New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-20

ven bv a glorious AMI countless colony oil reus0mcd
men. and continually enriches heaven. that we
might be prepared g 20 there and iCin them. a
very rigid demonstration OF the preceding from the
principles OF Jaw those principles taught clearly ia
the word ~ God. not oue oi them assumed. vii
teach IS the following dlncs
First. That mere creature could never make
atonement al an Dor himself o. others. Tie .cas.a
ia that the law 0l God requires tie powers and the
feelings oi every creature. On MS own account per
s1uallv al s. i0r the glory OF ms God and requires
II a. really flr ms personal bcsscdncss - ''r the
glory and harmony 0f the government OF G'd-
How then. could there be any services mat mi-nl
De pnt 20 the accouut0 i another ~ As mere crea-
ture. he had never done shy more han h.s OBJ. sa.
tons anticipated. IL 5 as o. you should say i.ai
man who receives lsrge income annually hut oy
necessary expenditures abs0rbs t al, ahsoros tN-
acilv the whole of 10 ~ the Years end should nave
enough 20 buy debtors out oi prison or CRIMINALS
from the stocks.
know that we are in danger of carrying anal
o-ies too far when go into the relations of mei-
chants and monici men, but I 30 not consider 10
going too Ia when ] use an analogy which the
Bible itself uses when % speaks ci our noe being
bought with silver lnd gold. but by the precious
blood oi the Sol o God. who bought Is with ms
own blood NuI may then ask me. dit noe Christ
put himself under thc law, come under che ool-
cations which as man he could only discharge
IN the iulncss ot time God sent forth ms son. bora
OF "a woman. under the law. that he light redeem
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the adoption oi saints. ausN er, that Christ was
! God as well - Man rs God, he never was p1t
Iluder ms law In his modat0ra natlrc-ihc
person involving both naturcs-he was under
prmeysl obligation o. become incsuate, to bee
come the tenant 0t tins iootstoo. and though he
was rich. for our SINS he made himself poor. that
Though his poverty We might become rch AMI
in that stoop sublime that has never yet exhaust
ed the wonder OF heaven, he did thing whch
was above law which law could never anticipate,
/ and which took the wisdom manifold oi the Law
-iyer God himself i1 ms eternity % anticipate
10 IS of great Importance for is, not only to DIS
tin-uIsh between the law and the Gospel but GO
DO what thousands of di,iues have failed o. do
t0 avoid q c1mmiNturc oi them. any confusion
The 'aw has Is grandeur rs proioundncss. IT'S in-
maruiate tIudiCatlon Us useful purpose. from the
offering OF Christ. But % was not the isw No all
thst came into the world % save sinners. IL was
not the law that anticipated the GospeI. The
.aw worketh wrath. So are told We know well
that there IS no trans sson by the law, except
through the know edge of SIN. Sin Is the trans
rresson OF the law and they that are of the law |
are under the curse We are told. Cnrst has re-
deemed from tie curse OF the law beng made
-urss Or us as 10 Is written Cursed is every one
that han-cth on a tree. that the blessing oi Abra-
mann may come on the nation Dos Jesus Christ
that we might receive the promise OF the spirit
through faith
Again It Is more paipab'y plain that a creature |
who had sInned. by returning 90 his duty. ne |
shonld do this no perfection could DO no more than
was his duty tor the time being Has he any |
surplusage then with which 10 give compcnsa-
non % Eternal Justice Nor the law Against |
its executed penalty cen he absove himself |
Can he redeem himself Can a man purchase |
that which he has made eau he restore that
which he, took away He cannot begin o. DO No. |
and the very attempt Is the fever heat oi the m-
sanity OF human pride atronuns Heaven. tod
~ required n.
There Is mo- such reqasition in the Law. There
ma the Gospel In the Law We arc re-
CURED 10 take the penalty aud let the wages of
sin be- paid ms lu the Gospel We are required
fo accept the atOnement OF Christ and 10 DO %
promptly and when We DO 10 We feel what Paul
meant when h. said. When We were yet with
ont strength in due time Christ died for the un
sodlv He was wounded for our transgressions.
he was bruised Tor our impurities the chasuse-
ment of our offence was upon Him. and by ms
stripes We are healed Who came not 90 be- mlu-
i,tered unto bit 90 minister, and to give HIS hie
a ransom tor many" Blessed Saviour do you not
glorily the heavens. tor thus living on earth. Tor
fhns anticipating our abhorred ruin. our immense |
want our total inability % DO for ourselves that
which Christ did when DE offered himself sacri
hce and when by hIs own Offering he perfected
forever them that are sanctiicd
Oh. the love of Christ, and the " sdom of God,
and that plan which was not for man at all, nor
Ike man, aud which man does not ike AZ OF.
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plan does 10 not break your hearts into emotions OF
routritiOn. and genuine repentance at his feet
SD that you would break the most costly box Oi
spikenard that you could buy, and pour it on his
head, with tears,-could you not love Christ Tor
this and say with that poor savage who was con
verified under the preaching Of missionary, when
the missionary asked him, VIII you not adore
the saviour "Oh Sir said he, d" let me go
through crowd and stoop and kiss his feet
Oh, how eloquent was nature and Christ IN re-
deemed savage how much wiser VIII he appear
than Notaire and Hume and thousands o. others
of their subverted school in the day OF Judgment,
when God shall reiute their sophstries by the iires
of OmnipOtence, and make them confess, as they
will through all eternity, that they were torturng
the dictates of their cOnscieuces, when they were
acting against the voice of morality and Heavens
Mercy. Christ makes that atOnement tor them,
which in no other way could begin 20 be made.
Again His death procures + aith with the Grace
OF the Spirit The Influence OF the spirit IS the re-
sultof Chnsts death Christ himself calls the mis-
sion of the Spirit the promise OF the Father.
viii send the promise OF the r ather upon You
meaning NJ he explains u himself viii send the .
.SDirf with all the means and the ministrations
and accompanying. We owe Il b.
Christs death that We have a Sabbeths priv |
leges this day, that We have the honor OF coming
round the banquet OF ms mercy the euchaustc | ,
table that commentaries his love and DEATH as ,n
this ante-chamber b. coincide with the pgans and
Again His mediatorial monarchy prevails tor ,
their preservation. They preserved When
Christ was telling his disciples OF the perdition
and apostacy OF Judas, he says 20 Peter. have
prayed % the father for thee that thy faith fail not
and when thou art comiorted strengthen thy +,
brethren That after Peters relapse-like
e cow ard denying his master-and after Peters 4
repentance which was deeper more ike his re- =
ncwed character that De ~ comfort the d
brethren and he did IL, until be sealed his tes-
.lmouy with that sublime martyrdom which Jesus
after he had risen and before no assembled So O.
graphically depicted % himself
Once more, Christ, through his eternal interces. 9
sion aud reward, is the medium u their gl0rlics
ton. How does he perfect them What have D
they and what have they not received How d
IS he the author Of sll the good that is
u them and Of all the good that has been conferred
upon them Il was when be- assembled that gifts
.0r men came down. And the Psalmst said
- Blessed be the Lord God who Zine rest OF the
quotation We did not catch Reporter
How vain my dear hearers. when sou have {
AIKEN the ordinary uvurss Of the table, when you
nave exuted Ia health and happiness, aud bright | q
prospects Tor this world, without knowing or a. b
know Lodging your Indebtedness 70 the great Giser