THE WRATH OF THE LAMB. 423 zing mercy, astonishing grace; and the despisers of it will deserve to ,perish with double destruction, for they wink their eyes against clearer light, and reject the offers of more abounding love. 2. It is wrath that is awakened by the most precious and most expensive methods ofsalvation slighted and under- valued.. Well may God say to christian nations, especi- ally to Great Britain, who sits under the daily sound of this gospel : " What could I have done more for you than I have done ? Is. v. 4. " I have sent my own Son, the Son of my bosom, the Son of my eternal love, to take flesh and blood upon him, that he might, be able to die in your stead, who were guilty rebels, and deserved to die : I have given huh up to the insults and injuries of men, to the temptations, the buffetings and rage of devils, to the stroke ofthe sword of myjustice, to the cursed death of the cross for you ; here is heaven and salvation pur- chased for manwith the dearest and most valuable life in all the creation, with the richest blood that ever ran in the veins of a creature, with the life and blood of the°Son of God, and yet you refused to receive and accept of this salvation procured at so immense a price. I called you to partake of this invaluable blessing freely, without mo- ney, and without price, and yet you slighted all these offers of mercy; what remains but that my wrath should kindle against you in the hottest degree, and fill your souls with exquisite anguish and misery ? You have re- fused to accept of a covenant which was sealed with the blood of my own Son, which was confirmed by the mirar culous operations of my own Spirit; you have valued your sinful pleasures, and the trifles of this vain world, above the blood of my Son, and the life of your souls : It is divinely proper, that divine vengeance should be your portion, who have rejected such rich treasures aPf divine love." Heb. x. 28-30. He that despised Mo- ses's law, died without mercy under two or three wit- nesses; of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath troddenunderfoot theSon of God, and hath counted the blood of the cove+ na t, wherewith he was sanctzfied an unholy thing, and bath done despite .unto the Spirit ofgrace? Forwe know him that hath said, vengeance belongeth unto me, Iwill -repay, saith the Lord. °D4
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