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(5.) That all God's friends in heaven shall be glorious and happy.

(6.) That we should serve and obey Christ, that we may become the friends and favourites of God.

(7.) That we should delight in celebrating the praises of God.

(8.) That we should desire the company and conversation of God's people.

(9.) That we should live as strangers and pilgrims upon earth.

[For collateral Lessons and Inferences, see Appendix.]

7. APPLICATION OF THE LESSONS.

What should we prefer to earth? (1.)

On what should we not put too great a value? (2.) Where should we look alone for complete happiness? (3.) Of what is sin the cause? (4.)

Where shall all God's friends be glorious and happy? (5.) When shall we be the friends and favourites of God? (6.) In what should we delight? (7.)

Whose company and conversation should we desire ? (8.) Where should we live as strangers and pilgrims? (9.)

8. DEVOTIONAL EXERCISE FROM THE ANSWER.

Thanksgiving.—We thank thee for the prospect and the promise of heaven, that happy place, which is full of glory, without sorrow, and where sin is unknown; where thou appearest in thy glory; where Jesus, our Mediator, sits at thy right hand; where are the holy angels, which praise thee continually; where are the redeemed, and the eternal mansions which Jesus our Lord has prepared for all believers.

9. DEVOTIONAL EXERCISE FROM THE LESSONS. O Lord, (1.) enable us always to prefer heaven to earth: May we (2.) not put too great value upon the things of the world, nor (3.) look for complete happiness any where but in heaven,-where there is no sin; and Revised. E 2

(4.) which we know to be the cause of all our misery. Knowing that (5.) all thy friends and servants in heaven shall be glorious and happy, may we (6.) become the humble and obedient servants of the Lord Jesus Christ; that we, through him, may become thy friends and favourites. May we (7.) constantly delight in shewing forth and celebrating thy praises. May we (8.) desire the company and conversation of thy people; and be (9.) enabled to live as strangers and pilgrims upon earth.

10. PARAPHRASE FORMED.

Heaven is a [place of pure enjoyment.]—It is full of [brightness and splendour,] without [pain, anxiety, or grief,] and sin is [neither seen nor felt in that blessed place.] There God [reveals himself] in his glory; there Jesus, our [advocate and intercessor,] sits [in the chief place of honour, authority, and power;] there the [pure and sinless] angels [rejoice and sing to the glory of] God, [without weariness or intermission;] there are [those whom Christ has purchased by his blood ;] and there are the [glorious abodes which continue for ever,] which our Lord has [procured and made ready] for all [those who believe in, and receive, him as their Saviour.]

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11. Q. What did Christ do to save us from hell?

A. Christ Jesus our Redeemer, for our sakes became man; fully satisfied the claims of divine justice on our account; and in this manner remoyed the curse of the broken covenant.

He willingly submitted to the ills of life, the wrath of God, and the death of the cross; and by thus suffering in our stead the full punishment of all our sins, he procured our pardon, and redeemed us from hell.

1. VERBAL AND GENERAL EXERCISE. Who is our Redeemer ?

Whose Redeemer is Christ Jesus?

What did Christ Jesus our Redeemer become?

Who became man?

What made Jesus Christ become man?

For whose sakes did Christ become man?

What did Christ do for onr sakes?

What did Christ do to the claims of divine justice? What kind of satisfaction did Christ make to the claims of divine justice on his people's account?

What did Christ fully satisfy ?

What claims did Christ fully satisfy?

Of what justice did Christ satisfy the claims?

On whose account did Christ satisfy the claims of divine justice?

What was done to the curse of the broken covenant? Who removed this curse ?

In what manner did Christ remove this curse

What did Christ's satisfying the ciaims of divine justice on his people's account do?

What curse was removed by Christ's sufferings?

To what covenant was this curse attached?

Who willingly submitted to the ills of life, the wrath of God, and the death of the cross?

To what did Christ willingly submit ?

In what manner did Christ submit to these sufferings? What did Christ do willingly?

To what ills did Christ submit?

Who submitted to the ills of life?

What did Christ willingly submit to endure, besides the ills of life?

To whose wrath did Christ willingly submit?

What did Christ willingly submit to endure, besides the ills of life, and the wrath of God?

To what death did Christ willingly submit?
Who submitted to the death of the cross?

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In whose stead did Christ willingly submit to endure all these sufferings?

How much of the punishment of the sins of his people has Christ suffered ?

Of what were these sufferings the punishment?

Of how many of the sins of his people has Christ suffered the punishment ?

What has Christ, by his sufferings in his people's stead, procured for them?

Who has procured our pardon?

By what has Christ procured our pardon?

From what has the pardon procured by Christ, redeemed us ?

Who has redeemed us from hell?

How has Christ redeemed us from hell?

2. NUMERICAL EXERCISE.

How many things are here stated generally, as having been done for us by Christ? (Three-1. He for our sakes became man. 2. He satisfied, on our account, the claims of divine justice. 3. He removed the curse of the broken covenant.) What is the first? &c. How many things are here stated as having been willingly submitted to by Christ? (Three.-1. To the ills of life. 2. To the wrath of God. 3. To the death of the cross.) What is the first? &c.

How many things are here mentioned, as having been accomplished by Christ's sufferings? (Two.-1. He procured our pardon. 2. He redeemed us from hell.) What is the first? &c.

3. DOCTRINES SEPARATED.

How many doctrines are contained in this answer? (Eleven.-1. Christ became man. 2. He became man for our sakes. 3. Christ fully satisfied the claims of divine justice on our account. 4. Christ removed the curse of the broken covenant. 5. Christ submitted to the ills of life. 6. Christ submitted to endure the wrath of God. 7. Christ submitted to the death of the cross. 8. Christ suffered in our stead. 9.

Christ suffered the full punishment of all his people's sins. 10. Christ, by his sufferings, procured the pardon of sin. 11. Christ, by his sufferings, redeemed his people from hell.) What is the first? &c.

4. EXPLANATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. Redeemer, Saviour from sin.

Our sakes, the love he bore to us.

Became man, joined the human to his divine nature.
Fully, completely.

Satisfied, paid, and fully compensated.

Claims, demands.

Divine justice, God's inflexible and equitable perfections. On our account, for us, and in our stead.

In this manner, by giving this satisfaction to divine justice for us.

Removed, exhausted and took away.

Curse, threatened punishment.

Broken covenant, covenant of works, which man had broken.

Willingly, with the full consent of his will.

Submitted to, humbled himself to endure.

Ills, sinless infirmities, wants, and vexations.
Life, this world.

Wrath, infinite indignation and anger.

The death of the cross, a painful and shameful death, by being nailed naked to a cross.

Suffering, taking upon himself, and enduring.

In our stead, for us, and in our place.

Full, whole and complete.

Punishment, sufferings, and penalty due for.

All. every one of.

Sins, transgressions and failings.

Procured, purchased and made sure of.

Pardon, forgiveness and acquittal from the demands

of justice.

Redeemed, restored and delivered.

Hell, endless punishment in the place of misery.

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