Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-15
CoMMUEIcaTED,
Tic Holy kpiti: as t.c ln.lMai.rr

The .bc7e truth is Citca e. zip !: b.,ityI.
Many Ct Us a;2 too sack o,rc2ra,a,: tic Irfi,
!eges tina. ate vcuchtd Us hv orc He.yerIr
Fo,hcr, end arc satisfied to j,E elops ,irousb
til wolli wiki cur eyes half closed. anl oftep
shut, to uunb:rs Of joys and blessings hat sre
ours for tue asking. Olo o. the b!a:siogs iht
is 10 Store for all vito *iii aco:p: it, is iii.
knowledge Of the very rrascrco 10 cur boiits
Ct this third person Of the T.iaity--thc Coo.
tortcr. He is GuIs. 10 guard u; from the Wis
Of the devil; to rcDel all his advinces-:o tecc!.
sapcify aud fit Us for the Ginning krnSdom q
the Lord. lie is the GIT OF tic Father anl
the Son, breathcd out, as i. were. upon al who
believe 10 snd love our Jesus Now there /.
something taagba in this Knowledge, som.-
thing that has HE; for, wherever you fod
Christian Who kGoss this ruth aud ives up to
il, then You see one who is ever 81 work for the
Master; not only this, tur i. bliorS p;a,e, 9y,
comfort 70 the sau!. But mas works ar
vsn but Gol's? vino cia g,ias,y Him?
Nv bat saith the Scripture" And | will pray
the Father. and lie snail si'o you aoothcr
Comforter. tha. He may abide with you toi
ever, even the Spirit OF Truth, uhom the wor!I
cannot receive. because It s2clh ll!m bot,
Dei;her knoweth Hin; but yo know Him. !or
He dwecth with sou, and shall be in you &c.
john II b., lG and Il.
Tie above words We're spoken BIZ our Lord
short time before His cruslfxior; The hearts ~
iho dtci pies were troubled, fer lie lad jlst toll
them thu! H.: VS. .b5us to leave chem. NJ
wonder they were sad, and 10 comfort them
during lis atscrco, lie tells item Of III
Fathcr'5 h0u:c. OF tic mauy m::s O1s, If Ills
m l,r, ttr n
| coniGg again TO rCctiv. thea to liustii, 10 b.,
with Him forever. Blt tic i ri caruut cay;
them alone to battle tie foe siorly. lie kuows
TOO Well their weakness. Without Ham they
caa do nothing The iA! Of Peter and the for
sskifg Him by al! prose' tLi5-s0 lis speak
tho words quoted. What eraciou: coni,snn
sion on the part Of GHd 20 dwell 10 MAJ.
Is tlis the Hcrd If God ? Has lie spoken
it? ThcD. dear reader, believe il, accap. It.
and be 10 longer dren,, bu. worker, anI ia
the wip!er Of cur pilgrimage, il spared, The
honey will roll the swcc:Cr uadcr our on9uCs.
But there are those who viii say, we SC
KNOWLEDGE that The Holy Chest Descended up
% the ds,p'cs On the cay OF Ptntron'f, hn;
whrn have VIC the promise ct the Gift?
III man love Me. he sill keep Aly w'ld::
and Ny Father will 1--we him. aud We Wi
come uuto hin. aul m,ka OGr abide wlI
bim" --JohD II; -. "Nei;her ;rIy ia
these alone, but Tor shcm also which shall b.
!ieve on Ms through .hair wore" that they Al
may be on,: as Thou. Father, art 10 Me. AID
ia Thee, the! they may also bc one 10 u: tha'
the world may Relieve that Thcu has. scr'
Mc"-Joha Il; - aud u. In whom -
also trusted. alter that sc hes!d tho VOID q
truth, tbs gospel OF your salvation. il wh1m
also, after that yo bel ,Ycd. sc wttc sral.d
with that Holy Spirit Of l'f0m's which Is IT,.
taracst CT Gu: nhcritarc, u1til the re icmpil,n
Of tho purchased po-sls 100. uulo the rsla, o.
His glory "-E?hcs. l.; IS ard II
Ii wo have believed Tie Gospel rew4 thee
are We sealed With that ll,ly Spirit Of PfIm's',
and, like tha Ephc>ilrs, it is to US the earnest
Ct our inhelitaoce until the kirg ION is !"
deemed, ard We unite 'u?to the praise o! lis
glory
Auothcr overnight 81 titsu make. We
ask G&d. III our daily prayers. pucl!c AMI pr
va.c to scdI Us lie Holy Spirit. to b.p:iss IL
a!fesh 10 give Us so 0u'pol!lcG, and hka *
pressiObs, pctitioLing for what God, 10 The
pIaincst words possible. tells III He has already
givcr. Christian, this may be oGc OF the res
soGs why We are DOT mere blessed, and why
tho power CT tic Spirit On the hears OF the ur'
converted is uot more lI! Wo have eiicvcd
IIlcl. But 40 obiacion will be made by s5nr
oue that Chri.t. 10 lake l.h chap, Xii vrrs,.
taught the multitude that their lleavtu;
Father is moro wiling to give the Holy Ghcs:
to them that ask Him than earthly pamnls az
to give good gifts to tEcit chillrGu. ls. Uu'
when Jesus srase thts, words. the Comforter
had cot been scut. Christ had cot yet a,sCn
from tho dead. lie was sill with them as !hr
Guide, tho Teacher, the Comforter aud t!r
Expcundcr OF the Gospel Of the Kingdom.
Nevertheless, tell you the truth. IL is tx
pedicDt for yCu that 90 away; Tor, if {, Ito.
away tho C5miortcr will not c)mc uo;U yCn.
but if | depart | viii seed llIgi urto You.
Alter Jesus had liscu from tie dead, havrr
finished tic work tbc Father had given Hin 10
d. lie appeared u2to the disciples Then tic
eleven were with them, Like - aud said to
them al! : And behold, send the premise OF
My Father upca you, hut larry sc 10 the ciIy
Ct Jerusalem uanl sc be cnauci with powc:
from ca high" They ob2yci, AID 10 due
time tho peatccostaI ll25:iDg, TIC descent Of
tic Holy Ghost, occurred. thereby fulfilling the
promise; ard it came itou o. high, sisnilSirg
that it came trom tho Father. Chris. in u,
makes the body deal because Of sin, but Tia
Spri! il Us nakcg u alive because e righteous
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