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whatever he has to do tho Spirit of God
DrcatheS upon him to qualify HIM as he
did upon BoZalcel to build tho tabcrna-
Gle or Moses to give the law.
4th. 1t is Il great mistake to continctho
operations oftho Spirit OF God to strict
~ religious and spiritual channels-to
inc work OF rcgencrating and sanctify-
ing believers limit him exclusively to
tho execution of the scheme of RodcmD-
ton. Wo do great dishonor to tho Holy
Gn0st whon wo say, In our thoughts,
you must work in strictly religious chan
nels or not work ut all. You must re-
strict your operations to tho work OF il
Eliminating, regcncrating and sanctify-
ing the souls of men. Outside of that
there is nothing for youtO do. True, his
work here Is glorious. Hero i'm the re-
suits ma wins his proudest ~triuHiphS.--
Hero indeed ii il he makes his wisdom
shine in beams so bright no mortal can
endure tho sight. Redemption, O! Re
demption is indeed the theatre upon
which his glory flashes and his divinity
corruscatos with SupcrccleStial gran
deur; There 1t is he rebuilds tho demOl-
lshcd temple OF the human soul on the
mans conscience the image OF God and
constructs Il temple in which he dwells
forcvor. But, my brethren, shall we
conhnc him here? Shall we exclude him
from that vast outlying domain that
lies on either side OF the straight and
narrow way to heaven2 Shall we shut
him out ofthc vast field OF wordly affairs,
practical everyday business mattcrs2!
Shall Ho have nothing to do with our
scioncc, our statesmanship, our logisla-
ton and commerce.? Shall IIn have
nothing to do with our gIlculture,
trades, studies, tolls and pleasures? Man
has an intellectual as woll as II religious
nature, earthly as well rs heavenly in
tcrests and shall we shut him out OF the
one and coniine him altogether in the
othorr No; he will not be so rest rained.
No pert up Utica contracts his powors.--.
David eNclaims "whither shall. | go from
thy Spirit and whittier Shall | flee from
thy prcsoncc2
Tho human Spirit is his and nc will
follow it, go whero it will. Does it plunge
into sin2 Thithcr he follows it with his
powerful restraining, Over-ruling proVi-
dcnce making its wrath to praise him.
He mover leaves or forSnkcS it. lIcnevor
let's it alone. even though like Ephraim
it becomes joined to idols. a rcDelliOus
spirit is still under his power. and he
says to it as he said to the naughty Son
cchnrib who boosted that he would cut
down the trees of Lebanon and dcmol-
ish tho walls of Jerusalam-"I know thy
abode, thy going out and thy cOmingi in,
and thy ago against mo. l will put my
hook in thy nose and my birdie in thy
lips and j will urn thee back by the
way which thou camcst." lie will not
inipart his SanctifyinB and saving inspi-
ration to it: lie will not animate it with
-" i'so ~ i'S lh'NpN w many ilIN
with it for lighthath no communion with
darkness nUr Christ with Bolinl. But
still ho VIII not cast it out of his domin-
ion o put ii beyond Tho reach OF his
power. IL it resist Him, refuse his coun
sol and will heed none OF his rcproof will
condomn it and cast 1t under tho sur
yelllnncc of law to DO held in bonds Of
guilt till the judgment of tho great day.
But an obcdicnt spirit no will dwell
with, help its intirmatics II aid ii in
doing whatever he has enjoinod upon it
to 10. NO matter what that DO, M mat.
ter how lowly or how exalted whether
1T he to how wood or draw Watcr--tO
work at a trade, to nurse the Young or
sick, to teach or to rule, to preach or to
hear, to lcgiSlatc for nations or ncgoti-
alto peace and war, no matter what the
scrGice be he INSPIRE 1T with Willingness
- labor or to suffer, with wisdom to rule
or obey, with courage to face dangers or
patience to endurct trials.
y shall this blessed being impart in
SEPARATIONS to the great ones to climb the
heights OF science and guide the affairs
OF states and Withhold them from those
humble SonS and daughters of toll who
earn their bread by the sweat OF their
faces? viii give understanding 10 the
NcWtons and KeplQrS to scale the hcav-
Gns, Ia describe the sweet influences Of
the Plciadcs, to Loose the bands Of
ORION, lead out Nazareth in his season,
or guido Arclurus with his suns and re
fuse the needed inspiration to Howard
in visiting tho iails or Robert Raikos in
ttaching sunday sch olY viii he inspire
Washington with courage To liberato u
nation, on Lee and Jackson with skill to
lead armies to victory, and not inspire
tho laHarlScs with patience to Sut,or,
tho Marthas with skill to keep house,
and tEo DOrcaScS with DenCyolencO to
make garments for the poor?
9Th. This inspiration docs not aupor-
ccdc tho necessity of effort Oh our part.
We are to do our part and look then for
God to do his. jacob used all tho skill
he could IN preparing to meet his brother
coming against him with 400 mon and
then hctook himself to prayer. Elisha
sent his staff to be laid on the body of the
dead child and then prayed that God
would cause his spirit TO come back into
him. The inspiration Of the Almighty
Eiyeth man understanding hut he givoth
II In tho use Of means. No gifts Of aod,
hewovor valuable and enobling, can
compensate tor tho want of prayer. They
wore not intondou AZ \ substitute for it
or to render II unnecessary. He inspires
us in our efforts ana through II ctforts.
III" concurs with us and wo cooperate
with him.