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Z sdbiectively considered, for there Is
none good. no. not one. bu. believers
and unbelievers-the saved and the
f lost Any other distinctions are only
T Of a secondary kind and limited 70
the things of earth. For example.
when we speak OF an adulterer or
irunkard. We associate with him the
name % sinner but when We speak
% an outVardIy moral nan Who new
ertheiess Acknowledges no allegiance
70 the God OF the Bible. We think o.
him as -ungodly The latter is uE-
concerned about his personal saliva
ton Living an honest life as the
world goes. he believes he will fare
vel enough at the last He would
not deny the existence OF God and a
future life. but he has no particular
or transforming Ideas about either.
The -unxodly- is a character with
which most OF US are more likely TO
come In close contact than the open
sinner. and for that reason be is ca
pable OF more harm We would not
willingly associate with notorious
transgressors. the libertine. the liar
class Of persons ara not so well under 4
stood. Like a weII dressed piekpock-
81. they may walk or sit by cur side
and rob rs OF that which is more val
liable than the gold which perish
eth" and yet We may remain for
while unconscious % our loss In
deed. -ungodiy- persons may be de-
sirable 10 be acquainted with in a Ger
tain sense They may increase eur
profits or enlivsn cur domestic circle.
but all the time they will be- as the
yildsd bait covering the deadly hook,
Tire Marx Of the UnsodIy.
The PsalmIst names one distin-
gushing mark Of the -unzodly~ as his
counsel In other words. h. thinks.
not wisely. or deep or veil. but he
thinks lie also crfticises. advises
and recommends. His voice il heard
in the popular magazine and work OF
nction- He u your companion ON q
railway train or IN q hotel lobby. Yoa |
meet hsun m yo1r Store OF shap. and u
viii not be long before be exhibits his
missionary real Look az me-. he
says. and thousands like ne. who
reject all this nonsense about saliva
ton and the authority Of the Bible
arr we fools How can Christian
ity BE- the divine religion to the excIa-
sior OF every other. when its numbers
are comparatively SO smalls- This
Is the way he insidiously argues
Bat what IL meant by walking in
this COUNSEL Are we 10 abandon so
eiety. retire from business. and put
an end TO converse with our fellow
men. Being in the Isidst of-the -un-
cody how can ne avoid walking
With them. The answer Is that ne
need not walk with them in the moral
sense and cs free choice. II We 20
among them In the path Of duty We
shall be upheld By divine grace. and
( II the demands Of our vocation bring
u there, the necessity OF entering
that society in distinction from select
ing 1t. will put US on our guard and
be an antidote to the infection. But
We must not put ourselves willingly IN
their society. We must resist induce
ments to make one OF them. and sacrt-
fee worldly convenience. u need be
I In order to honor God and maintain
the purity and development OF our
souls Such society is unnecessary 10
Us in any other sense than the one al
ready admitted because God has =. 600
left in Israel who have not We, bowed
I the knee to Baal" We can say in the
language OF the Canticles. Tell me
1 o Thou Whom my soul lowest. where
7 Ihou feedest- where Thou makest
{ Thy flock to rest az noon; for whv
should be as one that turneth asids
BY the Hoeks OF Thy companions
Sin Progressive.
The verse from which our text ia
taken is a sentence in which the same
thought Is repeated more than once
with slight addition to It each tim.
I That Is, three characters are repre-
sented. each exceeding the other IN
charlottesville "ungodly," the sin
mel" the "seornful" The first wallis
T the second stands. the third sits dow,
I completely gives NJ himself to opno.
sition to God The teaching is that
J ain is progressive. and as an old com.
I mentatOr says. he who walks 4,
the counsel OF the ungodly will 500,
stand in the way OF SINNERS. and h.
who stands in the way Of sinners viii
ultimately sit down In the seat OF the
"scornful One blessing Therefore
%hich accrues to him that -vaIka,h
not in the counsel OF the ungodly- 4.
that from which he is prevented H.
is prevented from growing worse. Pm,
is positive blessing also. for the man
who walks not in the counsel OF tha
ungodly Is likely 10 walk in the coun
sci Of God His delight viii be IA ,ha
Law OF God, and In his Law will h.
mediate day and night" As a con-
sequence there shall be seen in bin
growth and fruitfulness. and he sh.u
be like tree planted by the rivers q,
water. that hringeth forth his frut,
In his season. his leaf also shall no,
wither; and whatsoever he doe,h shar
prosper