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Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation. : Gods return to the soul, or nation; together with his preventing mercy. : Delivered in ten sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs personal excellencies, the object of our love. 2. Christ crucified, the object of our faith. 3. The new covenant of grace opened. 4. Christ the mediator of the new covenant. 5. The way and spirit of the new covenant, or New Testament. 6. The blood of sprinkling. 7. The sweetness and profitableness of divine meditation. 8. The work and way of this meditation. 9. Gods return to the soul and nation. 10. Preventing mercy. / By W.B.
London: printed for N. Ranew, 1667
Sermons › Sermon 2: Christ Crucified the object of our Faith. SERMON II.
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5. There you may see the greatest Sacrifice for sin, that ever the world did see. Four things, saith Austin, concur to a Sacrifice, — The thing sacrificed, —the Sacrificer, —the person sacrificed unto, —and those that he sacrifices for; —I will add a fifth, the Altar: And all these meet in one in Christ upon the Cross. —He himself the Sacrifice, —the Sacrificer, —the Person sacrificed to, as God; and as Man, the Person for whom was the Sacrifice, and the Altar: so that here's the greatest Sacrifice that ever the world saw.
5. There you may see the greatest Sacrifice for sin, that ever the world did see. Four things, saith A•stin, concurre to a Sacrifice, — The thing sacrificed, —the Sacrificer, —the person sacrificed unto, —and those that he sacrifices for; —I will adde a fifth, the Altar: And all these meet in one in Christ upon the Crosse. —He himself the Sacrifice, —the Sacrificer, —the Person sacrificed to, as God; and as Man, the Person for whom was the Sacrifice, and the Altar: so that here's the greatest Sacrifice that ever the world saw.
6. There you may see our great High-Priest in all his Robes and Garments rolled in blood.
6. There you may see our great High-Priest in all his Robes and Garments rol'd in blood.
7. Therein Christ Crucified, you may behold and see the Covenant sealed, and all the Promises confirmed, all the Promises being Yea and Amen in Christ.