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Today’s Puritan AUDIO Devotional:
今日清教徒有声灵修：
Spurgeon’s ‘Morning by Morning’ for November 17
司布真《清晨读经》十一月十七日
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What punishment then can be too great–for so great an evil?
对于如此巨大的罪恶，还有什么惩罚会太重呢？
(Ralph Venning, “The Plague of Plagues!” 1669)
(拉尔夫·范宁，《祸患中的祸患！》1669年)
The worst on this side of Hell, is mercy–and the worst of and in Hell, is but justice!
在地狱之外所受的最严重惩罚都是怜悯，而地狱中最严重的惩罚也不过是公义！
Cain could say that his punishment was intolerable–but he could not say that it was unjust.
该隐可以说他的惩罚难以承受，但他不能说这是不公平的。
Though his punishment was greater than he could bear–yet it was not greater than he deserved.
虽然他的惩罚超出他所能承受的，但并未超出他应得的。
Repeatedly, when the judgments of God are spoken of in Revelation, they are said always to be just and true and righteous (Revelation 15:3; 16:7). Though God’s ways are unsearchable–yet they are true and just and righteous.
在启示录中多次提到神的审判时，都说是公义、真实、公正的（启示录15:3; 16:7）。虽然神的道路难以测度，但都是真实、公义和公正的。
Death is but the due wages of sin (Romans 6:23). Therefore it is said, “Their damnation is just!” (Romans 3:8). Every sin has its just punishment (Hebrews 2:2).
死亡不过是罪的工价（罗马书6:23）。因此经上说：”他们的定罪是公义的！”（罗马书3:8）。每一个罪都有其应得的惩罚（希伯来书2:2）。
Consider the nature of sin. It is Deicide–God-murder! Thus it is just for God to do with sinners, what they would unjustly do with Him. That is, take away from them all good and glory, displease and destroy them–because they would do so to Him.
思想罪的本质。这是杀神之罪！因此，神对待罪人，就如同他们不公正地要对待祂那样，这是公义的。就是夺去他们一切美善和荣耀，使他们不悦并毁灭他们——因为他们想要如此对待祂。
If sin had accomplished its intention and desire–horror of horrors!–God would have been no more!
若罪完成了它的意图和愿望——极其可怕！——神就不复存在了！
If we consider the person who is sinned against, and that the aim of sin is to ungod God–then what punishment can be thought bad enough?
如果我们思想被得罪的是谁，以及罪的目的是要废去神的神性——那么还有什么惩罚会被认为太重呢？
Sin is an infinite evil. What punishment then can be too great–for so great an evil?
罪是无限的邪恶。那么对于如此巨大的邪恶，还有什么惩罚会太重呢？
As none but infinite power can pardon sin–so none but infinite power can punish it sufficiently.
正如只有无限的能力才能赦免罪，同样只有无限的能力才能充分地惩罚罪。
Just as sin’s aim is infinite–so is its desert. Therefore, though sin’s punishment is infinite–yet it is but just.
正如罪的目的是无限的，它应得的也是无限的。因此，虽然罪的惩罚是无限的，但这只是公义的。
Seeing sin contains all evil–it is fitting that its punishment should be answerable and proportionate.
既然罪包含一切邪恶，它的惩罚也理应相称和相符。
We have just published another of Sarah Doudney’s character-building novels, “A Woman’s Glory, part 2“. Be sure to read part 1 first: “A Woman’s Glory“.
我们刚刚出版了莎拉·杜德尼的另一部品格建设小说《女人的荣耀，第二部》。请务必先阅读第一部：《女人的荣耀》。
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