Sermons. with Memoir, by G. Clayton (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SERMON I. Behold the Lamb of God, which takeih away the sin of the world. John i. 29. The character and official employment of John the Baptist, deserve peculiar regard. The greatness of his character has been given by one who was not liable to mistake, and who could not utter any thing false; it was thus expressed, "Of all who have been born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John." As to his office, he was the harbinger of the glorious Messiah, and came to bear the most clear and full testimony to Him. " He came as a witness " both to the glory of his person, and his important work; part of his testimony is now before us. What claims to attention such a speaker possesses! View him surrounded with a multitude of sinful persons; his heart feels for them, he has to direct them to one "mighty to save," he does so with affection and warmth, probably pointing to Jesus while he uttered the language of the text, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." To whom can we look but to the same object ? Canany advice more suit our case as sinners ? Can any truths more deeply interest our minds ? We cannot indeed see him with our bodily eyes as the hearers of John could, yet he is presented to us in his word. The Spirit of God can open our eyes to view him in such a manner as shall be attended with the best effects, and answer the grandest purposes. May we, in dependence upon him, turn our eyes from the fascinating pleasures of the world, from the bewitching glare of present things, and from every thing vain and dangerous, that we may " Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world." Consider, I. The representation?" the Lamb of God." II. His glorious work?" taketh away the sin of the world." III. The regard claimed?" Behold." ...