, 1877-02-25

c'a55r KY a. so,te TO give man the means Of fo,n,
consistent, and strong Ram =, ~ hto1@tnss
hat saving faith is not iormed h. h. NC NC Lort.a
!:ug tlukhs from the eWord.-wemn.t1,tE.uyi Euy ieasa-
4ng 70 9ncm. Knowledge Of trnth T. ca Accord
,oth ~ 1e forming Of faith, but truth aIo1s 1eatt
ps unless It is carried ont fn action asaih
accurate tnn,r1n no may have faith formed
ground on his farm will produce u wbae bp'eee d
hno"s now to prepare the ground ans ha
20 SOW bis wheat; and he rnaa aua Thea
eaat Y he does not SOW his NJ lsuos
Ina n!s family Will suffer hunger. 10 hna b
cart;, wlu not save him, unless be- iivsx
rnar E5oU W H.! ~ uness ne puts It in practice "
OH od certain disease, but unless Won ts90 se 70!
Will not save you. The machinfst .r-e .aAe II, l.
nov TO construct machine, but t,is traJ, tnaJ ,knos
unless applied, will never Construct - "1eqse, ,
miner may know that there is gold IN ~ = Ill: Ias
mountaln, !. 9 ont kuow!edge alone win nsssa 1aa
! lor him. You all know tue wsv Atsef ~ get
homes, but unless you put your knoE1as % Joe
psactice, step by STEP you will never reasS mo
90 IT Is IN spiritual things. We are sinnee. tael
IS 2 violation Of the laws Of onr hea ha;n,. Sn
palv way we can be saved from onr sr, !! ne
4e2rn those laws, aud live accordinp 9ns ~ 70
we nave wandered away from the 1n,s. s.ea* ~
must s wa1t ~ t9 way oaek to Him; and then W
this law faith which falls short If a.e'' 70
Is utterly poWerless. It lacks tha sah *s1oh
elements. 1t is an engine that Is nera- easleg l3g
motion. 1t is ship that never sails. + w.
tnaI Is never eaten. 1t is seed meyer niants99 10y
I'LL eIlell' tuen, Is no more mystery than Nv.
but no more SO than our tattn in o,r 1I fait ioto
men, OF IN any OF the business affairs Of lifa
Is gwen only through our yoIuntarv ~ .". -. II
1ion With the Lord. A false faith, an idesI 1,Ha
la1th which cannot be understood, neyer .a.aI .aI
any one. Faith becomes saving when xs sio 1feo
neeo1hae - Th 10 tae commandments which coupose
II, Inc Ten commandments are the surnmorre et
az true taith. II thou would enterinto ifa ~. u
Lord Himself said, keep the commandm.,ntt.o to1
heeping the commandments Is eatjnr a. ~,
anu drinking His blood. Keeping the enmnssa sssn
ments ls believing on Him, and there Is no otS.r
oeilel Wnlch Will ever save any one. Just "a f.
no farther. Keeping the COMMANDMENT n ~ s,ue 20
aha N the letter, according to the best Of on,
ability, is the oaly saving faith. Yon u ls"a w
how to acquire this faith. You know hoa ~11s ~
live according to it. tHe that hath Nv ~ ~
1nants m1andsments aud keepeth them, be it Is @ that
But We cannot at once break off all our a,,f,,
habits, and root out all our evil nronens;tia. sta
We must first examine ourselves.-Iook f.ts
our own hearts, and see il the love Of SELF md
love Of the world are the motives which ooraa ~
cur conduct; for these two loves are d'rsc,I4
opposed to the two great commandment.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with ali II,
neart' and With all thy soul, and with ali IT,
ncighoor as thyself." II We fRd anythinp thin ~ =
our motives and conduct which conflicts 1,.a -
these two great laws OF cur being. a. ve mo.t
certainly will, theu,' looking to tic Lam. r..
source and sustancr Of our life, for strength nd
assistance, we must firmly resolve to make +
The business Of our lives to resist and for,sts
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