Have I received the Holy Ghost through union with Christ? John xv. 4; cf. 1 John iii. 24. On the day of Pentecost He not only rested upon the disciples as a body, but He sat upon each of them, Acts ii. 3.

Trinity Sunday.

"JEHOVAH."

Learn, Isa. xxvi. 4-8. Passages to be referred to, -Gen. xxii.; Exod. xvii.; Judges vi.; Matt. iii. 13-17; 1 John v. 4-12.

IN searching for a title of our Lord which may unfold to us the blessed doctrine of the Trinity -three persons in one God-w -we shall not find one more appropriate than Jehovah. In our Bibles it is generally rendered "the Lord," and represents to us God in His covenant relationship with man. It was a name held in deepest reverence amongst the Jews; so much so, that we are told it was only pronounced once a-year, by the High Priest, on the great day of Atonement. This, no doubt, was from an erroneous and superstitious view of Lev. xxiv. 16.

There are, however, three remarkable occasions on which this wondrous title was used by saints of old; and by considering these, we shall see how the working of the Trinity was wrapt up in the Name.

I. In the history of Abraham, Gen. xxii. 14 (relate the circumstances). He called the place

Jehovah-jireh "The Lord will provide;" thus realising the work of God the Father. It is the father's business to provide for the family, Gen. xxx. 30; 1 Tim. v. 8; and so in the heavenly household. Every spiritual blessing is provided by the Father, Eph. i. 3; Luke xi. 13. He sees that his children want nothing for their temporal good, Matt. vi. 11, 32, vii. 11; Rom. viii. 28. Provision is the Father's work.

II. In the history of Moses, Exod. xvii. 15 (relate the circumstances). He called the place Jehovahnissi "The Lord my banner;" thus realising the work of God the Son; Ps. xx. 5-7. Compare Joshua (who is first mentioned here) as a type of Jesus, Acts vii. 45; Heb. iv. 8. Salvation is by Christ alone, Matt. i. 21; Acts iv. 12. He is the Captain of Salvation, Heb. ii. 10. He it is who secures the victory for His people, 1 Cor. xv. 57; Rom. viii. 37; 2 Cor. ii. 14. Salvation and victory are the Son's work.

III. In the history of Gideon, Judges vi. 24 (relate the circumstances). He called the altar Jehovah-shalom-"The Lord send peace;" thus realising the work of God the Spirit. "Whom I will send unto you from the Father," says Jesus, John xv. 26. Peace is provided by the Father, Isa. xlv. 7; secured by the Son as the result of victory, Eph. ii. 14, 15; applied by the Holy Ghost, Rom. xiv. 17; Gal. v. 22. Peace is the Spirit's work.

How much, then, is wrapt up in this title of

our Lord-the work of Father, Son, and SpiritProvision, Victory, Peace; all that we require for our calling, our warfare, and our rest in the promised inheritance! "The Lord will provide," Phil. iv. 19. "The Lord my banner," Ps. xx. 5. "The Lord send peace," Ps. lxxxv. 8.

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First Sunday after Trinity.

"THE REDEEMER."

Learn, Job xix. 25-27. Passages to be referred to, -Lev. xxv.; Ruth iv. ; 1 Pet. i. 18-25; Rev. v.

TO-DAY we shall think of our Lord as the Redeemer. It was a title applied to Him by the Old Testament saints, Job xix. 25; Ps. xix. 14; Isa. xliv. 24, &c. They were looking for the price to be paid, Luke ii. 38. We know that redemption has been sent, Eph. i. 7; Heb. ix. 12. They waited for the Redeemer's first coming, when He should pay the purchase of man's salvation, Luke xxiv. 21. We wait for the Saviour's second coming, when He shall complete the work of our redemption, Rom. viii. 23.

From this you will see there are two distinct features in the Redeemer's work; and, looking at the teaching of the Bible, we may thus distinguish them:

I. The redemption by purchase. This was a glorious institution in Israel, see Lev. XXV., xxvii. It was the appointment of God himself by which the lost inheritance could be bought back, or he who had become a slave. If the man himself was