Hannah"! — How has he thus discovered " the exceeding riches of his grace ! "]
How worthy of God such a stupendous display of grace is, we shall see if we consider it,
III. In its end —
God is not only the author, but also the end of all things0; nor would it become him to do any thing but with a view to his own glory. The manifestation of his own glory was the express end for which he revealed his grace p, and this end is already in some measure attained —
[All ages, to the end of time, must admire the grace of God towards both the Jewish and the Gentile world. Every one, who partakes of that grace, must of necessity admire it : the " exceeding riches of it" are unsearchable. God's " kind- ness" too is infinitely enhanced by flowing to us " through Christ Jesus." The price paid by Christ will to eternity en- dear to us the blessings purchased : at present, however, the design of God in revealing his grace is not fully answered.]
But it will be completely answered in the day of judgment —
[Then, how exceeding rich and glorious will this grace appear! Then the deptli of misery, into which we were fallen, will be more fully known ; the spring and source of that grace will be more clearly discovered ; and all the ope- rations will be seen in one view. Then Christ, the one channel in which it flows, will be more intimately revealed to us. How will every eye then admire, and every tongue then adore! Surely nothing but such an end could account for such operations of the Divine grace ; let every one therefore seek to experience these operations in his own soul. Let those who have been favoured with them glorify God with their whole hearts.]
11 1 Sam. ii. 8. ° Rom. xi. 3G. P Eph. i. 6.
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