The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
GOD 0LoRlFIED IN CHRIST.

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fer glory on a being destitute OF u pc
fore. In this sense God glorifles us. Al
other times II intends acknoWleos''s VI
displaying the glory OF one aireauy POS
sessed OF It, and thus we are s'''o -
glorify God; and there is no other way
In which He can be glorihed AS 70 ms
essential excellency, II admits Oh ho ao-
dition. being Infinite, but allows OF man
Hesitation.
And thus the heavens declare the glory
Of God. and all His works praise rim.
But he has magnifed his word ABOVE an
His name; and OF the WORK OF creation
compared with the work OF redemp''oh
we may say. even that which was 1naue
glorious hath no glory by reason OF the
glory that exce,leth" In every Christian
God Is g!orined. both passively ana ae-
lively. He even calls His people Ills
glory: II have placed salvation IN Zion
for Israel my glory" But the hsht o!
the knowledge OF His glory is chienS
seen in the face OF Jesus Christ. There
we behold the brightness OF His glory
the express image Of His person. mo
man hath seen God at any time. the only
begotten Son, which is In the bosom OF
the Father, he hath declared Him..
And how has he declared Him? Not only
by His character and life and teachings and
doctrine. but especially In His sufferings
and death: and in them not only by the
graces which they displayed, but tho
principles they implied and the purposes
they accomplished
To these rIe refers: and therefore In
his last prayer he said. IT have glorified
Thee on the earth; have finished the
work which Thou gavest Me TO do;'
thus intimating the connection there was
between these. and showing that the one
resulted from the other; He glorined Goa
by the work He accomplished when He
expired on the cross. Ana truly never
was the glory OF God SO displayed as IN
this event; and therefore 1t was typifled
from the foundation Of the world; and
therefore the whole Gospel Is called the
prea ching Of the cross; and therefore, an
ordinance Is established to show It forth;
and therefore the praises OF the heavenly
state regard the Lamb as worthy be-
cause he was slain; and therefore the
angels desire to look into these things.
as discovering more OF the pertectlons
OF deity than Is to be seen IN nature or
providence. The law Of God was more
magnified and made honorable In tho
precept and penalty by His obedience and
hooY, hv the
obedience Of all mankind had they never
sinned. and by their sufferings had they
all perished What display OF Els
wisdom was here! Think OF the diff
culties to be overcome. the oppositions
to be harmonized the immense interests
to be secured! Well does the apostle
speak Of the manifold wisdom OF Cod
and OF His Astounding towards US IN all
Justice and prudence. What display
have we here OF His holiness and JUS
tice! without shedding OF blood there
could be no remission. Rather than that
sin should go unpublished. He required
surety, and was pleased to bruise Him.
and put Him to grief, and made HIS soul
an Offering for sin, thus declaring HIS
Righteousness. that He might be just,
and the justiher OF the ungodly that be-
lfeyeth In Jesus. What display have
we here OF His power. in preparing
body for Him. in raising Him up from
the grave and giving Him glory. and IN
the renovation and resurrection OF all
his followers! Paul therefore prays
that we may know "what is the exceed
Ing greatness OF Hts power toward us
who believe. according to the working
OF his mighty power. which He wrought
in Christ, when He raised Him from the
dead and set Him at his own right hand
In the heavenly places, far above all
principally, and power, and might, and
dominion. and every name that Is named,
not only In this world. but also In that
which is to come: and hath put all things
under His feet. and gave Him to be the
head over all things to the Church"
What a display have we here OF His
truth and faithfulness in fulfilling the
assurance given In Paradise four thou
sand years before. and bringing forth
the seed of the woman according to the
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the family the individual foretold! This
is the theme OF Zacharias' song: "Fe
hath raised up horn OF salvation for
us in the house OF His servant David;
as He spake by the mouth OF HIS holy
prophets. which have been since the
world began; to perform the mercy
promised to our fathers. and to remem-
/ Der Fills holy covenants the oath which
he sware to our father Abraham" But
above all, herein is love-" Here God
hath commanded His love toward US, In
that while we were yet sinners Christ
! died for u.s." Every view OF this dis
pensaton shows the exceeding riches Of
His grace and justif1es the all-encourag'
ing conclusion: "He that spared not His
own Son, but delivered Him up for us all
how shall He not with Him also freely
give US all things?" Here see thai
love is not only His attribute but His
q ,I,. ,,,t,,ra sGOQ is love-