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 reconciling the world unto himself. We may, at proper opportunities, dwell upon his praise, as bearing ''the iniquities of us all, as wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities'', that by his stripes we might be healed. But still we should not preach Christ, according to his word, if we were wholly to confine ourselves to this. We are not ourselves clear before God, unless we proclaim him in all his offices. ''To preach Christ'', as a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, is to preach him not only as our great ''High-priest, taken from among men, and ordained for men, in things pertaining to God; as such, reconciling us to God by his blood, and ever living to make intercession for us'': but likewise as the prophet of the Lord, who of God is made unto us wisdom. Who by his word, and his Spirit, is with us always, guiding us into all truth: yea, and as remaining a King for ever; as giving laws to all whom he has bought with his blood: as restoring those to the image of God, whom he had first re-instated in his favour: as reigning in all believing hearts, until he has ''subdued all things to himself''; until he hath utterly cast out all sin, and brought in everlasting righteousness.

II. 1. We establish the law, secondly, when we so preach faith in Christ, as not to supersede, but produce holiness: to produce all manner of holiness, negative and positive, of the heart and of the life.