WAY THE And To How TO GOD Find It BY moody, La. D. CHICAGO F. H, REVELL, PublisheA' 148 of : " Evangelical 150 Madison Literature. Street, Entered F. By In the ofi"ce of of act to acoording H. J. L. REGAN PKINTERS " 228 CHICAGO Congress " AND 226 the year REVELL, of Librarian the in Congress, CO., BINDEllS, Lake Street. at Washington. 1884, CONTENTS. Chapter I. "Love that Knowledge" passeth 7 " Chapter II. The Gateway into Kingdom the 22 . Chapter III. Two The Classes 41 . Chapter IV. Words of . Counsel .53 . . Chapter V. A Divine Saviour 63 ... Chapter VI. Eepentance and Restitution 71 . . " Chapter VII. Assurance Salvation of 84 . Chapter VIII. Christ All and . All in 101 . Chapter IX. Backsliding .114 . TO In out small Way to have I part this the of several from the his add printed I have present who both has the all truths endeavored Gifts to little which of Great pulpit, point to with of meet I they first Grace; the the answering just with God," hoping is "the Way, the Truth delivered been and trust will have been in own my them owned additional attention considerable a Britain and now book have graciously blessing page classes, be addresses called of source the in God spoken have I God. cities, country. less volume embodied different READER. THE when the none put into matter. to have special the then thereby and to the God, the endeavored of needs question, of Love tive representa- "How lead Life." to can man souls to Him chapter last The alas, class, a addressed specially is far too sliders Back- to amongst numerous us. " With blessing the earnest God of on these pages established strengthened, and prayer and the settled Christ, I am, yours in His that hope service, reader in by may the faith the be of THE WAY TO GOD. CHAPTER THAT ''LOVE " To PASSETH the know I. Chi-ist of love KNOWLEDGES which of I could the -words take this proclaiming believe men think God away from were thought if try and bum words these was a " * miserable went on church a teach If I would a find trouble all the are world man really make we The ! the should we they so so God is " !' little the Love. As ! He out it A He before then on not to love the their them is that time ning run- get him turned and he love rid in God. of in along the the thought me of ; for the letters round, went gas-jets He himself, am text; of streets text. to I We would we pulpit saw and ago; hearts the over door, does years going passed tried right further; into man the he some people put right we through No Chicago preach not it in; stand a and in to sinner." to ; love," Him. is Love seemed them heaven meaning convince heart. how real down can you them, of is and up his won loves prodigal. poor God have kingdom glanced night one If the could we truth. God anxious very go the God '' " would and you hates built We John apostle that into crowding understand men glorious him love you people the of single text, that that make only knowledge." iii. 19.) (Ephesians If paBseth a poo but j it fire. He back, and WAT THE into the went words and that if the God of It is of Httle there only gets and told had like weeping had God how him receive him forgive him, into his mind, and they do is beings him, and than often that waiting was to broke Gospel it is because this no much as care for to one of the wretched most do cide? sui- people commit thought steals in and them; prizeso has one you Why loves time, although the men who earth. one no Scriptures rejoicing. person I v/ill show God I found would they upon rather die live. I know home to Love with he much has love them. The there been He idea does often too God that not teach your Their make That Because child disobedience, you do they is not that that when does change not your is fretful, or not cast him first to come that of the that Satan Bible men our six thousand does God not parents believe their children. often us false from comes teaching children do wrong; taught as than in mistake a ought more with love not wrong-doing would making when children if it.did, you your in the For succeeds does love them right. them. truth no in succeeded do they is that tenderness trying to persuade teaching. Mcchers God and power like to blot out. lie; and he this such and Bible in the whole truth no God; so years of us of would not a all the lightof in this world me the say, sinner's and over; how men into the was him the away the face of the on that " went Show Very them he nothing Love. love far away, what I unfolded and so There As loved wandered and the but ; sermon entrance an child. a the account fle staid after the first meeting him or hear got deeplylodged in his heart, had text enough. was Word heart, he short of that did not He meeting. GOD. TO that but only when Scripture. You do in hate they do wrong you change your love to hate; love has a great many committed out as some though he times. act of did not "L 0 VE belong to And men if He hates have does love not their long as rule, from not is difference vast consider we as them cast we between are standpoint. We love ; worthy of our love own them off. people think God measuring God by many they their follow that hates. great a is because them they are a why reason small own men the not 9 love him. you it does God It is the sin that He them. I believe child; and astray from gone " WLEDGE. KNO he is still your No! you! SSETH PA T THA It is not love and human God. with so when There love. Divine told of the breadth, and are Ephesians iii. 18, we length, and depth, and height, of God's love. Many of us think we know something of God's love; but centuries hence In shall admit we have we discovered found never but America; what great lakes, rivers, forests, and died, without So, many but of there know. Love into it before Catholic prison and was led out and condemned the saw a lengths and top of the When we Calvary. Can love us? That never What "When I survey On which wish to we look the know upon Prince the ; not he a thrown was before he in his cell in the he cross the He It is said of it. shape of "height,"at the "length." He wrote "depth," and at the end of each arm experiencedthe truth conveyed in the hymn " do we littlewhile a its requireto plunge we bottom had about discovered. of it that when shot, window umbus Col- it. of the love of God anything of to be know he had something great ocean; a he did what Archbishop of Paris, die, he to Upon cross. is reallyknow we into a discovered about MississippiValley? about heights, depths are That Roman have us the much knowing much out wondrous of Glory Cross, died. love of God that scene, " and " we say should God go did to not Greater love speaks of the love of God. has been teaches. taught than that which the cross what prompted Christ prompted God to giveup Christ? cross " die? to if it " life for His His that hated His and Him; heaven from His say? they do." what not did He what Him, they to His the the cross, life for them That is love. them Bible study the and Him did not He there ; deriding call down fire love in but nothing was be it may with that "having loved : His partedfrom to be His time one turned Christ, just when and disciples led away which in were xiii. (John would betray Him; yet He loved disciples would that another deny Him, and disciple him back Jesus in had penitenceto the with been the night Himself with of His feet; He their washes words, betrayal,He and towel, a disciplestrying takes taking wanted but a by basin the swear that the love was brought three years And, of water, of them His them works. place convince to He teach His one Judas. For to was that his heart, and the feet of his Lord. life and love, not only by His It Peter. broke that for Peter had Christ which yet He loved ; and Him knew never so Calvary, knew of His : world. He the He 1). you He to them knew from haps per- It is not loved unto have away to hatred. changed own end" the at you of Jesus It is recorded God. about love is their that loved and affection, cold in their love of God will find that the you who unchangeahle. Many grown on vary, Cal- spiritof heart. If you he laid down Father, forgivethem, for they know *' consume laid down man friends." ; Christ mocking were no his life for enemies of spirit hath love his ; Christ the When is love. down life for His murderers GOD. "Greater lay man down laid Christ a TO love? not were this, that than is WAY THE 10 a girds servant, His of changing un- love. There is no portion of ScriptureI xiv; aijd there is of reading it. heart to His that is none Hear what Disciples: our "At sweet more Lord that read says, day to as so often I me. He John never pours ye shall know as out that I tire His am and loveth Me he that and you "If me! and words; him, and abode Our to God that abide with and come and come We have perfectin hast Me, and sent think that is from the Father hast should never the path of us Father loves love ! Son When that God between sin the and sin. God's love a a hates the He to still in John they know no turned I ever fell why the death; unto aside from hair's breadth. we Me." reason obedient or be that Thou hast loved is law, one may sayingsthat was It is very rebellion our trustingin Christ, the are Marvellous Son. possiblylove to be true. is not xlix. 15, 16 sinner us as love ! Wonderful loves His He that is the Yet we believe him. sinner. in this wandered has man hates God justbecause Isaiah by can to make love of God. It is desire teaching Christ. It is hard hates great night, but a that Thou as He that if good too They may There loves the God That seems of Jesus thinks them him. says He as us unto come that yet, notwithstanding all ; and foolishness. He keep My this us Me, remarkable perfectobedience different with own in Christ. love not loving grasp wonderful transgressed the Father's He and loved Jesus lipsof will tarry for to thou of the most one love that the world ; and one earth will We could more passage them, and in : hearts. our another "I xvii. 23. made in abide Me {v.23). so Not us. he and minds Son the My (xiv.20, 21). and Me, him" puny and truth, that the Father to love man with our Father" heaven will love him; Father My created a ... make Would who that hath He it is that loveth he by My shall be loved great God of the Think I in you. keepeth them, and commandments, 11 KNOWLEDGE." and ye in Me, and My Father, in PASSETH THAT "LOVE We away make must God loves sin, because loves the sinner it the mars that He unchangeable from a God he distinction sinner ; but he human hates life. sin. only unchangeable, but unfailing. In read: "Can a woman forget her sucking 12 child that womb? they yea, walls Now mothers thee become love "world's child may But infant stronger than You smiles, the could thus ; she friend of home she and will let he met There he found sittingbehind she a a with influence the her bers remem- childhood, the to think him love; it is one who was a lady of was like boy; I than bad any she will he a they had back went to wealthy lady, a He tramp. wandered love him one ful beauti- a After house, children, if in the state very visitingin had body of that sick child. care looked child. own after week was the sick her of friends. is my ten more into Week prodigal,he prevent the of the father disease ago, her something behind, the or leading minister to left the nine to love that could of over else take number said, " This mother father She mother's a child! fellow who poor Like son. the time a get it. of their love endures brought watching one no some having A quench relieve her away, seems sisters desert repent. be a his wife. and may laugh never take would all gone mother can mother a mine, where own and merry cannot seen she willingly keep watch a from is of death. have yet the man mother's a evil ways his from promise of youth ; unworthy. Death her know In turn the A a we good repute,in bad repute,in the face of loves on, and hopes that cpndemnation, a mother all. through if she My hands; thy his child ; brothers on wives; wives, their husbands. How that enemies; husbands inveterate hold Be- Me." his back turn may of her son forgetthee. of palms things will separate Many the on will I not the upon strongest human love. father compassion forget; yet may graven the god. to have not continuallybefore are may should she I have A Way ms goes far was away: still." Take astray,she of the rest. of New character. contamination stronger, and York The once led boy ; his me did all mother of the he told but son the into ^LOVE all kinds THAT the sin until of lad became the boy When he feehng the justiceof But the reprieve ; but for the body ; that it in this also refused. was away, she the side of her boy. She expresseda desire to not was of being known story is told of The her ashamed and home, be hung abandoned where rooms, women the She has never have to open, and picturewould lipsseemed and love you with her sightof still." returned daughter were But let with fche depth me once the was her that no God's No as God heart I is her The forgiveyou, overwhelmed The She became sorrow and mother and full of and home; love. love mother's ; it does loved her child down or walls. her heart. forsaken the love of God of home; ; prodigal daughter. a the united. more tell you with gave picture. It those upon broken her sins, and Mission sinning child girl sank poor the her her in her childhood. upon hung face had to Many whisper,"Come feelings. She trulypenitentfor shame, been The her mother's resorted. off her cast forgottennor not Midnight down dear face that looked same At last, she caused Hngered by One picturea passingglance. left mother of the walls the upon murderer. a Her Glasgow. in outcast of Scotland, who in woman young an was the mother as wide, but in vain. far and sought her pictureto became a afterwards taken died; but, before she by a she craved little while A herself buried for According to custom, the mother be else one begged After the execution prison yard. the She faltered. never denied. was and buried was love mother's son. satisfied at the result. verdict,seemed the against the die,every to had father than more sentenced guiltyand found was his trial. testified much the mother to hurt it seemed of worst on (forthe the witnesses "When in the court. died) sat put was mother All through the trial,the widowed the of one murder, and committed He criminals. 13 KNOWLEDOE^ PASSETH not the measure mother loves you and is to be me. in height or thifi world Think pared com- ever of the love 14 that God have must world. I used appeased the for years world He world, that He believeth in Him should (John iii,16). I have can passedon. so I have often Who loved the world?" love fathom or know the height,the the love of God ; but God as His Come He with dying lips: what it his friends" life for thought of Him. first love Him so for the for the loved the so those words scale the Can you hear this,that But does a that : he that the upon "God His might breadth, of It ' 'passeth the Son they love of cross piercingcry for not of from know not you? "Greater lay down man it and heights of like the look that I high just quoted depth of Calvary,and to loved is this The is not 10, it is written that He have the love of God, 13). xv. God if it as had of his life for Christ laid down Jesus His his enemies. Another thought (John " it is ; but never say that He than man no me Son than past his findingout. was me and to have must "Father, forgive them; they do!" love hath it seemed depths. Paul prayed depth,the length,and there. hangs the can knowledge" (Eph.,iii. 19). Nothing speaks to us of Christ. I would height; I We its father,and boy I thought at my to die for it ! fathom can a God, and only begotten Son, that whosoever life" not perish, but have everlasting been able to preach from that never its to and me give His that God thought climb never Hia gave to I did idea that God the after I became to die ; and Son His gave I had I looked as love Oh, the when text. But Son of Christ than more between came love for the Father die. to deal to die for the Son His gave other or of God. giving His GOD. He good a only son, an requiredmore Son when TO that Christ anger had the Father had Somehow judge; stern a WAY to think of the Father. was THE : us, He loved us idea that he does to be found "Herein and : sent in long love not Scripture. In is love, not that His be the Son before to we we ever until us 1 John loved we iv. God, but for propitiation loved sins." He You loved your your love. And our in His were his father him that he him any children loved up, rose and and What golden there homes child of about God, we resisted mother a her, because from child she because the mother of the the Every night grew At thought it best coffin. After not the "Mamma! "mamma!" mamma!" and little creature so the sobbed wanted the and the and over child then see failed to find that her loved : to as home sepulchres.In her stand under- her mother. neighbor's a but mother's; her dead one child the death they in her mother room crying house: take to not take into one much could after into another the whole him statelyrooms? not ran If pearly gates, necessary to they could child love makes sleep in back him. so disturbed to When us was died ; and to let the burial herself was cause attractive, be- and it It be What us. little child to go mother went Is it the sickness, and worse, last home. and dying; was reader, the not like whited are so of God. furniture all these still : with does loved to die for the love. mercy wiU who But Him. to God's attractive ? Him for him Dear the love care not loved God Heaven reached Never! back dealt in thought had did home. us the news revealed beautiful with the nature house, and No. Is it the some Brooklyn her that shall behold we attractive? ; bring Heaven streets? his to only-begottenSon His lovingHim. was father father be because he has will make his that his down came it will be because No sin the back? to is lost it will not one 15 anything It gone back ought calamity fell God give him went that have he upon of the Father Adam's of thought ever we Suppose off, and would he the knew they before him. cast more, dawned or thought ever we before long so, was thought any before us " KNOWLEDGE, thoughts. that Adam PASSETH brought the prodigal home? What love T THA "LOVE and crying "Mamma! when the she cried to be taken. 16 THE back to the the that given Himself ask love ; you to share does not should is or has love us, I of the Do think not who Father. true a are ungodly" (Rom. that had not loves He imagine God He would Is your heart and while we to the There is great deal us. the whole of be to wants and you His in the a "Unto " thought But He no, country child of four years and asked him They then drove an was Him that God God friend, not in that, 8). God us, (Rom. v. belong If you has, that lot in this love was brother with the I think (i.5.) which us, and first wash us. About intenselyexcited elder lieve be- we also loves the world. loved would first loved old, who away part and in Revelation that despiseit? my toward for us" can of Christ. cross passage for you that you He holy : love vince con- believe that say, sins of the whole have to died and ; we me the died enough hard so Christ themselves, "Yes, to Let holy." commendeth world, then might the to die for the exhibited been away time have not love Him we yet dnners, Christ were him sent us, if love the pure "God ungodly. saying some loves God does you He Is that not 6). v. you? loved you. loves the pure only wants sinner, God a strength, in due yet without were you can He I to nature keep does ! He for you. tell. It is His you ia and us cannot to shine. sun that, because care loved let unbelief not attractive heaven bless you. we that love He makes yourselfup against His love, and spurn do it; but it will be at your peril. can I It God in that love. and died for the You why love you, "When brace me Do you if He us. GOD. Christ see it is the nature just as Him. save for it is because suppose from shall we TO what So neighbors. thought If you WAY stolen. about Two' us." washed us, and then eight years Charlie men a ago Ross, in a a gig some candy. they wanted boy, leavingthe elder younger if 18 WAY THE she so managed by " boy let Will you is in me a will be the excitement had better wait that you speak do Let alive! him to and does boy supposing my him." break the wake and go him wake said face and him." speak never him to Doctor, " : see side; I won't his by sit down up off. You; I should and up, will not If you '" sleep;he* to graduallyto news :: until I tell him without remain not me boy your said she boy?" my afraid if you am into the doctor's looked and great that it will carry him so come, hospitalwhere? the nurse just got I awhile, and have mother The I have *' critical state ; and very and get through the^ to doctor the to went to the ward go said: doctor The she Then was. entreaties At last she found lines to the Wilderness. her and tears QOD. TO you may 60," said the doctor. She she to be feastingas touched cried the touch of that could her How ! his upon brow. The off; she laid There opening knew He love and was the moment come!" have you loving hand. hands boy, he, without of her she When her keep boy. seemed eyes his countenance! "Mother, out: him not forehead the his eyes, at upon hand loving that tender, hand to look she into the face of her looked and gazed she enough near cot longed had How got the to crept sympathy in it. recognize it; you it is unkindly ; Let to Him. He power. His Him?" can His be about will tenderness I Christ imagine Why, What you ; and you He need will hold and fill that of you saying, you, will You you heart will you treat may never is" be underneath loving arm keep and will. never in this world. better Friend loving hand but world The full of tenderness. so of Jesus loving touch feel the Ah, sinner, if you to have a day to- come you; let His with mighty of yours with love. some just as you would go " How to your shall I go mother. to Have "LO done you your a and *" say, in the Christ have want Go If to Him how see give to for- you that you Him, sins,and you 19 great wrong? a way. loved " WLEDGE. Mother, I same not right; confess Him KNO great injury and you that you tell Him treated mother Treat me." and T her to go you so, SSETH PA THA VE to-day have not quicklyHe will hless you. I reminded am been had that In news. knew Lincoln would there is refused to sentenced by be But in up pardon one or story, and has ; if suffer been a sentenced that has man the been consequences." that their faith to believe not : They forth the said course. gone again must its father to father her her were the the the of it touched in. As United war; started House olf to they allowed Secretary's room, he but refused President. to But boy allow the of the she into Abraham States the were her little President When to let her her in; to pass. to enter the girl told her private secretary; Lincoln's senators, generals, there the train the President's where the heart went on Washington. the soldiers refused x:)itiful story, and to got strong in hope ; she got and who leading politicians, about he had mother the White private office there order an her have who two to interfere going take must boy, he their the But the read if Abraham Now, wanted boy. The they heard had loved She shot. when " mother his law private secretary was, passed said: and the Vermont, told she When she plead for the little girlwas she broken to be who boy a pardoned. she reached but were be shot." court-martial and father ordered of little girl. She use; no is not might to that " and a father brother President away was court-martial, and that That home my Washington "No; by mother how let my not to have and Lincoln, and life of Abraham go court-martial by of the father hearts the tried incident of another governors he so room, and important business happened to see that child about 20 THE standing at and his door. she went Abraham He was When he the hearts want have back. girl,heard her Jesus Abraham as no much He to Him, He was American little while a and this man spy. He to be shot. The they been and the think will go If you and when else will ; one need, He will a you. to America. went few years and after he out right save naturalized,and was that earth, had on no the think you will be touched when your Cuba; the trial so came be- he felt restless there; it had been in in 1867; was the know verdict,that tcf be and conducted was did not man he shot, he sent English Consul, the case, He England by them, proving his innocence examined lived ever on Spanish government as a by court-martial,found guiltyand ordered whole told him be you that broke war it, do Do he just as that little prayer? After to went the poor condemned but arrested tried was ; It may else will. left man civil was language, and When a Go compassion mercy one citizen. and dissatisfied, Cuba had ago Englishman an an and years thirty Tell it all out ; No! sin and confessingyour few man no him gave Christ? to answered will have pity when it possible ing keep noth- had Christ? as down the little girlto cheer Lincoln. your any else will ; He will have A or compassion one with to go petition and Lincoln, trickled mother. how hear guage. lan- own dispatchand sent Washington at once. pardoned him, Lincoln will not wanted, a to story to tell. If Abraham she tears great sent to Abraham dark a what story in her wrote home and know to that little girlwent Lord boy him of the father you that you the arrived, the President sent know told her He that days' furlough,and Do and cheeks. to have army GOD. to father, and a Lincoln's to the TO wanted him right to He WAY found and and in what was was found the Spanish going on. guiltyand to the American laid the whole case sul Conbefore claiming protection. They that this man whom the Span- "LOVE to the they went man whom he is not Spanish die." There consult their The morning was brought He the They took upon it,took came jack, the then the flags. "He and poor of love news. Believe heart a by it will drive and joy shall has was must not awaited around doth is come over us. it gloom be yours. carriage and took the union it around the man, him the and the ner, star-spangledban- officers they did not dare said: "Fire to fire upon behind and His is under left hand those that ; it it into of God will head banner to-day. His Gospel; blessed, precious, Blessed to-day: my (Song Sol. ii. 4, 6). banner to-day if we will. the under banner me" embrace the love Ghost to fire. But The banqueting house, to-day;receive Let order the over of it. under can man young . . dug. was grave great governments to the come A drawn up. Spanish dare." They secret cart, and a rode the the executed. to be just pullingit down wrapped two can away He could men cart, placed the His Holy the man executed. of the were hand hfe. new you me sinner banner into to . we these English Consuls love. God Thank Any was right and were soldiers wrapped There was His and flag,and brought me over cap, out turning That flags. the and sprang flags,if those of American Consul and said, '" ; man guilty;he his coffin in to be was black British American upon he the which sittingon Spanish English Consul cable; innocent an found been has is here, this Look *' General Spanish he on out the the just then said, to death the coffin out The his face. and perfectlyinnocent; was governments. place where to the General electric no was with shot condemned have you guilty." But tried by our law; been to be condemned ish officers had 21 KNOWLEDGE:.^ PASSETH THAT be your shed heart; and abroad in your darkness; it will drive away drive sin ; and away enter peace 22 TO WAY THE QOD. CHAPTER THE " GATEWAY Except be man a II. INTO born he again cannot which is we are to ask were Christ those would solemn afford be to " be born man it. the foundation therefore reallythe has been he will be A this that if " unsound a with in dark and to solve man The the Word once came to him una-wer. told with He New the that me a Things Bible in that and on " If you can to is come. this doctrine fundamental of this before trine doc- subjectwill may seemed meet very " about God. answer A friend after-meetings,a long list of questionswritten said: God" upsets all false religion of his one cept "Ex- plain. very Birth about Birth New difficulties that he will become about other every can religion. My experience understanding God. of the doctrine mine to of than for the world is unsound man of We us. rather of the Christian a if I one plain. He says, the Kingdom of see hopes our thousand a mysterious all false views true A things doctrine almost on before come cannot of the I suppose they embody true are can This perhaps, with did." it very of all C B in the Bible. help makes God, that Jesus they beheved New Birth, nine tenths of many again, he less inherit much It is questions that Christ God." if of the about of kingdom this passage. of this text deceived the of "Yes, I believe He thing. one a doctrine say: the most than audience any if the words Now this in the taught them familiar more enter the Word portion of no KINGDOM. iii. 3.) (John There THE these out of man for him questionssat- made I have isfactorily, Christ first? Then friend, can you Christ, he looked received Ihen it seemed flemus Ye to him must be born from what better do Notice again," how amongst the born ** from of other I would "EXCEPT," shall all likewise converted,and the born " said to him, ently altogetherdiffer- to Say that *' born was again" be born Except a man of the Spirit." From find this we word (Matt. (Matt,xviii. 3.) exceed shall the in no Except " enter case all into the ye be to in- enter righteousness of the They 20.) v. " little children, ye shall not as is in this world. us where three. of heaven." Pharisees, ye heaveii." " Nico- Except ye repent, perish." (Luke xiii. 3, 5.) "Except ye righteousness shall and it. questions; but answered. be to come passages just name become kingdom had I venture ever above,"* he After so. Christ To to come The treated all his life. Do " questions." all been was Scriptureputs number a had mind, and the greatest blessingthat will better his list of at expected; but night in hau had they 23 Christian." a into these again." He he blessed to be that you '* again if as KINGDOM. look \^ith his troubled came ihe most THE mind my tho.ughtthat perhaps he man '' up think," said my not you INTO GATEWAY THE your Scribes kingdom the really mean of same thing. I am thankful so that Lord our this ruler of the Jews, this doctor the or at the well of w^oman to Zaccheus. matter said: "" If He for these Oh yes, but I am an of the people of had such iii. 3. uprightman; Jerusalem Marginal as publicansand Hgainsthim. "John or reserved Nicodemus I suppose of the Samaria, three, or these spoke of reading. was : there the New law, rather to Matthew the his teaching on Birth to than to publican, this great these, people would harlots I do one was not need need of the best nothing have to be to be verted: converted." con- specimens on record I think it is scarcely to be born need fit for the not Spirit. we but man until he that We away from if he what Eegeneration turn of we ture ven- he say and also know is another is lost nature this. man, I would is born by man confirms that prove for heaven. meet are God, us to me that God, will very fall into sin. soon let Now, me say to church. Very Christians. are to do that say, Christian? a have born I am; born "' do to over a ask them is lam: right What has class yet another think resolution I am " leaf," and new they tion. Regenera- No. is ing go- if least, I think what new is not this is not There a forming It birth?" new again? turned No; a at but Ah, trying that is not. people, and see course am being regenerated. are "I Is not with who those of I Sunday." every Others not often "Yes, to church I go they being is not again. being baptized do will Nor I have people say, "Why, when I of God. I tell you baptized into God. should church, they the the is all terrible mistake. " of God." else sweep You Except " a it away. any cannot be one other born 1 because be not its But place of be God Y^ou he reading foundation " I Birth the cannot this rests pray Son the forbid New baptized into again, be may that I put that in the if you the were Kingdom baptized into place. again they the utterlyimpossible. hear you born was baptizedinto were right in in the " man If any on believe that against it. anything place of Regeneration God. it is Yet good. any baptized;and church, and yet Baptism say that you been baptized." They was baptized into of of teaches holiest for candid no experience our and is kingdom Bible The guilty,and the best there GOD. TO necessary before again that to say " WAY TBE 24 see his Kingdom the hopes that it is " on God a of dom Kingthing any- may 26 WAY THE Christ; that is what but this patch up to creation. new creation of Genesis does man Man earth He Adam" is not of God. is There a be if it is a chapter there but created the one God the world redeemed Christ must ; and no ing try- are the first In part. When to take When alone. was creation new appear. there is not a They There nature. be the work it must do. trying to are Eegeneration NEW God. men old "' GOD. TO He was* alone. That '* of the cannot change You spots. holy you might without the that to do skin, and his the well try to as help for the black as man might just as well try to God in the flesh. Therefore, is flesh; and God Now His tells We kingdom. salvation doubt no not but we mot obtain " believeth do not work towards (Rom. to be Iiave your salvation carefully." when before little boy, dollars; and saved. " ** you I want Work Well," he I will be careful I first left home and " says, I how went to we spend Boston; have but salvation own you it out. me not, cross; Why, that do we saved; are the your spend let There worketh because work to be well worth that out can If there effort; but from that but not " mountains. to him work you in all that work We "" those " serve get into to are it would trembling" (Phil.ii. 12). and to my 5). We It is written, it. Avith fear say iv. It is to all that. admit is worth works. our we way in the way, salvation by our climb A white. of the flesh is born how chapter We for easy as moon and Spiritis spirit." of the for. as himself which that rivers,and just the over to work not mountains that it this working those while to swim is are is worth rivers and were in us leap is born that which be to wash man " Ethiopian change his leopard cannot make yourselves pure It would God. of The iii.6.) Spiritis spirit." (John is born that which flesh is flesh ; and of the is born which must Suppose hundred the I lars dol- hundred remember it." I I had spent all my GATEWAY THE and money, knew by there only was had She and careful to be very I required to have have it picked. So Christ what meant woman there glad that letter I was pockets pickto was urge pocket. Now salvation have must last I great many a anybody pick my something in my pocket you thought At oh, how were large part of before I could before you can "How I I these can "Born ear. A if you do not bloweth I do me here, and a hundred hundred direction from miles feet, and what currents of explainthem, and these I cannot. it out. reason away find it it is down due blowing When here. wind; but do not understand suppose you do says, I can ask me "The it. sound the and whither it Spirit." (John the blow south. I north due may iii. You wind. It may You for things it." hearest about in man it out; but reason cannot of the everything these can it cometh that is born he as to believe thou teU whence understand not to one frankly I for strange to his very us just to salvation brow must ask listeth,and it not is every so : canst a Spirit! How "You hope no He people who will mysterious very some is is now out people saying that. where thereof, but 8.) of the it out, I tell you reason are "This it out, do not reason work It sounds people say, great many a be?" born is that Pharisee's on things great many imagine goeth scowl again; be?" wind possiblydid, the see there do to There trying to are imagine can have men Christ. they is finished!" Calvary, "It on All that as Nicodemus thing." out of Jesus long so as say, few that I me. to let not said. He themselves. ask a cried accept of the work to letter for a I day. a it out. When or be little sister; and my heard in Boston, work one letter from a get it. me three times post-office home mail a day from ; but the to there might possibility some received to I went 27 KINGDOM. THE INTO go a up entirelyopposite an ask me that, because them, I were to I explain cannot to take my 28 TBE and stand than that little some blowing against wind blow did I not not seen ia umbrtella my it blow see I heard it blow wind, and might the other forest,and the it felt it "Did say, I about the not and day? off in the street? the in wmd." as more the hands hat man's the trees she of my out a thing girl saying, "I know face;" and my such no does; often have man GOD. TO there assert, "Oh, imagine can WAY Have growing I corn in the country?" You might just as wind, thing as being born in my tell as of the blowing in my things many could never There cannot the God made are great a traveler Jesus religionof things he Christ had it (Gal.i, 15, 16). up not out. reason their minds said, "'I heard could not An you not old say would you "Yes," out." reason heard man "Well," he said, "coming down some geese, eating grass you grass. was believe sheep, some Can turned it is into a the me believe the train by "Oh of Son in of young journey what could he presently and anything they said, on His not anything they you so." is "that to-day,I noticed some process hair, feathers, bristles fact?" and their on ; and ministry party a was cial commer- a reveal swine, and some tell you not almost explainand I heard to them I world, but But of revelation believe to the cannot country; and the up great a power. I There working believe. nothing. pleased God man a are I see that matters were Me," says Paul they made that heard "When together,going of can as felt the wind which creative a investigation. men I such no God There yet that I believe. that say was many out, and reason it out. it out there thing I have truly as creation. is of spirit out, but reason will admit man every reason there such no felt the I cannot out reason tell how I cannot I have as cannot that me is reallyand face. I there me Spirit. heart, justas tell well and yes," they said, all cattle that same wool? "we Do cannot GATEWAY THE help believingthat, though said the old And I who men " set Have the upon Their not tongues and things have REGENERATED Down a become ucw " should to go a earth? See hark ! A and hide has about been marks the And head. been has blows been she now suffer his brutal have her waits to the be converted. I Go down house change not that As of "Rock man, but a of heard that reveller, but the Ages." The cluster around Regeneration? I can a are to regenerating power that such many of wife not the what a It is old good longer afraid no His "I me." save and of that strains Is to singing. one his knee. you able some and oaths that if I will I weeks: few a children happy glow. take is that to her: says there God in hear with the I again in and comes you her face lit up happy by believe approach you the song hymn, the ! and meeting; can to He treatment. borne defenseless his hear to the time a her on run meet she has Many down expecting to time for weeks. brought children the on But there. waits a of that like hell reign The of his strong right hand that hell,you near more the door, and at and only,but the house to patient wife torment. Many themselves. get anything distress heard are great cities is our to Go home. and of one want Is there want footstep is He man. the mouths? their Jesus. if you drunkard. their feet reformed not are alleysof drunkard's poor miserable poor in Christ I think been men had in have blaspheming; and now things have passed away, They new. mcu drunkard. poor and who worst put when man, men pit,and song Old in the dark there new see very of the out a occupied in praising God. all I Christ." Jesus regenerationof the of the cursing were it." "Well," some picked up Kock, fail to understand reclaimed, when been been regenerated 29 help believing in cannot have reformed. been we help believingin I cannot see "I man, KINGDOM. THE INTO of him, is near a pictureof homes, made religionof Christ. 30 "What to lead The TO GOD. power to overcome to come such has heaven. of eternal Take a and the redeemed; if here heaven to be are we If prepared people. would say, to heaven hearts "' under I do not just want they as is filled with a to stay there. must begin a taken crystalpavement of the tree of life,he If men without by nature, of those taken were having their rebellion in heaven. be another company tainly, Cer- to make were the placedon stay here." would holy prepared place for a the shadow are regenerated,there Heaven and York in corruption and blasphemer a or hell than in to want is dom? king- the pure, the among we who into His is full of in heaven Heaven foreigners all those " be rather not gambler that born " heart happy a and of heaven be he would the complain agaiust to law a in heaven of New of the streets to make be is to becoming Presidents. ever would earth. on right from whose man When country. life must placehim and wickedness, out right God of country requires that no them unregenerated man An and have forbids a kingdom the in they God not heirs become born shores our the of this law be law, which a Now, The should President get into to way it. into temptation,the right hfe. a only "born" is the want men power a WAY THE who been have twice BORN. In Moses the Son should Mark done the 14th and lifted up the of Man not be lifted up ; that Let for you. He could he have In one done have tell you me has salvation. more. of this verses done You who are life." need not wait As must so "WHOSOEVER." unsaved everything even " believe th in Him whosoever eternal read chapterwe wilderness, serpent in the perish,but that! your 15th that for God what He God could to do do has ward to- thing any- place he asks the question,what more (Isaiahv. 4). He sent His prophets,and of sin, and us this In chapter we namely, by lifted up Moses the Son say God answer If you Let any inherited it. I tell known would was and but for tell you "' well: this it hag I this look at me." be me cost : take me a I in say given have me. *' up Do in it is strange; but it is and great deal, it shall me. " a tion." consump- want a any one remedy." the leading they tell me Moody; you have and think, then, I years ago physicians to die; I am perfectly strange very This fact. a it will not a is you the along: come Well, ten '" by health; I tried Europe; it cured that to there " ease get the dis- of my are you "No." this medicine, sin. of Adam's happens know and medicine any I did not I Yes, sir." was him well; I do not it. you falsehood?" a do says, country and " it will not neglect Moody, believe "But going account friend he But," '" about me is on any it very years." Yes, it may cured I know not far gone. I took by " ago. years to be he mother. A says: should perhaps you will.be better able dying of consumption, which am own, suppose. hope." no me as or that." physiciansin " us reply, me is father plain com- thinks man a I tell you I fault of my But, sir, I do there If they talking was it. way, that in Him men six thousand man man Suppose my at me, a lost,it will not be are it,let he looks called in that from I inherited by a illustrate this; and me to understand I he sin of Some as must so believeth life." unreasonable that ago injustice,as good. ' " the the wilderness, eternal that it is very Just cross. that whosoever "* have the saved, be to are on up vince con- saved. to be men serpent in hftedup, long not was to brazen responsiblefor this to be lifted was perish,but not and held the of Man should It who Him how they Holy Spiritto are we told are the sent how to show Son, and beloved His has 31 KINGDOM. THE sent He Now Him. murdered He then killed them; they INTO GATEWAY THE cure you. cost you case." medicine Although anything. Do 32 lightof it,I beg aiot make iike to believe but you; "other friend, and he friend, and that and tome; took they its saving ; I die. ye good no If bitten been by save never Eemedy from a many the the their children. mother eyes! and that up all away over you. "How then shall There is hope good no at look to done us will look to power at had and the wound is to hath who no have would do must Adam because Israelitish camp Fathers Over see to his last the camp. at the the at save you and In a that child has mothers are the beloved the bitter tears. resting place. Tears are arid desert been bitten just burying form. The There pouring down they bearing are to be laid in the earth. that scene because dying are many yonder they is about cries; you Many is offered. tiny grave; weeping, gather around borne spurned save of the Israelites ; look your remedy short mournful Him that I offered to Looking you believe in I do not be It does in the wound. to away fieryserpents. loved hands light. fieryserpents,it What the camp pictured to neglect then sin. Behold is the one. look " been of the one any your had we look at to remedy neglect the remedy. wound. the friend will not than rather offered neglect so great salvation?" if ye if you ior you the self; my- been is then reason spurned you My as has ground; perish,it darkness v/illchoose escape, The So, if you fell; but because them. it to the I dash power the remedy. You cured all they bad as that medicine same it has that the medicine. me the were am another another; and they say in brings an- I thing. same and another, and with returns the away, thing. They same and away goes reason." to my contrary goes another, and the to testify Well," I say, "I should testifies to one istill disbelieving;so '" you." this is that GOD. TO of friend Hearing this, my a WAY THE All the is away family, hear father by mother; a You is is the being wailing going for thousands 34 did it take a to look ; and That He the There not is not know that God you I call convert: like that? you say would believe shows you would my look mother pulls up where and " I get well." " If God had said. Take ask the ** me your to do brass and cure do not "I cannot. I only was cured that did told : as I I tell you I the have there! I you the me and "Look was unreasonable it into the there might be something in the brass that would cure ports re- lieved just be" Well, been." That worse philosophy of philosophygo: rub to wish camp; an do "I badly sleeve. Let how well." perfectly Well, if I understood But, sir,you live.'' am bitten ; and was I the as his anything astonishing most mother through bitten young me, man: it." My I cure the serpent,and said,and were you man are." heard the to pole is going yourself!" Y^ou is of is all. be what may a on young philosophy being were young mark than the that I do not the serpent shall '* as "That do." I Israel cannot bad remedy?" believe to heard not serpent, and says going am does He What He He possible. you that upon he Oh,'' "* me." brazen man. serpent as just looked; what The was at that that I and die." have praise to was; cure a man. think that I looked I look the young young him he " that I fancy not can Why, '" who heard," says explain know it. sir,I ever just was live; it is not cannot to lift up old brass "Yes, I need You ** physiciansin an It can as provided a remedy." do not Wh^ so!" thing not of those none that " him, told Moses If the think me?" has You " bitten die. need intellectual an with were he justimagine can who man young tells I Israel who has said that die." all those convert. physicianin God Why, young replies,"I a the news? has and man young a another to him up is boy sees GOD. well. were callingon now God. runs they TO Israelites? serpent-bitten those cure Hebrew him see "" WAY THE it I Ino/i and thing. wound, the bite. GATEWAY THE Young before just the the The and that. At length his mother, thing a in, and she world a appeal not God Look, and is,a great and is to to you I been in the just the I out have the man says they "" : And nature I in dreds hun- saw perfectly like to to get into go in this wilderness; remedy. believe that dies man comes news all the the young to do it." best I want I cannot reason. would camp, are understand not If the *' cannot I should die; to to and camp, and gone, I do " there be can many Calvary. and It I in can quence conse- instruments the Bear it is offered looking at pole. every *" " Look sinner. poor Look all. to the You in mind, to hold Israelite life for right,but look bitten reader, this very hour. church. is all not this saved, my is the beyond for is eternal people are that Y^'ou need chosen say roots, and or contrary so it is terrible to die here my the church Look Look they all unbelief. own And pole ; church; all. far provided a remedy; you. the he tells medicine, there a serpent, that in was provided a remedy live!" it is boy, moment." a of his at the and you;" herbs, some as painful thought very the fact get well in has But way. strange thing. very has young promised land, but and I very The now." who you. were well; it is does seen into the tent, and saved get at the "My says, for who as a and But look such the that often in others, and the decoction do well I have him takes calls it is to go take in something the in the Lord he says told Moses them, be man young had stew how it." 35 thing. same Lord another, and story; and same talked have tell him Just *' Bays: who me calls in man young KINGDOM. explainthe philosophy of man, people THE INTO pole. iieed the at The Do church the ministers; they up the Remedy, look not at cannot are to hold One. died just up the save Crucified sinner, that Jesus at trouble look not God for God's Christ* 36 THE WAY TO GOD. _ And so, friends, take eyes off from my away the this hour. God, to look. old, who and that God '' mother who men God very hour^-this the bite I want thought take a a and the the Remedy sinner taketh and the help you you away good do look good look!" a save Lamb and there saved." am is " Just day this " if you will I do not feel sinner, and a How enough." of look. you, I old. year this very I know bite look! " saying, one at are; and take then to lift your Say me much a "I and does surgeon's then fix your then fix your eyes It is better to look a God He died for the And Calvary. at wretched poor of Him!" I Sinner, Lamb on to the say the take eye to the Man the friend, a get through." what See at had illustration. good world." will and off till I off. look that wound, wound; them who operation,to any wound. the sin of the sinner. told them was your at the doctor at the take that do not than he look not a I knew performing time Christ, and on " at will some there; and before me; Son coming at the to be years is is willing to His I did. in Belfast Take '" he us to feel it? surgeon patient, I hear father world; how He feel the not is teach to Look! *' the I knew trust I wish as was was, on moment. I do I leading eyes very imagine you When custom and much as all that; but God word at His who one the It is to look sin of from boy, only four before long saved. I wish *' say, Him. to look the away "When boy, took Jesus; who education an your be life for you little little to her for every take trust look. to be taketh will girl,that learns way there take men; to up require can says life this moment Some not read, is the Lift them little That the little child And a do off from eyes world, and we cannot the home, church. sin of the Thank how the your who ungodly God may And as the. GATEWAY THE Israelites looked and look you a In " I would take you kingdom Lord The his shook He sinned she in him a conversation that his soul. were and 15th verses Moses As "' the must so believeth stopped He asked " That's good; time ; and had there a then change a of and cot and won't went smile had come on had you on were and the said lifted again ; with it and I did it ! hands I saw his it John. 14th the up whosoever life." "Yes." leant He his together, said, it the chapter. hands Oh, how ious anx- the I said I read the rest of the was eternal so. read wilderness, that have there?" closed,his the that to to solved re- times, caught up; again?" I so evident came that clasping his sure chapter of in perish,but ; who he " was I wanted I us ners." sin- save three was third said, I have I peace or I : purpose." to man a serpent be not read in when before Man his face. over the to me; die with I I you it me; came could ; for it said, "Is it He I And do save the carry that prayed two gone. passage Son finished, his eyes was on to read the on I Christ should me me be But ** die. can?" cannot I not cannot for and me. was and I came see him arms my should him. lifted up Him in He elbows the " he I turned riveted eyes words, may hospital a in the north, and promises I the would His even that he about said, mother stay with hours few He " *' I I " said, "Who said, He And anxious was in up he can to help could; but And of his thought repeatedall a if I Christ life." I would and so aroused was wanted to me in was "chaplain" me right head, and all my I that die!" Jesus I night I wards wanted God of help you cannot called he into the "* he said " said, and of the of the one and chaplain healed, were Pittsburgh Landing the middle in man him to went 37 KINGDOM. live. at Murfreesbro.' told that THE serpent and the upon the battle of After INTO were was third When folded, and lit up! What lips quivering,and I 38 THE up the Man I heard him leaning over serpent WAY in the in whisper, read on even He any more." those two not and said, eyes He lingered a and then in the seat of should his verses; chariots,to take his Son the in Him opened Hfted Moses As " must so believeth life." hours, pillowig his head of Christ's faint a whosoever perish,but have eternal ''That's enough; don't one QOD. wilderness, be lifted up ; that up in TO few went kingdom of God. said to Nicodemus Christ he cannot countries; which the but there John look abroad and earth may that your will eye the Throne from unless You man. born will but the You may but bear of life except You song ear shall who beautiful " are you that never the see the is will born again. of Zion and guarded which the Lamb it; and will see never there you which mansions born been of again. earth, but You bear is by soldiers; sung the crown here ; but the uncircumcised " hear; its melody will only gladden the kave are of the earth; England, are not except you rest upon never out dom, King- upper in London are of crown eye of Moses you by mind in bursts said lords you your songs and of lords When dollars,and that hear may one those in mind and kings Lord again. Tower of and bear the God of kingdom the see may kings thousands the life, rivers of the river which has can clear made beautiful God You the tree of are through Beulah, behold, Christ. the flows many never ; but again. see born are to the go worth of King except you never of bosoms upon and born are land shall eyes the see their rest never the " again, see may trees ; but your may upon of God you again. You ride You regeneratedby unless behold, be born man you " beautiful many Saviour. you vision " faith in the " in again see never country one saw born are shall is a of God." kingdom Bunyan unless you you see Except "* : may in look mind upon the of ear the man- unless city that be invited marriage supper who says It is God the of your face praying for see her you; reader The said, have " Be promise. are born see how " say, daughter could this of man light? "Come ?" again. or this If you young If you way, would and never have who has loved sainted a you one's again. are you will you wish to be I may loved one friend up you could her speak, would "Come this way, son," see " her more up voice, it would lady, have hear a to the one again. a fore, be- gone more If you you than born loved born made you sooner who a has except be to be must that ever is she may and more, again. mother my on she lady who Never ! seems Have shall Spirit. Possibly you a you Nazareth, children born hear way." her need not home or looking that young recently borne one, father of the are you loved If you Come the world born your a see your has dark a do of again. feel in heaven," Jesus see who to your Young she to attend born dying mother; a never you born be addressing yonder. say, hope child, unless your re-united be believe or me shall often again. of meet say mother a ; and grave I who must you and when less un- may be may come man young ! you again. will bedside sure Parents, if you or the a You that see never are but ; from never will you You world You to-night, and born are you be Ah infidels father time by the those but shall see it. and " 16). " never says except you friend. mother shall of you " 39 in this glimpse a here; but sainted the things Lamb it,dear may recently stood the of unless more who xi. 8, 10 feasts marriage to God sojourner again (Heb. born you It is caught KINGDOM. prepare beautiful pilgrim and a are you again. Abraham became time to gone thousand ten see the the born are you may has Christ which sions THE INTO GATEWAY THE not a you mother must der? yonin not my be THE 40 all We hundred have He shores is calling world. the crossed He ago years Let one out. look day to see Jesus the on King give us the in Cross His and heaven. a and beauty, and us to ear be the from Let deaf nineteen Nearly there. over, to you upon us Brother Elder an GOD. TO WAY turn the saved. we backs our world. Then shall heavenly Let we go no shall more WAY THE 42 "If i. 8: 1 John ourselves, and that asked and came and occasion met the am glad to the most faith; but your She tired of the sight of to came.up The and been a few and place there he said: want or for one "My whole life has been righteous Pharisee. I a light broke upon him ; and has of been his his the a soul: and city and most active told of had been not a for have went what Christian up God ever had gas for from cold, colder. But Vermont. I committed a '* And o'clock he the cold, in here was you?" two rather I asked: pray could About he and to you it he shoulder. come State the I have sin. Man Spirithad. street is got almost my shaking where crime; want result; but the business he thirtydays, only was thought I me." deep conviction. in I was you troubles particularly any under man awful other that sin he that in some and held Can't " the worst pray "I "You said: on in which room to go am clad without of hand were wish particularly to you murder, I " so end meetings meetings thought I minutes?" I did not the he said to me, lighted;and good him; near She saw." meetings our adjoining an was a wife: his to get trembling put his which in of close and me posed pur- him. the towards was man persistedin bringing him; conversion." But I said if these will break heart My she get the point of the not ever lady a traveled this cannot we I self-righteousman ! must see and whom I have ; but could you holding meetings husband, anywhere. in conviction of deceive we inhabitants; men pharisaical many sin, no were meeting. after in self -righteousness that needle we her for to pray us into bringing deal have we in us." is not one on GOD. city of forty thousand eastern an that say truth the I remember in we TO Is there he said: conceited, selfHe me." produced this morning in the and was down had since. done the for There which fpur other are used were thee, Except unto God." of kingdom In Luke likewise know we iii. 3.) read: we Verily,verily,I " again, he "Except xviii.,when be the to was told that He cannot say the see shall repent, ye ye said, "Verily I and become all little child a unto say and of heaven, in the midst set him Except you, converted, be ye to the enter kingdom (xviii. 1-3). is another There "Except to Jesus disciplescame little children, ye shall not as of heaven" the greatest in the kingdom took and exceed Pharisees, ye shall and in Matthew in important "Except" righteousness shall your Scribes the born inquirers, perish." who are (John xiii. 3, Matthew In be with deahng Himself. man a in passages Christ by 43 CLASSES. TWO THE righteousnessof the no 20: v. the dom king- to go into enter case of heaven." A the of kingdom with the the but under Saviour other you, kingdom of God A with lady once She said: you in trouble?" is horrible. " said I think hear the before to your willingto and To circumstances came She drops within. That I say unto the was brother It is God. of curtain the brother's his younger You me and must "I think he her is solemn leaves him the not thing a defend a remember I your noble him asked: abuse template; con- of the language favor be outside, and him ily "-Ver- go for her I do not into ter. daugh- sympathize "What is your of the elder brother character." ; but to appropriate: seems wanted who brother would return a the elder. publicansand the harlots you" (Matt. xxi. 31). doctrine." : with elder An one. an kingdom the into go stay outside than be hell to such will want he rather I would kingdom younger before meet brother rejoiceat not "fit" for the made God. younger would Heaven could be must man that it I said that I was a solemn WAY THE 44 take thing to needed talk of being much as man GOD. and the that elder brother When the younger. as it is well to get them pleading with his moral old the at position ; a be converted to look such up TO ple peo- take to good a would boy who not go in. But and sin jailer, '" this from whom What must penitential cry It is well bring to that Son, and hath lieveth the on on Son who a the law. Scripture: ''Believe shalt be saved." (Acts the scowl and saved to be I don't " say, of heaven it is the law though yet they ask " to tell them are utter what, and for where, 36 given all Son things into He hand. His he that be- that believeth abideth of God the wrath life ; but see loveth the Father "The : everlasting life ; and hath shall not read we him." reasonable. this looks Now believingGod's not " up and iii. 35 John the those to believe. how, not with you We that. something besides In thou Christ, and believe,in order they must and straight to of Pl;iilippian necessityto administer no we convinced the To saved?" it is to believe ; and what know them will meet Many 31). is there are from as comes cry I do to be Jesus the Lord xvi. the who of those composed which class with the other to now on It is to deal. have on will pass we by taking stone of unbelief; and believing. When chapter "Has God and God ever devil and The have succeeded promise; and and broken years?" not stumbled He in there would hold His promise have men showing be a for fell this these He jubileein has hell by lieving be- get we the over uprightby them thing : one six thousand trying all the been that words stand right to " again by believe, show cannot them and and lifted up people say they verse, In other word. are we by unbehef got life back we His at fell down. Adam where and word; lost life Man broken time a to-dayif one and single word that He I wicked who : I Life, believe the heart doctrine Doctrines house friend a in Feeding indeed Bread down ask until you The He of not God record hath God Human the God are to the ; but right one dry on if be satisfied. husks ; and not of the partakes heart warmed?" love and to It is God serve Him given hath of to of men, the eternal Son not of of men's disregarded Son. life " (1 men. John how a v. this believeth is the this he the record, life is in that His hath not did not 9). standstill should that the on believeth not life ; and How life,and he he life,and to come : And hath of God that believeth himself in His us He liar; because a affairs would testimony the witness receive we Son. witness gave ordinary intercourse if we to the greater: for this is the witness the that hath of God If " : testified of His made hath He Son of food. lead dinner never live get my get power says is hath hath that God take do not of God that Son. I to am apostleJohn Son which the to feeding on that kind to me cut believe. the witness which How You by believing. way right been on which remain the heaven. from *' : soul know come have trying to believe God personal Saviour; a hunger will my desperately can to if I take there heart. own my I the streets invited is like the is growth what streets must sent Some the doctrines on much me can want If you has who will lead They remain of God. thing. one creeds, and and is not I that he says things, and If you Christ the soul to are of body. there that on all man a (Jer.xvii. 9). Jesus Son of the him above doctrines If to-day than it?" that all from away the broken. myself. can 45 CLASSES. better know can than better lean be deceitful is heart dry could God believe can "The of TWO believe it is well to press cannot I spoken has THE we would testimony? Things if we get commerce in the get on, on social and com- 46 in THE ercial would This to come has borne his fellow we word at His Faith as is ask This might without the at the Salt Lake into San I went along ; and said that I journey. Suppose a in landmarks; of them to be believe that I And then coming was have a rest to my and self-control, good, " is God." I have if taken bid him Mormon book aU miserable of the braska; Netlement set- Sierra the of rightas scepticif, way, remainder the Post to to guide-book. a the I had of the Office,gives there,I find nine progress should a does eyes ; to to as " guide a it for new God without way have good to reason Office. life,and a had never hope, a peace, before; if I get to resist evil and power am foundations, whose thingshave dark, of Illinois, I should the pretty good proof that I hath the something to the been soul, that I find that I have citywhich And a take Missouri; get into the to the Post if,by believing,I get joy, and all. three-fourths ; I not we at procured by I found me whom believe. to the directingme told and leapin see Mountains believe ceive re- believe can a feet State and that, in my he as without leaving the correct not to man City,and would man, a I I should to be man giving him California Rocky we greater." God should faith no something Francisco. having proved it to the after over Nevada ten to walk Mississippi,and then do if It is not be well ask as for that is If ** testimony? without giving him I started His would ; and ears told me, cross a And testimony. to believe You When me of God Christ. believe That man without believe and us. any believe. hear here. frequentlytellinguntruths are belief in a tell some not forty-eighthours! constantlyfinding unfaithful,why are God who men within the witness Jesus to GOD. apostle's argument of men, witness TO dead-lock a is the drift of the the witness WAY in the builder place,and are to right road and now maker taking THE in God's recorded place,as that what doubting. fear. Faith There cannot There be true love casteth out doubted husband! her if after his from three are assent, and know God. " know Thee, the only Thou hast sent" Saviour. He Some say act influenced by will very Take the they shadow our what reason, love knowledge, his whole doubti I say unto believeth Him net come life." that God for " sent into plan tion, salva- of accept Christ life that his as We out. buildingin how see soon all the are it. help cannot has be affected can some given of truth in that time And let Christ, and it life. enough salvation. It does Verily, verily" " you, of the fire; and on We is only not lay hold the to out cry believe. a must we man's a sitting,is There must whom appropriate Him. one that Christ we he. must get we eternal, that they Jesus assent belief and 24. v. of on ; but and some the record " unto feel True ! faith" Then 3). : soul to rest upon " death let to be on John shall had devotion and God, tell how cannot But truly,truly and him quickly affect for every would she this is life know receive must believe man And true we save happen we should we a not his belief. which be if she mother a son's simply give his man a it will by is Perfect ** would home from xvii. (John to what assent If wife a things indispensableto might truth. there appropriation. must give our where is fear. miserable away yet people doubt. a There We there wretched how And clude con- word, unconditionally. where How gone His at to reason faith true no neglect,to questionthat has never be peace and had boy good will be fulfilled. God fear." I have Word, can take is to 47 CLASSES. remains yet talk of her TWO He that heareth Me, hath " condemnation; hath " but one not which verse admit means My word, and everlastinglife, is passed from Now if is there in 1 John iv. 17: have may are in the for him in his condemnation, no He is, the world hold eternal life. Death who man was they procured the court was a that he shocked had has and on so pronounced, was and out free a let Then in deep enough world the tightenough hand his was All the grave-diggersin coffin-makers large enough the with high againsthim, very large enough grave through court the sentence to fear. nought pardon a to go was into went feelingran But, when dig have trial for his life. on that he He The life; all the coffin a a condition on that have cannot make of pardon, presentedit, and walked been pardoned; and so have we. we come, ment. judg- shall we the has He passed; and and influence; and pocket. judge said no us condemned. unconcerned. man. as we judgment. king be pulledout death with the trial,and the us, reading from pardon because judgment: of read we perfect,that made love our is for of day friends had much day is behind I remember and in the believe,there we boldness the is tion, salva- looking ; for Throne of in this world." That He Herein '" be will not He White the Great to boldness we If dread with forward Saviour the appropriatesthis great judgment. of fear no to be Son the sent beUeves and of Jesus the word of and world, and lays hold the he who God on GOD. TO reallyhears person a the heart with so WAY THE 48 Christ cannot eternal hold to but once, to never again. said Jesus beheveth Saviour liveth 26). And I am and touch am Him he beheveth in the "I alive dead, yet shall were in Me Apocalypse am for again, He that shall (Rev live die that liveth, and " evermore he never read we he that the Life: Resurrection,and the though said to John, and, behold, I cannot *' in Me, whosoever xi. 25, : i. " the was 18). : and (John risen dead; Death 50 THE with feeleth that he should waves takes that the Suppose beggar. Nothing If I could, I feelings. But I and I heard meet to fears if and come their faith. looking at were and God; will hold. blessing. you believe can I toothache. or let doubts all the time people are feeleth,or everlastinglife. the anchor us, that He " headache a rock, around say my have that on surge is the hand a not control cannot feet GOD. believe th, hath feel ill, or our Some of does be well all the while. get the I never I should we and kind. of the Bible The Believing. TO WAY Faith this illustration a the street in man . whom had you and you "I thank "How offered for a him hands." thousand do you that which about care after the lay hold of Christ essential is to Faith the see out an eye truth that There home went on to is a the the It too have "How "What do " what I Many money. which by out they is far more who the were kind right dear of think ever taste, but my means w^ould so it is long of as what I friends, it is taking our salvation. The simple. the River. winter and right kind of Christ. appetite. So, is the good hand." faith but " and ; is not livingin the Hudson spend soul if it see that man the have w^as he took me got the the kind right we of to be made cannot with put it in my that I have is the perfect? Word depositedit talked gentleman ; so taste, that satisfies my at His it dollars get this gift?" "I asked you and know : beggar." a thousand a you and not am put it in the right hand?" hand is the eye sight was God did always thinking whether people are taking did put man bank in money he a beg; to to say to you were I money: Hoav the "How dollars know did! it to book." alms; and night he and your accustomed being as money, want "He "I took bank a some "Last is that?" money?" for years I don't you; into my got known with cityof His him New daughter : and who York and in the her course has a family of the TWO THE the scarlet fever broke season be quarantine, to before the little him to to crackers so of the room, floor said and overcoat grandchild,without box of the child for Faith is some come to this But So miraculous Cometh X. says to breathe is water; but That down and And So you take hold So cannot That His and ; but ; drink to people who We So but have you Some you wanting for a "Faith of God" God it. eat faith. not take have to air; but to are It is not to want is the stealing over me ing gratify- it. is it is wTitten, and as missed those God. comes. it is for saw for the you trouble. it. That come plied com- he where hearing by the Word faith up his little been thank and ; giftof to hung faith. believe is bread he of box a had have not was us believe,unless the Word I small when corner, Word feeling. for faith strange sensation same would is the is whence wait wish let " have of by hearing, 17). it it. you kind if her always getting into are God see man at say^ Faith some have you God taking : old anything. token want usual; "Grandpa, way, home return as the into The his she some I want Grandpa, "* word a arranged room looking to same paints." the to him in the spelledout On nothing.. saying had spellout, went with, took she occasions hand, and, leading the without Every morning of these one by man where they would On put in girl was bye," grandchild, "Good- bid his to his business. old little the rest. and go the the He paints." to took corner a pointed his going thing One out. kept separate from grandfather used the old 51 CLASSES.. (Rom. to sit with a me me Word. at His to believe. something appropriateit, and lay of it. In He John that vi. 47, 48 believeth Bread of life." of it. I on There read: we Me hath is the might have thousands I say "Verily,verily, unto everlastinglife. am bread right at hand. of loaves within my I you, that Partake home, and 62 as hungry many fact that and commenced So Christ is he lay else. everything for simply " of Israelites If a and in is man it at will help not hold of might have believed had they order the not feeds on take the edge knowl- A unless go medicine him. he believes The hope. in bitten lifted was have not let must the serpent him rescue he so only would they to cure his as that looked out must inquirer, Him, loaf satisfied. body do to he will be the thrown sick a Christ. on rope the took not as to lived up ; (Num. 6-9). believe the across that So act it. upon Christ. steps Christ He believe His word. a a on the is to Lord a to is what Jesus all of who Christ, put is our aimply so souls their trust to Lord the As Atlantic, take my unless us on not upon help not believe. we will acts believe to the cross he me convey this but : unless does commitment keep it go, Christ it on to make to what act steamer promised of will steamers tried want may knowledge is of have I That and has To who It board on line certain because man knowledge. Jesus a ocean, another help take it; takes unless I we of looking Christ and Him, ixi. hold feed a and ; assent each they would hunger must might unless but ; sees man They heaven of soul the so waiting. their Bread drowning a must but the GOD. TO there was eating, food, If in men bread the natural and WAY THE a man must we to Him; in Him. Him at OF WORDS CHAPTER WORDS " bruised A reed shall not It is dangerous for those the upon experience of the repetition of I had thinks the whole and he and he thinks Word whom the Word For to have v. time Light Another at once." room "The A wages through say, 6. "For Christ (John say, "I person and do he would right in the world persons I have *' those who to are when died we for the need we strength." no Christ. Let yet without were It ungodly." He is because has Christ accept a gift? There Christ says, "I see." viii. come a man that I drew his attention our must but be view the Lord." was can in the only to moment be saved the long vi. 23, is eternal does when all Enquiry- to Romans gift of God How a not came, am eyes" (lea.xlii. 7). think not He 12). holding of sin is death; Jesus bridge; is to go preciousit is the blind "to open night; one may say, "I cannot may any meadow a there he the weak. of the world" give light,but are field ; and under to go mother. grand- or that for the anxious thing strengththat no may a into converted was to be very man give strength to Another down go in a saved. a due to If there Romans to converted lean to waiting for are grandfather enquirer were best ought to be strength,in we ought Another instance turn people. Many who xii. 20. seeking salvation are was of God. asking how who friend The xlii. 3 ; Matt. Isaiah of their that if any to the break."" other town Lord. COUNSEL. experience converted. find the him a IV, OF He 63 COUNSEL. it take you have life, to it 54 WAY THE the another's, and months hke when another not, and It does however small when moment a " It may hfe. seed,'very mustard the it it is yours. when get eternal to have you next GOD. TO in the at it is take not some six he cases commencement. ing people are converted so gradually that, like the mornthe dawn began ; while, light,it is impossible to tell when and the truth with others, it is like the flashing of a meteor, Some hursts I would not is street is for important when to prove know to me I was that verted con- I really been. that be It may is the across go what ; but have suddenly. them upon impossible to have been became a will partaker of challenge any that saw Levi, the and said Him" Divine (Matt. ix. ; but that it there must place,and he when nature. believe in Me' "As Jesus the New I tament Tes- passed by He receiptof custom, and he arose could be more : 9). Nothing in the conversion a But conversion. sudden Alpheus, sittingat him, 'Follow unto began took instantaneous. of son birth change to show one carefullytrained so new the the not not was been the when moment a has tell when people do Some child a and followed sudden than that. publican,sought Zaccheus, the he the to came *" little of was Zaccheus, conversion branch and place climbed he stature looked He haste, and make have the ground. poor; and false accusation, few in these if I We have I restore are days could say and and tree. When a (Luke because Jesus said, and him, saw told the half fourfold" that he that xix. 5). in goods from (Luke proof of any xix. their Jesus I man 8). His the received of my anything taken him up Jesus; place some'\;Y^erebetween and said, "Behold, Lord, joyfully, to the see down" come taken must up to give by Very conversion. WORDS The as whole preached Christ Peter Ghost fell On day They when And doth what And hinder " 38.) " A they has man next been as tell him we and year, would be believest both went the baptized they were he with all here on is water: hindered. Nothing all thine heart, thou the queen his on they went as into the water Candace, went ; and the opians, Ethi- of the rejoicing. (Acts way through Scripturethat versions con- instantaneous. of t-aken has to take $1,000 in in five years That would were brought twelve months; yeav, and next be upon the the his from stealingmoney the $500 next, until the eunuch, down in the habit only "50? less the taken sum principle same gradual conversion. If such a person because it would once, the But (Eph. iv. is in the we thou and employer. Suppose should but baptized?" will find You sudden were Holy gladly received Philip, "See, to be to baptized,and was viii. 2(y said me the to great authorityunder of man And the company baptized. (Acts x.) were talked eunuch Philip said, "If mayest. suddenly; for (Acts ii.) Philip the their way, his only converted, not were and three thousand of Pentecost day. same they converted was to him and them, on the Word. the of Cornelius house 55 COUNSEL. OF advise day, would and could he be considered Bible 28). habit him says, It is of not get rid of " a very Let him "right cursing to utter eighty the next change not about one more day; the habit? mode his and doned, par- of life all at st-rangeproceeding. that " stole steal face!" hundred than the court before Suppose times a ninety oaths so that in the The Saviour more no day the a person : should following of time course he Swear not getting drunk and says, ** at all." (Matt.V. 34.) Suppose another man beating his wife twice is in the habit a month; if he of only did so once a THE 56 and month, the then only ground, same been the and disciples, kill so gradually,but it would all at not do to not to hold reasoning as is used by let was tell him those do who all at once, change same believe not been threatenings be the this would out; to of his he had preaching Christ the not die out Suppose that his way on stop breathing out say pose Sup- slaughteragainst enmity once. commence not it would sudden he prison, to to philosopherswould the because into intended; and slaughter,and and Paul, when to casting them he as many told that sent be, upon conversion. gradual as breathing out threateningsand to Damascus heart months, that would in six once OOD. TO reasonable as had Ananias WAY in was so kind of neous instanta- conversion. not hold like to such see a look of you in will lift up to mine earth. He keepeth thee shall neither the Lord not is smite thee sliall preserve The Lord psalm and one from one for even of with which us we the nor He cometh thy going out : The to hold my heaven He sun The shall preserve and who that keepeth Israel is thy keeper; by night. moon get cxxi. ; "I made that Lord The all evil : He thy shall Lord soul. thy coming in, from for evermore." calls that the those whence thy right hand. upon by day, read Psalm I want to take get Christ foot to be moved sleep. nor Some to he it is not Lord, which Behold, slumber. shade thee thy good thing him. hills,from the suffer forth, and Some such will not shall preserve this time Let from slumber holds is to cometh a that thing the unto will not thy the prayer. eyes help. My help and who that it is God answer It is they will hopeful class. very to remember God, and to of Christ ; but get hold and numerous a afraid that they are distrust himself. man but God, is This out. to holds class say that another Then who traveler's are should psalm. It is a beautiful pilgrimsthrough this world; be well acquainted. 58 In Paul's the late the going through that he Finding that I have which that keep That day." ''No." he' ''Is specialclaim belong was he No," rest in a able to keep the Epistle of thee : it gave of be not to glorywith His Isaiah at Jude: falling,and from you look Him unto they will fear that the presence Then committed I have who of verse " suasion' perable against that the soldier dying hour. dying those Let he Episcopalian Chief Apostle. the to an grand persuasion;and a *'Does all the claim a Presbyterianslay answer. for a Paul. " which keep that day." It is Church?" Is he " all claim the the was they have persuasion Then, to what Episcopalian. I am belong?" persuaded that He is not he to for dying. was to what Methodists the "No," that was does who man a chaplains, persuasion." Presbyterian?" Episcopal contend brethren Paul's "' for Paul. to the to told asked; a to of the Christian, he asked a was he with whom to rebellion,one hospitals,came belonged, and 24th is able He against of the war was Methodist?" " I know *' : persuasion. During he Him unto GOD. says persuaded that am committed have TO Paul i. 12 Timothy. 2 beheved, and I WAY THE xU. hold out "Now unto to the turn that Him is faultless before present you exceeding joy." thou "Fear 10: dismayed ; not I for not; God thy am for : I I am will strengtlienthee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand Then see 13 verse He The if God hold me and keep hke you who and feelingconfidence me? made like in God me the I thee. Fear unto 'has got hold great God sinner For " : thy right hand, saying Now My righteousness." of heaven if we for fear thy not and God in earth can To falhng " will hold help thee." His, cannot the power trust Him. of God I will not; right hand of my Has Lord keep? to keep a poor refrain from would be like a WORDS revised who man prison again ; falHng for fear of Many they drowning will not have sufificient 25). It reminds xxxiii. disheartened grew of miles thousands of its to go courage the There also I used would Tim. it from to travel inany having So was class do they the will not who discouraged me. fresh his of a forting com- the begin good to hold advice to Him in woful to end But things in the ; and thought I have got of God that all such foolish they think that I had ; but arguments over They do I and gender they little of ^the comers all my expect talk. "But They very against all floored Word I a questions! Many mistake. knew be stamp used To that Unlearned I I His Timothy: sion. discus- always of this discussion. a in now. Men honest with delight only journey. a me, class one prick me not entangle to first converted of It is that this latter class would Bible. beginning understand. took keeping day by day. Lord distance specialprivilege the to so the that it is the " 23.) the whole got hold many of sceptics ii. make converts I another Paul's (2 to defend end. which questions avoid; knowing strifes." wheji of meetings commend young kinds Christ our the that rightalong around unlearned to the to the clock Him to trust flesh ; but to find them into out that pendulum himself commit to think in my come to hold fear finishingit. two are hang life,and it reflected dailyjourney. to know difficulties;and to when and without thorn ; but Father- thing work thought to rescued, thy days,thy strength" (Deut. at the Christian heavenly strength of the me be to accomplished by "tick, tick, tick," it be to was Christian that "as They forget the promise get into again. the forth at should refused who man into the water look men 59 that he fear pardon, for a a or COUNSEL. OF that I a at now. do not are Bible to defend Boston fidel in- once, and There are profess to 60 WAY THE I When do asked am I what GOD. TO don't I say, "I them. do with anything." "How "What And do do you I when There are five years which on be leave to want to a point of a old Lord belong 29) ; do I the unto revealed since had divine and unto has these out through- people, some our God but : to I them. bound not am "The things secret things which those children, for ever" our I bones. by picking the take, and eat, and I light; and God about said that comprehend. and mysterious discussing disputedpassages not us, and flood of fresh not fish,commence eat to explain what belong I have dark things till I have lighton such xxix. I do. were finding out something eternity. I make of Scripture. An they which things I anything that believe not them." I believe "Why, told, "I would am many ago, expect to if them?" with explainthem." "I don't understand," I simply replythat do not I explainthem?" do you are (Deut. in order feed upon, strength. get spiritual there Then is a little sound advice in Titus "But iii. 9. questions,and genealogies,and contentions, and strivingsabout the law; for they are unprofitableand vain." honest sceptic. With him I would But now here comes an avoid foolish with tenderlyas a mother sympathy with those people who, deal cast him I off and in was over to who was a will have let her go?" Christian prayer nothing to do and "Oh, she is got her worker who with her. He the hall. of to a spent over visited her ago, the hour I handed and time, some I asked, and sceptical, after I noticed soon introduced an no with him. sceptic!"was stop, and I have is man known looking round out child. a time Inquiry-meeting,some I had Christian lady, whom sceptical.On the door because an enquirermarching sick her as in have "Why reply. her to I ; the you to another conversation her husband ran one and and, in WORDS the of course and and but such deal with Here are sin 17). will not know 'and if a a God willing to turn make made and none we white, and wicked of the shall them give to take and sin give,and will heaven. "Many shall get be shall do the more led be purified, wickedly; shall but the wise understand; up expect to not he the wicked but sceptics lightof told: tried: class of step by step; and progress are no once, myself" of the will of God do from trine, doc- the of speak desires all at into the clear In Daniel. xii. 10 and Bible whole I is does He for what to us. know willingto the fact that of darkness right out is not There Him light day by day; whether or doctrine. is the lighton God, ought we have shall will, he His time, tact, doubting enquirers: for man the man would the Master as of It took of this class is honest passages If thank lightand have one ignorant of are ; person it be vii. who if a will do man whether he an few Christian. active out an a "If any (John week, that intelhgentlady cast off her scepticism a came prayer; 61 COUNSEL, OF understand." Now Never! know God will And if He And in John of I have called Father my His covenant 15 xv. of Christ I hide read: we enemies. His to he will sin " not from I call you "Henceforth not Abraham what his things that unto will know you and fear Him; (Ps.xxv.,14). friends ; for all known that them knoweth made I have friends said, "Shall you is with Lord for the servant servants; but them will show secrets of God. of the secret His persistsin living in man a the doctrines "The reveal never you." His the I have When secrets. things Lord not doeth heard you come be- Lord The which : I do?" (Gen. xviii. 17). Now those God. who If a resemble man is not God are wilHng the most to turn stand Hkely to underfrom sin he will 62 THE not know But if to a will, remember I book had been the born mind meets the moment for "If to all given a of any spot of do they " (James not lack wisdom, and i. 5). surprised surrender and lead. in a upbraideth key I ; know and not; it. I to of God when they trouble with than more he God, and is that it the But spirit. spirit of it believe teachable ask day anything The receptive him next knew sin. my driest the the I self let be The had They a him. to was me. before up come in comes man you guide Bible I self-conceit. liberally, men him the their is and Almighty! give Him let to sceptics many on to But to will he the thought had secrets ! universe I His sin when Spirit. I soul willing in come the the of God of every are in reveal from turn different. entirely God night one darkest became will light the to GOD. TO will nor willing, is man how see and God's WAY blessed; giveth shall be A CHAPTER " Thou art SAVIOUR. Heve in the will with meet xvi. the earth 1. Christ. Divinity of this In 1 Corinthians of Son of the John certain class of a give lighton the Chkist, thk (Matthew We V. DIVINE A 63 SAVIOUR. DIVINE living God." vi. 69.) who Enquirers There are many do not bethat passages subject. 47, xv. the earthy: we told: are second "The is man first Lord the is man from heaven." In 1 John hath and given that is true Again know might Thou hast And His asked heard in Him are is the true xvii. 3: then, in Mark is it which asked these "And witness answered Him, and said unto And sittingon of heaven. saith. What the God, and is come^ know may Him in His even eternal Son life." this is life eternal, that God; and "The high prieststood they Christ, whom Jesus Jesus, saying, Answerest and of Man that is true, xiv. 60: peace, the clouds and we we of God sent." of the Blessed? Son that the Son Thee, the only true the midst, and What know understanding, that an This in John "We : us ; and Christ. Jesus 20 V. need nothing. Him, Jesus the against Art said, I right hand Then we blasphemy: what to be guiltyof Him the any thee? Again Thou am : Thou the and of power, think death," ye? He high priest ye shall and the see coming his witnesses? And held Christ, the Son high priestrent further in nothing? But the up they in clothes, Ye aU have demned con- 64 THE Now what this was do with I did : that I tclaim. He from the is either to heaven. I 58). in the could And ibeing,and best to " Me God not this first command- the were created a to be. His divinity, say if He and a good which dignity to title. nob were to be reckoned not rightor no first commandment would That He that Divine, for man, these very rank Him deceiver. a Others say that deceived. was lupion ! was that. He ought God " before be if He " lived; but ever had man admit not honor an He claims do He reason guiltyof breaking He who man laid claim that what to Christ Jesus gods was man The If Christ mere I God-Man is the " am throughout Christendom God. as candid that other no have I was any " ever divine; to reasons. miUions were people,who people declare as all are Christ not for that very He at the Christ Jesus if Jesus the argument have I higher a this; and challenge He had had Abraham for these shalt Look idolatry. We was I the meet or be to understand not to boy a was who man Christ "Before : and flesh. 2). Some God-Man, said conclusion" worship :ment be that impostor or deceiver, or an ((Exod.XX. is found what or ham. Moses, Joseph, or Abra- the best was I When hke He Christ Divinity of place Christ, to man I He is, "Thou who that claimed inference, ananifest good a But 'driven to the deny was in the divine. not earth. viii. ((John where were thought even the on (Come He GOD. TO to beheve me know not if He Him, thought lived brought WAY and As He was, was or thought if Jesus deception,and I could This He not would conceive not out of His where He He Christ thought of a came that lower only make mind, carried were and from. that He away by de- more than divine, but was He was idea of Jesus Him that Now out He an Christ a He than impostor; did not if Jesus know Christ but who was 66 WAY THE put under oath. by the hving God, Son Christ, the Jews doubt? to us again they did Him. condemned and Now Christ if Jesus their law, in xxiv. read: the 16, we he land, when the in Lord, shall be put law This that cost His Him suffered have All things could He No be the death the has a He It was did In right, Leviticus the of name all the congregation he stranger, as the blasphemeth to death of name good hath and entered ever my He it unto ought mind the on as to says, said I, you." language use divine was therefore : shall show and man law phemed. blas- xvi. 15, Christ Mine are He that John who one every Mosaic the penalty. In of Mine, merely Jews the statement by that the Father doubt put life ; and shall take that He to making was he said QQ). to death. well as up to death." them obhged It : that " death, and to Jesus They blasphemeth that him certainlystone is born that '' ''And make took Jews 63 the man puttingHim Lord, he shall surely be put shall the mere Thou God (Matt. xxvi. were according to of the blasphemy. was Son the when 24"33.) x. be plainly." the for that to death. put Thou dost us Then to be the adjure Thee And long tell (John more, declaringHimself for was How *' one." are to hear want whether us be the Christ stone to not said, Father My I '' : (Matt. xxvi. 63). and Him tell Thou God" If Thou said, '"! and stones that of round came high priestsaid The was GOD. TO How that? point since I converted. was A notorious sinner divinityof Christ. and a that is An infidel the hfe would do His on He a once answer asked was, how he could prove has saved He "Why, the me; pretty good proof,is it not?" one of John preach him? was occasion " a greater character greater work." I said to been I have Baptist,Mr. Moody. the was said to me, than Why don't Christ. him, "My ing studyyou You friend, you DIVINE A John preach Christ: and will do the will received and Christ Our has Christ of I from who know not "There them." in Could is "All power Then found out worship a laid that dead away Him." doubt my (John divinity the were in with Then alway, you again in Mark speak blasphemies? immediately the when who Jesus unto ii. 7. things in of Arise, and the take and in earth!" them Teaching If He says, of the world!" doth ''Why but His Man thus only? And this God Spiritthat they them. Why Whether be Yet to and, lo, you; us? sins and way? be with the end and in heaven of the world." said unto palsy. Thy up thy bed spake talk in that " forgivesins hearts? and the end perceived in themselves, He sick He unto can of how man, came commanded I have even mere Me and man in heaven could are in the midst a Jesus xxviii. 20. wdthin your is given unto mere even how man, "And is Matthew I three or strong passages. are a Me unto alway, you mere am these be two am if He now, All power " "Where there name, Well He given again with am My all things whatsoever observe say. captivitycaptive; taken those who xxviii. 18. saying, in earth." to have they with All these in Matthew them, unto I have xviii. 20. L" am be there? He Again *" said, "They the 18.) not They where at Matthew gathered together He have risen from led grave. is the trouble look Then I the has Ps. Ixviii. men." people are so his disciples and has He high; "You good." the Christ preach Lord. our can but : Many people Mary, That 13.) XX. risen and Lord; it giftsfor the most beheaded; on lives. like Saviour, buried and you said, "because was "ascended has He John follow will do he good," most superstitious."Ah! begged his body and dead; who see 67 I will Baptist; and the we SAVIOUR. reason is it easier walk?" ye to forgiven thee, soned rea- or say to Some Notice raise the dead?" called They did He When call and mother And '* Lazarus, and Some by John of the the voice divine And loud voice, heard, Lazarus says Son of and God; of they say unto shall hear the dead is, when now sound Verily,verily,I " was risen. have : Lazarus the within dead the coming, and that good thing a Jesus another then -allowed ever He never that when "Lord, not And 43.) a shall live." that hear of God. Word read 14.) been not this have been, had He blasphemy would The proof is overwhelming, if you will but examine ! What done is hour The has vii. the widowed on said, "Young called with xi. immediately 25, V. was all or name, would voice Christ's the / carrying were the bier and He (John said, It has one mentioned you, life, arose. Lazarus forth!" come to forth. came In raised He when they compassion (Luke the dead and spake; He "When touched thee. Arise." / say unto man, dead said, "Damsel, He had He and came earth on 41.) v. life. impart God. of was the bring also in which power Christ of Jairus house the by when to Elisha not instances rare it Father of Nain out man the Did '* say, But (Mark to power the young in the lipon to the went had He that do it. to thee, Arise." unto say God on not He and GOD. dead, they did the raised have men yon will meet men TO WAY THE 68 I beheve. anybody blind And to he good except Jesus man man found was worshiped John In by was ix. 38, Christ The Him." Christ this When worship him. worshiper. the rebuked the no " he we said, Lord did he said him. rebuke Then thing again. Revelation These unto me, God of the things are holy prophets xxii. 6, faithful sent His thus: runs and true angel to " And ; and show the Lord unto Hi^ DIVINE A things which the servants blessed quickly: come prophecy heard book. And when them. worship before Then things. them which We here worship him. down came of from or which showed thou do it not; See from the these me for I prophets, and allow not And ! God John am of to if Gabriel it would cherub, any to worship God.'' would of seraph,or any the heaven presence I fell down seen, this book: angel angel an things and angel brethren thy these saw the sayings of and me. that even John Behold, I heard sayings of Even worship him, to the that here unto the keepeth I I had and keep see And saith He fellow- servant thy that feet of the the done. shortlybe must is he of this 69 SAVIOUR. be sin a Michael, or or archangel. any "'Worship In God!" in the flesh Matthew xiv. and ship came Son of there did not leper a read we Matthew came In 33, Matthew and xv. God not were they that saying, Of rebuke fest mani- : a also read: we the in were Thou truth Him. art the them. icorshipedHim, behold, ''And, if Thou saying.Lord, clean." me 25 Then " : viii. 2, make canst Chist guiltyof idolatryin worshiping are He in wilt. Thou we if Jesus worshiped Him, God." And And Then "' she, and worshiped Him, came saying, Lord, help me!" There in of are many opinion to my In 14th the Lystra came prove and chapter of with beyond Barnabas that they were were a but great sin. guiltyof a Acts garlands and because but the evangelists rent all but passages; I give these doubt any the cient suffi- as Divinity Lord. our Paul other men, And we would they had their clothes and if Jesus not told are to Christ have cured and be is done an heathen the sacrifice impotent told these as a we great sin in worshipping Him. man, to ; man Lystrans worshipped; mere of if i* are 10 THE But days He is, Son beloved rest if on of His of as God, all-atoning ouriife. let the believe, we us work, GOD. TO WAY yield and only-begotten His to go forth claims to upon serve and us; Him welllet all us the VI. CHAPTER " is Repentance I Yet Bible. all commandeth God RESTITUTION. AND REPENTANCE evers-where men it is believe peoplelittle understand xvii. ""Acts repent. for There present day. A. John ye; would When "Repent; And 17). same down, the for the v/hen we had been find Peter took of Lord "that out 47). very day the the them. pent text, "Re- (Matt.iii. 2).. stopped there of hand" is at Holy of Pentecost And we find that, when with was vi. repent" (Mark the cry, (Matt. iv. it disciples, when he God, wilderness same His from Ghost Paul 12). came raising the " " a Gospel, " 38 ask the this preaching Repent, and "Repent!" It was results marvellous Gospel that wrought such (Acts ii. our to give one the Lamb should men and glorified, on up heaven sent but had this, and say He kingdom our from were turn is at hand" of heaven to came, message, He After continued and Christ, he had kingdom Christ Yet to receive pointingthe people to Christ not have accomplished much. without more of it. Baptist met for the if he had But cry, the are fundamental would many prepared to believe or ready to repent of his sins he is Until great a many Repentance, If I them. is not man unless about Repentance, false idea strange and the of definition a heard have we of the that truths about people to-day in the mist and darkness such-like and Regeneration, the Atonement, other doctrines. truths, than perhaps on any earliest years 30. doctrines those of one the at to fundamental the of one 71 RESTITUTION. AND REPENTANCE same believe, then. went to 72 THE he Athens, uttered Before what I it is God Noic " commandeth the down c ome do not they to all God than ever. as before. Y^ou might God sent the same man. was did not the would who read When they and lo and would They until this preach heavy was Sunday every enough days was : to in the hardly a they had of their a went on think that the king plagues upon at all. The heart repentance all may there. be kind think there forgotten. that ence. experiif as removed of I find feelingto they " who many nine of come. the them do it I used hundred did not For great a cannot in Baltimore plenty of feeling. imprisonment in are all gone. Penitentiaryto man been certain was if the as it looked them feeling. I the was of all who trial has but harder was sin ; he is not God; When feelingcomes. they upon impression has waiting for like to turn There ten the away, conversion repent; but the to they terrible time gan be- say family, it looks a men; not perhaps passed through again, Repentance people are many to the hand behold, Then into profane would single a who quiet,and grew to during a sea repentance true no months' have God's going were was at Pharaoh's from comes six this not was turn sanctified Y'"et in passed removed death be house. Some it So that there Often, when event But hand He had of fear alarmed very you storm land. God's moment Yet mercy. kind men been the same his of alarmed be become heard have people to some multitudes have have they suddenly Egypt repented when and for have came for When swearing the him waiting But You danger to repented. they brieflysay me Many fear. think Perhaps they the cry are them. upon reallyrepent. when is not They two. terrible storm. but Repentance is,let Repentance not. terrified; and and what speak of confounded or the saijfie cry, GOD. everywhere,to repent" (Acts xvii. 30). men, of TO ^yAY to victs. con- feel miserable first week cried half a WAY THE 74 great deal, and God, and yet do Another off A of profane break the. work of down the whole every sin. God the in I Supposing in three life will off this you language word walking in for will ye why mercy "a change by Christ; has die?" him. certain said, Son, answered and had "I will mind. not For first,and said man turn two work go said, I will not" Perhaps not" he may he ing merely break- I will In said to over give Irish the than more has been ing walk- ye, turn sin, God also in been is the will not as parabletold and he my vineyard. it, and ye; much described to came (Matt.xxi. 28, 29). thought have neglected,my little feelingor sons; to-day stop up one "Turn from has I find about, but is actually instance, there had man and even have away from for who faced turn remedy face!" man hews am is not means a may a if he I are direction. Repentance of mind." "A only not A do if he on get come He and Repentance? impliesthat off suppose Or "right about exactlycontrary an feeling;but have It direction one it is is "Repentance" face !" "right about in ask, what definition: the go True will then, you good a I may Repentance particularsin. that or at sea, wounds three man out I a it is not " works a vessel. the or be gone. soon Well two vessel a places,and four or have to but : Repentance places. four goes if the other : in has good God to been Breaking tree very When wants am or hole; yet down wound soul. He tree. in three the whole sin it is not every has great ing vice is like break- one stops swearing ; man who man A sin. 07ie stops drinking. tree, when a oEfrom ship leaks wounded A Kepentance. Forsaking does not one hrealdngoff some mistake. that limb one down. the it is not make sin is not one repent. signs the pledge, and drunkard GOD. repent. Many people cry loudlyto never not thing : people many yet TO After changed himself, "I did not the He he his speak AND REPENTANCE to respectfully very and not he had but man will,"that Some God. from towards a take not that she As coast. around. to change when moment engines then, the the and when moment time back. would it believe,in every man's of God grace repent of have are not on sins my longer go Just power Newfoundland he is a You may rebellion wilhng and to sin say you turn that you say, "I will as I ruin. convinced and a the them." right about, was "By say, from are reverse I and if you a moment, death ; but was reversed there halt and can to been But there vessel I have towards no done." God, vation sal- be yours. every instantaneous. moment power. So a towards are you was orders given take not further turn of does shore, there saved. late. It does can. engines had been turn road, then, when I find that The and in the way on may was no got feelingenough the wrong the life when I will go away right around the the have If too was - sin, and my There on ago towards have If repentance. It his mind. captain could turn ship turn bearing or life. to was was mowing or is turned he while some he his face turned Certainlyhe once down went of repent? at long a with is born his old that turning right about. a " But he would gone, I will forsake truly repents he leaves six months man the he man of God said, man When God; Can a has one not definition work, wrong." was fields/ hoeing, is Christ's Repentance I only convinced off into the is think and to go me stillhad not the grace "By I go. was That was. says, do His He he went it whatever not asked He said this, and only repented. have wrong; a I would I told him suppose father. my 75 RESTITUTION. God to do. a case of conversion Eepentance man does He not made up ask any would not and his man faith came to do gave what all suddenly. very mind, God "command in the Bible recorded he men has him not the the everywhere 76 THE WAY TO GOD. repeut" (Acts xvii. 30) if they were to has blame to one no believe the conversion wrote : lawyer in Vermont. want become and asked far so if I husband going as to neous of instanta- point you away.' When I I as with said. ship family wor- it,'I said, again she replied,'Yes, I is concerned you the to-night me 'Well, I'll do I had a was into came conduct can he into the house came in what meeting me with when afternoon said to that is honest was describing his class-meetingwith to go thought. pel of the Gos- reading law was One Christian,so my any me to you a while without old, and home, his good wife house, 'I repent and not ago this Man so. : years from away said He does time some forciblyillustrates it very nineteen was Christian letter if he leading ministers of the a me decision. "I One Gospel. in Ohio himself but able to do not ; that is only courteous.' "I went with before. About house. The and when two the anything Christian a minute to the dozen a He thought occurred was to I say. to said me : he the but ask myself next person will done littleschool- room me, if I have me to familiarly for he knew anything to say? you " Charles, have thirtyseconds, like to have that you I will pray I very a Christian well " with replied,, justdecided, within I have begin me life,and the last would for me.' "My coolness staggered him; I think he almost doubted but passed on and sincerity. He said very little, spoke to the other me me the a often myself: I have decided to be a sometime In less time than ? ; why not begin now he after these thoughts had passed through my mind to perfectcoolness, 'Yes, sir. my present in were spoken to all in speaking to others. I had class-meeting,as persons leader had said, speaking 'Brother her and two. After said, 'Brother a few general remarks, Charles, will you close he the turned to meeting REPENTANCE with I had this moment a to life; and And pray.' somewhere the time and was i^ray, and I have : part of it. a struck I I will ask the floor the Lord begin said, 'Let started I to saction. tran- said I will So time the Up business purely a was I cannot between knees my It was: this is prayed in puhhc. never second My 11 RESTITUTION, feehng. no me. excuse Christian I had first thought My him knew He prayer?' AND us to kneel converted my soul. "The first words I said were, said after that I do soul too full to say was the devil Christ has be all the much waiting,they but for some sort of miraculous them some mysterious some man years For me. year he you mean? "I it has it." "But I a mercy wants you but What going don't you on to Poor are you him of those to he said, me and ; know that God "Yes, always in see "Yes, I know sinner?" a " do it in the w^ay you see He to wants God? He I know fell back that; on that. state of indecision. a repent ; and that it "had was years "Well, every what until it strikes to his grave gave Christ, and to a give to answer forgivenesswith yet." me speakingto one to Him." come was you?" you is stealingover yet." "Man, me I do not down God ' Christian that there struck years at the end a know repent and ! he went man Sixty long say " him struck "Well, don't you not To come I had always to win not yet. me feelingto struck ' to become struck it has " I tried has sinner." have conversion. exactlytell for what, cannot of faith. he said, "It has not not am kind and ago, five years not am that hour praise." Many people are " From challenge my to I matter, for my not Glory!' ' What God!' to it does but dared never and know, not Glory " all he had not struck to him yet." Is not God any know is reader what? waiting Nowhere commanding you for some strange feeling in the Bible now to repent. " is a man you do told to wait- 78 Do Heaven is has boy him. to You and would be certain longer,he will confess not the first chance he forgive you," and God say that is gets. leave going it. finds the matter to has done. deny cannot have it any he will do it again says "Well, I him, to say there? Yet No! whether all men, save "God be deceived repentance and and son, but Absalom. there could was to be He people they repent David son sin from could He forgive him no his when But drove God on done is sincere his heart does account his father will meet respect with have not from not pentance. re- his rebellious son a greater unchanged. was when them make of his no friend, do God, He until there in this or there is true reconcilliation between true got into trouble soon Where unto blesses Dear say. of this world. never repentance. no His god wofitl mistake a injusticethan merciful," they turning a made David so the by bless you; There is he When at last you But you boy your he sin, but Would forgive cannot squanders it. what denies the If your injustice. Suppose an he him. to drunkards, thieves, harlots, whoremongers, it makes " difference. not when Even proof. kingdom hell be repent, you not forgave him prepared people. a $10, and he does into the would tells you servant your if God went man him steals if it is true, and ask a will not doing desk, and home come you if Why, he when happy repentance, heaven wrong, your GOD. he be prepared place for a done You goes Would of mind? without TO forgive%man can forgiven? in this state of God God think you to be want not WAY THE these takes. mis- of ment. judg- error the throne. Speaking on repentance. Dr. Brooks, of St. Louis, well remarks: a 'change "Repentance, strictlyspeaking,means of mind or purpose;' consequently it is the judgment which the God sinner pronounces displayed in upon the death himself, in view of the of Christ, connected love of with the AND REPENTANCE of all confidence abandonment the faith always If you God people are by mean be to no this will leadeth thee but His way to of repent is saving about think for it is believe grievous tears that goodness the the Lord fully dishonor and Jesus anguish God of the Christ, raised was pentance re- badness, therefore, your offences, and our a has He as repentance; hence to on such that your It is not leads to incline give over you and knowing that to sooner Calvary ; 'not goodness delivered was in repentedenough.' ' already merciful, repentance.' to and repent in order must is of love if you Him, move trust be worried not they have the you, God Cross heart that sure to the better. to His need you that you merciful shovv'n at the with will believe." repentance if you "Some and Saving repentance and together; go himself in of sinners. Saviour only 79 RESTITUTION. true ' who again for our " justification.' Another forth fruit. never ask If God it have make it does ness until I make not I become the money?" about I not to pay came them "The He make willingto titution. res- I have can until I forgiveme to taken am something right to expect forgive, no that money back?" me close. He was am a is," he said, "I to my employers. restoring it?" he had go large cities,when our at the me still had and of one belonged without told he in fact that money 1^1,500, and take should we great injusticeand a God one any are man I have to up Christian a we Suppose me. preaching of mind. taken to to restitution. fine-lookingman I have until ask not repentance it will bring wrong any good. belong I remember done done I need that is true forgiveus, good, willingto distress have we to If I make If there thing. not about into I told him *' got it all. He He f 900. business, and that Have was a in a great defaulter. How can you got had taken said, Could make delusion '" enough of Satan; 80 WAY THE that he could should restore have "No, you but hard; "cannot the money give before he was they me will to expect said. doing got to be put help?" any in he employersto can you pretty hard," ''It is his *'But you ; that money ask and go great mistake the stolen on forgivehim. said: God." from help and restore must and had, him prison," he in any all he GOD. to prosper expect upon mercy me is not TO get Yes, it " the wrong at first." burden His handed He asked to the was two employers and one he wanted down Yes, stairs and guiltand been blessed to Christ had and had he when said, was take will not told That was a are he not to taken " and had smiting sent received many terrible such a gettingit because At him. the United meet States for not up He him. if God as conscience drew had a check done repentance," for to ment, govern- Treasury. he honest. come thing came struggle;his crying to God they are the seems last he there. had troubled blessing when "fruits are This had his wealth with of them. his and us ago and wealth, but it it to men himself I went knees time some his conscience a they said, blessed and tears confessed our on it story, and and he had transactions my them forgivehim." to us who consecrate had bringing forth great met the of room informed men, After God advantage He it. two got down of mine formerly f 1,500 and me all ing even- justice. The not glad up. to consecrate kept rising up for him converted, and I want " friend wished and He God. will be we brought a them, and " next side a and down, of these forgiven,we was The in met cents some employers. myself from prayer-meeting. There and insupportable. ewpJoijes. I told them cheeks the his money mercy Forgive him! down the of their from trickled a to I laid dollars 950 " it back church. said "" take that it heavy so the money me me the became light; and He it. I believe they 82 find that and being to he repent death of him xviii. 32). Christ Saviour's will Him over I do not fully, care- very another "I Take tunity oppor- to and bless bore He you. sins your the in in His the at and lican pubhow see justify even ness righteous- body own repent like the of the virtue sinners dust will the ye" (Ezek. call to the sinner!" a righteous,by as hve guilt. Say, me sins this righteous,but place time pleasure in no Then your merciful have your turn, and your acknowledge you from have sinner? a you You " turn to call the not pardon who time can says: "came be reckon of Bible will have more any God you. feet,and and you to He ; but the grave my man You Are old, "God quickly a dieth; wherefore said, He is addressed for now. that repentance." of ask will. if you moment in saved. should enough GOD. looked find that I cannot of I have Scripture. in Why TO of repentance possibility of the you to WAY THE the on Cross. There and are that, therefore,there the Gospel. thanked who God is They that he to say, on possess." persons? What other hot " "All (Rom. repent. theii God xviii. 11 Let have iii. 10, each one will lifthim " not week; a his Let take up no is in the men one lieve be- parable, ers, "extortion- " who give tithes all I such of self-righteous contrite, repenting than righteous; none short come his true td the repent and publican;" and poor, "There sinned,- and 23). righteous; justifiedrather house 1-4). I about [the man other this as to Pharisee as judgment this to for them the even twice the down (Luke one." trod is "I tell you went jpublican] " "I fast like was themselves think need no are unjust, adulterers, or went who perhaps some of the he does say place " that no, glory need not of the a place of forgiveness and of to sinner; justi- REPENTANCE he himself humbleth that God Wherever I he found seemed that shall " exalted be abased (Luke in repentance the and ; xiv. heart 11). He meets asked whose they convict. long have was in find him why you for fond so like of they "While pleased that of mother your he pardoned When springing and ; him God up in I of "Well, think a you and then fincR so that man's him so he much?" alive was came here young will I " mother. many appreciate think your me good a had these was governor you to emotion if I thought if he tell you thought The man, "How surprised much she the' years: "Can With and said sir." was said, The; flowers, "Yes, governor and flowers, me I The when said, told the in care. flow^ers," my flowers?" of mother my remind would the at and flowers,, of tender then The prison, full very are He flowers these flowers fond sentence. of and "These here?" long a with prisoner, you been you watched were, "Are replied, deal the the window his and ago, much. very through had time some heart my who been at gospel passing boy a looked the touched was have to governor poor that State the of cell one man. true be preaching something governor he shall sees Colorado, in was heard he himself soul. that I exalteth "Whosoever fication. H'3 RESTITUTION. AND so so much liberty," and there. beautiful heart, flower then of salvation true repentance comes to that 84 WAY THE TO GOD. CHAPTER VII. OF ASSURANCE things have These of ; that God the ye of name I -written know may the Son unto that First: those who having one I think No; but not God's into the and do will ask good many who then I whether he I my " I me. but Son on not terrible darkness. because he has first get a with he has to an not the is not he has not victoryover was He work the being get sight, then sin. not can- myself; If to who fit to else drowning hand. how man is man one the solid rock victory over ; and a of is man shore, I yourself; and young have to If the man ance; Assur- No danger helping blind one besettingsins his doubts, because a on take the no hg help any reach ever those : Assurance?" God of verted, con- to fill some doubts. in seem brother attained Such but want child can get healed recentlymet lie had I shall not are people is filled with If I who salvation. own to tell another were might reply,"First tell the believe Assurance. people have e^ery of his I must lend can myself blind may ye Spirit. Second not ready to are dear of God's God? of kingdom but all God's salvation, how own assist another. and of name have to for them, out "Have knowledge know of the privilegeof service not that not Church, will; who mapped a ought born has of his sure the on life,and 13.) V. the m God's it is the doubt beyond fit fcr a JOHN who been to do place that God other place. Some are never wilhng not are classes two are beJieve eternal of God." (1 Theee that you have ye SALVATION, you can tian; Chris- a was for in God, victoryover his sins. ASSURANCE will have None assured they time their to as attend can rest, joy, or no and to work salvation. own 85 for God, who have They themselves being help others to carry no nor liberty, peace as are not much as burdened with their burdens. power " There where " doubts uncertainty exist. Now it seems as if there ought to be which we moves all his devotes kingdom himself to our to keep us into God, he will do all he wiles of Satan guard. In the first us place he for but he if Son the characters our against Christ; then ringing witness to blacken can from away "Doubting Castle:" clear a three are on get have, in spite of him, and we of belie testimony. our Some were but to say doubt that yet doubted we have reflect through what had known after had they had the a doubt Him or they had they been been burned and thirtyyears : thirtyyears and and when does it not martyrs have filled with going were one any ? earlyChristians whether for have to If creditable very twenty not to God. person be not did if they presumption dishonoring for ten, and they had it is known veracityto Paul not is very God His Could that him, it would known on think to seem doubts: doubts, and to heaven at the stake ? gone or They to tion perdi- must have Assurance. Mr. met SALVATION. heart or to; and doubts, they cannot is OF Spurgeon with a there; and whether fearing as "The consults "I I a would permit soon with says to a into run they had to his mate, a of stork that when a build right to yet that coney perish if they to whether stork of its to as heard never heard never fir tree demurred it had creatures says; the were right to rock. its nest questioned Why, these always doubting use himself, 'Ah, here it and providential visions. prois a 'Will this do for the nest fir tree:' in which he we THE materials, and ation, 'May make them. arrange but wild here ?' goat the on never dehher- any their sticks they bring him crag ; and he God, the Saviour. me;' and 'I "And yet nobody has into this rock been "And a 'Him make yet here Saviour and let what Christ what He is not John did have wrote for life through the Gospel Christ, the Son the coney, the the water earth. In on in heaven these His name. " of "that God: life through His name" be 'I for buildeth No " of it. runs If it had sure. ye and That tells our which (John us in his EpistleHe Gospel tells Advocate. the word might He tells believe us In his; "believe"' believe that that, believing,we xx. us that in xx. Jesus that, believing,ye might is the purpose might and soever out;' 'Who- cast " Believe!!!" we added, is exceptions,every chapterin two God, sort freely.' his as his am meant 'Whosoever out of life us of and I?' pulled down'.' wise no John son provisionof encouragement I will in written, that Christ,the provision of true.' doubly Believe!! are the the nest be driven ; and us which crag stork, 'Whosoever Word. With occur. these to be only.two chaptersin are know to the doing fgr is "Believe! 31, "But is the take a right a providedfor sinners, just the Me unto come us Gospel there does need is I it. his assurance sinners will,let him to never is Christ that cometh Now said ever cleft shall it would so have never 'Have it cannot good said to the ever shall inspiredword there 'I think afraid it is too this fir tree and questions, 'May and for me;' am ; recognize not quibblesand afraid it is not say, creatures does sinner He not springs upon "Yet, though these dumb their does be somewhere No, he must exactly suits of is they gather the their nest. "The on she; and There here?' build we QOt^. TO 'Aye,'says young?' oni' rear may WAY 31). for which Jesus he is the might have OF ASSURAWE Turn 1 John to Epistle: "These the "You the It all twelve some horses, and lightingup have banks need to do In the the In He is do fifth AWAY TAKE Again, He THE assure TRUTH. first the the as sun women, mules on or of purpose that mighty pilots in their us lightsor marks land- or not ; and what children He the out life." the the given has given us. Epistle there OUR what I in five are God's His own but done, Son He was in Him has HE able not heaven-sent any fail? He that Jmow what Is mission? ever ye sins; and our away have Did "And the first : take to for? came could read we failed to fail man manifested to SINS. in the knowing: "And shall verse Not He j^et? and side to knowing. Has what John's chapterof rings all down the tokens Key in Mississippi either has over The foot, for His are is to examine sin." done. we manifiested was no whether third things worth God occurs sometimes guided short only five eternal and on on which Now believe evening, just lights; and landmarks us the men, coming dangerous navigation. to tell down of the river sometimes Avere have every seen the Government river there we and may "know" we it : writes that ye ye Epistle there on God; KNOW!!!" that miles ago; might to the riding np hundred years down, you went know might we of are the word the- he that There Know!! through whom Son this wrote that helieve you to life,and he why us the God." of is ''Know! and "that spring of name 87 unto Notice eternal Son the " this first Epistle,and it is Know! I went the have tells I written of God. on ye of fortytimes. " Son the name chaptersin refrain things have that know 13, he there v. believe that may on of name SALVATION. our And nineteenth hereby hearts ice verse, k?iow before if the truth that Him." make the we We us second are thing worth of the truth, 9,nd know free,we that we are of shall be free THE 88 the Son "If indeed. free indeed." ''We love we does he does man in their like not godly "He company. has He verse, life,because unto in death." abideth his brother not be to care death from fourteenth the in is natural The brethren." the people,nor loveth knowing passed have we free, ye shall be you 36.) thing worth that know viii. OOD. shall make therefore (John third The TO WAY that spiritual no life. four: "And Him, and in kind what a he by us, kind. the Spiritwhich If I filled with like the " of God tell whether The and peace fifth you and it doth when as But have a He Notice becoming God make since will has a say, a sin, at made Christ Spiritof the or word spirit a gentle, we way " in same I have in that are to not. and the "Now." now best It but shall be: what we shall be like Him all, is of does not sons of the we are ; for say God; that, know we shall we face soul some Christian." a earth the of Not on all that; "Well, I beheve Christian? be, life and : tell can long-suffering and test in abideth He We forgiving; if "Beloved, we that degree, but knov/ing, I became the on dwelleth us. the twenty- verse see {v.2). will sinned in am a the yet appear is" some will not worth shall appear, woman never not is given possess same if I eternal to die. come He Him that " thing "Beloved, now.'' when joy; have we we gentle,and meek, am if the not hath He have Spiritwe spirit Son in keepeth His commandments And him. hereby we know in Christ-like find we that He of knowing thing worth fourth The one! this earth time of provision for provisionfor them; but Is has who There who has not their Christian believers' God has. there not never but a man or sinned has since been, and sinned, or experience. sins. Bear We that I then are in who But not to mind. THE 90 And And heart? let the past. behind, and reach forth the mark toward press ^iid to cleanse And let justice. A where say he but came case in which " a And, when it that the judge said the soundness end was an earth will forgive you what are in Put ^n reprobates?" the it to injury, or for and Another ^iruitsof the the Corinthians N5w and and xiii. take that are doing well, and not test is to Spirit;and see read his wife; her in.to forgiven once were of all the Judge open the question again? 5: forgives;and God forsake yourselves Know selves. own Christ is in you, religion. your Can Can a Galatians them. a forgive be Can you you judged be mis- Christ-like v., and is That you did? ye except ye enemy? an Christ have sins. our "Examine murmur? if you I won't " judge recognized sin and yet keep misrepresented, good of forgiven her, the had child of God. as courts the forgive a 9). think your Jesus affront, an a sins, i. brought yourselves. Try jCan you if you John with trouble we our country a eternity,if examine test. to know way ^ensured and selves,how own your good do you ye be in the faith; prove whether be 2 fess con- The if are for "If of had that principle, for time never God forgive us to settled. me, the high callingof past go; that he known and to before, and are afterwards to do is to confess have we Again not gone the courts then And old forgiven us, which just had and that me is recognized in principle man of it. there sins and thing was of the has prizeof in the was grieve unrighteousness" (1 this up forgave her, court. Our all say that me those the sins of the from us up forgetthose things which unto is faithful sins,He our that not us for the Let Jesus. in Christ Let bring to reader, if God dear so, my mention us again were forgiveness, would ask GOD. TO daj-,he if,the next sin, and WAY spirit? notice "The the fruit of ness Spiritis love, joy, peace, long suffering,gentleness,goodfaith,meekness, temperance: against such there is no ASSURANCE law." If I have I could not be SpiritI must have without the Spiritany the fruits an without orange "Ye shall know them by by his fruits." Make the The only way the way 91 the fruits of the have could there SALVATION. OF to the tree. Spirit. than more Christ " says fruits;" "for the tree is known their good, and tree get the fruit is ourselves to examine And the the fruit will be have to whether the Spirit. That the are we good. is children of Ood. there Then "viii.9, Paul are of Church. that you are to become full-grown Christian. a is sanctification but Peter Lord says and "Grow : Saviour in and and to to virtue knowledge For if these Lord our A grace. it does may be not tree be its it. maturity. is very In So the but of iii. 18); and in virtue yourfaitli to abound we they in the with So a important, of verse we make you to grace growth ; but : he Christian. The should very matured and to ity. char- Christian the ; knowledge add to are its first year fourteenth knowledge brotherlykindness that not in wisdom. to grow in the unfruitful perfectin child of God, Romans with Christ." require time knowledge temperance and nor again patiencegodliness; and to in you be barren may attain true a eighth of familiar Jesus to it. is instantaneous; are (2 Pet. to ; and things be that ye shall neither of ; and temperance patience; and godlinessbrotherlykindness will Epistle,"Add the first chapter of his Second ; We Christ" Jesus member a Jesus. and grace, forms born are you Justification life-work. a question, alongside of yours again, it be born may you put in Christ creature Spiritof all the external proof that a the not to constitute some life,and his, it is new although But our a through by Romans to settle the ought gone Read" Paul's have man That necessary life resembles If your if any have may considered that " one In strikingpassage. very of His." none though a "Now, says: Christ, he is even is another the be apostlesays : b!^ THE "For as of God." Then Paul's of let guide call me that if He says i. and 23) ; that. a I of passage Then that He meet; to be above, and It does going to said Christ, who "When with bears Him this thanks delivered us not (Phil. have not He in same there. us into the the unto the inheritance the from kingdom of delivered us;" "hath meet;" us " Christ partakersof hath translated made is says: "Giving meet us us." with he would doubt no i. 12; hath "hath translated again through either rest until each made in His we look up with were 14th: verse blood, forgiven or this tabernacle not : hands, eternal with say that He deliver; that is going to He is going translate. Then can is knuiv we dissolved, we were tombstone light; who darkness, and haths us any saints in Three make made hath Son." "hath Watts' to Colossians turn "For shall ye also appear There Scripture. dear and iii. 4, he then the doctrine mansions be uncertain been All living in uncertainty. depart and desire to Holy fact. out 1: v. made not not was told that Dr. am of the are another to title to the a in Colossians Father, which of house a He it. life,shall appear, glory." to attention the so of God. child true sons captain,the pupil guide; of this tabernacle had if he had Then our His He I know " "I have power of every his by the they are his by in 2 Corinthians says building of God, a said: is traveller earthlyhouse our in the heavens." he is led your God Spiritof the teaching in nearly every Epistle rings assurance. have the or be the by the soldier as teacher, Spiritwill led are Just his by as many GOB. TO WAT we even are "In the not, whom forgivenessof should we get into the kingdom and say, "I know dissolved,I have have we of not God; that if my a We sins." give ourselves nor until earthlyhouse buildingof God, hands, eternal in the heavens" tion redemp- (2 Cor. we of a house v. 1). OF ASSURANCE Look Son, but delivered also Him will He heard Him freelygive give not 000, and would and paid owed few doUars doubt that, a would as if God There was made but gave us is had but And the a a His Son, I have owed $10,- friend came that moment high Son His with he tain enter- he largeramount, have we not afterwards for paid own ours. who man did not he us He He found was his friend given a shall bankrupt, a It sum. has If He certaintythat more; of God's elect? condemneth? that risen love famine, For is intercession of Christ? He for warrant will with Him are we killed for the than more shall all the through conquerors Him is the persecution,or As in he also from us it is written. day long; slaughter. Nay, the is God, who separate sword? vation sal- rather, that of distress, or peril,or or are sheep as right hand Who us. justifieth.Who died, yea that shall tribulation, or sake Thy for that the at even nakedness, or It is God It is Christ again, who maketh I the us His freelygive us all things; and if we want to realize our beyond controversy He will not leave us in darkness. "Who shall lay anything to Again in the 33d verse: charge we things?" the smaller. also pay saying that also all been have spared not all, how for the us forward a us that up illustration. this "He viii. 32: Romans at 93 SALVATION. we are all these that loved counted ac- things us. For persuaded that neither death, nor life,nor angels,nor nor nor principalities, things present, nor things to powers, nor height,nor depth,nor come, any other creature, shall be am able to Jesus separate has will condemn save us the Do "i Know." to of which God, is in Christ Lord." our That the love from us so rightring in you me think That ? that neither charge against us or There that the is men, Him. it. God is Assurance who has for you. justifiedme absurdity. God is going angels,nor devils, can bring any quite an He will have the work complete. 94 THE Job lived in stand in the The "For I and committed The we are settled to my home, say that I if we born are if not, that because to the But sent if we : He passage that Me, hath '* of I do not And here. leave us saying, "Lord, that in is of Then sure. of own our this rejoice rather rejoice (Luke to us x. know, we Lord give them would but you; in heaven." one The name." He even 20.) beyond work can salvation,we a for are God. is John heareth back to go am I man. will not Notwithstanding doubtful are " " "hope when seventy disciples success, said every salvation fit for the service Another you our a suaded." per- married "hope through Thy us written are am meeting. a His subject unto spiritsare of privilege doubt, that not their rejoice in. that I a it; and He to and them, names your others. with is not Scriptures. this doctrine check is the It the I do not say that country, for I know we say am such to this come not "I lieved, be- which "I We say that I attend to search we "hope things: Scriptureto second coming of body. I do I subject unto are to something to elated returned of the to in the to the regard I may of God taught the devils hope " "hope Christ seemed I or in darkness they in that things. shall' I have know." used is not these keep that day." It that "I knowledge. "Hope," or Job^ last words whom is able to He Christians. are in that He suffer I know against is used American, an These a It I also ; for Him word " "hope so, ashamed of and Paul's through cause to the resurrection Christ, or am not but doubt. express which unto doubt, of matter breathes persuaded that am hveth, read we the. earth." upon the am do ; but we Redeemer my day GOD. TO than day confidence same nevertheless we that latter Timothy: have darker a "I know xix. 25: WAY my v. 24 "Verily,verilyI : word, and everlastinglife,and believeth shall not come on say unto Him into that 'J7idff- ASSURANCE ment' " (the new death Why, not. God, you gained beside and done, thou enter 20, 21.) We I to tells He our was peace In Romans that, iv. 25, raised for Him upon He " : read we wounded get the benefit of His finished again enter find pasture." My sheep And Me. hear I father is able to That my x. our shall which gave pluck them any sions; transgres- our chastisement stripeswe I know Then them greater than is out of my : believe, us by the them, life; and pluck them " offences, our Me shall go in and promise. man of healed. are for the door am eternal them for delivered be saved, and voice ; and on work. "I 9 : is the give unto perish,neither My shall in he man " in John body own justification."Let and Then His "was was Christ well? as and again for He many which sins in His with over been lord." of .the debt my him. hast ruler iniquities;the and behold, I have is another. " was our : our life for them bruised was bear saying^ (Matt. xxv. stewardship. That is twice payment answer us for five talents thou thee joy [of thy eternal " If Christ us? am the judged salvation demand paid for Isaiah into shall be God the tree, thou but thing; things ; I will make in We lord said unto servant: or clearlytaught five talents His more. faithful and is five talents; me sins. to whom other brought unto saved Christ your This before are are you for the servant who good few a over things; has from passed life is hid with for reward. five talents them whether judgment into with deliveredst thou Will is tell till you can Judgment judgment given, "Lord, one of coming not into faithful so), "but it friend, if your dear my been Well never the lord reckoned where had that you throne are come may has people say great white the translation Hfe." unto Some 95 SALVATION. OF Father's if any out, and 27th verse, and they follow they shall out hand." hand. of my all ; and never no Think man of ^6 THE that I to The keep WAY TO Father, the Son, and You us. God's a great word. That promise and he to meet it would be questionwhat am the "I am the Good of Mine." for I way? the the am walk "I the Bread the am you life." "I in Me, though Let Are of God's What our will The son. he is at if you he want son His calls walks is to shall as "friends." children. God lam *' it shall believeth that whosoever xi. 25, A from. If you between takes servant sons into everlasting (John perfectlibertyall get beyond the hunger, never unto come truth. 26.) good selves get beyond knowing them- never us at the God doubts our life." you of this water die." Me to know righteousnes? the life : he the difference see But standing with "un-child" people He soon the have I will lead you never known lightof w^ant springingup shall where you home. we in Me : says am dead, yet shall he live; and were dear Christ the will and drink and after statement that followeth you after of Me eat well of water '*a servants. the " of life :" if you remind you hungering he have Do Me" not in he shall be saved." you of truth. you must My sheep, and and follow We made the world; Me, ity, sincer- of my figure. shall a place to-morrow, token a enter know lightof way:" believeth me as has man the resurrection am liveth and house if any truth;" receive of life : be within He : darkness, but in the Water many said and If I made truthfulness. my Shepherd, and kingdom. "lam on the embodiment am watch outside of token doubt. hour are God. some multipliedfigure upon "I the am has door; by Me "I "I slur a God and statement, for my me want certain a pledged Father, not only the only always brings at man to ask were shall not habit Holy Ghost, of the Triune people many a the that it is not see the Son, but the three persons Now, GOD. servants. and has over the subordiiiate a We ought He a and the servant daughters. not into go house; place. to realize will not only adopted us, but' WAY THE 98 by being occupiedwith yourselffor for years enough doubts GOD. TO a days. few Then are, and to way get peace and rest. Lincoln Abraham their chains read: marched. Army it; and free!" Some did masters ; but it did have Their feelings would power must- not mak^ and A many good to were fences is the a certain be free. the day The wherever slaves the fact Let have not the could not made it is they Him the are old free. were at His slaves word. free. The at ourselves Looking looking to lieved be- proclaimed freedom take us the outside. from that salvation, has our free, but us they the trees faith in Him. come That On slaves. of alter not Christ, the Captain of to all who done; proclamation,and most of them certain day a glad shout w^ent up, "We believe not it, and stayed with their a on done. has the read others but on He proclamation declaring a off, and put up have you millions to fall were was proclamation Northern what issued three emancipationof is, and at what He at what you at what not look again ; Christ with the will eye of faith. Bishop Byle the root, and "Faith is that in the (Mark v. 27.) midst and trembling poor press, is Assurance Son. of Man and who woman the touched and of his murderers, the never less certain no the you root, and the have have may the flower. not Jesus is can you the root ; but it is without flower Doubtless flower. the Assurance "Faith strikinglysaid: has hem behind came of His garment. Stephen standing calmly saying, standing * I see the on the heavens right hand in the opened, of God' (Acts vii. 56). "Faith (Luke is the xxiii. with sores, 42). and penitentthief, crying, 'Lord, Assurance saying, ' is Job I know sittingin that my remember me' the dust, covered Bedeerner liveth;' ASSURANCE ' He Though xiii. yet will I slayme, 'Lord, is ' me! save the stone which nought the head of the for there is (Job help other is the xix. confident unbelief!' * viii. 33, is there salvation heaven 25; (Acts iv. Who shall is same is become other; men among 11, 12). that I believe; Assurance to the lay anything he sink, This, is the in any given ("Mark ix. 24). Who challenge, elect? God's ' ' builders, which of you to is that anxious, trembling voice, 'Lord, mine Thou Assurance under name be saved must began Council, in after-times, neither comer: none "whereby we "Faith set at was he as cry, (Matt.xxiv. 30). declaringbefore is the charge ' condemneth? of (Kom. 34). praying-in is Saul Faith sorrowful, blind, and saying, ' laid up alone. whom I know for ' me is Life. "Faith the house of Judas (Acts ix. I have (2 Tim. iv. great the How gulf between joyless,smileless, is "Assurance to the very more than the ' grave, There is a 8). blessing! Who tell can "The make The minister heart securityof Spiritof life. It is health, strength,power, us the beauty." the benediction welcome; Holy in the blood Spiritto make the believer is the result of the this way of Christ us : to certain." operationof the God. Another out to make clean, and us end. pronounced once of God And manliness, vigor,activity, energy, A death? Assurance yet life may be weak, sickly,unhealthy, painful,trying,anxious, worn, burdensome, the life and into believed.' i. 12; cus, Damas- at 11.) aged prisoner,looking camly Paul, the crown ' in Him trust drowning Peter's Peter and 99 15). "Faith is SALVATION. OF writer says: of the rocks, and and "I have overhang seen fearful deep running waters; but shrubs and trees grow precipices,roaring they maintained aracts, cat- their 100 threw position,and if they had hold but, rock long 60 Ages, they Him as nail in a throne to His all the glory of a all the vessels is There am small and very weighty, falling." gold pewter I is on Him gold and keep hang Let us a glorious Him upon the issue, of cups, I to even we but I a "It is not down, long am I hang *'0h,'' so heavy, littlecup upon fear I because so says, never am the nail." gold cups, china the nail as "I little cup, there, I should cup because all come as And it hang on drop!" to were answers, but one says drop !" gold cup up; all; but hang read once kept." shall for place; and sure "Oh," to were the gives way cups, 1 like the I a fear of you; no only that cup If the nail hang But must "I will fasten shall be they black, suppose so suppose were in all the cups. flagon, "there a a fastened nail, flagons and says so " of one them, house, the offspringand father's rock the or the Eock : quantity,from the vessels flagons (xxii.23, 24). all the "Oh, if I says He and : life and them between of small all vessels so Jesus, Isaiah house Father's i'Stheir dissolved. place; and sure His effected ; Eock in the die, must or life, spiritual be can Lord of the Speaking tree to heaven of Him give grace be can their union ere the lose his must His their was oftentimes journey hold as influences are grounded" Their as dissolution a either the believer crumble, And the believers and blessings of the It and in their dangers "rooted are in life. them fall,before their life. So much as forest." secure; perfectlysecure. are ; and guarantee sustain they as dense a them horrible the most branches and fohage of made that sustained that exposed to their out GOD. TO in the midst been the on of nature of WAY THE keeps up, cups, all that safely. these pray assured of salvation, God words to on keep tombstone: a us in "Born, perfect peace, died, and CHRIST ALL CHAPTER VIII. ALL CHRIST is all to emphasize that word out Him Some a have receive to be If great and would we born a make form or Christ as from to us save three we in Saviour our heaven ways of to know you by having a mighty things becamse they make His sin? our men very must we the When He His to be was "He name, their peoplefrom did not He Now, sins. by having know them sin. from save Some man. merely know them, you tians Chris- willing to not are he gave from sins, but from knowing hearsay; others He Some proclaim that to delivered been our be "a to to be to us, wants world, you remember shall be called Jesus,* for He shall Have to comeKness." great and do into the sins." Him Him. want mighty Saviour, what Him down angel came men I want mighty. know first of all know let Him have Others to be. Saviour, for they fully,and Him for them. Him v^ery small a ^ 11.) make we "all." iii. dry ground," "without nothing to them; they do not root is of that us ALL, IN AND (COLOSSIANS Christ 101 ALL. IN AND you sHghtly; there know been are only by once other come duced intro- again you acquainted with them for years, you them know intimately. So I believe there are three classes of and out of it : those peopleto-day in the Christian Church who have know a Christ historical been Christ ; those with Him *Saviour. by hearsay, those who have a shght personalacquaintance only by reading or ; who and, those who thirst,as Paul did, to 102 WAY THE "know know we shall Let look might take must first of remember put how and Him, more the better all see Him the angels said David, of 11.) really know Saviour if you Then you is "I, I, ai^ the Lord; and sin. from the You plains is born this day, in Christ the Lord." clear back go beside to Isaiah, seven words: will find these Christ's birth, you before years we good tidingsof great joy, Saviour, which a Him shepherds on to the for unto people: that He manifested we our as Cross, and the upon was if sins ; and hundred even He "Behold, I bring you ii. 10, (Luke hangs sin. away shall be to all city He as our away of Bethlehem, which shall love we more Him at has He the The resurrection." of His power Him. serve us how the the of Christ we see and Him GOD. TO there me is Saviour" no 11). (xliii. Again, have seen, teach them their way Christ is God coming out of the opened all the who up a new and Christ drowning but more and as to a the stillhave can Saviour. an blood, that blood heard the read we "The lost." was Christ He that have I ; that for: come so to lift them, save Father has has taken man every salvation. might untimely save a grave man ; but I for him. Christ is the children of Israel more When be to religionof the cradle. the way, be able to do any a had to the from the xix. 10, Saviour. him Son that which from "We : read, we religions, to save his Saviour the but men read we sent God; to to of out only rescue than placed behind they would and livingway is not might probably not were up the Cross, not stumbling-blocks something Father down to seek come accepts of Christ But from is start from we the (iv.14) pit of sin. In Luke He told the pep^Dle what Himself of Man Son John All the heathen work up Christ that testify, do of the world." to men Jesus So and Saviour the Epistleof in the First was their crack of the salvation ; slave-driver's CHRIST if whip then bondage: of the and and a temper He brings deliverance the Red dark i. shall has He become Land. to way Redeemer. brought He has That is brought God has up is not only something who is intimately. the will yet back. us (1 Peter gold." He not Red have have created ance. deliver- our the sold we said,"To right out being without 18.) and have into than with i. everything us, Sea to came into Promised Deliverer; He our "Ye redeemed not they we way more were of passions, more appeared for the opened We could dehver one around the through us lii. us, to get victoryover when Like*Peter ye shall be redeemed and prison, deliver; who and us, and silver in our discouraged because nought; 3.) idea present, and of Israel turn. But Christ But doth behind us, wilderness, and the come to Christ the us but want past, the children go?" we has hand 10.) we before which not the with tempers, to know delivered; who Sea, have looked evil the from leaves ; He If you on for often, like the How whom that lust, go or (2 Cor. dehver." No our them then of Egyptian yoke professed Christian a you the sympathy and us, besettingsin? "Who future. save victory over Are some that Httle have to from deHvered besettingsins. our give us to I Egypt. lusts. slave God that was down of to our knew it 103 ALL. delivered been not comes the slaves us, of king God that had they m ALL is our Saviour. our yourselves money." for (Isaiah corruptiblethings, If gold could ten thousand have worlds as deemed re- full gold? God When bondage they them of struck their in darkness has been had redeemed the Egypt, and brought for the wilderness out Way. as I to the groping in am so them ; thankful right way. the children darkness of Israel the through and then the There God Lord is but may no from Red Sea, became has not to left livingman know the the way. us who "I 104 THE Way," am the the right way, the children God and and have of Israel at Kadesh desired believe there wilderness of the the the follow wander in Lord and would with as Christ has follow we shall be slandered as these things in your ministers (Romans that He has them man to know one have and not viii. master a off has kept if you would on or have be led these Christ man Christ, is be in Christ a the called is the way forests. the will but we I will tell you you, If not. or If you he of "blazed high, if you takes thick has misjudged make he know all forgivingspirit, cannot rest. bark right path. done? has by Him, this : may following are here, and the earth; He up only were hunting forest he the places light,and from through in the Spiritof "If any the through joy, and out in the the hand they only and pieces gone jou, in the world 9.) will we it that this loving and the the dark goes pathway no may some and down does down now him, you is come :" and Way how there as them I years. from been cuts into the wandering them take has man been not forty Christ a He for if If journey crossed children once along through goes "blazing the way." back, desert all will be peace, Him, him, and he have Land, places straight. of the way, that if it had delivered at Almighty wilderness Promised the Christ. like the lead possession of it,but they turned word; so they were the has could dangers is true of God's The the frontier, when hatchet trees God's shall be in we Who all their taken rough placessmooth, will follow In and besides ri^htinto crooked and pitfallsand they might thousands are Egyptian, willingto made to Etill. wilderness right doctrine. the Barnea, had Christ through the wilderness unbelief something back, and follow people through It promised land. the GOD. we the for their accursed land If the knew He guided right into TO Christ. says Himself? WAY do you treat do not bear the churches right. "If none of Jesus he is any His." a new THE 106 feelings; and If occupiedwith Him, are the trouble and not feel rebellion broke out. The had been months. army of the North had The in Run, the though down cast it was one Finallyan old his face not talk like if it the He told the storm think it to came was any all is dark As to said Then it speak, do "you just here, he world, get above the before could went to on light up was young around away." I have but in the thunder was serene Often thought little a when guide, I have of what he "I as was and as storm see mountain the old man, been calm terrible rolling, and the give and they went; valleya higher will a "I replied, and it on spend summit, the On to where the come the up friends," continued you, reached to had climbing up party were soon." storm Down all to friend a mountain guide smiled, they got hear the said a up had they The back." lightning's flash; my rise. friend evening. so, he the east, where been before This long summer will flee sun and me shall raged; they "And the over had he the see take not els"." from come how him on. we all attended. ever it is dark Though King. dark he had us mountain, this up; the speaker the willow; got up men," "Young light somewhere were night and the of hair white much every I as Throne. around described beautiful Bull at were we upon gloomiest meetings with sons it is that the So harp six it looked meeting his hung shone. literally and say of man had if he as great for about on defeated been this the of war going pieces. to At discouraged. seemed remember going path. our defeat, and but nothing republicwas and for awhile and had fact, we war the after meeting a Christ,and of the darkness be lifted out gathered round have think just right they faces towards our shall we in being GOD. keep we that may I remember do they all gone. joy is their because TO WAY the top. ''though the darkness couraged, inclined to get dis- said. Now if you are CHRIST down a httle higher; get remember You the the cross, to be Son the to "Ye down that work our Some If said to one moonshine!" the borrows the here a Sun its of to shine "I thank for Him and by : trumpet own the is to show light. it is all illustration; borrow we ours Christ's,we are we he by for for (Matt. v. to do ; and sun If Righteousness." our gone shine to "Converted! you the lightfrom has all it is borrowed Christian: he: disciples? He us want we lightat any young Said moon from have we What us. say to His to blow not they were the world." lightof shine; love the When wants His sent not (Acts i. 8.) Him. expired on God did men He of Christ out. did Christ the darkness, get more of their sins. ; but us look at but Me." are is to peoplemay Christ. forth for "\''e here. So 14.) the world; unto the know put was it to intercede fog and that when says, reproved them put out this light,what yonder Him thick the world shall be witnesses up so the Bible light of 107 ALL. Christ, and to nearer lightof lightbecause about the valleyamidst in the IN ALL will call us are home to by the wayside our reward. I remember with had lantern a lantern a hearing that people should over people stumble than to the this from professingwhat us. ought we to would going soon we light up it the this to heaven. asked was light,he is Fox country for for there the be shout are Quaker every around a is world, this Master, those would harm more the world the said miles ten more of the world eyes who said it was doing conformity to George he tians professed Chris- scepticismin The what I believe of What possess. reached, and sat him. over all the brightlyshining be the see cause. than was not he inconsistencies other do not who man When stumble formalism, I think all were could the of Christ cause cold,dead upon he not any blind a him. near for, as of him. about of If us praise 108 *' I THE say AM TRUTH," THE also to spirituallife. effect will last not life. If you Many try be well enough into contact with be and the and is afraid are Israel shall neither work is the will be had to get and English army we he that our am keeper. with In Isaiah thee; be strengthen thee; with verse the 24, "We the right we One the are have righteous." hand some be told an that We out are He ii. no we read, for " I Fear am yea, I is " with 1.) of whole protect it. match for then sleepsis nor thou might Tower The to slumbers righteousness." Advocate (1 John called there us thief in the It Victoria Queen England, help thee; My keepeth keeps if dismayed, of that if He neither who I will ples disci- years' experience. But xli. 10, not yea, and ourselves. six thousand had life spiritual day by soldiers. and strength in no they get young "He it; but it is put away to access That perpetual; flowing I suppose of Crown the Christ. unless their out. ; us falling. our of cxxi. 4.) sleep." (Psaliba keep to author meetings. great many hold would, if necessary, has remember A nor guarded night have Satan; of care London, we of danger to take And Christ of no attempt slumber the to know use, Then but fruit to God. forth will not they is the to will be Keeper. our no Christ. living bringing Christ Then of spasmodic thing, but a on, it will be ; but trying are speak ; to alone spirituallife by going to stir up ple Peo- galvanize yourselves life,get spiritual real have would want Christ. Many may Christ long. very may on You Listen: If you 5.) life. not into yourselves,so put electricity and will not they have that give themselves xiv. (John truth." is, get acquainted with truth complain is the what Chiist. sajs the what to know ** GOD. TO to know I want People : WAY not, for I thy God; I will will uphold thee Jude In able to the Father, Jesus keep us from also, ing." fallChrist CHRIST But Christ is the work and less is and shall My hand." how the of He perish; never But another the Christ in God." Me." a (John shepherd who and went asked name. One others he way called all look sheep " their in toes a I suppose his our Eastern sheep knew The them. to the and and answered The So he put hia staff and a knew in the that no heard of He name. took him by some the In the The They that see has one spot; and sheep by in the whole flock. way. like to flock. a another all his He that deceive put the shepherd's frock to the the same him. squint; same to call,while stranger could he would went the East tellinga gentleman once on low fol- he, "you black a man us voice, and they the other? perfectone Shepherd knows shepherd was his has with and . . the said In it. secure! of them one from one has a to do sheep around one other not pluck them how attention. no "Well," off; another he had in See life is hid . of out italics. any voice called gentleman thought took shall and know "They says, is in safe and of the of its ear." test. He sheep to him by The shepherd paid do you httle ; that for failings, An and perfectlyalike." piece out a up dozen a How little pieceof wool has were, personal declaringwhat shall be able man true. looked about stranger said, "man" his the [mayi] pluck them any gentleman was feeding on or in In sheep." uses 28 verse "Neither call aU they sheep went In A 27.) x. if this pasture where for the Scripturedeclares,"Your could the hfe (CoL iii. 3.) How My sheep hear My " says, "' My the word devil no " It sheep,to feed them Shepherd;" My sheep Good shall Shepherd. our for the care do. neither " place Christ will notice hand My is twenty-eight times, reallyreads: verse 109 chapter of John, Christ than what He down lay ALL. more. the am ''I tenth no pronoun He "I voice." My IN shepherd to of the that wonderful out something is protect them. hear ALL and ment stateban, tur- disguised 110 THE tried to his voice, and could; but he him. a He the shepherd if has He with God. xii. went does No to down came down seemed thus a the faith,they when by reallyin the One stream, a the He then into minutes away one it, and took lamb the : and stream. newer at not little lamb, put old flock and lost all his one parents place to found shepherd The sheep to cross. the water; but they get them to respond sheep ire^her more; the whole stricken the other on proof no Eastern in after the was lovetli He is put it under it under The ing pass- length they an call his flock they plunged ihe whole to a saw he could are so from At looked think family and wandered day they and his poor his receiveth." of mine The munion com- time you He away; continent. brink, and from the water Jie led them by one the heart. the rod loved have and messenger whom friend soul errors the Lord son A the speaks is true a Whom " another, died. on Syria. to passed few professed "voice" passing under ever took and another looking at many away the every are could to shrink took but sends great Britain,and to to his call. he God love you. not after another, there come along; tell that, if he soon you man to over their way in carried It it written, That five,one or good a low to fol- sheep got sickly- a weak whether When the scarlet fever four be scourgeth 6.) Christ but that if he as followed sheep never a and children. in can the rod. chasteneth, (Heb. know shepherd ready response in the Christian is a tender Shepherd. You may some been a very tender Shepherd to you; not under that will not. Christ He admit comes will not man will find words his they get sicklyand that the single sheep in the flock So it is with one. teacher He a obliged to was health, a or hke asked will follow any truth much speak as get follow any heresies. GOD. not Christians; when is in TO could stranger. He it would WAY the no one ; arm arm, and longer stood shepherd; other and side ; and pastures.. The be* CHRIST reaved it that and father mother, them taught ALL to the time had when loved have If you lost. would they Shepherd is callingyou above." (Col.iii. 2.) -Let Him, while taken Him remain we for your Christ is not is also our it w^ould read where it is embrace Lord; our we Him. He Him. serve give it choose He is is is to the uttermost. He is Bread; us Him. He into green He the express He is our our pastures. is the Water He for upon is * ten the I do He are I once know soul to my is He us. is is our Eoot; we grow He is slake all we our : we the Master; Advocate, He ing Shepherd, lead; abide we thirst from admire guided by Him. above glory,and rest upon He is in Him. Him Father's we ever Him. strive to reflect His things; He Saviour, saving Vine our is in the way from true our we person;' is our He the future. our is Truth; our Him. He us. brightness of upholder of : every not fresh live in we thousand is the to papers so He He of His we mentioned to be some was over Him. image wisdom; desires us. of Life; is the fairest among all others. JPe feed we is for not in fact, Justifier; Prophet,pointing out our follow have Teacher, instructingus our intercession our I have in Him. to rule make livingto and " Life; our things on day. Christ. it that : walk Priest, having atoned our ; but to you we Him He of salvation. is from Way; our we He descriptionof like to Christ things that ward for- they ones if you this very so looking through originallycame that I should " While wonderful this do to tell what volumes And one look affection Sanctifier,our our and up before, remember world. all these only soul. this by one the loved set your ** murmured be faithful to Him, us Shepherd, Mediator, take individual in longer look felt scene, their lambs gone to the on no follow ones your we They Shepherd had taken yonder world; and they began to into Ill looked they as lesson. a ALL. the Great hecause He IN our ness. likeHim. Eight- eousness; all cast we Sanctification our is He is He Him. in US am I and am the at time, prompt, the holiness I need He affliction? He in the grave, with my me. Am I He must be my I Helper. my When me. world, and all that Saviour. And, God be I Thou able am poor. hast oil; and I nor I willing Thou righteousness; wounds. Thou hunger and thirst. I He pray? Advocate. must Satan at Am in I persecutedby forsaken. He am it contains, thanked! to do without must hast and and hast sins. Thou cordials and I hast part Thee, Thou, too, art rich; Thou abundance; I with that me. the mouldering than I know am situation, and life: when my bare; Well, then, I will rather Resurrection. my and arraigned by I to foolish; and no I Am I dying, am all the art neither and when Do a sinner; a am and In Holy Spirit. for covering. a dove cross naked for Him. His I am good a wounds about. I as I frightened a need I for defend must Support; and : thirstychild; Him His innocence without be must like teaching: simple of His tribunal? Divine be my Friend, our refreshment. I need need myself His I do can and is I vine; and intercede and world? iniquity. Gotthold and for my righteousness. guidance I need and wind to His ignorant; and no all is ing Brother, cheer- our hungry a soul My feeble a His I need and life from it is from : sheep ; hawk; the need I lost and of, and hold holy is He is consolation shepherd. p'ursued hy lay He is like and love His refuge. soul part, my my faithful and He from us diseases. our heautif ul extract wandering a for power our necessities. our Him. difficulties." I need and curing all is another For " all draw Redemption, redeeming our in all our Here GOD. TO imperfections upon our we ; Healer, our relievingus and WAY THE 112 am needy. wine and refreshments; 114 THE WAY GOD. TO CHAPTER IX. BACKSLIDING, "I will heal backsliding their ; I will '" away. There kinds two are they have community and Christian They talk may been back-sliders " seed, but who the back Turn be angry to all with have turned God Thy the Lord to be Ixxxv. for been come Old Jeremiah we want will say. has to do of never joininga backsliders; but they There 5. wilt ever? Thou ivill speak is some is to with as Thou : wonderful incorruptible bring the latter to read '' : draw out Thine again: us Now look for He will speak peace us '* let them not back- sliders help of as passages get back- sliders God the turn so ; and New. much anger that 0 what Thy Lord; uill hear unto His again for them The God to good as the book of What for wanderers. to hear Thou Wilt Thy mercy, I again: the Word full of of the revive Show real their first love. you not Thee? from differently want they left salvation." in contact Testament have the form born We aside. people, and to His saints; but folly'\verse8}. is nothing that will do There to is turned anger Some to be treated which by rejoice in us Mine the have generations? wilt grant what who us claim need those to Psalm people may and of road same for 4. through gone use again. They born xiv. : expression, ''slid forward." back-sliding;but they have never really have, if I may never Hosea freely of backsliders. converted: been them love the I^ord Hi nACKSLIDING. Look for at Jeremiah moment a that they they cannot speak,and give warning, I and is uncircumcised, ear of the Lord word have 14th back, and them verse hearken condition get their healed also the blush they shall therefore : at all not were hurt time that I visit them they shall be cast Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the paths,where is the the old and ye shall find rest for your not walk sound to the Hearken I souls. of the ination? abom- could they ; at and and see, way, and But they said. We walk over the ask therein; will saying, you, they said. We But trumpet. no down, saith the Lord. watchmen set is will hearken." not That that is the from the but turned had condition old good book. of God. they believed the fall In would Jeremiah have . with have . Wherefore your have children's committed two " Eve fell did not beheve after of got away ing hearken- not God's word; backsliders God. Me, them as father a 'Lord,What saith the in by is the way pleadingwith Thus found walked I will and the word son. have They That tempter. fathers your Me, and from a They find God ii. we with plead Adam slidden. they had backold paths. And the from away from by turning away " when Jews of backsliders. the word to of the the condition was They . Also therein. there that fall ways, good the daughter committed them to from of the when ; They want Bead ear. light de- no we ashamed, neither fall among for have But of God. saying. Peace, peace My people slightly, when Were they had they ashamed peace. they behold, the : of back-sliders. of nay, shall behold, their hear? may let God "They have : whom reproach; they a in the word delightwhatever no bring is the That it." in them is unto To *' yi. 10. that vanity,and they are are gone vain? become yet plead with you, saith the Lord; children evils : will I plead they have For . . forsaken . my quity ini- and people Me, the Foun- 116 THE tain of living waters; and cisterns,that Now there is ; but but : they are far from gone when you apt to think says, hewed He well world The water. out heavenly world, will life,have those satisfy not Earthly wells the in You that are God, have, hold no No earthly a partakerof the pleasuresof this nature. new and having tasted the water who, will get Men there cisterns at the world's astray, seeking refreshment gone to-day as Him?" become wealth Me, that same iniquityis satisfythe Honor, in He ! but the fault is with them. ; has them; cause changed? far from gone soul that the God What ** you, cannot nature. Has left never found God Is not yourselvesbroken to satisfythe can Lord fathers your changed and left Him have The tion atten- forsook never this, too,"jvithout any has ask to call the wish we ! first? God that Backslider, I would that you Him Me?" to Him came cisterns,broken out is, that the Lord iniquityhave What *' that And ! them to which forsook they left Him they says that hewed thing one GOD. water." no backsliders; and of them hold can TO WAY dry. They of tains. foun- quench spiritual cannot thirst. Again or 82d in the : bride a *' verse. attire ? number. That days without her against the backslider. They Can maid a forget her ments, orna- yet My yeoplehave forgottenMe, God is the charge which brings '' out forgottenMe, days with- have number." I have I have and asked, ''Would would turned ladies when of your " you been, "Well, did startled young My friend, you think more The replyhas been, Lord." them, the often from they seek not set about yes, I think the not you I Lord, it did after Him that "' be No, troubled it?" should." But give them they might said to have ear-ringsthan I do not." seeking for not I But if you the when lost one; has answer though they any find Him. of trouble had ; nor BACKSLIDING. How with the Lord than of their who ones asks: He God What "' He I done have gotten. for- if their children of their memento any as a tries to that you ornaments like to be not backsliders over and hearts sent or astray. gone daily communion does broken word a pleads have Love have wrote never affection ; and loved would in of their dresses more souls ! precious and fellowshipand think now Mothers left them in once many 117 parent back: them woo should have over forsaken Me?" The of the tender most Bible without a how and He shall correct fear is not I do not in found it find cannot will admit from Him He was He got told men it is have twenty than wandered Did has a that very in he find it Sodom, that he was all Sodom. And it is the streets a one But sight to pitiful of children, and Sodom they have at an and one alas! alas! turned the a used more it away to bring you country. evil and a made Men bitter thing? a and he his ruined ear. he convert. would influential after deaf You Lord, but to turn May one. that old backslider midnight, that they have the Lord. verse world. most if thing never of the see them leave bitter of any thing hundreds seen known into the far not years asked thing to evil an of hosts." that I have well in the sight of the on in bitter know God I have ""Thin^ thy God, and the Lord I say evil and an I do not at Lot. you forsaken a that it is see, backslider,who wanderers if you left Him thy backslidings shall thee, and back; and real ; and Look hast evil and an a have (Jer.xi. 19.) : thee, saith the Lord come that bring back back such exaggerate when of backsliders not with argues bitter,that thou My those who to thee; know, therefore,and reprove in the whold to be found Jer. ii. 19. wickedness own loving words Jehovah from are cause. Hear and have worthy family. going through has warned his I have known never shall wickedness David not a him, crying, would Absalom! son son, son!" my ruin, rather than the death of his the was Mark it so? Absalom, my son, my had died for thee; 0 Absalom, my will make They parents: "Thine own prove thy backsliding shall re- find son my hacksHde, without their thee; and correct Did thee!" children. will deride religionand of mockery his wife and their to GOD. TO man a ruin its proving utter "0 WAY THE 118 I God I think it that caused son this anguish. I remember tillpast midnight, wandering wanted lightbroke next We in upon him; that I saw never followed He doubts did not to go children. house to cannot get them went look into taken and I am to ruin. and ago, years night he I sad and it is not "No; preaching,and was wretched I in all "What eye off the Saviour? is Have that," he said. life. " not was justsuch Show gone mistaken me mocked "I up to what I have restored run instances the bitter through him the consequence of experience; repeatedagain ago mother are and serving God, where are who not on I now unto your beggarly elements if their children It is had was from me. the world ; and Lord to the I went into the father and back city. awoke I have can but one children The in this and to your city years Many who came have forgottenHim prosperity : and the Lord That enquiry-room. "Is your my out. find daughters ? for rejoicing. The away so the salvation; yet there can years been of sin. when me me his transgression. You you of all married are of my day I have and he and one house, but there His had business, but spent all this day in visitingmy done. joy of mountains back?" They the darkest man. any I asked. come He some prayed,and prayed,and prayed,till get back. the trouble?" your barren sat in front life. old an night he think my with the on to in conversation being engaged their have in sons their and deserted of the the again. world; high road BACKSLIDING. As a desire to be faithful we love to sign of enemies for of the voice while a of warn ; but God these warn We danger. the truest backsliders. be looked may friends Israel had warning. In Jeremiah we 119 friend truer no those are It is as upon who lift up than Moses. His people a weeping prophet to bring but they cast off God. them back to Him; They forgot the God who brought them out of Egypt, and who led them through In their prosperity they the desert into the promised land. and forget Him would The gave turned (Deut. xxviii.) happen. who king make and and and he in (2 Kings had he In children his eyes Jeremiah viii. 5, slidden by read we against them. but *'They they spake to his course, in as the but coming; look: aright." No devotion! God ; reaped thii]gto the message and and be a people of holdfast not and to No repented Every the but heard; will find no the and or their they spake people who words of thd Lord." No reading th^ Bible! Hi^ him Yea, ihe^. the time judgment ot penitent backslider,one restoration, you battle. observe hear; but and turned one appointedtimes; the brings "'I hearkened into her the Lord man no the swallow family altar! stoops is this is what I done? rusheth "I hearkened If there pardon have My people know Now for he bitter with then "Why return." to knoweth crane : aright: not the horse heaven the turtle and away! back you That refuse wickedness, saying, What stork way head dungeon a perpetualbacksliding? They a deceit; They refuseto return.'' his is the of Work. Jerusalem heard: into captive his of cast a happen. in front up out evil and win would and what taken was put them did brought were an told what see That 7.) Surely it is sown. had of God his xxv. backslide, but the Lord of His : And in fetters of brass bound was Babylon. what slain one every Lord the word lightof by Nebuchadnezzar, him The away. have not closet turned is anxious more tender. fH^ 120 than ing Israel,saith fall upon keep not am am two married married thy ye have unto you" the to ways unto you! God of the you Lord; and of one family,and I will bring you to Zion." "Only acknowledge thine iniquity." How of that passage God it; and his knees, and on restored the Lord and He He wants says I saying, *"! city,and goodness is 0 as Judah, a away" (Hosea place, "0 what 4). to him up iniquity;"and the God, I have If you ing, ask- man I held then. Ephraim, shall I do cloud, and morning vi. and a man sinned"; have dered. wan- back. come another thine times many "Acknowledge" And cried, "My there him to you in thee? unto for a I remember forgiveyou. "Only acknowledge the passage, backslider! a Is that there?" said that? down to up I will says "Who went the a I held have the Lord stranger under coming I will take and " I will obeyed My voice, saith not think " and "Only acknowledge backsliding children, saith 0 Turn, Ijord. the Lord, to anger transgressed against scattered tree, and green every backsHd- Mine cause notice: hast thou hast and thy God, I will not Now proclaim Return, thou say. merciful,saith am forever." anger that iniquity, thine and Lord; for I : you the "Go, and iii. 12: north, and the toward words these GOD. TO in Jeremiah be found to are WAY His as compassion what thee? unto the and shall I do for earlydew His your it goeth love is derful won- ! In Jeremiah I will heal Thou backslidingchildren, and ye our God." He we Thee unto come just puts words into of the backslider. will receive In God "Return, backslidings. Behold, your art the Lord mouth He iii. 22; Hosea xiv. 1, 2, 4: ; for thou words, and you and, if you will Only come; graciouslyand love you freely. hast turn "0 Israel,return by thine fallen to the Lord unto (He puts words into your with the come. the Lord iniquity. Take ; thy you mouth) : 122 WAY THE A in Cornwall gentleman he knew whom said : "Tell and the to be Lord "Yes." The you?" not Jesus?" In Kevelation ii. 4^ 5, thou and do the first works and will I want repent." people make think that That has with they been You never will to the Lord. came of all earth's that you tell two them Do twenty not years tell Him you that commandments will in His He own will out a way fresh a say may get well from unto experiencea soul let Him your God for to bless had you two you confess the the sins your path or God experience,and If you way. restore people two you same joy to wandered have you the His will have first you You when experiencethat same You but experience. No alike. again. ; because when as Many ences. quicklydistinguishdiffer- have mark not expect the ago. think very will restore Do of their first thou some over peace repeats himself. can person way. will deal with and one If God time. do it in His you. no without people apart ; you which experience or quickly, the first works." same alike member Re- repent, thee mistake experience never to what some- place,except "doing same look millions acquaintedwith second God cannot So, the have I have of his renewal a done unto for months waiting for said, come against a the have to are to He fallen; and art out you regard thousands kept they have guard to you left the first love. thou candlestick thy remove has "Nevertheless else I will or : "what hast whence from between flood of tears. a read: against thee, because therefore was and him, to up his head, and hung gentleman, we went in the street estrangement man to which answer Christian a He some The said the "Well," met once backslider. a is there me, GOD. TO of His joy of His in which Peter salvation. I want fell;and way. to call your I think I want that attention nearly to lift up a to the all fall warning manner pretty much note to those in who the have same not BACKSLIDING. fallen. "Let fall" Cor. (1 five years after I He high. Treasurer Most twenty rocks the fallen have I of their character. Castle Edinburgh done the where the one point he stands, to Abraham wife. (Gen. xii.) yet he and act rock kept out was so speech, when that the water to drink. water out a himself under a " be he may sure Moses Let be in the to fall. to pray made of Moses' himself ye (Num. who to be made face so but " We are selves themto there, their trace denied his and meekness; of hasty one speak to to should beasts of the have fetch you we 10). and : like a for he received No if he yet he himself and that other from a woman. who the man Christ kept men hid that gets self-conceited of went and coward matter followers humble, to shine wist not the family he rebels; must xx. message to because their the wilderness pulpit of the the Lord by be careful. us where strong enough his for his boldness a which upon was said for juniper tree, requesting might die, because (1 Kings xix.) told now, day's journey into strongest side Egypt promised land remarkable Peter. " head in congregation and of this rock?" the out specialwatch be may noted was was "Hear Elijah was off he at the yet down Moses of the aims garrison thought needs the Satan side only that he is faith of and : But Apostle the on were way. it were, as the children faith; and descent that comes that if I singled successfullyassailed was resist the devil at any Abraham so lest he for the first fall. no Chief thinks tempter fear the man for the to think and If any secure. and " twelve; told that am steepest,and were I need Iscariot, and have ago the fiercer the battle. amongst Judas who men standeth, take heed I used " years Cross to the went " converted was for get you he 12). Twenty-five years X. able to stand nearer that thinketli him 123 humble. could that his face shone, and need the see more he is he will stantly con- God it ; but holy 124 in heart his a is the man dailylife humble no necessityfor in order show call it,not hear let there come a becomes almost have we is far from I there is But heard never hath death." will I to John, and the me!" But cock shall not Though follow Him of downfall. this crow Me." That walk brfkga an scandal for into You but You; Peter boasting is humbly he may that thee, said: Peter of '* and to Thee, yet James and count can shalt thrice and said he too often on Christ. a we may deny ready to was forerunner softly. We unguarded hour, on Simon, ''I tell thee, Peter, the him: him, shall be prison because day,before that thou (Luke xxii. 24.) to death. great tempter;-and, in and fall and leave rebuked us that (Matt. xxvi. 23.) the Lord Let both have should self-confidence. 32). But xxii. 31, warned Lord knowest prayed in on fact. you, all shall be offended others, may the have have Thee, offended." be never with house, said: "Simon, Lord to I (Luke go Though "" that thou but fail not" ready am The desired wheat: as faith thy him. warned the brook it pours his was heavy my We the as off : but way and life,as proclamationof " a that its presence us who noise near round. step in Peter's downfall behold, Satan sift you loud our within it will us after long river a in my the year of the love of God Lord The I live ; and a is its little "burn a or of its waters deep and majestic course first light in the most brook, A blown a days of pleasant weather, few silent. evident without a where will be trumpet lighthouse: it or make a of how needful. is not the true who those the rush the flow of which The It beaten drum piety. There can much true publish it. a if so It is not rain you "I have And the most the Scotch so they have to people talk humility there Some proclaimthe proximityof to itself. have them not witness. own if will be world to the outer manifest more ; but they are OOD. TO conversation. and lighthousedoes its WAY THE have stumble a BACKSLIDING. The next If sleep. in step Satan rock can through God's work hour short one asked him, (Matt. xxvi. (Matt. xxvi. The The the 52.) Jesus It is off. you When off; and it will in the old others The also wast them he said this unto them know the realize his that he was angry was his Master He goes swears that And and began and the commences down the Lord hour?" one and the Peter God of sword." what by and But thou follows be his never knew afar brought example, friendly with This he will fellow and on when him also with was an passed; and oath. and ''I yet he did confidentlyaffirmed to swear, and And that he again denied (Matt. xxvi. 69-74.) crew. up before And saw with the Thou * ' : denied he maid denied hour another Peter sayest." another again step by step until that he he will be wounded to this bold '" curse away done. worldly friends, and Christ man, there, when cock said, had disgrace will Jesus Another to in the fought Galilean, for his speech betrayed him. a : before porch were position; his side, he is following afar Galilee." not Man." does Step by step child wrong says of the into of Nazareth." not not damsel Jesus to watching again what is familiar '*! know out gone Jesus do with him went fall. Peter A " he off." a The and " all,saying, was friends. thing Christ. of when and Me perish with afar long to stumble next enemies be of his that was undo to the on not with associatingwith family name, house cause thing sleep he asleep,and watch shall had him see his influence the sword sad a fell he of Peter rebuked "followed throwing upon he Lord that Instead thing next take gets away. to ye not The thing, he next Church people. could flesh. that "'They was Gethsemane, 40.) the of energy in downfall the ow^n What, '* Peter's 125 the he pinacle of self-conceit,and breaks his Lord. out into cursing, Cjud 126 WAY THE Master The true, Peter, that you remember when rebuked me, the me; for I when in answer stretched out in Mount Transfiguration,with Me, Lord, it is good * Have and The such as look on And Peter : and after Christ says, "Tell so there and : he 'and disciples, this at the have went from the on said to you cles?' taberna- supper-table, forgotten Me him with so questions He and out cast one angel Peter.'' tenderlyHe the sepulchre at xvi. (Mark Peter had denied to be tender wept bitterly. how see kindly specialmessage a save love in it that it broke the dead from rose Lord, three of the kind. much so Lord?' kept you John, Me upbraided was * cry, claimed, ex- you 0 man, make us that you nothing repentant disciple. What have let : forgetPeter,though caused and erring disciple. The His did not He did heart disciple's the have might but He with Lord Lord : dealt James here that and that I forgotten when, you Is it true these that bold hand My forgottenbeing with you in Gethsemane? soon? to be your not you call to mind so sinful a Is it '" fever a not you of fishes am Do sick of Do him, soon? so to Have water? said to lay draught drowning of the forgottenMe from perish,'I I or and it left her? at remember you turned wife's mother and the disease 'Depart Do have your astonishment your have might GOD. TO and The 7.) Him thrice; conveyed to loving Saviour the we ! if you are of the 'Master win Friend, look the joy of His Before become the Psalm closing,let a useful Church. if David and back; you wanderers, let the loving restore you let Him to salvation. backslider some of the one me say reading these member of We had should not that pages, trust who societyand never been I have restored is forgiven, whose jfcransgression sin a had : God may in the future bright ornament the "Blessed is will restore of thirty-second is he covered"; or whose that 127 BACKSLIDING. beautiful fifty-first Nor backslider. on the of day by preached Psalm which should when Pentecost another had have we written was by that restored Wonderful thousand three the were sermon converted backslider. restored " May thousand before. 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