The Harmony of the Divine Attributes difplayed, in the Redemption and Salvation of Sinners, by Jefus Chrift, 121 PSALM 1XXXV. 10. Mercy and truth are met together, righteoufhefs and peace bave kiffed each other. After the introduction and explanation of the words, four general heads of method are prosecuted, viz. 1. Who are members of the meeting; or, what are thefe attributes of God which do harmoniously confpire together, propofing their various claims, 2. When and where these parties did meet together, 128 133 3. How, and after what manner, they meet together and kiss each other, 4. Why, or for what reafons, they have met together, and embraced cach other, 5. The application of the fubject, in fundry inferences, SERMON 142 148 160 XXI, XXII. Carnal Confultation unfolded; or, the great Evil of being actuated,.by Carnal Principles, in the Matters of God, evinced, 180 GAL. i. 16. Immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood. The connection being traced, the fcope of the apoftle confulted, his principal intention viewed, the words themselves confidered, several propofitions natively deduced from them, a comprehensive one laid down for profecution, the following general heads are illuftrated, viz. 1. What is to be understood by flesh and blood, and conferring therewith, 2. The truth of the doctrine confirmed by fcriptural examples, 183 186 3. The reafons affigned why we ought not to confult with flesh and blood, 4. The application of the fubject, in fundry uses, 188 190 SERMON XXIII,-XXVII. Law-Death, Gofpel-Life; or, the Death of Legal Righteoufnefs, the Life of Gofpel Holiness, 245 GAL. ii. 19. I through the law, am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. The fcope of the apoftle being obferved, the words analized and explained, and a compendious propofition laid down, the following topics of difcourfe are illuftrated, viz. 1. The doctrine cleared and confirmed, 251 2. The believer's mortification, or death to the law, opened up, 256 3. The believer's vivification, or living to God, enquired into, 275 4. The neceffity of this death, in order to this life; or, the influence that our being dead to the law, hath upon our living to God, 289 5. The application of the fubject, in four diftinct ufes, 304 The Best Bond; or, the fureft Engagement, 358 JER. XXX. 21. For, who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me, faith the Lord. The scope of the prophet being noticed, and the words viewed in their connexion, analized, and explained, the doctrine laid down and confirmed, the following general heads are discoursed, viz. 1. Who this wonderful Perfon is, that engaged his heart to approach unto God, 2. The nature of the work he engaged himself in, confidered, 3. The fingularity of the fact pointed out, 364 368 5. Some inferences deduced for the application of the doctrine, 4. The reasons of the doctrine affigned, viz. why Chrift came under this engagement, &c. 380 388 394 SERMON XXIX, XXXIII. The Saving Sight; or, a View of God in Chrift, 420 JOHN xiv. 6. He that bath feen me, bath feen the Father.-- The words being viewed in their connexion, analized, explained, and fummed up in a doctrinal propofition, the following general heads of method are handled, viz. 426 1. The oneness betwixt the Father and the Son, opened up, 431 443 455 5. The reafons why these who see Chrift, fee the Father, 469 6. The application of the whole, in an use of information, examination, - conviction, confolation, and exhortation, 465 JOX KOE ** SERMON XVIII. PREVENTING LOVE: or, GOD's Love to us the Caufe of our Love to him. I JOHN iv. 19. We love him, because he firft loved us. THE great defign of the gospel, gofpel ordinances, and facraments, is to commend the love of God in Christ. The facrament of the fupper is a love-feast; and they that have their fenfes fpiritually exercised therein, will find readily all their fenfes filled with love. What do they hear, but love! What do they fee, but love! What do they tafte, but love! What do they feel, but love! What do they fmell, but love!It is a sweet account we have of God, ver. 16. "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down "his life for us." O happy they that have fo learned the gospel-catechifm, from their experience, as to be able to answer to that question, What is God? and to fay, "God is love!" He is effential, boundless, bottomlefs, infinite love. It is true, if we look to him in the glafs of the law, we will fee him to be all wrath; a confuming fire out of Chrift; but look to him in the glafs of the gospel, and you will fee him all love; a * This Sermon was preached after the adminiftration of the Sacrament of the LORD's Supper at Portmoak, June 3d, 1723. |
