SERMON XI. GOD REMEMBERS NOT OUR SINS. (Crisp)

ISAIAH xliii. 25.

EVEN I, AM HE THAT BLOTTETH OUT THY TRANSGRESSIONS, FOR MINE OWN SAKE, AND WILL NOT REMEMBER THY SINS.

SERMON X. ZEAL OF GOD PROVES NOT A MAN A CHILD OF GOD.

ROMANS x. 2, 3, 4.

FOR I BEAR THEM RECORD THAT THEY HAVE A ZEAL OF GOD, BUT NOT ACCORDING TO KNOWLEDGE: FOR THEY BEING IGNORANT OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND GOING ABOUT TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, HAVE N O T S U B M I T T E D T H E M S E L V E S T O T H E RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD: FOR CHRIST IS THE END OF THE LAW FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS, TO EVERY ONE THAT BELIEVETH.

SERMON IX. MEN'S OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS THEIR GRAND IDOL. (Crisp)

ROMANS x. 3.

F O R T H E Y B E I N G I G N O R A N T O F G O D ' S RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND GOING ABOUT TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, HAVE N O T S U B M I T T E D T H E M S E L V E S T O T H E RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.

PROVIDENT and well-wishing pilots, observing the rocks on which many ignorant and heedless passengers have split and sunk, and where they themselves have escaped but narrowly, use to set up sea- marks as cautions or warnings to such as shall come after, that by other men's harms they may learn to be wary. It is the apostle's very practice in this place; in the former part of this epistle; and especially in chap. ix. he mightily contends for the free grace of God unto peace, life, and salvation, without works: "The children being yet unborn, having done neither good nor evil, but that the purpose of God might stand according to election, not of works, but of grace; it was said, Jacob have I loved, Esau have I hated: he will have mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens:" I say, this is the main doctrine that he preacheth, from the beginning of the epistle, to the closure of chap ix.

SERMON VIII CHRISTIAN LIBERTY NO LICENTIOUS DOCTRINE (Crisp)

JOHN viii. 36.

IF THE SON THEREFORE SHALL MAKE YOU FREE, YE SHALL BE FREE INDEED.

Our Saviour here gives a hint to his apostles, that they should not look to fare better than their master. He speaks of hard usage in the world; for he came into it to fulfil a gracious and glorious ministry, bringing from the bosom of his Father the great and unsearchable love the Father had from everlasting in his thoughts towards his own dear ones; and so he takes all opportunities and advantages to publish the glad tidings of salvation to the sons of men; yet met he with much opposition. But although Christ knew full well that there were many cavillers laid snares to trap him in his words, and that they frequented the common assemblies where he preached, to catch something from him, whereby they might have a colour at least to upbraid him, and bring him into danger; I say, although Christ knew there were in all such assemblies some Scribes and Pharisees, and such like, yet for all this, when opportunity offered, he was graciously pleased to use much freedom of speech to them; and though some were carping and cavilling at his words and his person, yet some there were to whom the glad tidings of salvation did belong, who by his ministry received them, and so were comforted. It seems it fell out thus with Christ, in the two former chapters, and this out of which I have taken my text; for in these he was graciously pleased to hold forth the light of the glad tidings of salvation, wherein he used, as I said before, much freedom and boldness of speech, which occasioned the adversaries of the gospel to vent their poison, and spit the venom of their malice against him. He could no sooner speak a word of grace, but presently they were upon the back of him.

SERMON VII THE NEW COVENANT OF FREE GRACE. ISAIAH xlii. 6, 7 (Crisp)

AND I WILL GIVE THEE FOR A COVENANT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR A LIGHT OF THE GENTILES, TO OPEN THE BLIND EYES, TO BRING OUT THE PRISONERS FROM THE PRISON, AND THEM THAT SIT IN DARKNESS OUT OF THE PRISON-HOUSE.

SERMON VI THE NEW COVENANT OF FREE GRACE. ISAIAH xlii. 6, 7. (Crisp)

 

AND I WILL GIVE THEE FOR A COVENANT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR A LIGHT OF THE GENTILES, TO OPEN THE BLIND EYES, TO BRING OUT THE PRISONERS FROM THE PRISON, AND THEM THAT SIT IN DARKNESS OUT OF THE PRISON-HOUSE.

SERMON III CHRIST THE ONLY WAY JOHN xiv. 6 (Crisp)

I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE; NO MAN COMETH TO THE FATHER, BUT BY ME.

SERMON II CHRIST THE ONLY WAY JOHN xiv. 6. (Crisp)

I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE; NO MAN COMETH TO THE FATHER, BUT BY ME.

SERMON I CHRIST THE ONLY WAY JOHN xiv. 6 (Crisp)

I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE; NO MAN COMETH TO THE FATHER, BUT BY ME.