The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-14
A Price Is Put into Cur Hands 10 Get
wisdom

Wisdom
The wisdom that God be stows is given
to the liberal. sent through the preaching
OF the Word; it is to be wise indeed No
college or seminary learning can give WIS
dom they can give diplomas and leave
the soul blank. God giveth wisdom;
man cannot educate religiously. Our
children must be taught Of God, or they
will die without wisdom. Az who pos
sess it make very little account of their
earthly treasures. The fear of the Lord
is their treasure: they are of quick I'M
derstaudng in the fear Of the Lord. Con
slider what | say. and the Lord giveth
you understanding in all things. The
school of Crist is school indeed. where
we are sent to learn what is indispensa-
bly, necessary for US to know. Jesus
says on our coming to him, learn OF me
The first lesson Jesus teaches his follow
ers is meekuess meek submission to {
ruled by another To yield our will to
the will of God as the sure path to peace,
also quietness and assurance forever
Jesus teaches all his followers to be low
IL, like himself. Let the rich man re-
ioce that he is brought low. All human
pride must be mortified. No man differs
from another In excellence, or in that
which is praise worthy, but by the grace
of God Since it Is of grace through
faith, and that not Of ourselves but the
gift Of God, there is no room for glory
ing save in the cross of Christ by which
we are reduced, mortified, humbled, cru
cited A Christian may glory in his in
firmities, and so abase himself that the
power of Christ may safely rest upon
him without his being exalted above
measure The danger is very great
through ignorance Human reason is an
excellent handmade in religion. We have
need to use all we have, but when it is
exalted to the throne to decide in matters
that are above its limits, it is a source Of
pride that gives the Devil all the advar
tage he wants to bring the soul into the |
vilest of all slaveries. A good under |
standing is the gift Of God We are
mere fools in divine knowledge until we
are taught of God. Jesus said to two Of
his disciples after he was risen from the |
dead, 20 fools, and slow of heart, to be-
iieve all the prophets have spoken So /
are all the human race with the Bible to |
read, without the saving knowledge Of
the Scriptures until the day Of illumina
ton comes and gives them IN understand
ing. | wish to be distinctly understood
to mean: This is the thing, the good
thing, the one thing peedful an imme-
diate revelation from God-called an as
surance of understanding, that 81 am an
heir of God and joint heir with Jesus
Christ, being justified by his grace, and
made heirs according to the hope of
eternal life''-a thing incomprehensible
to all who are not now in Christ Jesus.
We may have perfect theory of the
way of salvation; but the letter killeth
1t is the Spirit that regenerates the whole |
man and makes all things new. St Pau
to the Ephesians said 81 cease not to
give thanks for you, making mention of
you in my prayers, that the God Of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory
may give unto you the spirit Of wisdom |
and revelation in the knowledge of him
the eyes Of your understanding being en-
lightened that We may know what is the /
hope Of his calling, and what the riches |
of the glory Of his inheritance in the
saints The assurance of understand /
ing is possession that makes the study |
Of religion very pleasant; and makes the I
reading of novels and the general lissral
ture of the day very nanseous. offensive
and we reject it as we would so much /
poison Wisdom and knowledge shall |
be the stability Of thy times and strength |
of thy salvation. The assurance of un
Outstanding is divine knowledge. and
makes US to know that we have not yet |
deceived ourselves. Enoch had this ties |
timony before he was translated, that
he pleased God" The apostle speaks of |
being absent in the flesh, 'yet am |
present with you in spirit, ioying and be- !
holding your order and the stead-fastness |
Of your faith in Christ" Now do you /
understand these things? The teacher of |
religion must be one that is weaned from |
the breast-that no longer feeds on milk |
but strong meat, and is strong In the |
Lord. and in the power of his might. We |
have not anything in which we can glory, !
but many things in which We ought to
humble ourselves We are much weaker !
than we can comprehend Let nothing /
appear great nothing valuable or admir-
able nothing praiseworthy or desirable. |
but what is eternal. Let eternal truth
please thee above all things. Selfloath- /
ing is characteristic of the Christian. |
Some Christians walk not sincerely as
Christians they ask from a kind of curl |
osity, and receive not, because they ask |
amiss-they want the blessings of heaven
to crafty their pride There are others, |
who being enlightened in their under |
standings. always breathe after things
eternal they perceive what the spirit of |
truth speaketh in them it teaches them
to set loose from the things of earth and
to love heavenly things. They are the
ouly happy people on earth, and the
least subject to vanity.
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