A
SERMON.
Preached at Largo, Sacrament Sabbath-⟨Morning⟩
June 14th, 1721.
ON
THE Pſalmiſt, in the beginning of the Pſalm, having run out at a great length in the praiſe and commendation of the God ⟨of⟩ Iſrael, he comes, from the 15th verſe of ⟨the⟩ Pſalm, to declare the happineſs of his Iſrael, of true believers, of whom Iſrael according ⟨to⟩ the fleſh were a type.
Now God's Iſrael are a happy people, ⟨upon⟩ ſeveral accounts. . 1st, Becauſe they are privileged to know the joyful ſound, in the beginning of the 15th verſe: The goſpel has a joyful ſound, a ſound of peace, a ſound of life, a ſound of liberty and ſalvation You are all privileged ⟨to⟩ hear this ſound, with your bodily ears; but ⟨the⟩ great queſtion is, If you do know it, underſtand it, and give faith's entertainment to it. ⟨Alas!⟩ Iſaiah's lamentation may but too juſtly be con-
