Democratic messenger., 1892-07-09


lie says that, believe Him, and say;
Lord Jesus, believe; here is my heart
Wash IT, Save IT, DO II now. Az, il is
done; for obey Thy promise and come,
can do no more. That is all Thou hast
asked come Chris, rs mine Pardon
Is mine. Heaven is mine"
Why. my friends, you put more trust
in everybody than you do in Christ. and
in everything; more trust in the bridge
crossing the stream, in the ladder up TO
the loft; more trust in the stove that con
fines the fire: more trust in the cook that
prepares your food; more trust in the
clerk that writes your books, in the drug
gist that makes the medicine, in the bar
gain maker with whom you trade; more
trust in all these things than in Christ,
although lie stands this moment offering
without limit, and without mistake. and
without exception. universal pardon 10
all who want il Now, is not that cheap
enough-all things for nothing? This is
the whole of the Gospel rs | understand
IT, that il you believe that Christ died q
save you, you are saved. When Now
| No more doubt about il than that you sit
there. No more doubt about il than that
you have right hand No mere doubt
about il than that there is a God. IL you
had committed 100000 transgressions
/ O., met fra.ix.
if you had never committed but one;
though you had gone through the whole
catalogue of crimes-arson. and blasphe-
my, and murder-Christ would pardon
YOU just as freely; you coming Ia Him, as
though you had committed only the
slighics; sin OF the tongue. Why. when
Christ comes to pardon soul lie stops
for pothing. Height Is nothing. Depth
is nothing Enormity is nothing. Pro-
iraciedness is nothing.
Der sins like mountains for their size.
The scas OF sovereign grace expand.
The seas of sovereign grace arise.
Lord Jesus, give up all other props
give up all other expectations. Ruined
and undone. lay hold Thee | plead
Thy promises fly to Thy arms. Lord
saye me; perish" When the Christian
commission went into the army during
the war there were great multitude oi
hungry men and only few loaves OI
bread, and the delegate ofthc commission
was cutting the bread and giving il but
to wounded and dying men. Some one
came up and said; Cut those slices
thinner, or there will not he enough Ia
go around" And then the lie cut
the slices very thin, and handel ~ead
around until they all had somA -hol
much. Bun blessed br God. ther>- no
need of economy in this Gospel Bread
for ali; bread enough and 10 spare Why
perish with hunger:
Again, advise YOU, as one OF the best
things you can do with Christ. to take
Him into your love. Now there are two
things which make us love anyone-in
herent attractiveness, and then what he
does in the way of kindness toward us
Now Christ is in both these positions. In
herent attraciiyeness; fnirer than The
childred of men, the lustre of the morn
ing in His eye, the glow ofthe setting sur
in His cheek, myrrh and frankincense ~
the breath Of His lip. In Heaven o
holly beings, the hest. In Heaven ol
mighty ones, the strongest. In Heav
en- OF great hearts. the tenderest and the
most sympathetic Why. sculpture has
nev er vet been able 10 chisel His form
nor painting to present the flush of Hi
cheek, nor music to strike His charms
and the greatest surprise of eternity vii
be the first moment when we rush into
His presence aud with uplifted hand'
and streaming eyes and heart bounding
with rapture, we cry out: This is jesus
All over glorious is my Lord,
He must he loved and yet adorel:
His worth, IL all the nations knew.
Sure, the whole earth would love him too
Has fIe not done enough 10 win our at
iec,ions? Peter the Great, laying asid
royal authority, went down among III
ship carpenters to help them, but Russi
got the chief advantage of that condescen
sion. John Howard turned his back up
on the rein tments and went around prIs
ons TO spy out their SORROWS and 10 re
lieVc their wrongs. hut English criminal
ga, the chief advantage Of that ministry
Bui when Christ com es il is for you ant
me The sacrifice for you and me. TIL
tears for You and me. Tie crnciiixiol
for you and ME.
i'll were hopelessly in debit and SOM
one CAME aud paid my debts and CAV
me receipt in full, and called off tn
pack of bounding creditors; # were ol
n laundering ship, and you came in "a life
boat and took me off, could ever forge
your kindness? Would | ever allow al
opportunity To pass without rendering
you service or atiesting my gratitude
and love? Oh, how ought we 10 feel tn
ward Christ. who plunged into the deptl
! of our sin and plucked us out. Ought
not To set the very best emotions OF on
, heart INTO the warmest, ny, red.ho
GLOW? The story is so old that peopl'
almost get asleep while they are hcarin.
it, And yet. there he h"ngs-Jesus III
! man, Jesus the God. Was there any
! thing before or since anything I" he com
pared TO this spectacle of generosity an'
wo.: Did eartsirings ever snap Will
worse torture: Were tears ever charg
ed with heavier grief? Did blood eve
gush, in each globule the price of soul
The wave of earthly malice dashed il
bloody foam against one foot, the way
oi Internal malice dashed against ILL
other foot, while the storm of God
wrath against sin beat on His thorn-pier
ced brow, and all the hosts Of darknes
with cleaning lanccs rnmpaged through
HIS holy soul