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of Works, either before or after Justifica tion, but the Whole of the Salvation of Sinners is afcribed to the Atonement and Merit of the Blood and Righteousness of JeHOVAH in our Nature, imputed and applied, thro' Faith, to the Sinner's Heart and Confcience, juftifying his Perfon, and renewing and fanctifying his Nature, thro' the Operation of the HOLY SPIRIT, of which he is thereby made a Partaker.

Hence the Antinomian muft expect but little. Contentment in perufing the following Hymns, for they maintain, that without Holinefs (perfonal Holinefs, wrought in the Soul of a Believer, by the SPIRIT OF GOD, delivering him from the Dominion, and from the Love of all Sin, whether inward or outward) no Man fhall fee the Lord.

Nor will the mere Formalift, whatever, outward Profeffion he makes, whether Churchman or Diffenter, have much Tafte for these Songs of Sion; for they maintain

No outward Forms can make us clean,
The Leprofy lies deep within.

3dly, As due Care is taken to make th Matter of thefe Hymns as Scriptural as poi

Therefore the Deift, muft not be furprized to find, the Dignity of fallen Man, together with the moral Reftitude of His Nature, the Sufficiency of Reason, and of the Light of Nature, and every other Article and Circumftance of the Infidel Creed, utterly expunged.

The Arian will be much disappointed, if he expects to find any thing herein, that in the least countenances the Nonsense as well as the Blasphemy of a created God, or one Sentiment that tends to eclipse the glorious Beams of the SELF-EXISTENT SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

The Socinian and Mahometan muft renounce their * Koran, before they will be able to look upon the Great Prophet, JESUS of NAZARETH, as IMMANUEL, GOD WITH US, a Truth that lies at the Root of Christianity, confequently taught throughout this Book.

As for Papifts, either professed or doctrinel, they will find nothing about the Merit

of

Koran, from the Arabic Karaa to read, fignifies a Book: The Koran is that Book which the Followers of Mahomet look upon as their Bible: which correfponds with the Socinian Writers in allowing JESUS to be a Prophet, and no more;

of Works, either before or after Justifica tion, but the Whole of the Salvation of Sinners is afcribed to the Atonement and Merit of the Blood and Righteousness of JEHOVAH in our Nature, imputed and applied, thro' Faith, to the Sinner's Heart and Confcience, juftifying his Perfon, and renewing and fanctifying his Nature, thro' the Operation of the HOLY SPIRIT, of which he is thereby made a Partaker.

Hence the Antinomian muft expect but little, Contentment in perufing the following Hymns, for they maintain, that without Holinefs (perfonal Holinefs, wrought in the Soul of a Believer, by the SPIRIT OF GOD, delivering him from the Dominion, and from the Love of all Sin, whether inward or outward) no Man fhall fee the Lord.

Nor will the mere Formalift, whatever, outward Profeffion he makes, whether Churchman or Diffenter, have much Tafte for these Songs of Sion; for they maintain:

No outward Forms can make us clean,
The Leprofy lies deep within.

3dly, As due Care is taken to make th Matter of these Hymns as Scriptural as poi

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fible, fo thou wilt find, gentle Reades, (and mayft thou find its Power and Sweetness in thy Soul) that JESUS the Great High Prieft and bleffed Apostle of our Profeffion, is the grand Subject (either mediately or immediately) of every Song, as He doubtless is of the whole Revelation of GOD the Teftimony of Jefus is the Spirit of Prophecy, Rev. xix. 10. He is the Way, the Truth,. and the Life; none can come to the Father, but by Him, John xiv. 6. CHRIST is all and in all, Col. iii. 11. He is the ALPHA and OMEGA, the FIRST and LAST; the BEGINNING and END, Rev. i. 8. xxi. 6. He therefore, in the Unity of the Eternal GODHEAD, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, three divine Perfons in one Self-existent JEHOVAH, is the God of the Chriftians. To this glorious LORD GOD of Heaven and Earth, may we be enabled to fing Praises with Understanding! and to the Harmony of our Voices, add that of our ·Hearts and Lives! May thefe maintain a happy Concord with the Word and Will of Christ Jesus! until we meet before the Throne of GOD and the LAMB, and with an innumerable Company of bleffed Angels and the Spirits of just Men made perfect, fhout forth the never ending Praifes of Him that was dead, and is alive again, and bath redeemed us unto GOD by his Blood. So be it, LORD JESUS! Amen, and Amen.

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