New-York tribune., 1882-02-27
RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH.
The Reu Dr Hamilton IN ne 1eoch Iresbyeridn Charch.
At the SCOTCH Preshyterian Church in Mes

The Rer Dy Hamilton scotch Ires1yteriaa church.
At the Scotch Presbyterian Church in West
Fourcenth-stthe pastor, ,he Rev Samuel Hamilton
spoke in the morning A large audience Dr. lila Hilton
is tall man. wel-buili, and of good figure. In delivery
lie is pleasant ami holds well the attention OF his hearers
Dr. uaInon's text was | Cor 20: CHRIST Jesus is
made unto us righteousness"
The Gospel said the preacher, answers the Inquiries
Of ihouchtfl minds. "Chrst is made unto wis
d,ln." In Him We learn what God is and what man Is.
I;u The thirst for righteousness il deeper and uni
versal than The thirst for wisdom While wesec in christ
what human nature should be, honest obscr alton
teac cs m that our is actually sinful and rrpt
Consequently these the questions that come ,nc 10
an earnest man in his better moments Row can Ivy sin
b, put away. and stand clear with God What sort Of
life pleasing 10 Gcdi n"Chris is made unto us night
,ousuess He must both these questions
TO satisfy tne souls thirst for righteousness. lie must
tell ms how 10 obt tn the divine favor and how to live
acccItaby TO God. And this is just what the Gospel
does It recoz the sin Of nature, but claims to
reveal the only mole in which. though sinful, may be
restored to our place the family of God 1t recognizes
the corruption OF nature, but claims to Introduce
new moral force THAI mould the outer and inner life
into the form that God desires.
In the first place what has Christianity say to
70 the way in which sinful may become ri, ,cous in
the sight of GoIi Righteousness is the moral position
wEo has fully met all his Obligations who has kept
the divine law 10 the letter. This rlshcpusnes or the
complete N hlnent of the law, must b. placed to
credit II we are to stand rgat be ore God But with
hears disposed TO evil, with guilty st to he aoncd
Tor il l. imp s,ibe make ourselves ptbc Him.
How then, can hope for the divine favor The Cos
pcis answer is CHRIST j. made unto us righteousness"
What we lack in ourselves md In Him lie pcrfcly
performed the precpt OF the law AMI endured ils utter
in.st pcnI!tl lIc is the absolutely night, one.
But remember, Christ immaculate, aud owed
the law NJ aion"mcut He is God, and owed the Law
no obedience Therefore, the EhieouhneFs ite wrought
out by lls life OF perfect ohrdencc must b. for others.
l. is, 50 to say transferable IN IT. nature m anu being
Divine sufferer his righteousness must he amply sum
cient for all who have II !nd 10 IN account.
Say.our'S vlcGriOus wOIS 10" can We obtain MS
iustiGying righteousness We answer with PAU,
9sby nt6" Iisa righteousness unto al and upon all
them that believe" now. thcil,, Is the Ho-pe's
an cr 10 mans earnest question: How can sinner,
Observation-Disclosures of Coz perfectly, unabl t. make atone
men ur your guilt believe In Jesus Christ, anu His per
ground of tha y99 VIII o. @ neq'Pci - t o
D"-'' ,nr' n,i,,y a. sni1cieut for mans need
In the second place, what has Cnrstiapity to
say as 20 the moral life that Is acceptable TO
Goa rno Gosge more s,IhsIs than hg rHcaiion
Il docs not say 70 Here Is he way N which God
os ie ic1s's IL not only tells how the guilt for
which we can aOnemcnt may be forgotten and
be treated though had not been but 1t snow Us tle
divine ideal Of NE, ana aims at hing u. NJ 10 T.. II
claims to introduce into the world The moral
nature lV,un ' of ,hat 1"rccT Our text gives the
answer. Christ is not only i" mad TO 's J1sti-
lutte ana permanent pattern o. r'ght cfr. The
GOSPEL never says Ia uf, "COulOrh !ollhcNoH u the
Laws Of Christ" II says reproduce Christ. l. br q
Christian /, Ia have the likeness 81 Ills hf and death
and r-surIrciiln stamped :hr nature. lh- l.
lie sum and substance Of Christian morality. such
|, c ansW cr alc the Gospel c.urns ~ mans earnest
ru.-ou What IL the moral f that IL p., nsiu- Coo !
,- answer per,cc l. unique No Oihrr pat
himself tue hcad oi the -euca ions, aging; " Follow
NJ" No other man cared tp sty 10 us that tn
ri-r 80, are TO hi.u Tie Hrr to p"rfcctu'
Nn other innu ever claimed tI' the repro
.tnrtion Il biz own life was tie true pdnrip. Of
mar Al reg .hor.tiun what jses Jesus Clrs "a uak-
ing such tge.4. LdJGs 1laa Because the AewTesLl-