Sidor som bilder
PDF
ePub
[ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

9th.-Heb. vi. 18. Chrift our only City of Refuge, with di-

rections how to flee to it from the Avenger of Blood,

10th.-John iii. 14. A call to view Chrift nailed and lifted up

on the Crofs, with fuitable thoughts and affections,

11th-Exod. xiv. 15. A Call to Communicants, under doubts

and fears, to go forward to the Red sea of Christ's blood,

12th-John xii. 32. Chrift lifted up on the Cross, a noble

Engine for drawing fouls to him, with directions to look for

his drawing power,

13th-John i. 36—xix. 5. A call to behold the Man Christ

Jefus under various fufferings,

14th.-Job xxxvii. 14. Directions to ftand ftill and confider

God's wondrous Works displayed in the Sacrament,

15th. Rev. xxii. 2. Chrift our Tree of Life. infinitely pre-

ferable to Adam's tree in the earthly Paradise, with direc-

tions to view and make use of this bleffed Tree,

16th.—lsa. xxxii. 2. Christ our only Hiding place and Covert

from storms of wrath, with directions to get into it,

17th-1 Kings xix 9. Communicants fhould be ready to ac-

count to God of their errand at the Lord's table,

18th -John v. 6. Communicants must come sensible of their

Difcafes, with Faith in Christ's healing Power, and Marks

of a healing Faith,

19th —Exod. xii. 14. How to improve a Communion Sabbath

as a Memorial of Chrift's Death, Refurrection, and Bene-

fits obtained thereby,

20th.-Jer. iii. 19. A Sinner's taking hold of God's Cove-

nant, furmounts all the Hindrances and Difficulties in the

Way of his Salvation,

|21st.—Luke v. 26. Communicants are to recollect and confi-

der what strange things they have seen at the Sacrament,

and be fuitably affected,

22d-Luke vi. 21 The Bleffednefs of true fpiritual Hunger,

with the good things provided to fill the Hungry,

23d-Pfalm cvii. 2. Redeemed Souls are under fpecial obli

gations to give thanks and fing praise to their Redeemer,

A fhort Christian Directory; confifting of forty Scripture Di-

rections, proper for all Christians intending Heaven,

Scripture Songs for Zion's Travellers,

[ocr errors]

SACRAMENTAL MEDITATIONS.

MEDITATION I.

From HEB. 11. 7. By Faith Noah prepared an Ark to the saving of bis House.

THOUGH 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 fhall not unconverted, unbelieving finners, who have a far more terrible flood threatened against them, and may only be a few days distant, take warning, and provide with all speed for their fafety? Oh! shall I, a wretched guilty finner, take rest, while I am within the flood-mark of God's wrath, and not arife in time to provide an Ark to flee 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 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 ourselves? Nay, the whole creation had not been able or fufficient 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 forever, for the excellent well built Ark of God's devifing, for the many fpacious rooms and fafe lodging places within it, for the fuitable accommodation and plentiful provifion lafe up therein, and for the door opened in the fide thereof for perishB

ing fouls to enter by. The falvation of finners by a crucified Chrift, is a well ordered fcheme, a beautiful contrivance! Bleffed be the infinitely wife contriver for it. I fee all things in Chrift crucified neceffary for me: He is made of God to men, wisdom, righteoufnefs, fanclification, and redemption. There is in him infinite wisdom to guide me, a ipotlefs righteoufnefs to cover me, precious blood to wash me, the Holy Spirit to. fanctify me, his good word to direct me, his juft laws to govern me, and his infinite fulness to fupply all my needs : Safe and happy then would I be, were I found in him. O that, upon trial by fcripture marks, I could conclude myself to be within the Ark, to wit, a Crucified Jefus !

Can I fay, I have been warned of God, and moved with fear, to fly to this Ark? Have I discovered my fhelterless state by nature, the waves and billows of wrath rifing and rolling against me? Have I feen my own inability to provide an Ark for myfelf, and the excellency and fitnefs of the Ark of God's providing? Have I been made willing to abandon all false arks, and earnestly inquifitive how to get into the true Ark? Have I been made willing to ufe all appointed means for this end, to read, hear, meditate, pray, repent, believe, effay to climb up the fides of the Ark, and press to get in at the door thereof? Have I been willing to venture my all in the Ark, like Noah, notwithstanding the difcouragements, fcoffs, and hatred of the world for fo doing? Have I willingly acquiefced, fheltered, and lodged my foul in God's Ark, and been made to fay, This is my reft for ever, here will I dwell ? Come what foods will, Chrift fhall be my Ark, his righteousnefs alone my refuge and hiding place.

Alas, upon impartial fearch, have I not cause to fear that I have not yet fled to the Ark, but am ftill exposed to the devouring flood? and can I be eafy or quiet in fuch a cafe? Can I forbear crying, What fhall I do to get into the Ark Chrift? Nay, What would I not do to get into it? Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do? Wouldst thou have me to humble myself, con

« FöregåendeFortsätt »