Second advent library

cua|s~r's sncoivn course. 131Athens, " But now commandeth all men every where torepent." Yes, all, saint or sinner, highor low, rich orpoor; all, all must repent. And O! my brethren, howmuch we need these works at the present day!"Remember,therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repentand do thy first works." Again he sa s, "I knowthy`labor."Did not the apostles labor night and day ?2 hess. iii. 8, " Neither did we eat any man's bread fornought, but wrought with labor and travail night and day,that wemight not be chargeable to any of you." See lThess. ii. 8, 9, " Sobeing aB'ectionately desirous of you,we werewilling to have imparted unto you, not the gospelof God only, but also our own souls, because ye weredear unto us. For ye remember, brethren, our labor andtravail; for laboring night and day, because we wouldnot be chargeable to any of you, we preached unto youthe gospel of God." Avain he says, " And thy tience."This, too, will apply to the apostles' days. For Finn] says,2 Cor. vi. 4, "But in all things approving ourselves asthe ministers of' God, in much patience, in aliiictions, in"necessities, in distresses." Also, xii. I2,Trugy thesigns ot' an apostle were wrought you in patience,in igns, and wonders, andamong mig ty deeds. Andagain the apostle says to "But thouTimothy,hast fullyknown my doctrine, manner offaith, longsuiferiug,charity, palience."And l1fe,p|urpose, w o can read the historyof the first age of the church, but will admit thatworks, labor and patience,wereprominent features ofthat age, and virtues which adomed the Christian churchin its infancy, more than age since?any " And howthou canst not bear them w ich are evil." Who canread Paul's instructions to his Corinthian brethren, in 1Cor. v. 11, without seeing this text fulfilled ? "But nowI have written unto you not to keep company, if any manthat is called a brother [as thou h such a one cou d notbe a real brother, but .only calle% so] be a fomicator, orcovetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a. drunkard, or anefxturtioner; with such a one no not to eat." And hadthe servants of Christ at the present day the power oftheapostles to discem the spirits by which we are govemehow , many in this congregation would blush when