420 THE WRATH OF THE LAM. DISC. y. godhead, or divine essence, is but one, : and it is the same godhead, which belongs to the Father, that dwells in theSon, and, in this respect, " Christ, and the Father, are one, he is in the Father, and the Father . in him," John x. 30-38. yet the Father is constantly exhibited in scripture with peculiar characters of prime authority, and the Son is represented as receiving all from the Father, John v. 19,20,22,26,27.. If it be farther enquired, Why Christ is called " the Lamb of God," I shall not pursue those many fine me- taphors and similes, in which the wit and fancy of men have run a long course on this subject, but shall . only mention these two things : 1. Heis called the Lamb, from the innocence of his behaviour, the quietness and meekness of his dispositidn and conduct in the world. The character of Jesus among men was peaceful and harmless, and patient of injuries; "when he was reviled, he reviled not again, but was'led as a Lamb to the slaughter," with submission, and with- out revenge. This resemblanceappears, and is set forth to view, in several scriptures, wherein he is compared to this gentle creature, Acts viii. 32. 1 Pet. ii. 23. 2. He is called the Lamb, because he was appointed a sacrifice for the sins of men; John i. 29. Behold the Lamb of God 'which talceth the sins of the world, 1 Pet. i. 18, 19. You were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish, and without spot. It was a Lamb, that was ordained for the constant daily sacrifice amongst the Jews morning and evening, to typify, the constant and everlasting in- fluence of the atonement ruade by the death of Christ; .Heb. x. 11, 12. It was a Lamb which was sacrificed at the passover, and on which the families of Israel feast- ed, to commemorate their redemption from the slavery of Egypt, and to typify Christ, who "is our passover, who was sacrificed for us, and for whose sake the de- stroying angel spares all that trust in him, 1 C,or. y. 7." But will a Lamb discover such dreadful wrath ? Has the Lamb of God such indignation in him ? Can the meek, the compassionate, the. merciful Son of God put on such terrible forms and appearances ? Are his ten- der mercies vanished quite away, and will he renounce
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