AN

1897
E S SAY

ON..

CHRIS T's CROSS

AND

CRO W N.

To which are fubjcined, SIX SERMONS.

By the Reverend MR. GEORGE MUIR, Minister of the Gospel at PAISLEY.

THE SECOND EDITION.

PAISLEY:

PRINTED BY WEIR AND M'LEAN. And fold at the Shop of A. WEIR, near the Crofs. M, DCC, LXIX.

то

CHARLES MAXWELL, of Merkfworth, Esq;

WILLIAM KING,
JAMES WILSON,

} Bailies,

JOHN MILLER, Treasurer,

And remanent Members of the Town-
Council of PAISLEY;

As a public Expreffion of his Obligations and Esteem,

The following COLLECTION,

Is humbly infcribed,

PAISLEY,
Sept. 4th, 1769.

BY

Your most humble,

and most obedient Servant,

}

GEO. MUIR.

gift
Tappan Presb, Ass

2-23-1932

THE CONTENTS.

CHRIST'S CROSS and CROWN, viewed from Ffal.

xl. 1, 2, 3.

I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined

unto me, and heard my cry, &c,

p. I

PART

I.

3

Of the Redeemer's Humiliation or Crofs.

CHAP. I. Of Chrift's active cbedience, or of his

waiting, waiting patiently, and crying,

CHAP. II. Of the Meffiah's paffive obedience, or

his being in "the horrible pit, and miry

"clay,"

23

PAR

T II.

Of the Redeemer's Exaltation and Crown.

CHAP. I. Of the Father's inclining unto him,

and hearing his cry,

41

CHAP. II. Of the Father's bringing up the Man

Christ out of the horrible pit and miry clay,

CHAP. III. Of the Father's fetting Christ's feet

upon a rock,

51

62

CHAP. IV. Of the Fathers eftablishing the Me-

diator's goings,

73

PART

III.

Of our Lord's Employment with the faved Ones in

Heaven, and of his Triumph over the Hearts of

Sinners on Earth,

83

CHAP. I. Of the new fong of praise; with the
Father's putting it into the mouth of Chrift, as

Man Mediator,

CHAP.