The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-08
ONLY TWO.

Only two sorts OF people. Many
sorts in mems opinions, only two in
Gods sight; the righteous and the
wicked, the wheat and the chat, the
living and the dead. Which are
you?
Only two deaths: the death of the
righteous and the death OF the wick
ed. Which do you think you will
die? Which would it be if youswere
to die this moment? yFk&8A t~
Only two sides at the day of
judgment: the right hand and the
left. Only these two. Those on the
right hand will be blessed; Come
ye blessed OF my Father Those on
the left will be cursed; Depart, we
cursed" All must stand on one
side or the other. Which side do
you think you will stand on? What
words will be spoken to you?
Only two places after death:
heaven or hell. The one happy, the
other miserable. Tbs one a place
Of pleasure, the other OF pain. In
the one will be heard forever songs
Of everlasting JOY and praise; in the
other, weeping, and wailing, and
crashing Of teeth. God will be in
one, and angels and saints, and all
the redeemed OF the Lord; in the
other, none but devils and lost souls.
Which of these two will be your
place? Which, if you were to die
now?
Reader, mark these words: "Only
two" and look into the Bible to see
whether what | have said is not
true.
Only two, Bear this in mind,
because many wish there were more
than two, and try to think so; per-
haps you do. They wish there were
more ways than two. They do not
like the narrow way, and yet do not
feel comfortable in the broad
They wish there was way be-
tween the two; the middle way would
suit them best, they think. Reader,
there is no middle way. Thousands
have tried to find one, but all in
vain. There are only two. Which
shall it be? The broad or the mar
row? It must be one or the other.
Many think, or try to think, that
there are more than two sorts Of
people. "Oh, come" they say, II
am not so bad as all that. / may
not be righteous, but am not wick
ed. / don't pretend to be one Of
your pious ones, but there are many
worse than l." Thus they seem to
think that though God has spoken
OF only two sorts of people in his
word, yet there is third somewhere
or other; not SO good as the right
eous, and not so bad as the wicked;
and this is the sort they think they
belong to. Reader, do not you
think any such thing. 1t is all false.
There are not three sorts of people,
but only two. You must be one or
the other. elf not of the righteous,
then you ape of the wicked; if not
wheat, you are chat; if not born
again and living to God, then you
ARE spiritually dead.
I do not know that any think
there are more than two deaths that
persons can die. I suppose all agree
that every one must die either the
death of the righteous Oh that of the
wicked. But / will tell you how
many people get over this. They
persuade themselves that they shall
die the death of the righteous,
though they live the lite Of wicked.
Bat do you think this likely? Can
you find anything for it in the BIZ
BILE? Has God ever said SO? 1t is
true, they may, if they should be
changed in heart, and taught by the
Holy Spirit to believe in and love
the Lord Jesus Christ but in that
case they become righteous. But
do you think it likely that wicked
man-wicked to the last, can die a
righteous mans death? No, no. it
cannot be. Look to it reader. You
must die. | ask you once more
nay ask yourself: If you we're to
die now, what sort of death would
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