Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-11

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losophy of our being. It's truths an
swer our questions. Its laws pro-
mote our well being. Its provisions
of mercy meet our demands. Its
foundations are laid as deep as are
the degradations of our being. It's
adaptation is as broad as the area of
human necessity. While its promised
future feeds our hope Of immortality,
which as an anchor TO the soul, holds
sure and steadfast.
3. The power Of the gospel is
God himself. Motifs truthfulness-
nor its philosophical adaptation--but
the divine identity. ''The power of
God" The Saviour's promise of
"power, and it's fulfllment on the day
of Pentecost are illustrations.
4. The application of this power
is not by decreeing from all eternity
its monopoly by privileged class,
the elect; nor by general legislative
provision since, distributing it uni
versally and unconditionally; but to
every ONE that beieveth; by an in
dividual appropriation to personal
applicants.
5. The result of this power ap-
piled, is-salvation. That is the
plain obvious sense, deliverance.-
Deliverance from the guilt Of past
sins. Deliverance from the present
power Of sin, which induces prone
ness to sin. Elevation to new sphere
of life. One that is above the gray
itation earthward, and where gravi-
tation leans the other way where
the soul feels the attraction strong
towards God, and holiness, and
heaven.
6. The main, and, exclusive hu-
man agency, in securing these glori-
Gus results, is faith. Faith appro-
pirates the pardoning power-reali-
yes the divine presencc-works by
love, necessarily excluding sin, and
purifying the heart. Faith excludes
sin-prevents sin. No man can have
faith in God, and, at the same time,
sin. He that is born Of God doth
not commit sin-he cannot sin. "Sal-
walton to every one that believeth. y
This is the gospel Of Christ, whose
claims are to be pressed within these
walls. 1t is commended to your ear
nest attention to-day.
The Apostles argument for it is
four-fold. 1t is Christ's gospel. 1t
isGod's spower. tbs man S salvation
1t is Faiths agency.
Two thousand years have tried its
severest tests upon it. The COM
bined enmity Of hell and human de-
pravity have worked in vain. No
weapon formed against it has pros
pered. A fifth argument is demon
strated. "The gates Of hell shall not
prevail against it.
Like some noble vessel all taut and
trim, our good ship Zion has outrode
the hercest storms Of two thousand
years. She may have careened upon
her beam ends in fearful gale, and
threatened to go down, but ever in
majesty she has mounted the crested
wave and moves now in triumph to-
wards the eternal harbor. She is
sailing on to-day. Her whole ships
company are shouting in sight Of
port. We are invited to embark.
viii we not take passage with this
Captain?
So may we all accept the calls of
mercy-obey the voice Of instruction
know the great salvation by a
blessed experience, that the full
meaning Of the words may be as our
own-'.I am not ashamed of the Cos
pei of Christ, for it is the power Of
God unto salvation.
THERE is no such preaching as the
experience which man gives who has
just realized the sinfulness Of his
soul. [ often hear myself out
preachead by some new convert who
can hardly put words together. Some
say experimental preaching is shall
low. Shallow 1t is deep as the soul
Of God. d.-Beecher.
GENERAL GARIBALDI is godfather
to 81, 90 children, and 1000 boys
have received his name He is hon
orary burgess Of 80 cities and towns,
and honorary president of 100 as
sociations. He has q swords of
honor, of which II have been sent
from abroad. Since 1859, 3u0O ad
dresses of devotedness have been sent
| to him.
SOME Englishmen, otherwise well-edut
Gated, make mistakes respecting the
pronunciation Of the letter III. They
omit it whereit should be, and introduce
it where it should not A wag supposes
such persons to be thus addressed by
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