The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-21

| Christ as God, and was only possessed by His hn-
| man nature when received from the indwelhng OF
4 God. This meeSness ana loneliness ~ tine marked
characteristic OF the Trinity, Father son anu HOly
Gnost, and IL more attracts and asloands us fnan
| all else we SEQ IN Goo. The DIVINE wisdom,
| power, truth and JDsuce, as displayed IN Jhe
Win won Sae And VET. w6en we think upon NJ
| We feel that tnis Is just what we would expect
God 20 be. But that condescendlng Rooans -
winch was exhibited on Calvary, aud when the
forhearance OF GOO Is every gay exhibiting 70
| sinners, II something quite out OF our range OF
way. These thoughts are not ours Great men
are overbearlng and naughty. In some languages
bearing OF the high, the great, as II tails were the
bearing that DentIed kings and the earthly great.
But meekness and lowllDess Is The bearing oil the
Most High. TINS is Gou's way ana Coos thought.
the ABSOLUTE ana unconditont d. lie who Is in
dependent OF everything that exists becomes the
servant OF sinners. God comes DOWN TO earth and
in human nature suffers shame ana pain 10 exalt
break and crush 10 pieces under mis- iron power.
THIS ls what Christ Is speaking OF IN the text IL
Is the revelation Of COO IN the flesh which lie Is
PRINCIPLE, PURPOSE AND PRACTICE
Second-Me must learn this OF Cnrlst-tnat ia, IL
iice. ON certain occasion Christ washed HIS
disciples feet and alterward spoke 10 them these
memorable words :-"Know ye what nave done
TO you Ye call me Master and Lord, and ye say
well, Tor 50 am. Ii !, thea, your Lord and Mas
one anotaer's ieet For have gwen you an ex-
ANGLE, that ye should do az nave done to YOU
verify, verify say unto You, tne servant Is not
greater than mis- Lord, neither he that Is sent
| greater than he thai sent him. II We know these
Things, happy are ye II We DO tnem.n In IKE
each esteem others better than you yourselves.
Look not every man on mis- own Things, but every
| man also on the things OF others Let this mind
be IN YOU which was also in Christ; who, being in
| the orm Of Cod thought IL not robbery TO be
reputation and took upon MIN the form OF
servant, and was made in the likeness
o. men, and being h formed IN =, fashion non
| became ooedlent unto death, even the death OF
the cross" St Peter also presses the same
point, and with an additional tnougat OF great
| weight :-"For TINS is tnankworthN II q man,
| rom conscience toward God, endure griel, suffer-
lug wrongluly. For wnat glory Is II u, when ye
| tientlyi But II waen We DO Well and suffer for II,
We take 1t patiently. this is acceptable with God.
For even hereunto were ye called because CHRIST.
! also suffered for us, leaving US an example thag
| ye snoulu Ioli9W ms Steps" Ana ~. John SAYS
walk even as ne walked.u Now, all these p ssages
/ bear drecIly to the same point. they teach That
kind and degree Tor the yiie and unworthy, the
unthanklul and those VINO hate US. In word,
made our own. And 1t is thus, think, mat we
are TO be made partakers Of the divine nature.
1 And, Indeed, Chrlsts own humanity learned this
from His divinity; and when he says TO US, Learn
OF Me,n DE IS calling us 10 tae exercise OF that
| In which he, as Goldman, has been our forerun-
ner. Ae has gone before us, taking our humanity
into all the circumstances aud possibilities OF this
great characteristic IN order 70 SHOW US v hether
| TO wear His yoke.
/ PROPHET, PRIEST AND KING.
! TntTG-Ne must learn this OF Chrst-that Is,
Christ, as our divine teacher, must lmpart IL To
as. Christ Is The great UnalcaLlne prophet priest
and king unto the Father IN ORDER to lift up aud
save the fallen. And He appoints every one who
believes IN Him to be, Ia su1ordnation TO Himself,
prophet, priest and king likewise. And there are
| here three noteworthy point5:-Fl there Is
/ divine appointment to this subordinate office
second, the oestowment Of all necessary quaiinca-
lions for the discharge OF tle oce; tnird the as
surance OF success and blessing TO MIN VINO IS
faithful in his otlce and the promised qualldca-
loneliness or which the text speaks. Christ says,
| Learn OF Me.n Christ gives the qualification
| Ia the way ~ learning and lt Is thus THAI
Coo seems to give to men al holy gifts and
| qualifications. oral changes and renovations
nave TO De learnad that come 20 US IN the way OF
| lessons We become sons OF God 0y being begoE-
ten through the Gospel and We are sanctifed-
that Is, we become Christ hke-tnrOugh the truth.
And so Chrlsts meekness is taught TO u.s. one
looks into tae Scriptures and dWelis upon this
wonderful characteristic OF God tie Father, Son
and Holy Ghost. He follows christ also tarough
all the Gospels. In the study OF this narrative NE
steps, as IL were, in the verJ footsteps OF CHRIST
Not the least pressure OF Chriss foot 10 overlooked
And loI as ne aaoringly studies ana tnoughtluly
recognizes his God la the nesn he Is changed into
tho Same image from glory 70 glory, even as oy
which was In Christ. Aud lol az nc thus walks in
the footprints OF the narrative aud becomes IN
splred with the spirit OF Christ he finds himself
also actually walking in the footsteps Of imitation
IS John aud Peter and Paul learned and adored
and walked And thus patience. forbearance,
suffering for the good OF others, unwearying self
sacrlnce and forgiveness-these things which are
quite Impossible iOr tue mere HeSh OcCOfuc posi-
says with Paul, II can 90 all things through
Oh Isl, WAicn strengtheneth me.n
THE MEEK AND LowLY JESUS.
Fourth-Ine announcement OF TINS great gilt
nom CHRIST "iOr am meek aud l0wly IN neaTt.n
All, nesn and blood can never reveal unto us this
great ming Christ must iInpart II or we shall
continue without IL what ground OF encourage
ment nave we, tnen, for believing that he vii
grant our requestS Tue answer IS easy II We
know the character and WORK Of christ rs the
meek and iowB one, then have we al the as
that spared not His own son but gave Him up for
rs all, how shall he not win Him also Freely give
US all things, and this meeKness among the mum
Der. And he VINO has done so much in Ills state
OF num. Liza tlOn IN order TO bless men viii not neg.
iect TO do the less wnen ne mas already done the
greater
F4fh-The rest oi soul which Cnrist gives The
much to say ABOUT the breach between mode n
culture ana Christianity. out the breach is older
than ali culture, and Il Dy no means modern.
Its cause lies at tne roots OF human nature, and
1t is opposition 70 God ~ the love or eyll WORKS.
rus mo- culture can lessen, mucn less re-
he is, the more intensified Is the souls se.hshness
and opposition 30 God ana Christianity As long
as there il holy God In heaven anu a selfish sin
uer on earth there win be enmItI ana consequent
dIsquet Of soul, gnlcn Cnrst and Christianity
indNenng presence make all men new, and the
rest or soul wnIcn follows i proportloned 10 the
activity exercised In Gods service. There are
three elements IN TINS rest Or soul-oneness Win
Christ TN pTIvatlOns and blessings, oneness with
CHRIST IN Spirit anu NOTl, oneness VITA ClTtsk IN
victory and triumph. Iheee points are 20 much
dwelt on IN the regular course OF preaching that
they need not be enlarged on mere. suffice II 10
say that the sinner, when he Dell YES "a CHRIST,
becomes a son VI God aud Joint nelr win Cutist,
al that the son ana Heir mas tie snares Win hls
brethren. lie SHARES Win sou tue fatner's love
and all tue Fathers p0sscssons all OF EARL neees-
sAry Tor the believer and all ot heaven hereafter
IS MS. Now, tRese sons who nave tniS great
wealth or love and blessing, which t3elr nelrshlp
includes, need also to nave the spirit ~ sous AMI
the ends ana aims OF sons Thls TOO, is given In
the oneness with C1rlst IN spirit aud WORK. Aud
hence, also, they must share with Christ IN victory
ana Triumph. And what disturbing element can
here enter when christ gives His own rest TO his
people HIS words elsewhere are, ''My peace
give unto your Here, too, in having All things IN
Christ there is true vantage ground ior the meek
and loNIy spirit TO begin It's sefsacrincinE Wotk.
AND tAls Will be tue perennial spring 81 peace aud
10y. There ~ QolnIng wnich max man so un-
happy, so dissatisfied VIA himself aud All around
aim az a selfish spirit But in5 meek aud lowy
man Is freed IRON this osquletude. Tor ne sSeelns
others better than nlmsell-tnat Is, nc prefers tn5
welfare VI others 20 his own ease, and Sef sacri-
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