Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-09-13
is FOR EVERY LIFE.
DR.. CHAPMANS SUNDAY SERMON.
Eminent Pastor-Evanssilsts Able
Discourse Touching on ood's Won
drous Plans.

inr eloquent sermon 20 the press. IL was
preached from the text 80 he made Il
srsin." Jeremiah Is: =.
To any one familiar with the prophecy OF Il
Jeremiah up 20 this pom; IN the Scripture
Il VII be apparent that lsreel was rushing /
on 70 destruction. and Jeremiah seems Il
powcrlcss 20 sop them IN their mad |
course. One day as he passes along the /
highway he beho,ds potter working IN a /
booth. and as he turns aside he beholdS |
HIM with the clay an his hands and the |
wheel revolving. toihng away until tins |
piece Of work \ finished. lie looks az II
with dis2Qpolntment- and then crushing X
into his hands ne kncaos ~ over and over
and finally makes q acain rs the text de
cares Jeremiah Is interested. and then ne
saw thc rrt-itual significance Of u all as
we read m the hfth AMI sixth verses OF
this 18TH chapter. Then the word OF the
Lord came 20 me. saving %. house ot
Isrssi. cannot I 40 with YOU AS tins pot
ters Saith the Lord. Behold as the clay
IS in the not-cr's hands. 50 are We IN Mime
hand. - house Of Israel The trouble was
nos with the potter; he was evidently
good workman. no- with the wheel. tor
chat seemed % do ITS work well. but en-
rirflv with the CLAW. Sometimes the clay
was coarse and difficult 90 mold. other
times % was fun 81 Erits. hutethere were
two courses that were opened O. the pot
ter First. Pc could purify che cl1y by re-
moving the ccarscr elements. and second.
Do cord make q rude vessel OF the maternal
10 hand Tins lS familiar 81 Eurc I'm rhc
. Scriptures. for we read I'm Isaiah t+ s.
. "Eu. now. % Lord. Thou arg our Father:
vc GRE tle clay and Thou our potter ano
vc au axe tne wor, Of THY hand. ana
.fr, Mo r-.l IN -ro New Testament ,n
T.-I- lu.-.c CD fle Romans. che sch
c,rr.er .ni laa -l-t aad --l verses.
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81 tt. .-.-s rr--n ~, make ono vessel r--,
n.~r- ana r~.-Hr- rnt, f--h1ro-e Wher
S. I-,f --fr~- -r show. II-- wrath ana -n
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.r.n rs handy ana thc potter said
..T-..-s 10 some rierez 0f work which car
on1v te brought % perfection by th.
trrcr rr human hand " and 81 Dc is ir
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NAV hr 0-c'. -,c.al position Oh his ru8uc.l
,-r--tf re v.r rn- g. able t1 please $50.
nor - h, r-er.~cd for heaven until rh
baud ~ God has touched him This is
r-..r-r - our regeneration. for re-trera
-r- U.s. rho coming l--, us of the Eie Ell
gnf 4 stood one dav in Venice watchn
-rr --r.-rrnrrcr-. ana while glass in 80
r.-ur.l .-,fe va. uo-t uuiuterestinr. ir-
rs soon as She workman BEGAN 60 blow I'D
hrs.-l oi his own le INTO Dr. Do rc.-m
I.nr as lesutr. Adam. back in tae O.
Testament hr..rrl-- living soul i- fl
Gf Testament STORY or Gods Ir.reef h'r.
p r..r.e Gle child or cof iu che Ncr Test.
+. mont l- che Sew Itstlmeut story % Oh.
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