New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-05

bed. oh nv dear hearers III. inquiry should still
come back US God begun 10 save BY this bis
own plan the plan revealed In the Bible the only plan
bv which sinner yet was saved BY drawing %
Lsus Christ leading us 81 put our trust IN better
righteousness thar our own 10 wish 20 be saved in
ods own wAy lust he peases and ~ feel that their
salvation IL all of Christ and that II Is al OF Gods
mercy that not Ia hell.
10 Christ let me commend you. II God periects his
work of grace upon hearts by suffering why snoud
We be- surprised 10 the servant greater than his
lord shall the soldier expect 10 encounter lever
hhrdshfps or smaller trials thsn the Captain does -
Il ia enough tor them 10 be As the Captain col
dlers never complain II the Captain lies down Win
thorn rnou the cold ground and shares with them the
INC Ssnyers and the same mess and II he Is ever
ready for the battle he Is a coward soldier VINO
turns his back while his Captain Is SUI IN ady ShA
49, be- dscontented and complaining II be does orng
third part through the IRE neither De ~ dsAppuhi
r,en,s and Affections or suffering in our fames-whAt
ever they may be oh, that may only perceive tha'
God intends thereby 10 purge sway the I'm ana tie
dross 10 wiz Us from our love OF the hesh ana
the pride Of liie and to make Us ready to 10 nome
Ii l. through Affections, very often, that nod
reconciles 70 himself-to his dispensaions-to ms
will How of father makes reoeilous chId
submissive by chsstisement how I Will bow down ana
n is tears kiss the hand thst strikes IL Tor II knows
that the chsstisement is in kindness ana from love
Just go God deals with bis people visits their lnlqHy
and trans res.ous with stripes and thus the LORD VIII
make them ready % say with their Captain Lord not
rr will but thine be done DO you not see how strong
a hold this sentiment has upon the whole human i4ny
where the gospel il preached How many times na'e
been called 10 sick and dying beds, and there hearu
all ho are Interested in the salvation OF the departed,
the husband wife and other near relatives, coming 20
me and saving Tie or she have gone away happy,
showing the existence in the popular mind oil the gen
era mpres that being reconcned to deStn 10 le'i
of repsrsfon for death But in nineteen cases out OF
twenty il i false test When death Is inevitable, one
may well make the best Of H. but this reconciliation i
then Of preparation The true test OF christian
character l. 70 the children OF God suffering MS
pleasure a. soldiers marching where he directs with
such food as he gives them fighting such battles rs are
before them taking his word OF command, directing
them wherever they CO. knowing that all things snail
work together for the good Of all that love God and ~
IN making perfect for our inheritance, by Ms SPIRIT
ana hy bis word he chooses 10 employ suffernE- chas
ti.ements Affections and sorrows et us remember the
example of master and kiss the hand that sppointed
the rod
And finally my dear hearers, we TAX to you some.
times about heaven aud hell We endeavOr TO arrest
the attention Of hearers by showing them that II
would profit them nothing 10 gsin the whole word
and loose their own souls We show them "hh
must be the agony OF lost soul bsni'hed from every
thing that happy everything thstis comfortable hope
itself swallowed up in everlasting dark despair but now
We have argument superior 70 all Others-aN other
Arguments are perfectly triiing compared with u-an
argument furnished in the text II II become him for
whom are All thngs and by whom are al things. IN
bringing many unto glory 10 make the Captain OF
ih4i Salvation perfect through suferngs % become
lust and holy God 30 punish his son, when ne only
brcsme A surety for sinners while IN himself he was
still holy harmless and undecided do you think VIII
be unbec0ming ia God 10 punish rebel Do you think
God vii loose his character when he tulhs his promise
and turns the wicked into he'll with ali the nations that
forget God with All the families that call not upon Ma
name All sinners. you are deceivng yOurselves-
Remember, that i became God so 10 arict the daTl
ing Of his bosom and the brightness OF his glory oh how
fierce will be the vengeance that he will pour out upon
those who despiseo his mercy, and who would none OF
bic reprooi