SERMON II. SO WILL WE RENDER THE CALVES OF OUR LIPS. ASSHUR SHALL NOT SAVE US; WE WILL NOT RIDE UPON HORSES: NEITHER WILL WE SAY ANY MORE TO THE WORK OF OUR HANDS, YE ARE OUR GODS, &C.- -HOSEA XIv. 2, 3. IN the whole context, we have before observed two general parts : Israel's prayer, and Israel's promise. The prayer we have considered, and now proceed unto the promise, wherein are two things to be considered: The covenant itself ; and then the ground upon which they make it, God's mercy to the fatherless. The covenant, wherein they promise two things. First. Thanksgiving for God's hearing and answer ing their prayers. Second. A special care for amendment of their lives. We will render the calves of our lips." The apostle out of the septuagint reads it, " the fruit of our lips," Heb. xiii. 15. It is the use of the scripture to de- scribe spiritual duties by expressions drawn from ceremonies and usages under the law, as repentance is called washing, Isa. i. 16. and prayer, incense, Psa. cxli. 2. Rev. v. 8. and the righteousness of saints, fine linen, (being an allusion to the garments of the priests,) Rev. xix. 8. and Christ an altar, whereby both our persons and services are sanctified and ac- cepted, Heb. xiii. 10. Rom. xii. 1. 1 Pet. ii. 5. Isa. lvi. 7. Thus here, the spiritual sacrifices of praise are called calves, to show the end of all
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