Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-01-14

effort to save them. And why? Be
cause they are so blind to what hell is, 50
unbelieving about the Bible, so ignorant
Of the precious promises which God has
made to faithful parents. They grieve
the Spirit of God away, and it is in vain to
try to make them pray for their children,
while the Spirit of God is away from them.
3. He leads Christians to understand
and apply the promises of Scri pture. 1t
is wonderful that in no age have Chris
tians been able fully to apply the promises
of Scripture to the, events of life, as they
60 along This is not because the prom
ises themselves are obscure. The prom
ises themselves are plain enough. But
there has always been wonderful dispo-
sition to overlook the Scriptures, as a
source of light respecting the passing
events Of life. How astonished the apes
ties were at Christ's application of so ma
ny prophecies to himself! They seemed
to be continually ready to exclaim, AS
tonishing! Can it be so We never
understood it BEFORE" Who, that has
witnessed the manner in which the apos-
ties, influenced and inspired by the Holy
Ghost, applied passages Of the Old Testa-
ment to gospel times, has not been amazed
at the richness Of meaning which they
=. found in the Scri ptures? So it has been
with many a Christian while deeply en-
>. gagged in prayer, ehas seen that passages
of Scripture are appropriate which he
never thought of before, as having any
such application.
| once knew an individual who was in
great spiritual darkness He had retired
for prayer, resolved that he would not de-
sist till he found the Lord. He kneeled
down and tried to pray. All was dark
and he could not pray. He rose from his
knees, and stood while, but he could no.
= give it up, for he had promised that he
would not let the sun go down before he
had given himself to God He knelt
again, but it was all dark, and his heart
was hard as BEFORE He was nearly in de-
, spair, and said in agony, q have grievcd
I the Spirit Of God away, and there is nc
promise for me. am shut out from the
> presence Ct God" But his resolution
was formed not to give over, and again he
knelt down. He had said but a few words
when this passage came into his mind as
; fresh as if he had just read it. 1t seemed
as ithe had just been reading the words
Ye shall seek me, and find me- when W
shall search for me with all your heart
Jer. xxx. Is. He saw that though Thu
promise was in the Old Testament, ant
!; was addressed to the Jews it was still a.
l applicable to him as them. And it broke
2 his heart like the hammer Of the Lord, Ii
a moment. And he prayed, and rose up
> happy in God Thus it often happen:
when professors of religion are praying
for their children. Sometimes they pray
= and are in darkness and doubt, feeling a
ifthcre was no foundation for faith and NJ
e special promises for the children of believ
S ers. But while they are pleading, Go,
u has shown them the full meaning of SOM
d promises, and their soul has rested on it a
0 on the mighty arm of God | once hear
e of a widow who was greatly exercise
d about her children, till this passage wa
e brought powerfully to her mind "Leav,
II thy fatherless children with me, l will
u preserve them alive" She saw it had al
e extended meaning, and she was enable
It to Law hold on it, as it were, with he
n hands, and then she prevailed in prayer
) and her children were converted Th
y Holy Spirit was sent into the world b
l. the Savior, to guide his people, and in
1t struct them, and bring things to thei
remembrance, as we'll as to convince tn
" world ofsin
e. 4. The Split leads Christians to dcsir
and pray for things Of which nothing
= specifically said in the word of God. TAX
le the case Of an individual. That God
X willing to save is a general TRUTH So
n is a general truth that he is willing to n
IS swcr PRAYER. But how shall know tn
IT will Of God respecting that indivi]uo
OF whether can pray IN faith according t
II, the will of God for the conversion an
OF salvation of that individual, or not Her
N the agency of the Spirit comes IN, to lea
ID the mind of Gods people to pray fc
'e those individuals, and atthose times, Whe
n God is prepared to bless them, Whe
d. we know not what to pray for, the Hol
e, Spirit leads the mind to dwell on some o.
al iect, to consider its situation, to realize !
rlt value, and to feel for it, and pray, and tra'
o. all in birth, till the person is converted
IN This sort Of experience | know IS le'
IL common in cities, than it is in some par
is of the country, because ofthe infinite nun
s. Der of things to divert the attention an
tn grieve the Spirit in cities. | have ha
e. much opportunity to know how It M
II been in some sections. was acquante
rlt with an individual who used to keep II
us of persons that he was specially concern
ID ed for; and l have had the opportunity
OF know multitude of persons for whom
he became thus Interest," 3D. who were imm
gs diately converted: have seen him Pra
r. for persons on his list, when ne was lite
n, ally in an agony for them; and hay
a. ~ $1,000, 1,no,rn him call IN some 9th,