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candle had burned to the socket another
eight hours had gone, and when all the
three candles were gone out then the day
had passed. oh, that some of us, instead
OF calculating our days and nights and
years by any earthly timcpcce, might
calculate them by the numbers OF oppor-
tunitics and mcrcies which are burning
down and burning out. never TO be re-
lighted, lest ut last we be amid the fool
ish virgins who cried, "Our lamps have
gone out"
Again, l commend the behavior OF the
disciples to all who are tempted. have
heard men in midlife say they had never
been led into temptation. If you have
not felt temptation, II is because yoJ
have not tried to do right. \ man hop
pied and handcuffed. as long as he lie!
quietly, does not test the power of tn,
chain. but when he rises up and with
determination resolves to snap the hand
cuff or break the hopplc, then he finds
the power Of the iron. And there are
men who have been for 10 and 90 and &c
years bound hand and foot by evil hab
its who have never felt the prwer Of the
chain because they have never tried &c
break it. 1t is very easy TO go Oh down
with the stream and with the wind lying
on your oars but Just turn around and
try to go against the wind and the tide.
and you will fluid it is a different matter
As long as we go down the current of
our evil habit we seem TO get along quite
smoothly, but il after awhile we turn
around and head the other way, toward
Christ and pardon and heaven, oh, then
how We have to lay to the oarA. You
will have your temptation. You have
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one person escaping.
1t is all folly for you to say to some
one. Il could not be tempted as you
are" The lion thinks it is so strange that
the fish should be caught with n hook
The fish thinks it is SO strange that the
lion should he caught with trap. You
see some man with cold, phlegmatit
temperament, and you say, 81 suppose
that man has not any temptation" Yes,
rs much as you have. In his phlegmatiC
nature he has a temptation to Incidence
and consciousness and overcating and
drinking, n temptation to ignore the great
work of life, temptation to lay down
an obstacle in the way of all good enter
prses. The temperament decides the
STYLES of temptation, bu, sanguine OF
lymphatc, you will have temptation. Sa-
tan has graphing hook just fitted for
your soul. \ man never lives bcyord the
reach OF temptation. You say when a
man gets f. he 30 or 50 years of age he
is safe from satanic assault. You are
very much mistaken. \ man AT 50 years
J OF age has as many temptations IA man
ut %. They are only differen: styles OF
temptation. Ask the aged Christian
whether he is never assaulted Of the pow
crs Of darkness If You think You have
conquered the power of temptation, you
are very much mistaken.
Power of Temptation.
4 man who wanted a throne pretended
he was very weak and sickly, and if he
YVES elected lac would soon be gone. lie
crawled upon his clutches to the throne,
aud having attained it he was strong
again. lie sad, 1T was well for Inc
while I was looking for the scepter of
another that should stoop, but now that
have found it, why should | stoop any
longer?" and he threw away his crutches
and was well again. How illustrative of
the power of temptation You think it is
weak and crippled influence. but give
it chance and it will be a tyrant in your
soul: il will grind you TO atoms. No man
has finally and forever overcome tempta-
ton until he has left the world But
WHIT are you W ~ WIN 'he,c
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to the enemy which gate OF the castle Is
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