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d virgin shall be with child‘ mo] Zripg forth a son. and they ‘ w] his name Emmanuel, which I, mterpreted is, God with us.-

“ lézadngflllst quoted the above I, p14, and ardidegm the exl- "' ' the wo manue. "w" M 1t is a ne-l Wong, and in English ‘is. God u. which is a wonderful ex- lfwhen we consider God's in- ' powen glory and goodness. ' when we consider our own mis- 1, condition. being of a fallen

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midi, weak and unholy. Christ ‘um; manifest in the flesh. the ' the Father's glory and image of His person.‘ that love that down from Heaven to

u, is how and shall be in etern- , a Subject of wonder and con- ‘ to the Saints. will consider the revels- god gave of Himself from the of our primeval ancestors to the u-oduction of the Gospel dispen- uuu of the covenant of grace, o h many of the references of a dealings with the human r808 us,’ neggssflfuy be brief. yet we

ma; we may gain some know-

1 God's merciful dealings u, men, and also of His justice d judgmflnt against the wicked- n. $13K“... will consider God's ,., lugs with men under the Gospel‘ pensation. and His revelations of

I l; t0 them. which was clearer .. more comfortable, more abun-

tgrace being given. and more

- saved to the glory of God. First. God's method of revealing imself to the people of ancient revealed Him;

our; ways. He visited Adam and e in the Garden of Eden after eir fall, showed them the evil of eir disobedience. and passed sen-

ce on them. but tempered with my. They must leave the garden, eir early and pleasant home. and . out into the hard and cold world, d eke their living by hard labor tof the ground from which they .. been taken, and then return to e dust whence they were taken.

But God's judgment was tfimptffid He made them gar- ents of skin and taught them to

ifloe animals. and thus showed em a way of reconciliation No doubt all necessary piahation was given them, so that ey could go through the ceremony telligently and be benefitted there- Adam was the first to offer criflces. and his sons were the ist to bring their offerings. After dams time. the first born son in

e family became the priest of the ily. offered the sacrifices and ve instruction to the family. This as the beginning of the family riesthood, which continued till the

ronic priesthood was instituted. l1 riod of about 2500 years. Several

u. men lived during that time.

Abel, Enoch and others; but on e whole the people were drifting w infidelity. Th ceremonial of truction could imparted then could not keep id of the mass of the people. The ple became very wicked with few captions. as Noah, and after abun- iint warning by. that HBNBOUS rescher, which warninfli We"? 11°‘ ceded. God entered into judgment lth that wicked generation. ept them all off the face of the rth by a flood, while Noah and ~ family were preserved in the ik. The earth was again re-peopl-

I by the descendants of Noah. hiv- g the same ordinances of religion i ntlnued among the people. find "19 me instruction imparted till the troduction of the Gospel dispen- tion. A. M. 4004. The tabernacle rvices under the Aaronic priest- t 00d were a great improvement on e family priesthood services. and at in the temple at Jerusalem still nder with its gorgeously attired nests, presided over by a hlsh riest. and with abundant sacrifices ilered up, and the blood of animals roiusely shed, all having a PTO- ound significance, and a grand" and

posing effect. when all their in- . ntion was explained by priests and vites. The services were per- ormed with profound reverence. d kept up continually and punc- ally. Besides there was the in- er sanctuary containing the Ark i the covenant. which contained 8 tables of the law. the pot 0f i film. and Aaron's rod that budded.

ls was called the Holy of Holies.

e lid of the ark was called the ercy seat. Over the mercy seat lllieared the Shecinah Glory, a

precious name. It means God with us. which is most wonderful. who is pure and holy came to tab- ernacle among sinners who loved Him not. The world was made by Him, but when He came into thc worldit knew Him not. m unto His own chosen pwillfifli 9 Jesus. and His own received m not; and yet He deizned W Sill-Y among the sons of men. 001d and indifferent as He found them.

ivlne presence. plaice the high priest only could cn_ W! ill. and that but once a year taking with him the blood of atonel ment to sprinkle upon the mercy seat. etc. The services were grand belvtllul. imiwslnz and far-reaching in their effects. But all this beauti- ful ceremonial worship did not keep the desired and intended hold on the people. As time advanced the priesthood became worldly. proud, 511d lmsracfous. and the services 195'? the" Bowers and usefulness. Christ found the temple of God, that was to be called the house of Prayer by all nations. a den of thieves. and its priesthood worse than thepeople.

But in the fulness of time the Dffimised Messiah came. The pro- phecy concerning His coming was fulfilled. Behold a virgin shall bear a Sbn, and coll His name Emman- uel, Isa. 7:14. This prophecy is moge fully expressed in the New Testament: Behold a virgin shall be with child. and shall bring forth a. Son. and they shall call His name Emmanuel. which is, being inter- preted. God with us. All that was give by Moses. the law and the prop ets. having failed of the suc- cess that was required. and having become antiquated, Christ came tn set up a new dispensation, which is the Gospel Dispensation. and which we now enjoy. There were two dis- pensations of the Covenant of Grace. The first table was adminis- tered to Israel at Mount Sinai. sometimes called the Mosaic Dis- pensation. because Moses was tho mediator of it; the second dispen- sation is that made with believers in Christ. and called the Gospel Dlspensation, of which the Lord Jesus Christ is Mediator. All cov- ensnts made with men since the fall of Adam, were covenants of grace. It was by the favor of God they were made. and resulting from Christ's medistorship. who is the only Mediator between God and men. Moses was but as His servant for a short time. The promise of the Gospel Covenant is given in Jer. 31; 33-34. But this will be the Covenant that I will make with the House of Israel. After those days saith the Lord. I will put my laws _in their inward parts and write them in their hearts; and will be their God. and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no orders ‘to ewiiitdhimen. more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother. saying. know the Lord; for they shall know me, from the least of them unto the greatest. saith the Lord; for I will forgive their iniqulties, and I will remember their sins no more. After those days the prophet says that is ,after the legal dispensation would be set aside; its- purpose having been fulfilled and completed. Christ kept the law in every point, magni- fied it and made it honorable. Be- sides, He fulfilled the conditions of the covenant of works, made with Adam, for us. All this He has done for believers only.

Our Emmanuel, which by inter- pretation lsr God with us, came into the world. By sin we left God oe- parted from Him, became vain and ungrsciriut; yea, disobedient. Thcrc was no may of bringing God t0 be with us, 01' us to be reconciled to God, but that the Son of God should become man. and come t0 be with us. He was born of n vir- gin, was of miraculous conception. conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost. He who created the world. became the Saviour of the world. He was born of‘ s virgin to show that He was without any taint 0f mpurity, which shows us our need

Into this Holy

of purity having been born in sin. and that we must be born of’ the spirit and made pure by a. new birth, Blessed are the pure in heart, fol

hey shall see God. Christ would

not be born of a queen or emDFfJ-Sfi. but of a virgin to teach us humility. purityand holincss,_ to die to all sinful and carnal devices. to rnortify our sinful members, keep ourselves unspotted from the sinful world and res jways, that we may be pleasing unto the Lord. and srow in em" from day to day-

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Mr. and Mrs. Iieith R. Crue. and ittle daughter. of Manchester. N-li. etored to Freetown, and are the

eats of Mrs. Crue's parents, Mr.

d Mrs. Alexander Cairns.

Miss Mae Profitt has returned to tr home in Freetown, after n. pleas- nt holiday spent with friends in hum

Misses Helen and Gladys Bem- Yd have returned to their homes after visiting their "hi. Mrs. Barbara Bernard, Ken- llltton.

Freetown.

Kr. Russell Taylor, accompanied " his cousin. Mr. Kenneth Sum-

miile. ofWaitham, Mam. mot- ml to Freetown, and are the iruefltfl ' their uncle and a

ll. A. 0. Gardiner.

Ilsa Luella Todd. Breadalbane. - I recent visitor w Freetown. the of her friend, Miss Elna

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Rev. s. s. mart. 01am. otor- ' l0 his home here during‘ the He was accompanied b Dhen Baker and Mr. J

llr- 1nd Mrs. .1. s. Gardiner met- ‘N to Nor-than: recently, andwere

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flesh. reconcilable to us. and "l? peace with and ready to receive us. us into a covenant rela- em to elf, and into commun- ion with the Father snd the Son. The Jewish had God with them in types and shadows. dwellinil WW9“ the Cheribims manifested byfths Bhechinah Glory; but f" mm them, in comparison with Christ lll human nature. He united the div- ine nature and the human in 11in}- self. beins God and men» "m"; ‘t’ m steam- mystery than this. t a He who was Holy should take 0hr sinful nature upon Him-ls!" and m“ sanctify and renew it. 5nd 911F136 away the corruptlons of our ‘nature; mess e “"2"” .. "'2. uniting us to God in H mse ‘d prepare us for etemal BIOYY- W "l? us as trophies out of the sinful world and from the power of Satan. How great and rich is His mercy- This is a subject for our considera- tion ln time and in eternity- The wonder of it will never cease. but will continue to be a subiect of JOY

and and‘ praise for ever and ever. here

nd hereafter.

B God may be seen in three dine;- ent ways, or considered. Ifirstboty the light of nature we serge has above us. Ind 8° 3° 3- 7°; em

at H“ glory “hove thgl ealzfltdl-‘l Christ said. I am the l"! n which “mu down from Heave . Jnb. 6:51. Christ was carried up 1n- gu gguvdn. Luke 24:50. Evefylmg and perfect gift is from above an’ cometh down from the Patna-l 0

lilht. Jam. 1:17. For the U»: “m; u]: shall descend from Halve

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by Moses. and was good and useful for the time and purpose of it. It was preparatory to the Gospel.

The people of that time were wild, rough, and warlike, and not pre- pared for the Gospel. God kncw what was must suitable for them, and gave them the law. It was a dispensation of dread, and tending to bondage; but nevertheless pre- pared Israel to some extent to re- ceive the Gospel. Aiid God came down on Mount Sinai, amidst thun- der and lightning, and a great smoke, the smoke ascending up to Heaven, while the trumpet sounded long and loud. Israel were pon- gregated at the foot of the moun- tain. and were seized with fear and trembling, and fled far away. The whole Mount quaked greatly. Amidst such awful but glorious display the law was given by the disposition, or ministry of angels. In sight of such wonderful display of power and glory, the ten commandmentswere given to Israel, and many other commands and precepts. The people then requested Moses to speak to them and they would hear. but God

. power, not like that of scribes and

The law. though good for its pur- pose. was but dark and shadowy; and then the scribes and pliurisioes made things crooked by introducing erroneous doctrines. Christ cor- rected their errors, and preached true doctrine, and madethinrgs plain to the people. Third.—ln the Gospel we see God with us. The name Emmanuel is a Hebrew word, and in English is, God with us. Sin has separated between us and God, put enmity between Him and us. Sinners are enemies to God by wick- ed works, and sins are wicked works. Christ left His home in glory and came down to this world and tab- ernsckled with men. He who was holy took sinful human nature upon Him. He was bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. He who was God became man, was made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, suffering hunger, sold and pov- erty. Thus the Saviour of men humbled Himself to save sinners. The Jews had God with them in types and shadows. Upon the mercy seat between the Cheribums was the Shecinah Glory. Thus God manifested Himself under the law. But His manifestation of Himself was real when He became man, lived among men, went in and out with them, and taught them the way of salvation. He went through Judea and Galilee with His disciples teaching and preaching and healing all manner of diseases among the people, and casting out devils. He ate, drank and dressed like other people. His preaching was with

phurisecs, whose preaching was powerless and uninteresting. He came into this world to seek and save the lost; I-Ic came’ to call sin- ners to repentance. Sin has put enmity between God and men, and Christ came to reconcile them; He united the Divine and the human in Himself, for He was both God and man, and therefore able to recon- cile them. Men are born in sin, and with a sinful nature, averse to God and His Holiness. Man as he comes intothe world has his back to God and Heaven, and his face towards hell. He secs God as an enemy ready to punish him. and hates Him. Our Emmanuel only is able to re- concile man to God, and this He does by His word and grace. When man is born again he sees God as friend; yea, a loving father. He sees all things in a new light, himself as a sinner and unworthy. In our Emmanuel we see God reconciled to us. He is the propiciation for our sins, and to those in Christ only is God reconciled. He. is not recon-

ciled to the world. We know, says

the Apostle, speaking by the Holy

Spirit, that we, that is all believers, are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. Christ, speak- ing of believers, says: They are not

not to speak to them lest they should die.

And so terrible was the sight thuii Moses himself said, I exceedingly‘ fear and quake.

God kncw what was best to give, them and gave it. It was necessary, to bring them to a consciousness of . their state as sinners, as many ofi them were ignorant and of ungov-i ernable disposition, and what they saw and heard put the fear of God on them. They promised to do all that the Lord required of them. Thus was the first dispensation of fhc covenant of grace given to men. God made a covenant with Israel at the Mount, but they continued not in it. Not long after all theyl had sccn and heard and pr0miscd,' they refused to enter the Land of‘ Canaan. Mnny among Israel were rebellious and uncircumsized in heart. and knew not God, but the Lord always had His beloved among thcm. There were many among them who lovcd thc Lord, The law lhe Laid gave was good and holy. but many of thc people who had grown up in Egypt were not of a willing heart, and would not obcy God's law. The legal dispensation was |)l'€|)Z‘tI‘fll.\lly to the Gospel anJ nrccssury to |)l'\‘|llll‘f)~tllf?m for it. It was a? best thc-ii" srchool master to bring thcm to Christ; its services consisted in types and shadows; shadows and types of good things to come, and pointing to Christ and the Gospel. The law prohibited evil mid incuicafcci that which was good; but could not give grace for the performances of what it com- manded punishments were pre- scribed for every infraction of thc law. and s just recompense of re- ward was given for every offence, and without forgiveness. There was no mercy in the law. The blessed use of it was to bring sinners to Christ, Who could have mercy on them. Services conducted in types and shadows were difficult to un- derstand, and thc instructions given were not always of a. high order. The priests taught at festivals, and Levites among the people, but some of them were not very spiritual men. The instruction was but meagre, and often ineffectual.

It was a. dispensation of dread and fear. The slaying of animals, shedding their blood and burning their flesh, showed but dread. so far as could be seen by the eye of man. The meaning was deep and solemn. but difllcult to understand. It was a dispensation of dread and terror and tending to bondage.

The threatenings of the law were many and severe, a deterrent to evil doing; but containing no offers of salvation. such as obtains under the Gospel. In all these threatenings we see God against us ready to punish us for our sins. The law made nothing perfect. but as our school-master it helped to bring us to Christ, so far as types and shad- ows couid be helpful. The animals slain and the blood shed were typi- cal of Christ's death and the shed- ding of His recious blood. It is true that falh could see ‘farther than the types and shadows: but the men of faith do not seem to have been the majority of people at any period even under the Jew- ish dispensation. and even the men of faith could see but darkly through the types and shadows; and to‘ the unconverted the services of that dispensation were but uninterest- ing and meaningless. Salvation could be found. but the WHY W“ difllcult; it was up high hills and through low dark valleys. Great things were prophesied of the flos- pui jllpgnflflblOlli every Wiley §hull be ex sited and evcry mountain and hill shall be made icw.

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of the world. even as I am not of the world, Jno. 17:16. Jesus Christ, our Emmanuel, unites us to the Divine nature in Himself, brings us into union and communion with the Father; our communion is with the Father and the Son. The law was a dark and threatening dispensa- tion; the Gospel is a dispensation of

of the invitations of the Gospel. Come unto me all ‘ye that labor and‘ are heavy laden, and I will give you! rest; take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest into your souls. For my yokc is easy and my burden is light. Matt. 11:28-30. What a beautiful and lov- ing invitation! There is no such gracious invitation in all thc Law of Moses. In the Gospel we sec God with us and favorable to us. What a glorious Gospel! reminded of their sins and short- comings; but arc graciously invited to come to Christ with their bur- dens of sorrow and conviction, and they will receive from Him rest for their souls. To come to Jesus is to believe in Him; for by believing in Him we accept Him as our Saviour, and He will be God with us now and forever.

This invitation is not to the cold and sinful world as long as they

Sinners are not