Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-27

by. his care DrcdLnc anu mQVEs~
r. MY soul, forget not-asod Is 1oveis
Jesus trained and then sent the Sew
enty to convert the tworldl So he
sends us. Do we seek to know and do
his win? He win lead us 70 our work.
Ask, and direction will be- given; seek,
and she field of.slabor will be found.
And it is safe to go where Jesns sends.
Doess he order as to preach in the wide
field as exangelistss We may venture
| In safety, he win be with u.s., Does he
send us to the great city, as he sent Jo-
nah2 We should go, trusting results
with him. Ministers should seek to be
sent, rather than wait to be called.
Somewhere about nifty years ago, one
bitter January night, the inhabitants Of
the old town of Sleswick were thrown
into the greatest distress and terror. VA
hostile army vas marching down upon
| them, and new and fearful reports of
the conduct of lawless soldiery were
hourly reaching the place.
In large, commodious cottage dwelt
an aged grandmother, with her wild
owed sdapghter and sfandgenss While
all hearts quaked with fear, this aged
woman passed her time in crying out to
God that he would "build wall Of de-
fence about t1then, ''aqssoting the words
OF an ancient n hymn. 1nSR1@o
Her grandson asked her why she
prayed for a thing so impossible. as
that God should build wall about their
house that 1t should hide it, but she ex-
pIaiged the meaning swas that God
should protect her. b. =,
| At midnight the dreaded tramp was
fheard, an enemy came pouring in at
every avenue, filling the houses toover-
flowing. But while the most fearful
sounds were heard on every side, not
even a knock came to their door,I AT
which they were greatly surprised.
The morning light made the matter
clear; for just beyond the house the
drifted snow had reared such massive
wall that it was impossible to get over to
them. iiite2 teas essf td
'sThere,'' said the old woman tri-
umphantly, ''do you not see, my son.
that God could raise up wall around
us?''
<ATroiy, Awith God ali thiags are pos
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That good life is the genuine and
true-born issue of faith, no maniques-
tions that knows himself the disciple of
the Holy Jesus; but obedience is the
same thing with faith, and that all
Christian graces are parts OF its bulk
and constitutions is also theS doctrine OF
the Holy Ghost; and the gramma mar OF
Scripture, making faith and obedience to
be terms coincident and expressive OF
each other. For faith is not single
star, but constellation, chain of gra-
lees; called by St. Paul. Isthe power of
God unto salvation to every believer; ~
that is, faith is all that great instrument
bys which God intends to bring us to
heaven; and he gives this reason: s'In
the Gospel the righteousness of God is
revealed from faith to faith;'' for it Is
/ lwrittena ksTne jastshall live by faith. u
Which discourse makes faith to Ebe a
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to step, till the whole righteousness oi
God be fulfilled in it," From faith tt
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.in eApou!us' @ .ronl l'iel oeneSnis =
faith opeymg, from imperfect faith Il
faith made perfect. by the animation Of
charity. that he owho is ;ustified ma,
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!, "o Jus'ineu s''ii ior 40 'nele arg se'
eral degrees and parts Of Justification, 8,
! there are several degrees of faith an
: swerohle to II. th.,f In All sensas III ma,
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pe .tue' ''iae ny ia'ttl we arg JustIheu Jus tt =
!, andhby faith we live, and by faith W.
! are saved; for If we proceed ssfrom
! faith to faith. >, from believing to obev
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faitb IN the win, from fro, Z hareIv asss asssant;n
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" 'he iey1''''o''s m u '0u = -laith " opey
n ing the commandments of God, from tn
s body of faith to the soul of faith. that is
: 70 faith fornoed opd roda ia1ive y, al M.,,s, Z !.
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d ioy tneh we shaii proceed from JusIiI
+ cation to. Justification; that is, from re
II mission of sins fO become the sons 6