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(39 ) tory. Yea, here is a foundation laid for the reconciliation of these opposites: If Justice and Mercy have met together, then a guilty conscience, and a mercy-feat may meet together; a prevalent corruption and a pardoning purifying blood may meet together; as they did in the psalmists case, Psal lxv. 3. Iniquities prevail against me : But as for our transgressions, thou wilt purge them away. The sad experience of fatherly anger, or of the feeling of divine wrath, may meet with the sweet experience of felt love and favour; for Mercy and Justice are met together, Isa. Iiv. 7. 8. The sad experience of perplexing thoughts may meet with the sweet experience of spiritual consolation, and be swallowed up therein; since truth and Justice have met with Mercy and Peace: Hence it was that these two met together in David Psal. xciv. 19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. O ! is such a sad experience consistent with an interest in Christ? Why, both terrible and amiable Attributes of God meet together in Christ and therefore it is not strange, that the saddest and sweetest experiences meet together, so as not to be inconsistent with the state of a believer that is in Christ. To see awful Justice, and lovely Mercy that meeting together in a sweet smelling sacrifice, is a greater wonder, than to see your saddest and sweetest experiences meeting to Christ to make up a Hallelujah, praise ye the Lord; and the former meeting is the reason of this. 6. These irreconcilable-like Attributes of God meet and embrace each other, that irreconcilable like scriptures might meet together and embrace each other How shall Exod. xxxix. 7. He will by no means clear the guilty, or justify the sinner, be reconciled with Rom. iv. 5. where he is said to justify the ungodly. O ! how can these two opposites meet together? Why, Mercy and Truth have met together in Christ, to make up a match betwixt them : A ransom is found, a propitiation is fit forth; why then, these opposite-like scriptures may meet together and kiss each other. He will by no means clear the guilty, without a ransom, a propitiation. Well, is the ransom found, and the propitiation set forth? then he Will justify the ungodly on that ground; Deliver his