The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
FAITH WORKING BY LOVE.
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| titled just now: y. The affirming they are
when they are not, 10. The bidding them
say. Il believc;' IL. The bitterly condemn.
ing any that oppose, calling them wolves,
| &c. and prououncing them hypocrites,
or not justiiie;.n
| II dislike something that has the ap-
| pearance of enthusiasm, overvaluing feel
! ings and inward impressions, installing
| the mere work ,of imagination for the
| voice of the Spirit, expecting the end
| without the means: and underwriting
| reason, knowledge. and wisdom in gen
| crnl.'
! ~ dislike your directly or indirectly
| depreciating justification; saying, IL JUS
| Titled person is not in Christ, is not born
| of Cod is not IL new creature, has not n
| new heart, is not sanctiied, not Il temple
| of the Holy Ghost; or that he cannot
| please God, or cannot grow in grace
II dislike your saying that one saved
+! from sin needs nothing more than look
| ing to Jesus; needs not to hear or think
of anything else believe, believe, is
| enough; that he needs no self.examina..
ton. no times of private prayer.
but l dislike your supposing man may
be rs perfect as an angel; that he can he
absolutely perfect; that he can be infalli-
BILE, or above being tempted; or that the
| moment he is pure in heart, he cannot
lull lTCll IL. Dell anu owen. Jour-
nal, Oct, 1862
CAN this time observed a few of our
brethren were diligently propagating
that principle, that none can teach those
who are renewed in love, unless he be in
the state himself ] saw the tendency of
this; but | saw that violent remedies
would not avail. "-Journal, 1862
Being determined to hear for myself,
stood where could hear and see with
out being seen. George Bell prayed, in
the whole, pretty near an hour. His
fervor OF spirit could not but admire.
| afterwards told him what did not adj
mire; namely; /. His screaming every now
End then, in such a strange manner, that
one could scarcely tell what he said: ,.
His thinking he had the miraculous dis
cernment of spirits. Journal, Nov,
17G2.
There is another notion. Your lordship
1.-THE bishop of London), says, which we
find propagated through the writings of
those people, and that is the making in
ward, secret, and sudden impulses the
guide of their actions, resolutions, and
designs. Mr.. Church urged the same OBJ
icct before. Instead of making thew ord
of God the rule of his action, he follows
only his secret impulse. | beg leave to
return the same answer. In the whole
compass of language there is not prop
osition which less belongs to me than
this. ! have declared again and again
that make the word of God the rule of
all my actions; and that no more follow
any secret impulse instead thereof, than
| follow Mohammed, or Confucius. -
Works, vol V. p. 81.
TO his brother, 1162:-
Many of our brethren are overshoot.
ne sober Christianity in London. Oh,
that could star Il in the gap! Oh, that
could, by sacrificing myself, shut this
immense abyss of enthusiasm, which
opens its mouth among us, The corrup-
tons of the best things is always the
worst of corruptions. 'i--Arminian Maga-
zine, l7D5, p. 15l.
II met ut noon, rs usual those who be.
lieved they are saved from sin and warn
ed them of the enthusiasm which was
breaking in, by means of two or three
weak, though good men, who, from mis-
construed text in the Revelation, in
ferred that they should not die. They
received the warning in much love. -
Journal, 1862.
"In the evening l preached mt Yarn
but found the good doctrine of Christ
in perfection had not been heard of
there for some time. The wildness of our
poor brethren in London has put it out of
countenance above two hundred miles
off; so these strange advocates for perfec-
tion have given il a deeper wound than
all its enemies together could doI'-Jour.
nal, 1868.
"4All this week endcavored to confirm
those who had been shaken as to the i'm
portant doctrine of Christian perfection.
either by its wild defenders, or wise OPP
posers. who much availed themselves of
that wildness. 1t must needs be that
such ofTenses will come: but WOE unto
him by whom the offensc cometh'r' Jour
nal. Oct, 1863.
u rode on to Newcastle, where I was
quite unexpected. | found both the hear
ers, the society, and the believers, are in
creased since / was here last: and several
more believe they are saved from sin
Meantime Satan has not been idle. Two
were following George Bell, step by step,
as to the not needing self. examinations
the not being taught by man, and most
Of his other unscriptural eXtravagancies:
but as they appeared to be still of an adj
visahle spirit, for the present, Mt least,
the snare was broken. n-Jo urnal \ pril,
1863.
To Miss Bolton, 1li2:-
"What | have seen in London occa.
stoned the first caution | gave YOU
George Bell, William Green, and many
others, then full of love, were favored with
extraordinary revelations and manifesta-
tions from God. But by this very thing, Sa-
ran heguied them from the simplicity that
is in Christ. BY insensiblc degrees they
We're led To value these extraordinary gifts
more than the ordinary grace OF God: and
| could not convince them that grain of
humble love was better than all these
quits put together. This, my dear friend.
was what made me fear for YOU This
makes me remind you again and again.
Works, vol. vii. D 10.
To Miss Ritchie, l11G;-
"Oh, desire nothing different in nature