A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

(3.) Consider, As the Greatness of the Salvation, and the Completeness of the Saviour, so the Excellency of the Gospel; how it manifests and sets out this Saviour, not in Shadows and Types, but with clear and express Explication. God bestowed many Benefits upon the Old Church, which were great Enforcements to Godliness, but not so powerful and effectual, because they were but Shadows of Salvation. Things that grow in the Shade, come not to such Perfection as Things that grow in the Sun. In the Old Testament they had many Blessings, but they were Typical Ones, and lasted but for a while; they had many Saviours that delivered them from the House of Bondage, led them through the Red Sea, and through the Desert into Canaan; delivered them from their Enemies, destroyed the Nations round about them. But now these were Shadows of good Things to come; the New Testament shows what is the meaning of all these; that we are delivered from the Devil, and led into Heaven, and brought to the possession of Eternal Life by Jesus Christ. The Old Testament speaketh of calling Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees, and separating his Seed as a People to God: we can speak of Election, that we may obtain the Adoption of Sons. The Old Testament speaks of multiplying the Seed of the Jews as the Sand of the Sea: The New Testament speaks of the multitude of Converts, a great Number which none can number. The Old Testament speaks of the bringing out of Egypt; the New, of bringing Sinners out of the Power of Darkness. The Old Testament mentions the Red Sea; the New, the Grace of Baptism, or Red Sea of Christ's Blood. The Old Testament speaks of God's Providence in the Wilderness, how the People of Israel were led up and down for forty Years, and fed, and clothed, and delivered: The New Testament speaks of God's Providence over his Church during the whole State of the present World: How he guides us by his Counsel, till he brings us to his Glory; Psal. 73.14. Thou shalt guide me with thy Counsel, and afterwards receive me to Glory. They were led into the Land of Canaan by Jordan; and we have entrance into Heaven by Death: They could speak of Judges and Kings that were glorious, and did worthily in their Generations; but the New Testament shows all that have an Interest in Christ, shall judg the World together with Christ at the last Day; 2 Cor. 6.2.

(3.) Consider, As the Greatness of the Salvation, and the Compleatness of the Saviour, so the Excellency of the Gospel; how it manifests and sets out this Saviour, not in Shadows and Types, but with clear and express Explication. God bestowed many Benefits upon the Old Church, which were great Enforcements to Godliness, but not so powerful and effectual, because they were but Shadows of Salvation. Things that grow in the Shade, come not to such Perfection as Things that grow in the Sun. In the Old Testament they had many Blessings, but they were Typical Ones, and lasted but for a while; they had many Saviours that delivered them from the House of Bondage, led them through the Red Sea, and through the Desart into Canaan; delivered them from their Enemies, destroyed the Nations round about them. But now these were Shadows of good Things to come; the New Testament shews what is the meaning of all these; that we are delivered from the Devil, and led into Heaven, and brought to the possession of Eternal Life by Jesus Christ. The Old Testament speaketh of calling Abraham out of Ur of the Caldees, and separating his Seed as a People to God: we can speak of Election, that we may obtain the Adoption of Sons. The Old Testament speaks of multiplying the Seed of the Iews as the Sand of the Sea: The New Testament speaks of the multitude of Converts, a great Number which none can number. The Old Testament speaks of the bringing out of Egypt; the New, of bringing Sinners out of the Power of Darkness. The Old Testament mentions the Red Sea; the New, the Grace of Baptism, or Red Sea of Christ's Blood. The Old Testament speaks of God's Providence in the Wilderness, how the People of Israel were led up and down for forty Years, and fed, and clothed, and delivered: The New Testament speaks of God's Providence over his Church during the whole State of the present World: How he guides us by his Counsel, till he brings us to his Glory;