Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-09-10

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voice of Ills mercy cries, ely to the
strongholds ye prisoners Of hope"
Man is placed here, therefore, under
Just such a system Of instruction and
discipline rs he needs. TO be prepared
for eternity he must know his present
character, his obligations, and the con-
nection between his actions here and
their results hereafter Thc book o.
providence IS open, to teach him that
he is a sinner against God and liable tt
the curse. Everything around him
shows that this world is under the
curse Of it's maker The ground yields
thorns, thistlcs and other troublesome
weeds US the fruit OF Adams apostasy:
so that "in the sweat Of his face he eats
bread until he returns to the dust. -
Sickness racks his body; trouble SEXES
upon his mind; bereavement agonizes
his soul; 'the whole head is sick; the
whole heart is faint' the fairest dawn
of his earthly hope is overcast with
disappointment and distress.
The book of conscience bears the
same testimony that all is not swell
with his soul" and the book Of revela.
ton not only confirms this statement
but sheds light from heaven Of many
things all.importaLt for man to know
which he could never have learned
from either providence or conscience
It teaches him what the Lord his God
demands OF him as Il sinner and what
he requires of him as q moral agent. It
teaches him why h is under condemna-
ton how he may escape and OF what
conditions he may b. plraoned and adj
nittrI INTO heaven. This instruction
is lust what he needs Us a can lilatc fol
eternity.
The state Of probation is adapted t.
his case, also, as it supplies all the pow
crs Of moral agency which he needs
Moral obligations belong only to intelli
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