he Bible is divided into the Old and New Testaments, because the Old
Testament contains the record of God's dealings with men under the Old
Covenant; and the New Testament declares the New Covenant made with
all the world through Jesus Christ.

[14] A question may arise in the minds of some, whether it is a
historical fact that the early Christians were in no doubt about the
substitution of the First for the Seventh day? The answer is that,
from the first, there was no doubt about the observance of the First
Day; but that amongst the Jewish converts the observance of the
Sabbath was permitted for some time, in addition to the Christian
festival, and was only gradually discontinued. See Rom. xiv. 5; Gal.
iv. 10; Col. ii. 16; and compare Acts xx. 7; 1 Cor. xvi. 2; Rev. i.
10.

[15] This view is strengthened by the account given by S. Paul of the
direct revelation granted to him respecting the Sacrament of the
Lord's Supper. Not having been amongst the number of His Apostles in
the days when He was on earth, S. Paul had received no instructions
from His own mouth. But the defect was supplied by direct revelation.
He says, "I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto
you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was betrayed,
took bread," &c. (1 Cor. xi. 23).

CHAPTER VI.

THE KING ON HIS THRONE.

"Crown Him with many crowns,
The King upon His Throne."

When the time came for our Blessed Lord to return into Heaven again,
He ascended in the presence of His Apostles, whilst in the act of
blessing them; "and a cloud received Him out of their sight" (Acts i.
9). And, we are told, they "returned to Jerusalem with great joy" (S.
Luke xxiv. 52), not sorrowing as before at His being taken from them.
And when we consider what His Ascension implied, we can see that they
had good reason for their joy. For the Ascension was the sign of the
exaltation of the Lord Jesus to His Mediatorial[16] Throne at God's
right hand.

When He was before the Jewish Council He had declared to them,
"Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of
power." And the High Priest, hearing these words, cried out, "He hath
spoken blasphemy" (S. Matt. xxvi. 64, 65); because he understood that
He was thus openly claiming to be Messiah--the King--of whom David had
said, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand until I
make Thine enemies Thy footstool" (Ps. cx. 1). And inasmuch as He