The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THE LESSON FOR JANUARY l2
"The Song Of Mary" Luke i.4o-55. Gold.
en- Text, Luke i.d0-47. No os
and Comments.


calls upon us TO magnify the Lord in him. ,
Il Sam. H., / rs. xxXv.. y. Tho spirit Of .
Antichrist is 60 magnify ones self above all /
else," but the spirit OF Christ will cause ono /
TO desire with Paul that Christ may he .
magnifed in our bodies, whether by life or .
by death" tDan XII, ~, ~, PHI l., 2Ol. Mary |
had submitted herself Cheerfully aud wholly !
to the will Of God, and in these ways We, too !
may daily magnify Him. Ii does ndt scem 4
difficult, and yet who does IL perfectly. Since /
God is truth and love, LET us heartily believe !
all He says and cheerfully accept His will in !
all things.
A.. "Nnd my spirit hath rcjoiced in God I
my Saviour" The only way to bc full of
joy is to believe God, even rs it is written,
"Thc God Of Hope nl you pll joy ani
peace in believing" Rom. Hv., fA. Noticc
that Mary says my SOUL MY SPIRIT her
whole being reioi;cd in God, her whole heart
believed Him; It was no outwad, formal, ~
lip service merely, but she meant it every
word, rs when Jcrcmiah's soul said: Tho
Lord is my portion liam. iii, ~, and added,
'therciuro will hope in Him. So u was
with Mary, her joy was in Goh not in His
mcrcies chiefly, nor in her circumstances but
in Him, the unchangiug aud the unchangc-
able God of Abraham, Isaac aud Israel
When our ioy is in Him, IL will abide, for llo
ahidcs ever the same But she adds: MY
Saviour and hero is the foundation secret
ot all joy and pCqcC To- be able TO sAy from
the heart; "My own Saviour Jacob said:
II have waited FOR Thy salvation, % Lord
Simeon said: Mine eyes have scru Thy sal.
vaton.' David and lsamh said. Tho
Lord is become my salvation tGcn xix,
Is: Luke H., 30: Is CNyiri.. II. l~a XII, %.
May.vach ono say With the heart: Good Is
my salvation, | will trust and not ho
afraid
~. ''IIc hath regarded the low estate of
His handmaidcn.n "Nut many mighty, not
many noble arc called" but God hath
chosen the poor " this world rich in faith"
Though the Lord bo high yet hath lie re-
spcct unto The lowly; hut thcproui lie know
eth nfar on lie love, to dwell with thu
poor and contritc spirit that trcinhlca at His
word Il Cor. l.. %, Jas. H., >, Is. cNSNyii.,
H.; lsa. lyii, 10, Xvi, .. 80 It was IN tho
case Of Gideon, David, Amos and may
others, and 80 today lie passes 10y
whom we would call the likely pcolrc and
selects soinc obscure, gnhcarl Of ono as His
choice.
"Bchold from hcncoforth all generations
shall call me blessed Tho Spirit through
Elizabeth had just said: blessed Is She that
bcliovcd' aud So IL has come ringing down
all the ages slucc Most hunUrcl among
women no doubt Mary was, but lest we
should think too highly Uf her, let rs rcucm-
her what Jesus said tn ono who had spoken
of hvr blo>scduoss; YEA, rather, blessed
hro thcy that hear the Word of God aut
keep IT, And ogqin, "Who'o..Sycr shall do
. the will of God the Same is My brother
| ynd My sister, and mother QLu. NJ, 2N, MI.
/ ILL.,, a5i.
30. For Tie that is mighty hath douo mo
great things aud holy is III, urmr' I'm this
song wo have the prplinuus lie, His Him
MINT hin, ,,,l Iiis li,,,,s r,,n,irI,,.. ~. lint
co., ,,,., T,,Li,,, Ian, H., ~ .,.r,ti,r.H "Nv
me.ii,ntinn nt Him Shall Ia, sy,rct will rn
clad IN the lord' l's. civ, ~. llo i- tho
. NIn,i,It, hnf,r, whom ,yc rrr tn wall, t;.u
/ evil Il ln,Lin,,. M, tn Him for ryrrythiu.,.
Tb" ibni,lty" GIl Lil ShaLlob J1n, moi
. ,,rt,.,r, lin, ~. .,r,,i,, Lnviu,, nll u,,,..,.
o,I tbrr,f,,r, ,Il. ,,, T., ,nythiu., INT rntl,r
ns ,hr I,riynti,n eff tLn word Sboddni inn
Id.r. the nll sufficient pourrr forth of all
il.--iug. literally I'm, breasted ON, ffrlu,
"ShaJH si"n,fyin, ..rrra.,", and t.rrrl,r,
rr,,r,.rnttur. tho rn,y,r ,f L,,,uttfuI .rII -tr
riGr,uo I,yr riyiu.. uut rnuriur t.,lr ont
for oiE.r.. II I, often i'm Strip'urG a a..pcintrI
tu fru,tulur-s. Mary wa, poor ln this world s.
goods, and poor in spirit, ana now tIr Mighty
ono comes tu hpr tO do great things for h"G.
3D. iii, mercy !, ou them that fear HIM,
from grurratiuu to generation. Tue mercy,
ur kindness, ur loving kluIuO-S las tine Muul
b. often trau,HtcN of Gul is one of tho
glorious topics Of scripture. and especially uI
the Psalms, Then uutic' iu all the cp,'l,,
how grace mercy and peace are nssocll'rd;
and all this loving kiuluy.- J., for ull who
fear Him, and that forever.
ii. lie hath showed strength with His
arm Perhaps looking back To- the deliver.
ancc from Egypt, tor tine Lord hnd said To-
Moscs 81 win redeem, yuuw.th n street, ncl
out arm and with great Judgments Aud
Moses had sung: "By the greatness x
Thino arm thcy shall bee as stiil asa stour'
iEN. Vi, Il; Nv. 'lG. David ,ing, of tho snui
dclivcrancc that God hal accomplished Il
with "A strong hand and with "a stretched
cut arm rs cNxxvi. ~.
He hath scattered the proud in the imag
iuntinn 81 tLcir hearts" dn, proud. self sat.
isiicd and sclf sufficient cannot know Ills
thoughts or His way. He cannot rryral
Himself to thrm. Thry are AGAINST Him,
and nil their thourhts md vny. shall hr
sycrthro,yn
81 "lIc Lnth nm, down the milhty from
their scents md EXALTED tharn of low d,.r.,r "
Hannah sane. "IIoraiseth M the Door ont Of
the dust and liltpth m the b,s-,lr from tho
p,,,.o. ,,,, :,
d"nShliI' I" "I ''." nm .''- ''',' ,,l,,,,,r +
mas" lh'W lnn,.' t''' '',,.' ' i.,l ,Tf,.r.,,r
sam d., ". mn '"'., '.,' I,',' ,r ,;,i
Z" ihe circumstance "n" ",",",r,, ,,,'t r,.r
wan mo, WI" sun 'u."'i Ii,.. ',,I u',
,uirit Of Gol through ih%m was singing "'
future ~ "r'l aS present 'hlhS1' IN. .,
d. Vie had nlI'' 'n' ,h"ii~Ih WV" E
things, AMI I'll" rue" il' nun I''i' iI , ,,"I' y, +,
away lnnr' WA" I'N "' tn'"N l,,h' !,
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