The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON FOR SUNDAY. APRIL so.
"wisdom's Waning" Prov. L.. so-3s.
Golden 2sxt: Heb. Kill. Ia.
Commentary.

20. "Wisdom crieth without: she uttereth
her voice in the streets" When we read In
the New Testament such words as these.
"Christ the Wisdom OF God" Who ot God
Is made unto us wisdom" II Cor. l., "a 30l,
we haveno difficulty In understanding who
ls meant in this book by wisdom. Just m
Jesus Christ is both the living personal word
and also the written word, 80 He is wisdom
as TO His person aud as to His uttsrauces. 1t
Is no wonder, then. that 10 is written. "Wis-
dom IL the principal thing; therefore get
wisdom" Gv., u.
II. 'She crieth in the chief place OF con-
course, in the openings OF the gates. In the
city she uttereth her words, saying" The
great multitude are in the broad way Of self
and self pleasing, with little or no thought
Of a hereafter and day OF judgment. They
care not for the fact that whatsoever n
man soweth that shall he also reap" aud
their only thought Is pleasure aud prosper
itv here and now tMath. VIII, 10; Gal ", n.
Wisdom1s represented as calling unto them
as they hurry along their downward road.
%. 'How long. We simple ones, will We
love simplicity, and the scorners delight IN
their scorniug, and fools hate knowledgeg'
Simple ones, II they believe tho devil, are
easily ied astray. II they believe God, they
are easily led Alright. IL they 90 astray,
they are soon among the scorners aud the
fools. Yet wisdom loves them aud cries
unto them: "How longy' "How long shall
thy vain thoughts lodge within theeg'
"how long wilt thou refuse to humble thy
self before Me- tJer. iv., IL; Ex. K. 3l2
%. Turn you at My reprooi. beuold |
will pour out Ny Spirit unto you. will
make known My words unit, you" He calls
/ 20 lovingly, so patiently. so pprseveringly
"Come unto Me: return unto the Lord;
turn, y backslidng children: take with you
words and turn TO the Lord These are
! some OF the many words Of the Lord to the
erring ones as He entreats them TO come
unto Him lisa. w., 3, {; Jer. ill.,, |, = IL, IL:
I Hos. xiv, p. He only asks Va 10 turn 70
Him, and He will do all the rest, giving His
words and His Spirit Hts words which are
! Spirit ami Life Johu VII G3.
"a. "Bechuse have called, and ye refused:
have stretched out My hand, and M man
regarded" IL does not seem po ossible that a
people who he'd besn 50 wondrousy dealt
with could 30 treat such love, but the human
heart is still the same, aud tne same love on
His part is turned away from 10y those to
whom His hands are imp,oringly stretched
out. How is IL with your
%. But ye have set at nsu1ht all Nv
counsel, and would none of My reproot.'
They mocked the messengers OF God, ami
despiscd His words, and misusel His proph.
cts until the wrath OF the Lori arose
against His people, till there was no remedy
Ill Cnron. xxxyl., l6l. They even went 50
Tar as to say, I'VE have made a conveuAnt
with death, and with hell are we at agree
| ment; We have made lies our refuge, and
under falsehool have we hid Ourselves" lisa.
xviii. 49,. Like the uen before the hood.
whose houses God filled with good things
they said unto God, "Dapart from Us; wnat
can the Almighty do for u.s. dob xxi, Is.
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ID. "Ialso will laugh at your calamity; |
| will mock when your fear cometh." What
soever n man sowetn. that saall hs also zap
snd he that soweth ths wind snail reap tue
wbirlwind" Gal. vi, :; Hos viii, y. Con-
cerning all who take counsel against HIN II
Is written, "He that sittetn IN the heavens
shall laugh the Lord snail have them in
| herision" (Ps. H., A., ami II His loving invi-
tations are persistentlv despisei we must re.
member His words, None o, thos, men
which were hidden shall taste of Ny sap
per- luke xiv, 2A.
/ ~ when your fear cometh as deSula.
tion and your destruction as a whirlwind;
when distress and anguish coueth upon
| you" In due tiuie these Things viii come
upon all who desplse His love ani make
/ light OF His salvation. Because there is
wrath, beware lest He take tnee away with
His stroke, then great ransom cannot de.
liver thee dob xKxvi., lS'.
%. "Then shall they call upon Me, but |
will not answer; they shall seek Me early,
! but they shall not hn1 Me-" Then shall tney
| cry unto the Lord, but He will not hear
! them; no will even hide Ills face from them
| at that tune. as they DsnAved themselves Ill
in their doings (Mic. ill.,. A.. He told Jere.
! miah tnat the interce,siOn OF Moses AMI
Samuel could not save the Nation, anl II,
| told Ezekiel that thu presencs OF Moan,
/ Daniel and job would DO OF no avail der.
! xv., ! Ezsk. XIV, H. 2D. Sin may bee Dms
| 40 great that nothing will do but iulsnsut
| -. FOR that they hatel knowledge AMI
/ did not choose the fear OF the Lord" They
| say unto God. DeparC from u, for We desire
not the know,edge of Thy ways dob xxi,
| l4l. The fear of the Lord Is the beginning
Of wisdom, a iouniation OF life. a great treas.
ure PROV. l.. :, TX, 10: XIV, -; lss. NIxiii,
/ II. But they had no reverence Tor Goi. no
/ respect Tor His ways, No gratisuie Tor tbs
! gitts. The fool says there Is NJ CO., and
many u one who would not say this wIsnes
| that there was no God. The carnal mlnd Is
| sanity against God di)m. viii, a.
30 "Ihey would none o. My counsel; they
J despised ali My reproof' Our Lord Je,u.
said that whoSoever heard HIS woris, but
/ did them not, was ike n man building on
| sand, only to have everything swept away
! (Math. VII, %, ga.
81. therefore, shall they eat OF the fruit
OF their own way ard be nl,el with their
own devices.h Tner own wlckelnsss will
| correct them and their b1cRsldlngs reprOys
them. Hear, o eartl; behold, will bring
evil upon this people, oven the irult OF their
thoughts, because they have not halrSenei
unto nv words tJer. H., 10; vi, 10. II
people will not receive the truth. God will
| let them receive deluson and lie III rhe>S.
H., l0-l9l. lie simply lets them have their
own way, with its consequence II they
| insist on having it,
32 "F0r the turning away ot the simple
| shall slay them. aud tue prosperity o. fools
| shall destroy them" To turn way from
God is TO 5urn ones back on ths only sourcs
! OF love and light. IL is 10 choose darkness
rather than light (John ill.,. 49,
49, "But whose harkenstn unto Me sllll
dwell safely and shall be- quiet from fear oi
OWL" What a wonderful salvation our
wonderful Lord has provided 70: HIS cue.
| mics IL they will only turn 10 Him IN tue
penitence. Life. eternal life abun iaut par
| don, forgiveness OF all sins WITH the assur-
ance OF there being no more remembera',
an inheritance incorru )tible, n joint heir
ship with Jesus Christ, with rhs prouIis, ot
all things temporal and spiritual tlat Nc
can possibly need.-Lsssou He.Der