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it the full sunlight and sunwarmth of its glorious life 

 and immortality. Here fell upon its opening faculties 

 the dews and rays and spiritual influences which were 

 to shape its being and destiny. Here commenced such 

 co-working to this end as can find no measure nor 

 simile in any other sphere of co-operative activities in 

 the world below or above. Here the Trinity of man 

 and the Trinity of the Godhead came into a co-action 

 and fellowship overpassing the highest outside wonder 

 of the universe. And all this co-working, fellowship, 

 and partnership has been repeated in the experience of 

 every individual soul that has been fitted for this great 

 immortality. Here, too, this co-working is a law, not 

 an incident ; most marvellously, mightily, and minutely 

 a law, as legislatively and executively as that which we 

 have seen acting upon the development of the flower. 

 Had not the great apostle, who was caught up into the 

 third heavens and heard things unutterable, spoken of 

 this law in such bold words, it would seem rash and 

 irreverent in us to approach so near to its sublime 

 revelation. Not ours but his they are ; and it is bold 

 enough in us to repeat them. He said it : that He, to 

 whose name every knee should bow, and every tongue 

 confess ; to whom belonged and who should possess and 

 rule all the kingdoms of the earth, " was made under 

 the law," not of Moses, not of human nature only, but 



