taking away his sins. How clearly now he discerns that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, making him sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God through him. And that he himself is reconciled to God, by that blood of the covenant.
1771 text
3. Heavenly, healing light now breaks in upon his soul. He looks on him whom he had pierced, and God who out of darkness commanded light to shine, shineth in his heart. He sees the light of the glorious love of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. He hath a divine evidence of things not seen by sense, even of the deep things of God; more particularly of the love of God, of his pardoning love to him that believes in Jesus. Overpowered with the sight, his whole soul cries out, My Lord, and my God! For he sees all his iniquities laid on him, who bare them in his own body on the tree; he beholds the Lamb of God taking away his sins. How clearly now does he discern, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself! Making him sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God through him! And that he himself is reconciled to God, by that blood of the covenant!
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Sermon 9 in the 1771 Works. Romans 8:15.
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