The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-08-21

our neart would break III your sins are un-
forgiven, theyarc bearing down on you, and
you are sinking sinking away from happi-
ness, sinking away from God, sinking away
from every thing that is good and blessed.
j. Then what do we wantl A swimmer! A
strong swimmerl A swift swimmerl And,
blessed be God, in my text we have him an
nounced. "He shall spread forth his hands
In the midst Of them, as he that swimmeth
spreadeth forth his hands 10 swim" You
have noticed that when swimmer goes out
to rescue any one he puts of his heavy ap-
parel. He must not have any such impedi-
ments about him If heisgoing to do this great
save us BE shook OF the sandals Of Heaven,
and His feet were free, and then He stepped
down into the wave Of our transgressions,
and 1t came up over his wounded feet, and
II came above the spear stab in his side
aye, it dashed TO the lacerated temple, the
high water mark Of his anguish. Then, ris-
ing above the food, "He stretched forth His
hands in the midst ofthem, as he that swim
meth spreadeth forth his hands to swim.r
II you have ever noticed a swimmer, you
notice that his whole body is brought into
play. The arms are fexed, the hands drive
the water back, the knees are active, the
head is thrown back TO escape strangula-
tion, the whole body is in propulsion. And
when Christ sprang into the deep TO save
us, He threw His entire nature into it-all
His Godhead, His omniscience, His good
ness, His love, His omnipotence--hea heart,
eyes, hands, feet. We were far out in the
sea and so deep down in the waves and so
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an entire God could save us. Christ leaped
out for our rescue, saying: 40! come TO
do thy WILL" and all the surges Of human
and satanic hate beatagainst Him, and those
who watched Him from the gates Of Heaven
feared he would go down under the wave,
and instead of saving others would
himself perish; but, putting His breast to
the foam, and shaking the surf from His
locks, he came on and on, until He is now
within the reach Of every one here. Eye
omniscient, heart infinite, arm omnipotent.
Mighty TO save, even unto the uttermost.
o, It was not half God that trampled down
believing Gennesaret. II was not quarter
Of God that mastered the demons Of
Gadara. IL was not two-thirds of a God
that lifted up Lazarus into the arms Of his
overjoyed sisters. II was nots fragment Of
q God who offered pardon and peace TO all
the race. No, this mighty swimmer threw
his grandeur, his glory, his might, his wis.
dom, his omnipotence and his eternity into
this one act. It took both hands Of God TO
save us-both feet How do Iprove I'll On
the cross, were not both hands nailed. On
the cross, were not both feet nailedi His
entire nature involved in ourredemption
Hfyou have lived much by the water, you
notice also that II any one is going out TO the
rescue Of the drowning he must be indepen-
dent, self-reliant, able to 60 alone. There
may be time when he must spring out TO
save one and he can not get a lifeboat, and
he goes out and has not strength enough 10
bear himself up, and bear another up, he
will sink, and instead Of dragging one
corpse out Of the torrent you will have two
10 drag out When Christ sprang out into
the sea TO deliver US He had no life buoy.
His Father did not help him. Alone in the
wine press. Alone in the pang. Alone in
the darkness. Alone iHthemountain. Alone
In the sea. o, II he saves us he shall have
all the credit, for ''there was none 10 help"
No oar. No wing. No ladder. When Ma
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front Of his troops, he had whole army TO
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