National Republican., 1873-09-22
THE Tu.'RTEENTH-sTRBE BAPTIST
CHURCH.
scrmo ,by Rev. pr. Cuihberi.

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MA. 'usness.- II there Is an
4, an h,,n IN, CHE 'ng proof OF the ex
one thing which IS ae'fi> W. Des,
Is,ence Of God and the unity u 'ae con
.s, wv y, ~ n.iv.rsc Itis all n tn
nlous system. SO. II there Is anything
Scripture which marks It's divine origin u ht@
oneness and harmony Of plan.
1, Tue object Of this, the wor'l and promise Of
God to which faith attaches ITSELF Tor thls " all
contemplated by faith. 9oh appeared TO Abra-
nm: "Fear not" he explained what was the
substance Of this assurance. lie bids MIN look
up into the Assyrian heavens aud see the innu,
merable hosts OF the stars; for $50 shall thy seed
he" And Abraham believed upon the Lord, and
hls belief was counted to him for righteousness.
lie clearly understood that God could give MIN q
numerous posterity, that his posterlty would
| ii1J place OF ha6itatton In the land Of It's
fathers and that through this posterity would
come the funllmcnt OF the original promise OF
the Messiah. ana mat ,nS ,n Nh ihc INA" nations
| Of the earth. -,
The object which faith apprehcnds from the
| beginning Is one and the same as the worl OF
GoJ and The same word exists for US. This Justi-
ncation by faith is also the gospel OF good news
prsached to us aud every creature nowas wen
US then. II there Is any difference u Is dilier-
ence In our favor for as the world has become
lighted up by the sun OF righteousness the Prohi-
ised seed has come. . ,,,.
inns Is OI hbVttihs
seed was TO lie one Individual offshoot from THIS
race so that Paul eXclaims, "Who Is this one7
This one Is Christ Jesus, who although nc was
the son OF Alan, according 10 Lukes gencology,
was vet his Lord; Abraham's son, yet Abrahams
Lori Dayld's sou, yet Dlytds Lori.
| lie appeared TO Abraham again ana COM
manded the sacrifice OF s oay ,S son, mi III seIie
Abraham proceeded at once 70 ooey nus Loiu'
and wnen the picture was ABOUT 70 De c%on- %
| pieLed, for It was only type ald picture, tnen
| thr yntre came from heaven, "rouch not the
lad,r because he feared and triistSl tue LpIu;
| But another Is IN the progress 81 uine pou,,,i ~,
| and laid upon the altar OF the cross; anu the
| sword does descend, aud no ar. u arrests tne
| sword In Its descent. So he becA me ooedient
unto death. Abraham received his son ~
| figure from the deai, but by blesa cd realty,
| bs no tguTe, lie gave from the dead, and now
ever lives at the right hand Of God, TO MAKE in-
| tercessOn for us. lie, the Son, wa inc one
men we should look at the way by WI. lch the
| sinner lays hold upon this promise. IL Is ny ne
| leying, and believing only. ''ife believed ~ tne
Lord" Let Us, then, ascertain what ms is,'n
| Is, 1t 1, 10 mere opinion, no dead assent OF a
| man 's understanding, no dull acceptance of some
| creed, but @ warm, loving confluence OIL tne
heart Aud TINS s me ohy WAY KAY py Sne ~yn nissrra M
tive are we shut ups for there Is no other access
! TO God. Faith In ltssii Is an act OF the human
mind which illustrates ins g3ry % OF ~ sVn; ~ Sh an.
| tuie to receive the protusses and blessings oi
| God, Ana as there Is one word anl one Gospel,
| there Is one way Ol ~.
| word, AbraIIom believed IN the tace OF whh'
seemed TO lie impossibillties, and yet his ialti
was greatly rewarded. There "a nothing In hitl
Il itself: II Is counted to ~ for righteousness, ne
cause It lays hold upon the words AMI prons
our Lord himself long aftervrd spoke OF III
fsitsIof Abraham as u personal isth IL hlInseif
The Sicssing was one which follower Abrahai
NOT only n life, but even unto death, Anu th
Iews even sl.aE OF heaven as Abrahams . bosom
Then. as there IL one word and one gospel, '
there ia one way OF reaching IL. Every beheye
in me word Il, In one sefrss, accounted right
nana Rnt. we may ask, how II thts PossfOe
| Rocansa with Col all things are possible, 'eVel
| ,hongh snmetlmes those things are abO1e %
saDss ami our reason. And so he who Knew y
ta ,,sas maie ain for us. How Is II that plane,
when it appr 1aches the sun, becomes ,ns i.,,
10 ma? Because It is lost ~ tne centrai orikn ~,
ness OF the sun. SO 1t Il ialth that btings w. na
this orbit revolving around the sun oi rlRntoou R,
5 mess. and here faith Is the law OF fe'o'uAoh
" This blessing includes every otner Dlesslnl
: aoa Wonld moi account anything righteous Wnic
= he ioes not intend to make righteous. IL
9 onT prayer, "Ieliver Us from evn, ac VIII '
fuar yu ns frnm evil and mae usrlghteous:
Iny after day we have ili ustrallons ni tne Ini m
' h,iiy ~ ,ny trust IN the nanc hnd oestlal
srnsrnes Of men, and only Il W hours silce "
confidence OF almost the whole of'u M W .ne Ia WV
y tng iinanciers OF this country has CnsnaI n
: shaken TO It's very centre. But tne n'', ~ yhs NJ
> | word OF God and his promises shail sIs ""e
y Inc heavens and tire earth shall fade awai'