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III PEi1NOVTH BEIHEIc.

ton, aid the remainder of life is mere
ly testing of the consecrated one, to
determine to what degree he really
meant the Vow; to. what degree he
uses his every endeavor to be dead to
the world, dead to self, dead to all
earthly things and alive toward God
and the interest of the Millennial
Kingdom to which he has consecrated
himself as a member" of the Body of
the Mediator of the New Covenant
Jeremiah XXI, 81; Galatians, iii,
29).
II will Pay My Vows"
| " Let no one lightly undertake a
Vow unto the Lord. 1t carries with
| it weighty responsibilities. 1t woulu
be better every way that none should
take the Vow without first under
standing the matter and entering
fully into the spirit of the resolution
he makes, Once made and accepted
by the Lord through the importation
Of the holy Spirit, it cannot be an
nulled. But why should we wish to
annual the Vow?4e -
Why should anyone who puts his
hand to the pillow look back? To use
the Apostles Illustration why should
| the sow that was washed return to
Wallowing in the mire? Why should
we, afte rhaving renowned the world
Ind received the begeting of the holy
! Spirit, and after having tasted of tbs
good Word of God and the powers
If the Age to come, lose the the pre-
;ious taste and appreciation of these,
mo. return in craving to the beggarly
elements of the world? Surely there
are no good reasons for so doing
Surely the joys Of the present life, as
well as the hopes of the Kingdom to
come, all should encourage us to fully
''set our affections on things above
and not on the things beneath
The wrold, the flesh and the Ad-
versafy-al exercise influences con
trary to our Vow or Resolution to- the
Lord to be dead to the world and to
self that we may be alive with Christ
and share his glory-suffer with him,
that we may reign with him. The
poet has expressed the proper thought
here, saying,
my soul, be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes arise.
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the prize"
Much of our success in keeping our
Vow of Conservation depends upon
two things:
Cd The clearness of our grasp of
the situation when we made our Vow
and the thoroughness of our inten-
ton; the amount sor weight thereof;
the will power exerted for righteous
ness.
(2) An additional feature of great
weight in the matter Isl the degree of
our knowledge. 1t is in line with
this thought that the Scriptures de
clare, my people perish for lack Of
knowledge" God has given us his
Word and informed us that it is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof
and for correction in Righteousness,
that the man of God may be thor
oughly furnished" He has advised
us to scare hthe Scriptures and to for
get not the assembling of ourselves
together. And where his advice is
followed an dthe Scriptures are
searched daily, not in a formal man
ner, but with desire to know, and to
do the Lords will and to be guided in
his way, Strengthening of the will is
effected. Correspondence there is
weakening of the evil influences which
oppose us as New Creatures and our
Vow The Word of God is so ar
arranged as to provide 'Fmeat in due
season" for all Aof his faithful people.
whether old or young, in every time.
As ''babes. in Christ as young men
Ind as fu1l-grown sons of God, it is
for each of US a storehouse of Grace
md Truth, to make us strong in the
Lord and in the power of his might.
Only by appropriating this spiritual
food can We have strength to fulfil