XXIV. Ifa. liii. 8. A view of Chrift ftricken by many hands Sowing in Lears brings a joyful Reap- XXVIII. Rev. i. 5. Chrift's Love in pouring out his Blood for us calls for Songs of Praise to him, XXX. Song i. 4. Our remembering of Chrift's Love at his Table fhould fill our fouls with wonder, love, and grati- XXXI. Ifa. liii. 5. Chrift's wounds by our Sins fhew the evil III SACRAMENTAL ADVICES. Directions how to get into it, II. Rev. iii. 20. Chrift's ftanding and knocking at the door of the Heart, affords powerful arguments for Sinners open- III. Rev. iii. 20. A View of the Extenfiveness and Solemnity of Chrift's calls to open to him, and the bleffed Provifion he IV. Prov. ix. 5. Chrift the Bread of Life, excellent foul-food, with directions how to come and eat it, V. Gen. xlv. 4. Chrift our loving Brother typified by Jo- seph, with directions how to come near him in the Sacra- VI. Matth. xxii. 2. A call to come and fign the Marriage Contract with Christ at his Table, with directions in doing VII. Lam. i. 12. A call to view Chrift's dreadful fufferings Communicants called to be zealous o- ver their Hearts, to fearch out their Sins, and forrow for them, and to do it after a godly fort, with marks of it, IX. Heb. vi. 18. Chrift our only City of Refuge, with direc tions how to flee to it from the Avenger of Blood, X. John iii. 14. A Call to view Chrift nailed and lifted up on the Cross, with suitable thoughts and affections, Britain's Gospel mercies Subject of Praise, The condefcenfion of the Great God to Man 23 Chrift our Rock, fmitten and streaming, high- 26 VI. 1 Cor. x. 4. VIII. Luke xxii. 61, 62. Chrift's Look to Peter melted his Heart in Tears, Chrift's fufferings worthy to be remember- Communicants oft in ftraits betwixt two A view of the manifold Sufferings of XXII. John xvi. 7. The Expediency of Chrift's going away XXIII. Hof. ii. 19. An aftonishing match betwixt lovely Christ XXIV. Ifa. liii. 8. A view of Chrift ftricken by many hands Sowing in Tears brings a joyful Reap- III SACRAMENTAL ADVICES. A Call to perifhing Sinners to Directions how to get into it, AI. Rev. iii. 20.' Chrift's ftanding and knocking at the door of the Heart, affords powerful arguments for Sinners open- III. Rev. iii. 20. A View of the Extensiveness and Solemnity of Chrift's calls to open to him, and the bleffed Provifion he IV. Prov. ix. 5. Chrift the Bread of Life, excellent foul-food, with directions how to come and eat it, V. Gen. xlv. 4. Chrift our loving Brother typified by Jo- seph, with directions how to come near him in the Sacra- VI. Matth. xxii. 2. A call to come and fign the Marriage Contract with Chrift at his Table, with directions in doing VII. Lam. i. 12. A call to view Chrift's dreadful fufferings VIII. Matth. xxvi. 22. Communicants called to be zealous o- ver their Hearts, to fearch out their Sins, and forrow for them, and to do it after a godly fort, with marks of it, IX. Heb. vi. 18. Chrift our only City of Refuge, with direc tions how to flee to it from the Avenger of Blood, X. John iii. 14. A Call to view Chrift nailed and lifted up on the Crofs, with suitable thoughts and affections, Chrift lifted up on the Crofs, a noble En- page 170 XII. John xii. 32. XIV. Job xxxvii. 14. Directions to ftand still and confider XIX. Exod. xii. 14. How to improve a communion Sabbath, XX. Jer. iii. 19. A Sinner's taking hold of God's Covenant, XXI. Luke v. 26. Communicants are to recollect and confider with the good things provided to fill the Hungry, MEDITATIONS UPON SUNDRY SCRIPTURE TEXTS. MEDITATION I. From HEB. xi. 7. By Faith Noah prepared an Ark to the faving of his TH Houfe HOUGH the flood that drowned the old world was at many years distance, yet Noah was moved with fear at God's warning him of it, and prepared an Ark for his fafety: and shall not unconverted unbelieving finners, who have a far more terrible flood threatned against them, and may be only a few days diftant, take warning, and provide with all speed for their fafety?Oh! fhall I, a wretched guilty finner, take reft, while I am within the flood-mark of God's wrath, and not arife in time to provide an Ark to flee to for my fafety?-But, O good news! I have not the Ark to provide, it is prepared to my hand: God, in his infinite wifdom and pity, hath made ready an Ark long ago for loft finners of Adam's race to flee to; and now it is completely furnished and finished, and all things are ready, fo that I have nothing to do but go and take poffeffion. O what had become of me, and other perishing finners, had we the Ark to build for ourselves? Nay, the whole creation had not been able or sufficient for this purpose. How foon would the raging flood of divine wrath fweep away all the arks of men or angels building! But thanks be unto God for ever,.for the excellent Α |