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 remarks. Humble yourself,  therefore,  and  say  with  the prophet, "Who  am  I,  or  what  is  my  life,  or  my  father's family  in  Israel,  that  I  should  be  son-in-law  of  the  King" {i Kings  xviii. 18), or  rather  the  adopted  son  of  God? "  As  many  as  received  Him,  to  them  He  gave  power to  be  made  the  sons  of  God."    (John  i.  12.)

III. It is  recorded  of  Moses  in  the  sacred  volume,  that " he  knew  not  that  his  face  was  horned"  (i.e.,  resplendent with  glory)  "  from  the  conversation  of  the  Lord." (Exod. xxxiv. 29.)  If  you  converse  frequently  with  the  Lord  in prayer,  you  will  in  like  manner  be  transfigured. You must make  Him  the  exclusive  and  ultimate  object  of your  love,  and  detest  whatever  displeases  Him. St. Augustine writes,  "Every  one  is  such  as  is  his  love:  if  you love  earth,  you  will  be  earth;  if  you  love  God,  you  will be  as  God."

I. As  soon  as  our  Redeemer  was  brought  before Caiphas, "  the  chief  priests  and  the  whole  council  sought false  witness  against  Jesus,  that  they  might  put  Him  to death." (Matt. xxvi.  59.)  Oh  unheard-of  injustice! Judges whose  duty  is  to  protect  accused  innocence,  seek false witnesses  against  it. They patronize  private  and  unjust envy,  and  cloak  their  evil  designs  under  the  pretence of public  justice. See the  Son  of  God  standing  at  the  bar, before His  sworn  enemies,  surrounded  by  perjured  witnesses, and  malicious  accusers. The innocent  Lamb  of God,  "  who  did  no  sin,  and  in  whose  mouth  no  guile  was found"  (1  Pet.  ii.  22),  opposes  profound  silence  to  all  the accusations brought  against  Him. "I as  a  deaf  man," He says  by  the  mouth  of  the  prophet,  "  heard  not,  and