GOSPET, - The Gospel Magazine

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and is safe;" he realizeo tbe Lorcl's promise, " In six trorrbler I rvill deliver
tlree: yea, in sevett, rro evil shall touelt tlree."
When patience has tlrrrs had her perfect rvork, and the tried believer-experienced
the faitlrfulness ofthe Lord t-n his pronrises cotttained in the Scriptures;
that " tbey are yea, and are amett in hirir to the glory of God lrv-us-i a lively
hope sprir,gs up,-rve have joy and peace in helicting, as the firsl-fruits of the
Soirir.'tlre iarriest of rhe resi thrt i'ernaineth, antl our sortls rest in bo1re. But
ue shall be rtristaken, if we expect all tears to be wipcd frorn ottr eyes until we
corne to our Father's itouse aL'ove, the lreavenly inheritaucc. The remainder of
our journev bere belorv, rve have still to rvalk by faith anrl not by sig.hh.and as
the Lord's wheat, rve tntrst gr,r into the devil's sieve, but the protrrise is, th;rt oul
fairh shall not fail. " Tuin -vc, to tlre stronghslrl, ye prisurrers of hope," in
patience possess vour souls. If neerls be, we have gti"f and heaviness nown
ihrouglr riranif,,ld tenrptations; lrereafter rve shall rt'.ioice, rvith joy nnspeaka.hle
and frill of qlory. Alihough rve be tite poor of 1!1i5 rvorli, rve ure riclr in faith;
if rve hase but little in hanil, we bave tnuclt in hope, even the ealvation of our
srrul6.
VVell sang the poet,
Biest is the the rnan, O God,
That stays hirnself on thee !
Who waits for thy salvation, Lord,
Shall thy salvation see.
J. E. H.
Brighton, July 31il, 1852'
PRIVII]EGE AND DUTY.
7b the Edttor of the Gospel Magazine'
Dear Mr. Etlilor,
Althoueh I hnve never Leretofore engaged in rvbatis technically called " cor-
.u,ol",fut?,'",;' vet I venture to :rdrlress-io you a ferv lines on what. appears to
;;;;;; i;pirtanr subjecr, and one rv6ich is not irt preseot ru{Icientlv considered.
and rehectecl *poir; r,am"ly, tlre connexion 6elwecn_tlre,afluileges an.'
the tluties of rhe child of Go'l' Although lhis sulliect is, I tlrlnk' too. mllcn
oo",luo[o6hv all in general, I rvi]l confine myselfin the rernarks rvhich I arn
to thE case of rniuisterial preachiog. It seetns to me tbat one
"l"iiii" "f.i,
S;""t ilfi;iiU- p"f pit in the pr.sent dayistle separation of tlrese trvo alLim-
Durtant characterlstlcs or the Gospel, doitrine atvlpractice' In orre Church
;h;;;i;;;;;,u.tf., tuoO righttlr,) irpoo ttre prtzrilrg.es.of the Clrristian, but ;ere
lre stoDs, anrl forlrears to to"uch uporr his d,uty. .!n another ulrrrrch, dilly^is earn'
estlv frrrcetl upon our attentiun, tvhile prit'iltge is alt')gether lost slgnt:tl' 'l.tt ^l
is ,''ot" riqlrtiydividiu:I tlre word of tluth," this is not dea.ling Ialrly \vItll uuo-s
tvotd' Bditr tlc,e topics ale the legitirnite srrlrj' sgs.trf taithfut pr.eacbrng' lney
;;;i_r;r;i;ly --rir."r",r u,,it,,,l irr tlre Scr.iptures, arrd-shorrld nor rhrrefore 5e .sepa-
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be Gorl, *,e huue irr out land, a free, open, rtrrmutilated
iliirf..;J.t.,'ipoor thirsting soul mav drarv tor himself fresh and abrtntlant
;;;]ilf,;;,i,.'p...io,,, foilrrain of itre rvaters oilire. Brrt rve want aohole
Bible in the nulpit as \!'ell as in tlrt'closet' We must not h-ave arry partial selecii,,n,
of G,ril's'Holy \{61t1, arrtl these ecc.lusiuely preached o:! :t1ltl:,otl-"I
uortions are hept in ihe back grtitrnd' God bas latlllrt us that d/l ot hls lllesse(l
["rA IrJl,f r.d".:L"al, pt,,eial,le for doctrine, for reproof, f'rr correction,.tbr
in.tructiorr " in righteousness, that the rnan of God may
-be perlee t, throrrghly furrrisled
utrto all iiood rvorks;" none therefure, of that \\'or{l mltst l}e lrelo DacK'
irri'ir,"-uti"rri"i;; C[;i;; shoultl fearlesslv, yet tonderly, -be preaclr tlre rard'
be iusrant in season u"A nut,,f .*r*- Ifi.'*ita.l ihorrlrl onr hlessed Lordund't
i, eoo,,i"s; lilie thern, he slrould not sltutr to declare the uhole,counsel of
God, trutilrorrld dispense rvith caref'ti ltarrrl, the varlotrr kitlds ol t{tofi' treasure(l
#ill;;;;;; rt"oJ" tirc--scriptures for perishing sinners' therein is foqd
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