goodness.'

And so God will bless that man's communion to him; and bless to him
his keeping of Christmas-day; because out of a true penitent heart
and lively faith he will be offering to the good God the sacrifice of
his own bad self, that God may take it, and make it good; and so will
be worshipping the everlasting and infinite Goodness, in spirit and
in truth.



SERMON VII. GOD'S INHERITANCE



GAL. iv. 6, 7.

Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into
your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a
servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

This is the second good news of Christmas-day.

The first is, that the Son of God became man.

The second is, why he became man. That men might become the sons of
God through him.

Therefore St. Paul says, You are the sons of God. Not--you may be,
if you are very good: but you are, in order that you may become very