glorious, your heavenly Bridegroom shall come, he may find you ready; having your loins girt, your lamp burning, and waiting for his glorious advent. So shall your soul be peaceful, your life useful, and your death triumphant. While we soar on the wings of faith and holy me. ditation, in order to explore the wonders of reigning grace; while we endeavour to sound its depths and to measure its heights, we are elevated, as it were, to the suburbs of heaven. We taste of joys divinely sweet, and savour the entertainments of angels. But, alas! how soon the pinions of divine contemplation flag! How soon are we interrupted by the workings of indwelling sin, or by the impertinences of a noisy, busy, transcient world! Yet, for our comfort, we have to remember, that when a few more of our fleeting days are elapsed, we shall enter on a state unchangeable to enjoy those infinite delights which are included in the beatific vision; in the fruition of the eternal JEHOVAH. To conclude: from this imperfect and brief survey of The reign of Grace; from this feeble attempt to illustrate its power and majesty, we may learn; That the free favour of God, manifested in our salvation, is a theme so copious and sublime, that all which can be said by the most evangelical and eloquent preachers; all that can be written by the most accurate and descriptive pens; all that can be conceived by the most excursive and sanctified imagination among the sons of men, must come infinitely short of a full display. Yes, after all that is imagined or can be sung, by angels or men, by seraphs or saints, in the church below or in the choirs above; the charming subject will remain unexhausted to eternity. For the riches of Christ are unsearchable, and the grace of God is unbounded. Who, then, “Who shall fulfil the boundless song? "The theme surmounts an angel's tongue, WATTS. FINIS. CHAP. II. Of Grace, as it reigns in our Salva tion in general CHAP. III. Of Grace, as it regns in our Elec-. tion CHAP. IV. Of Grace, as it reigns in our Effec tual Calling 8 11 17 71 89 126 182 CHAP. V. Of Grace, as it reigns in a full, free, and everlasting Pardon CHAP. VI. Of Grace, as it reigns in our Justifi cation CHAP. VII. Of Grace, as it reigns in our Adop tion CHAP. VIII. Of Grace, as it reigns in our Sanc- 192 216 verance of the Saints to eternal Glory: 230 CHAP. XI. Concerning the Person of Christ, by 249 whom Grace reigns CHAP. XII. Concerning the Work of Christ, through which Grace reigns 269 CHAP. XIII. Concerning the Consummation of the glorious reign of Grace 278 |