Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-23

He is buried, and new man comes
forth. and like the risen Jesus he will
live forever.
! hive not time now to enlarge upon
the distinctive doctrine which this par
ticulnr point of the text involves; neither
is it necessary TO enter into n discussion
Of every phase of Regeneration. We all
know how the penitcnt sinner mourns
over his sins. We know something OF
his struggles. of his despoudcncy, and
frequently his despair of Gods mercy.
Often his death Into sin Is exceedingly
hard and painful. Omitting all details,
! present merely the simple fact that
when the transgrcssor's relation TO God
is changed he furnishes striking IN.
stance Of life growing out of death. !
would by no means make the impression
that there Is any aetna, similarity be-
tween natural death and death unto sin
except IN a very general way Regcner-
alton does not destrpy nor change any
passion which inherently belongs TO the
ilcsl; it has no direct effect upon any
carnal appetite. 1t might be- asked then
what analogy iustiiics the point now
under consideration. Let Us take
plain illustration You see a man adj
dicted TO the most hdeous and revolt
Ing forms of sin. With crimson face and
blOodshot eyes he stuggers ont of the
saloon. You see him rise with hugglrl
face from the gambling table, his hard
earnings sort+y heejed ny 4 weeping
wife and ragged children having gone
into the pockets OF some companion as
degraded ns himself. profanr and oh
scene words issue like Shiny things from
his polluted lips. To human view the
mark of the beast, tho seal OF eiernhl
Reproduction, IL stamped upon ms prov.
He seems 10 be the per.ohihcation oil
ls, lttsfUty nf flAprnNitE
We would point to that man as the
very incarnation of wickrincss anu mi
holiness and rebellion. But look again.
An amazing change has come over HIN.
You see him at the church mingling with
the people OF God. Prayer ana praise
and thanksgiving come forth from thas
mouth which once seemed TO be the very
organ of tho devil. He became II
stranger TO the dens Of iniquity, whrrs
he once wasted the noblest energies of
his physical and moral nature. lie II
dead to gambling, dead 10 drunkenness.
dead to profanity, dead to all forms oi
dissipation aud sin. This iolgner- ennis
sary of Satan has disappeared IRON III.
walks of men as truly rs If his natural
body had been deposited Ia the darkness
of the grave. His sinful personality II
rrilacttl hy what the apostle well Callp
II "new man" IL is that view Of the
matter which renders proper and logi,vil
the subdivision Of The teNt now under
1iscussinn. Iybc grain of wheat fell into
the ground and died, and spiritual liz
came ont of death. Aud such Is the
marvellous change that takes place IN
evcrv recommended soul Tho sinner dies
ana Inv the grace of God and the power
Of In HOLY Shirt the saint springs out
OF The ushes.
Let MS notice our general proposition in
H.. ,nnIieliinu 10 tle resurrection Of the
Ln,,an hnlv T,p annloeles of nature
nr corroi,ornte fbis previous doe
80 - r.,,,i,tin,, .srhe hour l. COM
~" 40 ar orJ .'yyhen they that are
s'ta ,r,yns shnll hear the voice OF the
| IN az God and rhnll live" This is a
! iy...ei piuniise and prophecy. II is illus
uvs'g' ~ ~, 80, ~ wheat falling into
No ,ronnd and diving. After we follow
onr loved ones TO that dark Metropolis
! it,tio ham az earth rises above the
q ,a,.i isyel and shows Nat beneath
kS,r,',i''i,. lnst That was once animated
LIN iiveiv homes and Joys and aspira-
M4,n p,,y NOW there IL unbroken silence
| tloHi, now, abode Your hot tears
~ fiint ~, Low nnd humble mound
~ "pJJn ,'ts nut from your embrace per
witch 3n Nv. 20, bclJ d,.ar In this world.
~, W., J H. there with broken heart, you
~. Sn 5arive comfort from the doctrine
| ~ abe resurrection. But from that lonely
rrave the very silence. finds voice 10
m MA, S bas Cor 20 many ages rcigned ID
Wauh nus r;,,s city yyher. so MANY
nv az Adams race have turned 10
N.Y., s.e y, NJ lines 10 contradict Oh,
Ssn Of The Son Of God. You visit
fhe fnr-fained cave of Mnchpelnh, which
contains wni.,eneT Ie ,i,', hones Of human,
whom one, , u' Iery mnt tT Of The Kins
ny, ,r lnu ."s c-iist ont Of tbe darLness. n
Of Ierfufs or'es wv @rnn that unknown
NOE a. lInnnt Ncbo he exclasms Il holl
No. Hiose ~ From rhe 'mountains round
about ;le T,.l r.,, ao XII maeling tone,
que OF JESUS XIV a'I ~ tbe deyont pilgrim
An upon t W holj Soiornon. / holt
Il hold Da ~ Is,-,ei nv and JudeaIthere I
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