, 1875-11-22

o. hl6 D0ok. He httNmpk8 TO urtt4 CONT eulc-
tfo:S. That most modern, Aud perh,ps most
popular. Of thus c'ats Of writer's. trslnR 10 ex-
r!atn tAe moral rheunmena hurrouudluX Josns
Of Nazareth. describes Him AZ man sad aln-
ncr. he SAYS ezpress1v i!e IL eiuEebs. Hs 80
count. for Ha miracles; or attanpts to account
Tor thctn. " hYt>Otheees rnote mysterious
than tie n1tssclos thonnelses. l1o rays that
ttsss Man whom, Ia ano'ler olaco be la,ua to |
the staiB Of hearau. th1t this Man fancied Hn !
~aa casting ont devils wl,nn iIe "aa mir curing
IaslnE tho dead to lifo when they wero nut |
really dead at Ill Anh that wheu jfo went 10 |
feiso Lazarus It wau but = lttle ptons t,lck nj
Mary and Martins, who inattcea thote broIhet. |
who Vas a!ck. 10 70 into TIM family tonf', aud
uhea the Rticfmer OF tue wo1 came aid ra',
Lazarus. come fortll." sheu le would Gums
forth from the tomb that tho people might moro
reverence Jenus Ebtint. 1lo doesn't dAro 10 aaY
that EArist waS party to this ttl:a 1su: hc ssys
Cnrst faocied He waa Esis'us Lazarus from tllo
dead. Nov. look At this Character Of enshnslars.
Look 1t this cbasa,scr of nan nos sntor.
and compare II with what tho very eamo Wrtcr
Bpoaks Of our D,vIua Lord when. v.cwing Him
upon the Mount OF Calvary. ho il forced forced
Ike the honlan aoid.er, ~ho. soei.tR tbs wot'-
ders arornd him, ha hi1u.e1f onu OF the cfucE-
ers, 10 cried afnud "Tt,is Is Indeed the son of
God" Hear t,iH Npn WOrls that may II t tD!s-
repreeens him. Hear ~I.at he sasa when ho COO
templates Jesus, Hear shat he shSs Of His rnsH.
eton-Hofds which. Rltl few exctptonr. might
have been ustered By st. ChryAossom or = 1T.
Loo, 10 describing tha death Of Chaat:
Au things wsrs aceomI lauei. Ills bead feii u,n1
aory, no1lD Founderl Thy worf Is nulshel-1hy
d1snisy IA estahshs, Fear no more to - ths eal-
yund the reach of fraity Thou hhalt witness from tho
hghsst dirne postioo the !nanto feant Of Thy sets
not eren rescA Thy grind aoa Thou hast bought tho
tunst complete Immortality. For thous4nds oi yesrs
os fa oa ~ sd ~ % pss e IL
aSs' se a a snee s' sts
seos s asS o 20
that to tear Thy uas fro the world would he to ren
w,l bo no longer any anuuatou. Complete conquer
e e as,tl ~ possession sf Ih9 kinEsn T1:tosr
axes OF ~or1brers.
10. brethEeu. - error IL naturally contradic-
tory. astetu Is arc m2lo to Rsvo ii, q ulc.ure
o.bcr than tho Iacsu4a Of Potet-~she pct lfo of
our Divine Lcrd and coutfadictloa ia hea led
npon contradiction. And ttefn 10 no 1n5'ridualty.
there IL no onsuess. shcro Ia no CONSISTENCY. N
character lh4s The unbelievoss givo liz nheu tnoy
exclude tho dlSlna character of our Lord and
Savior Jcsus Christ Amlos. those contradictory
ets.euenls NO lift up our rnice With tue Pr'uco
OF the Atoftles-ao beas testimony that He
in Ubrins, the bon Of the liytng Col. who bath
como into this world. II pe.e: ia his dar bo,e
that Testimony, how much tnor7 should Nc +
He Eaw The beginning; wu bare neen tho rnns j.
uff]ceut conpumMaton. Ha saw tbs orieu /:
beon it pata th, ough tho sio:1ous heasens sur.
rounded by tho rod c.puIs ot Witnesses tha
sroW foides and thckor ~ thsT pass along ehtt
irnamcut Of timo.
Ilo saw itua In Cne.rca rh;liopi ne h&7e
eeca him in Calssry. After uearlg A00o wears
ot ILLUMINATION aud prophecy fulfilled. OF the
great kingdom establ,sh%o. We lit up our voices
lor al these magnificent con1s.nA:lons Of
lie a.y lie waa oisine. .ha living Hod, con.ao-
etant.4t wlth tho Father. Tue Apostle tells Us
that te thought it no Robbery 10 be equal witt
God, aud therefore u lie thought rlshtly. 1t was
eluat With God aad il he wss equal with God.
be MAS 05a, fur theto Is no being equal 70 dad
btu: tipd. Tnera cau 10 NJ tNo iutin.ie1y Issrfccs
beings. He MAS tho same OF whom auo .hes
apostle SAID In the beginning whs tio Wor1,
aud Tie Word WAS With G "a. aai tho Word WAS
t;od. 3: lin wers male al. thiaEn thnt Horo
inaic." II al tllugs that nero made Aera tnada
BY Him. Hs was NOS made, lad. II He Gro no.
uiade, lie MAS uot created. II 40. lie was God,
and this is tho Wos1 lust was mlde ilcsh ana
APOSTLE, dmelt tho plru.tada Of d!vn-
ity corporally, ~ hn Hsss in tho Epts.
t!o 10 the Coioshians, that ia u
H,s human budy d"el: the p1eultude Of d.
vinlty, not Al cmsnatIon, uot = s.sstk not an
idea of d,yin!ty, no: dls!ulty OF GENUS, o.
power, or art, or talent, bit = p1oul.n1e OF dl.
vinily. In uIm d~elt . pleultulo IT dlyIuity
cor1o1alIy. in snat hunau bo.lf. TIA: Eaac.uas.y
Of d.vIu.ly.
! nIKat accumulate .osts II it were my pur
poso t. trove inelelJ thla loint. I might acct
mulate te4ts f.r con:i le:Au.e pesL,1 10 eska5-
liah 1t floM the Aposlles aud 'ha W.i.eEa co i
corning our divine Loz1's nature. Das let VI
como to NJ arGameut with those WHO Indeed
PRAISE our Lord ~ ltonaa does, bat who Ate do
ufers OF 1l,a divinity. We cums dosa to tbs
lswost standard. We eAY to sbosc meu. Do 50
believe IN tho pars3u8l yoract, OF JsauA Ghrlst
| Was He uaan wAo epoke tho truth Was The
roft "a n / thA Mortnk Inn HnskC1
| Or dId llc speak tho truth? Who Is tho mae
| that will say He did not s2eak tho ssuth
| That tnaa could not spcAG falsely. Auotael
| Q,iestiou; Vas tho p1oacher % the dount ! sAu,
| judgmeut1 And most douysrs OF HIS dlslnit
will say He certainly was vastly superlor to III.
| OLD philosophers. so vastly nuJerlor that Fiat,
would 1aie bowet baloro him aud oono H4n
houor ~ toe highest OF I'll philosophers. Ad
u.ttinE Ills personal hones.y. admitting ltl1 per
sonal SANITY, II msyu,e the o5rrasa4ou. Hi
divinity was established II HI sad H. Hes God
| II He said lie wAs God. and lie sBoke tbe truth
then uo was God, aud snY one stSa He though
that 1t Was ha1uC,uasioa sad cntuu
slsau. then Ho WAS not reasonable
thsu Ha Was not wIae, thun Hs VAS not sanc. ,
| may, wittoas diHreapeos to Inv l. I'D aud nAa
ter, for tho aaks Of The Argument. uae sue
tern,s with !egard 10 HIM, and ouly arguing uit
those Aho do not veuerato Him ~ wo do. !
being tlla1 stanos up ttetoea the world and fAy
| ~ An God must bo QcxA or la uaus: be \
| jenpostos, aud 1t neither God nor III lmpoatol
Ii honaA: tp lis declaration. sust bong cauno
be 1sasouahe. cauuot oe wse, cannot oa ssne:
| Nor. our d!vus Lord clearly and rspeatedl
announces liis dlvlpo natusa uo declared tAa
He lived loug before lie cA<as TO live upon tut
ea1ta. Ile daela1pa; - hase sesn u
tau lAil from heayon l.ks tue lgh
uluy." Ho dec!arcd on Que occaMon thu
Abraham, rejosced to eee ll1s day-1aat no ~
il aud WAS glad. Absshsu vas born 2,uOJ year
before him, and Hs uo5s, "Abtzhsn, you
t&thsE, rslo.cetl tAAt 10 might sea Ny day;
saw II Aul was glad" Anu sheJ said 70 Lin
Thou art not yot tfty yslrs old. and hs4t Tho
eosu AbtahAmf" Aud lie ans swered shenl, .'B
fors Abraham, WA u1ado. / au." Hs do~a not ..
before ABB abam MAS suado | was made; but II
says. supplying to Himeeif tha very tito tha. Go
gave to Moses, "beto'o AofAnAnl was made,
AN, uAs not, bt1 l nu-" And tho Jsws III
derstuo5 Hun, for shsy took up stonaa 70 stou
u,u, - llasphsneE- Is I1e would make lin
ssIf God" aud give to H,usalf tbs name I
God. Tn Auothsr occ&slon thsy attempts
to atone Him, slsan lls said: ''orL
Father aud AN ona." Aud whoa Il