"Wrath and judgment are shown through the Law to keep us from sinning. But when we have fallen, we have the Word of promise by which we are taught not to despair but to bear in mind that the goodness and mercy of God are boundless. He gave His Son for us that He should be our satisfaction and that by His blood our sin should be devoured and destroyed.
God should not be tempted. Nor should one be presumptuous with regard to His mercy. No, one should ask and hope for the remission of sins in faith and in the humility of repentance. Thus when Joseph praises the wonderful governance of God, he does not adduce merits or crimes and the impudence of the brothers; he adduces the mercy of God, who does not want sinners to perish but wants all to be saved."
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