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5Igccrn, and is carried OH between God
and ourselves Others may DO, some
4 things for us; but as they cannot eat
and drink and sleep for Jus; sao they
cannot repent and beiie9oesn obey
for lis. Here the heart kno wetli his
own bitterness, and a stranger Inter-
fneddlcth not with his JOY. lie that
Is wise is profitable to himself alone,
and not in another. Yetethere Is a
common, concern In which ali Chris
tians are Jointly and equally engaged.
1t Is to serve and glorify God by main
tanning His cause in the world, and by
underwriting to enlarge his empire and
multiply the number OF Ills followers.
This does not require tlernt to live to-
Eether# In the same place, or to labor
in the. same way, but they IRE bound
to cooperate In 1.-THE usetof all the
means in their power to advance the
same end, abiding withlGod in their
callings. having gifts differing ac-d
cording to the proportion OF faith and
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faithful as stewards OF the manifold
grace OF God, each aiming to be ac-
cepted of Him
But there are partners in privileges.
and this applies entirely to Christians.
They aresall "partakers Of the benefit,
3"partakers OF Christ They're all one
In Christ Jesus Jude speaks Of "the
common salvation." and We read OF
our being callediby God unto the fell
'lowshlp OF His Son Jesus Christ our
Lord" We read also Of ..the fellowship
OF his sufferings," by, which we
understand an equal right to all
the blessings derived from His
cross decentralization, redemption, justl-
Ification and sanctification. In the
ninistrations OF the word. the ordln-
ances Of religion, the influences and
comforts of the Holy Ghost. wc have
fellowship one with another, and are
heirs heirs together Of the grace of life.
This partnership may be judged of
by the privileges they share in. These
privileges are distinguished by four
characters. They are Spiritual in their
nature; they are fnestimable In their
value; they are free--without money
and without price-in their bestow-
ment; and they are in their possession
secure from loss and injury-.the sure
mercies of David"
Am l partner? There is not
better evidence in your favor tina
your anxious concern to determine
this. and your being able to say with
Paul. the partner here spoken of. II
count allthingsbut loss Tor the excefe.
lency of the knowledge Of Christ Jesus
my Lord; that I may win Christ and be
found in Him. David also could saw.
Thou hast given me the heritage or
them that fear Thy name" And how
was 1t with him? l.nat was his
prayer? Remember me. Q Lord, with
the favor that. Thou Dearest unto Thy
people: Q visit me with Thy saliva
ton, that may see the good Of Thy |
chosen. that I may rejoice in the glad
ness OF Thy nation; that may glorify
with Thine Inheritance"
And If you area partner, how should
this encourage. and comfort You, that
in all your obscurity and affliction you
have the communion Of saints"-an
interest. an equal interest, with all the
blessed of the Lord. whether on earth
or in heaven, in all the enioyments,
riches and glories that consti their
portion forever!
And should you not be concerned to
bring others to share witty you? Surely
there is enough and to spare. Your
claimswill5 not be diminished by an in
crease OF partakers. Yea, your happi-
ness will be augmented by It, If they
arc like-lninded with angels, for they
rejoice over every sinner that repent
eth. So the first Christians. who had
drunk SO Immediately at the spring
head of benevolence and love. could
not keep the blessedness to them
selves: That which we have seen
and heard declare we unto you, that ye
also may have fellowship with us: and
truly our fellowship is with the rather,
and with His Son Jesus Christ"
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