The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-05-26
5ahhatb Ksahiug.
4siib Z, by Christ.
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And how does Christ deliver us by thus
assuming our nature and being touched with
the feeling Of our infrmities In two ways.
]. Here first comes in all the efficacy which
we ascribe to the example of the Saviour
1t were no example to us, no relation of hu-
man perfection, unless it exhibited to us hu-
man nature under temptation and suffering
which have so large a place in our earthly
probahon. We want a pure and perfect
ideal shining aloft like guiding star, that
we may know in what direction we are to
go. We might strive ever so much after
perfection, but we should strive blindly. un.
less the lost ideal were restored to us. We
want not only strength to walk firm, but
light to show the way; aud hence we look
to Christ that we may 'follow Him in the
regeneration" By assuming our nature.
He became concious of all the propensities
to wrong that assai us, and by resisting,
these in His own person till they were slain
and banished, His nature was glorifed till
all It's powers were the perfect media of the
indweling Divinity. This is heaven
drawn picture of our regeneration. We re-
sist the lower or rather the outward nature.
with its hereditary corruptions, till those
corruptions cease to be, and then the out
ward man, instead of being opposed to the
inward, becomes the clear medium through
which its pure energies are manifested and
poured abroad.
The same conflict was in Him that there
is in us--and when the conflict ceased He
could say, II and my Father are one -
"Now is the Son of Man glorifed and God
is gloriied in him for then His humane
ty transmitted only the Holy Spirit, and
was the unimpeded forth-going of the God
head azssssin His follower when regenerated
the whole outward man mirrors forth
unclouded by the graces-of the inhabiting
angel. -----,>-
Again, there is no reason to doubt than
these scenes of temptation and suffering pre-
pared him for the grand work of Mediation
which we have already described. The In
huence which comes to us not out of His
glcritied nature, is adapted tendeny and
effectively to our various needs, because He
has risen ont Of this same condition, and can
hold communion with us in every stage Of
our progress. He was not a man, but The
Man. He is the all-comprehensive human
ity. What but sin can come into our ex-
perience, which His experience has not en-
braced and taken upa Infancy with alIits
intolded germs, and manhood with all its
concious proclivities, are here included.
Out of a humanity, therefore, flll-orbed
and entire, the Comforter now comes! to
man. And all the Bethlehems, the desey/l
the Gethsemanes. and the Calyarys os1u- o GU
man life, are spanned by its warmth <1u ei-
fulgence All conditions, from o.ren .s =
death, have the Divine aid J.crsined !. ana
meted out to them. All es erielee's, :. from
the lowest to the lighe nave tae DIVINE
strength brought hoinS q them IN its tender
and 3nt,n;to aaan.;.2. , In that lie hath
.s.sufFsred be;na t|1ipted, he is!able TO sue
cor fbcm ,bat ISe tempted = and hence the
omninresen(5of a Sayionr's love, that finds
ms from ..@ first inspiration of our infant
.breatL>to Its last expiration in the gasp of
J;,s5iution. If God were to approach us in
Ills unveiled and awful essence, We should
perish.in the binding and consuming splen-1
dors. But coming TO us out of the Glorified
Sufferer we receive of His fulness, grace for
His grace, virtue answering TO His virtue, till
the sweet image of the Crucifed has copied
itself into our lowly and obedient souls
Sears on ReyeRerdtion,
In cannot be too early or too deeply IN
stiIled into the the minds of the young and
that the means Of happiness
and riches are, in great degree, in every
mans power. Al blind belief in destiny or
fortune acts as a powerful stimulus toi$saos
lence and indecision, and makes rneD,IS
down and fold their hands in apqs,
Nothing is more common in the woi
for people to excuse their own;
referring the prosperity- efa