The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-19

Kew. BIS. II counsel thee to buv of
me goid tried in the fire, that thou may
esC DC rich; and white raiment. that
thou mayest be clothed. and that the
shame of thy nakedness do not annear.
ana anoint thine eyes with eyesalve. that
thou mayest see.
" nile riding on n steamer from Fall
river 10 New York in the fall of '94, L
was accosted by lady on deck. who said
p" You do not know me, but | know vo,,
ana nave heard you speak on sanctifica-
tion Please sit down here and define for
me little on the subject, for only see
men as trees walking I gave her the
best help could knew that with her
We're thousands who were in mist. and
resolved to put my thoughts on paper
as the Holy Ghost might help me, for the
trees walking -
This is the will of God, even vour
stnetihcation, Thes. 4:3 If it is Gods
VIII what can hinder its being done. but
our Will For the mind to rest in reli.
Sious truth there must be clear defini-
lions OF man, or clear declarations of God.
Tod has said, we must he born again:
mere Is mystery. We do not understand
now 1t Is to be done. but the declaration
Is GEAR and the mind may rest even in
mystery. What is done. and when IL is
to pass upon. God has said that it is His
Will that we should be sanctified The
NINA may rest then in the fact, or that
such an experience is attainable What
Is uone, ana when it is done are sub
Jects for us to define
mat the Bible teaches sanctification
we THINK must be clear TO every student
OF the Word. We find these words in
.i"C WONDERFUL prayer of Jesus for his
ulSclnlpS IN = II
through thy truth--thy word is truth
AS thou has sent me into the world even
so nave l sent them into the world. And
ior their sakes | sanctify myself that
they may also be sanctified through the
truth Christ was sanctified by n total
Offering of Himself on the altar of God
Ana like Him, this will be sanctification
to us. Thes. 5:23: And the very God
OF peace sanctify you wholly; and / pray
Sou your whole spirit and soul and body
be preserved blameless unto the coming
of our Lord Jesus Christi 1t is certain,
~ ioollsh to pray for thing which was
not IN the power of God TO give. 1t is
sald OF IachariaS and Elizabeth that
tney We're both righteous before God
walking in all the commandments and
ordinances of the Lord blameless. If
these people walked blameless, then we
can. "Enoch walked with God, and was
nor Tor God took him. He was in such
holy fellowship that God translated him
Before his translation he had this testi-
omony, that he pleased God. The man
VINO pleaseS God must he walking in per-
feet accord with him. We need not fur
ther multiply scripture, it is familiar to
all.
l. First of all let us inquire as..to what
the term sanctification signifies. We
are tolu that 1t is the suppression, or the
eradication OF the carnal nature. We
prefer TO say that it is something more
on"n either' 1t is the enthronement of
the Holy Ghost in the human soul by
whose power we cheerfully and loyally
choose Gods will at every point. There
Is no suppression where we lovingly
choose Gods will, and we need not saw
there Is eradication, but while we main
tain this fellowship with will parallel
with the will of God, we walk in sancti-
hcation and holiness Sin is conscious
resistance of the divine will Sin, there
fore, is the will. If sin is the will, then
sanctihcation must be in the will. When
will Gods will, when it is my happy
choice ever and always; when there is n
glad yes in my heart to Gods voice at
every step, then am sanctified because
my will is sanctified Christ, in the per
son OF the Holy Ghost, is now enthron-
eel within us, and our life is lost in his
Will We are now sanctffied in Gods
sight; 1T is the secret of the soul with
him The world will never see us sancti-
hed' II man love me he will keep my
words; and my Father will love him. and
we Will come unto him and make our
abode with him. Obedience complete
brings the Triune God to abide in the
human soul. Our fight now is not u fight
with the devil, but a fight of faith which
keeps Christ on the throne of our life,
and he does all the fighting for us. Ali
the children of Israel had 10 do when
they entered Canaan was to trust and
obey, and the Jericho walls went down
before them every time. The great mis-
take so many make, and become discour-
aged, is by linking that character is
complete now, when it is really Just be-
gun. The relations are now established
between the soul and God, by the indwel-
ling Spirit which delivers from the reign.