best that crown and that palm which we are to wear in the kingdom.
2. It is a robe of gladness. "Joy unspeakable and full of glory," is woven into its texture; so that he who wears it cannot but rejoice.
3. It is a robe of splendour. Its ornaments are the jewels of a bride. It is the raiment of a queen. Its gems and its hues are all of heaven.
4. It is a robe of triumph. It is the festal dress—the robe that suits best that crown and that palm which we are to wear in the kingdom.
5. It is a robe for eternity. It waxes not old. It fades not Ages dim not its freshness nor antiquate its form. It is as incorruptible and imperishable as it is undefiled.
The clasp which fixes it around us is faith. In believing, we put it on, and fasten it around us. In continuing to believe, we keep that robe about us, and we find in it sufficient covering even for deformity like ours. What storm of earth can unclasp it, or tear it away?
Forgiveness the Root of Holiness
"He shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him."—LEV. 1:4
MY person must be accepted before any of my doings can be so. The worshipper must be accepted before his worship can be acceptable.
This is the answer to those who think by means of labour, penance, self-denial, almsdeeds, prayers, &c., to secure acceptance. Their efforts are fruitless. Nay, worse; they invert God's order, and subvert the foundation which He has laid. He has said that the person must be accepted before the work; He has moreover, made full provision