Chrift, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. DISCOURSE X. ACTS ii. 22. p. 185. Jefus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and figns, which God did, by him, in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know. DISCOURSE XI. PSALM viii. 4. p. 201. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the fon of man, that thou vifiteft him? DISCOURSE XII. ACTS x. 34, 35. p. 225. Then Peter opened his mouth, and faid, of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of perfons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. p. 241. DISCOURSE XIII. MATTHEW xxii. 40. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. DISCOURSE XIV. In two Parts. p. 251. HEBREWS iii. 12. Take heed, brethren, left there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. p. 265. And certain men, which came down from Judea, taught the brethren, and faid, Except ye be circumcifed after the manner of Mofes, ye cannot be faved. When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no fmall diffenfion and difputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and Work out your own falvation with fear and trembling. Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much re- And Jefus, being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jor- DISCOURSE I. PART I. JOHN vi. 67-69. Then faid Jefus unto the twelve, Will ye alfo go away? Then Simon Peter anfwered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou haft the words of eternal life. And we' believe and are fure that thou art that Chrift, the Son of the living God. IN N the foregoing part of this chapter we read, that the doctrine of our Saviour had given fuch offence to his hearers, that many even of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him upon which occafion our Saviour put this question to the twelve, Will ye alfo go away? To which St. Peter, in the name of all, made anfwer, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou haft the words of eternal life. And we believe and are fure that thou art that Chrift, the Son of the living God. In this anfwer there are three things expreffed, or implied, as the ground of their conftancy and adherence to Chrift:` I. The firft is, The miferable condition they fhould be in if they did forfake him, having no other in whom they could truft: Lord, to whom Shall we go? |