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All short of this is mercy!
凡不及于此的，都是怜悯！
(Thomas Reade, “Christian Meditations”) LISTEN to audio! Download Audio
（托马斯·里德，”基督徒默想”）聆听音频！下载音频！
In order to awaken self-abasement and gratitude, I should consider both what I deserve, and what blessings I have in Christ.
为了唤醒自卑和感恩，我应当思考我所应得的，以及在基督里我所得的祝福。
If the righteous Lord were to deal with me according to my deservings, I would at this moment be under the rack of excruciating pain; or under the pressure of most abject poverty—thus experiencing the foretaste of eternal woe.
若公义的主按我所应得的对待我，此刻我必在剧痛的折磨下，或在极度贫困的压力下——如此尝到永恒悲惨的预味。
If thus dealt with in strictest justice, Death would receive his commission to hurl my affrighted soul into the gulf of endless misery, there to remain an everlasting monument of the vengeance of a holy God!
若按最严格的公义对待，死亡将奉命将我惊恐的灵魂投入无尽痛苦的深渊，在那里永远成为圣洁上帝报应的纪念！
All short of this is mercy!
凡不及于此的，都是怜悯！
Do I enjoy a portion of health?
我享有些许健康吗？
It is all mercy!
这全是怜悯！
Am I undergoing a sanctified affliction?
我正经历圣化的苦难吗？
It is all mercy!
这全是怜悯！
Do I partake of the bounties of Providence?
我分享上帝护理的恩惠吗？
It is all mercy!
这全是怜悯！
Do I possess affectionate friends?
我拥有慈爱的朋友吗？
It is all mercy!
这全是怜悯！
Do I experience the love of God in Christ, pardoning my sins, and purifying my heart?
我是否经历在基督里上帝的爱，赦免我的罪，洁净我的心？
Oh! this is mercy beyond the power of language to praise or to express!
啊！这是超越语言所能赞美或表达的怜悯！
Rejoice in such a Savior, who mercifully snatched you as a brand out of the burning!
在这样的救主里欢喜，祂怜悯地将你如同从火中抽出的柴一般拯救！
“Because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions.” Ephesians 2:4-5
“然而，上帝既有丰富的怜悯，因祂爱我们的大爱，当我们死在过犯中的时候，便叫我们与基督一同活过来。”以弗所书2:4-5
“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.” Titus 3:5
“祂救了我们，并不是因我们自己所行的义，乃是照祂的怜悯。”提多书3:5
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope!” 1 Peter 1:3
“愿颂赞归与我们主耶稣基督的父上帝！祂曾照自己的大怜悯，藉耶稣基督从死里复活，重生了我们，叫我们有活泼的盼望。”彼得前书1:3