Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-30

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temptation come to you and me under
these circumstances, we would have cried
Bread it shall bel' and been almost inn
patient at the time taken for mastication
But Christ with one hand beat back the
hunger, and with the other hand beat back
tho monarch of darkness. Oh, ye tempted
onesl Christ was tempted. We are told
that Napoleon ordered II coat of mail made,
but he was not quite certain that IL was
impenetrable, so he said to the manufao-
turer Of the coat OF mail, PUT ii on now
Yourself, and let us try it," and with shot
after shot from his own pistol the emperor
found out that it was just what it pre-
tended to be--a good coat of mail. Then
the man received large reverb.
THE GUARD AGAINST TEMPTATION.
bless God that the same coat of mail
that struck back the weapons of temp
tation from the head Of Christ we may
now all wear; for Jesus comes and
says: II have been tempted, and l know
what it is to be tempted. Take this robe
that defended me, and wear it for your
selves. ! shall see through all trials and
shall see you through all temptations"
But" says satan still further to Jesus,
"Come and will show you something
worth looking at; and after a half days
Journey they came to Jerusalem, and to
the top of the temple. Just as one might
go up in the tower of Antwerp and look
off upon Belgium, so satan brought Christ
to the top of the temple Some people at
great height feel dizzy, and a strange
disposition to Jump; so satan comes to
Christ In that very crisis, Standing there
ut 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, hocks on the
hills, and villages and cities and realms.
Now" says satan, '1'll make a bar
gain. Just jump off I know it is a great
way from the topof the Temple to the val
ley, but If you arc divine you can fly.
Jump off. 1t won't hurt you. Angels
will catch you. Your Father will hold
you. Besides, III make you n 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, I'll give YOU
Spain, I'll give you Germany, I'll give you
britain, I'll give you all the world"
What temptation it must have beenl
Go tomorrow morning and get in an
alteration with some wretch crawling up
from a gin cellar in the lowest part of your
city. NO" you say, II would not bemean
myself by getting into such a 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 violent storm at sea the mate told a
! boy-for the rigging had become entanglcd
at the mast-to go up and right it. A gen
tleman standing on the deck said, Don't
send that boy up; he will be dashed tC
death" The mate said, II 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 to sec
him ftll. The work done he came down
in safety, and a Christian man said to him
why did you 90 down into the forecastlt
before you went up?" "Ahn' said the boy
II went down to pray. NV mother always
taught me before | undertook anything
great to pray" What is that you have
in your vestS" said the man. "Oh! that j.
the New Testament, he said; ~ thought
would carry it with me if ! really did e
overheard" How we'll the boy was pro
tected!
care not how great the height or how
vast the depth, with Christ within us an,
Christ beneath us and Christ above us ant
Christ all around us nothing can befal
us in the way of harm. Christ himsel
kaving been in the tempest will deliver al
those who pui their trust in him. Blesse,
be his gloriou4 name forever.
HOW CHRIST WAS MoCKED.
The third installment paid for our re
demption was the Saviour's sham trial
call it a sham tral-there has never bee
anything so indecent or unfair in an
criminal court as was witnessed at tn
trial of Christ. Why, they hustled hin
into the courtroom at o'clock in tn
morning. They gave him no time fo
counsel. They gave him no opportunit
for subpHnaing witnesses. The lutliau
who We're wandering around through tn
midnight Of course they saw the arrcs
and went into the courtroom. But Jeeu,
friends were sober men, were respcctabl
men, and at that hour, 2 o'clock in tn
morning, of course they were at HON
asleep. Consequently Christ entered tn
courtroom with the ruflians.
Oh look at himl No one to speak "A wor
for him. lift the lantern until can loo
into his face, and as my heart beats
\ sympathy for this, the best friend I'll
world ever had, himself now utterly frient
. less an officer OF the courtroom comes Ii
| and smitcs him in the mouth, and see IL
blood stealing from gum and lip. Oh!
was farce of trial, lasting only prrhal
t an hour, and then the Judge rises for SCI
tcnce Stop 1t is against the law to civ
, sentence unless there has been IN adjourn
ment Of the court between coudemnutiC
Il and sentence; but what cares the judl
il for the laEY "The man has no friends
: let him die" says the judge; and the ru
y, fans outside the rail cry: Aha. aha. that
:, what we want. Pass him out here to II
Il Away with him Away with himW
" Oh. bless God that amid all the inju
: tee that may have been inflicted upon |
II in this world we have a divine sympi
. thizer The world cannot lie about yo
- nor abuse you as much us they did Chris
and Jesus stands today in every cour
room, in every house, in every store a
Il says: "Courage, BY all my hours Of ma
{, treatment and abuse, will protect tho
" who are trampled upon And whit
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