SERMON V.

Immanuel.

Isaiah, vii. 14.

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name IMMANUEL,

GOD WITH US.

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SERMON VI.

Salvation published from the Mountains.

Isaiah, xl, 9.

o Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountains. O Jerusalem,

that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength : lift it up be not afraid

say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God.

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SERMON VII.

The Morning Light.

Isaiah, lx. 1-3.

Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people ; but

the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee, and the Gen-

ules sball come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

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SERMON VIII.

The Sun rising upon a dark World.

Isaiah, ix. 2.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in die

land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

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SERMON IX.

Characters and Names of Messiah.

Isaiah, ix. 6.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon

his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wondersul, Counsellor, The mighty

God, The everlastiog Father, The Prince of peace.

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SERMON X.

The Angel's Message and Song.

Luke, ii. 8–18.

There were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over

their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory

of the Lord 'shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel

said unto them, Fear not, for, behold I bring unto you good tidings of great joy,

which shall be to all people. 'For unto you is born this day, in the city of David,

a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sigo unto you : Ye shall

find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there

was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good-will towards men.

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SERMON XI.

Messiah's entrance into Jerusalem.

Zech. ix. 9, 10.

Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion; shout, o daughter of Jerusalem : bebold thy

King cometh unto thee : he is just, and having salvation, lowly and riding upon an
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SERMON XII.

Effects of Messiah's Appearance.

Isaiah, xxxv. 5, 6.

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstop-

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SERMON XIII.

The Great Shepherd.

SERMON XIV.

Rest for the Weary.

Math. xi. 28,

Çome unto me all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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SERMON XV.

Messiah's easy Yoke.

Matth. xi. 29, 30.

(Fake my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye

shall knd rest to your souls. / For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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PART II.

SERMON XVI.

The Lamb of God, the great Atonement.

John, i. 29.

Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the World !

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SERMON XVIL

Messiah despised and rejected of Men,

Isaiah, liü. 3.

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He is despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.

SERMON XVIII.

Voluntary Suffering.

Isaiah, 1.6.

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair ;

I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

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SERMON XIX.

Messiah suffering and wounded for us.

Isaiah, liii. 4,5.

Surely he hath borne our grief and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our

transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was

upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.

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SERMON XX.

Sin charged upon the Surety.

Isaiah, liii. 6.

All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and

the Lord hath laid upon him the in iquityof us all.

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SERMON XXI.

Messiah derided upon the cross.

Psalm xxii. 7, 8.

All they that see me, laugh me to scorp; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head,

saying, He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him; let him deliver him,

seeing he delighted in him.

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SERMON XXII.

Messiah unpitied and without Comforter.

Psalm Ixix. 20.

Reproach (rebuke) bath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness ; and I looked

SERMON XXIII.

No sorrow like Messiah's Sorrow.

Lam. i. 12.

Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like

unto my sorrow!

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SERMON XXIV.

Messiah's Innocence vindicated.

iah, liii. 8.

He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who shall declare his generation ?

For he was cut off out of the land of the living ; for the transgression of my people

was he stricken,

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SERMON XXV.

Messiah rising from the dead.

Psalm xvi. 10.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see

corruption.

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SERMON XXVI.

The Ascension of Messiah to Gtory.

Psalm xxiv. 7-10.

Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King

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of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, even lift them up, ye

everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory?

The Lord of Hosts, he is the King of glory.

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SERMON XXVII.

Messiah the Son of God.

Heb. i. 5.

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I
begotten thee?

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