Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-06-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xl.-Second Quarter, For
1une Is, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Ps- xxxii-Memory
Verse. Golden Text, Ps- xxi, 1.
Commentary Prepared BY Rev. o. NJ.
Stearns.

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Commentary Prepared BY Rev. o. NJ.
Stearns.
It is certainly restful and most re-
freshing to turn from the record OF sin.
as In the last lesson, to this record of
sin forgiven and TO hear the Spirit Of
the Lord through David tell of this
great blessedness. Nathan said to Da
vid. 'The Lord hath put away thy sin;
howbeir by this deed thou hast
given great occasion 10 the enemies OF
the Lord to blaSpherne- III Sam Kit
Is. IA. and they have been blasphem-
ing ever since. There IS forgiveness
for the sinner. bat II is an awful thing
to,he stumbling block in the way of
Others Il Is beautiful to read Of such
a sinner as David as 1.-THE anolnted Of
the God Of Jacob and the sweet psalm
isf Of Israel. The title, God OF Ja-
cob Is to me a most wonderful name
and gives me great encouragement
As to the psalms of David. see how
he gives God all the glory, The Spirit
Of the Lord spake by me. and His
word was in my tongue" I'll Sam. xiii.
/, % There can be no doubt that the
Lord wrote through him all the psalms
attributed to him and many of the
others. Our Lord Jesus spoke of him
as writing the One Hundred and Tenth
Matt xxi. 41-45t The apostles spoke
of him as the author OF the Sixteenth.
the Second and others t-Acts Il. 80. N3i:
Nv, %, &c; Kilt 32-3T. Paul refers to
our present lesson as coming through
David In Rom ", SIS This Is the
second psalm beginning with the word
blessed and 1t Is plural word
meaning literally '-0h. the blessings
Sturgeon says that 1t means double
joys. bundles Of happiness mountains
Of delight. There can be no real bless
edness till We know our sins forgiven.
and the gospel that does not proclaim
the forgiveness OF sins Is not the Cos
pei Of God, for that gospel says.
Through this man is preached unto
Him all that believe are justified from
all things" tActs xiii. s. 30: Rom. ILL "a.
In verses /. q Z. there are four diff
ferent words used concerning our guilt
--transgression, sin, iniquity, guile--and
DIR. Adam Clarke saws that the first
means Passing a boundary or doing
what is forbidden: the second means
missing a mark or not doing what Is
Commanded. IT, third means what Is
rnoraaly wrong. contrary To equity. the
fourfh sfruffles frnnd or deceit. To re
move these evils three acts are men
tioned-forlviuc. covering. not imput-
fnr. All are fully ACCOMPLISHED for IA
by the one great sacrifice on Calvary.
ana the tenefts BECOME ours when
vfth frue pentiteore we turn 10 Him.
We NAV sctna1,v have the forgiveness
nd he without the fov because ve do
nor rest on the assurance OF His In
f.fl,hie uort for NV and neace come
oufv NV believing Rom. xy. III. 1--WE
do NOT acknowledge our sin and seek
- cover onr tpinuifv ne wfIl he In "A
has . cssa a. wss Dav4a tver>es a-yl-
h.,, ~ VIC confess os,r sins yte n faith
~, ara tusf n forgive us our sins and
- xs.ars, ms fror, ii, unr,vhtaousnas.
n Iohni On Tha r,eha. ~ ais grace
IN fh,s psalm arc =, exceedingly album
d.nt that the uffla we can call atten-
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that ,hs reaaer rnav nv the shirt ses
the oca.n a. f,,,ness that e here Enh
fe7 ara varx nrscso,. vor,,s IN me
neg,nn,ng ana en,,,ny With grace and
,rc,,d,ns ac.antanca r.a.rntton .nd
sorv,vans.r The trr,x eoflv can nerar
ner,sb hut thav nav w.naer ana naa.,
rsetora t;o,, frarsa c.u % Ioh, = %,
How rich l. rarss : nv hiding nlace
onr ,,fa Md u,i,b christ IN co, in Goa
and ~ f,l,r,st, col M Thess I.
n Car Il, >, nv strong habitat,on,
nv dwelling nl.ea frs Ixxi ?. re ~
how ahso,nte,v safa nraserva,i from
trnnhla for fho,ch wa uust have tr,h-
u,at,an ws naa,, NOT ~. troubled and
No real evil can hefa,i ms lIohu xvi "a.
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