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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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And thereby you shall know men; for the more I know the worth of a man, the more I know him; and the more I know the difference between man and man, the more I know men: know but Christ crucified, and you know the worth of a man; and you never know the worth of a soul, or of a man, but by knowing Christ crucified; thereby you know (I say) God, — and you know your selves,— and you know men.
2. Thereby you shall have your hearts drawn out and engaged to Jesus Christ: When I am lift up, I will draw all men after me. One would think that the scandal of the Cross should drive men from Christ; but there is wisdom and power in Christ crucified, which draws men unto Christ: — Wisdom draws; it drew the Queen of Sheba to behold Solomon: a greater then Solomon is here. — Love draws, it drew Rebecca unto Isaac; here is love indeed in Christ crucified, Christ crucified is the most drawing thing in the world, where Love, and Wisdom, and Power, and Strength, and all ⟨p. 40⟩meet; thereby I say, your hearts shall be drawn out and engaged to Jesus Christ.
2. Thereby you shall have your hearts drawn out and ingaged to Jesus Christ: When I am lift up, I will draw all men after me. One would think that the scandal of the Cross should drive men from Christ; but there is wisdome and power in Christ crucified, which draws men unto Christ: — Wisdome draws; it drew the Queen of Sheba to behold Solomon: a greater then Solomon is here. — Love draws, it drew Rebecca unto Isaac; here is love indeed in Christ crucified, Christ crucified is the most drawing thing in the world, where Love, and Wisdome, and Power, and Strength, and all ⟨p. 40⟩meet; thereby I say, your hearts shall be drawn out and ingaged to Jesus Christ.