hy possession.... Kiss the Son!" Now, if Christ
adopts this language, it is not mere metaphor, but is a truth concerning
God's moral nature. Resentment must, in some sense or other, belong to
God's Fatherhood. The doctrine of the Trinity implies the necessary and
eternal altruism of the Divine nature. It would not be true to say that
the God of the Christians was less jealous than the God of the Hebrews.
He is still the living God. It is a fearful thing to fall into His
hands. He will still vindicate the majesty of His law. But now He has
spoken unto us in One Who is Son. The Judge of all is not a mere
official Administrator, but a Father. The place occupied in the Old
Testament by the Law is now filled by the Son.

II. THE SON THE REPRESENTATIVE OF MAN.

"For not unto angels did He subject the world to come, whereof we
speak. But one hath somewhere testified, saying,

What is man, that Thou art mindful of him?
Or the son of man, that Thou visitest him?
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels;
Thou crownedst him with glory and honour,
And didst set him over the works of Thy hands:
Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet.

For in that He subjected all things unto him, He left nothing that
is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected
to him. But we behold Him Who hath been made a little lower than the
angels, _even_ Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with
glory and honour, that by the grace of God He should taste death for
every _man_. For it became Him, for Whom are all things, and through
Whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the
Author of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both He
that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for
which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying,

I will declare Thy name unto My brethren,
In the midst of the congregation will I sing Thy praise.

And again, I will put My trust in Him. And again, Behold, I and the
children which God hath given Me. Since then the children are
sharers in flesh and blood, He also Himself in like manner partook
of the same; that through death He might bring to nought him that
had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver all
them who through fear of death were all their lifetime su