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 and are humbly presented in man's breath of praise; these are called in Scripture the "golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints." (Rev. v. 8.) David, in the spirit of true devotion, says, "I will worship toward thy holy temple." (Psalm v. 7.) Here the divine object of worship is pointed out with such a perspicuity and clearness as to banish all doubt. David would not, could not, worship toward a temple made of wood and stone; for there is nothing holy in a building made of wood and stone; for there is nothing holy in a building made of material things. In the temple toward which David worshipped we recognise the of the Lord Jesus; for this the Lord himself calls the "temple of his body" (John ii. 21),—this is holy, and contains the fulness of the Godhead, Father, Son, and Spirit, or love, wisdom, and power. This is the hallowed temple which the fallen church of the Jews sought to destroy, but which the Lord raised up in three days, when at his resurrection He established his church in the world, and proclaimed that all power was His both in heaven and in earth. This is the temple, too, that the Lord, in the mind of every regenerate man, will raise up in three days, or states, when love, wisdom, and holiness of life shall take full possession of his soul.

O reader, worship towards this holy temple, and blessings rich and many shall accompany thee in all thy ways. Look to the Lord Jesus Christ, and worship him alone, in whom all fulness dwells. He is thy Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. His divine humanity, the temple of his body, is. The Lord Jesus is the Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah, the Redeemer; and the Word which the Lord, in mercy, has