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son TO look. And to me- better = thousand
m nmss o. than ali euch chill phlloaoplllzinE
. 10y cailst humanity and Ills eternal baaiaL-

= appointment could be 40 kee1, 50 Impossible
= -. ;s;. .ostonet; anu thousand times turns to
s't Il S o. 100 ~9Ea, ssynE nothing ot tho
rli1I, MI. standfast when iIe cono to tho hour Of
:ong down into tls rlyer: " bco u1ysof now At
:'lo ond OF mY tournor: my toileomo days sro
Ct cnue". LAT am go!nc % nce that head tha: WAS
upon for me. l have formerly lived hy l,earsay
ai't' faith; bnt now I go where / shall iIye by
sight, an.i shall 10 with Him In wl,ose COM
phuy delight mysclf. lave loved to bear my
1nra !'t' apo1en Of aud mlercyor | have seen tlo
Print of llis Hhoo in tho earth, there have
coveted to set my foot too. Ills nans has beer,
~, ~ mo s"eetor thnn a!. perfumes. Ills
.sIeo 20 no haa been most sweet, and Ills coun.
sonahce htyo more desired tla,l they that layo
most aes1Eel tholighs nf tho su Its rur,l, did
ueo 70 gati:r for my food. and tor antlGoteo 10
my 1alntlnga. lie hps held me, and bath kept
strengthened In l,, way.
''Now, wlio llo was thus in dIscon-no NJ,
cofintos'nnce changed, his strong mau bowed
unt!or hin and atter ilo lad Had. Tako ma. for
! ! come to Iho., ho ceascd to bo seen By thom."
n' Invisible Cl,tia: "characteroI in nnr,a aitv;
forever latd aside, and to singing WORTHY ,ue
Lord" with tho Lamb absorbed in Tho Trinity
nnd ~ only known through the undylng story Of
1hsissian faith the reality Of seoiu, and koonin-
Chflhs aud Of abiding forever WITH linn, would
Ie 70 rob CEr;A'iau experience Of Qua Of Ha
innuess nntcpations, one ot its E1ost potent tn
CIT attraction. and ettraity Of ,ts cl.iefc.I ioy.
Let us sco II tie Scriptures uHer uh such a
thought. We shall DO all agreed that tho bod7
Win which Christ atoae from sho doAd, mud
which lie woto whom tho d,scinlcs saw Him
asccnd ffom tho Mount Of ollyes nAs tAe ean,o
body whic!, lIe woro befora lis was cruciiel,
j!'at H. Tint it WAS not q make.ba1ieye body. III,
Il!'1alo,.. Cntszt'S own words Bcttls that.-fer
when lie appears 10 the eleven for tho lrst timc,
anu thew jr1r1itnuAH lin uat h1.
earring: "Dehola Ny hands and My focs that ii
II !, Myself alaudto lie and 200 for u H,lrik
hath not. flesh. aud houes IL va neo
40 have" And 10 aaid tho sssno to
Ihonlas, in order to remove ha doubts. Ths
question Therefore il, whether Christ cuutiuueu
to 4old Lis humanity, sud will Though all tho
f"tu:o. alA'ntnu ttIat uo dues retalu it, aud
Will through all oteluty.
Scriptures Ieclato tiat Chriet WIS seen and
q, having per.ona! form at least tnrco ti,ucs IT.
ter Ills ascension. Acts vii. S. reads thus.
But liz, bo'ng full Of tue Ilo!y Ghoat,
looked mp ateadtasty inso Heaven. and saw
rlght hu'ld Of God aud said Dehold, [ soe sno
heavens opened and tho 3un Of Mnn standing
on the right hand Of Cod" THIS WIS net
slsion fiu tile Judgment ct tho best con,mcnta-
in reward for Lis fAitltulncas. Then IN Acts
VIC havo tho record Of pau!'s cou7crnio,,, md
nh:u 10 rntera 70 1t in Cor, ~. s, llo nayA
" and last ot all he VAS saen Of mG also. MS OF
o1ao DV@A Wv VI HllB llt4Gt huQ III ktfiDSlLA19,
T.. l. lse panta llls claim to beau Appst.o upon
LUIS ground, .'1ia'c nut seen JcAus Cnrxt our
Lord - And thcre eau ha ycry.,tsle doubt that
the accoui: III thu ilsst chapter of the Apocayreo
Of tlo Lori Jesus III His Slorltea body.
lien a:as'l, tho Scripture doctrine or Chyist's
priesthood Involves tho continuance Ut l..A hui
nlaulty. Tnc llIeil-lriest you remember, mals
stoenrnt , Tor tl,n PEBBLE BY bearing tho blood
esl'rnkllS i Hpan and tcTuro tho ,}:arc, -seat.
Cnsil ho dsl ;lsas there VAS reconciliation. 10
lave hlatn tho lamb and stopped there would INT
naso .ia A. ssa:d. Ho m'ist eoplete tho reeoueilia-
itlto the very picsancc. OF God sud Offering i!
there nj III. llooi Of tbs life given 1nstcu,l Of
tue peot'o's lives. Gnt all thiH in tho old tine
va vas simply sypical-4hc shadow on1r ot tho s;,tl
things 10 GONE, the prophecy Of lilo ttuu Lau.l,
th7t n Ills H.ctitlca was to reach ka:i untl
reach forward through, nj! thu ases aud
tnko away tho Hins OF tho world. Accordingly
wien Christ caaso NO layo !lrst Tits record
" For verify llo took not on Him tho na.,,ro OF
angels, but Ho took OIL him tic socd Ut ADra-
Lam. Wherefore in Ill things II beloved Hin
to 10 n'ado lfEe unto His brethren, th1t Id
+, niEat he tneEeita nd faithful he-priest III
~. so d'ils Of tho people" ThiA. OF cu.lrsJ W
nt:u"lEs that q tiua l.unauity-a rpaI hllllau
bo'ly and real. human soul-woro indispensable
conditions - chs!;t'a talng up tho fuucslons Of
boun tao coelual Snn-IIo could tayo male no
recous1atiou ceull not, indeed. iIhyo t,len II
stcn or wrnnrlt A. ri ~ t,tternI - -orI ill.,
would have Lccn Of any mail,
T4cu, beyopd thie. ,no fuucttop os f-brt,. M
h!ch. priest n,us. he connutnmatc or Mi ,ho ,,,'
Igayor Mould be- az frnitcss IN II, fhs casn NJ III,
Leyjt;cal p:otptype. IL other vorda III Ho ~ ,nnst
on,or iuo d !loiy piaco. md. 20 In NV, nra."nt
the blood Of His saertco these before tho Moscy
Christ boug como a i,i..n-nrirst ~ t.ona t,,nrs
to como iva proner nnd n,oro nsrfsct iaf"r.
,acIo not ,nain viii hands thst H. - ~.
not uf tliu hnildnr. Sr;thcr i,v Inn bin,1 =;
Eoats and calves. but Ly lis owi, 1,iooi % IL en.
tercti in oncs intn ths his ni",s i,ri,1 ah.aoe1
cternai raIemntium fnr y. ~ .h'c T. .i,t.,a,Ir
vayinv. you perco,ve' tint Il cI,Tist I,a, .imni,
cot..u a,I taken 10 lin ,toraI humauis, 1n',;
d,d ,no, ~, nross . MI ,a, ~
hma,nty nd ,n,,,,v ,,.r. .er ~ ,,r ,a "sso ~, ~.
n,nl.i'., nunstIa .nr " " s"s t1o .uiii @
mt h.vo hS" rn,",s,n ~ ,r,,II ,'ana ""uaa
nynI,cj TO snyu sinujn anil .J,,st A. ecrt,;n NJ
It WAN uorn.sMry tl,ns Ir,st ahouitt ha ttnI ~.
mr. H. 'io,iI, ~; 10 .-asaNn"' un,r - ~
wnr,s ,n,rsr1cs ~ le"J M lus,rn3a ,;So ~