4. To the Lord Jesus Christ —
like Abraham, merely engage as a party in the covenant, but ratified it with his blood — [He did not, ^ like the prophets, utter predictions ; but fulfilled them — like the Apostles, merely preach salvation ; but obtained it for us — He secures to us also by his life, what he procured for us by his death —
Who can tell the height and depth of his love ?]
II. The return we should make them —
1. Endeavour to secure the salvation which the Jews of former ages have handed down to us —
[It would requite them ill to neglect it — And would greatly aggravate our guilt — The heathen are sinless in comparison — " How shall we escape if, &c. ? " Heb. ii. 3 — Our duty then is,
To trust in Christ — r of Patriarchs —
To follow the counsels and example/ of Prophets —
( of Apostles — ]
2. Endeavour to make the Jews of this and future ages partakers of the blessings which we derive from their fathers —
[If they are beloved of God for the fathers' sake, much more should they be by us ; Rom. xi. 28.
Obj. — We owe nothing to them —
Ans. — We do, as the bereaved children of our blessed Benefactor.
Query — How are we to do it ?
Ans. — As their fathers did for us: Use all active self-deny- ing exertions —
Obj. — 'Tis in vain — they are hardened.
Ans. — Whose fault is that? — Ours —
Had we done for them as their fathers did for us, would it have been so?
Have we not rather been a stumbling-block ?
Obj. — The time is not come in their way — Ans. — -Who is authorized to say so? We affirm that it is come —
1. God is awakening an attention to the world — in Bible Societies — Mission Societies, &c.