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           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           King
           &
           Queen
           AT
           WHITE-HALL
           ,
           ON
           CHRISTMAS-DAY
           ,
           1691.
           
        
         
           By
           the
           most
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           GOD
           ,
           JOHN
           ,
           Lord
           Archbishop
           of
           YORK
           ,
           Primate
           of
           England
           and
           Metropolitan
           .
        
         
           Published
           by
           Their
           Majesties
           Special
           Command
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Walter
             Kettilby
          
           at
           the
           
           Bishop's
           Head
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           1692.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           KING
           and
           QUEEN
           .
        
         
           
             
               Heb.
               ix
               .
               26.
               
            
             
               Now
               once
               in
               the
               end
               of
               the
               World
               hath
               he
               appeared
               to
               put
               away
               Sin
               by
               the
               Sacrifice
               of
               himself
               .
            
          
        
         
           THis
           Text
           doth
           naturally
           suggest
           Five
           things
           to
           be
           insisted
           on
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           proper
           for
           our
           Meditations
           on
           this
           Day
           ;
           which
           therefore
           I
           shall
           make
           the
           Heads
           of
           my
           following
           Discourse
           .
        
         
           
             I.
             In
             general
             the
             Appearance
             of
             our
             Lord.
             
               Now
               hath
               he
               appeared
            
             .
          
           
             II.
             The
             Time
             of
             that
             Appearance
             .
             
               In
               the
               end
               of
               the
               World.
               
            
          
           
             III.
             The
             End
             and
             Design
             for
             which
             he
             appeared
             .
             
               To
               put
               away
               Sin.
            
             
          
           
             
             IV.
             The
             Means
             by
             which
             he
             accomplished
             that
             
               End.
               By
               the
               Sacrifice
               of
               himself
               .
            
          
           
             V.
             The
             Difference
             of
             His
             Sacrifice
             from
             the
             Jewish
             ones
             .
             His
             was
             but
             once
             performed
             ;
             Theirs
             were
             every
             day
             repeated
             .
             If
             his
             Sacrifice
             had
             been
             like
             theirs
             ;
             then
             (
             as
             you
             have
             it
             in
             the
             former
             part
             of
             the
             verse
             )
             
               must
               be
               often
               have
               suffered
               since
               the
               Foundation
               of
               the
               World
               ;
               But
               now
               once
               in
               the
               end
               of
               the
               World
               hath
               he
               appeared
               to
               put
               away
               Sin
               by
               the
               Sacrifice
               of
               himself
               .
            
             This
             is
             the
             just
             Resolution
             of
             the
             Text
             into
             its
             several
             particulars
             ,
             of
             each
             of
             which
             I
             shall
             discourse
             as
             briefly
             and
             practically
             as
             I
             can
             .
          
        
         
           I.
           I
           begin
           with
           the
           first
           ,
           The
           
             Appearance
             of
             our
             Lord
          
           in
           general
           .
           
             Now
             hath
             he
             appeared
          
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           here
           consider
           ,
           
             first
             ,
             Who
          
           it
           was
           that
           appeared
           .
           And
           then
           ,
           How
           he
           did
           appear
           .
        
         
           The
           Person
           appearing
           we
           will
           consider
           both
           as
           to
           his
           Nature
           and
           as
           to
           his
           Office.
           
        
         
           He
           that
           appeared
           as
           to
           his
           Nature
           was
           God
           and
           Man
           ;
           both
           these
           Natures
           were
           united
           in
           him
           and
           made
           one
           Person
           .
           He
           was
           
             God
             with
             us
          
           .
           So
           the
           Angel
           stiles
           him
           in
           the
           first
           of
           S.
           Matthew
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           
             the
             Word
             that
             was
             with
             God
             ,
             and
             was
             God
             ,
             and
             by
             whom
             all
             things
             were
             made
             .
          
           He
           was
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           Word
           made
           Flesh
           and
           
             dwelling
             among
             us
          
           .
           So
           S.
           John
           stiles
           him
           in
           the
           first
           of
           his
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           He
           was
           
             God
             manifest
             in
             the
             Flesh
          
           ,
           so
           S.
           Paul
           stiles
           him
           in
           the
           first
           Epistle
           to
           Timothy
           .
        
         
         
           This
           was
           the
           Person
           that
           the
           Text
           saith
           ,
           
             Now
             appeared
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           in
           Humane
           Nature
           .
           God
           of
           the
           substance
           of
           his
           Father
           begotten
           before
           all
           Worlds
           ,
           and
           Man
           of
           the
           substance
           of
           his
           Mother
           born
           in
           the
           World.
           Perfect
           God
           ,
           and
           perfect
           Man
           ,
           and
           yet
           but
           one
           Person
           .
           For
           as
           the
           Reasonable
           Soul
           and
           the
           Body
           make
           one
           Man
           ;
           so
           here
           God
           and
           Man
           make
           one
           Christ.
           As
           our
           Creed
           expresses
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           leads
           me
           to
           his
           Office.
           This
           Divine
           Person
           ,
           God-Man
           ,
           that
           the
           Text
           here
           saith
           appeared
           ,
           was
           ,
           by
           his
           Office
           ,
           the
           Christ
           ,
           the
           Messias
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           great
           Minister
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           Anointed
           King
           and
           Priest
           and
           Prophet
           ,
           which
           from
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           World
           he
           promised
           to
           send
           down
           upon
           Earth
           for
           the
           salvation
           of
           Mankind
           .
           Who
           was
           believed
           in
           by
           the
           Patriarchs
           ;
           Typified
           by
           the
           Law
           ;
           Foretold
           by
           all
           the
           Prophets
           ;
           Shadowed
           out
           in
           all
           the
           Oeconomy
           of
           the
           Jewish
           Nation
           ;
           expected
           by
           all
           the
           Israelites
           ;
           And
           wished
           for
           by
           the
           best
           of
           the
           Heathen
           World.
           
        
         
           This
           Person
           invested
           with
           this
           Office
           at
           last
           appeared
           ;
           and
           in
           what
           manner
           ,
           you
           all
           know
           from
           his
           Story
           in
           the
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           by
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           of
           God
           conceived
           in
           the
           Womb
           of
           a
           Virgin
           ,
           as
           was
           foretold
           of
           him
           by
           the
           Prophets
           ;
           of
           which
           an
           Angel
           of
           the
           highest
           order
           in
           Heaven
           first
           brought
           the
           happy
           Tidings
           to
           the
           Virgin
           her self
           .
        
         
         
           This
           Virgin
           ,
           by
           as
           strange
           a
           Providence
           ,
           when
           the
           time
           of
           her
           delivery
           drew
           near
           ,
           was
           brought
           from
           her
           own
           City
           and
           Habitation
           in
           Galilee
           ,
           to
           Bethlehem
           a
           City
           of
           Judah
           ,
           where
           she
           brought
           forth
           this
           Illustrious
           Babe
           ;
           And
           thereby
           fulfilled
           another
           Prophecy
           concerning
           him
           ,
           namely
           ,
           That
           he
           should
           be
           born
           in
           Bethlehem
           ,
           which
           also
           the
           Scribes
           at
           that
           time
           acknowledged
           .
        
         
           The
           circumstances
           indeed
           of
           his
           Birth
           were
           far
           from
           any
           outward
           Pomp
           and
           Magnificence
           .
           The
           Virgin
           his
           Mother
           was
           poor
           and
           a
           stranger
           ;
           and
           so
           ill
           befriended
           ,
           that
           in
           that
           Confluence
           of
           People
           with
           which
           the
           City
           was
           then
           crowded
           ,
           she
           was
           able
           to
           procure
           no
           better
           a
           lodging
           than
           the
           Stable
           of
           an
           
           Inn
           ●
           so
           that
           a
           Manger
           was
           the
           place
           that
           first
           received
           the
           Lord
           of
           Glory
           .
           This
           Slur
           ,
           this
           Affront
           God
           then
           thought
           fit
           to
           put
           upon
           all
           that
           external
           Splendour
           and
           Grandeur
           which
           usually
           doth
           so
           much
           dazle
           the
           Eyes
           of
           mortal
           Men.
           
        
         
           But
           God
           failed
           not
           to
           make
           abundant
           amends
           for
           the
           meanness
           of
           this
           Birth
           ,
           by
           giving
           sundry
           other
           demonstrable
           Evidences
           of
           the
           Dignity
           of
           the
           Person
           that
           was
           then
           born
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           Magi
           from
           the
           East
           (
           Princes
           shall
           I
           call
           them
           ,
           or
           Philosophers
           ?
           )
           being
           conducted
           by
           a
           new
           Star
           ,
           came
           and
           pay'd
           their
           Homage
           ,
           and
           brou●ht
           their
           Offerings
           to
           this
           King
           of
           the
           World
           in
           a
           Manger
           .
           And
           the
           Shepherds
           ,
           that
           were
           watching
           their
           Flocks
           in
           the
           Fields
           by
           night
           ,
           were
           surprized
           with
           
           the
           Glory
           of
           the
           Lord
           shining
           round
           about
           them
           ,
           and
           an
           Angel
           that
           thus
           spoke
           to
           them
           ;
           
             Fear
             not
             ,
             for
             behold
             I
             bring
             you
             Tidings
             of
             great
             Ioy
             which
             shall
             be
             to
             all
             People
             ,
             for
             unto
             you
             is
             born
             this
             day
             in
             the
             City
             of
             David
             a
             Saviour
             which
             is
             Christ
             the
             Lord.
             And
             this
             shall
             be
             a
             sign
             unto
             you
             ,
             ye
             shall
             find
             the
             Babe
             wrapped
             in
             swadling
             Cloths
             lying
             in
             a
             Manger
             .
             And
             suddenly
             there
             was
             with
             the
             Angel
             a
             Multitude
             of
             the
             Heavenly
             Host
             ,
             praising
             God
             ,
             and
             saying
             ;
             Glory
             to
             God
             in
             the
             Highest
             ,
             on
             Earth
             Peace
             ,
             Good
             Will
             towards
             Men.
             
          
        
         
           After
           this
           manner
           was
           the
           Appearance
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           much
           after
           the
           same
           manner
           was
           his
           following
           Life
           .
           It
           was
           a
           life
           of
           much
           Poverty
           and
           Meanness
           as
           to
           outward
           cirumstances
           ;
           but
           it
           was
           a
           life
           in
           every
           Period
           of
           it
           fraught
           with
           Wonders
           .
           Whether
           we
           consider
           the
           admirable
           Goodness
           and
           Charmingness
           of
           his
           Temper
           ;
           or
           the
           exemplary
           Vertue
           and
           Piety
           that
           did
           shine
           out
           in
           all
           his
           Conversation
           ;
           Or
           the
           Divinity
           of
           his
           Sermons
           and
           Doctrines
           ;
           Or
           his
           prodigious
           inimitable
           Miracles
           ;
           Or
           the
           Attestations
           which
           were
           given
           to
           him
           from
           Heaven
           ;
           Or
           the
           usage
           he
           received
           from
           Men
           ;
           Or
           the
           Events
           which
           followed
           upon
           all
           these
           things
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           But
           it
           is
           his
           first
           Appearance
           in
           the
           Flesh
           that
           we
           are
           this
           day
           met
           together
           to
           commemorate
           .
           And
           never
           had
           Mankind
           so
           Noble
           an
           Argument
           given
           them
           ,
           to
           exercise
           their
           Thoughts
           and
           Meditations
           upon
           .
        
         
         
           If
           we
           consider
           the
           Quality
           of
           the
           Person
           appearing
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           no
           other
           than
           the
           Eternal
           Son
           of
           God
           :
           How
           ought
           we
           to
           be
           wrapt
           with
           Wonder
           and
           Astonishment
           at
           the
           Infiniteness
           of
           the
           Divine
           Condescension
           ?
           How
           ought
           we
           to
           be
           affected
           with
           Love
           and
           thankfulness
           at
           such
           a
           never-to-be-parallell'd
           instance
           of
           God's
           kindness
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           
             so
             love
             us
             as
             to
             send
             his
             only-begotten
             Son
             into
             the
             World
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             live
             through
             him
             .
          
        
         
           If
           we
           consider
           that
           this
           Son
           of
           God
           resolving
           to
           appear
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           of
           all
           other
           ways
           chose
           to
           do
           it
           in
           our
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           so
           united
           both
           the
           Deity
           and
           Humanity
           in
           one
           Person
           :
           O
           what
           a
           sense
           ought
           this
           to
           impress
           upon
           us
           of
           the
           Honour
           that
           is
           hereby
           done
           to
           our
           nature
           ,
           and
           the
           Dignity
           it
           is
           advanced
           to
           ?
           And
           how
           ought
           that
           sense
           ,
           either
           to
           fright
           us
           ,
           or
           to
           shame
           us
           from
           prostituting
           this
           our
           Nature
           to
           any
           vile
           unworthy
           Mixtures
           and
           Communications
           which
           God
           did
           not
           disdain
           to
           take
           into
           so
           near
           a
           Relation
           to
           himself
           .
        
         
           If
           we
           consider
           that
           this
           God
           ,
           in
           humane
           Flesh
           ,
           came
           as
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           the
           Saviour
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           so
           long
           before
           promised
           ,
           and
           so
           long
           expected
           :
           How
           ought
           this
           to
           fill
           our
           hearts
           with
           Joy
           and
           Thankfulness
           ?
           How
           should
           it
           move
           us
           to
           pour
           out
           our
           Souls
           in
           Benedictions
           to
           God
           for
           having
           thus
           
             Visited
             and
             redeemed
             his
             People
          
           ?
           And
           putting
           us
           into
           that
           dispensation
           which
           so
           many
           Holy
           Men
           ,
           for
           so
           many
           Ages
           ,
           wished
           to
           see
           ,
           but
           did
           not
           see
           it
           ;
           
           nay
           ,
           and
           which
           the
           Angels
           themselves
           desired
           to
           look
           into
           ;
           and
           which
           the
           Jews
           for
           rejecting
           ,
           at
           the
           time
           it
           was
           published
           ,
           are
           ,
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           a
           standing
           Monument
           of
           God's
           Displeasure
           and
           Vengeance
           .
        
         
           If
           we
           consider
           the
           many
           Evidences
           ,
           that
           this
           our
           Saviour
           gave
           at
           his
           Appearance
           ,
           of
           his
           being
           the
           true
           Christ
           ;
           How
           exactly
           in
           all
           the
           Circumstances
           of
           his
           Nativity
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Passages
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           he
           fulfilled
           the
           Prophecies
           which
           went
           before
           of
           him
           ;
           and
           how
           convincing
           the
           Testimonies
           were
           ,
           which
           God
           gave
           to
           the
           Truth
           of
           his
           Mission
           :
           How
           ought
           this
           Consideration
           to
           strengthen
           our
           Faith
           in
           this
           Christ
           ?
           To
           make
           us
           constant
           to
           the
           death
           in
           owning
           him
           for
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           our
           Messiah
           ,
           in
           Opposition
           to
           all
           the
           Pretences
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           and
           Infidels
           ,
           and
           Atheists
           ,
           and
           Scepticks
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           If
           we
           consider
           the
           mean
           Circumstances
           that
           this
           our
           Christ
           chose
           to
           appear
           in
           ;
           so
           say
           below
           the
           Dignity
           of
           so
           great
           a
           Prince
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           not
           the
           poorest
           Beggar
           's
           Child
           among
           us
           ,
           but
           generally
           finds
           better
           Accommodation
           when
           it
           comes
           into
           the
           World
           :
           O
           what
           a
           Check
           ,
           what
           a
           Rebuke
           ought
           this
           to
           be
           to
           that
           Spirit
           of
           Ambition
           ,
           and
           Pride
           ,
           and
           Vain-glory
           ,
           that
           too
           often
           possesses
           us
           poor
           Mortals
           ?
           How
           ought
           it
           to
           take
           off
           our
           admiration
           ,
           and
           lessen
           the
           too
           great
           esteem
           we
           are
           apt
           to
           have
           of
           all
           outward
           Pomp
           and
           Greatness
           ▪
           
           Nay
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           us
           despise
           all
           the
           glittering
           Shews
           and
           Bravery
           of
           the
           World
           :
           Since
           God
           has
           given
           us
           so
           visible
           a
           demonstration
           ,
           by
           the
           sending
           his
           own
           Son
           into
           it
           ,
           how
           little
           a
           Value
           he
           sets
           upon
           these
           Things
           .
           But
           ,
        
         
           II.
           I
           proceed
           to
           the
           Second
           Point
           ,
           which
           my
           Text
           leads
           me
           to
           speak
           to
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           Time
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           Appearance
           here
           mentioned
           ,
           
             Once
             hath
             he
             appeared
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World.
             
          
        
         
           You
           see
           here
           that
           the
           time
           of
           his
           Appearance
           is
           said
           to
           be
           the
           
             end
             of
             the
             World.
          
           But
           how
           is
           that
           to
           be
           understood
           ?
           If
           we
           take
           the
           expression
           in
           the
           literal
           sense
           ,
           and
           as
           we
           commonly
           use
           it
           ;
           the
           thing
           is
           not
           true
           .
           For
           there
           have
           already
           passed
           near
           seventeen
           hundred
           Years
           since
           our
           Saviour's
           Appearance
           ;
           and
           yet
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World
           is
           not
           come
           ,
           nor
           do
           we
           know
           when
           it
           will.
           
        
         
           But
           there
           will
           be
           no
           difficulty
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           if
           we
           carefully
           attend
           to
           the
           Phrase
           the
           Apostle
           here
           useth
           ,
           and
           interpret
           it
           according
           to
           the
           Propriety
           of
           the
           Language
           in
           which
           it
           is
           delivered
           .
           The
           word
           in
           my
           Text
           is
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           which
           every
           body
           ,
           that
           is
           versed
           in
           the
           style
           of
           the
           New
           Testament
           ,
           knows
           may
           be
           better
           and
           more
           naturally
           rendred
           the
           Consummation
           or
           Conclusion
           of
           the
           Ages
           ,
           than
           the
           End
           of
           the
           World.
           
        
         
         
           For
           the
           understanding
           this
           Phrase
           ,
           we
           must
           have
           recourse
           to
           the
           known
           Idiom
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           who
           used
           to
           speak
           of
           the
           several
           Oeconomies
           and
           Dispensations
           ,
           under
           which
           the
           World
           successively
           had
           been
           ,
           or
           was
           to
           be
           ,
           as
           of
           so
           many
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           or
           Ages
           .
           The
           last
           of
           which
           Ages
           ,
           and
           the
           Accomplishment
           and
           Completion
           of
           all
           of
           them
           ,
           they
           held
           to
           be
           the
           Age
           of
           the
           Messia●
           ;
           beyond
           which
           they
           knew
           there
           was
           to
           be
           no
           other
           Age
           or
           Oeconomy
           .
           With
           reference
           to
           this
           way
           of
           speaking
           ,
           the
           Times
           of
           the
           Gospel
           dispensation
           are
           frequently
           called
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           the
           
             Last
             Times
          
           ,
           the
           
             Last
             Days
          
           ,
           the
           
             Fulness
             of
             the
             Times
          
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           the
           Consummation
           or
           Shutting
           up
           of
           the
           Ages
           .
           The
           meaning
           of
           all
           which
           Phrases
           is
           no
           more
           than
           this
           .
           That
           the
           Times
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Appearance
           and
           Revelation
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ;
           though
           God
           intended
           them
           from
           the
           beginning
           ,
           yet
           should
           they
           be
           the
           last
           of
           all
           Times
           .
           There
           should
           be
           several
           Dispensations
           set
           on
           foot
           in
           the
           World
           before
           they
           came
           ;
           and
           when
           those
           times
           were
           fufilled
           ,
           when
           the
           Ends
           of
           those
           Dispensations
           were
           accomplished
           ,
           then
           should
           our
           Saviour
           appear
           ,
           and
           begin
           his
           Kingdom
           which
           should
           never
           be
           succeeded
           by
           any
           other
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           true
           meaning
           of
           Christ's
           appearing
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           as
           the
           Text
           expresseth
           it
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           not
           (
           as
           we
           translate
           it
           )
           in
           the
           
             end
             of
             the
             World
          
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           last
           of
           the
           Ages
           ,
           or
           at
           the
           time
           when
           the
           Ages
           were
           fulfilled
           and
           accomplished
           .
        
         
         
           Now
           what
           use
           we
           are
           to
           make
           of
           this
           Consideration
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           himself
           doth
           fairly
           intimate
           to
           us
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           this
           Epistle
           :
           God
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             who
             at
             sundry
             times
             and
             in
             diverse
             manners
             ,
             spake
             in
             times
             past
             unto
             the
             Fathers
             by
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             hath
             in
             these
             last
             days
             spoken
             unto
             us
             by
             his
             Son
             ,
             whom
             he
             hath
             made
             heir
             of
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             by
             whom
             he
             made
             the
             worlds
             .
          
           And
           so
           he
           goes
           on
           to
           set
           forth
           the
           incomparable
           Dignity
           and
           Preheminence
           of
           this
           last
           Messenger
           of
           God
           ,
           above
           that
           of
           either
           Angels
           or
           Men
           ,
           by
           whom
           he
           had
           spoke
           to
           mankind
           before
           .
           But
           what
           is
           the
           inference
           he
           draws
           from
           all
           this
           ?
           Why
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           see
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           second
           Chapter
           .
           
             We
             ought
             therefore
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             to
             give
             the
             more
             earnest
             heed
             to
             the
             things
             we
             have
             heard
          
           (
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           )
           
             lest
             at
             any
             time
             we
             let
             them
             slip
             .
             For
             if
             the
             word
             spoken
             by
             Angels
             was
             stedfast
             ,
             and
             every
             transgression
             and
             disobedience
             received
             a
             just
             recompence
             of
             reward
             ;
             How
             shall
             we
             escape
             if
             we
             neglect
             so
             great
             Salvation
             as
             was
             spoken
             to
             us
             by
             the
             Lord
          
           Jesus
           ?
        
         
           The
           Apostle's
           Argument
           here
           proceeds
           on
           this
           manner
           .
           God's
           Revelation
           of
           his
           Will
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           the
           discovery
           of
           his
           Grace
           and
           Goodness
           was
           not
           all
           at
           once
           ,
           but
           gradual
           and
           by
           parts
           .
        
         
           He
           first
           spake
           to
           Mankind
           by
           the
           Patriarchs
           who
           were
           burning
           and
           shining
           Lights
           in
           their
           Generations
           .
        
         
           He
           afterwards
           singles
           out
           the
           Nation
           of
           the
           Jews
           to
           be
           his
           peculiar
           People
           ,
           and
           to
           them
           he
           gives
           a
           
           written
           Law
           which
           was
           delivered
           to
           them
           
             by
             Angels
             in
             the
             hand
             of
          
           Moses
           
             their
             Mediator
          
           (
           as
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           in
           the
           third
           of
           the
           Galatians
           )
           which
           Law
           was
           a
           shadow
           or
           dark
           representation
           of
           the
           Good
           things
           which
           were
           afterward
           to
           be
           revealed
           .
        
         
           After
           this
           he
           sends
           Prophets
           in
           a
           continual
           Succession
           for
           several
           Ages
           ,
           who
           do
           more
           clearly
           discover
           God's
           will
           to
           them
           ;
           who
           call
           upon
           them
           to
           Holiness
           and
           Virtue
           ;
           and
           who
           speak
           in
           very
           plain
           Terms
           of
           that
           
             Great
             Salvation
          
           which
           God
           should
           one
           day
           manifest
           to
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           And
           last
           of
           all
           ,
           as
           the
           Lord
           of
           the
           Vineyard
           in
           the
           Parable
           dealt
           with
           his
           Husband-men
           ,
           who
           after
           he
           had
           sent
           Servants
           one
           after
           another
           ,
           of
           different
           Qualities
           and
           Degrees
           ,
           at
           last
           sent
           his
           own
           Son
           :
           so
           at
           last
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           did
           the
           great
           Lord
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           
             when
             the
             fulness
             of
             the
             time
             was
             come
             ,
          
           send
           his
           own
           Son
           to
           be
           his
           Embassador
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           his
           own
           Son
           who
           was
           the
           
             Brightness
             of
             his
             Glory
             ,
             and
             the
             express
             Image
             of
             his
             Person
             .
          
        
         
           If
           now
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           here
           argues
           :
           If
           under
           the
           former
           Dispensations
           when
           God
           only
           declared
           his
           Will
           by
           Angels
           or
           by
           Prophets
           ,
           he
           was
           yet
           so
           severe
           that
           no
           Transgression
           or
           Disobedience
           escaped
           without
           a
           just
           recompence
           of
           Vengeance
           ;
           
             How
             can
             we
             escape
             if
             we
             neglect
             so
             great
             a
             Salvation
             ,
          
           as
           that
           was
           ,
           which
           in
           these
           last
           days
           was
           
             preached
             by
             Iesus
             Christ
             ?
             How
             can
             we
             escape
             ,
          
           if
           these
           last
           and
           greatest
           Methods
           of
           God
           for
           our
           good
           ,
           and
           in
           which
           all
           
           the
           Treasures
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           and
           Goodness
           are
           displayed
           ;
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           these
           have
           no
           effect
           upon
           us
           in
           order
           to
           the
           making
           us
           both
           Holy
           and
           Happy
           .
        
         
           What
           Teachers
           ,
           what
           Instructers
           can
           we
           further
           expect
           ?
           What
           new
           Lights
           or
           Assistances
           do
           we
           yet
           wait
           for
           ?
           Can
           any
           one
           think
           that
           God
           should
           set
           on
           foot
           some
           other
           new
           Dispensation
           for
           the
           bringing
           off
           those
           wretched
           People
           upon
           whom
           this
           last
           could
           prevail
           nothing
           ?
           Do
           we
           dream
           of
           another
           Covenant
           ,
           or
           another
           Mediator
           between
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           besides
           
             Christ
             Jesus
          
           ?
           Do
           we
           fancy
           that
           God
           will
           send
           some
           other
           Embassador
           or
           Saviour
           into
           the
           World
           after
           he
           hath
           sent
           his
           own
           Son
           ?
           Or
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           will
           come
           a
           second
           time
           in
           Humane
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           again
           be
           crucified
           for
           us
           ?
        
         
           No
           certainly
           ,
           God
           hath
           afforded
           the
           last
           and
           greatest
           means
           for
           Man's
           Salvation
           ,
           and
           no
           other
           is
           ever
           to
           be
           expected
           .
           
             Christ
             hath
             once
             appeared
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World
             to
             put
             away
             Sin
             by
             the
             Sacrifice
             of
             himself
          
           ;
           and
           to
           those
           that
           believe
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           love
           him
           ,
           and
           obey
           him
           ,
           
             will
             be
             appear
             the
             second
             time
             to
             their
             Salvation
             .
          
           But
           never
           will
           he
           appear
           again
           to
           make
           a
           new
           Reconciliation
           for
           those
           Men
           ,
           that
           are
           not
           reconciled
           to
           God
           by
           his
           first
           Appearance
           .
           To
           such
           (
           as
           our
           Apostle
           speaks
           in
           the
           
             tenth
             Chapter
             )
             There
             remains
             no
             more
             Sacrifice
             for
             Sin
             ,
             but
             a
             fearful
             expectation
             of
             Iudgment
             and
             fiery
             Indignation
             to
             consume
             the
             Adversaries
             .
          
        
         
         
           III.
           The
           Third
           General
           Point
           I
           am
           to
           insist
           on
           from
           the
           Text
           is
           the
           End
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           Appearance
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           here
           said
           to
           be
           the
           
             putting
             away
             of
             Sin.
             Once
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World
             hath
             he
             appeared
             to
             put
             away
             Sin.
             
          
        
         
           This
           is
           that
           which
           the
           Scripture
           every
           where
           assigns
           as
           the
           Business
           and
           Design
           of
           Christ's
           coming
           .
           To
           run
           over
           all
           the
           particular
           Texts
           would
           be
           tedious
           in
           so
           plain
           a
           Case
           .
           I
           shall
           therefore
           only
           name
           one
           or
           two
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           account
           that
           S.
           John
           gives
           of
           his
           Appearance
           ,
           1.
           
           Ep.
           Ch.
           3.
           
           
             Ye
             know
          
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             that
             he
             was
             manifested
             to
             take
             away
             our
             sins
             .
          
        
         
           And
           again
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           account
           that
           the
           Angel
           gives
           to
           Joseph
           a
           little
           before
           his
           Birth
           ,
           Mat.
           1.20
           .
           
             Fear
             not
          
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             to
             take
             unto
             thee
             Mary
             thy
             Wife
             ,
             for
             that
             which
             is
             conceived
             in
             her
             is
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
             And
             she
             shall
             bring
             forth
             a
             Son
             ,
             and
             thou
             shalt
             call
             his
             name
             Iesus
             ,
             for
             he
             shall
             save
             his
             people
             from
             their
             sins
             .
          
           He
           was
           called
           Jesus
           because
           he
           was
           designed
           by
           God
           to
           be
           our
           Saviour
           ;
           for
           so
           much
           that
           word
           imports
           .
           And
           he
           is
           therefore
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           because
           he
           saves
           his
           People
           from
           their
           Sins
           ,
           which
           is
           in
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             to
             put
             them
             away
          
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           is
           it
           to
           be
           
             saved
             from
             our
             Sins
          
           ,
           or
           to
           
             have
             our
             Sins
             put
             away
          
           ?
           Since
           the
           Salvation
           we
           have
           by
           Christ
           doth
           consist
           in
           this
           ,
           it
           is
           fit
           we
           should
           a
           little
           more
           particularly
           insist
           on
           it
           .
           In
           answer
           therefore
           to
           this
           Question
           ,
           we
           say
           that
           two
           things
           are
           implyed
           in
           Christ's
           
             putting
             away
             Sin.
          
           
        
         
           
             First
             his
             saving
             or
             delivering
             us
             from
             the
             Guilt
             of
             our
             Sins
             ,
             and
             the
             Punishment
             due
             to
             them
             .
          
           
             
             Secondly
             his
             saving
             or
             delivering
             us
             from
             the
             Power
             and
             Dominion
             of
             them
             .
          
        
         
           In
           these
           two
           things
           consists
           the
           Salvation
           obtained
           for
           us
           by
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           ;
           and
           if
           either
           of
           them
           was
           wanting
           ,
           or
           was
           not
           effected
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           be
           a
           compleat
           Saviour
           .
        
         
           First
           
             Christ
             appeared
             to
             put
             away
             Sin
             ,
          
           by
           delivering
           us
           from
           the
           Guilt
           and
           Punishment
           of
           it
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           by
           procuring
           for
           us
           the
           Pardon
           and
           Remission
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           Salvation
           which
           Zachary
           in
           his
           Hymn
           foretels
           
             John
             Baptist
          
           should
           publish
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           Luke
           1.
           
           
             To
             give
             knowledge
             of
             salvation
             to
             his
             people
             for
             the
             remission
             of
             their
             sins
             .
          
        
         
           And
           this
           is
           that
           Redemption
           of
           Christ
           which
           S.
           Paul
           speaks
           of
           ,
           1
           Coloss.
           14.
           
           
             In
             whom
             we
             have
             redemption
             through
             his
             blood
             ,
             even
             the
             forgiveness
             of
             sins
             .
          
        
         
           And
           lastly
           ,
           S.
           Paul
           s
           Sermon
           to
           the
           Gentiles
           is
           ,
           
             Be
             it
             known
             unto
             you
             Men
             and
             Brethren
             ,
             that
             through
             this
             Man
             Iesus
             Christ
             is
             preached
             unto
             you
             the
             forgiveness
             of
             sins
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             all
             that
             believe
             are
             justified
             from
             all
             things
             from
             which
             ye
             could
             not
             be
             justified
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             Moses
             ,
             Acts
          
           13.
           
           And
           therefore
           much
           less
           certainly
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           Nature
           .
        
         
           The
           effect
           of
           these
           Texts
           is
           ,
           That
           all
           Mankind
           are
           Sinners
           ,
           are
           
             concluded
             under
             Sin
             ,
             are
             become
             guilty
             before
             God
          
           ▪
           as
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           .
           The
           most
           innocent
           Person
           is
           not
           excepted
           .
           All
           without
           exception
           have
           by
           their
           Sins
           
             fallen
             short
             of
             the
             Glory
             of
             God.
          
           Means
           now
           for
           the
           freeing
           themselves
           from
           the
           Guilt
           of
           these
           Sins
           they
           have
           none
           ,
           nor
           is
           it
           possible
           they
           should
           have
           ,
           for
           
           that
           wholly
           depends
           upon
           the
           pleasure
           of
           Him
           to
           whom
           they
           have
           rendred
           themselves
           obnoxious
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           God
           ,
           the
           Governour
           of
           the
           World.
           Here
           therefore
           appears
           the
           infinite
           Mercy
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Kindness
           of
           our
           Saviour
           .
           The
           Eternal
           Word
           interposeth
           and
           offers
           himself
           to
           become
           Man
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           Person
           to
           make
           satisfaction
           for
           the
           Sins
           of
           the
           World.
           And
           God
           accepts
           the
           Terms
           .
           And
           hereupon
           a
           Covenant
           is
           made
           between
           God
           and
           Mankind
           ;
           wherein
           God
           for
           his
           part
           upon
           account
           of
           this
           Mediation
           of
           Christ
           ,
           promises
           Forgiveness
           of
           all
           Sins
           ,
           to
           all
           true
           Penitents
           all
           the
           World
           over
           .
        
         
           O
           joyful
           Tidings
           these
           !
           What
           ease
           is
           here
           to
           wounded
           Consciences
           ?
           What
           comfort
           to
           despairing
           Sinners
           ?
           What
           encouragement
           to
           all
           Men
           every
           where
           to
           repent
           .
        
         
           If
           we
           consider
           Mankind
           in
           their
           pure
           Naturals
           ,
           and
           as
           without
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           this
           plainly
           was
           their
           Case
           .
           They
           did
           believe
           a
           Supreme
           God
           ;
           and
           their
           Reason
           it
           is
           likely
           would
           tell
           them
           that
           God
           was
           Good
           and
           Merciful
           .
           But
           yet
           this
           Reason
           could
           discover
           no
           more
           than
           God's
           general
           Goodness
           to
           them
           that
           all
           along
           endeavoured
           to
           please
           and
           approve
           themselves
           to
           Him.
           But
           as
           for
           his
           Willingness
           to
           pardon
           and
           forgive
           Sinners
           ,
           especially
           those
           that
           had
           offended
           Him
           by
           very
           grievous
           Crimes
           ,
           or
           lived
           in
           a
           long
           habitual
           course
           of
           Wickedness
           ;
           this
           they
           could
           not
           conclude
           from
           their
           Reason
           .
           Nay
           if
           they
           did
           reason
           as
           they
           justly
           might
           ,
           they
           might
           rather
           be
           inclined
           to
           believe
           that
           he
           would
           not
           pardon
           such
           Criminals
           .
           
           For
           as
           their
           Reason
           told
           them
           ,
           that
           God
           was
           Good
           :
           So
           the
           same
           Reason
           told
           them
           that
           He
           was
           Just
           ,
           and
           had
           an
           infinite
           Regard
           to
           the
           Honour
           and
           Reputation
           of
           his
           Laws
           .
           Which
           Laws
           ,
           their
           own
           Consciences
           told
           them
           ,
           they
           had
           heinously
           transgressed
           ;
           nor
           had
           they
           any
           thing
           wherewith
           to
           compensate
           or
           make
           satisfaction
           for
           the
           Transgression
           of
           them
           :
           And
           therefore
           what
           could
           they
           expect
           from
           so
           Just
           a
           God
           ,
           but
           to
           undergo
           the
           punishment
           they
           had
           deserved
           .
        
         
           This
           was
           a
           very
           uncomfortable
           Reasoning
           .
           And
           yet
           such
           a
           one
           it
           was
           ,
           as
           there
           was
           no
           answer
           to
           be
           given
           to
           ,
           in
           the
           State
           of
           Nature
           ;
           and
           therefore
           in
           what
           a
           melancholy
           Condition
           were
           Mankind
           all
           the
           while
           ?
           What
           encouragement
           had
           they
           seriously
           to
           set
           upon
           the
           Amendment
           of
           their
           wicked
           Lives
           ?
           Or
           ,
           if
           they
           did
           ,
           what
           Fruit
           ,
           what
           Comfort
           could
           they
           promise
           to
           themselves
           by
           such
           amendment
           ?
        
         
           But
           Blessed
           be
           God
           that
           hath
           removed
           us
           out
           of
           these
           uncertainties
           ;
           Blessed
           be
           God
           that
           hath
           given
           us
           the
           greatest
           assurance
           that
           is
           possible
           ,
           of
           his
           Love
           and
           Kindness
           to
           the
           greatest
           of
           Sinners
           ;
           and
           consequently
           laid
           the
           greatest
           Obligation
           upon
           all
           Mankind
           to
           turn
           from
           their
           evil
           Ways
           .
        
         
           He
           hath
           sent
           his
           Son
           ,
           his
           only
           Son
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           assure
           us
           of
           his
           good
           Will
           to
           us
           ;
           to
           give
           a
           demonstration
           of
           the
           unfeigned
           Love
           and
           Kindness
           that
           He
           bears
           to
           every
           Soul
           of
           the
           Sons
           of
           
             Adam
             ;
             that
             he
             would
             not
             have
             any
             of
             them
             perish
             ,
             but
             that
             they
             should
             all
             come
             to
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             Truth
             ,
          
           and
           be
           saved
           .
           This
           
           Son
           of
           His
           ,
           doth
           most
           Solemnly
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           his
           Father
           ,
           proclaim
           Pardon
           and
           Remission
           of
           Sins
           to
           every
           one
           that
           should
           believe
           in
           Him.
           There
           is
           no
           Sinner
           excepted
           ,
           even
           the
           Oldest
           ,
           the
           Greatest
           ,
           the
           most
           Enormous
           of
           Sinners
           ,
           if
           they
           will
           come
           in
           and
           and
           submit
           to
           the
           Yoke
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           have
           his
           certain
           Promise
           that
           they
           shall
           be
           received
           .
        
         
           And
           least
           any
           one
           should
           fear
           the
           Divine
           Justice
           ,
           upon
           account
           that
           there
           is
           no
           satisfaction
           made
           to
           it
           for
           his
           Sins
           :
           Our
           Lord
           hath
           taken
           care
           to
           remove
           that
           Objection
           .
           For
           he
           by
           the
           unvaluable
           Merits
           of
           his
           Person
           ,
           and
           the
           free
           unconstrained
           Offering
           up
           of
           Himself
           to
           an
           ignominious
           Death
           upon
           the
           Cross
           ,
           on
           the
           behalf
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           hath
           made
           a
           full
           ,
           compleat
           ,
           and
           entire
           Satisfaction
           to
           God's
           Justice
           for
           all
           the
           Sins
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           from
           the
           beginning
           to
           the
           end
           thereof
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           now
           every
           one
           hath
           free
           Access
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           a
           Right
           to
           his
           Favour
           through
           the
           Blood
           of
           Jesus
           Christ.
           And
           tho
           we
           have
           been
           never
           so
           bad
           ,
           never
           so
           unworthy
           ;
           yet
           if
           we
           have
           but
           the
           Hearts
           to
           forsake
           our
           Sins
           ,
           and
           to
           come
           to
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           we
           shall
           as
           certainly
           obtain
           the
           Acceptance
           and
           the
           Love
           of
           our
           Heavenly
           Father
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           had
           been
           Innocent
           and
           never
           sinned
           at
           all
           .
        
         
           Nay
           God
           is
           not
           only
           willing
           to
           receive
           us
           ,
           but
           he
           earnestly
           begs
           and
           sollicits
           us
           to
           take
           his
           Mercy
           .
           And
           so
           pleased
           he
           is
           at
           the
           Return
           of
           a
           Sinner
           ,
           that
           our
           Saviour
           has
           told
           us
           
             there
             is
             joy
             in
             Heaven
          
           over
           such
           a
           one
           .
           Nay
           
             more
             joy
             among
             the
             Angels
             over
             a
             sinner
             that
             repenteth
             ;
             than
             over
             ninety
             nine
             just
             persons
             that
             need
             no
             Repentance
             .
          
        
         
         
           O
           how
           welcome
           ought
           this
           News
           to
           be
           to
           us
           ?
           How
           transported
           should
           we
           be
           at
           the
           infinite
           Kindness
           of
           God
           manifested
           to
           us
           by
           our
           Saviour
           ?
           O!
           praised
           be
           God
           for
           his
           astonishing
           Love.
           For
           ever
           adored
           be
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           ,
           that
           has
           made
           a
           Propitiation
           for
           us
           by
           his
           Blood.
           O
           let
           us
           for
           ever
           kiss
           and
           hug
           the
           pretious
           unvaluable
           Scriptures
           of
           the
           
             New
             Testament
          
           ,
           if
           there
           was
           nothing
           else
           in
           them
           but
           that
           
             faithful
             Saying
          
           ,
           that
           Saying
           ,
           
             worthy
             of
             all
             Men
             to
             be
             received
             ,
             That
             Iesus
             Christ
             came
             into
             the
             world
             to
             save
             sinners
          
           ;
           to
           save
           you
           ,
           and
           me
           ,
           and
           all
           Sinners
           ,
           even
           the
           greatest
           of
           Sinners
           .
        
         
           O
           ,
           who
           is
           there
           that
           is
           in
           his
           Wits
           ,
           would
           chuse
           to
           be
           out
           of
           the
           Christian
           Dispensation
           ;
           or
           be
           left
           to
           the
           Methods
           of
           Nature
           and
           Philosophy
           for
           the
           attaining
           their
           Happiness
           ,
           as
           some
           loose
           People
           among
           us
           do
           sometimes
           talk
           ▪
           Were
           the
           natural
           Talents
           of
           Mankind
           exalted
           far
           above
           what
           they
           either
           are
           ,
           or
           ever
           have
           been
           ;
           yet
           I
           would
           value
           that
           one
           Saying
           ,
           
             That
             Jesus
             Christ
             came
             into
             the
             World
             to
             save
             Sinners
             ,
          
           more
           than
           all
           the
           Notions
           and
           Speculations
           of
           Reason
           and
           Philosophy
           .
           I
           would
           desire
           to
           
             know
             nothing
             but
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             him
             crucified
             .
          
           I
           would
           ,
           with
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             count
             all
             things
             as
             loss
          
           ,
           nay
           ,
           
             as
             Dung
             ,
             in
             comparison
             of
             the
             Excellency
             of
             the
             Knowledge
             of
             Christ
             Iesus
             my
             Saviour
             ;
             and
             that
             I
             may
             be
             found
             in
             him
             ,
             not
             having
             my
             own
             Righteousness
             ,
          
           which
           is
           by
           Nature
           ,
           
             but
             that
             Righteousness
             which
             is
             by
             the
             Faith
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             who
             gave
             himself
             for
             me
             .
          
           And
           thus
           much
           of
           Christ's
           
             appearing
             to
             put
             away
             Sin
          
           ,
           in
           the
           first
           Notion
           of
           that
           Expression
           .
        
         
         
           But
           Secondly
           ,
           Christ
           appeared
           also
           
             to
             put
             away
             Sin
          
           in
           another
           sense
           :
           That
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           To
           destroy
           the
           Power
           and
           Dominion
           of
           it
           from
           among
           Men
           ;
           to
           
             abolish
             it
          
           ,
           so
           as
           that
           it
           should
           not
           henceforth
           
             reign
             in
             our
             mortal
             Bodies
             .
             To
             free
             us
             from
             Sin
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           enable
           us
           to
           lead
           holy
           and
           virtuous
           Lives
           .
           So
           that
           whereas
           Mankind
           heretofore
           
             yielded
             their
             Members
             Servants
             to
             uncleanness
             and
             to
             iniquity
             unto
             iniquity
             ;
             so
             they
             should
             now
             yield
             their
             Members
             Servants
             to
             righteousness
             unto
             holiness
             .
          
        
         
           Thus
           to
           
             put
             away
             Sin
          
           was
           as
           principal
           an
           End
           of
           Christ's
           coming
           as
           the
           other
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           nay
           perhaps
           more
           principal
           :
           For
           the
           other
           ,
           in
           true
           reasoning
           ,
           may
           be
           said
           to
           be
           wholly
           in
           order
           to
           this
           .
           Certain
           it
           is
           ,
           unless
           this
           End
           be
           attained
           ,
           the
           other
           will
           signifie
           nothing
           to
           us
           :
           For
           we
           are
           not
           capable
           of
           any
           Benefit
           from
           the
           Remission
           of
           Sin
           which
           was
           purchased
           for
           us
           by
           Christ
           ,
           until
           our
           Sins
           be
           
             put
             away
          
           by
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           we
           become
           holy
           Persons
           by
           the
           change
           and
           renewal
           of
           our
           Natures
           .
        
         
           Never
           therefore
           let
           us
           deceive
           our selves
           .
           Though
           Christ
           hath
           actually
           
             put
             away
          
           all
           the
           Sins
           of
           the
           World
           in
           the
           former
           sense
           by
           his
           satisfaction
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           hath
           procured
           the
           Pardon
           of
           them
           ;
           hath
           taken
           away
           the
           Sting
           of
           them
           ,
           so
           as
           that
           they
           shall
           not
           be
           deadly
           to
           any
           :
           Yet
           all
           this
           is
           upon
           supposition
           that
           the
           Strength
           of
           them
           he
           taken
           away
           in
           us
           ;
           that
           they
           
             〈◊〉
             no
             Dominion
             over
             us
          
           ;
           that
           we
           mortifie
           them
           in
           all
           our
           Members
           ;
           that
           we
           daily
           die
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           live
           a
           Life
           o●
           Righteousness
           .
           All
           that
           Christ
           merited
           or
           purchased
           
           for
           the
           World
           ,
           will
           not
           do
           us
           the
           least
           good
           ,
           unless
           we
           be
           made
           conformable
           to
           him
           in
           his
           Death
           and
           Resurrection
           ,
           by
           our
           
             dying
             to
             Sin
             and
             living
             to
             Righteousness
             .
          
        
         
           And
           in
           truth
           ,
           if
           we
           will
           mind
           it
           ,
           the
           
             putting
             away
             Sin
          
           in
           this
           sense
           of
           it
           ,
           hath
           as
           great
           weight
           laid
           upon
           it
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           is
           as
           often
           assigned
           for
           the
           great
           End
           and
           Business
           of
           Christs
           appearance
           as
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           S.
           John
           tells
           us
           plainly
           ,
           that
           
             for
             this
             purpose
             was
             the
             son
             of
             God
             manifested
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             destroy
             the
             works
             of
             the
             devil
             .
          
        
         
           And
           S.
           Paul
           likewise
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           he
           therefore
           
             gave
             himself
             for
             us
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             redeem
             us
             from
             all
             iniquity
             ,
             and
             purifie
             to
             himself
             a
             peculiar
             people
             zealous
             of
             good
             works
             .
          
        
         
           And
           lastly
           ,
           S.
           Peter
           gives
           the
           same
           account
           of
           his
           coming
           ,
           Acts
           3.26
           .
           where
           he
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           therefore
           
             God
             raised
             up
             his
             Son
             Iesus
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           sent
           him
           into
           the
           World
           (
           for
           his
           
             raising
             up
          
           there
           spoken
           of
           ,
           as
           any
           one
           will
           see
           that
           looks
           into
           the
           Context
           ,
           was
           not
           his
           being
           raised
           from
           the
           dead
           ,
           but
           his
           being
           manifested
           to
           Mankind
           .
           For
           here
           the
           Apostle's
           business
           is
           to
           apply
           that
           Promise
           or
           Prophesie
           of
           Moses
           unto
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           
             viz.
             that
             God
             would
          
           in
           due
           thim
           
             raise
             up
             to
             his
             People
             a
             Prophet
             like
             unto
             him
             ,
          
           whom
           they
           should
           all
           be
           obliged
           to
           hearken
           to
           .
           )
           I
           say
           therefore
           
             God
             raised
             up
             his
             Son
             Iesus
             ,
          
           i.e.
           sent
           him
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           
             that
             he
             might
             bless
             his
             People
             ,
             in
             turning
             every
             one
             of
             them
             from
             their
             Iniquities
             .
          
           This
           turning
           every
           one
           from
           their
           Iniquities
           was
           the
           great
           End
           for
           which
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           was
           manifested
           unto
           Mankind
           .
        
         
         
           And
           indeed
           Reason
           will
           teach
           us
           all
           this
           as
           well
           as
           Revelation
           .
           For
           in
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           thing
           ,
           none
           can
           be
           truly
           Happy
           but
           those
           that
           are
           truly
           Pious
           .
           And
           in
           the
           same
           degree
           and
           proportion
           that
           any
           one
           is
           wicked
           ,
           or
           is
           under
           the
           power
           of
           his
           Lusts
           in
           the
           same
           degree
           he
           must
           needs
           be
           miserable
           .
           So
           that
           if
           Christ
           came
           to
           be
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           ,
           meant
           either
           to
           make
           us
           happy
           ,
           or
           to
           keep
           us
           from
           being
           miserable
           ;
           there
           was
           an
           absolute
           necessity
           that
           his
           first
           and
           principal
           Design
           must
           be
           to
           root
           our
           of
           our
           Nature
           all
           Sin
           and
           Wickedness
           ;
           and
           to
           restore
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           in
           our
           Minds
           ,
           which
           consists
           in
           unchangeable
           Purity
           and
           Holiness
           and
           Goodness
           .
        
         
           Away
           therefore
           with
           all
           those
           Hypotheses
           that
           give
           such
           an
           account
           of
           Christs
           coming
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           the
           ultimate
           End
           of
           it
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           freeing
           us
           from
           Hell
           and
           Damnation
           ,
           and
           purchasing
           Heaven
           and
           eternal
           Life
           for
           us
           ,
           but
           without
           any
           respect
           had
           to
           the
           renewing
           our
           Natures
           ,
           or
           the
           making
           us
           sincerely
           Holy
           and
           Virtuous
           .
           All
           such
           Accounts
           of
           Christ's
           Undertaking
           ,
           are
           monstrously
           unreasonable
           and
           absurd
           .
        
         
           For
           not
           to
           insist
           upon
           the
           manifest
           Affront
           they
           put
           upon
           God's
           Justice
           and
           Holiness
           ,
           in
           making
           Him
           the
           great
           Patron
           of
           Sin
           ,
           whilst
           they
           assert
           Him
           to
           be
           the
           Justifier
           of
           wicked
           Men
           even
           whilst
           they
           continue
           wicked
           .
        
         
           You
           cannot
           ,
           as
           I
           said
           ,
           but
           see
           (
           in
           the
           first
           place
           )
           how
           very
           much
           such
           Doctrins
           do
           disparage
           the
           Love
           of
           our
           Saviour
           and
           lessen
           his
           Undertaking
           ▪
           For
           whilst
           
           He
           is
           here
           supposed
           to
           have
           Redeemed
           us
           only
           from
           his
           Fathers
           Wrath
           ,
           and
           the
           Punishment
           consequent
           thereupon
           ;
           leaving
           us
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           to
           the
           wickedness
           and
           impurity
           of
           our
           own
           Nature
           ,
           which
           alone
           without
           the
           accession
           of
           any
           other
           external
           Evil
           ,
           is
           a
           misery
           great
           enough
           :
           He
           is
           hereby
           rendred
           but
           half
           a
           Saviour
           ;
           One
           that
           freed
           us
           indeed
           from
           an
           External
           Evil
           ,
           but
           left
           us
           irremediably
           exposed
           to
           an
           internal
           one
           ,
           as
           grievous
           as
           the
           other
           .
           One
           that
           delivered
           us
           from
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           a
           Gibbet
           ,
           or
           an
           Executioner
           ▪
           but
           could
           not
           or
           would
           not
           cure
           us
           of
           the
           inward
           Sicknesses
           and
           Maladies
           ,
           under
           which
           we
           languished
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           is
           not
           all
           .
           In
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           taken
           notice
           of
           ,
           what
           an
           absurd
           inconsistent
           Notion
           this
           kind
           of
           Doctrine
           gives
           us
           of
           the
           Happiness
           of
           Mankind
           .
           For
           whilst
           they
           suppose
           that
           a
           Man
           under
           the
           Power
           and
           Dominion
           of
           Sin
           ,
           is
           capable
           of
           that
           Happiness
           which
           Christ
           purchased
           for
           us
           in
           the
           other
           World
           (
           which
           Happiness
           as
           both
           Scripture
           and
           Reason
           testifie
           ,
           doth
           chiefly
           consist
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Excellencies
           and
           Perfections
           )
           :
           They
           must
           at
           the
           same
           time
           suppose
           ,
           that
           a
           Man
           may
           be
           rendred
           happy
           by
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           that
           of
           which
           he
           has
           no
           Sense
           ,
           no
           Perception
           ;
           or
           rather
           ,
           to
           speak
           properly
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           the
           happiest
           Creature
           alive
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           an
           Object
           to
           which
           he
           has
           the
           greatest
           a
           version
           and
           antipathy
           in
           the
           World.
           Which
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           not
           an
           absurdity
           ,
           I
           know
           not
           what
           is
           .
           When
           Light
           can
           have
           Communion
           with
           Darkness
           ,
           when
           God
           can
           have
           Fellowship
           with
           Belial
           ;
           Then
           ,
           and
           not
           till
           then
           ,
           can
           a
           wicked
           
           Man
           ,
           a
           Man
           that
           lives
           in
           Sin
           ,
           and
           loves
           it
           ,
           he
           capable
           of
           that
           Happiness
           which
           Jesus
           Christ
           hath
           purchased
           for
           us
           .
        
         
           IV.
           The
           Fourth
           thing
           I
           should
           speak
           to
           from
           this
           Text
           ,
           is
           the
           Means
           by
           which
           our
           Saviour
           brought
           to
           pass
           the
           great
           End
           of
           his
           Appearance
           .
           viz.
           
             the
             putting
             away
             of
             sin
          
           .
           Which
           Means
           are
           said
           to
           be
           the
           Sacrifice
           of
           himself
           .
           
             Now
             once
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             hath
             he
             appeared
             to
             put
             away
             sin
             by
             the
             sacrifice
             of
             himself
             .
          
        
         
           Two
           things
           should
           be
           done
           in
           order
           to
           a
           just
           Discourse
           upon
           this
           point
           .
        
         
           
             First
             ,
             To
             give
             an
             account
             ,
             how
             the
             Death
             of
             Christ
             was
             a
             Means
             for
             
               the
               putting
               away
               of
               sin
            
             in
             the
             first
             Sense
             I
             gave
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             the
             procuring
             the
             Pardon
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             How
             it
             was
             a
             Means
             of
             putting
             it
             away
             in
             the
             other
             Sense
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             the
             destroying
             or
             mortifying
             it
             in
             us
             .
          
        
         
           But
           these
           things
           being
           Foreign
           to
           our
           present
           Business
           ,
           and
           more
           proper
           for
           the
           Argument
           of
           a
           Good-Friday
           Sermon
           .
           I
           shall
           say
           no
           more
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           proceed
           to
           my
           last
           point
           .
        
         
           V.
           The
           Fifth
           and
           last
           thing
           observable
           from
           the
           Text
           ,
           is
           the
           difference
           of
           Christ's
           sacrifice
           whereby
           
             he
             put
             away
             sin
          
           from
           the
           Mosaical
           ones
           .
           Which
           difference
           so
           far
           as
           it
           is
           here
           taken
           notice
           of
           ,
           consists
           in
           this
           .
           That
           the
           
             Legal
             Sacrifices
          
           for
           the
           Expiation
           of
           Sin
           were
           daily
           offered
           ;
           But
           Christ
           offered
           the
           
             Sacrifice
             of
             himself
          
           but
           once
           .
           
             Once
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
         
           The
           Apostle
           in
           this
           Chapter
           is
           discoursing
           of
           the
           Difference
           between
           the
           Law
           and
           the
           Gospel
           .
           And
           as
           to
           that
           Point
           ,
           he
           insists
           much
           on
           the
           Difference
           of
           their
           Sacrifices
           .
           The
           Christians
           that
           owned
           the
           Gospel
           had
           but
           one
           Sacrifice
           ,
           the
           Sacrifice
           of
           Christ
           once
           offered
           ;
           whereas
           those
           that
           were
           under
           the
           Law
           were
           forced
           to
           have
           many
           .
           Nay
           even
           the
           most
           solemn
           Sacrifice
           that
           God
           had
           appointed
           for
           the
           Expiation
           of
           their
           Sins
           was
           repeated
           once
           a
           Year
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           in
           the
           Verse
           before
           my
           Text.
           But
           now
           the
           Sacrifice
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           he
           puts
           by
           way
           of
           opposition
           to
           theirs
           ,
           that
           was
           but
           once
           offered
           ,
           and
           was
           never
           to
           be
           repeated
           .
           This
           is
           the
           Point
           with
           which
           he
           concludes
           this
           Chapter
           ;
           two
           Verses
           after
           my
           Text
           ,
           Christ
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             was
             once
             offered
             to
             bear
             the
             sins
             of
             many
             ,
             and
             unto
             there
             that
             look
             for
             him
             shall
             be
             appear
             the
             second
             time
             unto
             salvation
             .
          
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           Apostle's
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           I
           insist
           on
           it
           now
           ,
           because
           all
           those
           that
           design
           on
           this
           day
           to
           receive
           the
           
             Holy
             Sacrament
          
           are
           concerned
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           from
           hence
           take
           notice
           ,
           that
           in
           this
           Service
           of
           the
           
             Holy
             Communion
          
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           to
           pretend
           to
           offer
           Christ
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           his
           Father
           ▪
           His
           Sacrifice
           was
           but
           once
           to
           be
           offered
           ,
           and
           that
           was
           done
           1600
           Years
           ago
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Virtue
           of
           that
           Sacrifice
           once
           offered
           ,
           all
           faithful
           Christians
           and
           sincere
           Penitents
           shall
           receive
           Remission
           of
           Sins
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Benefits
           of
           his
           Passion
           ▪
           But
           for
           us
           to
           think
           of
           offering
           Christ
           again
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           ,
           is
           in
           effect
           to
           put
           our selves
           into
           the
           same
           rank
           and
           condition
           with
           the
           unbelieving
           Jewes
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           need
           the
           repetition
           of
           the
           same
           Sacrifices
           every
           Year
           ,
           
           nay
           every
           Day
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           very
           reason
           for
           which
           the
           Apostle
           denys
           the
           Efficacie
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           We
           do
           not
           indeed
           deny
           ,
           but
           that
           every
           time
           we
           approach
           to
           the
           Lord's
           Table
           for
           the
           receiving
           of
           the
           Holy
           Communion
           ,
           we
           offer
           Sacrifices
           to
           God
           :
           For
           we
           offer
           our
           Alms
           ,
           which
           we
           beg
           of
           God
           to
           accept
           as
           our
           Oblations
           ;
           and
           these
           in
           the
           Language
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           are
           
             Sacrifices
             with
             which
             God
             is
             well
             pleased
             .
          
        
         
           We
           likewise
           offer
           our
           Sacrifice
           of
           Praise
           and
           Thanksgiving
           to
           God
           for
           the
           Death
           of
           our
           Saviour
           .
           And
           all
           our
           Prayers
           and
           Supplications
           we
           put
           up
           in
           his
           Name
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Virtue
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Merits
           of
           that
           Sacrifice
           he
           offered
           to
           God
           in
           our
           behalf
           :
           And
           in
           so
           doing
           we
           commemorate
           that
           Sacrifice
           both
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           before
           Men.
           And
           this
           is
           all
           ,
           we
           are
           confident
           ,
           that
           the
           Ancient
           Church
           meant
           ,
           by
           the
           great
           
             Christian
             Sacrifice
          
           or
           the
           
             Sacrifice
             of
             the
             Altar
          
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           we
           go
           further
           ,
           if
           we
           will
           in
           the
           Communion
           pretend
           to
           offer
           up
           the
           Body
           and
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           in
           Sacrifice
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           was
           once
           sacrificed
           upon
           the
           Cross
           :
           It
           is
           intolerable
           .
           It
           is
           a
           thing
           that
           was
           never
           dreamed
           of
           in
           the
           first
           Ages
           of
           the
           Church
           :
           It
           is
           directly
           contradictory
           to
           the
           Foundation
           of
           all
           the
           Apostles
           Argument
           and
           Discourse
           here
           in
           the
           Text
           ;
           and
           the
           very
           supposal
           of
           it
           brings
           along
           with
           it
           many
           grievous
           ▪
           Absurdities
           in
           the
           Theory
           ,
           and
           something
           that
           looks
           like
           impious
           in
           the
           Practice
           .
        
         
           And
           yet
           this
           is
           the
           constant
           and
           avowed
           Doctrine
           and
           Practice
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           ,
           in
           every
           Sacrament
           they
           have
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           in
           every
           Mass
           that
           is
           said
           
           among
           them
           .
           The
           main
           business
           of
           that
           Mystery
           they
           make
           to
           consist
           in
           the
           Priest's
           offering
           up
           to
           God
           the
           very
           Body
           and
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           ,
           the
           same
           Body
           and
           Blood
           that
           was
           once
           offered
           up
           at
           Jerusalem
           ;
           this
           they
           pretend
           to
           offer
           up
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           every
           day
           :
           and
           they
           attribute
           to
           this
           their
           Offering
           the
           same
           Virtue
           and
           Efficacy
           that
           the
           Apostles
           and
           all
           Christians
           have
           always
           attributed
           to
           the
           one
           Sacrifice
           of
           Christ
           upon
           the
           Cross
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           
             a
             true
             propitiatory
             Sacrifice
             for
             the
             Living
             and
             for
             the
             Dead
          
           :
           And
           none
           among
           them
           dare
           deny
           this
           ,
           under
           pain
           of
           an
           Anathema
           ,
           as
           the
           Council
           of
           Trent
           hath
           ordered
           the
           matter
           .
        
         
           Good
           God!
           whither
           will
           Interest
           and
           Faction
           and
           Zeal
           for
           a
           Party
           transport
           Men
           ?
           But
           it
           is
           not
           my
           business
           to
           expose
           them
           ,
           but
           to
           put
           you
           in
           mind
           of
           what
           concerns
           our selves
           ,
           namely
           ,
           as
           I
           said
           ,
           that
           when
           we
           come
           to
           the
           Lord's
           Table
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           approach
           thither
           with
           a
           belief
           that
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           is
           there
           again
           offered
           ,
           but
           only
           with
           a
           design
           to
           commemorate
           his
           Sacrifice
           that
           was
           once
           offered
           .
           We
           come
           not
           thither
           to
           sacrifice
           Christ
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           Partakers
           of
           his
           Sacrifice
           .
           We
           are
           not
           to
           feast
           God
           ;
           but
           God
           there
           feasts
           us
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           the
           best
           Food
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           such
           Food
           as
           will
           nourish
           us
           to
           eternal
           Life
           ,
           if
           we
           be
           worthy
           Guests
           :
           Only
           we
           must
           not
           
             appear
             before
             God
             empty
          
           at
           this
           Solemnity
           :
           We
           must
           offer
           to
           him
           of
           our
           Substance
           :
           We
           must
           offer
           our
           Prayers
           and
           Supplications
           ,
           not
           only
           for
           our selves
           ,
           but
           for
           all
           the
           World
           ;
           but
           more
           especially
           for
           all
           that
           are
           called
           by
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           among
           those
           ,
           most
           particularly
           for
           our
           own
           Church
           
           and
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           all
           Orders
           and
           Degrees
           of
           Men
           therein
           .
           We
           must
           offer
           likewise
           our selves
           ,
           our
           Souls
           and
           Bodies
           a
           
             living
             sacrifice
             ,
             holy
             and
             acceptable
             to
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             our
             reasonable
             service
             .
          
           And
           lastly
           ,
           to
           conclude
           ,
           we
           must
           offer
           our
           most
           hearty
           and
           affectionate
           Thanks
           to
           God
           Almighty
           ,
           for
           that
           incomprehensible
           Instance
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           in
           sending
           Christ
           Jesus
           to
           us
           to
           be
           our
           Saviour
           ;
           for
           his
           wonderful
           Birth
           ,
           for
           his
           holy
           Life
           ,
           for
           his
           pretious
           Death
           ,
           for
           his
           glorious
           Resurrection
           and
           Ascension
           ,
           and
           for
           his
           Intercession
           for
           us
           at
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           And
           O
           thou
           Blessed
           Saviour
           that
           hast
           done
           all
           this
           for
           us
           ,
           give
           us
           such
           a
           lively
           Sense
           of
           thy
           marvelous
           Love
           in
           leaving
           thy
           Glory
           ,
           and
           taking
           Humane
           Flesh
           upon
           thee
           ,
           that
           thou
           mightest
           dwell
           among
           us
           ,
           and
           instruct
           us
           in
           our
           Duty
           ,
           and
           assist
           us
           in
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           encourage
           thereto
           by
           the
           glorious
           Hopes
           of
           a
           never
           dying
           Life
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           make
           thy self
           an
           Offering
           for
           our
           Sins
           :
           O
           let
           these
           things
           sink
           so
           deeply
           into
           our
           Minds
           ,
           and
           so
           wholly
           possess
           our
           Hearts
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           entirely
           give
           up
           our selves
           to
           thee
           :
           That
           we
           may
           with
           our
           whole
           Souls
           embrace
           all
           thy
           Doctrines
           and
           Revelations
           :
           That
           we
           may
           endeavour
           in
           all
           our
           Actions
           to
           conform
           our selves
           to
           thy
           Example
           ;
           and
           make
           it
           the
           Business
           of
           our
           Lives
           to
           be
           obedient
           to
           thy
           Precepts
           ,
           to
           submit
           to
           thy
           Will
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           contented
           to
           be
           disposed
           of
           by
           thee
           in
           all
           the
           Circumstances
           of
           our
           Lives
           .
           O
           let
           nothing
           in
           thy
           Religion
           ever
           be
           an
           Offence
           to
           us
           .
           But
           enable
           us
           to
           hold
           
             the
             Profession
             of
             our
             Faith
          
           in
           thee
           
             without
             wavering
          
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           Tryals
           
           and
           Difficulties
           thou
           shalt
           think
           fit
           to
           expose
           us
           to
           that
           so
           in
           Faith
           and
           Obedience
           ,
           in
           Patience
           and
           Perseverance
           ,
           we
           may
           ever
           wait
           for
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           obtain
           that
           
             Crown
             of
             Righteousness
             which
             thou
             hast
             laid
             up
             for
             all
             that
             love
             thee
             ,
             and
             expect
             thy
          
           second
           and
           more
           glorious
           Appearance
           .
        
         
           To
           thee
           ,
           O
           eternal
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           thou
           great
           Lover
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           to
           thee
           ,
           
             who
             tookest
             upon
             thee
             to
             deliver
             man
             ,
             and
             didst
             not
             abhor
             the
             Virgins
             womb
          
           ;
           to
           thee
           ,
           
             who
             overcamest
             the
             sharpness
             of
             death
             ,
             and
             didst
             open
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             to
             all
             believers
          
           ;
           to
           thee
           ,
           O
           most
           dear
           ,
           O
           most
           beloved
           ,
           O
           most
           adorable
           Jesus
           ,
           be
           for
           ever
           given
           by
           us
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           the
           Souls
           whom
           thou
           hast
           redeemed
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           the
           Creatures
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ;
           all
           Honor
           ,
           and
           Glory
           ,
           and
           Praise
           ,
           all
           Service
           and
           Love
           and
           Obedience
           ,
           henceforth
           and
           for
           evermore
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .