The Arkansas advocate., 1830-11-24
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 "Gc ye inte aH she .ootl9 and preach she
 Gospel to epery c,'eatuye.o
 Mark xvi. l3.
 These words were delivered by the Sa- ..ionr of Sinners after his resurrection, to his apostles: and contains a summary of she duty required of them, by their Lord aud Master It may be viewed as an ex- tension of the command previously given to otheln, in which their labors were to be confined to s' the lost sheep of the house of Israel.o tSee Matt. K. 6.l In this view, will endeavor 10 show the extent of the command and examine whether the preach CTS of the present day, render obedience thereto.
 "Go ye," wait not to confer with flesh } snd blood-wait not for friends to make rp a sum of money to besr your expenses wait not for the formation of Missionary Societies-wait not for . polished educa- tion in 3 Theological seminary-wait not for a competent salary to be made up for your snpfert-hnt SC as yes are, take snei thergofd, nor silver, nor brass in your pur- ses. Watt. x. ,. Depend on me and not on on arm of fesh--i am able to provide for you and | lo am with you always, even to the end of the world" Matt. xvii. 20. Go ye into all the world d"-abide not all in one place, but separate yourselves; yea, separate yourselves from kindred and hiends, travel into far and foreign lands, until all parts of the inhabited world shall hear the glad tidings of salvation, and the whole earth rejoice Tn the knowledge of Christ cracifed.
 ts Preach the Gospelo--proclaim all that you haves1earned Of, and concerning me- proclaim, my incarnation, birth, baptism, agony in the garden, snfferings, poverty, scourglngs, crucfhxion, burial, resurrec- tion and ascension to glory; 'steach the observance of all things whatsoever have commanded you;. teach ali that you have heard me teach; proclaim the total depra- vity of the human heart, Mark vii. q. 9. tho necessity of being born again through the agency of the Divine Spirit, John ii 3 and ,; the necessity repentance Luke, v. g. xiii. 3. 1e.6Sc. of faith in God and in his Christ, John, xiv. l. &e.---pro- claim the purity and spirituality of God's s Law. that it requires purity of thought as well as of life, Matt, v. 29.--teach that came not to destroy the holy law of God; 1t shall continue as long as time endures. Matt. V. IS; teach tllat whosoever would be saved by thelaw, must have rendered a 5. for that he who violates but one ofthe least afthe commandments, Is guilty of a breach of the whdle decalogue; teach that salva- tion is only to be obtained through faith in God and his Christ; teach that there is promise of salvation only to those who re- pent of and forsake their sins, and not unto those who continue in sin; teach all things not only which ye have learned of me. but all things which ye may hereafter learn of me, through the inspiration of the noly Spirit, which shall be given unto you before ye depart from Jerusalem; proclaim acertain and glorious immortality unto all my true disciples, that not one shall be lost, but that where am, there they also shall be, John xvii. ssPreach the Gospel tofrery creature"-not to the rich and the respectable only, but to the poor and to 'aose h low repute; pass not by any be- cause they are slightly spoken of, but preach even to Mary Magdalene; despise not a. ny because they are poor, neither show psrsssiity to any because they are rich. your master game to preach to the poor, fbllow ye my example; l preached to the yllest sinners; turn not your backs upon any. however viciouA their lives may be butlet every creature of the human fami- y have the gospel preached unto them
 Such was the command given by the Great Head of the Church to his preachers, and such Is still his command to every one called to tine Gospel Ministry in this our day. Are the preachers of the present age obedient to the Divine command! A. fas! No. Ere they can set out to preach the gospel, theymust have plenty of money Tn their purses, and an assurance, not from God, but from n,an, that they shall be lib- erally provided for; unless liberal sum oi money be ensured to them. they cannot preach; their zeal for God is in proportion so the amount they axe to receive for their laoors. Disregarding the Divine assu- rance that Christ wall be with them always, tney prefer trusting in an arm of flesh Shey depend much stronger in man than in Iod. iow can such preachers expect the blessing ofGod to attend their labors, when sney preach, not for souls, neither for the Xlory of God, but for the ioaves and fishes! Such unhappily is the character of great majority ofthe preachers now in the world Shey make the ministry of the Gospel, a source of profit. Without gifts, they study dlvlnity in preference to law or medicine only because they think they can make uerchandize of it, and retaiIsmall portions For goodly salary. Can religion flourish n such hands! Can souls be converted 5J sqcA mercenary preacherss No truly luke quacks in medicine, they may plaster IF souls, induce them 10 nhkc professspns ps religion, yhiis sbsy continue igncFssn'