rant of God's Righteousness, and going about to establish their own Righteousness, have not fubmitted themselves to the Righteousness of GOD. For Chrift is the End of the Law for Righteoufnefs to every one that believeth":

Let us then, let us embrace him as the Lord our Righteoufnefs. Let us, O let us kifs the Son left he be angry, and so we perih from the right Way. Bleffed are all they that put their Trust in him" This, this is the Way to triumph over all the Temptations of the World, the Flefh, and the Devil. This is the Way to give that truly heroic Challenge, "Death, where is thy Sting, Grave where is thy Victory"! This, and this alone is the Way to reign in Bliss and Immortality. Tell

Forgive me, O Chriftians, for fpeaking with fo much Warmth and Earneftness upon this pleafing Theme. Tis a Matter of infinité Im-" portance. Let Sceptres, Crowns, and Kingdoms' be neglected, but I befeech you neglect not the Gospel Salvation. O that I had the Zeal of a Paul, and the Eloquence of an Apollos: 0 that I had an Angel's Voice, and a Zeraph's

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Fire, to pierce, and enter, and take Poffeffion of your Souls: Then, then would I compel you to come in, and partake of the Bleffings of rich, redeeming Love! Remember, Sirs, that the Night of this World is far fpent; and the bright and glorious Day of Eternity is near at hand. "Let us therefore caft off the Works of Darkness, and let us put on the Armour of Light. Let us provoke one another to Love and good Works. Let us walk honeftly as in the Day; not in Rioting and Drunkenness; not in Chambering and Wantonnefs; not in Strife and Envy: But put ye. on the Lord Jefus Chrift, in all his holy Tempers and Difpofitions, and make not Provision for the Flesh, to fulfil the Lufts thereof”.

We believe, O Jefus, that thou shalt come "to be our Judge: We therefore pray Thee "help thy Servants, whom thou haft redeemed, "with thy moft precious Blood: And make "them to be numbered with thy Saints in "Glory everlasting" AMEN.

The Method of Salvation revealed in the

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"We had revolted from the Lord of all Lords, and broke "his holy Commandments. The Son of GOD, infinitely "compaffionate, vouchfafes to become our Mediator. "That Nothing might be wanting to render his Mediation "fuccessful, he places himself in our Stead. "ment, which We deferved, He endures. The Obedi"ence, which We owed, He fulfils. Both which, being imputed to us, and accepted for us, are the Found❝ation of our Pardon, are the procuring Cause of our "Juftification.

"The Law of GOD exact he shall fulfil,

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"Both by Obedience and by Love; though Love

"Alone fulfil the Law: Thy Punishment

"He shall endure, by coming in the Flesh

"To a reproachful Life and cursed Death;

Proclaiming Life to all who shall believe "In his Redemption".

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The Prayer before Sermon.

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ALMIGHTY Lord and everlasting God, give us Grace that we may caft away the Works of Darkness, and put upon us the Armour of Light, now in the Time of this mortal Life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to vifit us in great Humility. Send out lead may thy Light and thy Truth, which and conduct us to thy holy Hill, and to thy dwelling Place. Pity and have Mercy upon all those who are dead and fecure in Sin, and enable them to flee from the Wrath to come. Remember us, O Lord, remember us with the Favor that thou beareft unto thy People; 0 vifit us with thy precious Salvation. May we fee the Good of thy Chofen: May we rejoice with the Gladness of thy People: May we glɔry with thine Inheritance. Succeed our prefent Affembling in thine House to the Turning of the Hearts of the Diiobe lient to the Wisdom of the Juft; that in the last Day,