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Prophecy says, "They part my garments among them, and casts lots upon my
vesture." History says, "And they crucified Him, and parted his garments
casting lots." Prophecy says, "A bone of Him shall not be broken."
History says that when the soldiers "came to Jesus and saw that He was
dead already, they brake not his legs." Prophecy says, "They gave me
also gall for my meat, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink."
History says, "They gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall," when He
said "I thirst." You are not surprised then, that after the fulfilment
of so many and varied predictions, Jesus should have spoken to the two
doubting disciples with a somewhat sterner voice than was his wont: "O
fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken,
ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his
glory."

(iv.) See the connection between this salvation and the Saviour, with
regard to _the glory_ resulting from his passion and death. "And the
glory," or glories, "that should follow." We distract not your mind with
the many meanings of the word "_glory_." In the text it signifies the
honour accruing to the Redeemer himself, and the benefit resulting to the
world from his sufferings. It will apply to _his resurrection_; for even
of this the prophets had some knowledge. "Thou wilt not leave my soul in
hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." It has
also reference to the Saviour's _exaltation to_ and _session at the right
hand of the Father_: for this is the result of his humiliation. "We see
Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of
death, crowned with glory and honour; that He by the grace of God should
taste death for every man." But it has another meaning. The glory
resulting from "the sufferings of Christ," is to be seen in _the carrying
out of his own scheme of mercy_, and _the universal happiness of man_.
Nothing short of this can satisfy the scope of the text; the expectation
and claims of the Messiah; or the call of the Church. It was no less an
object than this--the saving of a whole world--that brought Christ from
heaven and raised up the Church on earth. If you look or labour for
anything short of this, you degrade your Master and dishonour yourselves.
You have got too large a machinery at work for anything less than this.
You will cripple the energies and damp the ardour of our Captain's
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