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lieving saints,
should have been known and loved OF
God. and called and chosen of Him
from before the foundation of the
world. In the eighth of Proverbs
Christ is personifed as wisdom, and
tells US he was set up from everlast-
ing or ever the earth was, and adds.
MY delights were with the sons OF
men"
CD 1t is marvellous in It's nature.
expressed not merely or primarily, in
giving 10 man life, and the means to
enjoy II, but when man had turned
his back upon his Creator and rebelled
against him, In freely and undeserv-
ingly forgiving him, and this at the
sacrifice of His only begotten son
that whosoever believeth on him
should not perish but have everlast-
ing life"
CD II is marvellous In its un-
tchangeableness. Wonderful is II that
rGod should have loved US while We
were sinners, and continue TO love US
even while we continue TO be sinners.
The new man within US who have be-
lieved on Christ does not sin. but the
old man is still sinner. But God
loves US Notwithstanding all. II
seems impossible TO wear out his love.
Can q woman forget her sucking
child?" he asks, Yea, she may forget.
but / will not forget thee"
(D Ii Is marvellous in It's work.
Passing from the thought OF what
Gods loving kindness has accom-
plished and will yet accomplish in
Christ on our behalf consider what
1t accomplishes within ourselves
through Christ, our sanctiflcation and
spiritual up-building. Listen TO David.
ters on his head he exclaims to God,
"They gentleness hath made me
great" Or, transfer the thought 70
Paul, as in the stress of his apostle
ship he declares, IF we be beside our.
selves 1t is to God, II we be sober It
is for your sake. For the love OF
Christ constraineth us"-the love
which Christ hath manifested toward
US.
The Need Of This Prayer.
% We need to see Gods loving
kindness TO remove our ignorance.
1t is dreadful thing to be ignorant
of the God who made and who TO
deemed US. CD We need to see II u
awaken gratitude and enable Us TO
love him who first loved US. (3) We
need It TO strengthen faith and TO de-
liver us from fear. This was the rea-
son David prayed this prayer: Show
thy marvellous loving kindness, o
thou that savest by thy right hand
all them that put their trust in thee
from them that rises up against
them" II is such a motive also that
moves Paul TO say, He that spared
not his son. but freely delivered him
up for us all, shall he not with him
also freely give US all things? Who
shall lay anything TO the charge OF
Gods elect? II is God that justifiethl
Who is he that condemneth? II Is
Christ that died!"
In other words, the greater includes
the less, and II God hath loved Us
enough to do this on our behalf, he
loves us well enough TO do anything
we need Dry your tears; deepen
your trust; give room to hope; be of
good courage and he shall strengthen
thine heart. Ask him TO show you his
loving kindness.
An Illustration.
Some years ago / visited the White
Mountain Notch, and facing Mt VIII
lard--is II called?-i overheard my
companions asking one another *
they had seen the old witch OF the
mountain. The old witch OF the
mountain" designates the outline of a
woman apparently robed In white.
which natures chisel has cut In the
face OF the bald, bare rock. Some had
seen her and some had not. was
among the latter. and my friends did
everything they could 10 assist my
vision. adjusting a powerful magnify
ing glass, etc, but II was all In vain.
At length one in a few well-chosen
words, described the figure 30 accu-
rately IN its relation 20 its surround.
ings, that I saw IL in a moment. and
was able 10 join IN the laugh at my
neighbors who had not yet been so
fortunate.
II is much the same In the region
OF spiritual truth. The loving kind
ness OF God stands out before men in
creation. In his word, IN the trans
formed lives Of his people. and men
have eyes but they do not see. n
they but saw. how they would rejoice