The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-11

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pistol, ia hryorem, to the lips, "uttcr no
that sentiment, bo be it gospel or be it not.
twill draw the last life drop from the yeinl
rather than suffer. the man in us TO asser
his native rights, and triumph over it,
This is the nature, | say, Of sin, as we have
all, more or less, had experience of it in
our own bosoms. 1t is essentially despotic
whether in the form ofselHshncss, avaricc,
pride, ambition, or whatever last of the
flesh. II is impcrious, dominecring, tyran-
nical. 1t is the very father of cunning
sophi,trics and lies. 1t makes us thinl;
ourselves free, while it holdsus in its grasp
that we have light enough, while it is keep
ing us in darkness; that we are receiving
tie very best of lifc's pleasures, and It'd
richest gains, while We have but name to
liyc,-attening, like cattle, upon the pro-
ducc of the earth, but spiritually poor, mis-
erablc, and dying. Despotic, say,-ncyor
content, while there is any free domain
around it. 1t is forever cncroaching -
watching its chance ;-crceping stcalthily
on breaking down sacredly established
barriers, and, under some ingenious plea of
right and liberty, trespassing upon the ter
ritory of the soul 1t wastes the soil it
f.stcns upon, and then wants more. II is
never satisfied, till it gets the government of
tho whole man into its hands; till it has
lair, morals, and religion under 1t. 1t
claims all the kingdoms of the world "
for its own. And iftherc be u Son of God,
whom it can neither scducc by bribery, nor
tcrrily by threats, into subscryiencc to its
will, it cries, " Cuaty him, cruelty him."
So it has been, so it is, and so it always will
bc-not with one sin, not with the sins of
a STATE, nor of Nation, only, but of each
Individual soul. 1" Know ye not, /" says the
Apostle, "know ye not, that to whom 20
yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants
yc are to whom yo obey, whether of sin un-
to death, or of obedience unto righteous
ncss?" There is only one way, my friends,
of b,ins free. The service orGod is perfect
freedom. Obedience to the law of sin, in
spiritual slavery IL ca''io' S'f'o 'o'
and mammon." onr spiritual faculties arc
either masters or servants. lhey arc III
bondage unless the Son oil uou' through
our allegiance to hiS word ana TIC influence
oi the spirit "h'ch nc d'roc's U.s. co'"o'"''S
w''h u.s. mas maze Us irce' l"'rc ID io ''u0
freedom, when the mHd Is IN ShaekIes'-
We are, IN tho worst sense Slaves WDch
conscience is senslaycd. lfwoare submitting
ourselves to any other mastery, whc'her
worldly ambition priac' oiso'fy' OF w"A'-
ever-to any other mastery 'han '""' o'
Goa truth, anu '"c prcccp's Vi 'iiS S1Spv''
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horcs G,r tho as,h that porshoth, we are
Irv;ng in sucb c,se i" without God. and
witbout hopov rs respects our immortal
sr;,i,s
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Let the .'me past Sulncc Us 70 ""'c inVu
IN sn1Ject'on 10 prHjuu'cc' s.sSion' ",u ~"
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III. sririt as r,,,rd, tbo TEACHINGS and
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Take the great principles of the gospel
gospel rectitude, gospel justice, gospel picty,
gospel humanity, and make them governing
p''n''p''S' larry '"Oi ,'0'yWner'-."'o
'"S''VS.' '"'o l''0''"f''' in'o p'iuc', in'o
o'',y'"s' 10 'o' 10 "'fa'u' II S"ris'
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Brethren, the peace, might truly, be-
lieyc say OF our land, but rather now let
me say the paco oil God in our souls, and
our membership oil tue kingdom oil helVen'
depends upon our being true TO Christ
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