Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-06-26
IRAsBURGH, VERMONT, FRIDAY, JUNE rs, 1863

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that it even numbers the hairs Of our
heads, it goes beyond this, to assure US,
that God takes interest in Us, that be has
so much regard for US, that he is led 10
employ this far reaching and delicate
r knowledge in our behalf--for our good.
" Ye are of more value than many spar
rows" God values us, we are dear TO
him. We are the objects of his iove,
and it is this lore that is the crowning ex-
cellence of our God that sets the seal up
on bis glories-this it is that draws out
hearts to him. He might have knowl-
edge and still despise US. BE might be
minutely acquainted with all our wants
and yet refuse to supply one of them He
might have power and use it against us.
The steam. engine is strong, but it can
not feel The force of gravity is pow
erru, but it cannot sympathize,--a mo-
theirs heart is mightier that either, for ii
can love; and the fact that God can
love, the fact that he does love as, this it
is that wins our regard. 1t is not mere
ly the vastness of Gods knowledge or
bis power, but the fact his love leads him
to employ that measureless knowledge,
that resistless power, to bless and re-
deem and save US, this it is that charms
and fascinates and subdues our hearts
| Our God is not an abstract God, sitting
upon the silent throne Of desert eterni-
ty, unmoved by the woes, uncaring for
the wants of his creatures,-he is kind,
sympatbizing, tender-hearted, self-sacri-
fcing, loving God, interesting himself in
the humblest sufferer. listening patient
| ,y to the lowliest tale of sorrow-ten-
derly soothing the troubled spirit-gra-
eiously binding the broken heart-"like
as father pitieth his children, so the
Lord pitieth them that fear him. "He
knoweth our frame, he remembereth
that we are dust" He is ''touched with
a feeling for our impurities" Our God
is not simply the calm, central monarch
ic being of the Universe-infexible as
a statute-but God of large and feel
ing heart, of warm sympathetic nature,
which leads him to take upon himself
the cares and SORROWS and burdens of his
creatures. He is God that loves US,
and loving US is willing to suffer for us.
Do you ask for proof? Turn your eyes
to the steps of Calvary. Behold there
one, on whose being the highest Divni-
ty glows and stirs with every pulse, one
who could look calmly up and say and
the Father are one" behold him will
ingly suffering, willingly wearing the
thorny willingly bearing the heavy
cross-willingly receiving the nail in bis
fesh--willingly wasting his life drop by
drop, and all for our sakes. He bore |
our sins in his own body on the tree
Is not that self-sacrifce Call you not
that loue2 And when you would esti-
mate Gods love for US, 60 to calvary,
sit down at the foot of the cross and make
your computation there. You can buy
sparrows for farthings, but to redeem us
cost nothing less than the life of the Son
of God. Surely we are Sc of more value
than many sparrows."
III. And here it is that the argument
eliminates here it is that the dear voice
sounds out to us Fear ye not there
FORE" The great God--the God who
knoweth all thlngs-knows all men, all
their various characters, and therefore
can adapt his training to the wants OF
each. Have you ever thought what end
less variety of training is demanded by
the endless variety Of human character?
As the artist from the same colors before
him forms continually new combinations
and produces new effects, changing the
character of whole picture by slightly
increasing one hue and softening down
another-so he, whose canvass is eternity
and whose colors are the qualities of
thought and Imagination and memory and
sense, that 60 to make up the human
soul, delights himself with perpetually
fashioning new types of character, new
shades of temperament. Such is the full
ness of the Divine mind that it never
repeats its work. No two leaves of the $
forest, no two sands on the shore, are pre-
cisely alike, and when human soul has
been formed, he breaks the mold, never I
will another be fashioned after the same |
pattern. Into one he throws dash of |
romance, into another a shade of melan- S
choly, into third ssnguine, hopeful |
One isrugged and daring, ,
but impatient; another is gentle and un-
one is generous and another 8
one shrinking, another bold c
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