“The punishment of the non-elect was not the ultimate end of their creation, but the glory of God. It is frequently objected to us that, according to our view of predestination, ‘God makes some persons on purpose to damn them,’ but this we never advanced; nay, we utterly reject 
it as equally unworthy of God to do and of a rational being to suppose. The grand, principal end, proposed by God in His formation of all things, and of mankind in particular, was the manifestation and display of His own glorious attributes. His ultimate scope in the creation
of the elect is to evidence and make known by their salvation the unsearchable riches of His power and wisdom, mercy and level and the creation of the non-elect is for the display of His justice, power, sovereignty, holiness and truth. So that nothing can be more certain than
the declaration of the text we have frequently had occasion to cite, ‘ The Lord hath made all things for Himself, even the wicked for the day of evil’ (Prov. xvi.).”
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
