World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-13
THE PROMISES
TOA BRAHAM
AND HIS SEED
GALS: rs. "a. GEN
13. 16 IS. 5
continued from last week.
BY .. w. kODRRTs,

Canaan and says that tho Canaan
ito WAS then 10 the land. Now II
We ere able to lind proof that this
IL tho land that God gave unto
Abraham, which we d. find album
dainty proven: and then II our
friends are able 70 prove II 10 be a
land above tho skies. wo then
have the assurance: not only, that
Abraham. Sarah, Lot and all the
souls tpersons.) They had Cotton
IN HaTan, went into that fair
country above the skies; but also
they cared all their substances.
(,heir property into that spiritual
land with them, And behold.
when they landed they fonnd tho
oanaanite WAS holding pos.
session
Now this land was promised to
the numerous seed Of Abraham,
or the natural seed; and while Il
was . reality. and must DO fulfilled
~ promised: yet it was type ss
we'll a. the peopls that was 20
possesse il. That the sniatypc ia
20 be inlflled in q spiritual senee |
freely admit, and the one seed is A
spiritual seed. and will have q
spiritual life, while the numerous
seed, are 10 enjoy the natural
things promised them, So dear
friends do not get the idea that !
do not believe there il 10 DO u
spiritual life. for that is the hope
OF this gospel di.pensati"o. ii
tho reader will examine my article
under title, The way from earth
20 heaven" 10 supplement 10 Jao.
26 CREssEr; they will see that !
believe q man must be born OF the
spirit be 4 he could enter INTO the
spiritual Kingdom OF God. Now
we are examining the promises 10
the numerous seed, and net the
ono, or Christ seed. so now /
will procede to read the 7,h. verse
OF Con. 18th, Gu. After A BRAN
had reached the land OF Canaan
we road, "And the Lord appeared
nnto Abrrm, and said,
Unto thy seed will | give this
land. and there bnilded he m
alter INTO the Lord, who appeared
unto him" (Gcn. IL: ll-ls.)
"And the Lord said unto Abram.
after that Lot was separated from
him. Liit up now thine eyes, and
took from The place where thou
art. nor,hward, and southwark,
and eastward and westward: For
all the land which thon seest, to
thee will | give it, and thy seed
forever. a Arise, walk thru the
land, in the length Of II and IN the
breadth Of IL; for | viii surely give
ii unto thee (Gen 10: al. II,
u.s. .And he sad unto himl am the
Lord that brout thee out ot Ur Of
the Chaldecs, to give thee this land
20 inherit IL. Ard he said, Lord
God, whereby she'll ! know that !
shall inherit II.
And be said unto him, take me
a heifer OF 5 years old, and y
she goat Of = years old, and aram
OF 5 years old, and 1 turtle dove,
and a young pigeon. And he
took unto him Gil these, and no
divided them in the midst, and
laid each piece one against an'
other; CAS- was custom 70 DO 10
taking an oath, or entering into :
covenant; the parties would pass
between those pieces, repeating
the words of tho covenant. For
the proof, zee, Der, 81 I'D But
the birds divided he not. And
when the fowls came down upon
tho carcssc, Abram drove them
away. And i came 70 pass, that,
when tho sun wont down, and u
vas dark, behold smoking
furnace representing Abram y
And a burning lamp representing
Cody. That passed between those
pieces. 10 the same day. tho
lord made u covenant with
Abram, saying, untnthy seed have
4 given this land, from tho river
OF Egypt unto the great river.
The river Eu-phra tes. w
Now dear readers We me- that,
not only, the land was on Thu
earth. but that people were u
Gosscssion II this land, that God
hsd given II unto ABRAHAM and
his sssd, forever. NJ
And here wo End that God, die