524 THN GOSPEL MAGAZIND, beaven'ponthe children of_men, to see if there rvere any thar, riirr understand anrf.seek.(iod. ^Tlrev are ail qone aside, none that rlr-,eih goofl, zo rtot rne.,, fsalrn xiv. "o*tof theheartproceedevir trro'ghts,,,,orci6rs,adrrt"ries.fnrnications, thefts, false witness, [iasphern ie.,', l\t ati x". i t- -"' -' Objectiou.-Lll men are nor eqrrilly borl. ,4nsner.-See Psaln xiv., ,ooe d,oe\h good,, no tlot one, anrl if we turn to the ppistle.to the. Rornaus, first, second, arri thirtl chapiers, wc mav see that the Ilo,ly uhost' therein sums upthe charge against rilr uiarrkirrrl, rvithout -.;;;;;i."."ri,t{ exceptiorr, ic in tanguage-thar cannot be lll_.llll:.: misratien-.r,rp. i. ei, themselves to.be rvise, they b_ecanre fools, and crrangerl trri glory of tire rrncorrup'r)te Gorl tnto an image, Iihe.unto corrriptilrle man, &c., vei. !S_and cven as they did nor lilte to retairr GoC in rlreir knou.ledge, Gorl suuc';,;,"-;; ;;"* reprobate rnlnd, to do tlrose things.wlrich are rrot convenrerri, t,einq fr["[ *itr, all unrighteousne-ss, for.nication, ivickerrness, .ou"tourn.rrf,-iriti.i""1*..,'l"ir'"r envy., murder, dehate, deceLt, uraliqnity, rv.hisperers, backbiteis, lrai;;; ;i-d;,;, riespiteful, proud hoasrers, inventors of evit trrinqs, iliroberlierrt io o^r""i*,riiirout understanrling, rrrrsociable, implacable, unmeiciful,,' Ro,n. i.'-H;.;;' il;,, 1::l"l .,ujulo,qoe, and in rlre 2nri chapter, the Apostle exrenrls tlre account, verses lU-IU, whrclt he gums rrp in these \vur(ls, .. tltere is no see fear of God befbre their eves.,, But _ are yori and I-inclurieil in this account ? aes,if we are still ih our natural state' and under the larv of sinai, or ten com,nindinents, as it i, ,,"titt*n, oet, ic, " now rve knorv tliar what things soerer the raw saith, ir'saith to ti*.-ir,ri'"runder tlrc law,.that-et:erg m.outi malt be siopped, nnd ill tlre ,*orfO*uv-U..oinl gulrty,uetore God,', (lll.arqin,... subject to the judgment of God.,,; ., yv^lrn sucn il.oes.crrptro_n ot human nature before us, a picture pourtraVed bv rne nnger ot God hirnsert, rvho searcheth the hearts, whar can we think of i p'esthood connected with.rhe.confessionar, the state of the priests, and of those rvho.appoinr them ? Bearinq in nrinrl at tlie sarne tinre that the Eioman prie.thood are shut out from the boly ries of marriage, arrd tlre ;;;- nected rvith it. Behold this cainal man seated'in rris confessional "tr";;i";;r;ri;k! ;ir;i;lrL;;; very wisdom is " earthly, sensrral, devilish," James iii.l5. And ,uv l. ,u"ti in oilu btrneflratol'rletweena-peniteutsinnerandhisGod? canthenrodesifemalebealone rvlth such a rnan, conf'ess to hirn Ler secrel thoughts, hear his satanic insinuations, a,nswer his plobing qrrestions, eucounter his luirful eye, *itt purl*ii;;;ii r'tle poor.slnner, who lras been ternpred from the patti of virtue, ""i eionfess to srrch an one all her proceedings, anrl mirrutelv speak .f things she ;s'noruart a,ned oi. wltnout rnlgly tg lroth par.ties? But we forbear, arrd surely *ve have saici eno.glr. what father-who hcrieves trre Bilrre anci knou's thi prague of his orvn heart,-will suffer his dauglrter to go ro a confessional! wiirt'i,"iri*j'*iii trust his rvife there ! rvhat brotlrer his sister I rvhat guar.dian his rvarrl r \\re ., are. enjoin^ed to be fulror'ers of those wrro bi faith arrrr patience i'herit tne promrses; it trrose rvho rvere under the larv, antl had notas vet received rhe prornises, had the pririlege of drarving near unlo G,,tt hirnseif, J,;-h;ih-;;;: mrseo to meel, tbem on the.mercv.seat, surely under the <strong>Gospel</strong> 1.j wlrerein'we all rvith op"n face beholtling ihe slnr.v oi the Lor.l u.*'.hunqed liit, -;;;";;_ thJ sarne image f.orrr glory to gloiv,. as by tbl Spirit of rt,e Lord;'j ive; age(ro " corne lroltllv (or.onfidently) unto the rbrone of qrace, that lve mav olltalt|*rnerc.y anrl linrl grace to help in tirne of neer]. Heb. iv. ln Psalrn lxii. David saitlr, .,Truly. my sorrl waitetlr upon God, frorn him pttf*+ rny salvariorr, he o,,Ig is ny roch, &c. My soul ! riair rhou'ontv ooon yno., l,rf my expectation is frorrr lrim, he onQl i,s ,,g roch nnd, mu talaatior. tiurt ri) nrill fltr gll !1mes, ye p_eol)lc, pour out your heart before him_God is a iefuee rrrr 1s.,5.,on.". " Snrely rnen of /oro degree ilre otnity, men ,tf hi.gh ,{egree'a ue' ro tre larr rn the halance, tlrey are altogether liqhter than va-nity.,,- see Psalm xxxii. wherein Da.vid-sayi,- ,. I ackiowledd,t ;;y-;i;-r;;;"'ri,..,;; nrine.iniqr,iry have I not hid, I sairi, i wir,r confew,rg ilansgiession unto the Lord. artd tlr.rt f.l'gav.est the iniq-uitv of my sin, fo'r tlris'shall on. itiut-i;;;;i; prav unlo [hee ln a trmc rvhen thou nravest he found.', "'uurV 'fhesc are rvords oi en_ {:ouragement forus, rvhich arc c,rn6rmed in the <strong>Gospel</strong>_..If rve eonfess ;; rl;r,
CONRE [iPONDENCE. 525 God is faithful andjust to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. " <strong>The</strong>se things I write unto you, my litrle children t-lrat ye sin not, and if anv man sin. we have an adrocate ivith ttrl Father, Jesrrs Chlist the rigbteous, and he is the propitiation for our sins," I John ii' " If lve walk in the light, as tre is in the iiqht, lrave fellorvslrip one with anothe-r, and the blood ofJetus Christ lris Son cli'anieth "'" fron ull, sin,"'l John i. 7. " God st' loved the world, that he save his only begotten Son, that rvltosoever believeth in lrim should not perish, 6ut have everlalting life." " Seek antl ye shall find, knock -and it. shall be ooened to vou." ""lf anv man lack wisd6m, let hirn ask of God, who givetlr li'berallv and upbrairletb nbt." " If ye then, being evil, knorv horv to give go-od eifts unlo vouf children,horv much rnore shall your Heavenly Father give His Finlv Spirit to tlrem that ask him?" Matt. vii. Luke xi' Derliy. G' V' Lov'o by the Gotl who buiit the skY, Before the worlds were made; \Ye shall be lov'tl eternally, Iu Christ our glorions Head. Our heavenly birth sprang from this love, I\tisilom and rishteousness Unite wiih truth 6ur claim to prove, To heaven's high happiness. <strong>The</strong> love of Goil hath vanquishetl sitr, Bv Jesu's precious blood ; Hath hush'd ihe law's tremenilous din, Anil all its claims made gooil. DIVINE LOVE. Our state in Zion miiitant, <strong>The</strong> fruii of love aPPears ; <strong>The</strong> everlasting covenant, Our fainting sPirit cheers. Preserv'rl by love from self antl sir, We evermore enjoy <strong>The</strong> holy peace of Go
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