" "I know that," he said; "he died in my stead. You cannot
touch me: I died in that man, and I go free. The law has no claim
against me." They would not recognize the doctrine of substitution, and
the case was carried to the Emperor. But he said that the man was right,
that he was dead and buried in the eyes of the law, and that France had
no claim against him. This story may or may not be true but one thing I
know is true; Jesus Christ suffered death for the sinner, and those who
accept Him are free from the law.
The King's Pardon.
A man was once being tried for a crime, the punishment of which was
death. The witnesses came in one by one and testified to his guilt; but
there he stood, quite calm and unmoved. The judge and the jury were
quite surprised at his indifference; they could not understand how he
could take such a serious matter so calmly. When the jury retired, it
did not take them many minutes to decide on a verdict "Guilty;" and when
the judge was passing the sentence of death upon the criminal he told
him how surprised he was that he could be so unmoved in the prospect of
death. When the judge had finished, the man put his hand in his bosom,
pulled out a document, and walked out of the dock a free man.
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