Second advent library

'cmus'r's snoon cernna. 241lepamte the righteous from the wicked; one shall betaken and another left. He then gives them u. char e towatch, and repeats, "they know not the hour." Cirristillustrates his warning by the figure of the ood man ofthe house, and then charges them to be also ready, asthe good man would, if he knew in what watch the thiefwould come, showing us. plainly that all true believerswill know near the time, as Paul says, " But ye, brethren,lf; not in darkness, that that day shall overtake you asa. ist"From 45-47, he tell us of the faithful and wise servantwho watches and gives waming of his coming, andthat servant shall inherit whenspeaks of theblessingshe comes and finds him so doing.48-51,usChristgives the marks of' an evil servant: lstmark, he will "say in his heart, My Lord delayeth hiscoming." He may not preach or speak against Christ'shoming; no, he will only say it to himself But he willnot say he will never come; no, he will only think in his"heart, My Lord delayeth his coming." When he"hears the voice of the faithful servant sa , Behold,the bridegroom cometh," he will sa. nothing' in publiclguiustrit; no, not so bad as that. lileither will he sayUry thing in favor of the cry; but mutter in his heart,"My Lord delayeth hiscoming."The second mark,"And shall be 'n to smite his fe low-servants." It doesmtsay he beat and bruise his fellow-servants, orthe faithful servant who watches and cries; but he shallfliegin to smite, dw., meaning he will begin the piersecu-Eion, set others on, and himself he will keep bac ,in hislem deceitful. 3d mark, "And to eat and drink with#he drunken." To eat and drink with the drunken+ itflees not say he gets drunk; no, it only says he eats andthem that are so.By this I understand heQllovships with them, and isengaged in, and employsEtilne, his taleniz, his mind, to uild up some popularhlvworldly object, which men of the world would be#leased impromoting. He courts pular applause; he*ell-tuplease menmme than Gofo "The Lord of thatQhntmill some in a day when he looketh not for him,'India he is not aware o£ And shall cut himlnhtallr