SERMON CX,-CXIII. The giving Love of Chrift, and the receiving Property of Faith, Page 96 GAL. ii. 20. I am crucified with Chrift: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Chrift liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. The verfe being divided and explained, and the former part of it opened up at fome length, and applied, two doctrines are raised, and profecuted from the latter part thereof,—who loved me, and gave himself for me. The First is, "The love of Chrift, manifefted in the word, to finners, is a giving love." From this obfervation the following heads of method are handled, viz. r. The doctrine illuftrated by a chain of inftances, 2. The truth of it confirmed by an induction of particulars, 3. A fuccinct application of the whole subject, 100 105 112 The Second doctrine is, "That it is the property of true faith to en"tertain the giving love of Christ, revealed in the gofpel, with a "me, me, by particular application." And from this propofition, the following topics are propofed, viz. 1. To enquire into the import of this particularizing property of faith, entertaining Chrift's love with a me, me, 133 2. To fhew on what grounds faith makes this particular application, 136 3. To affign the reafons why faith bath, and must have, this appropriating quality, 4. To deduce fome inferences for the application, Ufe (1.) For information, in four inferences, 141 148 ibid. 149 Gofpel-Humiliation grounded on Faith's View of Divine Pacification, 157 EZEK. xvi. 63. That thou mayeft remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy fhame, when I am pacified towards thee, for all that thou hast done, faith the Lord. The words being viewed in their connection, explained, and a doctrinal obfervation laii own from them, the following topics of difcourfe are infifted upon, viz. 1. To fpeak a little concerning this humiliation, 2. Confider the fpring of it, viz. God's being pacified, Page 160 165 3. Point out the connection between them; or, the influence that the view of God's being pacified, hath upon this humiliation, 4. The application of the fubject, in ten inferences, SERMON CXV. The Word of Salvation fent to Sinners, 167 170 177 ACTS xiv. 26.—To you is the word of this falvation sent. The words being explained, and a doctrine raised from them, the following things are propofed, viz. 1. To fpeak concerning this falvation, 2. 3. of the word of falvation, of the fending of this word, 4. To make application of the whole, in ten inferences, 179 180 182 183 Gofpel-Compulfion; or, Minifterial Power and Au LUKE XIV. 23.-Compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. The words being viewed in their feope, divided and explained, and a doctrinal propofition raifed from them, the following topics of difcourfe are propofed, viz. 1. To fpeak of the minitterial commiffion and authority imported in this word, Compel them, (1.) Who have this authority to compel, 199 ibid. 201 203 2. To enquire into the end and defign of it, viz. that they come in, 209 3. To fpeak of the reafons thereof, namely, that his boufe may be filled, 212 4. To deduce ten inferences for the application of the subject, 218 A variety of arguments aduced to inforce the duty, 228 An appendix, containing fundry confiderations and advices to the people, fuddenly deprived of their minifter, SERMON CXVII, CXVIII. 234 The Fountain-Head of all Bleflings; or, the great Store-Houfe opened, 2 CORT V. 18.-All things are of God. 249 After viewing the words in their fcope and connection, and clothing them with a doctrinal obfervation, the following general heads of method are profecuted, viz. 1. To mention fome of thefe all things, relating to the new creation, that are of God, 2. To enquire how all things are of God, Page 251 253 3. To fhew whence it is that all things are of God, 255 285 4. To make application of the whole fubject, in feveral inferences, 261 That effectual calling and juftification are of God, That fanct fication, and every thing relating to it, is of God, proved by a variety of confiderations, 287 Gad the conquered, yet conquering Tribe; or, the Vanquished at firft, the Victor at laft, 296 GEN. xlix. 19. Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but be fhall overcome at the last. The fcope and connection of the words having been confidered, and their meaning expreffed in a detinal propofition, the following general heads of method are proposed, viz. 1. To fpeak of the foils which the Ifrael of God meet with; fhew what are the troops that defeat them in this world; and how far thefe troops may overcome them, 298 2. To speak a little of their victory, and how far they may be faid to overcome at the laft, 301 3. To affign fome reafons of the doctrine, fhewing why they are many times overcome, and why they shall overcome at the last, 305 4. To make application of the whole fubject, by deducing ten inferences, 311 Chrift the true Mofes, fent to deliver his true Ifrael from their spiritual Egypt, 322 ACTS vii. 34. I have seen, I have feen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt; and I bave beard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will fend thee into Egypt. After the words are viewed in their scope, and analized, the following topics are confidered, viz. 1. The defignation of the people that are pitied, 3. The grievous cafe and diftrefs they were in, 323 328 The Power and Policy of Satan bounded and baffled by the Lord Chrift, 350 LUKE Xxii. 31, 32. And the Lord faid, Simon, Simon; bebold, Satan bath defired to bave you, that he may fift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, Strengthen thy brethren. After a fuitable introduction to the fubject, and the words analized and explained, the following general topics of difcourse are laid down, viz. I. 1. Some remarks offered upon the circumftances of the time and occafion wherein these words are spoken, 2. Upon the circumftances of the text, 3. Upon the warning itself, 353 357 362 4. Some obfervations concerning Satan and his temptations, 367,-383 5. Some meditations on the whole text, 383 402 6. Some concluding advices, Redemption by Chrift, fhewn to be of God, firft Caufe; and to God, as the last End, as the 407 I COR. i. 30. REV. v. 9.-Who of God was made unto us redemption. For thou waft flain, and baft redeemed us to God by thy blood. The Author having taken a view of the words as they stand in themfelves, and as compared together, and having expreffed their meaning in a general propofition, the following general heads of method are profecuted, viz. 1. Some propofitions offered concerning this redemption, 2. How redemption is of God as the first cause, evinced, 3. How it is to God as the laft end, enquired into, 410 417 ibid. 4. Application made of the whole fubject, by deducing fix inferences, 422 |