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potn OF the WISDOM ana knowledge OF
Godl How unapproachable are His
judgments and His ways past finding
out!''
@ Beloved, the oMethodists have a
hymn with this verse. ''prone to wan
dsr'' that I have no sympathy with.
1 know / am liable to wander, but /
am not conscious of it. If I had my
way would change that hymn and
make it "Prone to seek the God /
IoYe. y. Hsrs, 81 my Asaettl oh tatel
Beloved, seek this uttermost sal
vation. There is no end to itza 1e-
sas, ssvests3 the !aAterdosA allI(that
seise. i efHim Faal says W &fA
Heb: S,67, S"But now, he hath
obtained q more excellent ministry by
how much alseTbe igtaeF nsdistof dfa
better covenant, ,fAihh ID |estaNished
oh better promises. For, II the FIRST
covenant had been faultless, then
should no place have been sought for
the second"
Some theologians are trying to fix
this passage up. They are talking
of inbred depravity, carnality, un-
righteousness. When were these
Saviors with God? And yet they
have tried to sanctify through this
unholiness. Of the first covenant
Paul said: '.-"
Heb: 9. ''Then verify the first
covenant had also ordinances of d.
vine service and worldly sanctuary.
For there was a tabernacle made;
the first wherein was the candle stick,
and the table, and the shew bread,
which is called the sanctuary. And
after the second vail, the tabernacle,
which is called the holiest Of all,
which had the golden censer and the
ark of the covenant overiafd round
about in gold, wherein was the pot
that had Mamma and Aaron's rod,
that budded. and the tables of the
covenant, and over it the cherubim of
glory overshadowing the mercy seat,
of which we cannot now speak
particularly. Now, when these things
were thus ordained, the priests went
in always to the first tabernacle, ac-
compllshing the service of God, but
| unto the second, went the High Priest,
alone once every year, not without
blood, which he offered for himself
and foi the errors of the people. The
Holy Ghost thus signifying that the
way unto the holiest of all was not
vet made manifest, while as yet the
first tabernacle was standing, which
was figure for the time then present,
in which were offered both gifts and
sacrifices. that could not make him
that did the service perfect, as per-
tanning to the conscience, which stood
! only in meats and drinks, and divers
washlngs and cardinal ordinances i'm
DOsed on them until the time of re-
formation. But Christ being come,
a High Priest of good things, bv q
greater and more perfect tabernacle,
not made with hands eternal in the
Heavens. That is to say, not of this
building, neither by the blood OF
goats and calves, but by his own
blood, he entered in once, into the
holy place; having obtained eternal
redemption for us. For if the blood
of bulls and goats and the ashes oI
an heifer sprinkling the unclean sane
tifyeth to the publication of the flesh,
how much more shall the blood Of
CHRIST, who, through the eterna
spirit, offered himself without spot tC
God. purge your conscience from
dead works to serve the living God
And for this cause he is the mediator
OF the new testament, that by mean.
OF death for the redemption of the
trausgressions that were under the
first testament, they which are called
might receive the promise of eterna
Inheritance.
These are Paurs words and We
some want to know where the trou
bile was and why bulls and goats die
not and coulu not sanctify souls.
Again he saith: "Lo, | come t
do thy will, oh, Gcd. He taketl
away the first that he may establish
the second. By which will we ar
. sanctitied through the offering of TIN
tbody of Jesus Christ once for all.
Paul also told the churches the vii
of God was their sanctification.
. Now, 1 don't want to go back t.
, nv text. Oh, beloved, having oold
4, ness let us enter in.
e Here, Bro. Allen, either overpow
: cred by the grandeur of Paul's pre-
r sentation of the Office and priesthoo'
and sacrifice of Christ and the bene
O fits flowing from them, or losing tn
y thread of his argument, it is impossi
o BILE to say which, began to hollow
Glory! GloryN Gory!l! Oh, glo
ry! Affections! Glory! Then b
laughed and then he cried. Then h
calculated: Sing sisters! sing
It After singing he re-commenced:
n am there he cried. God wa
affiictmg ne. Carnality can't hul
II me. Jesus covers me with his .ightt
: ousness and salvation. Now, ffo'
n that exnortation to draw nigh begin
d the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, arl
% there is the commencement of fait
e and the living by faith. II all wine
u up with Heb IL, / 2: - &
"Wherefore, seeing that we a