San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-16
THE ENDLESS HE'LL MUD.
DLE ANALYZED.
BY GUILFORD NJ. CADE, NJ. D.


Concluded.
Within this reality, il couched an
other fundamental doctrine, ignored
and smpthered out, to give place to the
huge proportions OF the Roman impos.
sibiliiy:-The source, and nature OF the
material, God applies for the punish
mont of siu. instead of the lake OF fire
literally (in an unknown realm; as
Moses failed to tell us of its separate
creation) it is the pure infinite sur
roundings of God, as consuming fire
to men in carnality, and wicked actions;
making it necessary that every stain OF
sin should be burned, purged, and
washed out of soul and body to gain
an entrance by and through those
flaming swords, and into the Saviour's
body for Immortality which flaming
swords are to-day, and will be for all
coming time, vigilantly guarding the
life-giving essence. No lesson could
be palmer taught, that men in flesh
and blood are Incompatible, restless
antagopisms to the sublimated quiut.
escence of original substance of right
eousness with its infinite surroundings,
as at Mount Sinai, when the people in
their flesh and blood carnality, could
not even look to the Mount when Je.
hovah was personally present and talk
ing to them. Even Moses, the meek
est man on earth, with all his purity
could not behold "His face" only Ills
back Sides" after his passing him,
with his hands covering Moses. Moses
wss purified as perfectly as men could
be on earth, capacitatiDg him for the
immediate presence of immortality. Be
hold the effect of his close proximity
to God! 1t surcharged him with the
burning, startling error-arousing ef-
tulgence tf Gods surroundings so
thoroughly the people could not look
upon his face, or even stay in his pres
ence, for dread and torture of consci-
ence, until Moses was yelled Was all
this meaningless? Could this dissimi
larity of the natures of God and men
be palmer exemplifed? l see clearly,
every inspired penman using this pure
heaven generated material alone, as an
instrument for burning out sin and
purging to cleanliness wicked natures.
This state of things between God and
men, being matter OF uuerring GER
tainty. it presses the assurance OF per-
feet reliability, tie indispensable neces.
slty OF perfect inlercessor, tempered
to compatibility and pleasantness Of
Intercourse between God and men,
even to get men in sufficient nearness
to His burning presence to teach them
His will and designs with them; es
pecially their reconciliation to, and in
Himself, HE" is surely furnished in
His own Son." bcgotten through the
covenant with Abraham; in his seed
shall all the nations, families. skin
dreds,' aud tongues be blessed" >
Gen. 1918, Chapt. 1913. Acts 3:25.
For it pleased the Father that in Him
should all fullncss dwell; and iaving
made peace through the blood of his
cross, by him to reconcile all things
unto himself; by him, | say, whether
they be things IN earth, or things in
heaven. Col. 1:19, 20. "All things
are of God, who hath rconciled US to
himself by Jesus Christ, and hath CIV
n to us the ministry y Of reconciliation
End Cor. 5:18. "Who will have all
men to be saved, and to come unto the
knowledge of the truth. We trust
n the living God, who is the Saviour
If all men, especially OF those that be-
ieve. list Tim. "a, chapt. 40. The
ense Of those truths are too manifest
o be smothered to give place TO oppo-
itlon. Two specific classes or kinds
# reconciliation and salvation are here
aught. A special, already attained
and salvation. Hath
econciled us to himself. by Jesus
,hrist." Unto us who are saved. - |
st Cor. lis. He saved others; let |
Inn save himself If he be Christ. =
luke 23:35. These were reconciled ;
nd saved on the earth in their living ,
tate, without doubt, the spiritually :
in the seed Of Abraham {
sph. l:3, 20, chapt. &c. The especial j
Aviation of all true believers on the :
arih. The second class were surely I
0 be reeonciled and saved in the f1- {
ure in his times OF restitution Of all {
5.2l. Note clearly. the {
sviour has time for the "recOneilia- q
on" and salvation" OF men, aud res 5
tuition Of all things. (nOt one time. c
: Catholicism will have it) and in e
hese times" He condemns the wicked .
al SAVES the believers these tines 4