The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-21

In the First Presbyterian church
yesterday morning Rev. James Nc
Leod, d. D.. the pastor, preached a
sermon on Refuse Not Him." He took
his text from Heb. xii:25, "See that
ye refuse not Him that speaketh.' He
said;
Who is this that speaketh"2 Where does He
speak2 What docs lie say? Why does lie speahH
And why this solemn cauton ''see that ye
refuse not Iim"l
These questions open UP a wide field for care.
full observation and for serious reflection. The
field Is broad that the longest life is not long
enough to traverse it, and the subjects 1t pre-
scnts for our devout contemplation. are so
many, and 80 important, and so profound, that
the kecnest and most cspaoious mind is incap-
able of grasping their full significance. One
might well expect cup to hold all the
waters OF the boundess sea, az expect gospel
preache" to compress all the infinite truths OF
God, within the narrow circle Of our finite un-
Outstanding But as cup may hold enough
of the great ocean 10 furnish a sample for
examination, or "a give one an idea OF its
quality aud of its taste so a brief gospel sermon
may contain enough Of divine truth TO arrest
attention, and to awaken inquiry and to induce
| one TO examine il, and taste it, and thus prove
| its quality and its saving power. May 1t please
God the Holy Spirit SO 10 this discourse
80 taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed
Is the man that truste'h in Him. God forbid
tii,' dny Us ''ourr DC su''E ~ 'ne In ',I,,'
that spcaketh." For consider;
/. "ilim that speakcth' Who is lie? Your
| answer is ready. lie is Jesus. the Son of God,
our Divine Rcdecmcr Therefore, in view OF His
| exalted person and Of Ills cndurablc work; be-
| cause lie "is over all. God blessed forever !;
| because OF His infinite love iur guilty worlt (;
| because Of the unspeakable and everlasting woes
| that are involved In His rejection, and because
| of the inefable ard everlasting joys that ara
| involved in His acceptance-"Sec that ye refuse
| not Him that speaksth.'
The context makes the admonition Of the
| text more emphatic Note the contrast be.
| tween Mount Sinai and Mount Zion The voice
| that spoke from Sinai was so awful, and the
sight OF that burning mountain was so terrible,
| that even Moses. the man of God, said: Il
| exceedingly fear and quake But why this
| dreadful terror? II was because that laundering
voice from Sinai was the voice of stern justice.
| While that voice Of God proclaimed that 'tno
law is holy, and iu.t, and good, it also prc-
| claimed another great truth, namely THAT no
man is justified by the law. in the sight Of God
| The voice from sinai issues this fearful proca.
| nation: Cursed is every one that continuett
not in all things that are written in the book
OF the law TO do them" That proclamation
| leaves NO way OF escape for those who are under
the law.
| VOICE FROM NOI.Nr ZION
|
But the Voice from Mount Zion sncaE, III nc
surh harsh ana threatening tones. on the con
trary' IL IS voice OF love- and OF mercy, ahd
OF tender entreaty' 1t proclaiinS the gospel OF
grace. u points out the PLAIN ana sure ana OILY
way hH which guilty sinners can be freed IRON
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thus speaks, it behooy,s all who hear il, tc
refuse not Him that sneakcth." II /, a ble.sct
and pregnant trlth that Gods own Son ON,
| Diyins Redeemer has come into this wicked
world. and that He cond, scends TO sneak il
such 4 loving vny 10 its sinful sons and daupL
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>. But where and how does Jesus sncal? Nom
answer again is ready. lie snclks in man,
ways and in many pIlces Beforc iii, iucor,,n
tion. he smoke from, Ills heavenly ,lropc an,
now that lie has assembled ON high. lie sill
speaks from that same throne. During Iii
| earthly life lie spoke An the vav from bi. mol,
| cradle 10 His holy eros. and rom Ills rr.,r
| rection until His ascension 10 ulory. and iron
| all these points and all the way between then,
| He sill sncaks 10 4 p,lilly world
| (a) He speaks TO II, in Nature. His voice /
heard in "thc music OF the spheres. L." Tile heaven
| declare the glory OF God; and the trmaucn
| sLeweth His handywork" There is no speech no
language where that voice is not heard. TIN
| sun in his ,plcudor, and the moon in he
| be.utv. and the mvriadS upon ruvriads of starr
worlds proclaim Ills power and Ills wisdom, TO
| they were framed by His 6ngers
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