THE NEW EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE, AND Theological Review. JANUARY, 1816. SERMON IV. THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL OF THE BLESSED god. The glorious gospel of the blessed God. 1 Tim. i. 11. earthly things." Phil. iii. 18. Notwithstanding its valuable nature, there are many who despise it as foolishness, and reject the things - WHEN the Psalmist, wrapt in prophetic vision, saw the approach of the gospel dispensation, he ex-which belong to their everlasting claims, with pious admiration and peace. They prefer death to life, sympathetic joy, Blessed is the and the curse to the blessing; people who know the joyful sound." and, if mercy prevent not, they This joyful sound has often reached shall have their choice. your ears" Unto you is the word My hearers, I have this day fixed of this salvation sent." "The lines upon the words of my text as the have fallen to you in pleasant foundation of an address to you, in places, and you have a goodly he-order that your minds might be ritage." A greater privilege you properly affected towards that God could not enjoy than the possession who has so highly distinguished of the glorious gospel of the blessed you above millions of your fellowGod. It discovers to you an in- creatures that I might exhibit fallible method of obtaining de- before your eyes the glorious disliverance from impending ruin, and play of God's goodness bestowed the full enjoyment of eternal glory. upon you-warn you against lightly Every person, therefore, who esteeming your mercies, and stivalues the state of his soul, who mulate you to walk as becometh has been convinced of his natural those who are blessed with the misery, and who feels right de-light of "the glorious gospel of sires after happiness, must and will the blessed God." prize the gospel, and rejoice in the treasure he possesses, when he holds the records of truth in his hand. It is indeed to be lamented that it has had and still has opposers. Hence the apostle observes, Many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind VOL. II. For this purpose allow me to call your attention to I. The distinguishing nature, I will call your attention, I. To the distinguishing nature of the gospel. Were I to attempt to set forth the nature of the gospel of Christ in the fullest and clearest manner, it would be necessary to give you a summary |