es have I lost, and from the same sinful,
shameful cause. O my Redeemer, what can I say to thee? Words are
wanting to express my loathing of that vile, selfish cowardice.

"Didst Thou, who art the Creator of heaven and earth, the
brightness of the glory of God, the express image of his person, and
upholder of all things, suffer shame, contempt, anguish, death for my
sake, that thou mightest redeem me from the second death, and purchase
for me eternal life; and do I shrink and turn away from the least
taste of thy cup, though the curse is extracted and a blessing
infused!

"And after all this, art thou pacified towards me? I search in
vain for words to express the amazing grace. 'As the heaven is high
above the earth, so great is his mercy towards them that fear him, and
towards vile me, who can lay small claim to that character; yet, as
far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed my
transgressions from him. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, who excel in
strength, that do his commandments, hearkening to the voice of his
word. Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts, ye ministers of his that do
his pleasure; ye ministering spirits, sent forth to watch over and
minister to them who shall be heirs of salvation."

"FEBRUARY, 1812.

"Dr. M----. 'Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world,' John 1:29.

"He dwelt chiefly on the substitution of the victim in the room
of the transgressor. When a victim was offered for an individual, he
was to lay his hand on the head of the animal, by the appointment of
God, as a token of his faith that his sins should be transferred to
the victim which suffered death in his stead, and that his sins were
forgiven and his person accepted. If the victim was for the whole
congregation, then the elders, as their representatives, were to lay
their hands upon the head of the victim, signifying the same faith.
Great was the subject of the plan of redemption: The Son of God
clothed with our nature, given and set apart as a propitiatory
sacrifice, the victim upon whom the sins of his elect were laid, and
he sacrificed in their stead.

"The Lamb of God, which took away the sins not only of the Jewish
transgressors, but the sins of the elect out of every nation, kindred,
and tongue throughout the world--on this Lamb of God rests my own
individual hope for pardon and for acceptance. I lay my own individua