Second advent library

'cua|s'r'ssncoun colune.°240bridegroom cometh: out to meet. him "? Prepareto goNye meet yourow he has given you a time forrepentance; you Judie. ve had aprobationary season, andibly now the sceptre of mercy is he d out to you.may or it will soon be said to you as Jeremiah saidto the virgin, the daughter of' Egypt, "In vain shaltthou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured ;"or as in the parable, "I know you not." Have you nooil in your lamps? Delay not amoment; believe thegospel, and you will live; believe in the word of God;receive the love of the Bride oom, and make no delay;for while they went to buy, tile bridegroom came; andthe that were ready went in with him to the marriaandy the door was shut. 0, think what must be mthingks shall be real;exercise of your minds when thesewhen you will stand without and knoc , saying, Lord,Lord, open unto us.Again I ask, Will you repent, be~lieve, and be saved ? Are you determined to resist thetruth until it is wo late ? Say, sinner, what think ye?"We will risk the consequence. We do not believein your day you tell us o£ The world is the same italways was; no change,nor ever will be; but if itshould come, it will not this ten thousand years; not inourday,,certainly. You do not believe yourselil If youdid, we should call you a fool."Are these your arguments, sinner ? Yes. Well, if Ihad brought no more, no stronger arguments than these,I would not blame you for not believing, for not one ofyours can you or have you supported with a particle ofTheyKrootiassertions; your believingor notelieving will not alter the designs of God. The antediluviansbelieved not. The citizens of the plain laughedat the folly of Lot. And where 'are they now? Sufferingthe vengeance of etemal fire.