Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-09-03

only by rejecting 1t IN the beginning OF HIS MIN
istry, but also, by accepting the other at its
close.
Godlike sacrifice l see it. see it. The
blood of Christ was an atonement for the sins
of the world! e He was wounded for our trans
gre5sions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the
chastsement OF our peace was upon Him and
by His stripes we are healed
| see it. His burial hallowed the tomb the
breaking of the seal on His sepulchre was the
breaking of the seal on every sepulchre the as
cension of his humanity to Heaven, is the war
rant of our ascension and its entire and eter-
nal perfection, exalted, as it is, I" far above all
principally, and power, and might, and domln-
ion, and every name that is named not only in
this world, but also in that which is to come,
is the assurance Of our own perfection, in all the
honors of joint-heirship with Him, in the many
mansoned House of His Father, where he has
gone to prepare place for u.s.
"While long returned, the angels round Him sing,
And saints yet coming, shout to see their King"
The saints who are they? "The spirits Of
the Just made perfect, redeemed from the
earth They who have come up " through
much trbulatlon, and washed their robes and
made them white in the blood of the Lamb -
They who, in imitation of their Lord and Mas
ter, quckened the spiritual lfe,-have cherish
ed and manifested readiness to sacrifice fame
rank, office, power, wealth, pleasure, ease, time
health, life-everything but rghteousness-fo
10 OG
Patriarchs prophets apostles martyrs
confessors relormers and millions of humble
names, scarce ever heard on earth beyond the
hearth-stone Of love, the Threshold home, anC
the courts of the house of the Lord, there unite
with the 6rst-born sons of glory in giving praise
" to Him that stitch upon the throne and to the
Lamb for ever !"
| see a vast multitude around me, preparing
for the same transit:
They all of sin were dupes and slaves,
And rushing blind tow'rd hopeless graves
"Then blew the trumpet of Gods word
Then flashed the Spirits two-edged sword
They burst their bonds, their freedom won
And now towrd heaven are marching on
We are enrolled with them. We are pledged
to the whole campaign What though our foe:
are many What though they are mighty =
" Greater is he that is in you than he that is in
the worldW Through Christ we can do al
things" "This is the victory that overcometh
the world-even our faith /" "All things are
possible to him that beieveth !" We can rur
through troop, we can leap over wall. Gone
shall chase thousand, and two shall put ter
thousand to flight !" Let the mightest army be
marched against US that ever was mustered by
the Prince of Darkness, we fear not to NEE
them. Our friends are beyond them. Our kin
drcd are beyond them. The saints are all be-
yond them. Christ is beyond them. HEAVIER
and eternal life are beyond them. And we will
break through them. Shoulder to shoulder, foo
to foot, heart with heart, hand with hand, with
our shields Tapped, and our swords ready, We
will press and cut our way to glory
The spirit of Abraham is in u.s. The spirit
of Moses is in us. The spirit Of Elijah is il
US. The spirit of Paul is in us, The spirit o
Luther is in us. The spirit of Wesley is in us
Like them, we ale ready to give up al for Christ
Nay the spirit of Christ is in us, and like Him
we are ready even to be crucihed for the cause
lis well, brethren and friends to be conf
dent in the Lord, to be able to say " am per
suaded that neither death nor life, nor angels
nor principalities, nor powers, nor things presen
nor things to come, nor height nor depth, no
any other creature, shall be able to separate u
from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesu
our Lore" -StOcktoa