Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON *, FOURTH QUARTER, M
TERNATiONAL SERIES, NOV PC.


10. put on therefore as the elect Of God,
holy and beloved. bowels Of mercies. kind
ness humblcnoss of mind. meekness, long
suffering" Because of the fuliucss that
sin Christ and because all this is ours
we ought to manifest it in our lives in the
power and graccs Of the Holy Spirit Gal.
V, %, 28). We are the elect or chosen Of
God to be holy in our lives because we have
been made holy in Christ Gfph. i, A.
IS. "Forbcarug one another and iorgiv-
ing one another, if any man have a quarrel
against any.--cycn as Christ forgaye you, 50
also do yc" a fan commentary upon this
is found in Math xviii, 21-j5. Then if any
one should say, "Ilow can | attain to it,
the answer is, My grace is sufficient for
thee" or Cor. xii, ~. We are His body, He
is the head (ohap,cr !, lS), and if the body
is in health all the members are under per
feet control Of the Head.
ii. And above all these things put on
charity (or loye) which is the bond Of per
feC;ness." The best commentaries on this
verse are | Cor xiii and / John iv. The
spirit through Peter says, above all
things being fery ent in your love among
yourselves, for love covereth multitude
Of sins q Pet. ". 81. Since God is love Il
John iy, g, 49, if lie dwe.ls in us this love
cannot but be manifest, for lie is also
Light, and light must shine.
il. And let the peace Of God rule in
your hearts to the which also ye are called
in one body, and be ye thankful Christ
himself is the peace of God, and He will
delightfully."- rule in our hearts if we will
only let Him. IU is our part to yield our
selves unto Him as those that are alive
from the dead Rom. vi, 49,.
81 OF bp ,i.or1 Cf Iri Sr dwell in yOt1
richly in all wisdom, teaching and admon-
ishing one another in psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing with grace in
your hearts to the Lord" 1t is our bust
ness TO eat the word Of God, and eat plenty
Of it ara eat it continually der. XIV lG; job
xiii u: Eek. iii. Id; not simply read it,
but mediate upon it (Ps. i, ~ digest it,
make il our own.
II. And whatsoever We do in word or
deed, do all IN the name OF the Lord Jesus
giving thanks 10 God and the Father by
Him." or as in / Cor y, 81, "Whether
therefore We eat or drink or whatsoever ye
do do all to the glory Of God" This is the
essence and the simplicity of the Christian
life. Our bodies become His abode or man
sion CJohn xiv, ., 23). for it is the same
word in each verse, and surely it is right to
refer all things to the Head of the house
and let Him rule in His own house.
Is. wives, submit yourselves unto your
own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. -
The reason is given in Eph V. %, "A, that
the husband is the head of the wife as
Christ is the head of the church, and in
that chapter the analogy is referred back to
Adam and Eve. In Pet. iii, /, wives are
cxhorted to submission in order that they
may win their husbands. and in Titus ii, t.
., that the word OF God be not blasphemed
10. "Husbauds, love your wives and be
not bitter against them" In Eph. V, % 2s,
the analogy is las Christ loved the church
and gave Himself for it, and it is said that
he that loveth his wife loveth himself
Where there is this love on the part of the
husband, love will ordinarily be returned,
and submission will be easy all round. Ons
has said that woman was taken from man :
side to be on an equality with him, from
near his heart to be loYed by him, from I'M
der his arm to be protected by him, but not
from his head nor his feet to rule over him
or be trampled on by him.
90 Children, obey your parents in all
things, for this is well pleasing unto the
Lord" According to the law, a stubborn
and rcbellious son was to he stoned (Deut.
Xxi. lS-2l), and i'm Prov. INK, L. a terrible
thing is written of the eve that mocketh at
father and despiseth mother The fifth
commandment sums up the plain teaching
on this point (EX. xx, 10, and the great il
lustration is Jesus Himself, who. while
about His Fathers business, was subject to
His parents until He was 80 years of age
duke ii, 40-5D.
81 Fathers, provoke not your children
TO anger, lest they be discouraged" In
Eph. Vi. /, there is the addition, but bring
them nm in the nurture and admOnition of