Yet once more, before I finally deli- Matth. xxvi. 29. ver this cup into your hands, never again myself to partake of the like refreshment upon earth; fince what I now fay to you are almost the last words that I shall utter, the declaration of my mind at fuch a time, my orders, injunctions now, ought to have a peculiar weight; they are my dying will and teftament. This cup is the new teftament fealed in my Luke xxii. blood; take it, to fhew that you lay claim to the benefit of my bequefts, and appertain to the houshold and family of the teftator.

You must continue this rite among yourselves hereafter, when I am gone from you, and deliver it down to be observed to the end of the world. It is fo fmall a request, that I cannot think any of those who become my difciples will refufe to comply with it,

If I had required you to come toge

ther

20.

John xiv.

27.

ther from all parts to the very place of my death, and there fhew your remembrance of me by painful faftings, or coftly facrifices; I had but copied after the example of former inftitutions. The whole nation almoft of the Jews is even now, you see, affembled here at Jerusalem to keep the Paffover. And this is but one of the three feftivals to be kept all at this place. The easier I make my commands to you, the more punctual you will be in the obfervance of them.

To you I give my peace. 1 Not as the world giveth, in compliment only, and without either meaning or confequence: I fpeak with authority. I am still that WORD by which the worlds were made. My peace is the pardon of your fins, courage and confolation under all troubles, and everlasting falvation.

Farewel I cannot talk more with you. All things are now ready. I am

expected

expected by him that betrayeth me: and I go to meet him, and to deliver myself into his hands. The Teftament which I have declared, the new Covenant which I establish, the Atonement which I have undertaken, are now to be completed and ratified, according to the appointment of Almighty God, by me in my own blood. Father, I come; to do thy will; to fulfil thy word; to bear thy wrath; to be the facrifice for the world; a willing facrifice for a world of finners.

Not that I am infenfible of what is approaching: I fee it in all it's terrors. And if the bitter cup might pafs from me! Alas! for this very caufe came I into the world. Heavenly Father, let thy will be done. Hitherto I have in all things done thy will. I prepare now to fuffer in obedience to it. And, oh! if any thing that I have ever done, if all that I now fuffer, avail in thy fight; if thou haft ever loved me, or will grant

any

any thing at my requeft; Father, have mercy on the poor race of men. Pity their blindness; pardon their folly; lay all their iniquities upon my head.

Thus redeemed, they fhall give thanks unto thee for endless ages; they fhall be tranflated from earth to heaven; and join with those holy angels which never finned, in celebrating thy praises and performing thy pleasure to all eternity.

SER

SERMON II.

REV. xiii. 8.

THE LAMB SLAIN FROM THE FOUN-
DATION OF THE WORLD.

F the New Testament be true, the Old

I the New be old

is fo too; because the New Testa

ment tells us that it is. The Gospel refers continually to the Law and the Prophets, not only as being true, but indeed as containing a capital proof of it's own divine authority. Search the John v. Scriptures, fays our Lord to the Jews, for 39.

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