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OBSERVATIONS

ON THE

REDEMPTION OF MAN,

ON

DIVINE WORSHIP,

AND ON THE

PARTAKING OF THE FLESH AND BLOOD OF

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

BY SAMUEL RUNDELL.

LONDON:

DARTON AND HARVEY, GRACECHURCH-STREET.

MDCCCXXXIV.

615.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY JOSEPH RICKERBY,

SHERBOURN LANE.

INTRODUCTION.

WHEN We look around us, and observe how many conflicting creeds and systems of religion are sedulously propagated in the present day, our reflections on the subject should lead us highly to appreciate the privileges of which we may avail ourselves; the light of Christ being given to illuminate our minds, and the Holy Scriptures being placed within our reach, to which we can refer for instruction. In the Sacred Records, the doctrine preached by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, on the subject of the Redemption of Man, is clearly exhibited. As no other subject of equal interest and importance can be presented to us, may these few pages, designed to point out from this high authority the way by which all mankind may come to the knowledge of the Truth and be saved, prove the means, under the divine blessing, not only of convincing the merely nominal Christian of the imminent danger he is in; but also of encouraging the weak, yet sincere believer, to hold fast the "grain" of living faith; (Matt. xvii. 20;) that so, amid all the conflicts with which he may be proved, his confidence may be steadily

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fixed on Him, who is the "Wisdom of God and the Power of God." (1 Cor. i. 24.) Thus, in experiencing the gracious words of the Redeemer verified unto him, "Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, and ye shall find rest unto your souls," (Matt. xi. 29,) he will be enabled eventually to adopt the ancient language, "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm xxvii. 1.)

LISKEARD,

CORNWALL.

OBSERVATIONS,

&c. &c.

CHAPTER I.

ON THE REDEMPTION OF MAN.

On this very important subject the Lord Jesus Christ declared, "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world, to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." (John, iii. 16-21.)

Hence it appears, that God in his infinite love and mercy gave his only begotten Son for the redemption of the world. He tasted "death for every man ;" (Heb.

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