7. Then said I. That is to say, when it
was clearly seen that man’s misery could not be remedied by sacrifices and
offerings. It being certain that the mere images of atonement, and the bare
symbols of propitiation were of no avail, the Lord Jesus intervened in his own
person. Lo, I come. The invisible God comes in the likeness of sinful
flesh, and as an infant the Infinite hangs at a virgin’s breast! Immanuel did
not send, but came in his own personality, in all that constituted his
essential self. In the volume of the book it is written of me. In the
eternal decree it is thus recorded. What a privilege to find our names written
in the book of life, and what an honor, since the name of Jesus heads the page!
Our Lord respected his ancient covenant engagements, and in this he teaches us
to be scrupulously just in keeping our word.
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