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not been a voluntary victim. Hence, God was the greatFirst Cause. . This is shown not only by the allegory con- 'tained in this chapter, but also by the words of the LordHimself: "The cu which my Father hath given he'[not the cup which fudas, or the Jews or the Romans had.given him] shall I not drink it? " (John IS: 11).Gm. =:Id. And it came to pass after these things, that God'didtempt Abraham, R I I ~ said unto him, Abraham: anrl be aid. Behold.krr I am. 2 And he said! Take now thy son.!hine only son Isaac, whomthou lovest, and get thee Into the land of Mor~ah ; and offer him there fora burtit offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3.And Abraham rose up early in the n~orning. and saddled his as& and tooktwo of h~s young nlen with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wuodfor the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of whichGod had told him. 4 Then on the th~r day Abraham lifted up his eyes.and saw tile place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men,Abide ye here with the ass ; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship.and conle again to you. 6 And Ahtaha~~b took the wood of the burntoffeting. and Iaid it uyon Isaac his son ; and he took the.flre in his hand,:aand a knife and they went hth of them together.The sacrifice of his Son Jews Chriit, gis 6niy. son;whom He loved more than all else, demonstrated as nothingelse could do thb illfinite wisdom,and 1~ye of 'God,and also established His immutable justice. as {he .surq;foundation of all His purposes. The three days'journcyrepresents the three. thousand-year days .of this GospelAge, required for -the complete sacrifice of the . Cbnst;,head and body. It was early in ,the fifth day afte~tbefallof Adam, that Jesus Christ came, and it will be early in'the seventh day that he will complete the sacrifice of, hisbody, the Church. . , .Gm. 22. 19 And Isaac spake unto AbrJam his father and said Myfather* ar;die;aid Here am I my eon. And he said Beh:ld the firiandthe "&xi: but whe;e is the lalib for a htrnt ofieringi 8 And Abrahamsaid. My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a lmrnt pffering : sothey went both of them together. g And the3 came to the place whichCod had told him of; and Abtaham built an altar thsre;aud lald thewood in order. rod bound Isaac his son, and Iaid him on the altar, uponthe wood. 10 And Abraham stretcl~ed forth his hand and took t e knif 'to slay his an. II And the angel of the LOID calleb unto hinpout 09heaven, anduid, Abraham.'Abraharn; and he said, Here rr 1. .12 Andhe raid, Lay not thine had uppn the lad. neither da thou rnyth,ing un@~36