the law was introduc'd, that the greatness of the fall might fully appear; but the more sin display'd its enormity, the divine favour was so much the more transcendent.

then it was that God, who is rich in mercy, thro' his great love, wherewith he loved us,

Appeared

For the divine savour has display'd its salutary effects to all mankind:

has now been display'd by the coming of Jesus Christ our saviour, who has defeated the power of death, by bringing a life of immortality to light thro' the gospel.

for then must he have suffered several times since the beginning of the world, when in the consummation of the ages, he has appeared once for all to expiate sin by offering himself as a sacrifice.

General references

so that this is a matter not dependent on him that wills or runs, but on God, who shews mercy.

it is the gift of God) but not by works, so that no man can boast:

let us love him; since he first loved us.