OR, THE GLORY AND FULNESS OF THE REDEEMER DISPLAYED. In an Attempt to explain, illuftrate, and enforce the BY THE REV. WILLIAM M'EWEN, LATE MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL IN DUNDEE. THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION FROM THE NINTH BRITISH INITY SC BRITION STIHITE SOLDGE LIBRARY. HARVARD UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA PRINTED BY JOHNSTON AND JUSTICE, AT FRANK. THE PRE FAC E. HE candid reader, who fhall be pleafed to perufe the following effay, is defired to take notice, that as the difcourfe itfelf is not of the argumentative kind, it is taken for granted as a preliminary maxim, That. the grand doctrines of Chriftianity concerning the mediation of Chrift, and the inestimable bleffings of his purchase, were typically manifefted to the church, by a variety of ceremonies, perfons, and events, under the Old-Teftament difpenfation. It is true, there are fome who affect to call this truth in question, and yet pretend to be the friends of a divine revelation ; but with what fincerity, it is not difficult to perceive. To fuppofe that the gofpel is a new invention, and hatched in the age of the apoftles, or that the religi on of Jews and Chriftians are entirely different, is fignally injurious to them both: for as a living creature, when cut in two, will feem at firft to preferve fome faint remains of life in both its parts, but in a fhort time will totally expire; fo if the fyftem of the true religion be cut afunder, and the faith of the Jews be wholly fevered and detached from the faith of Chriftians, inftead of having one religion of Jews, and another of Chriftians, we shall in reality have no true religion at all furviving. But we do not propofe fo much as to enter on any dispute on this head, as the following treatife was not intended by the author, either for the conviction of Infidels, or for the confutation of falfe opinions, but for the edification of them who have obtained precious faith. Such perfons it will not be difficult to perfuade, that the law exhibited the fhadows of good things to come, but the body is of Chrift*. *For the difplay and confirmation of this argument, that the gofpel was emblematically preached, and Christ in a figure exhibited in thefe ufages practifed by the ancient Jews, I do, with great pleas fure, refer to that admirable and well-known book, intitled, Theron and Aspasio, Dialog, 3. |