o observe what are the works of Christ, and also that of those works faith in him enables us to erform.

Now the works of Christ are of three kinds, viz. st. His divine works; 2d. His miraculous works; d. His mediatorial works: the two last might well e joined together, seeing his miracles were perormed, whilst he dwelt in his mediatorial character ere below: but I separate them for distinction's ake; because all his miracles were connected with is work of redemption only in this way, that by hewing his power to heal the inveterate disorders of the bodily frame of man, they shewed the inveeracy of sin in our mental frame, and typified the power of Christ to heal the same. Now these three works of Christ may be briefly considered, as also how far we by faith can perform them.

Now the first works of Christ are his divine works-" Thou Lord in the beginning hast laid "the foundation of the earth, and the Heavens

are the works of thine hands," Heb. i. 10. Now if Christ by his power could make the Heavens and the earth, it may reasonably be supposed, nay it may be fairly inferred, that Christ can also make those inhabitants that dwell therein. Inferred do we say? It is the very language of scripture ;

Who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a "flaming fire," Psm. civ. 4. Not only doth he make them, but he maketh them spirits, possessing a never ending existence, from the moment when

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he calleth them into being: and though as far beneath his own essential dignity as light is from darkness, yet still so bright as to be likened unto a flaming fire.

. Now further, also the divine works of Christ are employed in those instruments of terror, death and destruction, which he hath prepared for the confusion and punishment of all his foes: the thunder and lightening of divine vengeance are his; for "at

thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away." I speak not this to set up Christ as a law giver, and so to fill the mind of the sinner that wishes to approach him with indescrib able awe; but to shew what he is in his divine na ture, without what he is in his mediatorial one. What Christ is, as being consolatory and full of mercy to his people, he is in consequence of an immutable covenant with the Father: it is his officerelations to us as our kinsman-redeemer, intercessor, and friend, that make him that friend that he is: for as God the Father out of Christ is a consuming fire; so God the Son out of his eternal covenant and office-relations to us is a consuming fire also. Take away the human nature of Christ in his voluntary assumption of the manhood; and he standeth a God inexorably just; he with the Father sustaineth the honor of, and avengeth the insult done to, an offended Godhead, without being a ransom, and without sustaining by imputation, the sin of offend ing man. Take away his Godhead, and he hath no

merit to atone by, no power to redeem. Thus his Godhead, by virtue of which he hath power to covenant with the Father, and offer satisfaction to a broken law; and his manhood, in which he is the law fulfiller in our stead; these two I say being joined together, uake a perfect and complete Christ; honoring God by fulfilling his broken law in our stead; and saving man, by becoming a substitute for, and a redeemer of us. But we desist speaking of Christ's divine works, seeing that his chief relation to us in the character of Savior, belongeth to those works which we must soon mention. But before we quite quit this subject, we must ask what of Christ's divine works doth faith in him, enable us to perform? None surely. For whatsoever is divine, belongeth exclusively to him who is divine. Now ean faith in Christ enable us to form or assist in forming the Heavens and the earth in creating angels, those bright messengers or attendants of Christ, or in creating that thunder by which vengeance is executed upon all the works of iniquity? No. Faith in Christ then, admits us not to any of the power, authority, or honor of God: but teaches us rather so, to see our own unworthiness, that we feel how inadequate we are to any of such things and rather leads us to commit the keeping of ourselves, body, and soul, to him as into the hands of a faithful Creator. 1 Pet. iv. 19. Now the works of Christ are;

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2d. His miraculous works. Passing by, the appearances of our Lord Jesus to the Old Testament saints, in which he appeared under the name of Wonderful, we may observe; Ist. That his suffering himself by the assumption of the human nature, to proceed from the womb of the virgin, after the slow process of ordinary generation, was a most wonderful and miraculous exertion of divine power. This the Jews have denied, and have even impeached the character of the blessed Virgin Mary, as being most notoriously profligate. But in answer to this; let us observe the pious scruples of Joseph to whom she was betrothed, and how even an angel from Heaven was sent to dissipate those scruples, to the full vindication of his betrothed bride. "Now the "birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise; When as "his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of "the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, "behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him "in a dream, saying, Joseph thou son of David,

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fear not to take unto thee Mury thy wife; for "that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy "Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and "thou shalt call his name JESUS, for he shall save his people from their sins," Matt. i. 18 to

21. Now what a miraculous and astonishing exertion of divine power was this? 1st. As to its cause, the love of Christ to fallen man; 2d. As to the manner of it as before stated, where the incarnate God comes down, and in order to take fully our nature, (sin excepted), submits to be born of a pure virgin. 3d. As to the consequences of it, to ensure the redemption of his people.--Further, we may observe another miracle of our Lord, which soon called forth much attention; at a marriage feast at which Christ was present, it seems there' was a scarcity of wine; and Jesus commanded them' to fill six water pots of stone, with water, which he by his power changed into wine. Now without reciting more particulars, we may make a few reflections on this as 1st. Christ appeareth to a hungry thirsty soul, when all other refreshments are exhausted: "When they wanted wine," they applied to Jesus through his mother; thus when all the pleasures of the world are found by experience to be not worth possessing, how the soul flies to Christ desiring to be filled with his blessings. 2d. The cleansing fountain of Christ's blood, is worth all the ceremonial purification which the world delights in: "There were set six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews;" most likely placed there, that according to their traditions they might not eat with unwashen 'hands. And this ceremony was with the Jews so indispensable, that they accused Christ's disciples of slight