The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-04-13
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eyhNusting If possible the Easlish
vocabulary, IN trying to picture ta
you the way ofctacnll life,as bAing
a rugged and slippery path, wind
ing it way through gDrges, oyAr
preaipiaes aud cliff, b1sAtuaon tha !
one hand with lrightfnl clasms i
ana upon the other with feroeious
beasts, ready az some unexpected |
moment to plnnee upon and do.
vonr the weary traveller. Would yOa
not, under the iniluelce Of such
teaching, be made to dsp3nl,
! feel gloomy ami disheaetcnels
Would it not baeloui your hopes,
drive away the joy of salvation
and unfit you for christian work!
Coullyoucheerfully yp)iuta troubled
soul to Christ, after being taught
that yonr own salvation was ut.
tended with 50 mlah uncertainty!
.. miserable condition, life Of luht
and trepidation. Saved possibly,
lost proAtb'y. Then snpp lsa, ia
it were, - all glDm to desp,n
denay, the pisa0r should invits
you, in conclusion, to sing u
doxologg, "Whaa | can read my
titleelear, ta m,lnsionSin the skieS.n
let ns turn away for moment
from saca a gloomy pictlre, and
suppose, upon the other hand, yonr
pastor saould teach YOU that your
hope Of heaven depended, not upon
!, Z x.nttr .Atun ik,tpt- .t4f.rto ,,.t ,nop
{ any good CD works Of yours, not
upon amy merit or righteousness Of
yonr own, (for you have none to
oi1'er) bnt singly, AMI al me, upon
the mar. ss and righteousness oftao
I Lord Jesus Christ your perfect
} high Priest, reminding you, That
I you are bankrupt and informing
:. you that the debt you owed to sat
5 iSfy the violated law, had long sine !
2 been cancelled by Him, upon CAl.
) vary. That jesus pai1 it AZ, NIL
} the debt you owed. Tllt ynl have
= only 10 look to Han a vi His
$ righteousness; thcia RESTING ypur
. hope'fJr exec, leaving your sin.
!. at the foot of tla cross, remember
b ing that the Father hath said,
"This is M beloved $ III, in whom
G ! am well pleased, hclf We hm'
! Gle that bele,e'h my word, and
Z helieveth on Him that sent me
n hath everlasting lie, anl shall mol
:, come into e0ni ,mnatioI, but il
It passed from death, unto life.p "iIin
s that eomath t1 Ne | will in no &is.
J. cast ont" die that camitll to NJ
n shall never hunger, aud he that
l. believath Oh Mesllall never thirst.
g DO you not think, my dear friend
y To see il th It way, To rralize tilai
u Jesus wai yJnf all an | sHiii nj
j Savior an ! ins Ad Of yaaf litYill
j ans of the saving to DO yourself
n son were simply the unworthy Sin
G iul, con lcmed creature, that hat
e been saved by Him, that your owl
J. ability would in le into nothing
:, ness. DO you not think as yon ar
Ie brought by the iniiunce Of sucl
II gospel truth to contemplate th'
n height, the depth. he length ant
J, breadth Of theloye Oh God IN Chris
Y JiIi, t'lit your haist w3Ild b
e filled with joy lmnttara5lc, an,
II yoI would be iinpelled by Il sens
4 OF gratitude to God for his good
a ness 20 20 forth gladly, telling th
y story Of the cross to others? Wonl
n0tsuch doctrine cheeryolansl laa
el you to trust and c0Dstfain yott t
n, sing ~W left it III with Jc iuslon
m ago.
= The gospel elpgeaching that driya
= away fear and trepidafion; that il
u vites one To turn from self an
go trust in the Lord J sis Christ, t,l
u only one vino is alb and the on
= who is willing TO save 10 the utt,si
p most, is the only do trine that Wi
is move the world and honor God.