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


How precious-iustly prccious-an assurance
Ike this % the enlightened Christian-neccssary
% his hope As lungs are 70 his breathing. Any
other hope IS discursve, lawless Presumptuous,
se.fiounied and soii-dc.uded. too. One chici ca
celcucy Of this hope-noi 20 mention others some
there are more prominently PIaced-Is rs adaPta-
ton to conciIiste. and 20 establish the confidence
of the mind 20 lead Il away from Is fears. t.
tranGuiize IT, and to give It ceamcss OF vision and
duration Of strength No difficulty about the per
son the chief actor here Il rlesus Christ and Il
responds strictly to the chief design Of the apoc-
/ al,pse that displayed him from the heavens to the
earth Why stopped be thus low Why died
| he ON the cross Because Heavens infinite Wis
dom and accomplished love knew what means,
what medium. were requisite aud appropriate m
the disordered relations betw cen the ioostool and
the throne. % restore man. % vindIcate God. aud
o. enrich the universe with It's eternal results.
" For by one Offering he hath perfected forever
them that are ssnctihed
There are two grand phases to the subject
which will include the general plan OF these dis
cussons. First the character OF the elect. as here
described Identical with them that are sanct-
ned Second their accomplishment for glory
resulting wholly from the cross OF Christ. for be-
in- one Offering, he hath perfected tor ever them
that are sanctifed' ] cannot bat feel not only
how unequal am aud " are 90 the Illustration
and comprehension Of this subject, but how enter
tanning 10 will be Do heaven where the delight
and perfection of God shall till the illumined
vision of bis people, and where. ii they have
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nor OF the. candle II i because the Lamb the
light thereof Let as look. then. At the character
of the elect. as here described identical with them
that are sanctifed What is sancthcauoui We
are told in the next chapter but one OF Hebrews.
that without holiness shall no man see the Lord.
and ON that account. we are commanded o. follow
him and follow peace with all men. % holiness,
without which no man shall see the Lord. How
important then is it that We should know what ho.
lness or sancthcation is. IL characteristics the
elect of God They are not marked u any arbtra-
~ way They are known only through the demon
STATIONS OF their holiness To understand what
holiness is-the predicate IS 10 understand rho are
holy-fhe subiects-necessary this 10 just inteI
rence Of our own estate and 20 valid prospect OF
our approaching and wonderful destiny.
In general sancfi fcafi0a or ioIines is the deyot
iug OF any person or thing 20 the worship of God
according 10 his will. have not been indefinite n
this definition. though am general What avon
derfu idea OF holiness docs il give and how spe
officially illustrative that Jesus Christ was sanct
fed. How could he be sanctIhed who was not
essentially holy always he says for their
sakes sauctifed myself devoted myselfto God
according to his viii. that might save them
Say We OF him whom the Father has sancti-
fed and sent into the world, thou blasphemest
The Father set him apart and anoInted him as
Messiah. King, 10 DO that errand work of blessed
achievement. the salvation OF sinners. Then IN
the second chapter OF this epstle Christ IS de-
clared % be the Sanctiher for both he that
tfeth and those that senctifed are oil as one,
wherefore be IS not ashamed % be ca led their bro
Their; saying / viii declare thy name unto my
brethren. IN the midst Of the church will | sing
praises untoThee.' Is Christ your brother, Chris
tan You are sanctihed then, and DE Is the Sane
tfer. And Ia the last chapter OF this epstle,
Jesus. that he might sanctiy the people with his
own blood suffered without the gates. H. would
condemn all the typical offerings and Illustrations
of the temple service and Of the patriarcha age,
and the sntediluyisn, essentially worthless-ln
which God never took any substantive delight, and
which never could begin % do the thing which |
they merely Swallowed forth IN him,-serving the |
cxigency Of the time then present 70 indicate the
purpose OF a substitution and salvation through |
yicarious Offering to worshiping believers. Abe
worshiped in that way and understood il 1t was
that thing which Illustrated the wisdom OF Abra- |
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Isaac was spared substitute was found and he |
called the name OF the place Jehovah -Jreh which |
means the Lord Vi provide aud be said n this /
mount 10 shall be seen. What mount He was |
then offering Isaac on the very place where the |
temple was aiterward built The place 10 Is |
thought by the wisest antiquanans, where the |
ram was caught IN the thicket was the very local |
itv oi the cross. IL IS Calvary not Mount Calva- |
~. as it's by mistake frequently called.
Now in sanctifcation there are two great agents |
We are therefore, passive aud active in 70 pas |
sye In respect % what God d0es-snticipating |
preparing and calculating holiness in bis people
sctivs as dong his viii. Ia connection with that |
influence. or as Paul happily expresses a. in bis |
episte % the Philippians Ny dearly beloved |
net only il4 ny Ffrsvnra hnf fa my absence also |
work our your own salvation with fear and trem- |
bling for 10 is God that wOrketh in you. both 90 |
val and % DO, u bis own good pleasure. But |
ms dear hearers, 10 IS quite ediylng and attractive
o. see how sancthcatl0u Is used in the Bible and |
in the contsxt-where Paul quoting from toe 10th |
Psalm (which was tnl. OF Christ. more than a thou
sand wears before his crucIhXlon. anticipating II,
condemned the oblaton Of beasts, a. intrinsicsly
OF no value.
They could not accomplish the vii OF God.-
Then said he beloved l come % 30 thy will o |
God " by which viii SAYS Psul-by Chnst do |
ING thus Substantially and ultimately that IN which
Coils vii uxurated. d ! may speak. God was
well p.eased-~by which Will We are sanctihst |
accepted. set spart and saved And understand |
u. We wasf understand II 10 do our part We |
must understand u 70 correspond. We see Gods |
mercy aud glory. We srfTove o. u We hope |
% Of ourselves and ia Christ. And We realize that
sublime assertion Every man that hath this hope |
IN him in Christ purifyeth himself. even as /
he s pure How kind It IS IN God BY process /
grateful and exhilsrsting as the inspiration Of
hope % accomplish our puuhcatlon for his pre-
sence What $ more cheering than that bright /
whispering Of Heaven. Hope And. under rs Inau- /
ence,-and how gets a man that Influence except i
As he accepts Christ as his all N al i-he rpess /
and brightens for 4 better destiny and sublImely /
affects u even here-having desire % depart and /
be with Christ which IS iar better. Hence YOU see
IN holiness, think what IS most >crlptural- most
rational. most cOusonsnt with the laws Of our beng
twice ennobled-hrst ennobed BY creation, emo
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