"God only is good, and there is none essentially, originally, and
unchangeably good, but God only. His goodness is of and from Himself,
and all the goodness in the creature is from Him; He is the fountain of
goodness, and whatever the streams are, all the springs are in Him. He
is the great Pattern and Sample of goodness; by Him all goodness is to
be measured; that is good which is like Him, and agreeable to His mind.
We, in our language, call Him God, because He is good." (Matthew
Henry)
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