beyond bis care. As there 110ems to be no end to the radiation or light when this le not hindered by obstructing objects, so no limit oan be discovered to the radiation of God's lo,•e. Though the hosts of beings are innumerable, there is a share of God's goodnesB for eaoh. "Its etrMms tho whole creation reaoh, So plenteous is the store; Enough for all, enough for each, Enough for evermore." W.F.A. Yen;. 6, 6.-The aw of God's holines,. I. TnE INOOMPA'I\ADLE ROT,INESS OF Goo. This is a thought that cannot be described in human language. When conscience is aroused, some thrill of the awe of it may open our minds to its sublime me&ning. We st.art from the conception of tb~ absolute sinlessness of Goel. Not a spot of evil can be found on all he is or does. But holiness is more than negative freedom from sin. It is a re.al excellence, a.nd on its positive side it expands into infinity. We do not know bow far goodness may go. It is like light. No one can conceive how intense this may be; after a short time it becomes too brilliant for our eyes, and we are only blinded when we look at it; but it is conceivable that itR intensity may be increased a thousandfold beyond the highest degree that we are capable of perceiving. There may be a brilliancy of light compared with which the glare of a tropical noon is as dull and gloomy as an English November. So there may be a holiness which in its positive character rises above all we can conceive or imagine of goodness into infinite regions of perfection. We can see no limit to the strength and depth of love. Human love may be stron_g as death. Yet compared to God's love it is but asa feeble, flickering flame lost in the full sunlight. No one can conceive how full and rich God's love is. All the attributes of the Divine holiness ex.pand into infinity. Their greatness ia immeasurable and inconceivable. II. ITS OVERAWING INFLUENCE. It is as though the moon cannot shine before such a Divine light. Even that silver shield seems to be tarnished when aet by the side of the brightness of God's holiness. The stars, which are far above the filth and corrup- tion of e.arth, and move in he11.venly spheros, do not seem to be pure in the light of God. Thie impression is natural, though of course it is thrown into the form of poetic imagery. It leads to the humiliation of all human pride. If what is brightest looks <lark in comparison with the splendour of God's holiness, what must man be in his sight? Now, it is possible to abuse these conceptions, as Bildad was doing. God does not make men out to be worse than they are. He does not blame his creatures for not being equal to himself. He does not judge them by his own perfect.ion, but only by their capacities. There is also a foolish way of depreciating humanity. There may be much pride in the heart of a man who calls himself" a worm." Such language is only natural and right when it is wrung out of the soul by a deep coneciouBness of sin, and by an overwhelming perception of God's holiness. On the other hand, when this is the case, there is no ground for despair. The last str,onghold of pride being abandoned, there is room for the mercy of God to come in. God's holiness is just the perfection of hiB love. The error has been in the separation of the two attributes. In the present day a shallow conception of holiness is tempting men to think lightly of sin, for it is the awe of God'e holines~ that impre888s on us the feeling of our own guilt. Out of the humiliation thus produced springs our only hope-the hope of free pnrdon and gracious renewal. Thel! the holiness of God becomes our inspiration ; we are called to be perfect, u our Father in hea.ven ill perfect.-W. F. A.
EXPOSITION. chapters (eh. :uvi.-uxi.). In ft Job, CHAPTER llVI, after hastily brushing aside Bildad's laat The long discourse of Job now begins, speech u wperfluous and out of place (vera. which forms the central and most BOlid IJl88S 1-4), proceedJI to deliver hill real senti- of tlMo book. It coniinWIB through ~ix ment.s apart from contJOvenial wues. Ile OH, XXVI, 1-14,] THE BOOK OF JOB. 429