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Spirit; this Is the gift,'the, earnest, which _ pi:ampted from'.a pure' motive But then, The guilty heart that has z_efused the
makes the Christian life so glorious. - with ehrtidy limitations removed, we shall love Of God shown by the death of Christ The Bible :
- The e_:nest is a pledge of the inifill- be like Him in'th0l_erfeetion of bur purity, on the cross, and In that refusal has turned " "
his back enhis only.soured of hope in the For ever, 0 LOr_I,thy tcord is settled 'in
ment of a bontra0t. A man who had in= Man needs peace, and that also is a pervested
in some oil stock was given n snmil tlon of our iulierltence, One is almost', world; that one too can find power for heaven (Psalms 119:59). - ".
bottle of the oil sand'which had cdme from amazed at the lack of peace in the world, salvation. We: must come only with the This book eonta_m: the mind of G&I,
the well whicl_ was being drilled. :This Peruse any 'daily paper and 'the news is'_ plea:. - , -" -• - the state oLman,the way. af salvhtion the
was a sample of what should come,la(er almost a monotonous record of divorce,' " ' tioom'olsinners,end the happinessof b_-,-
when the well was completed, and in full murder, attempted murder, illicit : rela-. . _aviour, hear ,me, while before" Thy Jee¢ liavara Its doctrine_ are ho[_;, its precepts
production. So the earuest in 6u_'hearts is : tions,' and warfare, Weneed petico in so:. _I th.e, recora ol my sl_ repeat, , are. binding its instorlas ere true find its
a sample af the quality of _that winch has vial rdiatiop_s, national relations, epirltiml - Stat r_d with gutit, myself abhor-ring, decisions are immutable. ,Read • it to 1)e
been purchased for us..We have not yet' •relations.. Meg rush madly, about in a i _ _Ftlld witk grief, my soul outpouring:. ' wis_, halle')-._ it to be s_¢_, -----_"_ r--'_;"etico "
received the full lnhert/ance_ hut we know feverish chase for that which will console • Canst Thou stiff in mercy think o] me, -it to be holy, ' . " .
what it will be like for we have. a fore- end satisfy btit the soul tilat "on Jasus _toop: t#set m_/'shecklcd rpirtt_rce? ' It co tair_'U-Lt to direct ou food te
taste of its glory now. " ' • hath'leaned for repose" has a contentment _ Raise m_/ sinktn9 heart, and bid me be" _., or_ ^. an_.4 ',_f_,.t _ _ ".._ ,, rt
_. ......... _,h en we ,i.1_ ..u,._ o..._...=,,, at._._;, t,I ...s no. , • past knowledge 0f theworld .. 'The Chris- Thy child once morel . .' ' is _ traveler's map the pllgri_nas staff
the _arlv -ares We look for" the., w ..I._, tian asff say, with.Paul I have lesrued. " •' , . ....... ,' ., the pilots compass, the soldiers'
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"n6t _ _o_?ththe run _ _at _erd°_. in wks_,oever.stateI am therewithto'be" Grace therclsmY evr_ldebt"topay,., " and the Christian's charter. _ , '
• It is not the ' dtree*_ "_ o_ dduln., 5 -_0_ t._ nor.' Scontent.', aks "M -In pain he _caa"
say as God . B|ood to wash my en _. _n, awoy, ." 'Here heaven is opened, and the gates of
the_ .tas..... --...-,_"u° "'"_ "-'_."_"_"_" ._*._"""-.,_p.co-_:-- "• pc y grace is suflic_ent, for thac: [ _o w r, to. _ecp .m e stmess any sy a_y, hell disclosed. Chr_t is its gread subject,
ence o_'Chr/et.that makes our inheritance" for my stre.ngfl] is made perfect In weak- e_r me, lor me_ "'. _ - our good its design end the glory 0_ God
worth striving for[ What we,haVe" now .ar hess. 'For Ann_ at_e t_e* hour _.. of_- death, _--_-. thewords _,_.] *^
" .. its end, It should fill,the memory, rule
. is only a sample, o drop,trdm.en ocean ,a, _........ , ,.__. ,_ ....... "Ye, shall receive, power_ after that 'the : the heart, and guide the feet.
, " _. grain of mmdfrem a continent, in cam- _e _. sam. _,_t z, me peaco.w.az uasus :Hol_. Ghastis"come u_on you: and ye '_.. ReadAt slewly frequehtiyprayerfnlly.
- •: parison to what that' will he: . _g vesl " " snait no w_masses .... ,. : • ' : It ts a mine of wealth, a paradise o[.glor_Y
O. thatwilt be glory -" " " _ . HI, " - . -: .Th_po_ver"does'not"stopshort at c0n- , and.'ariverof pleasure.It'isgivenyoulor'me_
versian,nor at sanctiflcatibn; thera is a in Ufewill be opahed at the |udgrnent,
Glory forme_ glo_:y]erme, • Power is that which men 'covet the • ".constantcnipowering in the outworking and be :remembered forever,It:involve,,l-
:When byHis gracel.shailookan'Hislace, mest e_d of winb.h4hey have the lesst. of the Christiar/lifo. Althdugl_haltingthe the ingbestresponsibility, willreward"tha
That "will be glory, be g eril for me Oh that God could truly open our under- words, and unorthodox the methbds, if the- greatest labor t and condemn all who trifle "
. ' "_,, ' . , • ' : standing until we could know the great--* " Spirit iia. the re; the power :o_ the _Spirit with:its sacred contents. ' . - • : -
n .'v^ _sover _° more'" a_u_'^*:'_'_.,e'._es_-_ hess'of power,_ HIS What'is of. the Power
will freight th_e words' with conviction."" - ' But continue thou in the thingr.which :
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ar tins inheritance, we m_gnt as_ wast _t All thin-s were mad _-., _-_ ._a ' Let our. faith be the. owlish, that .throws thou. hast learned and hast been assured "
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w e n_.. _._ -_mm_,.a.e_ywe k_-_ , I, _"..... can hue "_"._ ou¢ of He the set_he primeval bou 'da chaos ""..... a form and orde_" ',true in our lives, "that'ye may, knew....', able to make thee' wise unto :_lva_ _
-' the material, world obviously God' owns d vide "_'" n . r.y.ozaay and mgnt, ena the exceeding 'greatness'.ofh_ powerl" '., tion .through faith which rb in : C_ "
the'whole universe The ca"'e o' " l umeseaanulat_d Heput thesuns . , • . , '. - ' . " ' Jesus. All s_fiptureisgWdn by_laspLCa-
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" " us. all wealthy beyond inesaure: but He ' - •.. -p .n . mr .our enJoymen¢ . lagthat comes to those who testify in full be 'perfect, (hroughl_ inrulshed unte.all
• knows an" at lea-- ' "_ " " , enu. men ennowea _t with minerals and '
i ,. n we e rnmg, ma_ .mesa v et " " _; . salvation., Experience proves .him to be car- good ' works (H Tnn 3:14-17).--G_ma_
,. tre_tres are not a basis _for rich _ilving, .eg_ arian sot, hat it would sup_port human . reet..--3elected:, " . • H Wr_n_.
'" .'It is net'.things, but it is those attributes exmtenco. _ L_ ewucnco or H_ great • . "
• of.the heart.and s0ulthat bring peace, "power. ,• _ . _ . . . . .- . -" ..... " "
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, lips-David's cry, ."Create In me'a clean of.the pagan temples. T_each he Unhesi... • Dan_t contradist people,, even if you me,sure you are .right,. " , *.-. .
heart, O God. That is a bade need. The" tatingly declared "the,gaspel _d Christ: " Don't "be.inqulslt/ve about the affairs.of even your m0st_intlmatu _dend.
desire to be rid Of impurity has ocCupied
religious minds a_ long as men have ex-;
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Don't.underrate _anything Just because'yen do:not po._sees IL _ ' '-: '
I - feted; and we _ have t_t portion of our power? The'p0wer ,of God to save a sin- Don't balieve that everybody else in the World •ishappier then you ....
:. , inharltanee there. By,Ged s grace, through nar. That means that e'_ery, soul who _ . Don't"sonclude that'you have uever had any opportunities in Hfe,-; . . • .
. 'faith, we can knave our hearts m-e pure bound_by the bonds of sin ca. be released _ " Don't b9 redo to your inferiors in social position,"
• _ in-His sight; but even this stroll coma in. that one in whose life sin has debauched, ....
_. , "its' fuline_ at. the second, coming for. 'degrudcd, damned and destroyed every- -. Don't repast.gossip even if'it does n0t.interest thecrowd. , " ""
- now "We know in part,'.' but then _ we "thing of Worth:--although .he may have LearK to _ide your aches and pains _inder apleasant statiC: "
pe act our.Judgment at times, for himesif--that, soul ..c;_n ,have release_ '- . .
how stumbling our efforts, even though , from sin by the power of God, ¢ .... .," _: _ - • - --Tha Friend
_1] (376) ' " - " " "' ' ' l'ho' l_sachox's Magmdm) Novomber.Decemlz_r,' 1945" . : . . "
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