S E R M O N LXXX, LXXXI. Heaven's Grand Repository; or, the Father's Love to the Son, and depositing all Things into his Hand, a strong Encouragement to Faith, Joun iii. 35: The Father loveth the Son, and bath given After an introduction unto, a division, and explication of the words, and laying down the doctrinal proposition, the following topics of discourse are handled, viz. 1. The Father's love to the Sou evinced, in two positions, 206 2. The evidence of the Father's love manifested, by giving all things 3. How the love of the Father, thus evidenced, in giving all things -into his band, is a ground of faith, 4. A very copious application of the whole, In which application, besides other things, the following points (1.) That all things are in Christ's hand, demonstrated, 243 (2.) The beauty of this difpofure pointed out, (3.) The extent of this treasure enquired into, (4.) The manner how all things are in bis hand, considered, 263 (5.) Motives and considerations laid down to excite and quicken (6.) Directions offered for regulating our faith therein, 272 Ezek. xliii. 2. Tbis is the Law of the House ; upon the top of the mountain, the whole limit thereof round about Dall be most boly; behold, this is the Law of the House. The words being viewed in their connection, analized, explained, their proper meaning ascertained, and summed up in a doctrinal propofition, the following general heads of method are discoursed, viz. 1. The house of God treated of, 2. The nature of that holiness, that is peculiar to the house of God, 3. That holiness is the law of the house, evinced, 4. The extent of this holiness, required by the law of God's house, 5. The privilege of access to the most holy place, 6. That this privilege obliges the whole to be a most holy people, 7. The application of the whole, in fundry uses, viz. of information, 210 328 21. 358 S E R M ON LXXXIII. liverance of the Church by Christ, and the Ingra- 321 Eccl. ix. 14, 15. There was a little city, and few inen within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Now, there was found in it a poor wise man, and be by bis wisdom delivered the city; ODE yet no man remembered that same poor man. The sense of the words being ascertained, accurately analized, and summed up in a doctrine, the following general topics of discourse are prosecuted, viz. 325 332 27 4. The ingratitude of the citizens represented, 339 5. The application of the whole, in several uses, viz. of information, lamentation, trial, and exhortation, 344 S E R M ON LXXXIV. The Lamb in the midst of the Throne, ob; Rev. vii. 17. For the Lamb that is in the midst of the ker throne mall feed them. 200 The words being viewed in their scope and connection, divided, 272 explained, and a doctrine observed, the following topics are pro posed, viz. 362 2. To discourse somewhat of the throne, 364 3. Enquire how the Lamb comes to be upon the throne; 4. What is imported in the Lamb's being in the midst of the throne, 368 5. Consider the benefit of feeding, that issues from the Lamb's being in the midst of the throne, 372 6. To deduce some inferences for the application, 375 A concluding word on Monday,. 387 S E R Μ Ο Ν LXXXV. Stability in the Faith, the Church's Strength, 397 Isa. xxx. 7:~Their strength is to sit still. co The author having taken a view of the words in their connection, 39 analized, and explained them, and taken up their scope in a doc trinal proposition, the following general heads of method-are les prosecute by him, viz. 26 1. What these times are, that may be called perilous times, in which people shew much instability in the faith, 401 2. The nature of stedfastness in the faith opened, 409 3. That this stability is people's strength in perilous times, 430 4. Inferences for the application of the whole, 434 VOL. V. t B 366 he bal |
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