( 27 ) have said, truth shall be established in the heavens. "Why, what is the meaning of all these expressions? The language is as if one glorious Attribute of God, should say to another, O ! the sin of man set us all, as it were, at variance, and the whole creation knows not how to reconcile God with himself, if he shall save one sinner; but, behold, we having met together in Christ the Righteousness, the ransom, the atonement, the propitiation; having met together, we shall never part again, having embraced one another in behalf of you, poor miserable sinners, our arms shall never separate, that are clasped together. Mercy and Truth have met together, saying, you and I shall never part. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other, saying, you and I shall never sunder, nor suspend the embracement, neither death nor life, nor hell, nor devils, no; sin itself, shall ever separate us. It is a bargain among us, a divine match, they have met together by an everlasting covenant, sealed the bargain with an everlasting kiss. and cast a knot in an everlasting righteousness, which is the band'of the union, even Christ, for the covenant does stand fast with him, Psal. Ixxxix. 28. Where you will also see how this everlasting meeting is established in Christ, v. 14. Justice aud judgment are the habitation of thy throne, or the establishment of thy throne, as it may be rendered, and my mercy and truth shall go before thy face and v. 21. 'with him my hand shall be established, and my faithfulness, and mercy shall be with him, and v. 28. My mercy will I' keep for him forever. Thus it is an everlasting meeting. The fourth thing proposed, was, why, or for what reasons they have met together, and kissed each other? Why have the perfections of the glorious God conspired so harmoniously, and met together in such a sweet solemnity? Surely such a meeting as this must have noble designs in view, and I’ll tell you these four reasons of the meeting, or four things that were to be concerted at this great assembly. 1. They met together, to concert measures for advancing the glory of God to the highest. This parliament of heaven met together upon ways and means so
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