. Waiting at the cross; a book of devotion. What is heaven ? We read it is an inheritance. Who are fi tfor an inheritance? Sons. Who makes us sons ? Behold wbalmanner of love tlie Fat far hath bestowed upon us, that we shouldbe called the sons of God. A son is fitted for an moment the son is born, he is fitted to be an heir. All thatis wanted is. that he shall grow up, and be capable of he is fit for an inheritance at first. If he were not a son, hecoul inh^if as an bsir. Now, as soon as ever we becomesons, we <are meet to innerk. Th^re is in us an adaptation,
. Waiting at the cross; a book of devotion. What is heaven ? We read it is an inheritance. Who are fi tfor an inheritance? Sons. Who makes us sons ? Behold wbalmanner of love tlie Fat far hath bestowed upon us, that we shouldbe called the sons of God. A son is fitted for an moment the son is born, he is fitted to be an heir. All thatis wanted is. that he shall grow up, and be capable of he is fit for an inheritance at first. If he were not a son, hecoul inh^if as an bsir. Now, as soon as ever we becomesons, we <are meet to innerk. Th^re is in us an adaptation, apower and possibility for us, to have an inheritance. This is theprerogative of the Father, to adopt us into his family, and tobeget us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of JesusChrist from the dead. And do you not see, that, as adoption isreally the meetness for inheritance, it is the Father who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saintsin light ?. frfye at % Cross* At the cross the believer has victory overdeath. The Christian finds it easy to diewhen his eyes rest on Calvary. If I hadstrength enough to hold a pen/ said WilliamHunter, I would write how easy and de-lightful it is to die. If this be dying,said the niece of Newton of Olney, it is apleasant thing to die ; the very expres-sion, adds her uncle, which another friendof mine made use of on her death-bed a fewyears ago. The same words have been sooften uttered under similar circumstances,that we could fill pages with instances whichare only varied by the name of the speaker. If this be dying, said Lady Glenorchy, itis the easiest thing imaginable. 195 196 THE DYING AT THE CROSS. THE SHADOW OF DYING. There are many shadows of death. There are calamities,bereavements, desolations, which, for the moment, sunder youfrom earth almost the same as if you were absent from the , if there are shadows of death, on the other hand the believ-ers dissolution is but the shadow
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