God_, _and our members as instruments of righteousness unto God_; for the promise runs, _sin shall not have dominion over you_, _for ye are not under the law_, _but under grace_. Thus it appears plain, that the sins of God’s people, in heart, lip, and life, were the betrayers and murderers of the Son of God.—These, like knives, cut his heart, his comfort, his body, and soul. ’Twere you my sins, my cruel sins, That his tormentors were. O that this affecting thought might have its proper effect on all our hearts, and produce in our minds that repentance which is a tear of love, dropping from the eye of faith, beholding Christ crucified for sin. I do not pretend to say the handles of the knives had any particular reference; but if any, may we not consider them as shewing how precious the same people were to the Saviour, whose sins put him to death; hence they are called the precious Sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold: these were reckoned among the valuables, the gold and silver vessels in the Temple. May I be permitted to suggest one thought more? The death of the Redeemer was an effect of Covenant love—the appointment of the Father, and his own consent:—Considering the miseries of his people—the means to accomplish the end—the various steps taken—and the different branches of his sorrows, may be represented by these knives, 1, the Pursuit of Herod. 2, the Temptation of Satan. 3, the long Fasting. 4, His outward Wants. 5, the cruel Reproaches of Men. 6, their Contempt of his Doctrines and Miracles. 7, the Consultations against him. 8, the Fears of Death. 9, the Horrors of Hell. 10, the Agonies of his Mind. 11, the Weight of Guilt imputed. 12, His Apprehension. 13, the Treachery of Judas. 14, the Flight of his Disciples. 15, the Denial of Peter. 16, the rude Treatment in the Streets. 17, the Insults in the Hall. 18, the false Accusations against him. 19, the Scourgings. 20, the cruel Thorns. 21, the Mockery, Spitting, Buffeting, and Blindfolding. 22, Bearing the Weight of the Cross. 23, His lifting up on the Cross. 24, the piercing his Hands and Feet. 25, the Insults on the Cross from Priests and People. 26, the Darkness over all the Land. 27, his awful Desertion. 28, the Pangs of every kind of Death. 29, the Soldiers Spear piercing his heart. _Christ __our passover is sacrificed for us_; _let us therefore keep the feast_, with joy; let us tell the glorious tidings, _he hath redeemed us from out sin_; _by his blood_—_he perfected for ever them that are sanctified_—he hath made full atonement, and pleads the virtue of his great act for us—_here may we fly as doves to their windows_—here alone is safety—the sufferings and death of the dear God-man mediator. Let us cease from legal strivings, and obey that command, _hold thine hand_—remember the battle—do no more, because all is finished for us who believe—all in whose hearts the Spirit has begun to