Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-03-14

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II - W" w. ,' I''',;, n "'' of GnI nnI unon tie
"rnn'i.n "U"" "' or ' God in Christ. 10 receive
! (rrii>, and believe. is in effect to say, aG-
,..n,,,.n nv souI rnon no,h;rr il TIC world.
W., u"o, ihr nrom;s,, Of God that have
,rnvnErJ and hcc, au enemy TO-. all lny
d,v.. havc no,hinr but the vosi OF this
Col and vet | mus vcn',rc ujon J; NY
cvcri,s.;rg all Il is an adycnurnr Grace.
?y.n pctrr nno, thc bois,crous water, with
,h;S M in his morh and heart. .NIas.cr. save
n,., N,r viz 30. To venture upon the
mrf,,;;. ~ nf , nrovoLcd God. and 70 believe
i,;n, -, y, - (;oI IN C,yis, rccouciIcd. ac-
rorl;nr 70 his worl upon the account Of
the r,nso,u he hath found ou., and the pro-
n;,;,,ion hc kath sci forth here is ihc bold
nrss Of lai,h. il is a vcn:urinc act.
; -. This act Of receiving Christ is an
ovonnoI;col net in opposiiion 10 legal faith.
!, is cyonocI;cal in the Ground of il legal
c,;,j, ,c., mo, tho oround of lcraI inhcr.
rn, s.rcn,r;b and ncrsoual Righteousness ;
bnt tr1c G,i,h upon a borrowed strength,
and IN imnutcd Righteousness OF another,
,o,,;,<r .S,rl,. in thc Lord ONLY have
r;,,h,Gorsrass and ssrcnoth > and 50 i, is i
cir onn,v;no rrocc stTipnpp the man of
G ~. o,,, r;:,h,SoHsnoss Of his own s.rcnotb.
nmJ w ,,l.;rg him, cn,;rrIv off his own bo tom.
I, i ny,n9.I;c,I IN the order Of il. receiving
L;aI 80 JoSvs o,d tbcn rs = ord first
c,n ," ;,'s,;Gcatlon md then for sonct fica,ion:
lonoI c,;,h nn-,.rr,s that GosDel order. seek.
;n9 sonr,;f;co,;on first. that upon that bot.
tnm !, m,v build is justification : .scckinc
r;aht"o.srcss os if were, bv the works OF
,hc law Rom. tx. 50. l; is evangelical in
its fruit, legal faith is lrui,lcss faith; it
brings forth 10 acceptable fruit, either from
right principle, or 10 a right end {; and 50
all its frui, of good works are rejected. as
| unprolitabe and vain-but true faith brings
virtue and good from is obiect-such us
case TO the conscience, quiet 10 the mind,
holiness TO the heart and holy lustrc 10 tic
whole lifc: when faith touches If 1t were
but the hem Of Chrisr's garment. virtue
comes ou:, and heals the soul grace comes
forth and purIles the heart; yea, l! brings
forth all the good fruit OF Gospel grace D;
'Out OF his tuIncss nave al We rccGifeu'
and grace for grace; John TO- "''n
is the receiving grace ana o'ticr 9f"ccs arc
received by lt-lt ie;chcS item oH' OF OlFist
tuIIncSs; 1t brings out repentance, ana liics'
ii is pcn'tenIal faith '2sPel repentance
in it, but not before Il. AS 'Fuc iltil IS
a penitentlal faith, even so 1t is EnH!b!c
fallh, 4 Joyful ial!h. a tnanNl"' iai u. IN ooc'
dlent faith, working fal;h; yea, 'ai'H IS INC
root o! all those 1Fu'S ''"t N'''''':: gro"
! upon L, and GO along win Il
sc. This act Of receiving Christ: it is q
paricuIar. arpropria:inc. tidrciai act. in
o2pos;;on TO lie genera doubtsomo faith
OF the Papists. which We have abured in
or Na.ioaai Corcaan.. The M!an thu; re-
ccivrs truly believes app::catiyciv. The
man that receives Christ rightly, receives
him with particular appropriation 10 him.
self. inst rs a man ca!s ani drinks for his
own nor,;cD,or bcncIit: ana hence faith is
called IN catinn Of the flesh. and drinking
or .to lI,oI ot: tho Son ofGol: that is. he
ta,cs home C!r.s>, his merit. Righteousness.