written, "in him we have redemption through his blood, the
and that of the Roman centurion saying "Certainly this was a righteous man." He sees too in the resurrection of the crucified One, one of the most decisive of all the testimonies. It was "through the blood of the everlasting covenant" "that he was brought again from the dead by the Father. The sin that was laid upon him had slain him and borne him down to the grave; but in so doing, it had shed that blood that taketh sin away; so that it was not possible he could be holden in the chains of death. The blood had satisfied, and having been accepted as payment in full, he was raised forthwith out of that very tomb into which he had gone down under the weight of our guilt. The blood was thus proved to be sufficient to atone for that guilt which was laid upon him;—and in this blessed proof the believing soul rests. He hears too the songs which are sung in heaven respecting this blood; and sees the delight there felt in Jesus "as the Lamb that was slain." And that in which the saints above rejoice, is surely what he may safely rejoice in here. They cannot be mistaken in their estimate of the blood. They cannot err in their praises of the blood. They must know what they are doing, when delighting in the Lamb that was slain.
What more then can he need as evidence of the preciousness, the efficacy, the spotlessness, the sufficiency of this blood, to which he has come and on which he is resting? It has been proved in every way and found sufficient. It was enough for the saints in other days, it is enough for them now. It is enough for the saints above, it may well be enough for the saints below.
But what are the effects which the saint experiences, as resulting from this blood? They are such as the following.
1. Through it he has the remission of sin.—He remembers how it is written, "in him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace." He remembers also how Jesus himself said "this is my blood of the new covenant shed for many, for the remission of sins." Keeping his eye fixed upon the blood, he realizes every moment the forgiveness