# “He could have given us nothing more excellent” by Francis Turretin

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- Published: 2019-03-19T12:00:04-05:00
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“He in whom we are beloved is Christ, the delight of His heavenly Father and the‘
express image of His person.’ He could have given us nothing more excellent, nothing
dearer, even if He had given the whole universe.”

–Francis Turretin, [_Institutes of Elenctic Theology_](https://amzn.to/2FjmLLk) (
ed. James T. Dennison Jr.; trans. George Musgrave Giger; vol. 1; Phillipsburg, NJ:
P&R Publishing, 1992–1997), 242. (3.20.6)

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