CW Sermon VII: Psalm 126:6
| Author | Charles Wesley |
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| Type | sermon |
| Year | 1742 |
| Passage ID | cw-sermon-vii-007 |
| Words | 233 |
| Source | https://wesleyscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Serm... |
all ! the God to whom all things are possible, hath undertaken the cause of fallen man 1 He hath promised, he hath sworn to save ! nay, he hath done more he hath bowed the heavens and come down, he hath been made man ! he hath lived, and suffered, and died. Jesus Christ hath died to save man ! Tell it out in all lands r let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ! publish ye, and praise, and say, " This is the victory which overcometh the world even our faith." If we can believe, all things are possible to him that believeth ; to him it is easy to rejoice evermore Yea! we cannot but re joice in thy strength, O Lord Christ, and be exceeding glad of thy salvation ! Now if it be so joyful a thing to believe that Christ died to save sinners, what consolation must it be to add to our faith, hope ? to be assured that he died to save us ? If to know that a ransom is paid for fallen man, and a new covenant of mercy given him, be the source of a peace which passeth all understanding, yea, ofjoy unspeakable and full of glory, how must he rejoice who feels within his own soul that this ransom is paid for him ! whose heart bears