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-■lory reigns. -—, , ^
wondrous love, has been revealed to j Christians are spectacles both to | of “grace giv
(.) ! what love, what i that my interest is there.
enant, because we bear Paul speaking | and in time and place they are male
en us m
Christ Jesus j to hear his voice, and “you bath lu
rcvealccl to i i^nristians are specuioiti? j,. ......... . , , , i i- . -e.*:
. , , , ; jind meu : they are constantly ; before the world began.” God seeing , quickened who was dead in trespas.,t.
jKXir aso le p ess ..inn s wak-hod bv the world, all their words i all huraanitv Iving in its blood and | and sins.” >.o\v he, in th.e a.)o\c quo
bh^ed lamb ot God expired on So | gore, umler^he law and under the | tation, I think is the Holy G u.t
, a f ' it becomes all who bear the name of i curse, unable to restore that relation- j comes into man’s soul and hm.s him
Will it Bot talte a.t oenny to p i„ ,hi. 1 witl. a protty good opioioa of h„n-
,„,f„l.l tl,c .oyatenas of „ J oB.st be dooe ?-Uclf, bat tvhe,. he begias to make ,a-
Me thinks t lat ^ bolieve in the lioly religion of i Christ in love ivas self-moved to take | puines for sin ami lays bare tlie ^ na-
Will cause the I'l'n/-’ ' our Savior and the blessed truths ; upon himself what we justly merited , keclncss of tne land w heiein we smu.
ring with shouts ot loud revealed. Yet glorv I and paid the demands of the law | and begins to resurrect our past sms
and the heavenly clioirs will stn vC , ; of enemies j upon us to the Father which we could 1 carrying them to judgment belore-
■ lirir gidden harps aamv, ... the song then to I „I,t do. Well this is grace given . hand, then wo begin to feel o,.r ..e.a
w„rthytl,oLa..,b that was sa.n, who | j ' q , all U,s (the ehai-ch) in Christ bhfore the I here is that grace beg.... ...the s.al
h..thredee.ned..sto(,od hyl,.sblobh this ! that was given as befoi-e thetoan....-
,U1 W..0 have feal.red "C-csmTcelio,. be more confLned tol.is i cove,.aat between God the Father | tie., of the world, and we nre saved
ll.c ovorw l.el,n.i.g power ol ths ’ ' bj, will be | and God the Son, it seems clear to by tl.at grace give,, as, u s,.ved at
vine love are ready to e-vela.m, ; | designated the sin
j Dear brother, I have penned you | against the Holy Ghost, that he did
I some of my thoughts and in ranch j not atone ; for he tells us that it shall
. weakness as will be seen, but I am ! not be forgiven in this world nor in
Uure YOU will cast a mantle ot cliari-Dhe world to come, and that all other ^
' tv over all. ^ shall he forgiven. I ask the j not created when tms grace wa.s giv
■V - ^ j " o ! may the great Captain of our | que.stion ; Did not Christ have a | en^ us, and ray experience teaches me
v'demrm^'abidin-*®^’God’s | salvation abundantly bless yon in all | right to designate many characters | tins. ,
, *•, , rh tn keen a uoor sinncrwmur lalwrs, and cause you to of sms as seemed good in Ins sight, | I read in Ho,} Y Uv c ■ . .
InrJiWH in^he dJst, and it would | Rejoice in beholding the glorious light ; that he would not atone, for it was ! acters-the Son of Itig.iteousness am
limes at least;
‘•Tr'liv was I made to
A lid enter while thyil 'i
tliy voice,
if» room ?
Wiiiic tliousands mtfc a wretched choice,
And rather starve ttiai
mil lupine :
'Twa,s the same love that spread the fea-st
Which sweetlv pressed nij^i;
bl.se r should still rei'iis^to triKr ,
And perish in my sins.’
all.
grace
Xow the question is, wliat
? 1 understand it to he a
free donation without wprt-li or
merit on our part. Ye see wo dal
not merit this grace, stioing .Ylain was
to I the Son of .Perdition, and the bond
maid and the free woman are two
rnblea in uie uusi, aiui tu ... „ , , , i i-
.wee.ni that a soul so touched with | arising upon Zion. Ynd/i w mify/di/! love and merejohat moved him
this he-ivcnlv inliLienee would ever be i and?n7dur«edu. Christ has arisen - atone for an) ? . i i -e r h ruh-.v
bm, w ' .V o own its Lord m.cl ' vieforiotk death, hell and the | If this be e„.Tect now comes ,n pro-j chmraeters oppos.le f,■>,.. each o ,
n ke ...eniion of I,is ri.ghteons..ess | p-ave. Ife'Aar. all-conquering King. | destination , nndorstaod me, near the [they are not nentsol u.e sm. e p.o..,-
-TO , M,nw often k is * Hc holds the scepter in his right! character that does not commit tnis ; ise , ..t.so, Jacob na\e i . - o
r, “;h.e : lie : d.t 1, ti:: lwm Lso an peopi: .0 . ..npa..don„b,e sin is ptedestinated, Esa.. have I ha.ed--„ot the i.nW
i (Hind to be or , ^ ii uc u- * ' ' gikI w'rr ^ T an«%rer because Christ 1 ual Jacob nor tne imiivuluiu Ihsau,
...rakness of the hes . ,e tc,,.,^ , ^ow «,te W _ m.d w ^ _
i.unisofbatan. Man) ot tl e piecious ^ l our nu o m-lne Ww few this character and i the son of righteousness and the sou
rr'dieir blc^ed r^ M. M. IlA^SE-Li.. | the^are inside (if the ciivenant. FYw Gf peHidom I think oiidas repre-
Aliistor li’liG gtivo bis Hie jior Hern ; J*
Kk-.v Peter, deny their Dord, ,■
and like
M. M. HaJseat.. ’(they are inside of the covenant. oNpw WI pemmon. x unmv uuua. tvp.v.
, L . L i P ref)e:*»ted it fwa.s not H/r ; sented tli^m^of perdition, fo|I thud;
''uamaian CotrxlA', \.v., f | ["Adam’s t^lnsgl•^»sion biit for my ow^o | it is saul-J^ havi?; Mus* nhtimig Tik
.v.„y..^.ehfuaryj7th, ISTW althougli we inherited tliat m- | Father gave me save the son of per-
r> .U (gftn? . 1 i 1 , , .. d> \ .1 C„,I I mdraii . anmp cev tk'O: \v>iq .Tiuklfl find
fir a season fearing the 1 cm oaeh they I. , ^ ^ .
, , I Dear Brother F. j). brold
mav have to encounter. Atan} i _ ,> • ^ , n vav ■ m • i
wftik'and treiiihling—thev look up-I Dnder impres.sions of mind and a ; eral head. Y e see man m this de-
on their hope as liehig sni'all and they ] deep sense of my weakness, I write piorable state has powiir to sin but
c'l’iiiot venture to own their Lord.— ! these lines, and am made to tremble , cannot atone for that sin, and if he
(') ’that the blessed Lord would en-! as I write; but nevertheless, if I nev-i can commit the smallest sin, it fol-
hcrent nature from Adam our fed- ' ditioii; some say iliat was Judas am,!
J; tnat me oiessGii aju.v. v... , , . i , , ,
.„nr.io.e the weak and feeble and en- er say auythuig to the people oi God , lows, that be can commit
»1 1 J M 1 .,1 c i v-w-k Kok I -X—,.,,., i-v-» + t-k ,w I Jrkvri
the mo.st
it might be, but .L think it more ap
propriate to say that ho w^as the re]i
rrsentative of the son oi jicrdition.
able them to come out niaiifully and
l>ear the cross of Jesus, for all such
will learn that “His yoke is easy and
his Inmleii light.” We rejoice to see
atrocious crimes the Devil can suggest | falling away first and
for I think i" is said that tiiat day
shall not come except there come a
that man of
resTionsi- ' sin berrevealed, the son of perdition,
pay tlie i So I conclude every soul that is lost
that j is one of the sons of perdition ; so you
until I feel worthy, I must hold my
peace forever. | to the mind, and if .so he is
The question I purpose to offer a ' ble for the same, be must
few thoughts upon is this; The doc- ; penalty annexed to that crime .....v ^ — — -- ^ . .
1 k - iLk nianv are heiim-i trine of election and predestination.! ig the second death, his blood is upon | see he elects and predestinates the
.UK. T ,q .-...A I This is the doctrine I verily believe ; his own head. Xow let me illus-I character to he conformed to the im-
Tf we are the children of' “h but still it is hard forme in my : trate the idea a little ; The law of j age ot his Son, whom khiist in tnat
( should he williiigto endure ' weakness to comprehend the length ^ Virginia is, it we kill we must hang | covenant agreed _ to die fbr^_ The
harliiess as-00(1 mldiers knowing ! and breadth and depth of the doc-, .Athotit niercy-iiothmg else meets i cause ot election is love, t.ie eJect
1 .uuiim^ c. ^ ^ Tieveilheless I have my views, : the demands of the 'aw but death.— I salvation to many. Low God said
^vre-u°victorv'won througli the great | »ud if they are wrong I pray set me ; p ask the question, was this law made | to Adam : riiou mayest eat of all tne
(.Hijitaiu of our salvation.
The iiicjuirv is constantly with me ,
i right
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; for any individual, or was it made ‘ trees in the garden, hut tne one in
And whosoever speaketh a word i for a certain character of crime? I 1 the midst—that he niipst not touch,
“.km I his or am I not ?”
not live and act differently
Would I against the son of man it
shall be !
answer
-for a character, and 11 we | it he did the [lenalty wa.s death.
if I was
UiX'- KJWiA - I »» V.-A / ; * '
! foro-iven him, but whosoever speak- j foU under that law, can we justly re- | Mark, there was forbidden but one
1.1 lit.
o The fruits ol the Spirit eth against the Holy Ghost it shall , ply against it ? I answer, ....v . v,. ..v,
acniki ian. ^pfoiot be. forgiven him ui this world, ^ ,uust die without raerey, and I am i is but one character of sins, but what
are to m expec e( in , the world to come,” Matt. ; authorized to say from the truth of j have the promise of forgiveness that
grace f ^ 32. Yow I understand from [ Revelation, that if we commit bias-| is speaking against the Holy Ghost ?
that the world woukt take Kiiowi > ?
Xo ! we ; tree, so under the new covenant there
, bppn with Abis language that all iiiaiiiier of sins ; pheniy against the Holy Ghost we | I muss stop, I hope I have hurt
( ( ge(i leni .la Rr^ther. ; have the promise of forgiveness, but i juust die spiritually wit bout mercy, ; nobody tnat may read those iriiper-
. (^us aiK „™.i the sin against the Holy Ghost, and ^vitli our hlocd upon our own head, j feet views of mine. Ihaved(.)nethe
e iviioK ley gpQ,jij ; this has not the promise that it shall i because the law demands it and we | ven.’best I could with the light lie-
oime( o n. i,g..n below ' he forgiven in this world nor in the j can’t replv against that penalty, for ; fore me, and if I have eomniuted ei-
.' ;;;^i: l d hettr comitrv ! world fo come. This seems to prove I I think it said, “Who art thou, over , ror it is of the head and not of tln^
whiebuillra God. L to ray miiK^iliis sin was not atoned , uian that replietli against God?”-i heart, and I pray, brethren, set me
know I most sensible fe^l that I fall for. I uudicrstand that God the ^ Some man will say if we do not Hep
for short of mv liic^h^aiid holv call- 1 Either and Gdcl the Son entered in- : over this line of . deraarkation,
i’no- and the profession I have made ! tbxv covenant long before Adam was | through the inheritance of our nature
otMe^us 1 lo'm to realize and feel ! created, and God saw the end from ; how are men saved ? I answer, they
morrsenffhly tire^power of divine ! the beginning, and of course he saw are one of the characters that is em-
riglit. If this is not election and pre
destination, I frankly acknowledge I
twice in mv heaife'and have more j the conduct of man ; and it .seems
n„lara«\ vieW3 f the strength and j "tear to my mind that man’s nyrduot
...crahv of God's salvation and knotv ] formed prominent items in that cov-
braced in the covenant and Christ
met the demands of the law and re
turned it honorable to the Father,
do not understand it.
Yours in love,
John McGhkk
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