than the painted one. You will be like a child which has been
brought up from its birth in a room into which the sun never shone;
and then goes out for the first time, and sees the sun in all his
splendour bathing the earth with glory. If that child had loved to
watch the dim narrow rays of light which shone into his dark room,
what will he not feel at the sight of that sun from which all those
rays had come Just so will they feel who, having loved goodness for
its own sake, and loved their neighbours for the sake of what little
goodness is in them, have their eyes opened at last to see all
goodness, without flaw or failing, bound or end, in the character of
God, which he has shown forth in Jesus Christ our Lord, who is the
likeness of his Father's glory, and the express image of his person;
to whom be glory and honour for ever. Amen.



SERMON II. THE GLORY OF THE CROSS



JOHN xvii. 1.

Father, the hour is come. Glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may
glorify thee. I spoke to you lately of the beatific vision of God.
I will speak of it again to-day; and say this.

If any man wishes to see God, truly and fully, with the eyes of his
soul: if any man wishes for that beatific vision of God; that
perfect sight of God's perfect goodness; then must that man go, and
sit down at the foot of Christ's cross, and look steadfastly upon him