unto Himself, — as God specially well-pleased with the atoning sacrifice of His Son, whereby His law is hon- ored; to think of God the Father in this way is not given to most men. No wonder that our Master says, " I will show you plainly of the Father."
Let it be part of our daily prayers, that we may know more of " the only true God," as well as of Jesus Christ whom He has sent. Let us beware alike of the mistakes which some make, who speak of God as if there was no Christ ; and of the mistakes which others make, who speak of Christ as if there was no God. Let us seek to know all three Persons in the blessed Trin- ity, and give to each One the honor due to him. Let us lay hold firmly of the great truth, that the Gospel of our salvation is the result of the eternal counsels of Fa- ther, Son, and Holy Ghost ; and that we are as thor- oughly debtors to the love of the Father, as to the love of the Spirit, or the love of the Son. No one has learn- ed of Christ so deeply as the man who is ever drawing nearer to the Father through the Son, — ever feeling more childlike confidence in Him, — and ever understand- ing more thoroughly that in Christ God is not an angry judge, but a loving Father and Friend.
We learn, for another thing, in this passage, that our Lord Jesus Christ makes r)iuch of a little grace, and speaks kindly of those who have it. We see Him saying to the disciples : " The Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved Me, and have believed that I came out from God."
How weak was the faith and love of the Apostles ! How soon, in a very few hours, they were buried under a cloud of unbelief and cowardice ! These very men whom Jesus commends for loving and believing, before the morning sun arose forsook Him and fled. Yet, weak as their graces were, they were real and true and