“He is worth all creatures” by Thomas Goodwin

“God’s chief end was not to bring Christ into the world for us, but us for Christ.

He is worth all creatures.

And God contrived all things that do fall out, and even redemption itself for the setting forth of Christ’s glory, more than our salvation.”

–Thomas Goodwin, “Sermon 6: Ephesians 1:5-6,” The Works of Thomas Goodwin, Volume 1 (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage, 1861/2006), 1: 100.