Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1849 Excerpt: ... LECTURE VII. Saturday, April 14. THE SAVIOUR ON THE CROSS. PROM HIS DEATH TO THE REMOVAL OP HIS BODY. "The Jews, therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day (for that Sabbath day Whs an high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was dead already they brake not his legs: but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water; and he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled. A bone of him shall not be broken. And again, another Scripture saith: They shall look on him whom they pierced."--John, xix. 31-37. Thus terminates the history of the cross. We have been privileged to turn over its deeply-interesting pages, and learn the lessons which it teaches concerning God and man; we have, as it were, listened to the Saviour himself speaking to us in suffering and in death; he is now beyond the reach of ignominy and pain--his happy spirit has gone "to where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest:" but still he speaks. His lifeless body still tells a tale of redeeming love and mercy, in the blood and water which flow from his pierced side. Oh! if it were truly said of Abel that "he being dead yet speaketh" how much more truly may it be said of Him. Let us, then, draw near into the presence of his cross, and may the Lord the Spirit grant to us a hearing ear and understanding heart, to receive that instruction which...
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