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wUI, delivered to Saiaii that they Kiipht loatn lu.i<br />
to blaspheme, and if pcriiisteiit .lR'ri;:c« »re i \n tho wh.«lo<br />
lump, ( with »\ich horositM as now oxi-i<br />
In the Baptist Union must he at rarieiic with iii,<br />
will of Ooil. IIUTo you duly praisi^l (Hoertaiii]<br />
»ddre«8? I 8C0 that it in imhlidy praiwi sm a<br />
Bapti$t classic? It ntfins tome that hy it tho kin^'<br />
dom of Christ, as khiK ot saints, is miniliilaiivl.<br />
Hie people consist of those wl.o<br />
mon Yirtues of some who know him not, ri,p<br />
atonepicnt, ot itself Raves tio our. Tlir tljjiiicni<br />
called, in uothiuK imt a deniiil of the roallty Kvyn<br />
the coniSng of the day of wr.uli eccm-i to ho iii>nlt>it<br />
Mon are no longer, it sihsiih, undor the curso. hui<br />
all are redeomrd, saved frcin »rath, and sure of<br />
hearen, unless they do not like to bi' so. . . . Your<br />
aermon of the seventh of .lune, shown wimt mi<br />
christian fellowship hai4 douo. I tnouru tlie state<br />
of things; and as God has favored you to try to<br />
stoRi niuch error of dontrino, I pray liim to give<br />
you actions as well as words more etroctual still."<br />
Mr. SpUrgeon, iu a ^hort passage in the November<br />
Sword and Trofcel, say» ;—<br />
"A correspondent accuses us of ' havinp fellowship<br />
with all tho heresies of the IlaptiBt rniou.'<br />
We have no such fellowship. Oui ciinnection<br />
with that institution extends to common action in<br />
holplug poor and aged ministers and home mission<br />
wor. For what may l)o said or douo at the dehating<br />
meeting, wo haTo no sort ol resiwnsibility, for<br />
wo have ceased toaU^nd them. If.my ar« iiuawarf»<br />
of thii, wo bog them to notice iho fact; for it wouM<br />
pain ut greatly to bo supjiosed to have any fellow-<br />
•hip with modern doubt. The great mass of our<br />
brethren are quite free from loose views, and with<br />
thoae brethren, and with all who lovo tho gosiwl of<br />
our Lord Jesus Christ, wo aro in fellowship of tho<br />
heartieat kind."<br />
The fellowship refenod to In tho note which<br />
Mr. Spnrgoon quotes is no doubt membership iu<br />
the Union, and oo-oporation with it. Non-attend-<br />
»noe at its neettnga la a tnoat Impo^tatit protest;<br />
but thoM, nteeUngi ootitrol ita home iniaaion work<br />
Kod Ita. other agenoios, no that abaenco flrom theao<br />
t«uda to letTO hereay to control the Work to which<br />
tbe nieoitwrt of the Union contribute ftinda.. Pn>-<br />
Uki it g^, bnt ought co-oporaUon to oontinue, If<br />
3oriptat« bo our guide r<br />
«' oritn»iio\ ^ml li.i n n a iti . > lnvirl •• 'x l'<br />
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- u. iiiiiij; n-r. i.<br />
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tm \. w •• till'I in vs«t iin«ik). r i ,>f ininislers a<br />
orshi.' H siii ll. 11,. riUM .in' tiriinjiii^' up<br />
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ihiMr<br />
hlui for «!! In all, wo Mh.»ll noi lo.ik upon iiU like | ' k. -j. • If<br />
1 ,rr •h- |f pi.'i.ii m l ami similar sofi<br />
again."<br />
I ' i'diai < i I I ^ :ii- an 1 tlabl.) I.iil.r, Ni.iio ,.r liod s »lroii>j uioii<br />
A iiil . : I. I<br />
The falwi dentin eiits iitli rid or I'oiniKii.Tiv.l .mi | ^<br />
i \ iit' ( • Ml ' II . t I - i: ll' w 11' in i ii«( >v ii\<br />
1<br />
tho Octolwr meeting's «it th« liapiUi l'i,i;.:i 1,,t a , , /<br />
••• • !•• , • rl " !.. I . \ I Hii»lil, 1 ' Irii'ii iiii\ fi- vvvli •ml Willi ilj. Iho io*.*iMi<br />
Mir<br />
l>erson well-known to me t" wiito it mxe ..f i,ii„( !<br />
» 1 i . T , „ ,, n ll. I. I 1 li t 1 tml t,'r 111,'iMiiiii-^ iti tiphi iir.-a tun;: il ii-lriiio is, that<br />
ii'n,'o, an ! iriiiUy of (iinl; the inwhole<br />
laud. Tho writer s a i d ' j jm<br />
, ar!i,iimil of iho S.>ii , Iho ilosi ciil of Uie .'spirit , the<br />
!'l;i. \('ll! N. «n 1 't I !;i N K<br />
"Dear Mr.Spurgeon ; You are in lellowship w Ith i » 1 \ ^ i,<br />
work iif si,,1101110111 t>v Kuliitiliitlo'i , tho union ol<br />
••in- I \<br />
ail the heresies existing iu the Haptist I'nion If \j ' " ' ' ' ' ' "'<br />
I 1 ' .1 . i. ill'- i 'tin«i ivKli 'lis po.ipio . his irhiiiiiihaiit rosurreothose<br />
who denied the reMirnnioi. urn. Iiv tio.li 1 r*'"' s • ni.ti • A i-i '• 1 ll,.,. '11,11 liiH i o!!U!ii; njjaiH 11. iiiiljjo l.iio worlil , yea,<br />
jii' ,|>i.' Ulii'iv n: 1;., » «!,,jw ll lijn Vi'..<br />
Iho ludanienls he will oxoi iiio uii.>n tho utigo.lly.<br />
tliix iippo.iii .ii Tlip> (»t.iHi:* i-k-ltv 1 ilf !U«l'. ,tro » >:roi»i ilotrp ; Ihe tremendous catastrophe of<br />
Kdoii, wiierohy all havo siimod ; the . oiivertinjt of<br />
Iho doprsvod heart of man , Iho harmony of justice<br />
aiiil mon > on Iho i'n>s« of Christ—all these are<br />
ihoiiio» inlo whii'h aiijit'l'. deiiiro to look. They<br />
inui.t Ih' prt>aihod .tiimui/ iiirn. in order that all<br />
Iho olcol ofllixl iiiav hp jfaltiere.l honw..— Helf/n»is<br />
a< !>oJ.,nt;,iia 1,, .i nil* .•f n jj^ti UiO Spu il -ai,! li.iu;<br />
•ixi'." I'lu-N ii.",ii .Ml I'ir.r.iiT I', -•,i!i.i it>.t.-!iiii(j • -<br />
Botiii.l liivliiiii'. l.calltiHi. i.a. liint -...v, iti.- iiiaiiiin<br />
of our Ti'H»iiii ii! !i.<br />
W'Ihmi wr till ! a .-< n.iul.rh «• iio Imip<br />
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M)Ilu' tnr Ul.illklli.i i 11 I, ll l,..i[ l!,, rt' 1fcoiiH'tliiiii;<br />
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