The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-13


ambition, and by way of the religious
instincts or spiritual pride. Every
temptation which comes to man may
be classified under one of these three
divisions, 1t is illustrated by the three
fold temptation of Jesus in the wilder.
ness. 1t Is with conception Of the
full scope of temptation which leads
John to write: "All that is in the world
the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the
eyes and the pride of life, Is not oil
the Father, but is of the world"
The devil is, great general, even II
he Is a coward and poltroon, and he has
long since learned that the weakest
point is the place where victory is mos
likely to be won. A great many people
willfully or carelessly refuse to recog-
nize that they have weakest point.
n UR text is suggestive of the bat
~ tlefield. When the devil is around
IL either means fight or surrender
The devil never fights unless he has
to. His favorite method is to suggest
a truce at the very start. If the soul
consents, he encamps on the spot and
Immediately sets his snares>which en-.
trap the soul and bring it under his
power. James, who tells us to resist
the devil, in the opening portion OF
his letter shows us how the devil
operates. He takes the matter up al
the point where the soul has entered
into a truce with the devil and the
latter has camped on the spot. Then
says James, imam Is drawn away OF
his own lust, and cnticed. Then
when lust hath conceived, 1t bringeth
forth sin: and sin, when il Is finished
bringeth forth DEATH" These words
describe accurately the way in which
the devil wins his conquest over the
soul. The devil has come in the guise
| of some temptation. Instead of i'm
mediate resistance and no parleying
| the voice of the devil is listened tc
as he pleads for hearing. 1t is al
this point that temptation begins to
be sin. The devil, given his oppor
tunity, is not slow to hold up the
temptation in it's most attractive
light. He covers up the sting. He
makes it appear to be thing great
ly to be desired. He works his spell
as he did in the garden with Eve ant
makes the thing desired look goot
and wholesome and delightful. Her,
is where man is drawn away of hi.
own lust and enticed," and it is onl,
step farther to the full commission
| nf hn nd ha of xiaf or
of the devil over the soul.
'vice is a monster Of so frightful men.
AS to be hated needs but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft. familiar with her face.
We first endure. then pity, then embrace.
THE above lines of Poe Is tn
thought OF James expresse,
POLITICALLY, and shows the process b.
which the soul is brought to final an
unconditional surrender. But if il !
case of fight, let us go out to tn
battlefield and witness the conflict
In Bunyan's Holy. War, wherein tn
author graphically describes the sub
jugation of the town of Mansoul b
the devil and its subsequent deliy
erance by Emmanuel, the son of tn
good and great King Shaddai, Capt
Resistance is represented as standin,
on the walls of the town to defend j
against the attack of the devil, an,
1t is not until this brave defende
has been killed that the devil is abb
to win his conquest over the town o
Mansoul. And how often this seem
is being reenacted to-day. The tow
of Mansoul attacked, Capt. Resist
ance, the only fighting man in tn,
place, goes out to give him battle
If he be killed the town is absolutel,
at the mercy of the enemy. Capt
Resistance may be brave, he ma,
fight hard, yea even desperately, bu
il he is not properly equipped for tn,
conflict he will at last fall before tn,
"fiery darts of the Wicked One" Re
sistance must be intelligent to be eff
| fectual. One must understand tn,
degree and quality of resistance
which turns an attacking devil into @
fleeing devil. There is a resistance
which repels the devil, but does not
cause him t. flee. He never shows
his back in such a case, but just
backs off face front and knows he
has been delayed but not defeated
The devil isn't made to tremblc BIZ
in the face of the resistance which
some people offer, for he is quick to
discover that IL lacks the true stay.
ing qualities. Man fails to equip his
Capt. Resistance with the armor that
can protect and tho sword which car
wound the devil and make him fxc
FAITH is the only armor which will
turn the poison darts of the devil
without this shield in the hand, Capt
Resistance is sure to be killed sooner
or later. This is bit of armor which
comes from Gods workshop, and tn,
devils most powerful guns have nevel
been known to penetrate 1t. To-da,
when a nation produces a new ant
powerful gun, the other nations seel
to construct armor for its ships an,
forts which will offer safe and sur,
resistance TO its steel-pointed missiles
Man has been experimenting for thou
sands Of years to discover some armo
of his own manufacture which vii
be able to tarn the broadsides of tn,
devil, but up to the present time W,
have never heard of any that wa
strong enough to resist. Strange, il
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