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two thousand years after. as the
writer signing A. II. c., claims IN
thoughts on Sabbath observance.
/ In reviewing this promise of the
gift OF Gods dear Son, IN the seed %
the woman to Abraham. Paul tells us
in Gal sic, in speaking Of that
promise. Now to Abraham and his
seed were the promises made. He
saith not, and to seed-, as Of many
but as of one. and to thy seed. which
is Christ"
This point being settled by Bible
/ facts let us follow our Lore n a
| few verses of his study concerning
! himself"
Not wishing to abuse the courtes
/ Of the editors of this paper. by taking
+ too much space, we will leave out the
many renewals of that promised seed
! 10 Isaac ard Jacob. and 20 to 1sa-
7:i4, where cur Saviour pointed out 20
his disciples how the prophet tells
. hundreds Of years before. "A viz
gin shall conceive and bear a son.
and shall cali his name Emmanuel"
AS We continue our study with the
Lord of the Things concerning him l.
self in lisa. 42;21-24, we read what
effect his death for our transgres-
sion through Adam would have upon
that Law (which all have trans
r ltSHFAt ia INC EbllON3HE WPEHst fle
will magnify the law and make 1t hon
orable." and us he continued in the
Gath verse, he tells how he gave
Jacob for spoil. and Israel to the
robbers because they were not "obe-
dent unto his law"
As our Lord proceeds 10 expound
unto his disciples the Things CON
corning himself we follow with him
10 lisa 5s:3T, where he tells them
what he had told them Gust few
hours before his crucifixion) would
happen. and now after 1t has hap
pened, he calls their attention TO the
fact that it Is our transEression of his
holy law that made his death nee
Assary. pointing Qua to them the Bible
fact thai he was to be "Dospisod ana
rejected of men. Wounded for our
transgressions." Brought as "A lamb
to the slaughter" The lamb slain
from the foundation of the world"
Rev. 1873.
/ will leave the readers of these
words to judge hetweeu Bible facts
as our Saviour expoundcd the things
Concerning himself" beginning wit h
Adam in his promise that the seed Of
the woman should hruise the serpent's
head, or the thought of the writer
signed A II. c.. claiming ne began at
the law given TO Moses over two
thousand years after Christ. the seed
WAS promised
That writer continues to bring out
/ thoughts against keeping the com
mandments of God, and the faith of
Jesus" in the following words:
For the law and the prophets
were until John" who was Christ 8
fererunner, when the doctrine Of the
kingdom of heaven began to be
preached
The law was, until that time, Tn
til Christ. the law was orr schnolmas-
ter. Since Faith is come the old
schnolmaster having served his term,
/ is discharged" adding. IF the law
j Chat law pointing out our duty to God
in the first table of stone, and our duty
to our ne!ghbor in the second table
If stone, and on which two com
mandments hang all the law as our
Saviour himself says in Matt 22:35-
40) was needed to bring sinners to
Christ. why did not Christ say preach
the law"
Let us answer this question by n
few more Bible facts. First. let us
quote the verses in fulf whore the
writer of Thoughts on Sabbath OBJ
servance" tells us the ten command
/ ment law was discharged
Turn with me TO Luke 16:1s-Is
Here are the words as written In the
/ inspired record
"The law and the prophets were
until John; since that time the king.
dom of God In preached. and cveES
man presseth into it (nnd fl is easier
for heaven and earth to piss, thar
one little Of the law to fall" And