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Christ's sake, if it stands between him and his Saviour; knowing that without renouncing, and forsaking, all that is contrary to his Master's will, he cannot be his disciple.

Such disciples, we find, "were called Christians first in Antioch." Acts 11:26. Agrippa said to Paul: "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian;" and Peter said: "If any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed." Thus it seems, it became the general name of the disciples, in the days of the apostles, originating from Christ, just as the name Lutheran originated from Luther, or Calvinist from Calvin, or Mennonite from Menno.

But surely, to be a Christian in reality, signifies more than bearing merely the outward name; and to be a Christian indeed, is of a thousand times more value, than to be merely called a Christian, without possessing what the name implies; although it is used at this day as a general name; first in contradistinction to Pagans, Mahometans, and Jews: secondly, to denote the open professor of Christianity in contradistinction to those who are not professors. The name, when first given, was very appropriately applied; as the name Gentile was odious to the Jews, and the name Jew' was odious to the Gentiles; the name Christian swallowed up both in one common, and agreeable appellation. Paul says: "As many as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ; there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." Therefore it was also proper that their name should be one; but as all are not Israelites indeed, who bear the name, so all are not Christians who are called by that name,-to be only called a Christian will never benefit us in the least, if we have not what the name signifies.

Now as before remarked, the name Christian was derived from Christ, which signifies anointed, as anointed is the English translation of the Greek name Christ, and of the Hebrew, Messiah. Jesus is frequently called the "Anointed:" "The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek, etc." Is. 61:1. These words Christ applies to himself; Lu. 4:18, 21. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth "with the Holy Ghost and with power." Acts 4:27, and 10:38.-"He was anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows." Heb. 1:9. God commanded Moses to make a "holy anointing oil," and "anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them." Ex. 30:23, 25, 30.-"And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to sanctify him." Lev. 8:12. Of this anointing the . Psalmist speaks thus: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity; it is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments." Ps. 133:1, 2. Aaron being thus anointed was a striking kind of Christ; the holy anointing oil being so plentifully poured upon his head, that it ran down over his beard, and the skirts of his garments; so Jesus received the spirit, not by measure, but according to the common expression, above measure; and as the oil ran down over Aaron we may reasonably conjecture that his members, namely, his eyes, his ears, his mouth, etc.; his hands and feet, also, received more or less of the same anointing. His head, however, received the greater portion and as Christ is the head of his followers, who are called his members, they must certainly also (as Christ, the head, is so plentifully anoint-