«J 2 Cor. v. 14, 1"). e John ii. 11, 23, 24. f Acts viii. 13.
determine, since God himself has declared it to us&. The re- demption of the world by Christ's obedience unto death, and ' our consequent deliverance from death and hell, should never be far from our thoughts. It is so stupendous a work, that it has filled all heaven with wonder; and the "riches" of divine grace contained in it are absolutely " unsearchable." To know this, to feel this, to be interested in this, will produce a change in our hearts, which shall last for everh. And when we shall see our enemies dead upon the sea-shore, and ourselves placed beyond the reach of harm, it will furnish us with an inex- haustible subject of gratitude and thanksgiving.]
s Isai. li. 10, 11.
h The conversion of the soul is spoken of in terms directly refer- ring to this event. Isai. xi. 15, 16.
Exod. xv. 11. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
EXALTED favours may well be repaid in devout acknowledgments : they are the least returns that we can make to our heavenly Benefactor: and so reasonable is this tribute, that persons who are far enough removed from solid piety, will, under a sense of recent obligations, often cordially unite in paying it to the God of their salvation. The hymn before us was composed by Moses, on occasion of the de- liverance vouchsafed to Israel at the Red Sea: and it was sung by all the Israelites, probably by the men and women in an alternate and responsive manner, Miriam leading the women, and, together with them, accompanying the song with timbrels and dances a. It is the most ancient composition of the kind, that is extant in the world. The two first verses are a kind of preface, declaring the occasion, and the in- spired penman's determination to celebrate itb. The mercy then is stated in a most animated manner ; and afterwards, its effects, both immediate and remote, are circumstantially predicted. But, between the statement of the mercy and its effects, is introduced
a ver. 20, 21. b Somewhat like that in Ps. xlv. 1.