any pretence whatever. Let us never listen to those who Lid lis throw it aside as an obsolete, antiquated, useless book. The religion of the Old Testament is the germ of Christianity. The Old Testament is the Gospel in the bud. The New Testament is the Gospel in full flower. — The Old Testament is the Gospel in the blade. The New Testament is the Gospel in full ear. — The saints in the Old Testament saw many things through a glass darkly. But they all looked by faith to the same Saviour, and were led by the same Spirit as ourselves. These are no light matters. Much infidelity begins with an ignorant contempt of the Old Testament.
Let uSj for another thing, beware of despising the law of the Ten Commandmeiits. Let us not suppose for a moment that it is set aside by the Gospel, or that Christians have nothing to do with it. The coming of Christ did not alter the position of the Ten Command- ments one hair's breadth. If anything, it exalted and raised their authority. (Rom. iii. 31.) The law of the Ten Commandments is God's eternal measure of right and wTong. By it is the knowledge of sin. By it the Spirit shows men their need of Christ, and drives them to Him. To it Christ refers His people as their rule and guide for holy living. In its right place it is just as important as '^ the glorious Gospel." — It cannot save us. We can- not be justified by it. But never, never let us despise it. It is a symptom of an ignorant and unhealthy state of religion, when the law is lightly esteemed. The true Christian "delights in the law of G-od." (Rom. vii. 22.)
In the last place, let us heioare of supposing that the Gospel has loioered the standard of personal holiness, and