The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-18

moral in this state of mind unless II is actuated
| Dy Dehet in the moral attributes of God
IQgether with His omnipoteRce, all-wisdom, and
his constant presence. But as we look at the
| character OF God, rs we have learned by the
BiOle, the Book of books, and observe more
! closely His presence, we see then moral attri-
! butes, linked in common with others, iD and
| out, traveTsing the Divine character.
When we view these attributes OF God, for
the first time conscience discloses itself more
clearly, and we feel that we have such thing
as conscience. Then the Divine truthfuness
shines still more clearly and purely out, and
we feel to know that God is good. From this
! part of His attributes we look into the central
point, in which justice and truth are only sepa-
! rate expressions, and we discover the solid
| nucleus of Gods character that causes surpass-
ing glory, which is called His 'holiness.n lnde-
| sCribable, even the angelic tongues could find
no word conceivable but one to indicate their
Joy and gratitude. When angels sing to adore
hlm, they can only satisfy their worship by the
repetition OF the title, "Holy, holy holyn
And as they adore, they bow low, aud cover
their faces. This glory of God envelopes his
life in such way, distinct from all other con.
ceptions of duty that ever entered into the
minds Of men.
For OF all the gods men ever had and wor-
shipped, besides the Jehovah" of the Bible
not one is represented as a "Holy" God. II is
TINS glory which makes the distinction between
right and wrong to be the same essentially eter-
nal. Moral purity is as steadiast as sin is odous
When we, fallen creatures, with prOneness to
SIN, were brought to contemplate His immaculate
transparent white light, we seemed to our
selves to be very dark IN sin. We felt an over
powerng instinct in the contrast with the
purity OF our Saviours light, that our darkest
SINS, as well as our hiding places and secret
impulses, would be revealed. We gaZed ont.
wardly on the "Schekinah of Holnessn and
then gazed inwardly aud beheld a concrete mass
emitting no rays, no light, even to Our darkened
selves.
This is the true revelation of God TO the soul and
IL Is such revelation, remarkable as it is, that
proNokes that great crisis and working in the
mlnu OF man, and out of which will come his
nnlshed character, good or bad. For the laws
that are displayed in the Book of Divine Holt
ness" say. "Covet and aspire to become trans
formed to His image"
He that has been prone TO sin recoils from the
touch OF the Divine power. He breads to leave
ms evll haunts his evil deeds; he breads to have
them presented before him by the power of the
Omnipotent, and, like one who has always been
groVelllng IN the dark, he desires not to change
MS element, Tor the changes are TO him. because
OF MS depraved heart, unpleasant. Be not So
you that are in such dark condition, but re.
pent ye in dust and ashes, and out of the dust
ana ashes OF repentance will spring resurrection
to the new man.
But again, we have another attribute of HIS.
which those who praise and adore His name are
never tired of repeating. 1t is His infinite love-
We can say no more of it, vet it comes nearer
TO us than those attributes OF God which we
have seen. 1t Is more indescribabe in its splen-
dor than the others. 1--WE know that love is of
God, and that God is love-" We know there
fore, that the ultimate motive, counsel, and con-
duct is simply by way of benevolence. Itis
love combined with omnipotence. 1t is love
conducting infinite wisdom. 1t is love welding
an omnIpotent arm to hold back the mercy and
holiness OF God for the sake OF justice. There.
fore, in this embrace, love and holiness are
balanced and married together. The harmony
Of the universe requires that Gods love shall
not stand alone, but shall counterpolse His
justice and truth.
When we look at God in that Glorious disc of
his loVe-"the CTossn-the still overpoWerirg
justice is yet as wondrous. "Ye shall be brought
to be Judged of the deeds done in the body and
the flesh, and ye shall answer" Oh, that we all
might receive this love into our hearts, to
quicken us to be up and doing our Masters
work; but so long as we fearfully debar our.
selves from the light of God, so long shall we
be wretched, dishonest and eventually lost,
tor Gods omnipotence will vet find us out, and
He shall judge us according to our works.