Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-06-30


with the other hand beat back the
monarch of darkness. o, We tempted
ones! Christ was tempted. We are told
that Napoleon ordered coat of mail
made; but he was not quite certain that
1t was impenetrable, so he said to the
manufac turer of the coat of mail:
"Put it on now yourself, and let us try
it," and with shot after shot from hh
own pistol, the emperor found out tina,
it was just what it pretended
to be-a good coat of mail. Then
the man received a large reward.
l bless God that the same coat OF
mail that struck back the weapons Of
temptation from the head of Christ we
we may now all wear; for Jesus comes
and says: II have been tempted and
i know what it is to be tempted Take
this robe that defended me, and wea:
it for yourselves. L shall see vor
through all trials and | shall see v
TIN ough all temptation
But" says Satan still furth ~ t,
Jesus, "come and | will show You
something worth looking at; AMI after
half days journey they came To
Jerusalem, and to the top of the tenn
pie. just as one might go up in the
tower of Antwerp and look off up,r
Belgium, so Satan brought Christ IL
the top of the Temple Some people
at a great height feel dizzy, and Il
strange disposition to jump; so Satan
comes to Christ in that very crs is
Standing there at the top of the temple
they looked off. A magnificent reach
of country. Grain fields, vineyards.
olive groves, forests and streams
cattle in the valley, fiocks
on the hills, and villages and cities and
realms. "Now," says Satan, 'I'll make
bargain. just jump off | know it is
n great way from the top of the Tenn
pie to the valley, but If you are divine
you can fly. Jump off. 1t won't hurt
you. Angels will catch you. Your
Father will hold you. Besides I'll make
you large present if you will. I'll
give you Asia Minor, I'll give you
China, I'll give you Ethiopia, I'll give
you Italy, Pll give you Spain, I'll give
you Germany, I'll give you Britain, I'll
give you All Ullc WOTlN. w uuJ IL Temp
tation it must.have been!
&C tomorrow morning and get in an
alteration with some wretch crawling
up from gin cellar in the lowest part
of your city. NO" you say, 81 would
not bemean myself by getting into
such contest" Then think of what
the King of heaven and earth endured
when he came down and fought the
great wretch of hell, and fought him
in the wilderness and on top of the
temple. But / bless God that IN
the triumph over temptation Christ
gives us the assurance that we
also shall triumph. Having himself
been tempted, he is able to succor all
| those who are tempted. In a violent
! storm at sea the mate told Il boy-for
the rigging had become entangled at
| the mast-to go up and right it. A
| gentleman standing on the deck said;
Don't send that boy up; he will be
dashed to death" The mate said: 81
know what | am about" The boy
raised his hat in recognition of the
order and then rose hand over hand
and went to work; and as he swung in
the storm the passengers wrung
their hands and expected tc
see him fall The work done he
came down in safety; and 9
Christian man said to him, "Why did
you go down in the forecastle before
you went up?" "Ah" said the boy,
81 went down to pray, My mothe'
Away taught me, before l undertook
anything great to pray" "What j:
that you have in your vest?" said the
man. ''Oh! that is the New Tesla
ment," he said; 81 thought I woult
carry it with me if really did go over
board" How we'll the boy was pro-
tected! l care not how great the height
or how vast the depth, with Christ