. Sermons on various subjects, evangelical, devotional and practical : adapted to the promotion of Christian piety, family religion and youthful virtue. does he grant them, but that we may be a ashamedand confounded for all our ways. His goodnesswill lead an ingenious mind to repentance. Thehumble penitent takes serious notice of the ways ofGod, and sees mercy in those dispensations, ofwhich he once complained. He examines himself,and discovers iniquity in those works of his own, inwhich once he gloried. He was formerly alivewithout the law ; but when the commandmentcomes, sin revives, and he
. Sermons on various subjects, evangelical, devotional and practical : adapted to the promotion of Christian piety, family religion and youthful virtue. does he grant them, but that we may be a ashamedand confounded for all our ways. His goodnesswill lead an ingenious mind to repentance. Thehumble penitent takes serious notice of the ways ofGod, and sees mercy in those dispensations, ofwhich he once complained. He examines himself,and discovers iniquity in those works of his own, inwhich once he gloried. He was formerly alivewithout the law ; but when the commandmentcomes, sin revives, and he dies. When the law en-ters, the offence abounds. He sees that his remedyis not in himself—he repairs to the mercy of remembers, and is confounded, and never openshis mouth any more because of his shame, whenGod is pacified toward him for all that he has us consider and know ourselves, and contem-plate the ways of Gods providence and grace, andwe shall admire his wisdom and love, and shall con-demn our own folly and ingratitude. Aiot unto us,X) Lord, not unto us ; but unto thy name be glory,for thy mercy, and for thy truths SERMON IIL God works, not for our Sakes only, hut for hhNames Sake,. EZEKIEL xxxvl, 3*. Not for your takes do I this, saith the Lord God, he it knovmunto you ;———• X HE deliverance of the Jews from theircaptivity in Babylon is the work of God here re*ferred to. This was attended w ith such circum-stances, as proved it to be eminently his the captivity of Sion was turned, then saidthey among the heathen, * The Lord hath donegreat things for them. Under such a sudden andsurprising change of condition, there was danger,that, being lifted up with pride, they would vainlyimagine, their own virtue had entitled them to sogreat a favour, and God had too high a regard forthem to punish them any more. This caution istherefore repeatedly given them. Not for your sakesdo I this, be it known unto you, but for my holynames sake, w
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