every one to his own Way: and the Lord hath laid on him the Iniquity of us all. SERMON III. 25. The Covenant of Grace opened and explained.' Heb. viii. 6. But now hath be obtained a more excellent Ministry, by how much also be is the Mediator of a better Covenant, which was established upon better Promises. SERMO N. IV. 54. Chrift the Mediator of the new Covenant. Heb. viii. 6. He is the Mediator of a better Covenant. 81. SERMON V. The Terms of the Gospel Covenant confidered and improved. Heb. viii. 6. He is the Mediator of a better Covenant. SERMON VI. 105. The Promises of the Gofpel Covenant better than those of the Legal. Heb. viii. 6. He is the Mediator of a better Covenant, which was established upon better Promifes. 131. SER SERMON VII. The Humiliation and Exaltation of Chrift. Ifai. lii. 13, 14, 15, Behold my Servant Shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were aftonished at thee (his Vifage was fo marred more than any man, and his Form more than the Sons of men ;) fo fhall be fprinkle, &c. SERMON VIII. 157. The peculiar Doctrines of Christianity the Subject of antient Prophecy. Ifai. lii. 15. So fhall be fprinkle many Nations, the Kings shall shut their Mouths at him: for that which had not been told them fhall they fee; and that which they had not beard fhall they confider. 165. The Refurrection of Chrift confidered as Beginning of his Exaltation. Ifai. liii. 8. He was taken from Prifon and from Judgment; and who fhall declare bis Generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living, for the Tranfgreffion of my people was he fricken. 209. SER SERMON X. The happy Influence of the Christian's Hope. SERMON I A Perfuafive to Chriftian Concord. GEN. xlv. 24. -And he faid unto them, See that ye fall not out by the Way. T HIS is the Advice which Jofeph gave to his Brethren, when he fent them away from Egypt with Pharaoh's Orders to bring back their Father Jacob and all his Family. JoSeph had long ago obferved his Brethren to be of a peevish, quarrelfome Difpofition; and the late very moving Tranfaction of his VOL. IV. B making SERM. making himself known unto them, he justly imagined, would call to their Minds what I. they had formerly done againft him, and very probably be the Occafion of reviving their mutual Contentions; whilst every one would be for excufing himself, and laying the Blame upon another. And that which confirmed him in this Sufpicion was, his over-hearing his eldest Brother upbraiding the reft on this Head, faying, Spoke I not unto you, faying, Do not fin against the Child? And ye would not hear, therefore bebold alfo, his Blood is required (a). Though at that Time they knew not that he underftood them, because he conferred with them by an Interpreter. Upon fo well-grounded a Sufpicion then, no Advice appeared to him more seasonable or neceffary to be given them at parting, than this Caution, See that ye fall not out by the Way. Jofeph still loved his Brethren, and had forgiven them all; them all under the fame and therefore lays Obligation to love The fame Charge and forgive one another. they (a) Gen. xlii. 22. |