The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28
CHURCH OF TIE HOLY TRINITY.

The Name OF ycsus-sermon BY Rev. Stephen
ii. Tying, Jr.
At this church Yesterday morning the popular
young pastor took his text: Philippians Ii, o. 49,
''GOd hath given him name which Is above every
name-the name OF Jesus''-and preached as fol-
lows
That word-Jesus-is the monogram of the Gospel.
1t tells the whole story OF SIN and grace 1t de-
scriDes the whole circumference OF death and life.
condemnation and salvation. One syllable declares
mans groveIllng rum and the other proclaims his
glorious restoration. Each extreme. both of bitter.
ness and blessedness, 1t divinely contemplates
while Jesus stands In the midst and layeth his hand
upon them both. He assumed the crOss-a curse our
Sins had caused He attained the crOwn-a
crown made ours through hIm-recOrded unto us
not OF debt, but OF bonndless grace. And every
time Ia prayer or praise pronounce that name OF
names, and come to God by Him who was crucifcd
for our sins and is now enhroned the right hand
Of the Majesty on high, We a. once confess our des.
perate guilt and rejoice In our perfected release.
But then, too how it embodies the spirit OF the
Gospel. as well as the grant facts 1t points out
way made open to the hottest OF all. II tells how
SAFETY, TRUTH AND LOVE
may enter where It was death to appear. 1t ex-
hOrts 10 boldness, to intimate fellowship, to
near communion with whom 1t thus graciously
Notwithstanding God who dweleth between
the Cherubim-the man who was numbered
among the slain VI earth. The spirit Of the Gospel
Is one of joyful liberty The soul, made par
taKer of Its precious privileges, loses the dread Of
The servant in the freedom OF the Son. 1t learns to
look up without one fear or doubt 10 GOD from
whom it had before hid tself In guilt.
The thTariingS OF coming wrath IL dlsregards.
The memory past follies IL holds in mind but to
humbe itself. Fear Is cast out. Yet the law is as
strict In ATS remuneration o sin and It's exactions OF
death as wnen the word was spoken. Ho then,
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Is 1t not worse tnan fo.ly for q soul thus to
presume upon mysteries s r., Sod ,,, na.n ienced
stills the condemnation OF an onenled God.
THIS Is the spring OF all comfort, the secret OF ell
Him every cause Of wrath mas been graciously re-
novel, the believer does well to be bold;
How, taen shall we gain new appreciation Of
these great priviegesY
WHAT CAN WE TELL OUR HEARTS
to cnide them Tor tneIr Couness and them to
new lover What other word Is half so full sacred
truth, or halt so effective In arousng sinful souls
from soth as that name which day by day We
plead. Not 10 Jenovah come we nov with dread
and lear and awe. Not to the lncommunicaple
We our argument. Not God vino hiueth
himself in pacKness ana darkness and tem-
our God. But we nave Come unto the city OF the
living tod, tie heavenly Jerusalem 10 the general
assembly aud church OF the first born which are
New Covenant. Jehovah ana Jesus, reverence and
love; these are the external NANTES a,ons OF the
redeeming Dian.
Is the topic desire to consider win you this
morning. scarcely none could be moro practical
ana important The name OF nanes-",sod hath
given him name whcn II above nv name.'
First vi ALL there IL history oil this name which
We must review. God hath given It, IL was the
designation OF one VINO was IL staud the great
joel in tue midst OF q lost world. Made like MS
brethren in the nesh He to make them
like 10 the Father In spirit. This was His great mis-
Sion, long DropbecIed. He last III the iuil-
ness OF time openly revllel while the God OF glory
he came with HIS own and Ills own received him
not. Tney found no place for Him at the Inn. Tney
re ected Him from HIS birth. Tnere room
within their understanding tneir hearts for one
human IN HIS humIl alton, but so divine In Ills
every word and work; and because
THE FIRST STRUGGLE
and the great grapple was 10 he with mans condem.
nation and guilt be. ore he could he restored to God,
He was called above every nAIne--Jesus "a Saviour.
We shall greatly err II We assign an origin more
recent than GODS first gracious words 10 man 10
TINS mediatoriai TITLE IL was no late cXpedcnt, no
sudden alter Thought, no complimentlng supple
ment To scheme which had finally failed In Gods
thus Calling the son.
ibls name Is the symbol oil great facts which have
been Dnally accomplished. Tue estrangement OF
The world BY sin from God IL n truth OF conscious
experience mol less than divine revelation. The
Him not Every plan and purpose OF It's mind and
SOU runs contrary TO His will Every action OF its
Iailen lie blasphemOusiy refuses TO acknowledge
elmer the Jus,Icc OF His law the authority OF HIS
order. IL Is state oil ennty against q God VI love-
an INFINITE Being, who, by every voice OF nature and
providence, tells OF a DenevoenCe and ggntcness
the soul Is unwilling TO accept.