Religion & morality > Harmony of the divine attributes displayed in the redemption and salvation of sinners by Jesus Christ

r:,7v dwell in air land. Now whatever other faction
he here imported, Chrift is the great falvation intended •
when he is n ar in v'e v, then the believer cries out with
c!d Sim-on, New mine eyes have fern thy falvation : And
whatever any other glory and honour be here imported,
rhrin is the chief glory here intended: when he goes
nvay from a land then Ichabod, the glory is departed,
biit whetr he ab;des, g’ory dwells ; for he is called, A
fight to lighter* the Gentiles, and the glory cf his people
ifrael; but. row. if we would knew what fort of glory if
i? that appears when-Chrifl is revealed, why, its even
the glorious harmony of all the divine Attributes illuf-
trioully fhinmg in him who is beth our falvation and our
‘ Mercy and tputh are meeting together, and
* righteoufnefs and peace have killed each other.’ Now
tho’jhefe words may be applied to the happy meeting
cf grace in men, upon the revelation of Chrift in the
f ml, which f may afterwards notice in the fequel, and
in which fenfe fome interpreters underftand it, yet I
t.rke it mainly to import the happy meeting of perfec¬
tions in God to be glorified in the finner’s f.dvation by
1-fus Chrift, W’hich is a glofs that no interpreter l have
1 ad occafion to confult does negleifl or omit: and if any
4 f them ftiould mil's it, l think they would mifs the very
ground-work and foundation of all other happy meet¬
ings ‘ Me cy and truth have met together, righteouf-
* refs and peace have killed each other.’
In the words you may notice, i/2. The members of
the meeting, 'idly. The manner of the meeting.
The haVcsfijy of the meeting, dthly, The
firm gene ft cf it.
Notice,' I fay, FirfI the members of the meeting,
Mercy, truth, righttonfnefs am! peace, l hope I need
not caution fome in this aflimbly that they beware of
ies? pe-:fe6l!ons God under thf
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