[Who that had ever tasted of the blessings of salvation would "eat his morsel alone?" who would not wish all the world to partake with him? Yes surely, we should "declare his glory among the heathen, and his wonders among all people." O what "wonders" of love and mercy have we to proclaim! Who can reflect on the person of our " Emmanuel, who is God with us," leaving the bosom of his Father, taking our nature, bearing our sins, and eflFecting by his obedience unto death our reconciliation with God ; who, I say, can reflect on this, and not desire to make it known to all the sinners of mankind ? In a word, who can have beheld " the glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ," and not desire to reflect the light of it on all who are sitting in darkness and the shadow of death ? This is undoubtedly our duty: we are not to put our light under a bushel, but to set it on a candlestick, that all the world^ if pos- sible, may see the light.]
This then being our duty to the Lord Jesus Christ, we will proceed to,
II. Call you to the performance of it —
Consider,
1. Your obligations to the Lord Jesus Christ — [How inconceivably great are these ! If we attempt to esti- mate them, where shall we begin? or, having begun, where shall we end ? If you have not yet experienced his converting grace, the very provision of a salvation for you, a salvation so dearly bought, and so freely offered, demands from you every tribute of love and gratitude that you can ever pay. But if you have reason to think yourselves partakers of this salvation, and are enabled with appropriating faith to say, " He has loved me, and given himself for me," there should be no bounds to your zeal and diligence in his service. Time, talents, property, yea life itself, should be
esteemed * 1 Cor. xii. 3. '' Key. v. 9. & xiv. 3.