The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-01-31

that death were merely ricarions, in othei
words that they were endured, not only
JOr man, but an mans stead, and that thus
their high merit consisted in paying deb
for man, which man was unable to pa,
for himself; whereas it is most evident
from the divine testimony of the Sacred
Scriptures throughout, the saflerings and
death of the GREAT SAVIOUR, though en-.
dured FOR lie sake Of imam, were not endured
IN The stead Of man, inasmuch as they were
The necessary results of that astonishing
process, by winch, with view TO promot,
mans salvation, that GREAT SAVIOUR, in
The .frst place, combated, subdued, and
thus removed from man the overwhelming
aniluence OF the power of darkness, and by
winch, m the second place, He glorifed or
made divine the human essence, by uni.
ting II fully with the DIVINITY in himself
aud thus rendering it the medium of mans
continual approach and access to that
DIVINITY. The GREAT SAVIOUR, accor-
DINGHY testIfies on the occasion, :" Noe is
The judgment Of his lcorld; nolo shall The
prince o. thts toortd be cast out, and then rri-
umphantly adds, ".4ad l. If Ibe lifted W
from the earth totH dratC all unto mt" John
MI. 81, 81, plainly intimating that by His
safferlnSs and death, He not only effected
work OF divine judgment, but also glori
hed his human nature, thus making il the
centre OF all divine attractions, and the
consequent only source of divine ability on
The part ut man to regain conjunction OF
life, or Whit amounts to the same thing
reconciliation with His Heavenly FA-
Their IT is accordingly written, i" rs many
us Teeetred ham, TO them gaze he poacer 10
become the sous Of God" John j. l2,xI9
XIV. 5 see also Luke 10.
VIII. That from the combined light of
the above considerations it is most evident
to this meeting, that the .1tonement or err
conclhdtion, (for both mean the same thing
and are expressed by the same term in the
original Creek which was effected BY
the GREAT SAVIOUR was the result, not
OF any vlcarious sacrifice, because no such
sacrifice was necessary to move the Divine
mefcy,) but of that grandcsl of all events,
the manifestation Of God IN The. flesh, by
virtue of which manifestation, the ardour
OF the divine love to save mankind was
most powerfully and unequivocally express
sed, as 1t is written, God 30 ioued tbs
'eortd, that lie gave HIS Only Begotten Son
that mhosoeper betieueM IN Him shonld not
perish, but hare everlasting tiJe,' John ill.,
l6 ; and again, In HIS Lore and an his pity
He rtdeemed them Isaiah xiii. 8; the
most cogent motives to excite man to re-
pentance were thus brought into exercise
ny the return too of offending sinners to
their Heavenly Father, and consequently
The reconciliation f.,c,l;t.frI
the opening of IA new door ofapproach and
access IN the Giorfed Humunity Of Jesus
CHRIST ;John (. 7, o; at the same time the
door was closed of that ovcrN Lrlming in
icrnal influence which had before been
open; Revelation i. 10. GoD was thus
brought near To men in visible and APP.
proachable Humanity; John xiv. 8, 8,
whilst man by faith in this incarnate me-
dunn of sayation, was led to the acknowl
edgment Of his Saviour Jesus Christ as the
only TOP, and by repentance of life, was
brought near TO him Matt iv. 7. In this
sense therefore the great work Of dtone-
nent OF reconciliation, was eminently ac-
comp'shcd, and the divine testimony full
filled, where il Is written concerning the
lNcARNATE Gop, surely he has borne our
grigs, and carried orr sorroWS yet ace did
esteem HIM stricken, Smitten Of God, and
afflicted. But He ,c0s rounded for our
transgressions !; HE roS bruised for our ina
quities ; the choStisemem Of our peace oas
upon HIM and ieith His stripes zoe are heai-
Ell Isaiah lii. 4. 8. For, by the Great .Sa-
ctour bearing oar Sricfs and carrying our
sorTors, by his being rounded for our trans
gfeSS'oas and bruised for iniguitieS, is evil
IDENTIFY meant that in his human nature
He was pleased to submit, for our sakes,
To every suffering of trial, and of tempta-
ton; and this for the blessed purpose,
that by Has stripes ne mgH be heated !;
since all his sun'erngs, trials and tempta-
tons, tended TO the double effect of subdu-
ms the powers of darkness, and of glory
Tying his humanity, thus of providing the
means of our HEALING, by removing from
us the tyranny of those Internal powers,
and giving access 1.-THE same time, in His
Go'ifed or Dipine Hanruniiy, to all the
tnlncss of the divine presence, mercy, and
protec ton, in agreement with his own
words Ought not Christ 10 hare suffered
these things and 10 enter into HIS glory
Luke XIV. 26.
J. W. SALMON, President.
1T may not here perhaps be irrelevant 10
the subject to remark, that wheresoevcr the
term .7tonemen occurs in the Old Testament
II is constantly expressed in Hebrew terms,
which signifies corering and when it occurs
in the New Testament it is expressed in
Greek. which signifies exchange; SO that tire
propcridea intended to be excited, in the FIRST
instance, is that Of q corering of mans impari-
ties and errors, in consequence of his repen-
lance, approach TO, and conjunction with Tire
spirit OF the divine love and wisdom md in
the second instance, II is that of the exchange
OF she same impurities and errors, whensoever
he Is willing to renounce them, for the oppo-
sitc purltlcs and sanctities, resulting from his
devout reception of the mercy and truth of
his HearenLY Father u deserves further no.