Middletown transcript., 1873-10-04
MDDETowN DELAWARE

boast. That there was Savionr pro-
yided for fallen man. is to 10 ascribed to
the free and unmcri,ed love Of God, for
he gave his Son for US. before the founda-
ton Of the world The commencement
Of tho divine life is effected BY the power
Of the spirit Of God. for Christians are
born again. not Of corrupiiblc seed. nor
Of the will Of the flesh, nor Of the will Of
man. but Of God.
The perseverance o. the saints in we'll
doing is Of God, for il is God who work.
eth in them TO will and 10 do Of his gool
pleasure. They are kept by the power Of
God, through faith unto salvation. Sal
vation then. from first 10 last. is the gift
Of God and to him must be given all the
glory.
As the life 10 the gift Of God. II may
be expected it will be. like himself. un-
chnngeable. The scriptures accordingly
declare that it is eternal IL give (says
our Rclcemcr) unto my sheep eternal
life. and they shall never perish. neither
shall any man pluck them out Of my
hand, for my Father which gave them
me. is greater than all, and none is able
! to pluck them out Of my Fathers hand 3"
Tho salvation Of the children of God
rests on the snrest foundaiion-ihc al
mighty power and Interchangeable love Of
Father, Son and Holy Ghos,-tho God Of
our salvation.
The Lord then will carry on the good
work which he graeiously commences.
until j, is consumatcd in the joys Of heav-
en-. "The Lord will give grace and glory
and no good thing will he withhold from
them that walk uprigh,ly"
/ That the happiness of the saints in
heaven will be eternal is clearly revealed
! in The word Of God Besides our text,
/ word OF truth which declare that the fc-
/ licity Of the saints shall never terminate
"rhe wages Of sin is death, bu, the gift
! Of God is eternal life. through Jesus
| Christ our Lord y These shall &C away
into everlasting tifc: but the righteous
into life eternal.
1t is, therefore. our consolation. while
travelling through this sinful world, to
know that our light aiiiielsns which are
but for a moment. worked out ior US u far
more exceeding and eternal weight Of
glory
ii Let Us. in the second place, very brief
/ " consider the source Of this eternal life,
or in whom it is found. Aud this life is
in his Son Jesus Christ Is spoken OF
in the worl Of tiod. as being ths Alpha
and Omega, the beginning aud eud Of
our salvation. All the blessings which
tod bestows on sinners, are represented
as coming through the Saviour Jesus
Christ preserves the world for the sake OF
his church. He is head over all things
to his church ; believers are paraoned for
the snkc Of his obedience and sulcrings.
c.canscd By his blood aud spirit. justified
by his righteousness and kept by his
grace through faith unto salvation. lie
is The wisdom, righteousness. sanettiea-
ton and salvation of all his believing
people Eternal life is the purchase OF
the blood of Christ. BY the blood o,
Christ is to be understood the whole oil
his work as Mediator, but moro frequent
ly and emphaiicaliy his suiferngs aud
death Tba, Jesus Chris, died for his
people in their stead, is the uniform tesii.
mony Of the gospel Il lay down my
life for my sheep Il give my flesh for
the life of the world That it VA. nee.
essary that an atonement should be made
for sinners We conclude from the PLANES,
testimony of the word Of God, The
Lord will by no means clear the guilty =
AL have sinned aud come short Of the
glory of God = .'Withon, the shedding
Of blood. there is no remission of sin !.
by the deeds of the law no flesh living
shall be justified : The blood Of Christ
cleanseih from all sin"
From the united sense Of these script.
ures i, is eyiden, that there is no salvation
for the sinner without satisfaction being
made for his sins, TINT man cannot b,
justified by the law, aud that Jesus Chris
is the only name under heaven give,
, among men by which We must be saved
II. therefore, tie Son of God has she,
his blood for the remission of our sins, i
be has died as substitute for his people
then God can be just. and the justilcr o
all thcm that believe, for the sacrifice Q
. Christ is Of infinite value. and release
from the sentence Of death aud everlast
, ing condemnation. all who are intereste,
in Him. The death Of Christ is the lif
E Of his people and when be who is thci
life ,ha'l appear then shall they also mp
r pear with him in glory. Again, e,erna
5 life is in Jesus Christ. because it tIoW
/ from the btiierer's union teiM him. Th
union Of Ghristswi,h his believing people
: is illustrated by comparing ii with til
j, various relations--eiiher natural or nc
e quircd-which men sustain towards eae
| other When be is spoken of as payin
: the debt whicl, We owed to divine justice
he is called our surety. lie is called ou
r Redeemer. AS one who pays the price Q
e our ransom aud delivers US from bondage
our Mediator and Interpreter. as one VIII
: pleads on our behalf aud reconcilcs us I
n God.
! Christ aud his church are compared /
/ the human body. from the intimate cor
neciion that exists between them. lie