The Lambertville record., 1910-01-19

to large and very attentive audiences.
We report one of his discourses from
The above text, as follows
The word 'ieinkcf' In or text il
used In figurative sense to signify
that God took no notice Of. paid no
attention to, that long period OF time
from the flood 10 the First Advent OF
our Redecmer During those twenty.
five hundred years the world of man.
Kind lay in ignorance and weakness
and vice, but. rs our text declares.
God took 10 notice of 1t as Il whole
He gave his attention entirely TO the
little nation Of Israel, the descendants
of Abraham. with whom lie made "A
special Law Covenant. Israel entered
upon n great schooling period: first
in a condition OF peonase in Egypt;
and later. under the cOmmapd OF
Moses. passing from Egypt Ia Canaan.
with wandering OF fort! 4r.tfs III
the Wilderness; still later under Judges.
and then under kings. etc ti'd did
not wink at sin amongst the lSraeliteE.
whom he adopted rs his ''pecaliar pco.
pie" under the Law Covenant mediat.
ed by Moses we read that every dis
obedience received Just recompense
Of reward tIIebrcws IL, y, Stripes,
captivitics. under Divine
supervision and predicted through the
was the portion of the cho.
sen people of the Lord. Obedience on
their part brought blessing and dis.
obedience and idoiatry brought chas-
tisemcnts-God winked nj nothing as
respects his chosen people.
At first glance This Is perpiexins
Not understanding the Divine Plan we
would he inclined TO expect that the
favored nation would be excused more
than othcrs-that II would he the pea-
pie whose impcrfcctlons would be
winked at But not SO: Israel was
chosen for a purpose. And in order TO
prepare them FOR their mission and To
III them 10 fill ii. the Lord ehastcned
thus educated and assisted them more
than others out OF degradation. As II
result. when our Lord came into the
world TO be mans Redecmer, Israel.
under the chastisins, scourging, in
structing experiences Of many eentu-
ries. was by far the most advanced
nation in the world along religious
lines.
Thus 1t was that when the Redeem.
or presented himself. some, "a rem.
nant," were "lsracltes indeed and
ready to receive him-iive hundred
during his earthly ministry and sev-
eral thousand more at the following
Penieeostal season. II is but reason
able 10 suppose that no other nation IN
the world would have furnished any
such numbers ready OF heart for Mes
slab. and consecratcd fully 10 him.
Note. for instance. that st. raul's
preaching TO the Athcnians on Mars
Hill apparently touched not n single
heart nor head.
Tho Justice Of the Wink.
The Almighty informs us that Jus.
ticc Is the very foundation OF all OF his
dealings. He cannot be less than just.
although through Christ lie has pro
vidcd TO be more than just--that Is,
loving and merciful There must have
been a justice IN this winking men-
toned by the Apostle. What was IL?
The Apostle explains that owing to
a death sentence that was upon the
world in general. and no provision hav-
ing yet been made for redemption
from that death penalty and II reSur-
rcctiou dclivcrancc. 1t would have been
Illogical for God TO give laws TO the
world of mankind commanding repent.
lncc. etc. Why? Because they were
already CONDEMNED 10 death. the ex
treme penalty of the Divine Law. No
more could be done 10 them than de
stroy them, however badly they lived,
And nothing that they could do would
make them deserving Of eternal life
So long as that death sentence rested
upon them aud no prospect WAS Of
fered even OF release from it. God let
them alone, and justly enough wink
cd nt their imperfection aud did not
lay II specially to their charge.
With the jew II was different God
that nation through the
Law and the prophets and the chasten-
'ngs for their wrong doings. and thus
prepared In them a little flock" of
'Isracltcs indeed" ready for spiritual
Ihings. Additionally he wished to use
them and their experiences rs types
~ lessons for Spiritual Israel yet fu-
ture. These types. under the guidance
II the holy Spirit through the New
Testament, have constituted very help
full lessons to the Church OF this Cos
Isl Agc-Spiritual lsrael-"For the
Law Covenant was shadow ot good
fhings coming after it."
But before having this dealing with
hem. promising thcm lifc.etcrnal il
hey would obey. They gladly ac-
'epted the proposition and strovc TO
i've righteously. strove 10 keep the
Law. They did no, gain eternal life
indcr the Law, because they could
not keep it; not thar the Law was tie.
'ective, but that they like all other
members OF Adams fallen race. We're
imperfect God knew Of their weak
less and allowed them 10 he dlsap-
pointed In the outcome of their Cow
,nant. but nevertheless he made II q
great blessing to them-a means of in
which. as we have seen. ulti-
nately prepared several thousand to
Dc Of so ripe a condition of heart as
% be ready for the Savior and become
lis disciples. The jew then had this
advantage over the Gentle up TO that
line. He had Gods promises. He
Knew the Law of God. He was profit
ID by striving 10 do the impossible
hing OF keeping II perfectly. Had
iod not chosen the nation of Israel TO
,ring them under the schooling pro-
esses of the Law Covenant Galatians
II. "a, he would have "winked" at
heir ignorance. etc. as he did with
he transgressions of other nations up
o that time.
Nov commandeth All Men,"
What Is the secret Of this change on
Gods part-from winking at the sins
ind imperfections of the W Id to com-