. Sermons preached on several subjects and occasions, with some lectures : in two volumes. , founworthy of an immortal fpirit, that now burnswith a nobler flame of chaft and holy paflionsteternally confecrated to the author of my being,and the Saviour of my foul. And now, my friends, whenever the name ofChrift a Saviour is mentioned, the argument growsto its perfection, and the mountains of love breakout with an irrefiftible current: open then yourhearts, let his exchanging celeftial glory for themiferies of this valley of tears, the poverty of hisbirth, and meannefs of his life, his patient e
. Sermons preached on several subjects and occasions, with some lectures : in two volumes. , founworthy of an immortal fpirit, that now burnswith a nobler flame of chaft and holy paflionsteternally confecrated to the author of my being,and the Saviour of my foul. And now, my friends, whenever the name ofChrift a Saviour is mentioned, the argument growsto its perfection, and the mountains of love breakout with an irrefiftible current: open then yourhearts, let his exchanging celeftial glory for themiferies of this valley of tears, the poverty of hisbirth, and meannefs of his life, his patient en-during the contradiction of finners againft himfelf,the rage of the people, and the malice of the hel-lifh hofts; let the curfe of the law,, the wrathof his Father, the chaftifement of our iniquities,and the ftripes wherewith we are healed, his ex*piring fighs and groans, and his dying blood, allflow into thy breaft, each of them big with thamightieft powers of love, and animated with thisfacred fire, enough to kindle every thing withinthee, and leave not one cold or rival &OM E S Q M E LECTURES [ 399 ] LECTURE I. P 3 A L m ciii. A Pfalm of Blefs the Lord, 0 my foiA! and all that if within me, blefs his holy Blefs the Lord,. 0 my foul! and forget not all his Who fbrgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy difeafes. 4. Who redeemeth thy life from definitionK who crmvneth thee with lovingkindnefsand tender mercies. 5. Who fatisfieih thy mouth with good things ;: fo that thy youth is renewed like theeagles. THIS excellent pfalnv, as the title informs-us, was compofed by David, that fweetfinger of Jehovahs praifes, in celebratingthe glory of whofe excellencies, and efpecially ofhis more amiable perfections, it is wholly imploy-ed. If we take but a flight view thereof, we may:eafily find, that it feems to have been pennedrwhen the holy pfalmift was under very ftrongand*lively impreflions of the ravifhing beauty of thofe^divine attri
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