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

hiding. .place," and it is he Of whom the
prophet speaks when he says" y man shall
be a hiding place from the wind, and co.
vert from the tcmpes: as rivers of water in
| a Gry place, and as the shadow Of great
rock in Il weary land.' Truly, "lhe Lord
! is our rcfugc-oi what shall we be afraid Z"
We arc told, that the Jewish high prizes.
who was type Of Christ, wore upon lrs
breast plate twelve S;ones, or which the
names of the twelve tribes were engraved;
50 that when he appeared before God, all
the people Of Israel appeared with him.
This was evidently signed to show us, that
the "IIlgIl Priest of our profession" has
, believers in his heart, through the love he
bears them; and that he and believers are
only one before God: and that he appear
ing there, all believers have appeared with
him. Hence the Apostle says, We thus
Judge. that if one died for Ill, then were all
dead" and that the church is the body Of
Christ, for says he, "God gave lin to he
head over all things to the church. which ia
his body. the tulucss Of him that iilleth ak
in all " The connection suhsisting bctwcea
Jesus Christ and his people, is represented
in the Oraclcs Of Truh by many terms, and
by various simiIi:udrs. First. il is repre-.
scn.cd by being in him." am in my fa.
thcr, and YOU in nl", anil | in you. 1T
any man DC in Christ. he is 81 rev ere. uTe.,"
Christ is said 10 "dwcll in us 20 d~r""in
our hears by faith" "Ilc :;,'.' Ed: Env
flesh and drinkcih my blood dws'le,f: * n'",
and in him." Gas many as have !! %,
bap:izcd into Chris, have put on Chris.
I'VE arc partakers of Christ" He
is Joined TO the Lord is one Spri-,' s
secondly, it is rcprcscn cd by marriage, ard
Jesus Christ is called the spouse OF tn
church, and as the husband and wife are
only one, "oac fcsh," as Adam called
Eve, flesh Of his flesh and bone of his bone.
so the Apostle emrloys similar expressions
respecting Jesus Chris: and his Church"
The husband is the head Of the wife, even
as Christ is tie head Of his Church. " "Mcu
ought to love their wives as their own boil
les : he that Ioyc;h his wife lovcth himself,
for no man ever yet hated his own flesh,
bu. nourishch and clcrishC:h it even Us the
Lord the Church, for we are members OF
his bolv, and of his flesh, and of his bones.
This is grca' mystery, but speak OF
Christ and his c urch." 1t is also repre-
scntcd by the connection exis ing between
the stones of an cdifce and tic foundation.
..Yc arc built upon the foundation Of the
Apostles and the prophe:s, Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner stone, III
whom all the buildings, fifty GfamcdtogetIer.
erovelh unto 4 holy temple in the Lord"
70 whom Coming as uno living some,
disalowed indeed Of men bu' chosen ofGod
and precious, yc also, as lively stones, arr.
built in:o an holy temple in the Lord"
Again. We are sai,l to cat the flesh and
drink the blood Of Jesus Christ. Il am
the bread of life, he that comelh to me shall
never hunger, and he that believc!h on me
shall never ihirs'." "Exccpt We eat the
flesh oflhc Son of man and drink of his
! blood, vc have no lie in YOU" Digestion
is 10 lie bo Iy What faith is 10 the soul. The
one is the means by which food is united
to ou. bodies. and the oher that by which
we are uuicd 70 Jesus Christ. 10 be bsn-
Gifted by him he must dwell in our hears
bv faith. Once more, 'yc ar the BODY OF
, Christ and members IN particular" !. e. as
the members orour bodies by their conncc-
ton withihc head derive life, so We ob;a!n
spiritual life from Jesus Christ through The
connection which We have with him. "Final.
". we are represented as graied INTO him,
and as being planted together with Inn.
Jesus is the tree oflifa, and except we are
in him we cannot pa.lakc OF his life, share
/ in the blessings Of his salvation, nor escaP:
being con .rmned with the world OF ung"d-
": and We excapc OIL y because we are 4"
/ him rs branches in the vino, rs gratis in
! Il sock. as ones rs building; because We
arc i mr.: Of the Lord Jesus, members OF
i his bo,iv, parts oii:is iu.lncsS. CT filing W.
(to p7croma,) and rot Lecanse We "walk
no: after the flesh but after hte Spirit" nor
because we turned Of osrse1res from "vanl-
tics 10 serve the living and true G"i-'
Jesus Christ "giyes rcpcn;ancc; not be-
cause we took one step, or were able to TAX"
one in our own strength toward the kingdom
Of heaven, for VIC are lied by the SPIRIT;
nor induged a sincere wish, nor uttered n
single hcary prayer for salvation; but the
spirit of gIace and supica'ion was poured
out upon u.s." No-this turning and walk
inc: this wishing and praying are conse-
qucrces of The fellowship which we nave
with the Mediator ofthe new Covenan'' IN
whom is Our strut found.' We may saw
that those persons arc alive who are pos ,;
sesscI Of vc'un'my mo on. but it would
not ho true % say that molten is the cause
.t lil;.: it is only il consequence and an ef-
i;c.:so with reference TO 'hose to whom
"thrrc is no condemnation We would say
that "hcy have yet nothing but Christ IN
,r,nn, :, and that lhey ..raik aftCr the Spirit