This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... scheme of the Deity, the salvation of apostate man by the Incarnation and Death of the Only-Begotten! What lustre it reflects upon his character! What undying honour upon his name! Strike your golden harps, O ye angels; and ye saved sinners sing on a yet louder key; for ye are the objects of his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... scheme of the Deity, the salvation of apostate man by the Incarnation and Death of the Only-Begotten! What lustre it reflects upon his character! What undying honour upon his name! Strike your golden harps, O ye angels; and ye saved sinners sing on a yet louder key; for ye are the objects of his compassion--for you has this marvellous wonder been displayed. Let us all cry--" Glory, glory to the only wise God!" CHAPTER XVIII. THE TRUTH OF GOD. At the commencement of this chapter, also, it will be necessary for us to define our terms: for the expressions, "the true God" and " the truth of God," are capable of being understood in diverse acceptations. Thus, when it is said that "it is eternal life to know the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom he has sent" (John 17:2), and again, "Ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God " (1 Thess. 1:9), reference is had not to the moral character of Jehovah, but to the reality of his existence as opposed to the nonentities whom Pagans worshipped, and whom they called "gods." When, however, the martyrs cry in the book of Revelation, "How long, O Lord, holy and true!" and again when the heavenly conquerors in general exclaim, "Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints!" (Rev. 6: 10 and 15: 3), that very attribute of Veracity and Faithfulness is extolled, to which I propose now to call attention. In the ascription also to the Lord of "mercy and truth," which occurs so frequently in the Old Testament, this same attribute of truthfulness or faithfulness is celebrated--particularly in this sense, that the gracious promises which Mercy has uttered Truth honourably and literally fulfils; but as to that other sense in which Christ and his gospel are called in the New Testament par...
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