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"their harps; and they sung, as it were,

a NEW SONG before the throne."*

Thus we see,

that there will be a

JUBILEE in heaven.

And what is the chief

object of gratulation ?

It is, "the mar

"riage supper of the Lamb;" as described by St. John in the following words :

"And I heard, as it were, the voice " of a great multitude, and, as the voice "of many waters, and, as the voice of

mighty thunderings, saying, Allelujah, "for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. "Let us be GLAD and REJOICE, for the mar"riage of the Lamb is come, and his wife "hath made herself ready. And he saith "unto me, write, blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of "the Lamb."t

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*Rev. xiv. 2.

+ Rev. xix. 9.

In discoursing on this subject, we shall consider,

1st. The Lamb here spoken of; and

2d. Inquire who those are, that shall be called to the marriage supper of the Lamb.

And while we are contemplating this important question, let us pray that the Spirit of truth may bear witness to the truth, while we endeavour to shew, that they only shall be called to the marriage of the Lamb, who depend for salvation on the blood of the Lamb.

I. And first, of the Lamb here spoken of.

The Lamb here spoken of is "the "Lamb slain from the foundation of the

"world;"* which was slain in the coUNSELS of God, from the foundation of the world, for the sins of men; even the eternal Son of the Father, who, in the fulness of time, took our nature upon him, and came into the world, and was pointed out by the

herald, who was " to prepare his way," as

being "the Lamb of God which taketh

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away the sins of the world;"† who had been prefigured for ages and generations at the Paschal Feast of the chosen people, by a Lamb slain; and who, when the last great Feast was come, was actually slain on Calvary, "the very Paschal Lamb," and made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and having thus "tasted of death for every man," he rose again from the dead, and ascended into hea

* Rev. xiii. 8.

↑ John i. 29.

+ Heb. ii. 9.

ven, where he yet appears in the character of a Mediator and Intercessor; for St. John saw again in his vision, " and behold, in "the midst of the throne, and in the midst " of the elders, stood a Lamb, as it had "been SLAIN;"* And they sung a new song, saying," Thou WAST SLAIN and hast "redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of

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every kindred, and tongue, and people, " and nation." And I beheld, and I heard the "voice of many angels, round about "the throne, and the beasts and the elders; "and the number of them was ten thou"sand times ten thousand, and thousands "of thousands, saying, with a loud voice, "worthy is the Lamb that was slain to " receive power, and riches, and wisdom, "and strength, and honour, and glory, and "blessing. And every creature, heard I "saying, blessing, and honour, and glory, "and power, be unto him that sitteth upon

* Rev. v. 6.

"the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever ❝ and ever."*

Behold then, my brethren, the nature of the employment of the blessed in heaven, and one subject at least of their felicity and glory. It is the worship of God and the Lamb. And this worship must COMMENCE upon earth. Theincense of our sacrifice must FIRST ascend from below; for this earth was the altar of the great sacrifice; and the Lamb was slain, not for angels, but for the sons of men. What shall we think then of those, who have passed through a great part of life, and have not meditated one hour, perhaps, on the Lamb that was slain? And how shall we account of those who say there is no atonement by the blood of the Lamb, when the whole worship of heaven is one continued acknowledgment of that atonement? Even the words of our future wor

* Rev. v. 14.

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