3S0 CHRISTIAN MORALITY, Viz. tSERM. XXIII. and bravely resigns his life upon the spot, he diesa mar- tyr to truth ; his name shall be registered with honour among the saints of God on earth, and his soul shall have its place among the martyrs in the upper world. HYMNFOR SERMONXXII. FAITHFULNESS. LONG HAW' God been faithful to his word, And sent to amen the promis'd grace, Shall I not imitate the Lord, And practise what my lips profess? Rath Christ fulfill'd his kind design, T4Ic dreadful work he undertook, And dy'd to make salvation mine, And well perform'd whate'er he spoke? METRE. Doth not his faithfulness afford, A noble theme to raise my song? And shall I dare deny my Lord, Or utter falsehood with my tongue? My king, my Saviour, and my God ! Let grace my sinful soul renew, Wash my offences with thy blood, And make my heart sincere and true. SERMONXXIII. CHRISTIAN MORALITY, vez. GRAVITY, DECENCY, &c. PHILIP. iv. 8. Whatsoever things are honest, or grave, erc.---think on these things'. Ouz crsgvr2, &C. SINCE the translation of the bible into the English tongue is so excellent a performance in itself, and so necessary a service to the church; I feel a sensible regret, whenever there is occasion to complain of it, or to cor- rect it. In the main, I may venture to say boldly, it teaches us all the necessary doctrines and duties of Christianity in a very ample and complete manner, and sets them in an evident light: And what the Spirit of God spoke in ancient times in Greek and Hebrew, is sufficiently manifested to us for our salvation in the English bible. But in this part of the verse, which I am now to dis- course of, the word which we render honest, is not sa well translated as I could wish; for honesty is contained in the words true and just, which go before, and follow
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