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Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal…
Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal salvation, viz. I. Justification by faith alone. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. III. Ruth's resolution. IV. The justice of God in the damnation of sinners. V. The excellency of Jesus Christ. : Delivered at Northampton, chiefly at the time of the late wonderful pouring out of the spirit of God there. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Three lines from Deuteronomy]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1738
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2. He is called a Lamb. John was told of a Lion that had prevailed to open the Book, and probably expected to see a Lion in his Vision; but while he is expecting, behold a Lamb appears to open the Book, an exceeding diverse Kind of Creature from a Lion! A Lion is a Devourer, one that is wont to make terrible Slaughter of others; and no Creature more easily falls a Prey to him than a Lamb. And Christ is here represented not only as a Lamb, a Creature very liable to be slain, but a Lamb as it had been slain, that is, with the Marks of it's deadly Wounds appearing on it.
That which I would observe from the Words, for the Subject of my present Discourse is this, viz.
There is an admirable Conjunction of diverse Excellencies in Jesus Christ.
The Lion and the Lamb, though very diverse Kinds of Creatures, yet have each their peculiar Excellencies. The Lion excels in Strength, and in the Majesty of his Appearance and Voice. The Lamb excels in Meekness and Patience, besides the excellent Nature of the Creature as good for Food, and yielding that which is fit for our Clothing, and being suitable to be offered in Sacrifice to God. But we see that Christ is in the Text compared to both; because the diverse Excellencies of both wonderfully meet in him.