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tion for forgiveness, and an admittance into the favor of God. Would we live, eternally live, let us cleave to Christ, and him crucified, as the only and last anchor of hope." Then said I, lo "I come in the volume of the book, it is written of me."

Thirdly, Our reflections should turn upon the wonders of the love of Jesus, in the amazing undertaking. Angels fell back with astonishment; cherubim and seraphim flew from the winepress of divine wrath. In this awful conjuncture of man's guil ty affairs, behold the Son of God steps forth in the greatness of his strength, as mighty to save. He proclaims aloud, through heaven and earth, "My arm shall bring salvation." Was there ever heard such a proclamation of mercy, grace and benevolence, in circumstances so hopeless and forlorn? "Lo I come." How astonishingly great was his readiness to lay aside the divine radiency of his celestial glory, to stoop to the assumption of the nature of the seed of Abraham, and become obedient unto death, to bring such hell deserving creatures as we are to everlasting life. "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid "down his life for us." This has been such an expression of love, that there has been none like it in all the earth, nor ever will there be such another. "hend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth

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O christians, surely you never can sufficiently admire the love of God and Christ Jesus. Ought not your hearts to glow with seraphic affection, while you contemplate the glorious theme? Let your hearts and your whole lives be expended in gratitude. and praise. The subject of redeeming love will employ your souls and tongues throughout eternity.

Will not all these considerations induce you to live by faith,

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and to walk with ready minds in all the commandments of the blessed Jesus? Herein you will prove to angels, to men, and your own consciences, that you are the followers of God, and the disciples of the precious Redeemer.

Awake, O sinners, to consider Christ's worthiness of your love, and your infinite need of him. Renounce all your idols and vain confidences. Hear his sweet and persuasive voice, "Look unto me all ye ends of the earth, and be ye saved."

SERMON XV I.

LOOKING TO JESUS FOR SALVATION.

ISAIAH XLV. 22.

Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.

IN ancient times, when Israel was journeying from Egypt to the promised land, and could not obtain leave to pass through Edom, and were forced to go the great round of that country, the dreary length of the way, caused them, as usual, to complain and murmur against God and Moses. As a correction for this offence, God sent fiery serpents among them for their punishment. And when they found themselves bitten and dying by multitudes, they were awakened to apply to Moses to make intercession for them. Moses, the servant of God, and their servant, ever stood upon the post of obedience. The consequence was, God directed him to make an image of a burnishing hue, erect it on a pole visible to all parts of the camp, and to issue proclamation, that all persons bitten, should look to the brazen serpent and be healed. Allow me to remark, that no person complying with the proclama tion, was ever disappointed. God mingles mercies with his judg ments-and a due attention to the former, always prevails.

This brazen serpent, we are informed in the New Testament, was an eminent type of the Lord Jesus Christ, who was lifted up

to the view of the whole world on the cross, and proclamation has been made in the gospel to every creature, that whosoever is stung or wounded by sin, may look unto him and be saved. The Israelites, when bitten by the fiery serpents, no skill of the physician or medical application could heal them, till God provided a remedy. Thus man, perishing by sin, cannot investigate a method of cure-but God has discovered a miraculous Saviour exalted on the cross, that all who will look unto him, may live. Thus Christ speaks of this wonderful recovery: "As Moses lift"ed up the serpent in the wilderness, even, so must the Son of "man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in him, should not "perish, but have eternal life." As the children of Israel were commanded to look to the brazen serpent and live; thus sinners are called upon in our text, to look to Jesus and be saved. Those in the most distant parts of the camp, might see the brazen serpent and be healed, so the inhabitants of the remotest and darkest corners of the earth, may only look to an exalted Saviour, and become sure of eternal life.

This text, with its connection, point out in the most certain manner, the Messiah, in his mediatorial and saving character. He is the righteousness and strength of his people. These are his peculiar characteristics. It is also added, "That to him every knee shall bow." This is applied with emphasis by St. Paul to Christ, in his epistle to the Romans, when he declares, "I live saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me." Wherefore let sinners, who feel themselves perishing by their iniquities, look unto Jesus, and they shall be saved.

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I will not here detain your attention to the Hebrew criticism, respecting the commanding and future time; the sense is obvious, that they who look by faith to Jesus, shall obtain salvation.

The phrase, "All the ends of the earth," to which the address presented, is an easy and common figure, expressing all the raional inhabitants of the remotest parts of the world. And this

extensive invitation, is enforced by a most commanding motive : For I am God, and there is none else." Christ Jesus is God, and he is almighty to save. All other Gods, refuges, and dependencies are entirely insufficient for this purpose. On this account it is said in our context, respecting Jewish and heathen idolaters, "They have no knowledge, that set up the wood of their graven "image, and pray unto a god that cannot save."

The Prophet challenges all the adorers of false deities, to produce a single instance of their ability to save, or their capacity of foretelling one truth. "Tell ye and bring them near, yea, let "them take counsel together; who among their Gods have de"clared the redemption of my people from ancient time? Have

not I the Lord, and there is no God else beside, a just God "and a Saviour, and there is none besides me." After this affirmation of his alone sufficiency to save, is immediately subjoined the exhortation in our text; "Look unto me, and be ye saved, "all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else."

Now allow me to direct your attention to this subject, in the following manner :

First, Let us consider what is implied in looking unto Christ; "Look unto me."

Secondly, What is the import of the salvation here promised and commanded, "And be ye saved."

Thirdly, The motives urging us to a compliance; "For I am "God and there is none else."

First, We are to consider what is implied in looking unto Christ; "Look unto me."

First, This idea directly arises in the mind, that sinners are unable to help themselves. If they could relieve themselves, why should they look to another? They are destitute of power for this purpose. They are like the lame man, which lay by the pool

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