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md. Aria. q Lord, aad ple{d, ths eauss thsa
il. tbiss own. BFsa1 ths spell 1f $n, ind hS1p
u to'saY'with The NAN os"old, Lori 1 be1iers.
a:e Hssss H. IT, Ii isas's Of gfae; ssnsy
Christ. 80
.ion which Gods peopls. u well ~ the u1d
prophet, ~hsTs otaen used in mournipgoxer thals
spiritual condition, It maJ .be very Low, rsrF
ssd; PRESENTING the contrast of soui femlshed,
bat 8: d;minntion Of heavanly joya; =. t6e 1ssi's
end mare money in ths bank, but lrss gracs in
The heart: tho tide Of worldly fame aowinR. aud
the tida Of God's favor shhing; enrdens, nnd
orchards, and woodlands, and the zelda Of rs
ture, green, gaJ; and oeautl'u1, but barrenoeas
faith week.. loYe cold, desires feeble, spiritual
sppetite falling; much to alarm thr saint, and
seud him to his kueeB crying, liz sdul cleaveth
to tho dust, quicken .hon me according to thy
word.
.Bat Why ia il, why should it be -, Why
hsrna the virgins Imp with such Pickering
A2nes Why runs the stream OF grace 30 anall, :,
ahsuuk to the SIZE Of summer hrook7 Why
are the beat Of us no better, no holier, no hap
pier than We aret Hath God forgotten to be
gracio1ss hath he il, auger shut up h.s tender
mercies! No. The supplies are rot exhausted.
f4lIe1t iato po,ertg. ,sat his- ohiidrEn are 30
-scantily supplied, and bave 90 abdut meanlY
begging shsre of thu norld's :. enjoy i1en,a, Il
il Aasy to know Hhy many poor children in this
city oons 70 have Misery stamped ou' their
young 'taess; and iook .2s it shsy had never
ing en- then;a tYrans rules At homie, harsh,
:. stesn:. cruel, forbidaing. aapleaa rfeasurer,
they wander shofless and shivering bn our frns-
II stfeess, and with huuger in their hollow.
Checks, md beggarY hung: on their packs, they
bold out their sk'nny hsnds for charity their
ts.her Is pour, or dead, or xorss thau dead, ths
base slaTe OF . most dao1ning x.ce. drunkard,
from whose imperious voice they fy. vhose
'reel.ng ssep they .remhfe to hear. But what
hare God'a children to do with unhappy looks!
:. Sod is loss. Fury is not iu me, saith the
Lerd: With him Il fullness Of joy. and pleas.
Go I'll it to your Father. They that aeek The
Lord ahsll not want any good thing. ;Uan he
who justified mol sancsiiy! Can be rho en.
listed n under his holy banner NOT provide
muaitiona Of wac enough to secute,
though there msY be u. hard fight for
it, the 6nal victory? Can he who led the
march cut Of Egypt not beat down our foes, and
conduct our triumphant way through thnna-
and dangers and over thousand difficulties on
to she ,remised land 2 Oh. yes; there il ali et-
iciency ard sufheieac5 in Jesus Christ 70 crown
the work nf grace, and 70 complete what he bas
began. There is his Holy Spirit to sancsff you;
there are stores Of grace which, like tbs Widows
y
furnished. will appear the fuller the more you
desw oa them. As with an arch; the Grase Of
/ God atands the ffmer, the more weightyou tay
On it, its sut6ciency, at least, will be the more:
evident; the more clearly you will zee the truth
of the promise, Ny grace is sufficient for thee.
With the we'll ever tu1t and ever flowing. olf
vessels need never b. empty Whether, theTe-
fore, you want more faith. more purity Of heart
OF peace of mind, more Light OF lave, humber
or hol1er spirit,' ca}mer Or q 1endersr con-
science, Allvatier sense Of Christs excelleucie8.
oruf ronr-ov unworthide5s, more tears for
Chrisl's feet OF more houors for his hesd, fesr
not to draw, 10 hope, 10 ask. too mnch. No
earthly fortune will stand daily viats to the
bsnk, but this will You may ask too little,
you cannot ask too much; you maF 60 too sell
DON. Yon cannot 90 to often, to the throne for
in Jesus dwelle'h all the tul'ness of the Godaead
iii rhersis . constant supply Of pardonipg
and aauctitying grace in Christ. ::
:. itpEeaded the father that ip him should all
fullneia dceN; dwell, not come and 90, like q
Wayiaring man who tarrieth but night, Tho is
With us to-day, and away Tomorrow; not 'lia
the shallow noisy. sreaohe fons brook that fails,
when.noat uerded, III heatof summer, but like
Ibis :aeepsaatsd spiin9, that, rising silently
though atllusntIY at the mountains foot, and
having unseen Communication viii iss exhaust
leet t8pppIies, is ever flowing over its grassy
margin, equally unaffected By the long drough,s
that dry the wells, and the frost that payes Iii
neighborin1 lake With ice. So fail the ioys of
in Christ, the pleasures uud the peace Of pie,y.
It cannot be otherwise. II man love me, says
Jesus, be will keep my vords; :; and my Father
Will lore him, and We will come uato him, and
make our abode with him.
have read how, iu the burning desert, the
akeietons Of unhcppy travellers, all withesed
and white are found, not only on ths way TO the
.4onntain, .hat' lying grim and ghsstlT on its
banks, with theft, skulis stretched oFer It's very
margin. Ranling. faint, their tongue cleayinx
10 tbs root Of their mouth, ready 70 ell a cup
wish gosd for ita ti1l q aser. they press on to
that s.and fnl. ot hops aboyo tho tE1aring sande.
Already. in fond anticipation. shey drink whsse
others had oeen asred. They reach il A1asl
rad sight for she dim eye1 Of fsintinX meu, 1he
weu Il dry. With stony horror ID he,r looks,
how they gazs into tho empty basin, Or 6ght
but e3AaperAsa their thirst The desezt reels
around them Hope expires. Sone eurang,
some praying, they sink. ard themselves e1p,re
Aud. bJ ,aud BY The 3ky daEaens,, AghtntnRs
As4h loud thuuders roll: the rain pours down,
'ard, fed hy the shower1 the treacherous waters
aud kiss tha pals lips Of death. =
But youdd where the cross stands up high to
mark. the, fountain af the Savior'a blood, lud
!. heavens 9snotiying grace, no dead soula lie.
0nce h Golgoths; Calvary has ceased to be d
place Of tkn1is- Where men went orre To die,
there to seek pardon, and peace, and holiness.
did God ever say, seek ye me IN vain. There
are times when tha pasce Of God'a people, a.
ways like river, ia like one in food, oyerfpx-
ing ito margin, aud rolling its mighty current
between bank and brne- There are times when
the righteousness Of Gods people, aIsays like
the wares Of the sea, seems Eke the tide at the
stream, as, swelling beyond Its ordinary bounds
it floats the 9oats and ships that lie highest,
drlest on the hesoh. Bot At all timed apd sea-
sous. faith and prayer dud fullaess Of mercy to
pardon, aud Of grace to sanctity, in Jetus
Christ The supply il inc 1haussabe.
Mountains hare been e1hsu.ted of their gold,
mines Of their diamonds, and the depths of
ocean Of their peasly gems Tho demand has
enptied the supply. OTer once busy scenes, ai-
lence and soitude row reigu: the eaverns ring
no longer to The miners hammer, nor is the
song of the pearl-fsher heard upon tha deep.
But the riches Of grace are iuexhaustiple. all
that haye 2o4e before "a. have NOT made them
leu, and "a -shall make them no leas 10 taose
who follow H. When they have supplisd the
wants Of unborn millions, the last OF Adams
race, that LONELY man, over whose bead the sun
il dying beneath WHOSE feet the earth is reeliue.
shalt sand By As full fountain as this day IN
vites you to drink and live, to wash and be
ciean-
have found It an interesting thing to stand
on the edge Of noble rolling river, and 70 ttink
| that although It, Aaa heen, aawing aa. for: SIX
/ thousand years. watering the tefds, and elakiag
the thirst Of = hundred generations, it shows no
sign Ut wasts 6r want; and when | have watched
the riae of the sun a. he shot above Tie crest of
the mountain, or IN sky dfaped With golden
curtains spraug up from hia ocean bed, / hate
wondered 10 think that he has melted the SHOWS
! Of 20 many wintera, md renewed The verdure Of
| 80 many springs, md painted thh flowers Of 10
many summers, and Iipeued the COLDER har.
yests OF 10 n14ny a1tuanH, and ret shines Is
brilliant as evet, bis eye. not dim, noz his aata-
! raIstreng.h ahated, nor bis foods OF light leas
| tnlt for centuries Of boundlexs profusion. Yet
Fhat ara these hut images Of the fuliness that Is
| n Christi Let that feed your hopes and cheer
Touf he1rtA, and brighten Jour faith, sud send
! you away this day happy and FsioicinR. Fer.
| when Judgment flames hare 1ickeu up that flaw.
ing stretrn, sud the light al that glorious sun
shAIi be quenehed in darkness or yelled in thn
smoke Of burning world, the ful1uess that is in
Christ shalf fow on throughout eternity in tho
bliss Of the isdesmtd. Blessed Savior, Image
at God, divine Redeemert IN Thy presence ID
fustuess Of joy; It thy ri9h: hand there ars
! pleasures far etermnre. What thta h&at sous
to hesTsn to prepare. may re b called Up. II
death to evjay. ... .. -.
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