what wonder and admiration will they exclaim, " O the depths both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!"]
3. Its fulness and excellency — [The contrast between the imperfection of their law and the perfect efficacy of the Gospel will in this respect be to them most delightful : their law was burthensorne in the extreme ; a yoke which they were not able to bear : but " Christ's yoke is easy, and his burthen light." Their obser- vance of the appointed ceremonies brought them no solid peace : the very repetition of the same sacrifices shewed, that their sins were not fully removed : for indeed " it was not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sin." Their sacrifices were, in fact, no more than a remem- brance of sins yet unforgiven. But the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin ; " it purges the conscience from dead works to serve the living God." Thus they will see, that, though " the law made nothing perfect, the bi-inging in of a better hope does :" " it perfects for ever all them that are sanctified." Now the vail of the temple (the body of the Lord Jesus) being rent in twain, they will find access into the holiest of all, every one for himself, and be emboldened to "cry, Abba, Father." Now they will see that they, without exception, are all kings and priests unto God and the Father, and are entitled to " an inheritance that is incorruptible, and undefiled, and never-fading." O what joy will they experience, when they see the fulness of the provision made for them in Christ Jesus, and the freeness with which it is offered, even " without money and without price !" Truly when they are brought to look on him whom they have pierced, they will mourn and be in bitterness, as one that mourneth for his first- born ; and the very instant they believe in him, they wiU rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory."]
Here then we may see,
1. What we should seek for ourselves —
[We must not imagine that there is a veil on the heart of Jews only ; for there is one on the heart of Gentiles also, even of every child of man. Yes, we, who call ourselves Christians, are by nature blind as the Jews themselves. The veil that is ujwn the Mosaic dispensation, is indeed " done away in Christ":" but the veil that is on our hearts is not done away : on the contrary, it is as visible upon us as upon any others of the human race. Look around and see how few are there who with unveiled face behold " the glory of God shining in the
" ver. 14.