Year: 1874

Professor Hunt, of Princeton College, on


Goods Sacrifice in Christi


thoroughly summer congregation Of the SLIM
NEST proportions attended DR.. Paxton's church
in the heat or yesterday morning, when the
pulpit was taken by Professor Hunt, " Princeton
College, who preached very impressive sermon
from Romans viii., 32-"He that spared not his
own son, but delivered him up for all, how shall
he not with nlm freely give us all
thingsS" The reverend professor dwelt at
length upon the pricelessness OF Gods gift
to man IN His own adorable Son. who came to take
away the sins OF the world. AS GIFT Is the
measure OF human love showing the disposition Of
the donor toward the recipient, the value Of
which is to be judged OF by It's relative costliness
TO his estate and affections, so we have here the
greatest possible proof OF the love OF the Almighty
Father 20 sinful man in the REIMBURSEMENT and
free gift Of HIS own divine Son. What greater
love could there be than that OF His
dearly beloved Son to atone In person
for the wickedness OF mankind' Nor was
this sacrifice merely an ordinary git OF Him who
spared not his own son." 1t was gift to suffer.
ing, to trial, to mocKery, humiliation and to dis
graceful death; q gilt for the scourge, the altar
and the cross. But long ages ago had this been
foreordained, and the Saviour OF the world was
consigned by the foreordinauon OF God TO be made
a little lower than the angels, that he might work
out this great purpose and DE eventually "clothed
wn majesty ca5 and the Fatser ns mads
sfsa' snas sacTce and I'D delivered Hum up ior us d a
traced the whole career Of Jesus rom bethlehem
to calvary, and took into Its view all the cruel
suirerings and agones which the Saviour would
be called upon to undergo. Nothing Of what oc.
Cured was matter OF surprise to God, but all had
been legibly written in the Divine mind before
which all and every event OF Christ's lie, Includ-
ing His betrayal, His Judgment by Plate, His ig-
nominlous treatment and His uplifting on the





panorama. Compare this with the greatest and
mobiles; not gift by ,o parent upon on earth av
widely different is tnat! Personal pride enters
into the consideration of the earthly father He
and to learn even OF his camp lie. He takes the
chances OF some glory accruing or some recon-
pense from grateful country, while the darling
OF the family circle is given mp, not TO dishonor
and certain and inevitable shameful death, but
to an honorable grave or 10 tie reward OF bravery.
The death Of christ was desolate; the cry, 'My
Goo, my God, why hast Thou Iorsaken me ?" There
was no exultatlon of victory by the side OF the
cross, no cheering. no hosannahs when the great
mystery was accomplished and the Lamb OF God
slain; and the most extraordinary part OF this
sacrifice was that IT was made for those who were
whose Ill deserts we're absorbed IN the ocean Of
love, and for whom was spread the royal least
love. This extremity OF God's goodness to fallen
man was never more lelt than py ST Paul"the least
OF all saints, who individually gored that 1t was
worked out tor him. Such love has exemplifi-
comparable to that OF the Son OF God BY the
Father.


Professor Hunt then proceeded to show how this
act OF God insures the sancti1atton OF the Chris
tian, for "shall he Lot with Him freely give US
TOR God over u.s. who has saved us at
such ransom, and VINO Will, If we believe and
trust in him, make everything to work together
Tor good for each or US by the power OF HIS
cnangeable love. When Jesus is given, all is
gwen, and the doors or the treasury OF heaven
open. Then, indeed, the Christian can go to the
cross for pardonng grace and for all the mercies
that he neeos and as the gifts are illimitaole so
can we munincenty multiply our requests to the
munihcent Glver or all.