Second advent library

csa1s'r's szcosn comme. IJ!church? It is those contributions which arevdepositeufor charitable and pious uses, such as Paul informed hisbrethren to lay by them in store on the first day of theweek. These will be increased to agreat and astonishingdegree in this age of the church. Theolofgicalwritings and publications, too, are the goods o thechurch: there will be agreat increase of these. "Como,see what great things we are doing," will be the generallanguage of the church, and the names. of donors andthe sums they contribute will be published through theworld. "And knowest not that thou a.rt wretched. "The corruptions of the church will be kept out of sight;and pride, popularity, self-righteousness, depravity, willbe the besetting sins of the memben and great body ofpublic professors, and few, very few of the ministers ofthe churches will be valiant or bold enoughto tell themthe truth. "And miserable." Real piety will be verylittle enjoyed; the hofpes of a large body of professorswill be butthe hope o a hypocrite."And poor." Withouta tried faith, suffering but little or no persecution,thechurch will lack those riches which are more preciousthan iine the trial ofgold,their faith. "And blind,"without faith, living by seen more than on thepromises of God. "And ed,"onhaving their ownrighteousness. "I counsel thee to buy of me gold triedin the ire." That is, the Amen, the faithful and truewitness, counsels the Laodicean church to buy themean either that faith w gpld 'chtried in the iire, whichwill stand the fiery may trial o temptation and ~persecution,or thattruth which is like "apples of gold in picturesofsilven" "that thou mayest ber-ich;" rich in faith orinthe knowledge of the truth; "andwhite raiment that#hu maya! be clothed," that raiment which John sawthessints in heaven clothed with, which is the righteousnessof the saints, the imputed righteousness ofC|ll'iBI,"fl|¢ Lord our ri ldemmwsa." If it is not so, whyof him? Yes, my brethren,counsel the church to guywe are counselled to buy a miment without spot orwrinkle, " and that the shame of thy nakedness o n0tappear." Truly, when Christ comes, and we find we havebeen trusting in self; although _we have called ourselves