that when He said, "The Father is greater than I," He meant his Manhood; and when "I and my Father are one," He meant his Godhead. And again he says, that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. And if Jesus Christ did not claim divine honors, it is the most suspicious point in all his character. And if Jesus Christ did not claim equal honors, it is the most suspicious word ever passed the lips of God. O believe that he was honest? but that is too low a word :-all things prove him to have been all purity and devoutness, and immaculate; and therefore I cannot conceive any other interpretation than this: that he claimed equality in the Godhead. And what could be the meaning of the apostle when he saith,-O! it is very strong. "Who, though he was in the form of man, thought it no robbery to be equal with God." What's that? Thought it no robbery to be equal with God! That a mere creature dare lay claim to be equal with God? After all, still there are difficulties. For when I take up the character of Jesus Christ, I see His manhood, and I see Him weak and feeble, and hungry and weeping, in various circumstances; just like the sun that sometimes rises in the sky, very much clouded as he rises, and by and by, towards eleven o'clock, your English sun is in brilliance and splendour. It is so with the divinity of Christ. For instance, yonder's a manger and a stable, and in that manger lies a little one,- -a helpless babe, surrounded by the beasts of the stall. That's Jesus Christ in His humanity. And look, yonder, yonder, yonder! What's that? Why the whole plain of Bethlehem is illuminated, and there's a cry to the trembling shepherds,-a cry of peace:"Fear not, for unto you a child is born in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." And all the heavens are illuminated, as they go up into heaven, crying, "Glory to God in the highest!" See, yonder's a certain town, it lies in the heart of Palestine. Yonder-yonder a man stands surrounded by a few men, and there's one in the midst, look at Him! "Come," says He, and he helps them along, He's in the midst of them. That's Jesus Christ in His humanity.

And by and by He cries out, "Pause!" They pause. He stands by the side of the coffin that is borne by several men; and the mother, weeping, is close by the coffin, for her only son lies there a stiff corpse. There is Jesus Christ; there's the dead body; and Jesus Christ utters the command—

"YOUNG MAN, I say unto thee ARISE ?" There was a shaking in the coffin; he springs up in the coffin, and the next moment he's out of it, clasping his weeping mother; and the whole funeral stands aghast, and cry, "He's risen from the dead." I own a mighty power there, beyond all that's mortal, and bow my head, and own a present God.

Yonder's a mountain; and on that mountain there's a being kneeling in prayer. And it is the midnight hour. And he's praying, and lifting up his hands to heaven, and in the midnight hour communing with the Powers above. Who's that? It's Jesus Christ. He's kneeling in prayer. Now yonder he goes-watch him! There! he's close to the water, and he looks like a man. See yonder-in the midst of the lake-there's a little vessel; and the rowers are toiling away and they cannot make an inch, and are pulling hard for life -poor fellows! Who in the world are they? They're his own disciples. And what can he do? Who can help them? THE MIGHTY GOD CAN HELP THEM. There master's on the shore, and He looks through the night, and sees them in their terror. Mark! the first mad wave that rolls in, He put His foot on it, and it bears him: and He steps right out from one crested wave to another, in solemn majesty, till He comes in a parallel line with the labouring vessel. And the seamen see one like the Son of Man walking on the sea, and they cry out, "It is a spirit!" and over the billows, and along upon the wind he comes; and then there is a voice coming to them: "Be not afraid; it is I?" They lie upon their oars, and the vessel labours; and by and by He steps from one crested wave to another; and one lends Him its shoulder after another, and He steps into the boat, and there is a calm, and all in the vessel cry out, "What does it mean?" I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS! You have His manhood on the mountain : but when he begins to walk the waves and hush the storm, my soul bows to him. I own the mighty God. I adore Him as not only man, but my God. GLORY BE TO GOD. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell. Yonder is a company of persons standing together in close conversation. And in the midst of them there's one with a seamless coat. And they're in very close conversation. What is it they're talking about? One of these is Jesus, and He says, "Our friend Lazarus sleepeth." "O well," say the disciples, "if he sleeps he will do well." Why, I tell you,

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Lazarus is dead!" says Jesus. "Well then," they say, "we may as well die with him :"-as much as to say, we have not another place to lie in, and our comforts are at an end. "Well," said Jesus, "I am glad I was not there, for your sakes: however, let us go and wake him out of his sleep." And along they go. There they go! That's Christ in His humanity. And yonder's a little house, the home of Jesus. And a

couple of disconsolate sisters are weeping as if their hearts would break; and the very Jews are weeping-they're all weeping. There a messenger goes in, and says, "Mary, the Master's come;" and Mary sits still. Why did she not go with the rest! But Martha was up,--always a stirring. And away she went, and meets them, and as soon as she got to Christ, she fell down, and in a storm of emotion, she cried out, "Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother had not died!'' She tells Mary, "Mary! the Master's coming, and calleth for thee." Mary got up, and the Jews said, "See, see, see, she's going!" Yonder Jesus stands in the place, and as soon as Mary came up, her heart was big with grief, and she fell down and poured her tears at his feet, and said, "Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother had not died!" Says He, “Where have ye laid him ?" and they said, "Come and see," and the big tears began to trickle down His cheeks, and the Jews said, "Behold, how He loved him!" and in these tears I own His manhood. He had feelings, and could feel the storm of emotion. "Where have ye laid him ?" "Come and see." And as He was going, Martha said to Him, "Lord by this time he is not fit to be seen." "Martha," said He, "Your brother shall rise again." "O yes; I know he'll rise again at the resurrection." Said He, "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whoso liveth and believeth shall never die." Believest thou this? said He; and they went on together. They go, till by and by they come to the tomb, and they stood near the tomb, and the Jews gathered about. Said He, "Roll away the stone," and the stone was rolled away and there lay Lazarus in his winding sheet, pale and stiff in death, for the soul had been out of the body four days, and there he stood. Now it is he looks like a man. His face was like a man; he lifts up his eyes to heaven, and looks like a man ; and the dead stirs not. But when you hear the voice, it is the voice of eternity-"LAZARUS, COME FORTH!" and the

dead began to stir; and the man springs on his feet, and Jesus says, "Loose him and let him go !" I own His Godhead there, I worship Him as my God, that can raise the dead;-the resurrection and the life, in whom he that believeth, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

Aye, there's another scene. I see a pretty sheet of water before me; in the midnight hour there is a little vessel labouring in a tremendous sea. There's universal consternation on board that little ship. The sails are torn from the masts, and the tremendous waves rush in. Come, come; take care! Who's that lying there? Light in the forecastle there! It's Jesus Christ, asleep, in the midst of the peril,-and this is His humanity. Hear the cry, "Lord save us, or we perish !" He's on His feet! behold Him now! He stands upon the deck. His hair streams in the midnight winds, and the waves are in fury, and His seamless coat is spurted with the spray: all is universal consternation, and the vessel's about to go to the bottom. "Hear ye winds and waves! Peace, peace! be still?" There the waves are; will they hear that whisper? "Peace, peace! be still ?" The waves crouch down before His face, and by and by there is not a breath; and a mighty power levels every wave, and the last breaks upon the shore, and there's a universal calm. And while the seamen cry out, "How great a man is this, that the very wind and waves obey Him!" my soul bows down and adores him, and confesses that He's God as well as man. HALLELUJAH! HE'S MORE THAN GOD! This God is our God, for ever and ever! Glory be to God!

O, praise Him! praise Him! I would say to you, may my God bless you? If I had time I would take you to the garden and see Him there; and I would show you Him ascending up into light,-up into heaven, and taking His throne as Mediator, and would take up that universal voice in baptism. "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost;" and would bind them altogether, and lay them at the feet of my Lord, and call upon you and upon all heaven to bring forth the royal diadem and crown my Jesus Lord of all. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell.

Well, then; let Unitarians call us madmen; let them redicule our trusting in His blood, and adoring Him as God; but while heaven is praising its King, and all the armies of

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the sky are praising Him, and while it is said, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess that He is Lord; with the rest of heavenwith all the good Protestants upon the earth, let the Unitarians say as they will, we will worship Jesus Christ as our God, as our Saviour. We will adore Him, for upon the foundation of His Godhead the whole superstructure of redemption is raised. If He's not God, His blood is good for nothing it is the Godhead of Christ that gives efficacy to His blood. Take away the Godhead from Jesus Christ, and make Him a mere man, and I could'nt trust in His blood. And therefore I could not be a New Testament Christian. He was man that He might have blood to shed; He was God that that blood might obtain the forgivness of sins. Join me in saying with the great prophet Isaiah, “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed." In the name of the living God, hold closely by the divinity of Jesus Christ our Lord. And may God help us to love Him, serve Him, and adore Him; for it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell.

May God bless you, through Christ Jesus. Amen.

THE FEAR OF UNCONVERTED MEN IN THE HOUR OF DEATH.

Hymns Sung (Wesleyan :) Page 624, 656, 647, and 59.Lesson, Matthew 13 chap. (while reading the 42 verse) "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire, there shall-(he said with great emphasis) Hear that ye that deny a hell' be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

Hebrews 2 c. 14v.-Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.

Many persons in this congregation will remember that I preached from this text last Sunday; but the subject is of such tremendous importance, so closely connected with the weal or woe of your souls,-the sin of neglecting a prepara