Sermons on the following subjects ... . e heardin thy land^ wajfing nor deJlruBion with--in thy borders \ but thou Jhalt call thyWalk Salvation^ and thy Gates Praife: ^hy people alfo Jhall be all righteous^ they Jhall inherit the land for ever. And,(to mention but one obfervation more,with which I {hall conclude 5) When ourSaviour was to exprefs in the lofcieft andmoft fublime figure, the Joy that is inHeaven over a repenting Sinner; thehigheft poffible manner in which he couldexprefs it, was to fay it was greater thanThat over ninety nine Juft perfons whoneed no repetitance. The Meaning ofwhi

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Sermons on the following subjects ... . e heardin thy land^ wajfing nor deJlruBion with--in thy borders \ but thou Jhalt call thyWalk Salvation^ and thy Gates Praife: ^hy people alfo Jhall be all righteous^ they Jhall inherit the land for ever. And,(to mention but one obfervation more,with which I {hall conclude 5) When ourSaviour was to exprefs in the lofcieft andmoft fublime figure, the Joy that is inHeaven over a repenting Sinner; thehigheft poffible manner in which he couldexprefs it, was to fay it was greater thanThat over ninety nine Juft perfons whoneed no repetitance. The Meaning ofwhich is not, by any means, that a con^verted Sinner is really preferred or efteem-ed in value before a man who has beenalways righteous; but that a fmaller goody,when recovered as it were unexpededly and 138 The Reward of Jujlke. S E R M. ^^d on a fudden, caufes greater and more YL immediate manifeftations and expreflions ^^yy\) of Joy, though not oi fettled EJiee?n, than a much more valuable Good which has been conftantly in SERMON [ 39 ]

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