Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-01-18

! LEVERS punishment would have produced;
and thus magni6ed he law and made it
honorable in the sight of men, when God
should exercise mercy. This impression
he will accept and apply in the place OF
the destruction of those who trul y repent
and turn to him, and though it will pre-
serve the reins Of government unlnJured,
while he indu ges in mercy
L, Should whole church become pu-
! rIted by the conversion of its deceived
members, would not revival amongst
worldly sinners be the certain fruit?
NJ Not certainly, because i'll revlvais,
as IN all his actions with mankind, God
work by means, directly adapted to pro-
duce the proposed end; and whatever
might be the feelings Of the church, if ad-
vantage be not taken of the impression
such an occurrence would produce on the
rejecting portion of the Impentent, by
using appropriate means, no conversion
amongst them would occur 1t is a false
doctrine, and one which should be explo-
ded, that revivdIs Of religion are peculiarly
miraculous-their real connexlon with
praverful effort should be better under
stood. STILL under such circumstances,
attended by efficient abors, a glorious
work of grace amongst the worldly
should be expected, and might be enjoyed
and doubtless it would be thought the pu-
rihcation Of the church that the millions
will be ushered in, and the latter day go
~ beam on the world. will add, that in
those hopefully regenerated in the church,
whose external conduct had been moral,
the same exemplary department will be
perceived, but it will be of different char
acter before God, because proceeding from
new and d.Sin,errsted motives; willie in
those whose life had been more irregular,
the change will be more evident We
should be careful not to condemn such,
for want Of perfection.
p. viii you explain the texts in John
iv. lO-and Heb xii. 2-and Heb. XII. rs J
NJ. will, because some refer to them to
sustain objections. The fist you mention
is, 1--WE love him because he first loved
u.s." This cannot mean that Christians
love Christ because he had previously
? forgiven their sins, or assured them OF
happiness, for this would be selfish, and
contradictory to the principle advanced by
Christ himself, IN Luke vi. 32-2-thut
loving another for beuehts received is not
pralSeWorthy. The apostle becomes his
own expositor in verse TO- Through the
piety or compassionate love of God to- a
rebeIllous world, Christ was sent to make
an atonement, by which obstacles other
| wise lnsuperabie were removed, and we
, permitted TO return to the love and service
: of God. The text next cited refers 10 the
motives by which Christ was influenced
f to make the atOnement-" Who, for the
} joy that was set before him, endured the
cro>s,' &c. His joy could not have been
S selfish, that is, in view of forgivness OF
: sins, for he was snless. 1t must have
= been the joy of benevoIence-the satistac
: lion of gIoutying God, and accomplishing
o such immense good, that excited him t.
. expose this bosom to the storm-cven tc
= the endurance of the cross. The same
T. explanation applies to the text in Heb XII
: 10" For he (Moses) had respect unto
O the recomptnot of the reward he IovrC
l. bencroLence and Gods glory; his hear
h painted for their enjoyment, aud influenced
: him to acts Of sell-denlal, IN the same
it Influenced the Savior. This mus. have
. been his motive otherwise his conIuc
IS forms no example for US, for it would con
d flct with the SavIOr's principle betOr,
ri mentioned. Indeed, to follow holmes
y from a love of 1t, is our duty here, and 1t
1T enjoyment will be our reward hereafter
| will explain another passage, importan
m to be understood and practl>td AT III
J. close Of our conversation, when your min
s. was on a course of thorough CONVICTION
re | requested YOU to reco!leCt some one O
es your sins, regald lis guilt, and on accoul
8 of It's beng wrong, determine to commit
n no more, without endCavorlno TO exeIcis
q sorrow In the first instance, and wIlhol
ID reference to your future state. Tins
III the duty required in Prov. xviii. l3.
m is repentance, or Change OF mind IN vle'
H. OF the guilt OF SIN, as committed again
lis God, aud produces change OF heart; an
~ instead OF being preceded or accompanle
nd bY S0rrO1C, as 1t Is commonly suppose
~. the first determination is formed WItNOt
le. that emotion; but 1t Will invariably
&C. followed by sorrow for sin, or haired of
No as wrong, without the guilt OF Sill Is pc
for celved.
eff p. | am satisfied | am conscious
be having the evidences ofregeneraton yc
ow have described, which are dIttere
,rd from any feelings ever before possesse'
he and l Can now distinctly retrace the tal
full experiences and selfish emotions | ha
of bean ind ulglng for years. [ trembie
1p- my norf1d delusion, and am inexpressIb
Use ANXIOUS that others should be- made
cts know themselves, and escape the snaI
ng of Satan. Yet tom my own past Ii
10 pfeSSlOnS, / tear 1t Will De dlfncut 10 !
rO- duCe professors to act on their own prI