Roberto 11-12-179. LTHOUGH thefe Sermons were preached in reference of that Church and land under her prefent divifions Seeing now the arm of the Lord is beginning to awake, and many are excited to run to and fro for increafing gospel-knowledge, and labour to propagate the doctrine of falvation thro' the imputed righteoufnefs of the flain Lamb of God: And feeing the Lord is pleafed in fundry parts of the world to give countenance to these endeavours by the out-pouring of his Spirit, for awakening many fouls to an inquiry and fearch after true happinefs thro' the bleffed JESUS : It doth highly concern all gofpel-minifters and preach... ers to concur in helping forward the Lord's work, by proclaiming the faving doctrine and offers of free gra to the world, and to exert themselves for removing out of the way all letts and hindrances of the kingdom of Chrift, that fo his dominion may fpread from fea to fea, thro' all nations of the earth : In the following Sermons I have made fome inquiry into the times and feafons of the increase of Chrift's kingdom and because this is greatly connected with the deftruction of Antichrift, I have mentioned fome conjectures and calculations about the time of his fall: though I think none fhould be too bold or peremptory in fixing the precife time, but all ought to wait patiently until God's fet time fhall come. All may now perceive Antichrift vifibly rifen and discovered. Nay, we have seen him arrived at his pomp and height about 1500 years after Chrift: Since that time the Lord hath begun to wafte and confume him, by the revival of religion and learning in the world. As his rife was gradual, fo fhall his confumption be. He hath now been labouring under a deadly confumption above thefe 200 years paft. The wound given him is deep and mortal, fo whatever pains be taken fometimes to heal it, all fhall be in vain; for as Chrift muft increase, fo Antichrift muft decrease, and be quite ruined at length, as is thewed in the following difcourfes. May all the lovers of Chrift pray fervently and look out for that blessed and joyful time. DUNDEE, 2. CONTENTS. Upon JEREM. viii. 20, 21, 22. The harvest is past, the fummer is ended, and we are not faved. For the hurt of the daughter of my people, &c. THE verfes explained, and what is meant by the The doctrine railed from these verses, Summer days, and feafons of grace, what they are, Who may be faid to have loft these seasons, Upon JEREM. viii. 21. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt, I am black: Aftonishment hath The application, with a lamentation for want of a public Cautions about zeal for public things, Upon JEREM. viii. 22. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no phyfic: an there? Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? The difeafes of the body natural and political hinted at, The difeafes of the foul infifted on, which greatly need the Balm of Gilead fuch as atheifin, ignorance, hardness, earthly-mindedness, averfion to duty, prevailing corrup- tion, hypocrify, formality, inconftancy, wandering, back- Upon JEREM viii 22. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is Upon JEREM. viii 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is What is the Phyfician's method of applying the balm, 56 Who are the fick, or those fenfible of fin, By what steps the cure is carried on & finished in believers, 57 Upon JEREM. viii. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? etc. The Application of the doctrine with a lamentation for the great multitude of dreafes and difeafed perfons in Upon JEREM viii. 22. Is there no balm in Gilead? etc. Exhortation to diseased fouls to come to Christ for healing, 75 Motives to those who are fecure and infenfible of their Advices for getting a right sense and feeling of wounds, 79 How we ought to fhew our concern for the diseased land.go |