greatest security. As the Lord Jesus is *' faithful and just to forgive him his sins," so will he be in confirming to him that forgiveness for ever and ever.
Here I must particularly call your attention to the corres- pondence between the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb. Moses sang, " Who is like unto thee, O God, among the gods ? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders''?" So, in the words following my text, God's holiness is acknowledged ; " Thou only art holy ;" whilst, in my text itself, all the other perfections of the Deity are magnified and adored.]
The song of the Redeemed proceeds yet farther in strains,
IL Of prospective exultation and triumph —
How forcible is the appeal which they make to the whole universe !
[It is particularly said of the Israelites on that occasion, that " when they saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and his servant Moses'." And certainly we cannot sup- pose, that there was so much as one among them that was not deeply impressed with the mercy vouchsafed unto him. And shall there be found one amongst those who profess to have been redeemed by Christ, " who will not fear him, and glorify his name?" It is said of the Converts in the Millennial age, that " they shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days"." And indeed it is impossible to contemplate this goodness, and not desire to give up ourselves entirely to him. Such a surrender of ourselves to him must appear to all " a reasonable service"." Having been " bought with such a price," even " with the precious blood of that spotless Lamb "," what can we think of for a moment, but to glorify him with our bodies and our spirits which are hisP?"
And have we not abundant encouragement to do so ? Look at the Israelites at the Red Sea. How many of them perished in the sea? Not one. And how many of their enemies escaped destruction ? Not one ; " The waters covered them ; there ivas not one of them left 't." And shall it not be so with those who commit themselves to the guidance of the Lamb? Will not He also " make the depths of the sea a way for the ran- somed
" Exod.xv. 11.
' Exod. xiv. 31. N.B. This is the chapter appointed to be read on Easier Even, which marks the suitableness of the subject to that day. "Hos.iii. 5. "Rom.xii. 1. "11^1.1.18,19.
P 2Cor, vi, 20. '» Ps. cvi. 1 1.