wilt  acquire  neither  riches,  nor  rank:  thou  wilt
meet  with  contempt  and  shame,  poverty  and
pain!  But  peace  of  conscience,  a  crown  of
martyrdom,  an  eternal  "  mansion  in  the  Fa
ther's  house,"  John  xiv.  2,  the  society  of
angels,  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  these  are  the
rewards  which  Jesus  Christ  himself  reaped,
and  these,  he  has  promised,  thou  shalt  reap!

II.  We  have  proved  that  the  kingdom  of
Jesus  Christ  "is  not  of  this  world,"  we  will
proceed  now  to  prove,  that  it  is  therefore  a
kingdom  of  truth.  "  Thou  sayest  that  I  am  a
king;  to  this  end  was  I  born,  and  for  this  cause
came  I  into  the  world,  that  I  should  bear  wit
ness  unto  the  truth."

What  is  this  truth?  Two  ideas  may  be
formed  of  it.  It  may  be  considered,  either  in
regard  to  the  Jews  who  accused  Christ,  before
Pilate;  or  in  regard  to  Pilate  himself,  before
whom  Jesus  Christ  was  accused.
If  we  consider  it  in  regard  to  the  Jews,  this
truth  will  respect  the  grand  question,  which
was  then  in  dispute  between  Jesus  Christ,  and
them;  that  is,  whether  he  were  the  Messiah
whom  the  prophets  had  foretold.
