The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-13
SANCTIFICATION, OR 5!ST PSALM
BY Rev. Chas. H. Sturgeon, of the
metropolitan Tabernacle, London.
PSALM Ii.


PSALM IL
l Dayid prayeth for remission OF sins whereof bc
mAkctn deep confession. 6 lie prayeth for
sanct hcstion. 10 God dclighte, h not in sacri-
church. f'e 1oi INC
HAVE mercy upon me. God, according to
IL thy loving kindness: according unto tho
,a CT tiny tender mcrccs blot ont nv
Wash me thoroughly from mine ipiou,tv.
anu cleanse me from my sin. &C., &C
Wash me thoroughly.-It is not
enough to blot out the sin: his person is
uehleu ana he fain would be purified.
Inc washing must be thorough it must
bc repeated. Therefore, he cries. ..NIuI-
tiply to wash me- The dive is in itself
inmovable and l, the sinner, have long
lain in ii, till the crimson is jngrained:
but Lord, wash and wash again, till the
last stain is gone and not II trace of INV
detilemcnt is lett
Wash me thoroughly from my iniauitv
1t is viewed as one great pollntjnn
pcliuting the entire nature and as all his
own; as If nothing were rs much his own
as his sin. .Hc.desres to be rid of the
whole mass of his filthiness, which
though once so little observed, had then
his mind ~
- thunderstruck ut the discovery of his
inbred sin and proceeds to set it forth.
ms was not intended to justify itself.
nut 1t rather meant to complete The con-
LESSON. 1t is rs if he said, rot only have
slhned this once. but am in my ma
ture |! sinner. The fountain of my life
Is polluted as we'll us the stream. NV
plrth tendencies are out of the SQUARE of
equity naturally lean to forbidden
things Mine is II constitutional disease
rendering my very person obnoxious to
thy wrath.
In sin did my mother conceive me-
lie goes back tc the earliest moment of
ms pe'ng, not to traduce his mother, but
TO acknowledge the deep roots of his sin.
IL Is Il wicked wrestling of Scripture to
deny that original sin and NATURAL de-
pmvty are here taught.
Bchold.-God desired not merely ont
ward virtues but inward purity. and the
pehIt mt : sense OF sin is greatly deepcncd
It's with establishment he discovers this
truth ana how fer he is from satisfying
the divine demand.
Thou desircth truth, ctc.-Rcality.
sincerity, true holiness, heart tidelity
these are the demands of God.
Purge me with hyssop. Sprinkle tb,
aionlng blood upon me with the appoint
eu means Give me the reality which
legal ceremonies symbolic. Nothing
but blood can take away my blood stains;
nothing but the strongest purifi,ntion
| can avail to cleanse me. Let the sim
! Offering purge my sins. Let him who
WAS appointed to atone. execute the sd
| cren once on me, for none can need more
than |.
Wash mc,-let it be not merely in
type 'h't am Clean but by n real spir-
inr Ia .,1, 49,,
pollution OF my nature. Let the sane
'ication MS well as the pardoninr nro-
cess be perfected in me-
And shall be whittier than snow
None but thyself can whiten me. but
thou canst, in grace, Guido nature itself
in its purest state
snow soon gathers smoke and dust; il.
mclts and disappears Though snow is
white below as we'll rs on the surface
thou cans work the like inward purity
III me ana make me 50 clean that only IL
hypernoic can set forth my immaculate
condition Lord, do this. Ny faith he-
IieVes thou wilt, and we'll she knows thou
canst. Scarcely does Holy Scripture con-
tain II verse more full of faith than this.
considering the nature of the sin and the
deep sense the psalmest bad of it. It is
Il glorious faith To be able TO see i'm the
oIood sufficient, nay, all sufficient, merit
entirely to purge it away. Considering
also the deep, natural inbred corruption
which David saw and experienced with
IN, 1t Is miracle of faith that he could
rejoice in the hope OF perfect purity in
ms inward parts. Yet, be it added, tho
ialth Is no more than the Word warrants.
IMAM the blood of atoncment encourages.
IMAM the promises of God deserve Oh,
that some reader may take heart even
now while smnrting under sin TO do the
Lord the honor to rely thus confidently
ON the nished sacrifice of Calvary and
the infinite mercy there revealed ia
Dear friend, salvation. would be Il sadly
incomplete affair if it did not deal with
TINS part of our ruined estate. we want
to ne purified as we'll as pardoneG. .Iusti-
hc'tloh without sanctiiication would not
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