command of God, eating of the forbidden tree, which was to be a witness for Adam, that he acknowledged God as his sovereign, or a token that he cast off his allegiance. But Christ was infinitely holy, and came to do the will of his. Father, who is in heaven. God testified of him that he was his beloved Son, in whom he was well pleased.

As Christ and Adam were different in every thing which respected person and character, so they were also in the effects and consequences which their doings had upon others, as will be particularly noticed in its place. Besides: Adam, in the matter in which he was the figure of Christ, acted without any regard to those whom his deeds affected in their most interesting concerns. But Christ, in what he did, was actuated by a spirit of the most wonderful love and compassion for those whom his conduct affected.Nothing can be more remarkable than the indifference of the one, and the benevolence of the other, towards those who were concerned. Our Lord and Adam differed from each other in many other respects, which might be mentioned. But sufficient notice has been taken of their difference. Let us hasten to consider,

tions. The whole race of mankind descended from him.This is revealed to us, and testified by the scriptures. Nor is it unlawful, where we have scripture testimony, to adduce other evidence also, for particular reasons. That mankind are all of the same species is evident from the analogy of nature, among other animals, for the progeny produced by the mixture of animals of different species, will never propagate, which does not hold true of the different colors and complexions to be found among mankind, and so proves by analogy, that they are all of the same species, and so derived from one common head, even Adam.

So Christ also is a Father.He is called the everlasting Father. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father. His seed is also an innumerable company which no man can number. Isaiah speaks of him as a Father having a seed, saying, When thou shalt make his seed an offering for sin, he shall see his seed.All his disciples are the sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty, because they are born of incorruptible seed-are creaSecondly, some things in ted anew in Christ Jesus, and which Adam was a figure of have his spirit. They derive Christ. Adam was the Father their regeneration, or being of an innumerable progeny, quickened from spiritual death, which were to descend from from him, and from the agency him in his moral likeness; in of the holy spirit, whom he hath conformity to the universal sent into the world. Christ, course of providence, by which speaking of the new birth says, all creatures propagate their The hour is coming, and now own likeness, not only in body, is, when the dead shall hear the but in their natures and disposi-voice of the Son of God; and VOL. V. No. 3.

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they that hear shall live. Son quickeneth whom he will.These are his seed, and they are like him in their moral characters, as the natural seed of Adam are like their Father. Thus Adám is an image of our Lord,ruption, and this mortal must inasmuch as both are the common fathers of their respective seed, who derive their moral qualities from them; and and so are essentially affected by them. For what is so essential, as the moral qualities of a rational and immortal being? In evidence In evidence of this we read, "By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Thus sin, or an evil moral character, is the consequence of Adam's apostacy to his posterity. But Christ came to save his people from their sins; and from his fulness they have all received, and grace for grace, even an abundance of grace, and so became holy.They shall be like him, for they shall see him as he is,

The cond man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthly, and as is the heavenly, such are they also which are heavenly. This corruptible must put on incor

Further: Adam was a figure of Christ, in that his conduct affected the natural lives of his seed. And what Christ has done affects the natural lives of his seed, not indeed in the same manner; for one renders them mortal, and procures their death; the other raises them · from the dead, and renders them immortal. On this subject the Apostle writes to the Corinthians. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection from the dead; for as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive. Of the body he says, It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. The first man is of the earth earthy; the se

put on immortality. Christ is the first fruits from the grave, and the Apostle argues the certainty of the resurrection of his people, from the resurrection of their head. Indeed Christ will raise the bodies of the wicked also, but not as being their Father, but their judge and execu tioner. They shall come forth to shame and everlasting contempt-to the second death.-And, therefore, the Apostle, when writing to the Corinthians, on the effect of Christ on the bodies of his people, makes no mention of the resurrection of the wicked.

Moreover: Adam was a figure of Christ, in that the consequences of what they both did, were to their respective seed, of the most interesting nature, as to their standing with God. By one man came sin into the world. And as Adam introduced sin into the world, and all have sinned, so their standing with God is a state of condemnation for their sins.The wages of sin is death, death hath passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. The judgment was by one to condemnation. By the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation. By one man's disobedience many were made sinners. We are not, however, to understand by this, that men are condemned for Adam's sin, or that they will at the day of judgment be called to answer for it, or be punished as

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judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

The Apostle also, in this connexion, mentions another thing, in which Christ as the head of his spiritual seed is much greater thản Adam, and in which, to prevent any mistake, he limits the effect, and confines it to those only who have received abundant grace and mercy from Christ. For if by one man's of fence, death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteouness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.That is, if death reigned by means of one man's offence, much more shall they reign in life by Christ, who have themselves received from him abundance of grace, and are justified by his righteousness. Those who have already received grace from Christ, have by that an assurance of justification thro' his glorious redemption. Their faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen the earnest of their future inheritance in glory, añd an assurance, by way of benefits already received, that they shall inherit the promises. This teaches us clearly that the application of the benefits is only to the spiritual seed of Christ, who partake of his spirit.

Again Another thing in which Christ has the preeminence over the figure, is the glory to which his children shall be exalted. They shall rise to an unspeakably greater height of blessedness and glory, than that from whence they have fallen, thro' the apostacy of Adam. They are interested in an infinite righteousness, the righ,

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teousness of Christ.
by the covenant of works, had
they continued holy, they could
have been interested only in their
own righteousness, as the ground
of favor and rewards. Their
exaltation also will now redound
to the glory of Christ alone,
whom the Father delighteth to
honor, and who is worthy that
for his sake, blessings should be
bestowed with an unsparing
hand, upon those whose exalta-
tion is the glory of their Re-
deemer. They shall not be re-
stored to Eden, but to heaven
itself, where they shall be in
union with their Lord, as the
members are united to their
head. In this respect therefore,
Christ is vastly superior to A-
dam.

We shall notice one thing more, in which Adam was a figure of Christ. As Adam's offence brought condemnation on all men, so the atonement of Christ is abundantly sufficient for all: "God is in Christ reconciling the world to himself."

-Salvation is offered to all: "Look unto me all the ends of the earth and be saved."And all men without exception may if they please receive it: "Whosoever cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out.". Those who, as Christ's seed, will follow Christ's steps, as Adam's seed follow Adam's steps, shall share the blessings. There is no defect or limits in the atonement, which might render it insufficient for the salvation of the whole human

race. Those who are lost, are not lost for want of sufficient atonement, but because they will not come unto Christ that they may have life. "This is the condemnation, that light has

cape, who neglect this great sal-postle draws from the considervation.