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Here we have, 1. A proposition laid down, containing matter of the highest consolation to us; namely, that God spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all.
He spared not; that is, he did not spare to give him, or part with him; with Abraham, he did not withhold his Son, his only Son from us.
Again; he did not spare him; that is, he did not spare to punish him; he did not abate him one farthing, nor spare him one stroke, which divine justice did or could demand.
It is farther added, that God delivered him up for us all. Judas delivered up Christ, Pilate delivered him up, and the Jews also; Judas for money, Pilate for fear, the Jews for envy; but none of these delivered him up for us: But God the Father delivered up his Son, and God the Son delivered up himself, as a prisoner by the sentence of the law is delivered up for execution; and his being delivered up for us, denotes the vicegerency of his sufferings, not only for our good, as the final cause, but for our sins, as the meritorious cause, in our room, place, and stead.
Learn hence, That the utmost rigour and severity of divine justice was inflicted and executed upon our Lord Jesus Chrsit in the day of his passion, and that by the pleasure and appointment of God the Father: He spared not, but delivered up his own Son.
Observe, 2. The comfortable inference and conclusion which the apostle draws from the foregoing proposition; How shall he not with him freely give us all things? Intimating, that the greatest mercies and best of blessings shall not be denied to us, or withheld from us.
If Christ be ours, 1Co_3:21. all things are yours (that is, all spiritual, temporal, and eternal mercies) and ye are Christ's.
For, 1. No other mercy can be so dear to God as his own Son: He was his soul's delight. If, therefore, he spared not the most excellent mercy, he will not withhold any inferior mercy.
2. There is no other mercy we want, but we are entitled to it by the gift of Christ, and it is conveyed to us with Christ; all things (as to right) are ours, if we be his.
3. If God gave us his Son, when we were his enemies, certainly he will deny us nothing that is good for us, now we are reconciled and made friends.
It is our apostle's argument, If when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Rom_5:9.