The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-19

what many can not bear. The very
sound of it is an abomination to them.
And whosoever breaches perfection Gas
the phrase is, /. e., asserts that it is at
tainable in this life runs great hazard
Of being accounted by them worse than
heathen man or q publican. And
hence some have advised wholly to lay
aside the use of those expressions; be-
cause they have given so great offence.
SO Mr.. Wesley had disbelievers to con
tend with as well as we. "But," he
adds, "are not these tluths found in the
oracles of God? If so, by what author
ity can any messenger of God lay them
aside, even though all men should be
offended? We have not SO learned
Christ; neither may we thus give place
to the devil. Whatsoever God hath
spoken, that will we speak, whether
men will hear, or whether they will
forbear; knowing, that then alone can
any minister of Christ be pure from
the blood of all men," when he hath
not Stunned to declare into them all
the counsel of God. Oh, why not all
preachers seek to know all the truth
and then preach it fearlessly to all men
God wants soldiers, not towards.
Young Methodist preachers are re-
quired to study so many of Mr.. Wes-
ley's sermons every year, yet not one
in ten ever get so they can preach in
the light that Mr.. Wesley preached,
and why? Because they have not re-
ceived the Holy Ghost since they be-
lieved. acts 10, .; John IA, 26.) l
have heard men preach the Wesleyan
doctrine that never read one Of Mr..
Mr.. Wesley's sermons in their lives.
And how could they do that? .(See /
John 2, 27.)
| once had a talk with Baptist min
lister on the subject of two works of
grace. He said that the founder of his
church did not believe in sanctifcation
as a second work of grace, and that he
did not believe in christian pefection
in this life, or that any man lived with
out sin. l suppose he practiced what
he preached right in the face of the fol-
lowing truths: "Whosoever abideth in
Him sinneth not" Whosoevver sin
meth hath not seen Him, neither known
Him." q John 3, g. And again,
! "Little children, let no man deceive
you; he that doeth righteousness is
righteous even as He is righteous. Il
} John 3, T. she that committeth sin
is of the devil; for the devil sinneth
} from the beginning" q John 3, 8.
+ In the first place, l would be ashamed
to say that the founder of any creed
+ taught a higher and holier religion
than the founder of my creed; and in
second place, 1 would be ashamed for
9 my people to know that l had never
r seen or known my Savior, and that ]
! was of the devil anyway. And then,
t in the third place, 1 would hate tc
: preach to people and tell them that
r no man could live in that born state
: that we read of in the ninth verse
"Whosoever is born of God doth moi
b commit SIM" The words sis born
r mean present tense and have reference
n to the spirit of God in the soul, giving
g it dominion or power over sin." Rom
o 6, A. To say that God does not givt
r men power to overcome sin is fatty t
0 deny Gods word in the whole of th,
4 above chapter. Sanctification is a gif
!. of God as instantaneous as that of JUS
i tifcation, and is an eye-opener to dis
r Germ good from evil, and also O powe
# to overcome temptation when it is tn
l. hearts desire to overcome. It does no
Il mean that you can not sin, but it doe
g mean that God is able to keep you from
!. sin if you will keep his spirit with you
e About 1858 Mr.. Wesley became con
II vinced that this blessing could be lost
y He came to think it an exceeding CON
Of mon thing for persons to lose it NOR
r than once before they are establishe
l. therein. (Vol. 8, p. 590) He says
sr is miracle if they do not, seeing a
d earth and hell are so enraged againl
ID them; while, meantime, so very fe
" even of the children Of God endeavc
9. to strengthen their hands. (Vol. A, |
o 4l9. Two things are certain: the on
is that it is possible to lose even the pun
ID love of God; the other, that it is M
s. necessary; it may be lost, but it ma
le be kept. You must continue to gro
in if you continue to stand; for no one ca
TX stand still. (Vol. Z, p. 43) "To retail
~ this grace is much more than to gain
of (Vol. Z, p, 2O6)
RS The above is but few of the man
st things that Mr.. Whedon has Guile
p from Mr.. Wesley's writings on the SUI
at ject of two works of grace. Ever
ch Methodist ought to know what is Il
!" true doctrine of the founder of the
J., church, and they ought to honor hi
ch by believing and practicing what
ed believed and thought.
er Please write me, my brother, by r
is turn mai! how many of your membe
IS, believe in the above Wesleyan doctrin
IS; | want to get correct list of all Il
up Methodist in the country.
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