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206

THE ATONEMENT

OF

CHRIST MANIFESTED.

[DISC.

vr.

Christ,

are

beyond, the

reach

of

our

present

conception,

and

beyond all the powers

of

number

to

reckon up, and

the

force

of

eloquence

to display.

2d Instance of the extent óf

it.

It

reaches through

all

the tribes

of

mankind,

through

all

cóuntries

and

nations,

through

all

families

and

persons,

both Jew

and gentile,

to the ends

of

the

earth. Our

Saviour prophecies,

that,

"

if

he

be

lifted from the

earth," that

is,

crucified, and

die

as an

atoning

sacrifice,

"

he

shall draw all men

unto

him

;"

John

xii.

3Q.

So

in

Rev.

v.

9,

and

vii.

9.

men

of

all nations,

and of

all

languages,

of

all

countries, and

all

ages, shall be

found

in this blessed number,

who

are

redeemed

by

the

blood

of

Christ,

and

join

in the

ever-

lasting song

of

praise

"to

him

that

sitteth upon

the

throne,

and to the lamb for ever."

3d

Instance of

the

extent of

it.

This doctrine

of

the

Lamb

of

God

slain from

the foundation

of

the world,

reaches through

all the

transactions

of God

with

the

children-of

men.

It

begins

as high as

creation itself

;

thousands

of

mankind were

at

first

created

for this

reason,

that

they might

in

time be

joined

to this

blessed

army,

and rejoice and triumph

in

"

the Lamb

that

was

slain

:"

Jt

reaches through

all

the.redemption of Christ, for

sinful

nien were

redeemed

by

the

blood

of

Christ

for this

very

purpose

:

for

this

purpose

they were called and con-

verted

from the wicked

of

the earth

;

and

turned

from sin

to God,

that

they might

for ever be made

glorious

in

hold-'

Hess.

It

is

through

this

death of

Christ, the

son

of

God,

that

they

are

all

justified and brought into

the

divine

favour:

They

are

all

sanctified

by his

Holy

Spirit,

under

this in-

fluence,

and adopted into

the

family

of God,

to become

the

younger

brethren

of Jesus,

the first begotten

of

the

Father.

And when

God

fulfils

this

salvation

in heaven,

it

will

appear what multitudes

of

fallen

ruined creatures

are recovered

and

saved,

by

this

atonement of

the

Lamb.

4th Instance of

the

extent

of

it.

I

may

add further,

all the mercies and

blessings

that

are

bestowed

upon

tnei

through

time

and

eternity

:

I

might

add,,

whether these'

blessings

are

national

or personal, yet

our

.

Lord

Jesus

Christ,

in

our nature,

dying on the cross has some hand,

by the

exuberant

merit

of

his sacrifice, in

procuring

and

s

#.

accomplishing

all these

purposes

:

The

grace of

Christ,

while

we

keep our

eye

on the united godhead,

has some