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New Notes

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HiBLE Readings.

BY
S. R. BRIGGhS.
WITH SELECTIONS FROM
JU. j^. MOODY, Major WHITTLE, J. H. BROOKES, D. D., Prof. W. G.
MOOREHEAD, Rev. E. P. MARVIN, JNO. CURRIE, Rev. W. J.
ERDMAN, F. E. marsh. Dr. L. W. MUNHALL,
and others.
Also BRIEF MEMOIR of the late S. R. BRIGGS,

REV. J. H. BROOKES, D. D.

'Herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit." John xv: 8.

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PREFACE.
" New Notes " is not in any sense a reprint of the well-known
"Notes and Suggestions for Bible Readings," edited by S. R.
Briggs and J. H. Elliott; it is an entirely new collection; still it
may be said to contain many of the same features as in the previous
volume, which has now reached a sale of 30,000 during twelve
years, being published in the United States, Great Britain and
Canada; this great and continuous demand seems to be an estimate
of, and certainly a testimony to, the value of such a book.
Our father, the late Mr. S. R. Briggs, had looked forward to
publishing such a work, but the Lord saw "his tired servant needed
rest" and called him home, leaving others to complete the work
begun. A large proportion of the Readings in this present vol
ume have been selected from that which he left behind as a result
of over twenty years of Bible study. These may be known by
not having the name of the author at their close.
Selections have also been made from many noted students of
the Word, some of which Readings have been specially prepared by
the authors, and are published now for the first time. The appli
cation of Truth is to some extent so general and universal that
e. g. subjects specially suitable for the unsaved very often cannot
but apply somewhat to the Believer, and vice versa. For this
reason the index, with which exceptional care has been taken to
make it a valuable help, must be depended on rather than on the
divisional arrangement; however, the following general outline of
Readings, we trust will be found to be somewhat suggestive.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year iS8g, by
FLEMING H. REVELL,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MR. S. R. BRIGGS.
BY REV. JAMES H. BROOKES, D. D.
It is a melancholy privilege to prepare a brief memoir of this
beloved brother, as a preface to the following collection of " New
Notes for Bible Readings.'' It is written, not as a tribute to his
worthiness which he would have been the first to disclaim, but as a
testimony to the grace he so delighted to exalt. Very beautifully
did that grace shine in his heart and life ; and now that he has gone
from the circle of his friends, the world seems to them a darker and
meaner place.
A native of Hull, England, where he was born in 1840, he came
with his father's family, when a child but five years of age, to To
ronto, Canada. Here he passed his youth, not in idleness, but in
hard and self-denying work, snatching such intervals as he could
from constant toil to store his mind with valuable knowledge. His
father was a builder, and he naturally preferred the same pursuit in
life. But he was early thrown upon his own resources, and struggled
forward bravely and resolutely from the humble position which is
assigned a boy learning his trade.
In 1861, just as he reached the period of manhood, he was brought
to a knowledge of himself as a sinner, and to the knowledge of
Christ as a Saviour. Nor was it an empty profession he made, but a
sincere confession of a divine and most precious Redeemer. He
instinctively felt that " no man, when he hath lighted a candle cov-
ereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed ; but setteth it on a
candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light." From the
commencement of his new life he understood, at least in a measure,
the experience and meaning of the Apostle when he wrote, " The
love of Christ constraineth us ; because we thus judge, that if one
died for all, then were all dead ; and that He died for all that they

PREFACE. PAGE.
How to Study the Bible; Inspiration, etc  33
Readings Suitable for Systematic Courses  45
" the Unsaved  87
" " " Believers  98
(Christian Workers, page 121.)
" on Jesus Himself  147
" Miscellaneous  166
Every precaution has been taken to prevent errors in the
Scripture references; each having been referred to and carefully
compared after being set up in type.
The author's name or initials appears at the clo.se of each
Reading except where the author is Mr. S. R. Briggs or "Anon."
At this time when error in all its subtile and attractive forms
and with its false modesty or its brazen defiance is permeating
the living tissues of State, church, home and individual, let us far
from welcome any book that will be a substitute for the personal
and prayerful study of the infallible Word of God. "New Notes"
will, we trust, be by the blessing of God, not a substitute for, but a
stimulus to, and an aid in, such study. It does not profess to con
tain new Truths, but rather JVew Notes on old Truths, and if it helps
to answer the question, "What is Truth?" to the glory of Him who
is "The Truth," and whose "Word is Truth," it will accomplish its
highest aim. W. A. B.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF S. R. BRIGGS. 3
his confidence, that God had greatly blessed him in the removal of
his money, for in his emptiness there had been revealed to him
nobler gain and truer riches. He could look up into the face of his
loving and faithful Lord, and exclaim with a depth of joy he never
knew before, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is
stayed on thee ; because he trusteth in thee."
From that time he was compelled to draw a small salary from
the Willard Tract Depository, but all profits above actual expenses
still went to the Free Distribution Fund. In 1882 a joint stock com
pany was formed to carry on the work. At the first prayer meeting,
attended by only six or seven persons, the word of our Lord,
" Have Faith in God," was suggested as an appropriate motto, and
it now stands as the symbol of the institution, which soon attained a
remarkable prosperity under his wise and energetic management.
No one familiar with the history of this enterprise could doubt for
a moment the signal ability he possessed for the successful prosecu
tion of any business intrusted to his hands.
But he found time to do more work for the Master so dear to his
heart. Frequently he left home on Friday evening, holding services
in various places until the following Monday, preaching the gospel,
arousing Christians to greater fidelity, and then returning quietly
to his office. He was also a member of the Board of Managers
of the International Medical Missionary Society of New York,
an active laborer in the Union Mission Hall on College Avenue,
editor for several years of Notes for Bible Study, a compiler with
J. H. Elliott, of "Notes and Suggestions tor Bible Readings," which
has now reached a sale of over 60,000, the founder and teacher of
the Berean Circle, which met every week in his own house for the
systematic study of the sacred Scriptures, and which has sent forth
a number of faithful witnesses for Christ to foreign lands, or to the
destitute population of our own cities.
In addition to all of this service he was the treasurer and efficient
helper of the Niagara Conference for Bible Study. Nowhere out
side of his own household will his absence be more keenly felt, than
by the brethren who assemble annually on this beautiful spot in
Christian fellowship and with loving hearts. It was a joy to receive
his kindly greeting, it was a joy to unite with him in prayer, it was a
joy to hear from him ever and anon a word of public testimony, and
it was a joy to sit with him in the starlight, speaking of the things
touching the King. The only solace to our sadness is the sweet

4 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF S. R. BRIGGS.
thought of a happy meeting soon in the presence of Christ, at "our
gathering together unto Him."
When the members of the Conference separated the last of July,
1887, little did they think that they were to see him no more on
earth. He suffered toward the close of the meetings from a slight
illness that gave his friends no alarm. But it proved to be typhoid
fever, and after he was removed to his home in Toronto he lingered
until the morning of the Lord's Day, September 4, when he departed
to be with Christ, which is far better. A little while before he was
absent from the body, he said to one of his children, " Well, my son,
have you lost your faith yet?" The answer was, " No, father, have
you ?" He could only whisper, but his whisper was very distinct, as
he looked at his beloved wife, whose heart was almost breaking, and
replied, " No, indeed, I have more than ever," and his face shone
with the peace of God that passeth all understanding. The last
message he gave that wife from the Word was the text, " I will trust,
and not be afraid," and a more precious legacy he could not have
left her in her loneliness and sorrow.
Thus passed from human sight one of whom it can be said with
out extravagance that by the grace of God he was a model in many
respects as a husband, as a father, as a business man, and as a Chris
tian. He not only read but responded to the gentle beseeching of
the Holy Ghost, "by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies
a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which ic your reason
able service. And be not conformed to this world, but be ye trans
formed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." It was his one
aim and ambition that Christ should be magnified in his body,
whether by life or death.
Perhaps his character and principles can be best illustrated by
the following letter which he sent to the church with which he had
been connected, when he changed his place of residence to a distant
part of the city :
Beloved Brethren in Christ Jesus ; Grace unto you, and peace from God our
Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Having removed with my family to this neighborhood, it will be impracticable
for us to meet with you at  in Christian fellowship. But as members of one
family, the family of God, our Father, we can meet, " though sundered far, around
one common mercy seat ;" and by and by we shall be gathered home.
In taking the farewell, I cannot do so without reflection. My mind goes back
to the time and place where the dear Lord Jesus spoke peace to my troubled soul.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF S. R. BRIGGS. 5
now more than seventeen years ago. Then I was led with my dear wife to join in
Christian fellowship with you, and other dear ones who are gone to be with Jesus.
In looking over these seventeen years, as far as I am concerned, I see, oh ! so
much I wish had been different ; so many imperfections, so much unlikeness to
One whom T professed to love ; so much unfaithful testimony ; so much that was
not in keeping with the mind of Him who gave Himself for me ; so much of the
flesh, and so little of the spirit ; so much unholiness, and so little holiness ; so
much for time, and so little for eternity ; so much of self, and so little of Christ ;
so much left undone that ought to have been done, and so much done that ought
not to have been done.
Were it not that we have One with the Father who ever liveth to make inter
cession for me, I could have no hope. But, thanks be unto God, " If. any man sin,
we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.'' Of late years I
have been led, I trust, to live more for HIM, who loved me, and gave Himself for
me ;' and yet, oh ! how very far short I come of what it is my privilege and duty to
be. If I have not entered into many of your social gatherings the last two years,
it has not been for want of love to any of you, but from a conscientious conviction
that I would be grieving my blessed Lord, by having to do with those things,
which I believe are not of the Spirit but of the flesh. If I have wounded the feel
ings of any brother, most gladly would I do all in my power to heal the wound.
And now, dear brethren, in leaving you, suffer a word of exhortation. Take
heed to the word of God concerning the great evil of the church of God conform
ing in this day to this present evil world. It is the canker ii'orin, which is eating
out the very vitals of the church. The church and the world, which in the New
Testament are so broadly separated, having become so mingled, it is difficult to
distinguish them. The church to-day is not living as the dear Lord desired she
should live, when he gave utterance to that touching prayer in John xvii. Oh,
how much like the world ; oh, how unlike Christ ; oh, how dimly her light burns ;
oh, how cold her love : oh, how little her influence for good ; oh, how little bold
testimony for the truth : oh, how little persecution ; oh, how little going forth to
Him without the camp, bearing His reproach ; oh, how little she enters into the
fellowship of his sufferings ; oh, how her chariot wheels drag, through being
clogged by that which is earthly !
Let us AWAKE ! AWAKE ! ! Beloved. The time for service will soon be
over. Loved ones will be forever damned, if we do not do our duty. Let us arise to
our privilege, and shine forth as lights in the world holding forth the word of life.
Let us fulfil our mission, and say with our beloved brother Paul, " To me to live is
Christ ;" " Whose I am, and whom I serve ;" " Looking for the blessed hope, and the
glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Him
self for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a
peculiar people, zealous of good works."
It is no wonder that such a man was a power in the church and
city, blessed with his presence. It is no wonder that mention of his
departure was made from many of the evangelical pulpits and that
the cessation of his labors was felt by good men to be a public ca- ,
lamity. But the spring of his activity and zeal, as he more than once

6 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF S. R. BRIGGS.
said to his intimate friends, was his practical faith in the personal
and pre-millennial coming of the Lord. It threw the interests of time
into the background of His contemplation. It made all intermediate
events and death itself, of trifling moment in comparison with the
glory which is then to be revealed. It was a constant stimulus to
fidelity in the service of the Master, that he might win the smile of
His approval in that day. It softened and sweetened the gifts and
graces he had received, and drew after him the affections of all who
had fellowship with him in the truth. Those who knew him best
loved him most, and in the light of the hope that cheered him
through all toils and trials, they can say. Farewell, brother, until the
meeting in the air !

KEYS TO THE WORD.*
BY A. T. PIERSON, D. D.
Genesis. Key-word: Beginning.
Key-verse:i:i.
Divisions — i. i-xi. From Adam to Noah.
2. xii-1. From Abraham to Joseph.
Exodus. Key-word: Pass-over.
Key-verse: xii:23.
Divisions — i. i-xii. Israel in Egypt.
2. xiii-xviii. From Egypt to Sinai.
3. xix-xl. At Sinai; the Law given.
Leviticus. Key-word: Atonement.
Key-verse: xvi:34.
Divisions — i. i-xvi. The way to God by sacrifice.
2. xvii-xxvii. The walk with God by sanctiiica-
tion and separation.
Numbers. Key-word: Sojourn.
Key-verse: xxxiii:i.
Divisions — i. i-x:io. Preparations for march from Sinai.
2. x:ii-xxi. Journey from Sinai to Moab.
3. xxii-xxxiv. In Moab preparing to enter
Canaan.
Deuteronomy. Key- word: Obedience.
Key-verse: x:i2, 13.
Divisions — i. i-iv. Summary of desert wanderings.
2. V. Rehearsal of Decalogue.
3. vi-xxvi. Laws, etc., as to conduct in Canaan.
4. xxvii-xxviii. Blessings and curses.
5. xxix-xxx. Covenant with God.
6. xxxi-xxxii. Moses' Exhortation and Song.
7. xxxiii. His final "Blessing."
8. Supplemental narrative of Moses' death.
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Study." Price 75 cents, to be had from the publisher of this'volume.
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KEYS TO THE WORD.
Joshua. Key- word: Possession.
Key-verse: i:3.
Divisions — i. i-xii. Conquest.
2. xiii-xxiv. Partition.
Judges. Key-word: Anarchy.
Key-verse: xxi:25.
Divisions — i. i-iii:6. Introduction.
2. iii:7-xvi. Main History.
3. xvii-xxi. Appendix: Fragmentary narratives
without chronological order.
Ruth. Key-word: Kinsman (Redeemer.)
Key-verse: iv:i4.
/ //. Samuel. Key- word: Kingdom.
Key-verse: I Sam. x:25.
Divisions — i. I Sam. i-vii. Samuel, the Prophet- Judge.
2. I Sam. viii-xxxi. Saul's career.
3. II Sam. i-v:5. David, King over Judah.
4. II Sam. v:6-xx. David, King over Israel.
5. II Sam. xxi-xxiv. Appendix.
/ // Kings. Key-word: Royalty.
Key-verses: I Kings ii:i2; xi:i3.
Divisions — i. I Kings i-xi. From Solomon's coronation to
death.
2. I Kings xii — II Kings xvii. From Reho-
boam to the captivity of Israel under
the Assyrians.
3. II Kings xviii-xxv. From Hezekiah to the
captivity of Judah under the Chaldeans.
/ //. Chronicles. Key- word: Theocrasy.
Key-verse: II Chron. xv:2.
Divisions — i. I Chron. i-ix. Genealogies, etc.
2. I Chron. x-xxix. Kingdom under David.
3. II Chron. i-ix. Kingdom under Solomon.
4. II Chron. x-xxxvi. Kingdom from Reho-
boam to Zedekiah.
Ezra, Nehemiah. Key-word: Restoration.
Key-verses: Ezrai:5; Neh. ii:5.
Divisions — Ezra.
I. i-vi. Return from captivity.
2. vii-x. Events in reign of Artaxerxes, etc.

KEYS TO THE WORD. 9
Between these two sections lies a gap of 57 years.
Nehemiah.
I. i-vii. Nehemiah's narrative.
2. viii-ix. Narrative continued by another
party.
3. x-xii:26. Six important lists.
4. xii:27-xiii. Dedication of wall and reforms'
Esther. Key-word: Providence.
Key-verse: iv:i4.
Job. Key-word: Trial.
Key-verse: 1:9.
Divisions — i. i-ii. Historical prologue.
2. iii-xlii:6. Allegorical narrative with semi-
dramatic dialogue and tripartite division.
3. xlii:7-i7. Historical Epilogue.
Psalms. Key-word: Worship.
Key-verse: xxix:2.
Divisions — Five books marked by their peculiar endings.
I. i-xli. Ending with Doxology and double
Amen.
2. xlii-lxxii. Same ending with the sentence:
"The prayers of David  are ended."
3. Ixxiii-lxxxix. Same ending as Book I.
4. xc-cvi. Same, with Hallelujah.
5. cvii-cl. Ending with many Hallelujahs.
Proverbs. Key-word: Wisdom.
Key- verse: ix:io.
Divisions — i. i-ix. Admonitions, especially to the young.
2. x-xxiv. Miscellaneous, for all classes.
3. xxv-'xxix. ¦ Later collections by. Scribes
under Hezekiah, etc.
4. xxx-xxxi. Supplement. Words of Agur and
Lemuel.
Ecclesiastes. Key- word: Vanity.
Key-verse: ii:ii.
Divisions — i. i:i-ii. Preface.
2. i:i2-ii:26. Results of experiment.
3. iii-viii:is. Results of observation.
4. viii:i6-xii:7. Induction.
5. xii:8-i4. Grand conclusion.

KEYS TO THE WORD.
The Song of Solomon. Key- word: Beloved.
Key-verse: vi:3.
Divisions — i. i:i. Inscription.
2. i:2-v:i. The Bride in the King's Chamber;
His visit. Her dream, and the Royal
Espousals.
3. v:2-viii:i4. The King's wife; Seeking and
Finding; The return home, etc.
Isaiah. Key-word: Salvation.
Key-verse: liii:s.
Divisions — i. i-xxxix. Chronological and Historical.
2. xl-lxvi. The Song of Messiah.
Jeremiah. Key- word: Warning.
Key-verse: vii:28; xlvi:i.
Divisions — i. i-xxxviii. Prophecies, etc., as to Judah,
down to the Chaldean Invasion.
2. xxxix-xliv. Prophecy and History after
Jerusalem's fall.
3. xlvi-li. Prophecies against Egypt, Philistia,
Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar
and Hazor, Elam and Babylon. Chap.
xlv is a fragment apparently out of place;
chap, lii is an appendix.
Lamentations. Key-word : Destruction.
Key-verse: ii:ii.
Divisions — Five elegies, each a chapter. The first, second
and fourth, each subdivided into two equal
parts, and the third into three (1-18, 19-42,
43-66). The subdivisions are easily de
tected by change of speaker and personal
pronoun.
Ezekiel. Key-word: Visions.
Key-verse: i:i.
Divisions — i. i-xxiv. Introductory Vision, Commission as
Prophet, Prediction of Jerusalem's fall.
2. xxv-xxxii. Judgment of Ammon, Tyre,
Egypt, Edom, Moab, Philistia.
3. xxxiii-xxxix. Warnings and promises to
Israel and Judah.
4. xl-xlviii. Ideal Temple and City

KEYS TO THE WORD. 11
Daniel. Key- word: Revealed secret.
Key-verse: ii:22.
Divisions — i i-vi. The conflict.
2. vii-xii. The revelation.
ffosea. Key-word: Return.
Key-verse: xiv:9.
Divisions — i. i-iii. The marriage covenant with Jehovah.
2, iv-xiv. The stages of decline; the exhorta
tion to return.
Joel. Key-word: Judgment.
Key-verse: ii:i3.
Divisions— I. i-ii:i7. The Judgment and call to Re
pentance.
2. ii:i8 — iii:2i. The promise for the present
and future.
Amos. Key-word: Punishment.
Key -verse: iv:i2.
Divisions — i. i-ii. Prophecies against Syrians, Philis
tines, Phoenicians, Edomites, Ammonites,.
Moabites, etc.
2. iii-vi. Against Israel.
3. vii-ix. Visions, Consolatory and Condemna
tory, covering times previous to, and dur
ing Messiah's reign.
Obadiah. Key- word: Edom.
Key-verse; 21.
Divisions — i. 1-9. Judgment announced.
2. 10-16. Its Justification.
3. 17-21. Promised salvation to Zion.
Jonah. Key-word: Overthrow.
Key-Verse: iii:2.
Divisions — i. i. Jonah's corttmission and correction.
2. ii. His prayer and deliverance.
3. iii-iv. His commission renewed and dis
charged.
Micah. Key- word: Controversy.
Key-verse: vi:2.
Divisions — i. i-ii. Divine visitation of Israel and Judah.
2. iii-v. The desert of sin, and the grace of
the last days.

KEYS TO THE WORD.
3. vi-vii. Jehovah's controversy and forgive
ness.
Nahum. Key-word: Full End.
Key-verse: i:8, 9.
Habakkuk. Key-word: Faith.
Key-verse: ii:4.
Divisions — i. i-ii. The Prophet's colloquy. He speaks,
i:2-4. God answers, 5-11. He speaks
again, 12-17. He then takes a waiting
attitude, ii:i. God speaks again, 2-20.
2. iii. The prayer.
Zephaniah. Key-word: Remnant.
Key-verses: i:4; iii:i3.
Divisions — i. i-ii:3. The Day of Judgment.
2. ii:4 — iii:7. The provocation.
3. iii:8-2o. The salvation.
Haggai. Key- word: Build.
Key-verse: i:8.
Divisions — i. i. The exhortation.
2. ii:i-9. The encouragement.
3. ii: 10-19. A message to the priests.
4. 11:20-23. A message to Zerubbabel.
Zechariah. Key-word: Jealous.
Key-verse: viii:2.
Divisions — i. i-vi. Visions.
2. vii-viii. Concerning fasts.
3. ix-xiv. The prophetic Prospect.
Malachi. Key-word: Robbery.
Key-verse: iii:8.
Divisions— I. i:i-5. Introductory expostulation of Jehovah.
2. i:6 — 11:9. Rebuke of priests.
3. ii:io-i6. Rebuke of "divorce and mixed
marriages.
4. ii:i7 — iii:6. The coming messenger.
5. iii:7-i2. Tithes and offerings.
6. iii:i3— iv:6. The coming day of the Lord.

Matthew. Key-word: Kingdom.
Key-verse. xxvii:37.

JCEVS TO THE WORD. I3
Divisions — i. i-iv:i6. From Christ's birth to His public
ministry.
2. iv:t7 — xvi:28. His public ministry to His
transfiguration.
3. xvii:i — xxviii:2o. His transfiguration to His
last command*
Mark. Key-word: Service.
Key-verse: x:45.
Divisions — i. i:i-2o. Introduction: The forerunner, Bap
tism, Temptation, etc.
2. i:2i — viii:38. His miraculous mirtistry.
3. ix:i — xvi:2o. From Transfiguration to As
cension.
Luke. Key-word: Son of Man.
Key- verse: xix:io.
Divisions — i. i-iv:i3. Introduction to Christ's public
ministry.
2. iv:i4 — xxi. To the last Passover.
3. xxii-xxiv. To His Ascension Blessing.
John. Key- word: Life.
Key-verse: xx:3i.
Divisions — i. i:i-i8. Introduction, Prologue.
2. i:i9 — xii. Successive manifestations to the
Jews, Samaritans and Galileans.
3. xiii-xix. Christ's Passion and Death.
4. xx-xxi. Resurrection and Epilogue.
Acts. Key- word: Witness.
Key-verse: i:8.
Romans. Key-word: Righteousness.
Key-verse: i:i7.
Divisions — Mainly three:
I. i-viii. Argument. Salvation by faith in
Christ alone. The whole world, Gentiles
and Jews, condemned and guilty before
God. Justification provided in' Christ,
whose obedience and suffering availed the
sinner, who by faith is identified with Him.
2. ,ix-xi. Mutual relations of Jews and Gen
tiles, and the two dispensations.
3. xiii-xvi. Practical duties, etc.

14 KEYS TO THE WORD.
I Corinthians. Key- word: Wisdom.
Key-verse: xi:7, 8.
Divisions — i. i:i-9. Introduction.
2. i:io — iv:2i. Church factions.
3. v:i— vi:2o. Church discipline.
4. vii:i;4o. Marriage and ceUbacy.
5. viii:i — xi:i. Meat offered to Idols.
6. xi:2-34. Abuses in church assemblies.
7. xii:i — xiv:4o. The gifts of the Spirit.
8. XV. Resurrection
9. xvi. Sundry minor matters.
// Corinthians. Key-word : Comfort.
Key- verse: vii:6, 7.
Galatians. Key-word. Faith.
Key-verse, iii: 2.
Divisions — i. i-ii. Paul's Apostolate. Salvation by grace
2. iii-iv. The Bondage of Law.
3. v-vi. The Liberty of Sons.
Ephesians. Key- words: In Christ. One.
Key-verse: 1:3.
Divisions — i. i-iv:i6. Origin, institution and purpose of
Christ's Universal Church.
2. iv:i7 — vi:io. Ethical duties, truth, purity,
love, marriage service.
3. vi:io 24. Concluding exhortation. Panoply
of God, etc.
Philippians. Key-word: Gain.
Key-verses: iii:7, 14; iv:4.
Divisions — i. i:i-26. Paul's love and joy.
2. i:27 — ii:3o. The heavenly citizen and his
privileges.
3. iii. Christian progress.
4. iv. Six practical exhortations
Colossians. Key-word: In Christ, Complete.
Key- verse. ii:io.
Divisions — i. i:i-i2. Opening salutation and prayer.
2. i:i3 — ii:5. The Doctrine of the Epistle.
The Saints in Christ.
3. ii:6 — iv:6. Practical exhortations based on
this doctrinal teaching.
4. iv.7-18. Closing salutations.

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/ // Thessalonians. Key- word: Waiting.
Key-verses: I Thess. i;io; II Thess. iii:5.
/ // Timothy. Key-word: Doctrine.
Key-verses: I Tim. iii:9; II Tim. 1:13.
Titus. Key-word: Profitable.
Key-verse: iii:8, 9.
Philemon. Key-word: Receive (Intercession).
Key- verse: 17.
Hebrews. Key-word: Better.
Key-verse: xi:4o.
Divisions — i. i-x:i8. The grand argument.
2. x:i9 — xiii:25. Practical exhortations and
admonitions.
James. Key- word: Works.
Key-verse: ii:26.
/ // Peter. Key- word: Precious.
Key-verse: I Peter ii:7.
/ John. Key-word: Fellowship.
Key-verse: v:i3
Divisions — i. i.1-4. Introductory; The Logos; His Eter
nity and Identity with the Father. His
Revelation in the Flesh.
2. i:5 — ii;ii. The message concerning Light.
3. ii:i2 — v:3. The message concerning Love.
4. v:4-2i. The message concerning Life.
// John. Key-word: Walk (in truth).
Key-verse: 6.
/// John. Key- word: Fellow-helper (to the truth).
Key-verse: 8.
Jude. Key- word: Kept.
Key-verses: 21, 24.
Divisions — i. 1-2. Salutation.
2. 3. Exhortation.
3. 4-16. Warning examples.
4. 17-23. Secrets of preservation.
5. 24, 25. Grand Doxology.
Revelation. Key- word: Revelation.
Key- verse: i:i.
"Surely I come quickly."
"Amen !"
" Even so, come Lord Jesus."

HOW TO STUDY AND TEACH THE SCRIPTURES.

BY REV. W. W. CLARK.

It is one thing to have the Bible in the hand, and quite another
thing to know how to handle it. The word of God is called by Paul
"the sword of the Spirit." Any one can hold a sword, but only an
expert can use it skilfully. The task assigned me is to show " how
to study and teach the Scriptures," how to wield this sword of the
Spirit. Study comes before teaching, and is the foundation for
teaching. As Paul writes to Timothy, " Study to show thyself ap
proved unto God, rightly dividing (or, according to the revision,
handling aright') the word of truth." This should be the aim and
desire of every Sunday school teacher, to handle aright God's holy
word. And this may be done by bearing in mind and believing with
the heart a few general principles relative to the Bible. These then,
are the points we will consider in their order : " The Author,"
" The Outline," " Subject," " Purpose," " Internal Divisions,"
" Teacher." FIRST — THE AUTHOR.
Who wrote this book ? This is the most important matter for
us to settle ere we study and teach the Scriptures. The great theo
logical question of the day is concerning the character of revelation,
whether the Bible be wholly inspired, or partly inspired, or not
inspired at all. Even among theologians there is a vast 'difference
of opinion ; and as these opinions are ventilated in the secular and
religious press it is our duty to look into the matter deeply, that we
may not only be convinced ourselves, but be able to persuade others,
also. We believe in the full verbal inspiration of Holy Writ, that the
Scriptures as they originally came from the hands of the writers
were in truth " God -breathed."
As students and teachers of the oracles we must know whether
our faith rests upon the wisdom of men or on the authority of God.
Paul writes to the Thessalonians, " For this cause we thank God
without ceasing, because when ye received the word of God from
us, ye received it not as the word of men but as it is in truth, the
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word of God." Peter writes, " Holy men of old spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost," and he also declares, " This Scripture
must be fulfilled which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake
coar:erning Judas." David himself said, " The Spirit of the Lord
Spake by me, and His word was in my tongue."
If this be true in relation to the spoken word, it is ecpecially so
in relation to the written word. This is declared in II Timothy
iii: i6: "All Scripture (/. e. every writing) is inspired of God."
If all the writings are not inspired, who is to decide what portion is
of God, and what of man ? Each reader may cut and carve, accept
and reject as he chooses, and in the end nothing but threads and
patches of the divine book will remain. There was a minister in
New England who thought he knew how to draw the line, and one
of his parishioners was in the habit of marking every portion of the
Bible which the learned preacher said was not inspired. After each
service he took his penknife and cut out these passages. The Old
Testament miracles came out one by one; sometimes an entire chap
ter, and then a whole book would be removed, and after a few years
of this sort of work the Bible was shown the minister with its muti
lated pages and ragged stubs. " Give it to me," said the preacher,
in a tone of wonder and excitement. " No," was the reply. " I
will hold it myself and thank God I have the covers left."
Bear in mind that it is the record that is inspired and not every
utterance. Satan was not inspired to say to Adam, " Thou shalt not
surely die," for it was a falsehood .; but Moses was inspired to write
it. Ananias was not led by God "to lie to the Holy Ghost," but
Luke was irlspired to give us the record. Peter was not inspired to
deny the Lord, but he was inspired to make a confession as to His
divinity. The record of the former is as much inspired as the record
of the latter.
The Old Testament testimony is superabounding. Mark the
utterances of the prophets, " Hear the word of the Lord which came
into Isaiah," " Jeremiah," and " expressly unto Ezekiel the priest."
This phrase " the word of the Lord " or its equivalent is used one
hundred times in Jeremiah, sixty times in Ezekiel, fifty times in Amos,
twenty-four times in Malachi. All the minor prophets sound the same
note. It is like the roar of heaven's artillery all along the line, " thus
saith the Lord." In the New Testament the marvelous differences in
the gospels and the wonderful peculiarities of every epistle are to be
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of the human penman, but to the omniscient mind of an infinite God.
Nor does this belief interfere with the human element in inspiration.
These men were not like brass trumpets through whom God spoke,
but they wrote in language which accorded with their education and
temperament, and yet they were so led by the Spirit that God alone
is responsible for what they have written.
Students and teachers, hold fast to this, that the Bible not only
contains the word of God but that it is the word of God. Canon
Ryle forcibly says : " Give me the plenary verbal theory with all its
difficulties rather than doubt. I accept the difficulties and humbly
wait for their solution ; but while I wait, ] am standing on a rock.
" 'How precious is the Book Divine
By inspiration given,
Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine.
To guide our way to Heaven.' "
SECOND  THE OUTLINE.
Paul enjoins Timothy to " hold fast the form (outline) of sound
words." And he further says that God hath given us "the spirit of
a sound mind." If this be exercised in the pursuit of Scriptural
wisdom, much knowledge will be gained. The Bible may be studied
like the globe. The latter has its two hemispheres ; each hemis
phere three continents ; every continent has its countries ; every
country its divisions into states, counties and towns. So the Bible
has its two testaments, each testament three great divisions — the
historic, poetic, and prophetic portions in the Old Testament ; the
historic, doctrinal and prophetic portions in the New Testament ;
these divisions are subdivided into chapters and verses.
We should seek to learn the general scope of the Bible as a
whole, of each testament every division, and particularly the aim
and outline of the individual books. As we take up each portion,
let us inquire : What was the design of God in writing this partic
ular book ? For what special purpose was this gospel, epistle, or
prophecy written ? And we often find the key to the book in the
first verse. (See Isaiah i: i ; Matthew i: i ; John i: i ; Revelation i: i.)
" To know the Word, perceive'its plan,
To feel its force and learn its scope.
Is the believer's precious hope ;
Not given to the natural man.
O, be the blessings truly thine,
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Genesis is the book of beginnings ; Exodus treats of redemption ;
Leviticus of priesthood ; Numbers of wilderness journeyings, and
Joshua of warfare. In the other historic books there is also a lead
ing thought. Take the prophecies. Isaiah treats of Judah and
Jerusalem, as its first verse declares, while Hosea is burdened on
account of backsliding Israel. Dr. John Hall once said to a com
pany of students, that the man who would open up the hidden
beauties of the minor prophets would be doing for the Bible what
Livingstone and Stanley had done for the world in opening up Cen
tral Africa. There is no study that we have enjoyed more than this,
taking each prophet by himself and endeavoring to obtain a clear
idea of the scope and aims of his prophecy.
In the study of the New "Testament it is essential to grasp the
outline of each book. Matthew's aim is to present Jesus as the
Messiah of the Jews, the son of David and of "Abraham, the fulfiller
of the law and prophets. Mark portrays the Lord as the servant
who came " not to be ministered unto, but to minister ;" the meek
and lowly One who went about doing good. Luke presents Jesus as
the Son of Man, tracing His lineage beyond Abraham to Adam and
setting forth His compassion, love and sympathy. But John depicts
Him as the Son of God, describing His divine glories as Creator,
Redeemer and Judge. Matthew is Jewish, Mark is Roman, Luke
is universal, and John is spiritual. The characteristic differences of
these four books should be carefully studied, instead of trying to
make " harmony ;" for only in this way can we obtain the mind of
God in this fourfold record of His Son.
The outline and scope of each epistle is very necessary to under
stand before we can either read or teach intelligently. Look at
Ephesians for example. It contains six chapters. The first three
are occupied with our spiritual blessings, the last three with our
responsibilities. Paul, after showing how high and exalted our call
ing is, exhorts us to walk worthy of it (chap, iv: i), and then goes on
to tell how to walk ; after which he clothes us with the whole armor
of God and tells us to stand. We who are sitting in heavenly places
are told to walk in earthly places, and then to fight against the wiles
of the devil. This is the outline of the Ephesians. Every other
epistle as well as the Revelation has its own peculiar theme, which
we should attempt to comprehend ere we can derive the fullest
benefit in its study. Miles Coverdale, in his preface to the English
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ure, if you mark not only what is written, but of whom and to
whom ; with what words, at what time, where, to what extent, with
what circumstances, considering that which goes before and that
which follows." Remember that if you can.
THIRD  THE SUBJECT.
This is Christ. All Scripture is about Him and His coming.
The voice of the Old Testament is, " He is coming ;" that of the
gospels, " He has come ;"" of the epistles and Revelation, " He will
come again." The Lord Himself says, " Search the Scriptures, for
they are they which testify of Me." It is said that in the Swedish
language there is no word which can be translated "search," so they
have used another word " ransack," and this is what we ought to do,
ransack the Scriptures, for "they are they which testify of Christ."
We should begin and continue all study with this thought in
mind. As every picture has its " point of sight," so each book in
the Bible has Christ as its center and its object. The disciples
thought they knew the Scriptures ; but they did not see Jesus in
them, for the Lord rebuked them for their failure in this very par
ticular, saying, " O fools and slow of heart to believe all that the
prophets have spoken. And beginning at Moses and all the prophets.
He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning
Himself." Here we have a Bible reading conducted by the Master,
on the road to Emmaus, and this was His subject, " Christ in the
Old Testament." Again He says: "All things must be fulfilled
which are written in the law, and the prophets, and in the Psalms,
concerning me." These are the three great divisions of the Old
Testament, and we can imagine the great Teacher opening the eyes
of his followers and declaring, " In the volume of the book it is
written of me." No wonder "their hearts burned within them as
He talked with them by the way."
The study of Christ in the Old Testament is exceedingly profit
able. In Genesis He is described as the seed of the woman ; in
Exodus, as the "Passover Lamb;" in Leviticus, the high priest; in
Numbers, the smitten rock and the uplifted serpent, and in Deuter
onomy the person of Moses. All of these typify and set forth the
person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Psalms also are full of references to Him. All the proph
ets, either in type or in prediction, "testified beforehand of His
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His life, death, resurrection and a.scension ; the Acts, the establish
ment of His Church ; the Epistles, the development of His doctrines;
and the Apocalypse, the revelation of his coming glory.
The great work of the Holy Spirit is to testify of Christ. " He
shall glorify me." " He shall take of mine and show them unto
you." In fact, the whole Bible may be expressed by two words, Christ,
Jesus ; Christ in the Old Testament, Jesus in the New.
There is a very beautiful hymn in our collection, which we like
to hear the children sing. " Every Lesson Points to Thee:"
While we look within Thy Word,
Show Thy face to us, O Lord;
In these pages may we see
Every lesson points to Thee.
Symbol, precept, judgment, law,
Melting love and holy awe.
Teach us Lord, whate'er it be,
Every lesson points to Thee.
FOURTH — THE PURPOSE.
All Scripture was written for us that we might thereby be edified,
growing in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord. Paul says, " All
Scripture is profitable." But some readers doubt the value of the
Old Testament; yet the apostle says, "Whatsoever things were
written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope." The
very incidents against which infidelity raises its voice in protest, are
the ones which the Lord Jesus Christ sanctions and presents to us
for our admonition and learning. For instance, of the flood, He
says : " As it was in the days of Noah so shall it be in the days of
the Son of Man." Of her who was turned into a pillar of salt He
says : " Remember Lot's wife." The uplifted serpent of brass He
has likened to Himself raised on the cross, and with the story of
Jonah and the whale He links the great truth of the resurrection.
Paul, after giving an outline of events in the history of Israel says:
" All these things happened unto them for examples (or types) and
they are written for our admonition." We see then that these Old
Testament histories have a present value for our souls.
According to Andrew Jukes the types of Genesis are these —
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Abraham, of faith ; Isaac, of sonship ; Jacob, of service ; Joseph, of
glory. The order of these lives forms the outline of Genesis, and
corresponds to the development of the new creation within us.
Thus, ruin is counteracted by atonement, and regeneration is the
result of atonement, after which faith begets sonship, and sonship
begets service, while service leads to a life of suffering which will be
followed by glory hereafter. The series never changes, nor do its
stages come by chance. And as we read this " Book of Beginnings"
let us not consider it a mere history or biography, but remember
that " all these things happened unto them for types, and were written
for our admonition."
In Exodus is typified redemption by the blood ; in Leviticus,
sacrifice on the cross and priesthood on the throne ; in Numbers
and Deuteronomy is recorded our wilderness experience, with its
sinnings and repentings ; Joshua sets forth Christian warfare, our
conflict with "the world, the flesh, and the devil ;" Judges describes
failure in the lan(f, of which Bishop Hall says : " A continued circle
of sins, judgments, repentances, and deliverances.'' Does not this
describe many of the experiences of God's children ?
All other Old Testament books have a present value to us, and
are profitable for our instruction in righteousness.
The purpose of the New Testament books is too evident to
need comment. We may sum up the purpose of the Gospels with
the final words of the fourth evangelist : " These are written that
ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that
beheving ye might have life through His name." The purpose of
the epistles is expressed by the same author, John : " These things
write we unto you that your joy may be full," and "that ye may
know that ye have eternal life."
The value of the Revelation is expressed by the same aged seer:
" Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and .keep those things which are written therein, for the
time is at hand." And in proportion as we read and hear and keep,
in that ratio will our blessing come.
FIFTH  THE INTERNAL DIVISIONS.
These are not according to books, chapters or verses, but
according to times, seasons, periods, or dispensations. Solomon
writes, " There is a time for everything and a purpose for every
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peculiar time and place, we not only do injustice to God's Word, but
we become confused in its interpretation. In order to study and
teach intelligently we must ^'¦rightly divide the Word of Truth."
There is an old Latin proverb, " Distinguite tempora-et concor da-
bunt Scriptures" that is, "Distinguish the periods, and the. Scriptures
will harmonize." We must see the difference between the dispensa
tion of law and the dispensation of grace ; between the earthly
blessings in the Old Testament and the spiritual blessings of the
New. The Israel of God is one thing, and the Church of God is
quite another thing. All Scripture is written to or for the Jew, to or
for the Gentile, to or for the church. (I Cor. x: 32.)
We must distinguish between the Lord's coming for His saints
and His subsequently appearing with them ; between the first resur
rection and the second ; and between the judgment of believers for
rewards, and that of unbelievers for punishment. With the promise
that the Holy Ghost " will show us things to come," we can see the
future as vividly as the past, and can behold the S&n of Man coming
in glory as we have seen Him coming in humiliation. Let the stu
dent of God's Word locate in each dispensation — past, present, and
future — such portions of Scripture as belong to it ; then will the
revealed Word harmonize, instead of appearing sealed, and the
word of prophecy will become more sure, " whereunto ye do well
that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place."
(II. Pet. i: 19.) SIXTH — -.THE TEACHER.
This is the Holy Ghost. (John xiv: 26 ; I John ii: 27 ; I Cor.
ii: 13.) He who wrote the Word is most competent to teach it.
The mere acquisition of Scriptural knowledge does not denote
growth in the wisdom of God. We may learn the geography and
chronology of the Bible and may have its historical parts on our
tongue's end, and yet be wholly ignorant of its underlying spiritual
principles. Man can teach much that is on the surface, but only the
Holy Ghost can teach the deep hidden things of God. Spurgeon
says, " Do not be satisfied with the surface investigation of the
Scripture, but open a shaft and dig deep for its hidden truth." And
this the Great Teacher will help us to do, for it is His special province
"to search all things, yea the deep things of God."
As we begin to explore we find strata below strata. The first is
historical. Any one would say the Bible was a history of something.
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be adduced from these histories. The third strata is spiritual.
This must be reached before we can find salvation for ourselves or
teach it to others. Below this is the typical and the dispensational,
which we have before alluded to. The Holy Spirit enables us to
search these important truths, and to digest the strong meat of the
Word. Whether we look into these pages for ourselves or for our
scholars, let us invoke the aid of the Divine Spirit in its interpre-'
tation, and cry out as did the Psalmist: " Open thou mine eyes that
I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.''
Holy Ghost with light divine,
Shine into this heart of mine.
In conclusion, let us, students and teachers, " read, mark, learn,
and inwardly digest " these sacred oracles, that every page may
become "a lamp unto our feet, and a light unto our path." Let us
remember that we are handling God's own word and dealing with
immortal souls. And when the truth has been incorporat-ed in our
hearts, then can each teacher say to his class, " Come ye children,
hearken unto me and I will teach you the fear of the Lord." Re
member, too, that this is the only book that will be used in the world
to come. In heaven, for the joy and comfort of the redeemed, and
in hell, for the judgment and condemnation of the lost. It is a
Wonderful Book. It is an Eternal Book. As we look around us we
see decay, destruction, ruin and death stamped upon everything.
These beautiful flowers (pointing to the large floral display) will
fade, these grasses will wither, this lovely earth which we delight to
inhabit will soon "melt with fervent heat," and "the heavens shall
be rolled together as a scroll," but the Word of God, as He gave it,
will endure forever. Yes, " Heaven and earth shall pass away, but
Thy Word, O God, will never pass away."

THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.

BY REV. WM. W. CLARK.

God has revealed Hiinself to us in two ways: In His works and
in His Word. In the former we have the demonstration of His
power, and in the latter the revelation of His truth. Two books are
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the former: " The heavens declare the glory of God and the firma
ment showeth His handiwork ;" and also of the latter, " Thou hast
magnified Thy word above all Thy name." By his constant refer
ence to these two themes he indicates that we are to combine these
two volumes together — the volume of God's works and of His word
— and to illustrate one by the other.
How beautiful is the book of nature, with its illuminated pages,
but yet more beautiful is the Bible, and more enduring. " Heaven
and earth will pass away, but Thy word, O Lord, will never pass
away." The proper study of both volumes will lead to the conviction
that " God is and that He is the rewarder of those who diligently seek
Him," Lord Bacon said, *' One must enter into the kingdom of the
natural sciences as one enters into the kingdom of heaven, like a little
child ;" that is, we are not to bring any preconceived notions to the
study of either book, but in the spirit of an humble child of God we
are to search each for what is contained therein. And when stu
dents draw from the Scriptures what they have already put in, their
object in investigation is to force the Bible to corroborate their own
views. Such students are eisegetes and not exegetes. We should
study the Scriptures, not to find what we want the Bible to say, but
to find what it does say — not bringing our doubts but our faith, and
saying, " Lord, I believe." " Speak, for thy servant heareth."
Bowing, then, in submission to the Divine Author, we take up
His volume of Revelation. " Bible '' means scroll or book. " The "
signifies the book of books. " Holy " means sanctified, set apart.
" The Holy Bible " — the only one true book, sanctified by God and
set apart for the use of His children.
The book, then, is ours, an inheritance bequeathed by a will
and testament. But on opening it we find not one testament, but
two — the Old and the New. I. THE DIFFERENCES.
These are very marked. The aim and scope of each testament
is peculiar to itself. The New is not the sequel or appendix of the
Old. In a certain way the Old is put away to make room for the
New. The latter is not another covenant, it is a new one and a bet
ter one (Heb. vii: 22 ; viii: 6, 1. c.) " He is the mediator of a better
covenant which was established upon better promises." The old
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nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did, by the
which we draw nigh to God."
" So near — so very near to God,
Nearer I cannot be;
For in the person of His Son
I am as near as He."
God's first covenant failed, because of the weakness of human
flesh, but now we have a different and a better one. (Rom. viii: 3;
Heb. viii: 7-13.)
It is important to understand the difference between the tvv^o
covenants, to understand the contrasts as well as the harmony. The
old reveals a covenant of law, the new a testament of grace. The
old demands something of man, the new presents the free gift of
God. The former says, " Do this ;" the latter says, " It is done."
One commands, saying, " Thou shalt " and " Thou shalt not." The
other entreats, saying, " I beseech you. "
The old demands holiness, and the new gives holiness. In the
Old Testament, God is still and man acts — in the New, man is still
and God acts. Christ and Israel is the theme of the Old, Christ
and the Church is the theme of the New.
In the study of the Scriptures the faculty of discrimination
needs to be constantly employed. The Bible contains nothing but
truth, but truth misapplied becomes error. Many seem to think
they can take a passage from any part of the Bible and apply it to
any other part, without regarding the time or circumstances of its
connection. This is unwise and confusing.
In John i: 17 is a discriminating ver.se, giving the key of both
testaments : " The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth
came by Jesus Christ." The law represents the Jewish dispensation;.
grace and truth, the Christian dispensation. That which was holy
under the law is not holy now. Actions change according to the
dispensation. The code of Calvary is far different from the code of
Sinai. Under the latter the Jew was told to avenge himself, under
the former the Christian is told to avenge not.
" Everything is beautiful in its season " (Eccl. iii: i-ri), but if
divine truth is taken out of its time and place, it becomes serious
error. Peter speaks of " the unlearned and unstable wresting the
Scriptures to their own destruction " (II Pet. iii: 16). May we never
be guilty of this, but may we take God's Word in His order and study
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The Blessings are Different. — In the Old Testament they
are of an earthly character ; in the New they are spiritual and
heavenly. Abraham and his seed were promised the land for their
inheritance (Gen. xiii: 14-17), while Christians are blessed with spir
itual blessings in heavenly places (Eph. i: 3). The children of Israel
were partakers of an earthly calling (Ex. xxxii: 13), while we are
partakers of an heavenly calling (Heb. iii: i). The twelve tribes
were made rich in the land (Num. xxvi:53), but the followers of
Christ are "rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom" (Jas. ii:5).
The people under Joshua were heirs of the soil (Josh, i: 6), but we
are " heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ " (Rom. viii: 17). It
is understood that the Jewish believers enjoyed spiritual blessings
and were saved by faith as well as we, but their calling was pecu
liarly of a worldly kind — while the calling of the church is distinctly
heavenly. Again, the Lord does provide for our temporal wants,
but the blessings promised us are spiritual. The Jew could claim
worldly prosperity as a reward for obedience, but the Christian,
though he may receive temporal blessings, has no right to claim
them. A great name and nation was promised to Abraham (Gen.
xii: 1-3), but now the greatest in the kingdom of heaven is a little
¦child (Matt, xviii: 2). Riches, honor, power and might, are granted
to Israel (I Chron. xxix: 12), but humility and service is the portion
of the Christian (John xiii: 14-16).
The Actions are Different. — The Jew was commanded to
smite and kill (Deut. vii: i, 2), while the weapons of the Christian
are not -carnal (II Cor. x: 4). Israel was told to take up the sword
(Josh, xxi: 11, 16), but Peter was told to put up his sword (Matt.
xxvi:52). The law said, " Eye for eye and tooth for tooth" (Ex.
xxi: 24, 25), and Christ said "Resist not evil" (Matt, v: 37-39).
Joshua told his people to utterly destroy their enemies (Josh, vi: 21),
while Jesus told his people to love their enemies (Matt, v: 44). Eli
jah commanded fire from heaven which consumed the king's soldiers
(II Kings i: 10), but when James and John wanted to do the same
thing to the Lord's enemies, Jesus rebuked them (Luke ix: 54-56).
The times had changed, the old economy was at an end. A new, a
better, and a different dispensation had begun.
The Worship is Different. — In the old economy God's people
had a particular place of worship and one way of approaching Jeho
vah through one priesthood (Ex. xxviii: i). But in the present age
all believers are priests (Rev. i:6), and they may worship the Lord

notes for bible readings. 29.
in any place. Only one man had access to the holy of holies in the
old dispensation (Lev. xvi: 2-17), but now all believers have bold
ness to enter within the veil (Heb. x: 19-22). Formerly, the priestly
tribe of Levi alone conld serve God in the Tabernacle (Num. iii: 5-
10). " But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who were afar off are made nigh
by the blood of Christ. For he hath broken down the middle wall
of partition" (Eph. ii: 13, 14). Surely Jesus is the mediator of a
better covenant which was established upon better promises (Heb
viii: 6 1. c). II. THE HARMONY.
The testaments are two, but the book is one and inseparable.
The Bible is like a two-ply carpet. On both sides the figure is the
same, but the colors are different. If one attempts to unravel and
separate these figures no carpet will be left. So also, the two Testa
ments are so interwoven that they cannot be separated. We cannot
understand either 'without the other. The Old is typical and pro
phetical of the New. The New is based upon the Old, having 309
direct quotations and 528 allusions. The Old Testament was the
Saviour's Bible, and it ill becomes any one to disparage its teachings.
There is an ancient saying : *
The New is in the Old contained,
The Old is by the New explained.
Luther said the New Testament is enfolded in the Old, and the
Old Testament is unfolded in the New. All Ne\^f Testament truth
is based upon the Old, its histories, its doctrines, and its prophecies.
Each testament is a lexicon — a glossary, a commentary for the other.
Like that secret writing which is not visible until held before the fire,
so many beautiful and glorious truths within each testament are hid
den from the reader, until brought into the light and glow of the
other testament, and then they appear clear, distinct, and intelligible.
St. Augustine must have had this in mind when he wrote
" In Novo Testamento patet
Qu£e in Vetere latet."
In the New Testament are revealed those things that are hidden
in the Old. It is a delightful discovery to find some bright New
Testament truth wrapped up in some ordinance and ceremony of
Old Testament times, thus witnessing to the harmony of both.
Swinnock says : " In the Old Testament the Gospel ran as a river
under ground, but in the New Testament it bursts forth and shews
itself, refreshing us with its healing streams."

30 NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.
Compare the law with the Gospel, Moses the giver of the law
with Christ the fulfiller ; compare the first Adam with the second,
the marriage in Eden with the marriage in heaven. David the
Shepherd of Israel, with Jesus the Great Shepherd ; and the trans
lations of Enoch and Elijah with the translation of the saints.
The more the two testaments are compared, the better will each
be understood, and their unity established. Bring the light of the
Old to bear upon the New, and let the beauty of the New stream
through the Old, and your Bible will be to you more than ever the
Word and Work of God.
III. THE OLDEST AND THE NEWEST.
It is an interesting study to compare and contrast Genesis the
first of the Old with Revelation, the last of the New. The former is
the book of the beginnings, the latter the- book of the endings.
Gen. (i: i) describes the old heavens and old earth. Rev. (xxi: i)
describes the new heavens and new earth. In Gen. (i: 5), the day
and night are formed, and two great lights appear, the sun and
moon (i: 16). In Rev. (xxii:5), "there shall be no night there,"
and (xxi: 23), they shall not need the light of the sun or moon, for
the Lamb is the light thereof. Gen. (ii:8) opens with an earthly
garden. Rev. (xxi: 10) closes with a heavenly city. In the first book,
a river flows out of Eden (ii: 10); in the last book, the river of the
water of life flows out of the throne of God (xxii: i). Moses writes
of the tree of life in the paradise of Eden (iii: 22). John writes of
the tree of life in the paradise of God (ii: 7). In Gen. (iii: 14), the
first curse is pronounced ; in Rev. (xxii: 3), there will be no more
curse. In Gen. (iii: 16), sorrow and suffering are entailed and death
is pronounced (ii: 17), but in Rev. (xxi: 4) there will be no more
death, sorrow, or pain. The marriage of the first Adam (ii: 22, 23),
is typical of the marriage of the second Adam (xix: 7-9). In Gen.
(vii: i) is the first Gospel invitation, "Come thou ;" in Rev. (xxii:
17) is the last Gospel invitation, " Let him that is athirst come, and
whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."
In Genesis the promises are made ; in Revelation they are ful
filled. In Genesis is the seedtime ; in Revelation is the harvest. The
oldest portrays Paradise lost ; the newest. Paradise regained.
Thus are these two great covenants not only contrastive, but
harmonious, and thus is the first of the old linked with the last of
the new, and "what God hath joined together let no man put
asunder."

Qto^e0 for (§iM^ (Reabinge*

Ou^ane (giBee (geaMn^g.

THE BIBLE: HOW TO USE IT.
Confidently. Heb. iv:l2.
Skillfully, Neh, viii:8.
Discriminately. II Tim. ii:i5.
Thoughtfully. Ps. IxxxviS.
Unselfishly. II Cor. ii:i7.
Constantly. Acts xx:27.
Intelligently. II Tim. iii:l7.
Independently. I Cor, ii:'-2.
Boldly. Acts xviii:28.
Consistently. Isa. lv:ii.
Daniel Sloan.

THE BIBLE: CHARACTERISTICS OF.
Its value. Ps. xix:io.
Its power. Luke i:37 (R. 'V.)
Its contents. II Tim, iii: 16.
Its unity. John v;39.
Its author, II Pet. i;2i.
Its authority. Josh. xxiii:i4.
Its efficiency. Ps. xix;7-9.
Its precipusness. Jer. xv:i6.
Its sufficiency. Luke xvi:29-3i.
Its inspiration. II Tim. iii:i6.
Its permanency. I Pet. i:25,
Daniel Sloan.

HOW TO MARK THE BIBLE.
I. Get the Bible — best made, and
bound to last for years.
2. Get six colors of inks, crimson,
green, violet, orange, blue, black, in small
round bottles, fitting the bottles into a
block of wood.
3. Get Spencerian bank pens. No. 9,
and ordinary penholders.
4. Get a 12-inch bookkeeper's and ar
tist's flexible ruler. 3 (33)

5. Mark only the part of the verse
that impresses you.
6. Mark daily as you read or think of
verses. _
7. Mark passages as follows:
Crimson — That part referring to
salvation, its terms and results.
Green — That part referring to sin,
its effects and judgment.
¦Violet — That part referring to sec
ond coming, rewards and gen
eral promises.
Orange — That part referring to
person and work of the Holy
Ghost.
Blue. Words and passages you
wish to emphasize.
Black — Parts you wish to notice
not otherwise classified.
8. Draw two lines under the portion
you mark.
9. Make marginal notes and refer
ences as you mark.
10. Determine carefully the color of
ink to use before marking. Daniel Sloan.

BENEFITS OF BIBLE MARKING.

I. It gets one familiar with the Bible
in general.
2. It makes one familiar with special
texts for use.
3. It strengthens one's memory of
Bible knowledge.
4. It enables one to find many good
things that would otherwise be unnoticed.
5. It causes one to think more closely
than in random and ordinary thinking.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

6. It shows where you have studied,
and where not.
7. It carries a meaning as full as lines
of marginal notes would.
8. It enables you as you mark a verse
fully to get a clear understanding of it.
9. It permits one to carry in his Bible
his spiritual history and travel.
1 o. It enables you by a glance oi the
eye after marking to gather the cream of
the page to the surface in an instant.
Daniel Sloan.

SUGGESTIONS TO YOUNG CHRIS
TIANS BEGINNING THE
STUDY OF THE BIBLE.
I. Remember it is God's word to you.
Read it as you would a letter from your
dearest friend. John xv: 15.
2. Remember you are to live by faith
and not by feeling; so study it daily
whether you feel like it or not. Rom.
i:i6-i7. 3. Remember that the light God gives
is not intended to be unused. So then
use everything He gives you to the far
thest reaching extent. Matt. x:27.
4. Remember there are things hard to
understand in the Bible. When you find
such pass them by and go on until you
come to something your soul relishes.
II Peter iii:i6.
5. Remember God don't want to de
velop you in Bible knowledge, but he
does want to fashion you into the likeness
of Him ; so try to live the truth you get
rather than simply store it. II Cor. iii, iS.
6. Remember the word of God effec
tually works transformation in those that
believe it while studying it; so seek to
study it from the faith side rather than
from the intellectual. I Thess. ii:i3.
7. Remember your soul needs the
word of God as much as your body needs
nourishment; so make habitual times for
study. When that time comes around
dismiss all engagements and business af

fairs as punctually as you do for your
daily meals. Matt. iv;4. Daniel Sloan.

"The Scripture does nothing of itself —
it is not the book that educates, but God
in it — therefore we must read it thought
fully, humbly, with prayer, as before
God, in dependence upon the help of the
Holy Spirit. I^ove your Bible; do not
think of it as a burden, but as a pleas
ure. Treat it as you would a letter from
a distant friend, to whom you owe every
thing.'' 'Vaughan.

HOW TO USE THE BIBLE.
I. Have a Bible, your own, with ref
erences. 2. A Blank book.
3. A Concordance.
4. A Scripture treasury.
5. A Bible dictionary.
6. Carry a Bible.
7. Mark your Bible.
8. Prize it.
9. Know it.
10. Don't read any book that will not en-
enable you to know The Book. "Venerateit.
I. — in prayer.
Preparation of the heart. Ezravii:lo.
Heart work. God deals with the heart.
Rom. v;i-5. Of the deepest importance.
I. Justified.
2. Peace.
3. Access.
4, Standing in grace.
5. Rejoicing in hope.
6. Glorying in tribulation.
7. Not ashamed.
'Because the love of God should abide"
in the heart.
Slow of heart. Luke xxiv:25
Obedience from the heart. Rom. vi:l7.
Rejoicing of mine heart. Jer. xv:lb.
Thy Word hid in mine heart. Ps.
cxixTi. Heart burn. Luke xxiv:32.
A good prayer, Ps, cxix;l8.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

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The Bible compared to the Temple —
I. Outer court.
(i) Grand outline,
2, Holy place,
(2) Historical intent,
3. Most holy place,
(3) Divine teaching.
We need to be much in the most holy
place with God. It is here where sweet
things are made known. Much with the
Lord. Lukexxiv;i4, 25, 29, 32, 44, 45
II. — OBJECT.
¦What are you after? Important. John
xvii;l7 and viii;32,
God had an object in giving the Book,
What object have you in the use of it?
The central figure is Jesus Christ,
The central object is redemption.
There is a treasure to be found. Search
for knowledge, life, growth, worship
service. Paul. That I may know Him. Phil,
iii:io; Heb. x:7; Rev. xixiio; John v:3g
Luke xxiv;27, 44.
III. — dependence on the HOLY SPIRIT.
Author. II Tim. iii:l6; II Pet. i:20,2i.
Teacher. John xiv:26; John xvi:i3.
(Note I Cor. ii:i4.)
What a precious gift the Holy Spirit.
What is He? What is He for?
Key. The Word of God, how sweet it
is to me. It is good to my soul. I un
derstand it better, for realizing that its
author is immediately and always present
when I read.
If full of the Holy Spirit? What a dif
ferent Book! I Cor ii; 10-16.
If full of the Holy Spirit? What un
folding of hidden treasures. Rev, i:io.
If full of the Holy Spirit? What at
tainment in knowledge of God, Col.
i:g, 10.
If full of the Holy Spirit? What pow
erful testimony for Jesus. John iv;29,
41, 42. IV.— ORDER,
I, Reverently.

2. Prayerfully,
3, Purposely.
4, Dependently.
5. Personally (me, my).
6. Regularly (daily reading).
7. Consecutively.
8. Systematically.
9. Perseveringly.
If language means anything, it means
that if we are to come to a full knowl
edge of the Word of God, it will be by
much labor.
Study. II Tim. ii:l5.
Seafch. John v;39 (I Pet. iiio, 11);
Jer. xxix:i3; See Acts xviim.
Meditate. Not only know the charac
ter of the tree, but shake every bough,
examine every leaf. Luther. Josh. 1:8;
Ps. i:2, 3.
It will never do to pray while we close
our eyes in sleepy indolence. This neg
ative Christianity is the curse of the day.
Oh, that the whole church of God were
fully aroused to this matter of real woi ,
in Bible study. v. — OBEDIENTLY,
Josh,i;8; Lukevi:46; John vii:i7; Hos,
vi:3; John viii:3i, 32; James i:25; Ezra
vii:io. Result, II Cor. iii:l8. How short
we come of this.
If you want to know Jesus Christ —
Search the Scriptures. Heb. x:7,
If you want to enjoy abiding com
munion with Christ — Search the Scrip
tures. John v;3g.
If you want your faith to become equal
to all things possible — Search the Scrip
tures. Rom. x:i7.
If you want to become bold and cour
ageous witnesses for Jesus — Search th^
Scriptures. Acts iv:i3.
If you want to know the liberty of the
children of God — Search the Scriptures.
John viii:32.
If you want to prosper in all things —
Search the Scriptures. Jos. i:8; Ps 1:2, 3.
If you want to know the joy of sancti-

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

fication — Search the Scriptures. John
17:17. If you want to be abundant in winning
souls — Search the Scriptures. Ps cxxvi;6.
The immutability of God's Word. For
ever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in
heaven. Ps. cxix:8g.
Praise the Lord, for Thou hast mag
nified Thy Word above all Thy name.
Ps. cxxxviii:2.
Bible in two words: Christ Jesus.
"Only search with an humble spirit,
ask in continual prayer, seek with purity
of life, knock with perpetual persever
ance, and cry to the good spirit of Christ,
the Comforter; and surely to every such
asker it shall be given. Such searchers
must needs find; to them it will be
opened. Christ Himself will open the
sense of Scripture, not to the proud or the
wise of the world, but to the lowly and
contrite in heart; for He hath the key of
David, who opens and no man shuts, and
who shuts and no man opens. Finally,
brethren, 'Search the Scriptures.'"
Abp. Parker.

GLEANINGS FROM THE CXIXth
PSALM.
god's word is
A lamp, V. 105, f. c. A light, v. 105, 1.
c. A counselor, v. 24, 1. u. Wonder
ful, V. 129. Our heritage, v. iii, f. c.
Exceeding broad, v. 96. The Truth, v.
142 f. c. Better than silver, v. 72. Bet
ter than gold, v, 127, Sweeter than
honey, v. 103, Good, v. 39, 1, i,. Right
eous, V, 138, Settled, v, 8g. Very pure,
»'. 140. 'Very faithful, v. 138. Right on
an subjects, v. 128. From everlasting, v.
160. To everlasting, v. 152.
POWER OF god's word.
It quickens, v. 25. It cleanses, v. 9.
It keeps clean, v. i. It keeps from sin,
V. II. It strengthens, v. 28. It com
forts, V. 50. It gives liberty, v. 45. It

gives great peace, v. 165. It gives re
joicing of heart, v. in, 1. c. It gives
understanding, v. 104, 1. c. It gives
hght, V. 130, f c. It gives support in
affliction, v. 92. RESULTS.
Blessed — ourselves, v. 2, 1. c. Safe—
ourselves, v. 114, 117. Rejoice other
Christians, v. 74. Fellowship with
Christ's people, v. 63. Enjoy God's
presence and smile, v. :35. Long for the
salvation of sinners, vs. 136, 158.
we are commanded to
Believe in it, v. 66, I. c. Love it, v. 47.
Love it exceedingly, v. 167, 1. c. Search
it, V. 94, 1. c. Keep it diligently, v. 4.
Keep it continually, v. 44. Consider
it, V. 95 1. c. Trust in it, v. 42, 1. c.
Hope in it, v. 43, 1. c. Never forget it,
V. 176, 1. c. Walk in its precepts, v. 59.
Hide it in the heart, v. 11. Meditate on
it, y. 15. Observe it with the whole
heart, v, 34, Keep it with the whole
heart, v, 69, I, c. Delight in it, v. 47,
Learn it, v, 73, 1, ^. Taltof it, v. 27, 1,
c. Declare it to others, v, 13. Obey it
at once, v. 60. Never be ashamed of it,
V. 46. Rejoice in it, v. 14. Unto the
end, V. 112.
TIME FOR MEDITATION ON IT.
In themorning, v. 147. In the evening,
V. 148. At midnight, v. 62. All day,
V. g7. All night, v. 55.
GOD WILL
Open the eyes to read aright, v. 18.
Teach it to us, v. 26 1. t. Make us un
derstand it, V. 27, 1. c. Enlarge our
hearts to keep it, v. 32.
Katie A. Clarke.

THE WORD OF GOD.
I. Maketh wise unto salvation, II
Tim, iii:i5,
2, Giveth life. John vi:63; I Pet. i;23.
3. Sanctifies. John xvii: 17.

I Cor.- ii:i3; I Thess. ii:i3; John xvii;

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

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17; Ps. cxix:i6i; Isa. lvi:2; I Cor. ii:i4;
Ps. cxix:i8; Heb. iv.2; I Thess. ii:i3;
Ps. cxix:66; Acts xvii: 11; James i;2i;
Mark vii:i3; Luke v:5; Deut. xvii:i8, ig;
John V. 3g; Ps. 1:2; John xv:io; Ps. xix:
10; Ps. cxix:i49; Micah ii:7, R. A, Orr.

THE WORD.
Jesus Christ, the Living Word. John
i;i-5, 14.
The Bible, the Written Word: Luke
xi:28; Jas. i:22; Ps. cxix:ioi, 25, 38.
Christ's name — the Word. The Son,
or Word, is the only one who speaks or
has spoken of the Trinity. John v:37.
The words he speaks are: —
Creative. Gen. i; Ps. xxxiii:6; John
1:3. Upholding. Heb. 1:3.
Regenerating. Acts xi:i4; I Pet. i.23;
Jas. i:i8; Ps. xix:7.
Sanctifying. John xv:3; xvii:7; Eph.
t:2^' 27.
[Question. How far are we responsi
ble for the regeneration of souls? An
swer. Faithfully and in love to sow the
seed, the Word of God.]
The Written Word corresponds with
the character of the Living Word.
I. He is Truth. Johnxiv:6. His Word
is Truth. John xvii:i7; Ps. cxix:i5i.
2, He is Life. John xiv:6; 1:4. His
Words are Life. John vi:63; Phil ii:i6,
3. He is Gracious. Exod. xxxiv;6; John
i:i4. His Words are Gracious. Luke
iv:22; Ps. xlv:2; Acts -xiv:3- Word of
His Grace.
4. He is Merciful. Exod. xxxiv:6;
Jer. iii:i2. His Words are Merciful.
Ps. Ixxxvrio.
5. He is Precious. I Pet ii:7. Highly
valued, much esteemed. His Words are
Precious. Ps. xix, !0, 11.
6. He is Pure. ^I John .111:3. Free
from mixture, without spot or blemish.
His Word is Pure. Ps, xii:6; cxix;i40.

7. He is Holy. I Pet. i:i5, 16; Rev.
iv:8. Whole, entire, perfect, in a moral
sense. His Word is Holy. Rom. vii: 12.
''Holy Scriptures.''
The /'oTOi'?- of the Word. Heb. iv;i2.
The Certainty of the Word. Prov.
xxii: 1 8-2 1.
The Hope of the Word. Ps. cxix:8i.
The .£'i'frK?;fy of the Word. Ps. cxix:89.
Settled in the Heavens. I Pet. i:25.
Endureth forever. Heaven and earth
shall pass away, bat My words shall not
pass away. Matt. xxiv:2S.
Mrs. T. C. Rounds.

WHAT GOD'S WORD IS ABLE
TO DO.
I. Break and burn the false. Jer.
xxiii-2g. 2. Build up with the true. Acts xx:32.
3. Teach how to select material. II
Tim. iii: 1 5.
4. Make nice distinctions. Heb. iv:i2.
5. Save the best of all. Jas. i;2i.
George E. Henry.

SCRIPTURE TESTIMONY TO THE
DIVINE AUTHORITY OF THE
OLD TESTAMENT.
The following passages bearing upon
this subject have been collated from the
Old and New Testaments. There are
others of equal clearness and force.
I. — JEWISH DIVISION ^'
of the whole of the Old Testament into
the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms.
I. The Law. "The Law of the Lord."
Lukeii;39. "The Law of God." Rom.
vii;25; viii:7.
2. The Prophets. "God showed by
the mouth of His prophets.'' Acts iii:
18, 21. "His prophets,'' Rom. 1:2; Eph.
ii:20. "Spoke in the name of the Lord."
Jas. v:io. "God spake to the fathers by
the prophets." Heb. i:i.
3. The Psalms. "He saith also in an-

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Other Psalm." Acts xiii:35. "All things
must be fulfilled which were written in
the Psalms." Luke xxiv:44. "David said
by the Holy Ghost." Mark xii:36; Acts
i:'-6. II. — separate books
Genesis. "God spake." Acts vii;6; cp.
Gen, xv:i3, i6.
Exodus "The Holy Ghost this signify
ing." Heb. ix:g; cp.Ex. xxx;io.
Leviticus. "The Word of God." cp.xx:
g and Mark vii: T0-13. Ch. xiv;22 quoted
as "the law of the Lord," in Luke ii:24.
"As God hath said." Lev. xxvi;i-'; cp. II
Cor. vi: 6.
Numbers. "What the Lord hath said."
xxiv:i7. Deuteronomy, "The Word of God,"
cp. v:i6 and Eph. vi;i3. See also ch.
xxxii: 35, 36, and cp. "saith the Lord."
Heb. x: 30. See also Rom. xii;ig.
Joshua. "Thus saith the Lord." vii:i3.
I Samuel. "The Word of God. " I -Sam.
ix:27. II Samuel. "Thus saith the Lord." II
Sam. vii:8.
I Kings. Cp. xix:io, 18, with "the
answer of God." Rom. xi:4. See also
"the Lord saith." xxii:i4.
I Chronicles. Cp. xxviii:20, with Heb.
xiii ; 5 .
II Chronicles. "His Word." x:i5.
Psalms. Ps. Ixxxii quoted as "the Word
of God," in John x:35. Seealso "I have
said." Ps. Ixxxii:6. Cp. Ps. xcv:7, and
"As the Holy Ghost saith." Heb. iii:7;
also Ps. xcvii, with Heb. iv:3.
Proverbs. Quoted as Scripture. John
ix:3i. Ecclesiastices. See James iv:5.
Isaiah. "As God hath said." lii:ii.
Cp. II Cor. vi:i7. See also "saith the
Lord." xxii;i4.
Jeremiah. "Saith the Lord" occurs
14 times. Cp. xxxi:3i, 34, with Heb
viii: 8, 9.
Lamentations. "His Word." ii:i7.

Ezekiel. "I the Lord have said."
xxi; 1 7.
Daniel. "The Scripture of truth."
x;2i. Cp. ''AH Scripture." II Tim. iii:
16. Hosea. "The Word of the Lord." i:2.
Joel. "The Word of the Lord." i:i.
Amos. "Saith the Lord " ii;ii.
Obadiah. "Thus saith the Lord." i;l.
Jonah. "Saith the Lord." iv;io.
Micah. "The Lord saith.'' vi:i.
Nahum. "Saith the Lord." ii:i3; iii;5.
Habakkuk. "The Lord saith." ii;2.
Zephaniah. "Saith the Lord." iii;8.
Haggai. "Saith the Lord." i;9, 13.
Zechariah. "The Word of the Lord."
iv;6. Malachi. "Saith the Lord." i;2.
"Holy men of God spake as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost." II Pet. i.21.
A FAMILIAR KNOWLEDGE OF
THE SCRIPTURES AS A QUAL
IFICATION FOR WORK
AMONG INQUIRERS.
I. Because they " thoroughlv furnish"
us for our work, and enable us to "teach
in all wisdom." II Tim. iii;i7; Col. iii:i6.
2. They are they that testify of Christ.
Jno. v: 39; Luke xxiv; 27.
3. They give light and understanding
to the darkest minds of sinners. Ps. cxix;
130; II Cor. iv: 4, 6.
4. They make wise unto salvation, and
are able to save our souls. I Tim. iii: 15;
Jas. i; 21.
5. They are the fire, hammer, and sword
of God to melt, break and pierce the hearts
of sinners; revealing sin and producing
conviction and conversion. Jer. xxiii: 29;
Eph. vi; 17; Heb. iv: 12; Acts ii; 37;
vii: 54.
6. They are used of the Holy Ghost in
the work of regeneration. Jno. iii; 5; Jas.
i; j8.7. They produce faith in them that
hear. Jno. xx; 31; Rom. x; 17.

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8. They are used of the Holy Spirit
for our sanctification. Tno. xvii; 17; Eph.
v; 26.
Words and Weapons.

THE STUDY OF THE WORD.
I. The Spirit—that of a child— The
written word is like the Word made flesh.
divine and human, and it must be studied
in the light of the Divine Spirit in the
human. God alone can show-God. Luke
xii; 22, 28; I Cor. ix; 10; Ps. cxix; 18;
Amos iv: 13; John i, 1-3; John i; 14;
John i; 18; John iii; 16-18.
2. The method of study is the induc
tive — Eccl. iii: 11; Ps. xl; 5; Ps. xix;
1-6; I Cor. x; 11; Roman v: 12-19; Eph.
v; 32; Gal. iv: 21-31; I Pet. iii; 2i; Gen.
i: 3; II Cor. iv: 6.
3. The instruments, means, helps — A
reference Bible; a text book;, a Bible dic
tionary; a concordance; a translation; an
Englishman's Greek concordance; a com
mentary. 4. The result of study — Life, love,
worship, likeness — John xvii; 3; John i;
1-4; i. Johniv: 7, 8; Rom. xi:32, 36; Rom.
xii; I, 2; Johniv; 20, 24; II Cor. iii; 18.
Rev. W. J. Erdman.

THE WORD OF GOD.
"A pillar of cloud by day, a pillar of
fire by night."
True from the beginning, Ps. cxix; i6o.
Worlds framed by it, Heb. xi; 3; Ps.
xxxiii; 6.
Firmly established, Ps. cxix; Sg.
Shall stand forever, Isa. xl; 8.
Not to be despised, Prov. xiii: 13; Isa. v:
24. Man is to live by it, Deut. viii: 3; Matt.
iv; 4.
Pure, therefore a purifier, Prov. xxx; 5;
Ps. cxix, ix; Johnxv:3.
Source of strength, I John ii; 14.
Not bound, 11 Tim. ii; g.

Quick, powerful, prevaiUng, Heb. iv;
12; Ps. cxlvii; 15; Luke iv; 32; Isa. Iv;
II. A fire and a hammer, burning and
breaking, Jer. xx; 9; xxiii; 2g; Luke xxiv:
32. How it is not to be used, II Cor. iv: 2;
ii; 17.
The Exalted Saviour, Rev. xix: 13.
What are you doing with the word of
God? • *
'• Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly." "Blessed are they that hear the
word of God and keep it." J. H.

"THY WORD."
THE SUPREME AUTHORITY OF THE WORD
OF GOD.
Deut. iv; i-io.
Deut. xii; 32.
Joshua i; 8. '
Proverbs xxx; 5, 6.
John xii; 48-50.
Heb. i; 1-3.
Heb. ii; 1-4.
Rev. i: 1-3.
Rev. xx: 12.
Rev. xxii; iS, ig.
" Take heed what ye hear." Mark iv:
24. " Take heed how ye hear." Luke viii;
12. ¦'To the law and to the testimony; if
they speak not according to this word, it
is because there is no light in them."
Isa. viii; 20.

BLESSINGS PROMISED TO THOSE
WHO "HEARKEN TO DO"
HIS WORD.
Ex. xv: 26.
Lev. xxvi; 3-13.
Deut. vi; 1-3.
Deut. vii; 11-15.
Deut. xi; 13-15.
Deut. xi; 22-25.

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Deut. xxviii, 1-4.
Rev. i; 3.
Rev. xxii; T.

JUDGMENTS TO ALL WHO DES
PISE AND NEGLECT IT.
Lev. xxvi; 14-40.
Deut, xxviii; 15-68.
II Kings -xxii; 13.
II Chron. xxxvi; 15, 16.
Prov. i: 24-32.
Isa. Ixv: 12.
Isa. Ixvi; 4.
Rom. iii; n, 12, 16.
II Thess. i; 7-9.
II Thess. ii: 10-12.
A Lover of the Word.

SUMMARY OF CHRIST'S TESTI
MONY TO THE BIBLE.
In his recorded allusioils to the Bible,
our Lord made four references to Genesis,
three to Exodus, two to Numbers, five to
Leviticus, four to Deuteronomy — thus
quoting several times all the books of
Moses. He also referred to the books of
Samuel, Kings, Daniel. Hosea, Jonah,
Zechariah, Malachi, and frequently to
Isaiah, and the Book of Psalms. He
asserted the claims of the Bible as a whole,
under the title of "The Scriptures," and
''the Law and the Prophets." When we
consider how brief are the narratives of
his ministry, yet how numerous are the
Scripture references they contain, we may
well be sure that if all had been recorded
our argument might have been strength
ened with numerous additional proofs that
the Bible was the Saviour's text-book. He
sanctioned it as a whole, and in detail,
as a book to be studied, trusted, obeyed;
as a book peculiar, paramount. Divine.
Consider how He read it, and stored it in
His memory, and used it for His own per
sonal strength and comfort, in temptation
for worship, on the cross. Consider how,

having died with it on His lips. He ex
pounded it as soon as He returned to life.
Consider that the glorified body of the
Lord Jesus, now on the throne of glory,
has honored our Bible, that it was opened
and pointed to by the very hand, that it
was quoted and explained by the very lips
of Him who is now exalted at the right
hand of God, a Prince and a Saviour! May
we not feel satisfied that whatever the
authority of learned critics, the authority
of Jesus is greater? May I not turn from
them to Him? If unable to answer all
difficulties, is it not enough that my Sav
iour used this Bible as Divine? If it was
good enough for Him, is it not good
enough for me?— for the rule of my life,
and for the solace of my sorrow; and
whenever my mind is disturbed by doubts,
haunted by fears, oppressed by griefs,
assailed by temptation— may I not turn
confidently to my Saviour's Bible, and
put an end to the doubt and the murmur
and the conflict, by saying with my Lord
"It is written"? Anon.

THE BIBLE A MEANS OF PRO
MOTING REVIVALS.
REVEALS.
Our Condition. Heb. iv;i2. The Word
of God is living, and active, and sharper
than any two-edged sword, and piercing
even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of
both joints and marrow, and quick to dis
cern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Christ oicr Saviour. Gal. iii; 24. So that
the law hath been our tutor to bring us
unto Christ, that we might be justified by
faith. I Cor. ii;2. For I determined not to
know anything among you save Jesus
Christ, and Him crucified.
promotes change of HEART.
Converting. Ps; xix;7. The law of the
Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the
testimony of the Lord is sure, making
wise the simple.

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James i;i8. Of His own will begot He
-us with the Word of Truth, that we should
be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
I Pet i;23. Having been begotten
again, not of corruptible seed, but of in
corruptible, through the Word of God,
¦which liveth and abideth, for all flesh is as
grass, and all the glory thereof as the
flower of grass. The grass withereth, and
¦the flower falleth; but the Word of the
Lord abideth forever. And this is the
¦word of good tidings which was preached
¦unto you.
Pujifying. John xv:3. Now ye are
¦clean through the word which I have
spoken unto you.
John xvii; '7. Sanctify them through
'Thy truth; Thy Word is truth.

Parabl^ of rich vian and Lazarus.
Luke xvi ;3 1. If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be per
suaded, though one rose from the dead.
Revivals in time of Josiah. II Kings
xxiii :2-3. He read in their ears all the
words of the Book of the Covenant which
¦was found in the house of the Lord. And
the King stood by a pillar, and made a
¦covenant before the Lord, to walk after
the Lord, and to keep His command
ments and His testimonies and His stat
utes with all their heart and all their soul,
to perform the words of this covenant that
were written in this Book And all the
people stood to the covenant.
Revivals in time of Nehemiah. Neh
ix:3. And they stood up in their place,
and read in the Book of the law of the
Lord their God, one-fourth part of the day;
and another fourth part they confessed,
and worshiped the Lord their God.
Revivals in time of Apostles. Acts iv;
2g-3r. And now. Lord, behold their
threatenings; and grant unto Thy ser
vants, that with all boldness they may
speak Thy Word  and they were

all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they
spake the Word of God with boldness.
Helps for Christian Workers.

HOLY SCRIPTURE.
Its Inspiration. II Timothy iii:i6, 17;
II Pet. i:20, 21; Rom. xv;4; I Cor. x;n;
Eph. vi; 17. I Thess. ii;^3.
Its Sufficiency. Luke xvi;3i ; Deut. iv:
2; Prov. xxx;5, 6; Rev. xxii;i7-ig.
Its Power. Johnxv;3; xvii;i7; Eph.
v;26; Jer. xxiii;2g; Heb. iv:i2; Ps. xix;
7-11. Its Use, and our Duty toward it. Neh.
viii;8 andix;2, 3; II Chron. xvii:9; I Pet.
iv:ii; Acts xviii:28, and xvii:i:, 12; II
Cor. ii:i7; Deut. vi;6, 7, and xxix;29;
Joshua i;8; Psalm i;2; I Pet. ii;l, 2; Col.
iii;i6; Ps. cxix;i, 2, 9, 11, etc.
Our need of Divine Light. Ps. cxix;
18; Luke xxiv:45; John vi;63; II Cor.
iii, 5, ''•.
Ignorance of Scripture. Matt. xxii;29;
John xx;9; John v;38; Isa. viii;20. Anon.
FIVE GOLDEN RULES FOR
BIBLE READERS. I.
Keep your minds close to God's Word;
let them not rove and wander while you
hear it; if they do, you lose all. This is
the apostle's counsel, "to give earnest
heed;" to be intent upon the things we
hear; to watch the words as they come
forth out of the preachers' mouths (Heb.
ii;i). And why so? "Lest at any time
we let them slip." If we would remem
ber well, there must not be the least di
version. II.
Get a good understanding in the Word
of God. The observation of the Holy
Ghost is notable for this purpose; Luke
ii;ig, "They understood not the sayings
which He spake unto them. But Mary
kept all these sayings in her heart."

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They kept them not, because they did
not understand them. That which is not
understood will very hardly be remem
bered. They are our understanding hear
ers that carry all away, while ignorant and
sottish people keep nothing.
HI.
Value the Word of God more, and you
shall find you will remember it the bet
ter. See the necessity, the excellency of
it, and then you will be careful how you
lose it. Esteem it, as the prophet David
did, above gold — yea, above fine gold.
He whose memory is weakest seldom for
gets where he hath laid his gold.
IV.
Strengthen memory by meditation, rep
etition, conference of what you hear. If
it be hard to take in holy truths, chase
them in, rub them in, and settle them by
this means. Let them be as a nail well
fastened, as the expression of the wise
man is, and set home with many strokes,
that they may not out again.
V.
Set instantly upon the practice of the
truth delivered to you; as soon as you
hear it, act it. That which you do
you will remember. Mark that of the
apostle, James 1:25, ' N^ot being a forget
ful hearer, but a doer of the word;" the
doer then is no forgetful hearer. Many
men remember nothing, because indeed
they do nothing. J. M.

WH.-\T THE WORD SAYS ABOUT
ITSELF.
Able to make wise. II Tim. iii;i5.
Able to build you up. Acts xx;32.
Able to save your soul. James i;2i.
Profitable for teaching. II Tim. iii;i6.
Means of furnishing the work. II Tim.
iii:i7. Seed for sowers. Luke viii;ii.
Incorruptible. I Peter 1:23.
Sword for soldiers. Eph. vi;i7.

Two edged sword. Heb. iv:i2.
Means of sanctification. John xvii:l7.
HOW USED.
Accurately. Deut. iv;2, and Rev. xxii:
i8, ig.
Carry it with you. II Chron. xvii:9.
Search (not simply read.) John v:3g.
Search daily. Acts xvii:ii.
For leaders of meetings. Neh. viii:8.
Meditate. Josh. i;8.

THE INSPIRED WORDS.
I. The words of the law. I -mil be
with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou
shalt say. Ex. iv;lo-i2 ; Lev. i;i, 2;
Deut. iv:2.
2. The words of the Psalms. The
Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his
word was in my tongue. II Sam. xxiii;2;
Prov. xxx: 5, 6.
3. The words of the propheft. What
soever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Behold I have put my words in thy mouth.
Jer. 1:6-9; Isa. Iv:ii; Ezek. iii:4; Zech.
vii;I2; Mai. i;i.
4. The entire Old Testament. The
prophecy came not in old time by the will
of man; but holy men of God spake as
they were moved by the Holy Ghost. II
Peter 1:21.
5. The words of our Lord Jesus
Christ. The words that I speak unto you,
they are spirit, and they are life, John vi:
63. Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but my words shall not pass away.' Matt.
.xxiv;35; John xvii;S.
6. The words of the apostles. It is
not ye that speak, bu*- the Spirit of your
Father which speaketh in you. Matt. x;20.
And they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 11:4. Which things also we speak,
not in the words which man's wisdom
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teach-
eth. I Cor. ii;i3; xiv:37; II Peter iii:2,
16; I John iv;6.

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7. All the sacred writings. All Scrip
ture is given by inspiration of God.
II Tim. iii: 16; Rev. xxii:i8, 19.
Rev. J. H. Brookes, D, D.

SYMBOLS OF THE WORD GIVEN
IN THE SCRIPTURE ITSELF.
I. The mirror, to show us ourselves as
we are and may be, James 1:25.
2. The laver, to wash away our sin and
defilement, Eph. v;26.
3. The lamp and light, to guide us in
the right way, Ps. cxix;i' 5.
4, 5, 6, 7. The milk, bread, strong
meat and honey, affording sustenance and
satisfaction to the believer at all stages of
spiritual development, Heb. v;i2, 14; Ps.
xix; 10, etc.
8. The fine gold to enrich us with heav
enly treasure, Ps. xix; 10.
9, 10, II. The fire, hammer and sword
to be used in the work and warfare of life,
Jer. xxiii;2g; Heb. iv;i2; Eph. vi:i7.
12. The seed, to beget souls in God's
image, and to plant harvest fields for God
James i:i8; I Peter i;23; Matt. xiii.
Dr. a. T. Pierson.

imputing their trespasses unto them, and
hath committed unto us the word of recon
ciliation, II Cor. v;ig.
5. The word of truth, because it is the
truth without admixture of error, the only
book that has nothing but truth in every
statement from first to last. In whom ye
also trusted, after that ye heard the word
of truth, the gospel of your salvation, Eph.
i;i3, 6. The word of life, because it makes
known the way by which a dead sinner is-
made alive, and by which the new life
that is in him can be nourished and mani
fested. Among whom ye shine as lights
in the world; holding forth the word of
fife, Phil, ii: 16.
7. The Word of Christ, because Christ
is its center and circumference, the begin
ning, the middle, and the end, the author,
the subject, and the object. Let the
Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all
wisdom. Col. iii;i6.
Rev. J. H. Brookes, D. D.

NAMES OF THE WORD.
I. The oracles of God, because it con
tains the spoken words of God. Unto
them were committed the oracles of God
Rom. iii;2.
2. The word of faith, because it is to
be believed. The word of faith, which we
preach, Rom. x;8.
3. The word of the gospel, because it
sets forth the glad tidings of God's love
for a lost world. That the Gentiles by
my mouth should hear the word of the
gospel, and believe. Acts xv;7.
4. The word of reconciliation, because
God is revealed in it as satisfied with the
work of His dear Son, and in an attitude
of beseeching men. God was in Christ
reconciling the world unto himself, not

BIBLE READING AND BIBLE
STUDY.
If you have but ten or fifteen minutes.
night and morning, read God's Word —
and read it consecutively. In this way
you get a grasp of the "whole counsel of
God.", But this is not Bible study. For
this, fifteen minutes will not suffice. Try
and secure two or three hours as often as-
possible, and then set yourself down to-
your Bible, with your concordance, your
text book, and pen, ink and ruler. Deter
mine you will not be diverted from your
purpose, and you may expect a feast of
fat things. Don't be impatient; light from
God does not break over the sacred page
in a moment; so wait, and ponder, and
pray — compare Scripture with Scripture —
and as you thus dig, God will unfold to
you "precious things." Mrs. S. Menzies.

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SCRIPTURE ANSWERS TO RO
MAN CATHOLICS.
I. as to MARY'S NEED OF A SAVIOUR.
Matt. ii;2. The Son, and not the
mother, worshiped. Beads.'*
Matt. ii;ii, 13, 14, 20, 21. The child
always first.
Luke 1:46, 47. Mary confesses Jesus
her Saviour, thereby showing her need of
a .Saviour. A.cts. i;i4. The last mention of Mary
in a prayer meeting and occupying no
iigher place than the others.
II. AS TO CONFESSION TO PRIESTS.
Mark ii;7. God only can forgive sins.
Heb. vii;27. Priests needed forgive
ness. Ps. xxxii. 5-7. David confessed to God.
Ezra x: 10-12. Ezra a priest, taught
confess to God.
Dan. ix;4,5. Daniel said, confess to
God. Acts viii;20-22. Peter told the Sorceror
to confess to God.
I Pet. ii;5, g. Peter says all believers
.are. priests .
James v;j6. James exhorts all believers
to confess faults, Greek says sins, oae to
another. III. AS TO HIGH CLAIMS MADE FOR PETER.
Luke v:8. Peter said; I am a sinful
man. Acts iii, 12. Peter said, not his, -po-^er
or holiness.
Acts x;24-26. Peter said, I am but a
man. *Beads. The beads used by Catholics are
ten small white ones, then one large black one,
then ten more small ones, etc., used while in
prayer; ten prayers to Mary and one to Jesus,
-etc. Not so in Matt, ii, etc. Son always first.
Do not use all these texts with a Roman
¦Catholic at the Slme time, but first find out his
net-ds. If he is expecting great things by Mary,
take hira to first heading. If on confession to
Priest, use text under that.head. If he expects
much through Peter, take him to third heading
¦etc.

Acts ix:32-35. Peter said, Jesus maketh
thee whole. Not Peter.
Acts x;36. Peter said, peace by Jesus
Christ. Acts iv:l2. Peter said. No helpot hope
aside from Jesus.
Gal. ii;ii-l4. Paul blamed Peter for
acting the hypocrite, and this after Peter
had been an apostle about twenty five
vears, and not a young convert.
IV AS TO TRANSLATION AND EXPLANA
TION OF THE SCRIPTURES.
Neh. viii;i-i8, ix;2,3. Ezra the ptiest
made the people to understand them.
I Cor. xiv;ig. Paul says make yourself
understood. Luke xxiv;44-47. JeSus always teach
ing the 0. T.
V. AS TO THE MARRIAGE OF PRIESTS.
Luke 1:5-17. Zacharias, a /n'«^, mar
ried and yet pleased God.
Mark i;2g-3i. Peter was married.
I Tim. 3:2-4. Elders, overseers or
bishops were mar7'ied.
I Tim. 4:1-3. Paul says to forbid to
marry is of the devil.
VI. AS TO PRAYING FOR THE DEAD.
Heb. g:27. After death the judgment.
Luke xvi;ig-3i. Abraham could not
help the dead and Jesus gave no hope.
VII. I JOHN 111:22,23. THE TWO COM
MANDMENTS.
Rom. xiv:i4-i8. Eating meat or nota
matter of indifference.
I Tim. iv:i-5. To forbid meats is of
the devil.
Matt. xxvi:27. All were to drink of ;¦/«
cup. Mark xiv;23. They all drank after it
and not a priest to drink for the congrega
tion. VIII. AS TO WORKS.
John vi;28, 29. Believe is doing God's
work. Rom. iii;28. '^M'=,tX'a^A without works .

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Rom. iv:5. To him that worketh not
but believeth.
Eph. ii;S, g. Saved by grace, not works.
II Tim. 1:9. Saved not by works.
Rom. v;i. Peace not by works.
Jas. ii;io. To offend in one point
guilty of all.
Gal. iii: 10. Cursed is every one who fails
to do all.
IX. AS TO PETER'S BEING IN ROME.
Epistle to Romans A. D. 58 to 60.
I. Rom. xvi. Paul salutes twenty-six
or more persons by name. Peter not
among them.
2. Paul writes from Rome his Epistles
Eph. Phil. Col. and names brethren by
name who were with him but Peter was
not one of them.
3. Paul writes II Tim from Rome, the
last letter he wrote just before his death,
says Luke only is with me. II Tim.
iv;9-i2. Not one word about Peter
.\. Converted Roman Catholic.

VALUE OF CHRIST'S BLOOD.
Only God Himself knows fully the value
of the Precious Blood of Christ, Precious
(Priceless). No one in the world can tell
us the value of that which is Priceless.
God has communicated to us very much of
His mind concerning it. More about
blood, atonement, substitution, than any
thing else. From Genesis to Revelation
we find the scarlet line running through
the entire book. Every page seems to
send forth the one grand, soul-saving
truth "without shedding of blood is no
remission." It need hardly be said that by the Blooa
of Christ we mean that blood which He
shed, when He " became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross.'' The
Blood representing the Life which He gave
as d. ransom for all. Chiist-crucified the
corner-stone of God's redemptive work
The sacrifice (blood-shedding) or the Just

for the Unjust, the burden of the Word of
God. I.
Read Gen iii. — The Fall, In Adam
we are all fallen, Rom. v; 12. As soon as
man sinned — became unrighteous — he set
to work to try and work out a salvation.
Gen. iii; 7. But failed— Cable broken.
Bankrupt — Separated — Spiritual and Eter
nal Death^Sin must be put away. God's
claims must be met. We now begin to-
see the value of Christ's Blood, Rom. v:
6; II Tim, i: 10. Man has been at
work nearly 6,000 years, trying to cover
and hide himself. What has God's Word
to say about this? Isa. xxix; 15; Isa. xxx:
I; II Kings v; 25, 27; Gen. iii; 8, 10;
Ps. x; ii; Amos ix; 2, 3; Job. xxiv. 21,
22; Isa. xxviii; 17, 22; Heb. 4; 12, 13.
The remedy (or covering) provided in
Adam's case. Gen. iii: 21. We have
here a figure of Divine Redemption.
First Death, as a type of that Death
which would reconcile God to man.
First Saa-ifice, sin offering, to procure
covering for sinner.
Last Sacrifice, sin offering to procure
Robe of Righteousness for sinners. Heb.
ix; 26, 28.
First Blood, shed by God Himself.
Last Blood, shed by God Himself. Isa.
liii; 10; II Cor. v; 21.
All between copy of First and type of
Last. Innocent suffering for guilty. I Pet. 3;
18. Contrast Isa. Ixiv: 6; Matt, xxii; 11,
with Isa. Ixi; 10; Jer. xxiii; 6; I Cor. i;
30; Luke xv; 22; Zech. iii: 1-4; Rev. vii;
13. 14- II.
Gen. iv; 3-5. Heb. xi; 4. Man for
first time brought before us in act of wor
ship. TWO RELIGIOUS MEN.
I. The natural condition of each. Sin
ners. Born outside Eden, of sinful flesh.

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Rom. v: 12; John iii; 6; I Cor. 15: t
2. Agreed as to their being a Supreme
God. 3. Agreed, it was t^evc duty to worship
this Supreme Being.
Where did they differ, not in themselves
but in their sacrifices.

Offerings. Cain's.
1. The product of his own labor, the
fruits of a cursed earth.
2. An offering of works.
3. Pointed to the work of men's hands.
4. Acknowledged No Sin.
Abel's.
I. A Firstling of the flock — the life-
blood of an innocent lamb.
2. An offering of faith.
3. Pointed to the Spotless Lamb.
4. Acknowledged Sin and pointed to
Him who taketh away the Sin of the
World. Whatever is not of faith is Sin, Rom.
xiv: 23.
Without faith it is impossible to please
God, Heb. xi; 6.
In the great question of reconciliation;
Sin must be atoned for in only one way !
Death and Judgment must be met in
¦only one way!
Cain could not get by Death and Judg
ment because there was only one way!
We cannot escape except by only one
"Way! This one way is by the Blood, Heb. ix;
22; Rom. iii; 25; Matt, xxvi: 28; Eph.
1.6, 7; Acts iv; 10-12.
God has appointed one way. Christ
went about doing good, but it was His
death (blood-shedding 1 that rent the vail
and gave man the way of access to God.
Matt, xxvii; 50, 51; Lev. xvi; 14, 16; Eph.
ii; 13, 18; Heb. x; ig; Heb. ix; 12.
What does God say as to the work of
this Great Substitute, -II Tim. i: 10,
What does the Holy Spirit say of Cain

and Abel? Matt, xxiii: 35; Heb. xi; 4; I
John iii: 12 cf; Heb. xii: 24.
The (shed-blood) death of Jesus meets
the demands of God, Rom. iii: 25, 26;
Heb. ix; 20, 28; Lev. xvii: 11.
The (shed-blood) death of Jesus meets
man's deep necessities, John vi; 54, 56;
Mark xiv; 24; Eph. i: 7; Heb. ix; 14;
Heb. xiii: 12.
Cain not only did not bring the accept
able offering but despised it. Gen. iv:5, 8.
The last great Sacrifice neglected and
despised, Isa. liii: 3; John v: 40.
Millions to-day following Cain, Jude 11;
I Tim. i: 15; Rom. iii; 25, 26.

HIS OWN BLOOD.
ACTS XX; 28. HeE. ix; 12.
What it means to the Believer. — That
is the Church of God — who, what. Matt.
xvi; 18; Col. i; 18, 24.
I. VxeserA foigiveness, its value; Heb.
ix; 22; its certainty, Eph. i: 7; its suffi
ciency, I John i: 7.
2. Present redemption. Acts xx; 28;
Eph. i: 7; Col. i: 14.
3. Present safety. Salvation, Tit. ii;
II, 14; Ex. xii, 13; I Tim. ii; 4, 6; eter
nal, Heb. ix: 12, 24, 28.
4. Present sonship made right, Eph.
ii; 13; I John iii; i; Luke xv: 20-24.
5. Present translation translated, John
v; 24; Col. i; 13, 14.
6. Present exaltation, what royalty.
Rev. i: 5, 6; v; 10; xx; 4; 1. c.
7. Present Union His Bride, Eph. v;
25, 32; Rev. xix; 7, S, Matt. xxv.
APPLICATION.
The price paid, Ps. xlix; 8; I Pet. i: 18,
19. What is expected of us, I Cor. vi: 19,
20.

THE BLOOD OF CHRIST.
I. Justifies, Rom. v: i.\.
2, 'Sanctifies, Heb. ix; 13.
3. Glorifies, Rev. i; 5, 6.

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"PRECIOUS BLOOD."
1. Redeemed. I Pet. i;i8, 19.
2. Washed, Rev, 1:5.
3. Cleansed. I John 1:7.
4. Forgiveness. Eph. 1:7.
5. Justified. Rom. v;9.
6. Sanctified. Heb. xiii: 12.
7. Peace. Col. i:2o.
8. Perfect. Heb. x:i4.
g. Overcome. Rev. xii:il.
10. Anointed Kings and Priests. Rev.
3:S. 6.
II. Made night. Eph. ii;i3.
12, Constant access. Heb. x: 19.
13. Right to the " Tree of Life." Rev.
xxii; 14.
14. Stand in white robes before the
throne. Rev. vii; 14.

THE BLOOD OF THE NEW
COVENANT.
Matt. xxvi;28; Markxiv;24.
1. Propitiation. Rom. iii:25; see II
Cor. v;i8-20.
2. Redemption and forgiveness of sins.
Eph. 1:7; Col. i;i4; Rev. v:9.
3. Clednsing. Heb. ix;i3, 14. I John
1:7; Rev. i;5.
4. Justification, Rom. v;9.
5. Peace. Eph. ii;i3-l8. Col. i;20.
6. Sanctification. Heb. xiii:l2. See
verse 13, Come out !
7. Victory. Rev. xii;9-ll.
Eternal Life, John vi;54.
See V, 53. Except.
Final preservation of the Saints. Anon.

"CONFESSION."
Confess. To acknowledge, to own or
admit. If we are to profit by the study of the
Word of God, we must be honest, i.
Honest with God. 2. Honest with our
selves. God hates shams. Let us not
forget that there is no creature that is not
manifest in His sight, but all things are

laid open before the eyes of Him with
whom we have to do. Heb. iv:i3, R. V.
Then let us come close to God.
This subject of confession is one that
is very much neglected in these days of
subtle deception, and loud but hollow
profession. He is faithful that hath promised. Yes,
thank God. But what of His faithful
ness regarding unconfessed sin ?
He is faithful that threatened.
Will by no means clear the guilty. See
Ex. x.xxiv:6, 7.
He will not. He cannot. He would un-
deify Himself were He to yield here.
Do you say with many of the modern
thinkers of to-day — God will by some
means clear the guilty. Be not deceived.
God cannot lie.
The golden chain of grace stretches
from heaven to earth, even to the lowest
depths of sin and vileness. But mark, it
is the grace of Him who cannot look upon
sin with the least degree of allowance.
The grace of Him who will by no
means clear the guilty.
I. — THE sinner's confession TO GOD.
This is the starting point. Do you
know what it is to confess yourself a sin
ner to God ? This is no Roman Catholic
doctrine. God's will is that all men
should be saved
But without confession, no salvation.
Confession of yourself as the sinner is
as essential to your salvation as "Faith in
Christ." But let us turn to "the law" and "the
testimony'' — and the " Thus saith the
Lord." Prov. xxviii; 13. Sin covered or con
fessed, which ? If covered by the sinner,
what then ? Shall not prosper. Isa. Ixiv;
6; lix;6; Luke xii;i, 3. See Adam,
Achan, Gehazi and others.
Concealment of sin delivers none from
God's wrath. But if confessed to God,
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Ps. xxxii: I. Sin if confessed by the
sinner is covered by God, under the
blood. See other verses in Ps. xxxii. Kept
silence, ;. e. , covered my sin's result. Thy
hand heavy upon me.
God's heavy hand of justice, or God's
heavy hand of mercy. Which ?
Verse 5 . What a volume of theology is
here. There is no gainsaying these
things. The confession must be;
I. Personal. Ps. xxxii:5; xxv:ii; Luke
.xviii; 13, me the sinner. What a differ
ence. Two sinners, one a sinful Pharisee
the other a sinful publican.
One covered his sins, the other uncov
ered his sins. Notice what the Holy
Spirit has recorded of these two men.
The one who covered his sin.
(i.) With himself. Self will.
(2.) I thank thee — that I am good — he
had much to be thankful for, but what was
it ! Was it health — prosperity? Oh, no;
love, mercy, long suffering.
The other man takes his proper place.
Afar off just where his sins had brought
him. Ashamed to look up. The Holy God.
Smote his breast. There the fountain
of all wickedness. Jer. xvii; 9.
God, I am the sinner, God be merciful
to me. God be reconciled to me the sin
ner He claims the mercy of the merciful
God. What is the Lord's testimony of these
two men ?
I tell you. Compare Prov. xxviii;i3.
Conviction. ]
Confession. K- ,, ,
Contrition, ^ Gods order.
Conversion, J
Not that confession or contrition have
any merit in them, for there is nothing
meritorious in these. No merit but in
Christ and His shed blood, but the sinner
must plead guilty before he can expect
pardon.

"Confession is the step to pardon."
2. Full. Not only sins committed, but
sinful (full of sin.) Job xl:4; vile. Job
xlii;5, 6, self abhorred.
3. With contrition Ps. xxxviii:i3;
Luke xviii; 1 3.
4. A forsaking of sin. Prov. xxviii; 13;
Isa. lv;7, forsake all and follow me. How
many stop just here, see Luke xviii;23.
Compare Luke xv.i8 to 24. See that
young ruler went away sorrowful. Look
at the Prodigal. His confession was per
sonal, full, contrite, Luke xv;lS, 19. He
forsook all. Result — he obtained mercy.
The sinner must give up— or no sal
vation. The sinner must let go — or no heaven.
The sinner must forsake — or go to hell.
What value is there in the confession
that still retains the sin.
How the father abundantly pardons.
Isa. lv;7; but the sinner must forsake and
return, i. e. confession, complete ac
knowledgment. The Lord iiever misrepresents, neither
will He have anything to do with these
who make misrepresentation. If we desire
a blessing from the Lord, come close up,
and mark God is light.
Ps. 11. Sin; See v. 5. Compare I
John 1:8. v. 3, 4. Compare I John i;9
II. — THE confession OF JESUS AS LORD.
It is not only confess, acknowledge
what we are, but it is equally important
that we confess, acknowledge what Christ
is and hath done for us.
In proportion as we know and ac
knowledge Christ Jesus Lord, His Hfe
will be manifested in us.
How often Christ is concealed — hid —
simply because we will not have Him live
in us.
If Christ as Lord lived "in" us He
would be seen living "out" of us.
Rom. x;g, 10. Confession, believing,
faith in Christ, confession of Christ.
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believe His promise of salvatioii — without
the purpose of confession.
In what respect is confession here a
condition of salvation ?
I . What you believe about Christ.
2. What Christ is to us.
" What think ye of Christ" is the sim
pie question the Spirit would put to the
inquirer after salvation. " Lord Jesus."
"Jesus Lord." What is involved in these
names of Lord, Rom. 1:3, 4; iv;25. Hu
manity, humiliation, divinity, exaltation.
Not only own Him as Lord, but 2.%your
Lord. To do this what is necessary on our
part. Acts ii:38; xvi;ji. See Rom. x;3.
Absolute surrender. Submission to
Christ as sovereign.
This knocks away all human props and
all self-merit !
Lord help me. Matt xv:25; I John iv.
15- Lord save me. Matt. xiv;30; I Cor. xii;3.
Lord remember me. Luke xxiii:42:
Rom. x:9, lo.
I. For the afflicted daughter — sickness.
2. For the Natural life — danger.
3. For the Spiritual life — eternity.
Christ as Lord saves in every instance.
Such confession springs from heart
faith. Look again at Rom. x:g, 10.
These two, confession and faith, are
linked together by wisdom divine, and
What God hath joined together, let no
man put asunder. A true man will never
confess what he does not believe, and un
less there be this heart faith there will be
no true confession.
Believe, confess, and thou shalt be
saved. See Hos. v;i5. Action, Hos. vi.i.
Return, confess. Not merely to escape
punishment, for such confession will never
lead to salvation.
III. — THE CONFESSION OF CHRIST TO THE
WORLD.
See Luke xii::; Rom. x:lo.
4

"Every one therefore who shall confess
Me (in me) before men, him (in him) will
I also confess before my Father which is
in heaven." Matt. x;32.
God has a purpose in our being left
in this world, which seems in our day, to
a most alarming extent either not to be
known, or if known, is practically disre
garded and unheeded. So much of self —
so little of Christ. See what the Lord
saith —
I. "Set apart for Himself." Ps. iv:3.
Ye are my witnesses." Isa. xliii;

2
10. 3
21.

'Show forth my praise.'' Isa. xl'ii:

1-
Him.'

'To show forth the excellencies of
' I Pet. ii.g.
5. " Ye are the light of the world."
Matt. v;i4.
6. "Luminaries in the world, holding
forth the word of life.'' Phil, ii;l5, 16.
7, "Go ye into all the world, and preach
(confess) the gospel to the whole creation,"
Mark xvi: 15,
Ye shall be my witnesses (con
fessors) unto the uttermost part of the
earth," Acts 1:8.
Oh, how little the great purpose of our
redemption is realized — much less con
fessed — what a fearful amount of perjury
is chargeable to the church of the Living
God. "What misrepresentation" — "what
false witnessing." Well might the Lord
say, "When the Son of Man cometh shall
he find faith on the earth."
There is a wonderful meaning in this
word confess — as the following four groups
of Scriptures will show.
I. Prov. xxviii:i3; Ps. xxxii:5; Ezra x:
II. Confessing and forsaking. Throw
ing out of the hand, or casting away.
2. Lev. V.5; Num. v:7' Neh. ix;2. 3;
Dan. ix.4, 20. Speak for oneself.
3. Matt. iii;6; Rom. xiv;ii; Phil. ii:ii;
James v;i6; Rev. iii:5. Rom. x:io. To
speak out the same thing.

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4. Matt. x;32; Luke xii:8; John i: 20;
ix;22; xii:42; Rom. x:l0; I Tim. vi;i2;
I Tim. vi,i3; I John iv;2, 3, 15; II John
7. To speak the same thing as another.
It is in connection with the latter group
We have to do at this time. "Speak the
same thing as another." Speak — confess
— (Gk. Homo Logeo [Logos] ) A word —
the Word — positive declaration. So
Christ the Logos, the Word. The con
fessor to the world of the love of God
John i. 1-3; Johniii.l6; Heb. i.i, 2; John
xii:4g, 50.
To confess Christ to the world there
fore, is to speak the same thing as Christ
— or as Paul puts it, "To me to live is
Christ." Phil. i:2i.
Now for the manifestation of this life.
The confessing of Christ to the world
"The times" demand = very distinct tes
timony of Christ, God claims it. The
world needs it.
Witnesses for Christ. Isa. xliii: 10,
Actsi:S. I. By a holy and godly life. 2.
distinct and positive testimony.
I. John x.io. Manifested life.
this life abundant life, II Cor. iii. 3.
there this manifest declaration.
Rom. vi.4, Newness of life.
Newness of standing — in Christ,
Cor. V17.
Newness of relationship — children of
God, I John iv4.
Newness of privilege — access to God.
Eph. ii:.8.
Newness of character — holiness. Gal.
iii. 27. Newness of responsibility — confess
Christ. II Pet. ii 9.
What manner of men are we. Is there
this confession of newness of life? See II
Cor. iv;io, II; Phil, i.20; I John iii:ic.
The marks of Christ.
His compassion. His tenderness. His
gentleness, His long suffering, His pa
tience. His sympathy, His love. His self-

By Is
Is

II

denial. His wisdom. His faithfulness. His
holiness, His truth. His power. Phil.
ii;5. Oh, how little of this is seen in us.
What's the trouble ?
Is it not because there is so little of
Christ in the heart ?
See Titus ii:ii, 12. Negative, A fa.yva.'g
ungodliness and worldly lust.
Positive live (a) soberly, as regards self
(b) righteously as regards men (c) godly
as regards God. Such is the confession
the grace of God would teach us to live.
See Isa. xliv:8; Acts v;2g to 32; Rom'
i'i4, 16; John xii;42, 43; Heb. xiii:i3
margin; Mark v:i8-20; Luke viii; 39, 40.
2. Tell it to others. Andrew, John i;
41, 42; Philip, John 1:45, 46; Samaritan
woman. John iv;28, 2g; Paul, Actsix:20;
Peter and the apostles. Acts v:4i, 42.
The scattered church. Acts viii:4. The
man from the tombs, Mark v:ig, 20.
See the result !
Tell it out among the heathen.
Don't wait for the millions.
See the greatest confessor that ever
lived, Jesus.
Note woman of Canaan, John iv:28-3o;
man at the pool. John v:i5; man palsied,
Luke v:2S; Blind Bartimeus, Luke xviii:
43; Zacheus, Luke xix;8; the leper, Mark
i-45- How marvelous the manner in which
we develop when, like our Lord, we fall in
love with souls.
Luke xii:8. Mark under what circum
stances these words were uttered.
Compare John ix:22; John xii, 42.
Moral courage, and not be moral cowards.
See I Tim. vi:li, 12. Confess the
good confession,
Heb. xiii:i2-i5. Sanctified, separated
ones; no longer friends of the world.
Let us go forth and make the confession
-we cannot afford to court the friendship
of the world. Friendship with God is
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the world is enmity with God. James iv;4;
See John xv:4.
What is the command ? Go ye into all
the world and preach the gospel, i. e..
Confess me.
He who is God's truest friend is the
very best friend to the world.
See Matt, xi.ig. No closer friend with
God than He. No better friend to the
world than He.
Just because of His great attachment to
God He came down to this world of sin
and woe to confess, declare, the love of
God for sinners, and bring them into
friendship with God.
Divine separation, human separation.
Two very different things.
Too often like the Pharisee of old, we
shrink away from the poor unfortunate,
and cannot bear to have them come near
us. Not so with the friend of God and
friend of sinners. Mark viii:23.
To confess Christ to the world, there
must be:
I. The knowledge of Christ, abiding
communion with him, John xv. His
word abiding in us. Col. iii; i6. Speak
ing confessing that we do know Christ.
2. The realization of Christ's presence
with us. John xv: 5.
3. Following the mind of Christ,
humility and obedience, Phil. 11-
4. Following the example of Christ,
hatred for sin, love for sinners, Rom. vi;
12, 13; Matt, xx; 28.
5. Entire dependence on the Holy
Spirit. Acts i: 8, etc.
6. A Holy Life. Life confession
Living Christ. Life more abundantly,
John x: 10.
Epistle of Christ known and read of all
men, II Cor. iii; 2, 3.
The Life of Christ manifested, II Cor.
iv; 10, II.
Walking in newness of Life, Rom
vi' 4.

Negative and Positive Living, Tit. ii:
II, 12. HOLY LIVING, EPH. I: 4.
Without holiness, Heb, xii; 14. Chosen
for what — Holiness, Blameless, Corres
ponding Responsibility.
I. Created into Christ Jesus, unto
good works, Eph. ii; 10; Tit. ii: 14; iii: 8.
2. Predestined — Conformed to the
image of His Son, Rom. viii; 29; II Cor,
iii; 18.
3, Called to be Saints, Rom. i: 7;
I Thess. iv: 7.
4. Elect — Elected to obedience, I Pet.
i; 2; Rom. i: 5; I Pet. i: 14, 22.'
5. Died with Christ, reckon yourself
dead to Sin, Rom. vi: 11.
6. Quickened with Christ — Live in
newness of Life, Rom. vi; 4.
7. Seated with Christ in Heavenly
Places. Set the mind on things above.
Col. iii; I, 2; Eph. ii, 6.
SAFETY AND SANCTITY GO TOGETHER.
This is not simple responsibility. God's
Love, Honor and Glory demand it. The
times demand it.
Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts,
I Pet. iii; 15.
Sincerity, Phil, i; g, 10.
7. A Fearless Testimony. The lip or
tongue testimony (confession) and this lip
confession will only be powerful as the
Life is in accordance with the confession
made. Some examples of confessing Christ,
Enoch, Gen. v. 21,; Joseph, Gen. xxxix:
2-3; Joshua, Jos. xxiv; 15; The Little
Maid, II Kings v; 3; Daniel, Dan. vi;
Peter, Acts v;2g; Matt, xvi; 16, 17; Paul,
Rom. i; 16; John, John i; 29, 34.
See the result of these:
IV. — THE CONFESSION OF SIN TO THE
FATHER.
"The child's confession to the father."
We noticed before that -we cannot con
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there is a difference between confession
and possession, so there is a vast differ
ence between confession and profession.
Professing to be something. Tit. i: i6;
Rom. i: 22.
Confessing the fact that I am something,
I Tim. vi; 12; Heb. iii; 1; Heb. iv: 14;
Heb. x: 23.
I may profess to be the son of a King,
an heir to a throne ; wear the garb of a
prince, and hope I shall wear a crown,
but if not born in the King's family my
profession and hope is that of a madman.
Now look at John i; 12.
Receiving Him brings about a great
change to us. What is it? Children of
God, and that now, and as it is impossi
ble for us to confess Christ until we pos
sess Christ, so is it just as impossible for
us to confess Christ unless we maintain
the conscious realization and communion
with Christ and the Father, and now how
is this communion broken? Almost invari
ably by the neglect of the confession of
Christ; the two go together.
To confess Christ to the world there
must be the power to do it, and this power
is only to be had by close abiding com
munion with Him who has all power, for
" ¦ apart from me ye can do nothing, " John
XV ; 5, R. V.
There must be the Holy Life. But can
this be? Is it possible? We strike here a
subject that has caused no end of discus
sion, and one on which there is much
stumbling. Let us turn again to I John i: Here
we find one little word WE nineteen times;
to whom does it apply? Compare I John,
v: 19; vs. I, 4, 5, Light; 2, Life; 3, Un
ion; 7, Communion; 2, Companionship; 7,
Holiness; 4, Joy. All this on present
possession, and this all comes to the
believer as a result of his standing in
Christ. Now as regards the standing of the
Child of God, it is of the deepest impor

tance that this be fully understood and
realized. There can be no true peace
where this is not seen and known, and
here come in the questions of sin and
sins, I. Sin having to do with our standing.
2. Sins having to do with our state, or
walk. The one settled by atonement, Heb. ix;
26. The other settled by advocacy, I John ii ;
1-2. THE STANDING OF THE BELIEVER.
We shall see from Scripture that it is
once and forever settled, we have to do
with an accomplished Redemption.
John v: 24, Absolute and eternal change
in the .standing., Rom. vi:l8. Gal. v;22,
I, Free from sin. Rom. viii:i, No con
demnation. Note, free from Sin, not Sins.
Either the question with God, about Sin
is settled or it is not settled.
If Sin is forever settled, then some one
says what is the need of an advocate with
God? Does it say an advocate with God?
No! An advocate with the Father.
The question of Sin with God is settled,
see Heb. ix: 26.
Compare Heb. viii: 10-12.
Settled so that God can and does accept
every believer in the sin bearer as com
plete, perfect in Him. Further as to our
standing. Acts xiii; 39, Justified from all
things. Col. ii; 10, Complete in Hira.
Heb. x; 12, 14, Perfected forever. He
made an atonement on account of all sin,
past, present and future.
This has reference to sin Godward, or
that which stood in the way of man be
coming as one with God; and hence God's
precious and full gospel whosoever will,
but conditional on Repentance toward
God, and Faith in Christ.
Sealed, Eph. i; 13, 14; iv; 30.
The moment we believe and trust
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Sin, we pass from Death unto Life, and
are placed by God's Infinite Grace where
Christ is Perfect in Him, John xiii: lo.
Declared clear, Sin, Death and Judg
ment, all past. Righteousness, Life and
Liberty, all Present and Eternal.
The cross between us and God. The
cross behind us, and thus between us and
Sin, Death and Judgment.
"Oh, to grace how great a debtor.''
Yes, but we must be careful just here
lest we bound over into the state of anti
nominism, perfectionism, indefinitism.
Anothef says, "I am no longer under law
but I am free from the law." All bless
edly true as to our standing, but what of
the state, the walk of Life, and now,
before we can justly deal with the Believer's
Confession of Sin, we must see his true
relation to sin and the law.
I. Liability to Sin.
Dead to Sin, compare I John 1; S-io,
and John iii; 6-S; No Sin v. lo; Not Sinned
V. 8; Sin in us but not on us, v. lo. Man
ifestation of the working of Sin that is in
us. The flesh (the natural man) ever will be
defective as long as we are in the body
The body as it is now is the stronghold of
Sin, and it is manifested in various ways
Rom. vii; 14.
When shall the body of Sin be fully and
forever freed from Sin? Rom. viii; 23; I
Cor. xv: 22, 23, 51-54.
We have no authority to say we cannot
sin, but we have authority to say that we
may not Sin.
2. Relation to Sin and Law.
So far as the guilt of Sin and the con
demnation due to it is concerned, Dead to
its legal claims but not to its moral Domin
ion. Dead to the Law as to its legal require,
ments and punishment or penalty, but not
to its moral obligations, Rom. vi: 7, mar
gin. Not dead to the feeling sense of the

pressure and power of Sin, Rom. vii: 2 : ,
23- My will is with it, my actions are
against it. Gal. v; 17.
Judicially the believer is Dead to Sin
and Dead to the Law, and free from both.
I John 1 and ii; the little word IF, in
this connection, seven times suggests
Responsibility and Liability, and therefore
we are not free from the Presence and
Power of Sin.
Rom. vi;i4, 16. Not bound to fulfil its
precepts in order to justification before
God. Romvii;4. l. Husband law. i. Hus
band Christ. I. Married to Christ and
belong to Him. 2. Subject to Him.
Justification by faith through grace does
not in any way dissolve the obligations to
the law. If so, it cannot be of God.
Last clause of v. 4. Bringing forth fruit.
The law instead of being abrogated is
set upon a firmer basis (if possible) than
ever. Rom. x;4. For what? Rom. viii;3, 4;
vi;iS; I John iii;io; iii:7.
Standing, we have righteousness im
puted. State. (Practice.) We have righteous
ness imparted.
"There must be the standing first.''
The gospel so far instead of doing
away with the law, gives additional proof
of its divine origin and claims upon all men.
3. Obligations to live free from sin.
Three distinct commands, i. Sin not,
I John ii;i. 2. Be perfect. Matt. v:48.
3. Be holy, I Pet. i.14, 16.
We are called to liberty, but not called
to liberty or license to do as we like,
4. How can it be done ?
Surely God means it shall be done or he
would never command it. How? In
abiding union with Christ.
Rom. vi:i4. Sin loses its right to
rule. I. By Christ's death, 2, By our
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What has grace done for us ? i . Given
us Jesus, John i; 14. 2. Given us of His
fulness, John i;l6. 3. Salvation from
sin, Matt. i:2i. In Him we have not
only righteousness, but strength to main
tain righteousness.
Ps. xl:8. Compare Rom. vii:22. The
inward man, Eph. iii;i6; II Cor. iv:i6
The place and purpose of God in His
wondrous grace is not only to save
from the guilt and penalty of sin, but
from the power of sin, I John iii:5, 6;
I John 1:7, This the way. It is the blood
that keeps us clean. Made nigh by the
blood, Eph. ii:i3. Justified by the blood
Rom. v;9. We are lifted up into the
white light of God by the blood, and by
the blood we stand in the light, and here
in the light we see the unspeakable
preciousness of the blood. Here in the
light we realize the glorious efficacy and
power of the blood to keep us clean.
For as we walk in the light, the blood of
Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth us from
all sin, I John 1:7.
"This is the way, walk ye in it."
We see then that sin does not in any
way affect the standing of the child of God.
We see also that as regards the state,
(the life here:)
I. That the law is still binding.
2. That we are still liable to sin.
3. That the Father commands that His
children be perfect, holy, and sin not.
4. That it is possible thus to live per
fect, holy and sinless.
Now we come to the question of sin
and its effects on the child of God.
Sin is sin, be it in the believer or un
believer, and it is that abominable thing
that God hates, and the sooner we take
the ground that God takes regarding sin,
the better for us, for until we do, we are
certainly in a measure in league with sin
There is nothing so detestable, so loath
some, so offensive, so abominable and so
malignant, in its nature. Nothing has

caused so much sorrow, wretchedness,
misery, affliction, pain or woe. Oh! what
desolation, what weeping, what mourning
it has resulted in Yea, it is the root, the
source of all woes. It has made hell and
all the subjects of its eternal burnings,
and nowhere do we see what it really is, .
as at the cross of the Son of God.
What means that sweat (drops of blood),
that God-forsaken cry, that cruel, cursed
death ? We read whosoever abideth in
Christ sinneth not. But though our pro
fession be like that of an angel, if we are
not abiding in Christ, we are not only
serving sin but the servants of sin.
Heart and life searching. See I Cor.
xi;28, R. V. prove. II Cor. xiii:5, R. V.
try. Self Judgment, self examination,
see Luke xv;i7, etc.
All true self examination (or judgment)
will lead the soul to a deeper and fuller
consecration to God. Compare the heart,
the life, with the holy standard, the rule,
God's will. See Ps. xix;7, g, margin
Pride. Phil. ii;5. Grace of humility
is a rare fruit.
Passion. Eph. iv;3i; Prov. xxv;28.
Covetousness. Heb. xiii;5; Phil, iv:
li; I Tim. vi:io; Eph. v;3.
Love of the world. Rom. xiii 2; I
John ii:i5; Gal. vi;i4.
Flesh pleasing. Rom. viii;4-8; James
v;5; II Tim. iii:4; Rom. xiii:l4; Luke ix:
23, 24. Col.' iii:5.
Uncharitableness . Eph. v:i, 2; I Cor.
xiii: 4, t; Heb. x;24; I John iii;l7.
Words. (Tongue sins.) Have we not
often been dumb when we should have
spoken out ? II Tim: i;8.
Sin in a child of God if unconfessed.
What are the results ?
I. Lord's absence. He hath said, Lo,
I am with you always. I will never leave
thee or forsake thee; all blessedly true.
But he asks: Can two walk together ex
cept they be agreed ? The light withdraws
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See Hos. v;i5. The picture of a c'nild
who has not owned his fault. Absence
of the Lord. Oh! what does this not
mean. Oh! what darkness; what unrest,
what storms, what heavy burdens, what
heart ache.
But mark, it is only till confess.
2. Loss of fellowship. I John i;6, 7.
Is this not so ? How about the means of
grace? The closet, family altar, public
service. You once held sweet counsel
together, but what's the trouble ? Uncon
fessed sin.
3. Weakness before our enemies.
Oh, how weak when we should be
mighty before God and man. Deut. i;42,
45; Jud. xvi;:o; Josh. vii:i2, 13, ig.
4. Affliction and Punishment. Oh, how
much of this we should be spared if we
would but be honest with ourselves and
our ¦' Father," but we treat sin so lightly
and look too often upon it as a little
thing, and we get exalted even in our sins
and God must humble us, and sin unre
proved results in God's having to withhold
from us many things which would bring to
us real joy and happiness. What think you
of such passages as the following: Matt.
xii;36, 37. Eph. iv;29, 31; Col. iii:8, 10.
5. Spiritual slothfulness. Rev. iii; 1-3;
Rev. iii:l4, 15; Mark xvi:i.5; John xvii:
18; Hos. vi;4.
6. Unbelief. Mark xi;22; Rev. iii;i2;
7. Barrenness. What little fruit. John
xv;i6; Luke xiii:9.
God does not need to be told of our
faults. He knows unconfessed sin in a
child of God will sooner or later bring him
under the rod of a loving but righteous
Father. I Cor. xi;30, 32; Heb. xii:6; Hos,
v;i5. CONDITIONS OF RESTORATION.
I John 1:8, 9. The confession must be
I. Personal. Not we have sinned, but I
have; not have mercy on us, but have
mercy on me. Job vii:2o; Dan. ix:2o; Ps.
xxxii:5; Luke xv;2i.

2. Prompt. Immediate acknowledg
ment. The instant the sin presents
itself, we cannot afford to carry it, present
confession means present forgiveness.
Short reckoning makes long friends. Isa.
i;i8. 3. Particular. Not a general confes
sion. That one sin name it, acknowledge
it, get down to facts. The silent sin
which makes so much unhappiness, known
only to yourself and God. Lev. v:5; Ps.
11:4. 4. Forsaking. The confession may be
prompt, personal and particular, and yet
f there be not the abhorrence of the sin,
that utter abandonment of the evil, there
ill be no pardon. Prov. xxviii:i3; II
Chron. vii:i4; II Cor. vii;8-ii; Luke
xv;i8, etc. ENCOURAGEMENT.
Is it possible to repeat transgression be
yond the limit of mercy ? or can pardon
always be found? I John 1:9.
God's mercy. The vastness of God's
mercy. There is a wideness in God's
mercy like the wideness of the sea, but is
there any encouragement apart from God's
justice ?
At the cross there is room. Titus ii:i4.
God's justice. Just, because of the fact
that all sin hath been borne by the sinless
One, I Pet. 11:24.
God's promises. Faithful, Heb. x;23.
He hath promised, and cannot go back on
His word.
Goa's covenant. I John 1:9. He and
we; Isa. liv;7-ig; Jer. xxxii:4o; Heb.
viii;6-i2; II Sam. xxiii;5; Jer. xxxi;3i,
33; Heb. x;i6-22; Isa. lv;3; Ezek. xxxvii;
26; Mai. iii;i, 6.
Hos. v:l5. Consider your ways. Ex
amine yourself. Judge yourself, and the
result will be, Hos. vi;l.
He ipiil f^^^l- Sin leaves sore and pain
ful wounds. Will heal whom ? Isa. Ivii;
18. Compare gth v.
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I will be as the dew, not as the dew that
passeth away.
How can God do this and maintain His
justice. See 4th v. What hath removed
the anger? The cross appeased God's
anger forever. Blood the healing balm.
See Hos. xi:g; II Kings xxii; 18-20. Con
ditions, Hos. xiv; I, etc.
This brings us to the only provision
made for sin, the blood.
The blood. It is a bloQji-sprinkled
path all the way, and if we get out of the
path, there will be no shelter by the blood.
We are in danger, and the sooner we get
back to the path of safety the better.
god's PROVISION.
I John ii;i. yVdvocacy, advocate ? Com
forter, helper, defender. One who under
takes the case of another.
I. He took our place and bore the pen
alty of our sin. He stood instead of the
culprit. Rom. v:7, 8. A solicitor stands
in the guilty prisoner's place in order that
his client may go free. That is what the
Son of God hath done. But is that all ?
Actsv:3i; Heb. vii:25; ix;li, 12. He
Himself an advocate before God to save
from guilt and power of sin.
2. Thus He undertakes the' believer's
place for life (a) He in person before God,
advocate to save from guilt of sin.
(b) He in person of the Spirit in the
heart, advocate to save from the power of
sin. ILis Ability. I John ii;i. Set forth
here. The name Jesus, human, knows
all our need. The name that links Him
with humanity, Jesus. Sympathy, Christ.
Messiah's anointed, sent one from God,
divine, almighty, Christ, power.
Righteous, spotless, pure, holy. The
only ground, or basis by which He can
claim our acquittal, none other could do
the work.
He stands before God, not simply be
cause he is one with God; not simply be
cause He is sinless, but because of His

righteous offering for sin. Having met
all claims He stands before God as the
one who has a just right to demand for
giveness, pardon and life to all who put
their trust in Him. He is no mere sup
pliant, He pleads for us on the ground of
justice and righteousness.
The Father. Advocacy. God's family
blessing. The child of God only can find
comfort here. Let us never forget the
relationship; the advocate is our kinsman,
brother, and the one with whom He pleads
is our Father.
With the Father, what comfort here.
fF>— blood and faithfulness. He. I
John 1:9.
We — advocacy and acceptance — Father.
I John ii;i.
Another word, without which with all
the rest of no account.
We have. I have the sinless advocate
with the Father for me.
If I confess my sin. He is faithful and
just to forgive me my sin, and cleajise me
from all unrighteousness.
What should be our prayer ? Ps. xxvi:
2; Ps. cxxxix;23, 24.

FRUIT-BEARING.
John XV.
I. E SSENTIALS (a) Life; (b) Growth.
2. Source? When? Where?
3. Kind.
4. Quality.
5. Purpose — God's Choice; Sover
eignty, etc.
6. Purpose in the Vine.
7. Purpose in the Branches.
8. How? I.
Essentials, Life and Growth,
(a) Life Matt, xii; 33; which implies;
I. Death, 2. Resurrection. Johnxii:24.
3. Union, 4. Dependence. Johnxv:i-5.
5. Nurture, Care, Air, Light, Watch
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6. Cultivation, Pruning, Purging, etc.
I am He that came, etc, ; Life more
abundantly. John x: lo.
All Life in Him. I John v;li, 12.
Apart from Him, No Life, Dead.
Vital union with Christ or No Life, no
fruit. Rom. vi; 21-23.
Men do not gather figs from thorns,
nor does God gather His fruit from any
save the branches of the vine
Men do not gather grapes from thistles
nor does God gather heavenly clusters
from unregenerated and corrupt human
nature. Not mechanically and externally united
to the church only.
An essential to life is growth, and not
to grow is to die.
(b) Growth. Ps. i; 3; I Peter v: 10, 11.
R. v.; I Pet. i: 23.
The inner life is what we need to see
to, and the outer life will be all right. "It
is God that worketh in you," etc, "Christ
in you," etc. "Consider the lilies, how
they grow," etc. The Christian life is
not so much an exhibition as a revelation
as is all life, vegetable, animal, human
spiritual, each revealing, manifesting its
own inner nature.
Growth is a noiseless advancement, no
commotion, no effort, no self-assertion,
yet expands, develops, multiplies, etc.
What is the Life?
"I am the vine, ye are the branches.
Behold the "ye." When Christ spoke
these words and the "ye" of to-day,
What marvelous growth! The mustard
seed has become a mighty tree. What a
glorious, far-extending, wide spreading
vine! How the branches are now being
extended! North, South, East, West, it
spreads, it is dropping its fruits in every
land, and almost in every tongue. '
"After its kind," see Genesis,
Like produces like; all governed by the
source. The true vine and the true
branches have one common life, so much

so that the branches make up the vine
character, (Illust, Dr. Judson called
by the natives, "The Jesus Christ man,")
What of the Life, the Growth?
Are we branch-producing branches? Are
other branches being added to the vine by
our development in this Divine Life?
See Gen, xii; 2; Abraham, "'Thou shalt
be a blessing," Is it so with us, not only
receiving the blessing, but the blessed,
heaven-like purpose of life, "Be a bless
ing," Grow, see Ps, xcii; 12, 14. The palm
tree ceases to grow only when it dies all
the year round, evergreen, ever-growing
c, f, Mark iv; 28, 29. I. Blade. 2.
Ear. 3. Full corn. 4. Ripe fruit.
f. I John, Little children, young
men, fathers.
As the beginning of Spiritual or Divine
Life all depends on our union with Christ
by or through the Holy Spirit.
So does the maintenance of the lif e ! As
it begins it proceeds. II.
or whence? Hos. xiv; 8.

I . Source,
From me.
In Section
In Christ, 2.
John xv; 4,
Gal. v; 22;
Philemon v

I we saw Union, that is: I.
Christ In.
8, Herein.
Fruit of the Spirit is Love.
. 6. Whose love? Rom. v; 5.
32; "With Him" "all

Rom.
things." Acts xxi: 19; Isa. Ivii: 19.
Phil, ii; 13; see I Cor. iii; 6.
Spiritual excellence results of the in
dwelling of the Holy Spirit.
John i; 16. Filled with His fullness.
Phil, i; 11; Which are by Jesus Christ.
John xv; 5.
Compare Ps. Ixii; 5, Ixxxvii; 7, 1. c.
Christ the Seed, the tree its trunk,
branches, leaves, blossoms and fruit, all
hidden in the seed.
Nothing until we are in Him, and
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abide in Him and draw life from Him.
Paul — "By the Grace of God I am what
I am," 2. When?
Mark iv; 28; Ps. i; 3; Luke .xiii; 7.
JIark xi; 13, some trees much longer
than others in bearing fruit Jas. v: 7.
See Jer. xvii: 8; Ps. xcii; 14.
The time is shortened.
3. Where?
Go home to Thy friends, etc.
Go work to-day in my vineyard.
Beside all waters.
Wherever planted.
All the trees in God's garden are fruit
trees. Bad fruit will grow almost anywhere.
Good fruit not so. We in the tropics of
Grace, what advantages! Ps. i: — ; Jer. xvii:
— ; Johnxv; — . Our fruitfulness depends
on character (inside) not on circumstances
(outside). III.
Kind — What is Fruit?
The kind then depends altogether on
the tree; the plant the seed. See Matt
xii; 33; vii; 16, 17,
As the tree so is the fruit; an unaltera
ble law, Rom; xi; 16.
See Rom. vi: 21; vii: 5. Flesh.
Contrast Rom. vii: 4; vi; 22. Spirit
Seealso, Gal. v; 19-21. Flesh.
Contrast Gal. v; 22-23, Spirit.
Only one spiritual Seed; only one True
Vine ; only one Tree of Life, Christ Jesus
Fruit after its kind, Luke vi: 43-45
Gen. i: II.
If in Christ then Christ fruit is the kind
If planted in Him we shall reproduce
Him. The fruit we are to look for is the vari
ous manifestations of the Life of Him
who lives in us. Thus every behever is
but a branch of the one vine, a part of the
one tree. Life from the one seed. Yet
there is a variety of fruit. Song of Sol
iv: 13-16; Gal v; 22.

I. Goodness. Jer. xi; :6; Jas. iii; 17.
2. Righteousness. Jas. iii: 18: Prov.
xii: 12; Phil, i: 11; Heb. xii; 11.
3. Truth. Eph. v; 9; see Luke viii: II;
John xvii; 17, and Matt, xiii: 38 m. c.
4. Holiness. Rom. vi: 22.
5. Knowledge. Col. i: 10; II Pet. i; 8.
6. Praise. Heb. xiii; 15.
7. Liberality. Phil, iv: 17.
8. Everlasting. John xv; 16; iv; 36.
9. Hope. Col. i: 5, 6.
10. Christ likeness. Phil, i; 20-22.
SouLs! RoM. 1:13.
Three words Works — flesh. Leaves —
profession. Fruit — spirit.
If not in Christ and Christ not in us,
what fruit? Only works, dead works!
Unfruitful works of darkness. Gal. vi:7, 8.
What shall the Harvest be ?
IV.
Quality, how much?
Notice:I. John xv; 16. Fruit, Union.
2. John xv; 2. More fruit; Praying.
3. John xv; 8. Much fruit; Abiding,
Quality yfra A then quantity; not so much
the abundance as the pureness, sweetness,
richness, yet He looks for a large Har
vest, See Matt, xiii; 8, thirty, sixty, and one
hundred fold; Ps, Ixxii; 16.
The Lord is not pleased with mere sam
ple fruit, no matter how good it may be.
Much fruit, not sample fittit.
Fruit/«/ trees and fruit/«/ vines are the
delight of the owners. What must be the
feelings of our Lord as he comes looking
through His garden. His vineyard.
Many trees, vines, with "nothing but
leaves," and many with merely a sample
of fruit.
Abundant Life. John x; 10.
Abundant Peace, great peace, perfect
peace, peace passing all understanding.
Abundant Joy. John xv; II ; fulness of
joy. Acts xiii; 52; rejoicing always, rejoice
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Abundant Faith; full assurance of faith,
Heb. x; 22; Jer. xvii, 7, 8.
Prayer, whatsoever. How frequent?
How long? how real?
Fruitful in Good Works. I Cor. xv: 58;
Col i: ic.
How many are gladdened by Dorcases
of to-day.
Abundant Liberality. II Cor. viii: 7.
Abundant Hope. Rom. xv: 13.
Abundant Love. What is God's meas
ure of love? John iii; 16. Hereby, I John
iii; 16.
I. Love to God, because of His love
to us, I John iv; 19.
2. Love to each other. "Love one
another," how much? Johnxv; 12; I John
iii; l5; iv: 11. See Heb. x; 24; I Pet.
i: 22; I Thess. iv; g, 10; iii: 12; seel Cor.
xiii. THE HARVEST.
He hath sown bountifully, what has He
a right to expect? v. — god's PURPOSE.
Choice. John xv:i6, 7,8. Chosen, or
dained or appointed, no room for boast
ing, all of grace. He made choice of us
from among the wild olive, and hath
grafted us in the good olive. Rom. xi:i7,
24, 18.
The purpose of eternal love is one
aspect of God's love we think far too little
of. God's love, in Christ toward us is far
reaching. Past — beginning.
Present — choice.
Future — end.
His love is no impulsive sort of affec
tion. Everlasting. Jer. xxxi:3.
"I have chosen you," "called," "elect,"
"predestinated," "chosen." What mar
velous grace! Oh, how it should humble
us before Him. Though we may not be
able to fathom this mystery, we can and
should take great joy from the revealed
fact. Past. I Pet. i;2; Matt. xiii:35; Luke

x;24; Col. i;26, 27; I Pet. 1:20, and II
Tim. i:g, with Eph. 1:4.
In Him we behold the church of God.
In the divine purpose the chosen and the
head, we behold as one. In Him God's
purpose was enfolded from eternity, and
through Him it is now progressively being
unfolded. Present. Acts xv;i4; Eph. ii;i, 3, 12,
13; iii;9-ii; II Tim. 1:9, 10.
The present dispensation of grace, does
not lead us to look for the conversion of
the world. Acts xv:i4-i6. But see also
Ps. xxii;27, 28; Rev. xi;i5.
Future. Isa. xlix;6. Rom. xi;:5, 26,
IS- How large God's scheme of mercy!
From the beginning on to the end. One
fixe^, unchanging purpose governs all.
And what of the future as to the end?
Rom. viii;3o; Matt. xxv:34; Eph. 1:4-14;
11-7; Rev. vii;g-i7.
But notice just here this truth, viz.;
"God's sovereignty and man's responsi
bility." John iii:i6; Ezek. xxxiii;i i; II
Pet. iii;g; Matt. xi;28. Rev. xxii;i7;
Matt. xx:ie; Matt. xxii:i4; John vi:
35"40. Instead of prying into its hidden
mystery, and quibbling and fault-finding,
see Acts xv.i8; I Cor. i;28-3i; Rom. xi:
33-36. VI. — god's PURPOSE IN THE VINE.
What is the ultimate end of tree or vine?
Fi'uit. What is the glory of the vine ? Fruit.
Behold the mysterious union of the vine
and the branches. Isa. lxi:i-3; Jer. xiii:
11; John xvii;22; Rom. viii;2g, 30; John
i;i6; I Pet. ii;9; John xv;i-8.
The glory of God, the final cause of all
things in nature and grace. Ps. xix;l,
with Matt. vi:28, 29, and Num. xiv;2i;
with Isa. vi;3.
Nowhere do we behold the grace of
God as in the person of his Son.
1. For what purpose was "the Son of
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God. I have revealed to man all that was
in thine heart. I have so reproduced thee,
thy love; proven , thy faithfulness, thy
covenant promises, displayed the riches of
thy boundless grace, magnified thy right
eousness in the perfection of thy holy law.
I have glorified thee on the earth. John
xvii;4. I-Ieb v:5. " Christ glorified not Him
self." John i: 14. "The glory as of the only
begotten (from) the Father."
John vii: 1 8. "He seeketh His glory
that sent Him."
John viii;50. "I seek not mine own
glory," John xii;27, 28. "Father, glorify Thy
name.'' John xiii:3i, 32. "God is glorified in
Him." 2. How did " the Son of God" glorify
God! By a life of loving obedience. Heb. v:
8. He came not at His own charges — He
was not His own. He was sent by God
to do His (God the Father's) will.
Compare Ps. xl:7, 8; Luke ii:49; John
ii:i7; John iv:34; v:30; (also over thirty
other passages in St. John's gospel where
it is recorded that He was sent); Matt.
xxvi;39, 42; John xix;3ti.
3. In the end, in the coming glory, this
will be manifest and acknowledged by
all. Phil. ii;6 to 11. To the glory of God
the Father.
I Cor. xv;27, 28. That God may be
all in all.
Looking at the vine, must we not say
that it bends with its abundant fruit ?
How about the branches ?
VII. — god's PURPOSE IN THE BRANCHES.
(a) In regard to choice and election.
(b) In regard to the product or fruit.
In John xvii;22; Rom. viii;2g, 30;
John i:i6; John xv:i-8, etc., we saw the

mysterious union of the vine and the
branches — One ! So that if the purpose of
God in Christ was that He should bring
forth fruit to the glory of the Father,
equally so is it His purpose that every
believer in Christ should bear fruit to the
glory of God. John xvii: 18.
I. In His gospel. Rom. i:i6, 17; Lsa.
lxi;l-3; Lukeiv:i7-2i.
2. In His salvation. I Pet. ii;9; II
Cor. iv;6, 7; II Thess. ii;i3, 14.
3. In His regeneration. Eph. ii;io;
Isa. xliii;!, 7i 10.
4. In His redemption. Eph 1:7, 12; I
Cor. vi:20.
Who owns the plant, the tree, the life ?
See Solomon's Song iv; 16; 8;i2.
What are we living for ? Who are we
living for? Solomon's Song, vi;2.
Oh, how He loves to partake of the
precious fruit out of His own garden.
Trees of His own planting. Cannot we
repeat the response in Solomon's Song,
iv:i6. His own bride, Rom. vii;4. Oh,
to live so as to satisfy the heart of Him
who loved me, and gave Himself for me.
Not your own, redeemed, therefore, I
Cor. vi;2o. What fruit ?
5. In adoption. Eph. 1:5, 6.
6. \rv gift of the Spirit. Eph- i;i3, 14.
John xiv;i7; I Cor. iii:i6; John xvi;i4;
I Cor. vi;i9, 20.
Who owns the house ? Who has the
right to occupy? Who does occupy? Isa.
xliii;i; I Cor. iii; 16; Col. 1:27.
See Ps. xxix;g. Doth every one speak
of His glory ? (See margin.)
7. In the unity of the body of Christ.
John xv;5. Mark the language, not
Christ with us, but Christ and we unitedly
one, not our life, a life like Christ's, but
one and the same life; t'ne same life in
every branch, as in the vine.
I Cor. i;io, 11, I2, 13; I Cor. xii:
13-27; John xvii;2l-23. The church z/
one. We have not to make this a fact ; it
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and the bride are one. One bridegroom,
one bride, one body. The church is not
a union. She is a unit. We know in
some measure the blessedness of relation
to Christ. What of the blessedness of re-
tion to each other ? What we admit as a
fact, let us treat as a fact. Eph. iv:i-6.
John xvii. 20, 21. The measure of the
unity. "As thou Father art in me and I in
thee." The means of the unity.
"That they also may be one in us."
The object or aim of the unity.
"That they may be perfect in one (or
perfectly manifest as one), and that ihe
world may believe that Thou hast sent
me,'' etc.
Whatever manifests the unity of the
church of Christ, glorifies God. Oh,
how the glory of God is covered up,
hidden. 8. In the ages to come. Rom. v:2;
Matt. xxv:3i; Isa. lx:2'; Eph. ii;4-7;
Rev. vii;ii, I2; Eph, i;i8; II Thess. i:io
Eph. iii:20, 2i.
"He is worthy." I Chron. xxix;io-i3;
Rev. v;8-l4; Rev. iv;8-il.
Theiefore. I Cor. x.31. We cannot
be mistaken as to God's purpose for the
branches, John xv:8. What shall the
fruit be ? VIII.
HOW CAN we glorify GOD?
We cannot add to his essential glory,
still we can glorify God in many ways.
1. By confession of sin. Josh, vii; ig;
Prov. xxviii; 13; Ps. xxxii: 5.
2. By placing our ttust in Him.
Rom. iv; 20; John xi: 40; Mark ix; 23.
"He is faithful that hath promised "
Oh, how much we need this in these
days of mistrust, when there is so much
subtile unbelief, even in the professed
followers of the Lord. Is not the Scrip
ture practically reversed to a very large
extent by us? "We walk by sight, not

by faith.'" Such a walk cannot glorify
God. Take heed. Heb. iii; 12.
See I Pet. i; 7.
3. By acknowledgment of what God
hath done for us in Christ. Luke xvii;
15; xviii. 43. The nine thankless lepers
have had thousands of followers. The
Samaritan stranger glorified God with a
loud voice, c. f. Ps. Ixvi; i5. What an
amount of mean, unthankful Christianty
in this day of so-called refinement, when
many are shocked if a dear christian soul,
filled with gratitude to God, gives expres
sion to his feelings to the glory of God.
Brothers, confess Christ's goodness, even
if you should be called "a fool" by the
worldly-wise. c. f. Ps. 1; 23: Ixxxvi; 12.
4. By confessing Christ to be Lord attd
Cod. Luke xxiii; 47; Phil, ii: 11.
5. By praise. Ps, Ixxxvi; 12; I; 23.
How often words of commendation and
praise are received by us, and although
outwardly turned over to God, are they
not too often secretly taken to ourselves?
Thanksgiving is God exalting work.
Have we not "the garment of praise" in
Isa. 1x1; 3? Then why are our lips sealed?
Something wrong! They must be puri
fied. Isa. vi; 5-7. Read also, carefully,
Ps. li; 15; with Jer. i. 8, 9; Prov. x: 21,
32; Ps. Ixiii; 3, 6; Ps. xxxiv: i, 3; Ps.
Ixxi; 14, 15, 23, 24; Luke i: 46; also
Heb. xiii: 15, with Isa Ivii: ig.
6. By prayet , John xiv: 13. Matt.
xviii: 19; vi. 6.
Whatsoever! Is it possible? Possible!
see Mark ix: 23.
7. By letting our light shine. Matt.
V. 16. c. f. Phil, ii; 13.
If we do not let our light shine, we
must hide it, we cannot be negative on tliis
point, and to let our light shine we must
hide ourselves. Seealsol Pet. ii: 12; and
II Thess. i; 11, 12; Tit. ii; 14; iii; 8; I
Cor. xv; 58.
8. By a Holy Life. I Pet. i; 14, 16;
Phil, i: II. c. f. Isa. 1x1; 3; Isa. Ix: 21.

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9. By preaching the Gospel. Mark xvi;
15; I Pet. iv; II; Acts xi: 14, 18. Paul,
Wesley, Carey, etc. Is it so with us?
Publicly or privately.
10. By unfaltering, uncompromising
fidelity and obedience. Luke vi; 46;
John vii; 16, 18; R, V. Acts v; 2g;
Dan, vi: 26, 27.
II. By Unity and Love. Rom. xv; i,
7; John xvii: 21, 22; II Chron. v: 13, 14;
Heb. x: 24.
12. By Christian Liberality. II Cor.
viii: 1,4; ix; 12, 13; I Chron. xxix; g, 14.
13. ^y patient, humble suffering and
bearing reproach for His name. I Cor.
i: 26, 31; I Pet. iv. 16; Acts v. 41; II
¦Cor. iv: 10, 11; II Cor. xii: g, 10.
The glory of God shines forth in greater
luster and manifest brightness because of
the clouds and storms of Trial, Tempta
tion and Sorrow. The rainbow is the
more splendid when seen on t'ne darkest
background. See Rom. viii; 17.
Some weeds to get rid of. Col. iii; 8, g.
Read in conclusion. Rom. v; 2; John
xvii; 22, 24; II Thess. i: 10; Col. iii: 4.
Warning. Dan. v: 22, 27; Mai. ii; 2.
Acts xii:2i, 23. Prayer. Ps. lxxix;g.

FRUIT-BEARING.
Ps. xcii: 12, 15.
I. The Command — By God. Gen. 1:
22, 28; viii: 17; ix- i, 7. By Christ,
John xv: 16.
2. The source of fruit — God. From
Him. To Him.
"From Me is thy fruit found," Hosea
xiv; 8.
"His fruit was sweet to my taste." Sol
omon's Songs ii; 3.
From Him — "First fruits ...which
Thou, oh Lord, hath given me." Deut.
xxvi: 10.
To Him -First of ripe fruits; "First
born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me."
Ex. xxii; 2g: Ex. xxiii; ig.
3. Fruits only by union with Christ.

Rom. vii; 4, 5; viii. 8. "When we were
in the flesh, the motions of sins. ...did
work in our members to bring forth fruit
unto death." Rom. vii: 5.
4. God's order — Freedom from Sin,
etc. Rom. vi: 22; v. 21. i. Freedom
from sin. 2. Service to God. 3. Fruit.
4. Everlasting life — End.
A contrast — Works of flesh — Fruit of
Spirit. Gal. v; 19-23.
Works. Vs. 19, etc: "The works of
the flesh are these; Adultery," etc.
Fruit. Vs. 23, etc: "The fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace,'' etc.
5. Fruit of various kinds.
I. Abounding fruit. Communication.
Phil, iv: 17; Rom. xv. 28.
2. Peaceable fruit — by chastening.
Heb. xii: 11.
3. Three stages of .,. fruit — "Fruit,"
"more," "much" Johnxv.
3. Fruit of the lips. Praise to God
alway. Heb. xiii: 15, Isa. Ivii: 19.
5. Fruit in the life — Holiness: Rom.
vi: 22.
6. Fruit of Labor. Soul winning,
Prov. xi: 30.
7. Fruitful in every good work. Col.
i; 10. "He that abideth in Me, and I in Him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit"
John xv: 5.
6. Conditions of fruit-bearing.
I. The double union of John XV. "Ye
in Me, I in you."
2 The walk. Avoiding ungodly. See
three stages, etc. Ps. i. i, 3.
3. "Have no fellowship with unfruit
ful works of darkness," etc. Eph. v: 11.
4. "Filled -with the knowledge,'' etc.
and "walk worthy of the Lord." Col. i.
10.
5. Abide in the sun. Precious fruits
brought forth by the sun. Deut. xxxiii. 14.
6, In the house of the Lord, Ps, xcii;
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GRACE. I.
I. We need grace. Rom. vii;2i-23.
2. Grace is free for every need. Phil.
iv;i9, 3. Is plentiful for every need. Eph.
iv;7. 4. Is powerful for every need. Acts.
xx;32. II. — MEANS OF GBACE,
I. The sanctuary, Ps. lxxxiv:4-io,
2. The Bible. II Tim, iii;i5, 16.
3. Prayer. Heb. iv;i6.
4. Testimony. Rom. x;9, 10.
III.
I. We receive grace — From God. II
Cor. ix:8. Through Christ. John i;i7.
2. It is given to — Those who love
Christ. Eph. vi.24. Those who have
faith. Rom. v;i, 2. The humble. I
Pet. v:s.
3. By it we are — Justified. Rom. iii;
24. Regenerated. I. Cor. xv;io, f, c.
Strengthened. II Tim, ii:i,
4. Through it we have — The gift of
Christ. Heb. ii;g. Salvation. Titus
ii;ii. Forgiveness. Eph. 1:7, 8. Joy.
Acts xi:23.
5. By it we can — Work. I Cor. xv:io.
Overcome. I Cor. x;i3.
6. We should — Grow in grace. II
Pet. iii:i8. Continue in g;ace. Acts
xiii;43. Stand fast in grace. IPet. v;l2.
<R. V.) Help others to grow. I Pet.
iv;lo. IV.
God's grace to be revealed in its great
beauty and fullness in ages to come. Eph.
ii:7. Herbert Snell.

GRACE.
What is grace ? It is often on our lips
but how little understood and realized, and
much less appreciated.
I. God's good will and free, unmerited
favor.

2. The unmerited goodness of God
shown to fallen man.
3. Free and eternal love and favor of
God, the spring of all the benefits we re
ceive from Him.
4. The moral attitude which God is
pleased to assume toward man.
5. Unbought love, undeserved mercy,
unmerited favor.
6. Grace the child of Love and the par
ent of Mercy.
7. Grace of God, that which we get,
that we do not deserve.
There is not a word in the Bible more
expressive of the true character of God,
and not a word in the whole Gospel of
greater import to us, than the grace of
God. Free grace is everything for noth
ing. It is the keynote of the Bible.
debtors.
Whatever way we look at Grace, it
brings us in as debtors. Otherwise it is
not grace.
No grace — no Saviour. No Saviour —
no salvation.
No salvation — no hope. No hope —
no heaven.
No heaven — nothing — nothing but eter
nal despair and hell,
I. In Relation to God. Acts xx:24,
Grace of God.
II Cor. vi;i. Grace of God.
I Pet. v;io, God of all grace.
The Lord God, merciful and gracious.
Ex. xxxiv;6.
2. In Relation to Christ. John i ; : 7 ; i : 14.
Full of grace, grace incarnate. Not till
the revelation of God in person do we be
hold or understand what grace is. The
great mystery God manifested in the flesh.
The greatest of all mysteries, Grace.
3. In Relation to the Holy Spirit.
Zech. xii; 10. Spirit of Grace. Heb. ii:g.
No Comforter. No Teacher. No Guide,
No Strength. No Power, but for the
Spirit of Grace.
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xiv;iii. The Word of His Grace. Acts
xx;32. On every page wp behold the man
ifold Grace of God. I Pet. iv:io.
5. In Relation to the Gospel. Acts
xx;24. The Gospel of the Grace of God.
THE EXTENT OF GRACE.
What God Himself has to say of His
Grace. Riches of Grace. Eph, 1:7. Great
Grace. Acts iv;33. Abounding Grace.
Rom, v:i5. Exceeding Grace. II Cor.
ix:l4. Exceeding riches of Grace. Eph.
ii.7. Exceeding abundant Grace, I Tim,
i:i4. Manifold Grace, I Pet, iv;io.
All sufficient Grace, II Cor, xii;9. All
abounding Grace. II Cor. iv:i5;IICor,
ix;8. Grace upon Grace. John i:i6.
Grace according to the measure of the
Gift of God. Eph. iv;7
What Grace has done.
I. Provided a Saviour. Luke ii;30,
John i;i4. Titus ii;ii.
Grace came in the person of Him who
is the fullness of Grace, What an exhi
bition of it we see in the Manger, It
might have a blaze on every star. The
heavens might have been literally covered
with it so that all eyes might gaze upon it.
But to what effect? We should never
have known its power. But when we turn
to the "Star of Bethlehem" and behold
the incarnate Son of God, full of Grace and
Truth, we are no longer left to doubt the
truth of John iii; 16; I John iv:io; I John
iii:i. 2. Grace paid the Debt. Heb. ii;9.
Amazing Grace, "Debtors."
3, Grace Calls. II Tim, i;9; Gal. i;i5.
4. Grace Forgives. Eph. i;7; Rom v:2o.
Grace abounding to forgive. Sin is the
object of Wrath. The Sinner is the ob
ject of Grace. Abounding Sin is the object
of abounding Grace. Abounding Grace
is the object of abounding Sin.
Much more. Whatever the extent of
Sin, Grace reaches beyond it.
5. Grace brings Salvation. Acts, xv; 11.

Titus ii;ii; Eph. ii;5-8. This Grace
meets our greatest need. Grace comes
just where we are in the pit- He wants
to be gracious. Isa. xxx;i8. Oh, what
wondrous grace.
6. Grace begat Eternal Life. Rom.
v;2i. "Righteous grace; Sovereign grace.
Rom. v;i5. "Much more." The Gift.
The Gift by Grace. What is the Gift?
Rom. vi;23.
7. Grace. By it we are Justified. Ti
tus iii;7; Rom. iv:4-5; iii:24 The manner,
freely. The source. His Grace.
8. Grace of Adoption, Gal. iii:26. See
Rom. iv:i6.
9. Grace of Assurance. I Cor. xv; 10,
10. Present standing in Grace. Rom,
v;2; vi;i4. Eph. i.6. Always standing
in Grace before God as the objects of
His gracious unmerited favor.
11. Growth in Grace. II Pet. iii;i8.
No other place to grow. Get out of this
place and we die.
12. Established with Grace. Heb. xiii:9.
Any other establishment will fail.
13. Grace fitting for Service. II Cor.
ix:8. His Grace to us, the origin of His
Grace in us.
14. Grace suppoi ting in Trial. II Cor.
xii;9. 1 5. Grace, the way of access to Prayer,
Rom. V.I, 2. Heb. iv:i6. "Obtaining
Grace." "Sustaining Grace.'' "Restrain
ing Grace. " "Constraining Grace."
16. Heirship through Grace, Rom.
viii; 5-17. II Cor. viii:g. Ye know. Do
we know? See Phil, iii.! 0-1 2. Oh, how
much there is here of the "Height"
"Depth," "Length," and " Breadth" of
Grace. Do we know it? apprehend it?
realize it? What proof? See II Cor.
viii;8. 17. Grace giving Hope. II Thess. ii,- 6.
Titus ii:io-i4. I Pet. i:'3. Eph. ii:7.
"Heavenly Illumination," "God's great
Exhibition." Angels wonder. Seraphs
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Heavenly Host join in the anthem of
Grace. .
Grace ! Grace ! Grace ! Grace and
Glory '
All we have and are is due to Grace.
Cor, XV 10.
t8. Reigning Grace. Rom. v:2l.
Take Heed. II Cor. vi;i.
II Cor. xiii:i4. II Thess. ii:i6-i7.

THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR SERVICE.
It is no longer a question of Salvation,
but the manifestation of Salvation by
the operation of the Holy Spirit in us
and through us. It is now a question
of service by working out salvation. Sal
vation and service are very different here.
No salvation without service, and no
service without salvation.
We must have salvation before we can
serve, and we must serve because we have
salvation. We cannot help it if we ap
prehend salvation.
Calvary and Pentecost are very differ
ent; yet both are essential.
No Salvation short of Calvary, and no
service short of Pentecost.
We go to one for Peace, and to the
other for Power.
One meets Personal sinners. The other
makes Personal workers. To be powerful
workers in the service of God, we must
have the Power. This Divine Power.
And not only must we have the Holy
Spirit, but the Holy Spirit must have us.
You are no longer your own; fe are
bought with a Price — Calvary. Know ye
not that your body is the Temple of the
Holy Spirit — Pentecost.
How different the Disciples after Pen
tecost, ,
We ought not, we cannot, we shall not
forget Calvary, yet we must not stop here,
"The Lord is Risen," and we are His
witnesses, and therefore we must take our
place. Crucified, Dead, Buried. Ahve
in Resurrection Life. No longer I, but
5

Christ liveth in me. A new man. A
Christ man.
And now that this Christ Life may be
manifest, we need to be filled with the
Holy Spirit, whose office it is to testify of
Christ, And to do this He mustyfZ/every
part of the temple, which Temple we are,
and the question is not simply. Do I belong
to God ? but does God, by His Holy Spirit
dwell in me? Has He got possession?
Ami His Temple, Vessel, House, Dwell
ing-place? See I Cor. vi:ig; I Cor. iii:i6,
17; Eph. ii;22.
I. Striving for Entrance. Gen. vi:3.
Acts vii;5i. Rev. iii;20.
2. Convincing as to His right to Enter,
John xvi. 8, g. Acts ii.37.
3. Regenerating, or preparing His
own Dwelling-place. John iii;3-8. Titus
iii:5, 4. At Home. Indwelling, Gal. iv:6.
Mark, not to make us Sons, but because we
are Sons. Rom, viii;9.
The Temple. A Vessel. Rom. ix:23,
24. Vessels of mercy, Acts ix;i5. Ves
sels chosen, Eph. 1:4; Acts ix:i5. Ves
sels earthen, II Cor. iv;6, 7. Vessels to
honor, Rom. ix;2i.
Object. Acts ix;i5. Bear My Name,
Acts i:8. My witnesses, I Cor. vi;i9, 20.
II Cor. vi;i6, 17. Glorify God, John
vii:37-3g. Overflow to others, II Cor.
iv;7 AH of God. See Ps. cxv:i ; not of us.
Benefit. II Cor. iv.7. Immense value.
John xiv: 16. Comforter, Rom. viii. 26.
Helper, Rom. viii;26, 27. Intercessor,
Eph. ii:i8. Access in prayer, John xiv:-
26; I Cor. ii;i3. Teacher, John xvi: 13;
Gal. v;i8. Guide, Acts i:8; I Cor. ii;4.
Power and strength.
What a Treasure ! The most valuable.
The vessel earthen. Oh, what worthless-
ness. Frail; soon broken and gone. God
would have us be vessels of honor, II
Tim. ii;2i. See vs. 19-21. How we
grieve this Heavenly, priceless Treasure,
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" Such a Holy Treasure is deserving of
a Holy Vessel." See Eph. v:i8; Exodus
xl;35; II Chron. v;i3, 14; I Kings; viii;lo,
11; Ezek. xliii:5; Ezek. xliv;4.
He must have "absolute sway." He
must have every part, and there must be
no reserve. BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT.

See how He had the entire and perfect
control of the early Church. Acts iv;8.
Peter filled Acts vii:55. Stephen full.
Acts ix;i7. Acts xiii;g. Paul filled.
Acts. xi:24. Barnabas full. Acts xiii;52.
Disciples filled. Acts vi;3. Deacons
full. Actsii.4. Acts iv:3i. All filled.
Filled up unto all the fullness of God.
God pours from filled vessels.
Spiritual vessels, elastic, living.
The fuller they are, the more they ex
pand. Unlike vessels of stone and metal, dead,
lifeless. Are we full ? If not, why ?
How to get this Fullness,
Acts 1:4. Obedience. Faith. Wait
ing on God.
Luke xxiv:49. Tarry. Heart-search
ing. Self-emptying.
Acts ii;i, 4: iv;3i; Lukexi:i3. Prayer.
Rom. xii: I, 2. Consecration.
Are we willing to be filled ? For any
thing contrary to God's mind must go out.
There must be an end of Self.
It is to get "out of self and full of
God." Shall He have all now ? Not that we
may have all the Spirit, but that the Spirit
may have all of us.
He giveth not the Spirit by measure.
See John vii;37, 39. Col. i;29. John
iii:34. II. — power.
Power, not fullness, should character
ize the Christian Life.
Power to Witness for Christ, Matthew
xxviii:i8, ig.

Power to Overcome Sin. Overcome.
Habit, Eph. vi:i3,^ margin. Gal. v;i5.
Power to Overcome the World, the
Flesh and the Devil, John xvi; 13; I
John v;4.
Power to Live a Holy Life, Gal. ii:2o;
Col. iii: 1-3.
Power to Prevail in Prayer, Acts iv:3i-
33- Power to Endure all things, Phil, iv;6,
19; Ex, xviii. 23. (Obey first.)
Power to Speak out, Mark xi;i3. Acts
iv;20. Power to Be silent. I Cor. iv;2l.
Power to Love all. I John iii;23, 24.
Power to Suffer for Righteousness sake.
Phil. 1:29; Phil. iii:7-io; I Pet. iv;ig; v:io.
Power to Understand the Word. John
xvi:i3. See Luke xxiv;49. Acts i;8; iii;i2; John
iv.17; I Cor. vi:i9; Eph. ii;i9-22.
I am so weak; Col. 1:29; Phil. ii;i3;
I Cor. i. 26-29.
It is weakness God wants; it is weak
ness God needs. II Cor. xii;io.
The presence of the Holy Ghost is the
presence of Omnipotence, Acts xxiii;g.
Filled with the Power of an indwelling
Godhead. John xiv; 17-23.
With men, these things are impossible,
with God all things are possible, Mark
x;2i. Power belongeth to God, Ps. lxii:ii.
He giveth Power to the faint, Isa. xl;29.
I am full of Power (says Micah) by the
Spirit of the Lord. Micah iii:8.
I caVi do all things (says Paul) through
Christ, who strengthenethme, Phil. iv;i3.
All Power \s given unto me (says Christ
Himself) both in Heaven and in Earth,
Matt. xxviii:i8.
III.— BOLDNESS (or COURAGE.)
Order. Emptied. Filled. Power. Bold
ness -
The Fear of Man, Acts iv:3i; v:28,
29; ix;27-29; xiv;3; xix. 8; xviii:9, 10,
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Why fear? Acts xviii:g, 10. God is for
us. Isa. xli:io-i3; Rom. viii:3i; Ps,
xxvii:3; Ps. lvi;3, 4; II Tim. i;7, 8.
Perfect Love casteth out Fear. If there
is perfect Love, there will be none of self,
and there will be the endowment of Power
and Boldness for Christ.
IV. — UTTERANCE.
Why so little testimony for Jesus ?
Acts 11:4; iv:8; viii:4; ix;7-2o; xi:ig, 20;
xix: 6.
Where the Spirit of God is, there is
Liberty. Acts iv;2o; Jer. .xx;q; Job xxxii;
S, 17, 18; I Cor. ix:i6.
Filled with the Holy Spirit, the remedy
for silent and dumb Christians, Ps. xliii;3
Isa. vi:i-8; Ps. lxiii;5.
A channel open at both ends — God-Man.
God fills, we empty. "Empty of self,
full of God." We need to know, day by
day, not simply how much we can hold,
but how much we can let pass through
It is not a cistern, but a "channel, a well
springing up.'' John vii;38, 3g.
v. — UNITY AND FELLOWSHIP.
Oh, how little of this Christian unity,
one-ness there is; and what lack of Spir
itual Fellowship Love. Why is it we will
not let the Lord's prayer be answered ?
John xvii. That they all may be one.
Why is there so much disobedience ?
John xiii:34, 35 What's the cause ? All
self, and none of the Spirit Power. The
fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace,
etc.. Gal. v;22. See Acts 11:42, iv;32,
34,35. The Precious Comforter, how
often quenched by discord.

us ? Know ye not that your bodies are
the temple of the Holy Ghost. We are
blood-bought. False to Christ is fatal to
souls. VII. — CONVERSIONS.
How few in the Church now ? How
rare? See the early Church;
Acts ii;4i. Three thousand.
Acts iv;4. Five thousand.
Acts v:i4. Multitudes.
Acts vi;7. Multiplied greatly.
Acts. xi:2i. Great number; much peo
ple. Acts xvi:30-34. Household.
Acts viii;35-3g. Heathen.
Acts viii;5-8. Great joy in the city.
Acts 11:47, Added to the Church daily,
John xvi;8-ii; Zech :v;6. Not by
might, nor by power, but by my Spirit.
Resist not. Acts vii;5i-53. Grieve
not. Eph. iv;29, 30. Quench not. I
Thess. v:i9, 20.
Secret of success in the service of
Christ, is conditional and absolute. Empty
of Self and full of God.
Such a life will surely be
Full of Power, Boldness, Utterance,
Love, Obedience, Testimony and Success
in winning souls for the Master,
Rom, xii;i, 2.

VI. — WITNESSES OF CHRIST.
What sort of a Christ do we witness?
Many Christians need either to change
life or drop the name. Acts i:S; v:32;
viii:26; xxvi;i6, 22. Ye are not your o,vn.
I Cor. vi;20, Ye are my Witnesses. Acts
i:8; Acts 11:32; John xv:26; xvi;i4; Luke
xxiv;48. How often false witnesses, guilty
of perjury, Prov. xiv:25. How is it with

THE HOLY SPIRIT.
PERSONALITY.
I. The Spirit saith. Acts viii:29.

I'

Tim. iv;i.
2. The Spirit sends. Acts x:i9, 20.
3. " He," the Spirit. John xvi:i3.
4. He shall teach. John xiv; 16.
5. The Spirit Himself. Rom. viii;i6.
(R. V.)
6, The Spirit gave utterance, Actsii;4.
DIVINITY.
I. Equal with the Father. Matthew
xxviii: 1 9.
2, Sent down from Heaven, IPet, i;i2.
3. Sent forth from God, Gal, iv:6.
4. Gives power for servce. Acts i:8.

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TITLES AND SYMBOLS OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT.
HIS NAMES.
I. Paraclete. John xiv:26. (R. V
marg.) 2. Holy Spirit. Lukexi;i3.
3. Spirit of Truth. John xiv; 17.
4. Spirit of Promise. Eph. i;i3.
5. Spirit of the Lord. Isa. xi:2.
SYMBOLS.
I. Water. Isa. xliv;3.
2. River. John vii:3g.
3. Fire. Acts ii:3; Matt. iii;ii.
4. Wind. Acts ii:2.
5. Dove. Matt, iii; 16.
A. G. M. AND T. B. H.

THE HOLY SPIRIT.
HIS WORK WITH SINNERS.
His Personality shown. John xiv;i6,l7.
To strive. Gen. vi:3.
To convince of sin, righteousness and
judgment. John xvi;8.
Promised to believers. John vii; 38.
Promise fulfilled at the time of accept
ing Christ's word. Acts x:44; Acts xi;
15- HIS WORK IN BELIEVERS.
To teach and remind. John xiv:20
To guide. Johnxvi:i3; Rom. viii;i4.
To strengthen. Rom. viii:26.
To give wisdom and knowledge, I Cor.
xii;8. To give courage. Rom. v;5.
To give liberty, II Cor, iii;i7.
To fight against lust. Gal, v:i7.
To intercede for us, Rom, viii;26.
To unite with Christ, Eph, iv;3, 4,
Tosealus. II Cor, i;23.
To dwell in us, IJohniv;i3, Thomas C, Lord.

THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I. Convinces. Johnxvi;8-il.
2. Converts (or Regenerates.) John
iii;5, 8. Titus iii;5.
3. Comforts. John xiv:i6.

TYPES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THE DOVE.
Jesus being baptized, the heaven was
opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in
a bodily shape like a dove upon Him.
Luke iii;2i, 22. FIRE.
Our God is a consuming fire. Heb.
xii;2g. He is like a refiner's fire. Mai. iii;2.
He shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost, and with fire. Matt. iii;li.
There appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon
each of them. Acts ii:3,
WIND.
The wind bloweth where it listeth. . . .
so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
John iii. 8.
There came a sound from heaven as of
a rushing mighty wind. Actsii;2.
WATER.
I will pour water upon him that is
thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground;
I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed. Isa.
xliv;3. Then I will sprinkle clean water upon
you, and ye shall be clean  I will put
My Spirit within you. Ezek. xxxvi;25,27.
He that believeth in Me, out of his
belly shall flow rivers of living water.
This spake He of the Spirit. John vii:38,
39- He saved us by the washing of regen
eration and renewing of the Holy Ghost.
Titus iii;5. OIL.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. De-
cause the Lord hath anointed me. Isa.
1x1:1. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Ghost, and with power. Acts
x:38. Thou anointest my head with oil. Ps.
xxiii;5. I shall be anointed with fresh oil. Ps.
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Ye have an unction from the Holy One
.... The anointing which ye have re
ceived of Him, abideth in you. I John
11:20-27. WINE.
Be not drunk with wine, but be filled
with the Spirit. Eph. v:iS.
Others mocking said, these men are full
of new wine. But Peter said  these
are not drunken, as ye suppose  But
this is that which was spoken by the
prophet Joel; I will pour out of My Spirit
upon all flesh. Acts 11:13-17. )•
Footsteps of Truth.

NAMES AND TITLES OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT.
the comforter.
I will pray the Father, and He shall give
you another Comforter. John xiv: 16.
The Comforter, which is the Holy
Ghost, shall teach you all things. John
xiv; 26.
When the Comforter is come. He shall
testify of Me. John xv;26.
spirit of truth.
The Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive. John xiv;i7.
The Spirit of truth, which proceedeth
from the Father. John xv:26.
The Spirit of Truth will guide you into
all truth. John xvi:i3.
spirit of grace.
I will pour upon the house of David the
Spirit of grace. Zech. xii:io.
Of how much sorer punishment shall he
be thought worthy who hath done despite
unto the Spirit of grace, Heb. x;29,
SPIRIT OF wisdom.
The Spirit of wisdom and understand
ing, the Spirit of counsel and might, the
Spirit of knowledge, and of the fear of
th*Lord. Isa. xi:2.
Speak unto them whom I have filled
with the Spirit of wisdom. Ex. xxviii:3.

Joshua was full of the Spirit of wis
dom. Deut. xxxiv;9.
The Father of Glory give unto yibu the
Spirit of wisdom. Eph, i:i7.
spirit OF GLORY.
If ye be reproached for the name of
Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of
glory resteth upon you. I Pet. iv;i4.
spirit of judgment.
The Lord shall wash away the filth of
the daughters of Zion by the Spirit of
Judgment. Isa. iv;4.
When He is come. He will reprove the
world of judgment, because the prince of
this world is judged. John xvi;8-ii.
The Lord of Hosts shall be for a Spirit
of judgment to him that sitteth in judg
ment. Isa. xxviii;6.
spirit of promise.
After ye believed, ye were sealed with
that Holy Spirit of promise. Eph. i;i3.
The Holy Spirit is also called the Spirit
of God (Gen. i:2; I Cor. ii:i4; Rom. viii:
9-14; I Cor. vi;li); and the Spirit of
Christ. (I Pet. i;ii; Rom. viii:9).
Footsteps of Truth.

JUSTIFICATION.
The subject of Justification is one of
as great, if not greater moment, than any
other subject in the Word of God, -a. sub
ject demanding the most careful study
possible. A subject which has occupied the
thought and lifetime of the greatest Bib
lical scholars, in ages past or present.
A subject that has occupied the triune
God-Head ever since, if not before the
world began. A subject that affects the
eternal destiny of the whole human race.
A subject not clearly apprehended by mul
titudes of professing Christians, and thus
they are kept in the fearful chains of legal
ism all their days. A subject once revealed
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and heart gives liberty, peace, rest and
joy unspeakable !
1. — what is it ?
To be accounted Just or Righteous be
fore God.
To declare Judicially innocent.
A judicial act by which the innocence
of the person justified is established.
A change of standing before God from
a condition of condemnation to one of
perfect righteousness.
Removal of all guilt, and pronounced as
guiltless and blameless.
It includes remission of Sin and impu
tation of Righteousness, deliverance from
condemnation and being constituted per
fectly and absolutely righteous.
It is an act of God alone. A righteous
act. A complete act.
It is not merely pardon. You may par
don a criminal, but you cannot justify him.
Pardon is simply a loving act of a loving
Father. Justification is a judicial act of
God. Man to stand justified, must not only
be acquitted from having violated the de
mands of the Law, but to be accepted as
though he had perfectly fulfilled it.
The Law of God requires to be kept in
full (i) positive and (2) negative.
(i) When we stand before God as hav
ing met all the requirements of His Holy
Perfect Law.
(2) When we are in His sight abso
lutely free from all unrighteousness and un
godliness. II. — man's standing before god.
See I Sam. xvi;7. Compare Heb. iv
12, 13-
I. In regard to God' s Law. For it is
to the divine Law, the perfect law of God,
we are amenable.
The Law makes no provision for imper
fect obedience. Rom. iii;l2, 19, 23. Jas.
ii;io. The Law makes no allowance for man's
infirmity. Rom. iii;20.

2. In regard to his moral nature.
Not simply what men were, but what
man is.
The depth of human depravity. Gen.
vi;^; Ps, li;5;Jer. xvii;9; Ps. xiv;3; Isa.
lxiv;6; Gal. v;l9, 20; Rom. iii:lo.
What a fountain of uncleanness !
3. In r'egard to the end and outcome of
the Law-breaking and our Impurity,
(a) Condemnation. Gal. iii;io; Rom.
iii:ig. (b) Beyond possibility of improvement.
Jer. iii;lo, xiii;23; Job xiv;4.
Our guilty and lost condition is estab
lished by evidence which it is impossible
to refute or gainsay. Rom. iii;8, \,^.
Condemnation, moral and judicial, of all
men. No hope. Ex. xxxiv;7; m. t. Ps. cxliii:
2; Job. xxv;4-6.
Everything in our conduct, whether in
ternal or external, is opposed to the holy
will of God. Rom. viii:7, 8.
The great error from the time of Adam
has been, viz: How can man be mended?
when the whole teaching of God's word is
that man is unmendable. See John iii:6, 7.
Let us learn the lesson of our utter in
ability to stand before God. Job ix;20;
30. 31-
III. — who is the judge or justifier ?
god alone.
Rom. iv;5.
Righteousness of God in contrast
with unrighteousness of man.
I. His Essential Character cr Being.
Ps. cxix;i37; cxlv:i7; Isa. xlv:2i; 1. c; I
Pet. i;i6; Ps. xviii-30.
2. Acknowledged as the Righteous God.
(a) By Christ His Son. John xvii:25.
(b) By Angels. Isa. vi:3; Rev. x-vi;5, 7.
(c) By Living creation. Heaven. Rev.
iv:8. (d) By Man. Dan. ix;7, f. c. Jer.
xii:i, f. c. Very high. Ps. Ixxi:i6-i9;
Ps. xxxvi;5, 6. Everlasting, unchangea
ble. Ps. cxix: 142.

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3. Exhibited in His
(a) Testimony, or Word, Ps, cxix;i38,
(b) Law. Deut. iv;8.
(c) Gospel. Rom. i;i6, 17.
(d) Throne. Ps. Ixxxix;i4; xcvii;2.
(e) Judgment. Ps. xix:9; Rom. iii:5,
6; John viii;i5, 16; Rev. xix;2 f. c. Acts
xvii;3i ; Neh. ix:33.
(f) Justifying the ungodly. Rom. iv;5;
Rom. iii;5, 6.
(g) Condemning the unbeliever. Rom.
ii:5; II Thess. 1:6-9; Rev. xvi;7; Gen.
.xviii:25; Job viii;3; I Sam ii;3; Job xxxi;
5, margin.
Man weighed, measured, tested, is
found wanting.
God stands before us, absolutely the
Righteous, Holy and Just God, and it is
this God that justifies. Rom. iv:5; viii:
33. And our eternal destiny depends on
His righteous judgment.
To be justified, what peace. Rom.
viii:34. To be condemned, what speechless guilt.
Matt. xxii:ii-i3. ,
The Lawmaker, the Lawgiver and
Judge is the Justifier.
The great stupendous /ac^ is that God
justifies the ungodly. Stand still and
accept it. You cannot seek it. Rom, iv;25,
v;i. viii;30-34.
IV. — how can god JUSTIFY THE UN
GODLY?
I. The Origin or Source, God's Sover
eign Grace.
This is the most expressive character
of God.
Grace is peculiarly God's own essential
quality. The God of all Grace, I Pet. v:io.
Free, unmerited love and favor. Rom.
viii:29, 30; Rom, 'm:-2\; Titus iii: 7; John
i;i4; II Cor viii;9
The extent of grace its sovereignty.
Sin flows from Adam, i. e. Adamic, and
before God can be just and justify the un

godly. He must deal with the great ques
tion of Sin.
The remedy to be effective, must go
back before the beginning, i. c. Pre-Ad-
amic. Exceeding grace.
Then note, it \s free grace. Rom. iii;24.
Justification on this basis is therefore,
a causeless act. Eph. iii:2, 7, 8. Com
pare Rom. iii:24; John xv;25. Same
word, and means without cause.
But what of the justice of God? What
of the unchanging, unalterable Law of
God? Must not the righteousness of God,
and the Law of God be maintained?
His grace will never permit of his com
promising His justice and righteousness.
He is the God of All Grace, but also the
God of Truth and Righteousness. His
Grace and Love are subordinate to His
Justice. Righteousness and justice are
habitations of His throne; and therefore,
man's deliverance from condemnation must
be secured in such a manner as to estab
lish both God's Justice and just Law.
2. The Judicial ground of Justifica
tion is
Obedience or Law-keeping. Is it pos
sible for man to be justified by the deeds
of the Law? Rom. iii;28; Gal. ii:i6.
The Law broken, must be met. Rom.
viii:3. End of Law. Rom. x;4.
(a) The Ceremonial Law. Every
priestly act had its fulfillment in Christ.
Luke ii:2i, 22, 39; Matt. iii;i3-i5.
(b) Moral Law. If Christ is to bring
Justification for the ungodly. He must do
it on righteous lines. The law must be
met in every point. He must show Him
self righteous before He can possibly se
cure righteousness and justification for the
unrighteous or ungodly.
See the testimony of the Word of God
concerning His Righteousness.
Judas. I have betrayed the innocent
blood. Matt, xxvii :4.
Pilate, I am innocent of the blood of
this Just person. Matt, xxvii; 24.

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Pilate's Wife, Have nothing to do
with this Just man Matt, xxvii. ig.
Herod. Lo, nothing worthy of death.
Luke x.\iii;i5.
Thief. This man has done nothing
amiss. Luke xxiii :4i.
Centurion. Certainly this was a right
eous man. Luke x;-;iii;47.
Paul. He knew no sin. II Cor. v:
21. John. In Him was no sin. I John
iii;5. God Himself. This is my beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased. Matt. iiii7.
He was the Spotless, Harmless, Holy,
Righteous Law-keeper. Isa. liii.
(c) The Broken Law. The penalty
must be met. The breach must be re
stored. Rom. x;4; Gal. iii;l3: Rom.
iii;24, 1. c.
The end of the Law meant obedience.
Ps. xl:7, 8. Heb. v:8.
From glory to the grave, and from the
grave to glory was one continuous act of
obedience. Phil. ii:6-g.
How often He used the imperative
must. Lukeii;4g; John ix:4; John iii;i4, Mark
viii:3i; Luke xxiv;7; Luke xxii;37; Matt.
xxvi:54. Luke x.xiv:44.
End of the Law, for what, by what?
Rom. x:4; v;i9; Dan. ix:24. See Isa.
xlii;2i, margin. Compare John xvii; 1-4.
3. The Procuring Cause, Substitution,
Blood. Substitution is the principle on which
God has always dealt with fallen man.
The death of Christ on the cross for sin,
the essential cause of Justification.
The cross the only place of expiation.
The glory of Heaven revolves around
the Cross.
Calvary and Golgotha the light of the
Eternal City.
The Blood of the Lamb. See Rev. 1:5,
vii; 14.
The seamless Vail of the Temple.

The Golden Doors of the Temple.
The Golden Gate of the New Jerusa
lem. All opened by the power of the
Blood of the Lamb.
Foundation of the Age. Rev. xiii;8;
End of Age. Heb. ix:26.
Sin of the World. John 1:29. Re
demption through His Blood. Eph. 1:7.
Peace made through His Blood. Col. i;
20. Justified by His Blood. Rom. v;9.
The Blood is at once the sinner's Justi
fication, and the proof that God is just in
Justifying him. Rom. 111:24,25.
The whole O. T. economy proves that
atonement for sin is possible, but only on
the ground of sacrificial bloodshedding.
Lev. xvii;ii; Heb. ix;22; Rev. v:9.
The royal seal on the Charter of Israel
was the red blood. The Economy of
blood was for fifteen hundred years, and
no Israelite had any conception of ap
proach to God but by blood.
" Justified by Blood." The foundation
truth of Christianity.
What a resting place for the ungodly.
Isa. liii;5.
(a) Delivered. Rom. iv:25. Handed
over for execution. John xviii:30.
Delivered to whom? (l) To man.
Luke ix;44. See II Sam. xxiv;i4. (2)
Israel. Mark x:33; Matt. xx:i8, 19, (3)
Gentiles, Luke xviii;32; Mark xv;i.
(4) Executioners, Matt. xxvii:26, 27.
John xix:6.
Thus was the Son of Man dealt with by
man. Delivered unto Death. This is a
matter of history. The truth as to the
outcome or end of it is a matter of Reve
lation. (b) Delivered for whom ? Rom. iv:
25; Isa. liii:5,6; I Pet. ii;24; I Pet. iii;i8;
Rom, v;6.
Guiltless as guilty, for the guilty. He
was made Sin for us. II Cor. v;2i; Isa.
liii;5, margin.
How amazing, yet how real the identi
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Christ suffered for us in the flesh. I Pet.
iv;i. (c) Delivered by Whom? (i) Man,
Israel. Mark xv:i; Acts iii;i2-i6, Pi
late, Mark xv:i5, i6.
The Son of Man delivered to man. For
man. By man.
How intensely human.
4. By God Himself. God. Rom.
viii:32. What God is, and what Christ has done,
makes up the Gospel, and the great ques
tion of salvation is wholly an act of God,
or not at all.
Foretold by God. Gen. iii; 15. Isa. liii:3.
Permitted by God. Matt. xxvi;52-54.
Ordered, or accomplished by God. Rom.
viii;32. Resolved — Planned in the Eternal coun
sels or will of God. Acts ii;23; iv:28.
An act of God in accordance with His
own fixed design. Eph. iii;ii.
Christ's Substitution. (i) Human.
One of us. Phil. ii:8; John i;i4. (2) Ad
amic, reaches the whole human race. I
Cor. xv;45. (3) Divine. Touches God
therefore all sufficient. Acts xx;28. It is
this that gives it value, hence, it is called
the blood of the Everlasting Covenant.
Heb, xiii:; 20.
He delivered Him up, that He might
not deliver us up.
Delivered up to what ?
To Bethlehem's manger. No home.
Luke ii;7
To have no place to lay His head.
Matt, viii; 20.
To become the Man of Sorrows. Matt.
xxvi;38. To be made Sin. Matt. xxvii;35.
To Satan to be tempted. Matt, iv; i .
To man to be spit upon. Mark xv;i9.
To the ignominious death of the cross.
Matt, xxvii.
In order that He might deliver us from
Condemnation, Death and Hell to Justi
fication; Life and Heaven.

The procuring cause or Price of Justi
fication cost us nothing, but who can esti
mate what it cost God. John iii: 1 6. He
spared not. Rom. 8:3:.
v. — resurrection.
The pledge and proof of it.
Jesus needed this Himself. Nothing
short of Resurrection would have proven
that He was righteous. I Tim. iii; 16;
Phil. ii;6-ii; Rom. 1:4.
Therefore God raised the man Christ
Jesus from the grave of condemnation.
Mark, it was God did it. John xvii; i,
S; Rom. iv;25; Acts ii;24; Acts ii;32;
Acts xvii;3i; Heb. xiii;20.
God, by this act, vindicated the right
eousness of one whom the world had con
demned. The Law put Christ to death, death be
ing the claim of the Law. It could do
no more. It spent its force on the cross.
The Law and Death have no more
claim on Him. So that the Life I
have in Christ, is a new Life— free from
Law and Death.
Christ's Redemptive work was complet
ed on the cross, but we must not forget
that in His Priestly, Sacrificial and Aton
ing work, He was the great Antitype,
the fulfillment of all the priestly and sacri
ficial work which had preceded Him,
Now what of the type ? Where could
it be said that the offering was complete
or finished ?
What of the Holy Place? What of the
Propitiatory or Mercy Seat ? See John
xx:i7. The Resurrection of Christ was a most
important part of the Great Redemption.
Yea, an essential part of the redemption
work, and not merely the consequence of
it. If Christ be not risen He is not
Priest; He is not Saviour. Acts v:30, 31;
Heb. ix;il, 12; Heb. vii;25; iv:i4; ix;24.
And our Faith is vain, I Cor, xv:-4.
Justification began in grace and ends in
glory, Sat down. Heb. x;i2; 1:3.

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The Resurrection of Christ, is the Dec
laration of the completeness of Justifica
tion and the great Government seal of
Heaven. God's Emancipation Proclama
tion. The Resurrection is the Truth, ground,
or foundation in which Abraham, Da
vid and Job rested for Justification.
Abraham, Rom. iv;l7-22. David. Acts
ii;24-34; xiii:24-36. Ps. xvii;i5; Job xix;
25, 26. Justification is anchored on Res
urrection ground.
He was delivered for the condemnedhe-
cause of their offences. He was raised
for the uncondemned because of theiry^j-
tification. Rom. iv:25. He rose to jus
tify us or because we were justified, and
in raising Him, God the Father cleared
Film from all the imputed guilt which
caused Him His death.
Our offences the ground or cause of His
being delivered.
Our justification, the end or purpose
for which He was raised.
The Death of Jesus the effect of our
offence. The Resurrection of Christ the effect
of our justification.
T-d.<ofold Work. First Adam. (i)
Righteousness driven out. (2) Sin brought
in. Second Adam. (i) Sin driven out.
(2) Righteousness brought in.
This is the sure and only foundation on
which we stand justified in the risen Lord
Jesus. I Cor. iii: 11.
The atoning work of Christ has been
accepted, the demands of God's Holy
Law have been righteously met. God is
reconciled and man, ungodly man \s Justi
fied freely. See Rom. iii;25.
With the fact of Christ's Resurrection,
and therefore the fact of Justification, the
question arises. How do we become iden
tified in present and personal possession
of it?

VI. — union WITH CHRIST.
Who is our Justification.
Federal Headship. Acts xiii:37-3g;
Rom. vi;6-g; Rom. vii;4; Eph. ii;5, 6;
Col. ii:io; Gal. ii:2o; Col. i;3.
Are not the head and body identical ?
Then the Resurrection Life (i. e; Justified
Life) must be a fact to every member of
the body, and as a member of His body.
His Life is mine.
His blood, or death justifies me from
Adamic life.
His Resurrection or Life justifies me
with Divine Life.
It is Christ's Justified Life that God
cannot condemn. Rom. v;8-io, 18, 21;
viii;30. God in His own purpose or sovereign
grace, gave His people justification before
the foundation of the world in union with
Christ. Chosen in Him. Eph. 1:4.
Accepted in Him. Eph, i:6.
Redemption in Him. Eph. i;7.
Forgiveness in Him. Eph. 1:7.
Sealed in Him. Eph. i;i3.
Life in Him. Eph. ii;5.
Righteousness in Him. II Cor. v;i7, 21.
Complete in Him. Col. ii:g-io.
All in Him. Isa. Iiv;i7; Isa. xlv;24,
25; Rom. x-4; I Cor. i;30; I Cor. iii;22.
Our married or justified name Jehovah-
Isidkenu. Jer. xx.xiii;i6; xxiii;6. The
Lord our Righteousness.
Note the character of the Righteous
ness. Dan. ix'24. (l) Finish the transgres
sion. (2) Make an end of sin. (3) Make
reconciliation (atonement), (4) Bring in
Everlasting Righteousness.
As children, the Father may and does
pardon hundreds of times, but God's Jus
tice makes righteousness, once and for
ever. Everlasting Righteousness.
VII. — HOLY SPIRIT THE EFFECTUAL
AGENT.
I Pet. iii;i8; I Tim. iii;i6; Eph. i:l3;

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I Cor. vi;ll; Rom. viii;2; John xvi;8-io;
I John 1:5, 6; Titus iii;4-7.
But the Holy Spirit seldom, if ever,
works apart from the Word of God.
VIII. — THE INSTRUMENTAL CAUSE.
The Word of God.
This is the Power of God.
Therein is the Redemption of God re
vealed. Rom. i;i6, 17; Ps. cxix:g; John xvii;3
Isa. liii;ii;Pet. i:2, 3; John viii:32; John
XX. 31; Rom. viii:ii, f. c. ;xv;4.
All Scripture brings us face to face with
Christ, who alone is our Justification
John v:39.
The Word and Testimony. Thus saith
Jehovah. See Col. i:9, 10; II Pet. iii:i8; Eph
iv;ii-i3. The Word. The instrument used by
the Holy Spirit, quickens, strengthens
and gives life and power to Faith. John
xvi. 13, 14; Rom. x:i7. See Eph. 1:13.
In whom. Heard the word of Truth.
(See R. V.)
Believed. Sealed.
Now we come to the raanward side of
Justification. IX. — FAITH, THE APPROPRIATING
MEDIUM
Faith the connecting link. The chan-
»f/ through which I receive justification.
Faith, the hand accepting justification.
Faith, the mind and heart resting on the
Testimony of the Word.
Rom. x:9-i4; Acts xiii:39; Gal. ii;i6;
Rom. iii;28; iv;5; iii;22; Rom, iv;i6.
Faith connects us with Righteousness.
See Brazen Serpent. Num. xxi. What
healed? The Looking (Faith) of the bit
ten ones on the object, i. e. The Divine
Word behind the piece of brass.
Faith sees through the Word of God to
God Himself. Faith is not our Physi
cian. It only brings us into contact with
Him. SeeEx. xv;-6.

The part of Faith in this great matter,
is simply to receive, and honestly trust
God who/justifieth. Reposing on the fin
ished work of Christ, our Righteousness.
Faith is rest, not labor or work. It adds
nothing to that which is already finished.
Notice the word, in Rom. iv. im
puted ozcm% over forty times in N. T. and
many times in O. T. Translated vari
ously; Thinkest, Counted, Reckoned,
Numbered, i. e. Considered to be; Ps.
xxxii;2; Rom. iv:3, 5, 6; 8, 11, 24; v;i3:
Gal. iii:6.
Imputed sin brought Condemnation and
Death. Imputed Righteousness brings Justifi
cation and Life.
Now what part has faith in justification?
What can Faith do but accept.
Suppose you are an heir to an estate,
though not in possession, yet on the
strength of the testament or covenant of
the will, you are considered to be worth
the value of the estate, but the fact that
you consider yourself worth that amount,
does not make you so. Is it not all be
cause of him who made the testament, or
covenant ?
(i) Who made the will? The first cause.
(2) What is the evidence ? The instru
mental cause.
(3) Who conveyed the good news?
(4) The conveyance the effective agent.
4. What are you to do, what can you
do, but accept it ?
(i) God Himself made the will. Ev
erlasting Righteousness,
(2) The Word of God, the will itself.
The instrumental cause.
(3) The Holy Spirit. The effect, the
agent. (4) Faith lays hold of and makes it
mine. The effect, I am justified.
Now. How to bring it into possession.
See Luke xviii;l4.
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(2) Justification is what I need.
(3) God alone can justify me.
The faith may be weak, very weak.
Touch Him and thou shalt be made whole
Matt. ix;2i.
Let thy imperfect faith rest in the per
fection of Him who has provided a per
fect Righteousness for the most imperfect
and thou shalt be perfectly justified.
X. — WORKS, THE LIFE OUTCOME.
Fruit, Proof or Evidence of Justification,
See James ii;i4-26; Matt. v:2o; vii:20
etc. xii;33.
Necessity of works. I John iii;7-io,
Not doing to make righteousness, but do
ing righteous because we are righteous.
Works the outward manifestation of the
inward faith and life.
We have seen that it is God who justi
fieth, and every believer in the justifying
righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ,
stands just before God, and now the ques
tion is, to be justified before men.
We must have proof of our justifica
tion. Col. iv;5; Heb. xii:i2; I Cor. xv:5S.
Test Rom. vi:i-i3. We work from
the Cross, not to it. We are not to labor
for justification, but because of it. Our
faith must be embodied in acts.
We cannot separate these essential parts
¦of Christian Life. They stand or fall
together. Good works is the thermometer
of Faith.
Fruits and Evidence of Justification.
I. Life of Confession. Ps. xxxii; Prov.
xxviii; 13. Not confession in order to be
saved, but a natural impulse or outflowing
from a heart filled with Love and Salva
tion. 2. Life of Holiness. Rom. vi;i8-22.
Not in order to be justified, but a proof
of the outgrowth of it. If the root is
holy, what of the branches, the fruit?
Separate life. (Negative). II Tim. ii;
ig I. c. Gal. vi;i4.
Decided (Positive). Titus ii; 12 1. c.

The Cross, like the Red Sea, completely
separates, cuts off from Egypt, the World.
At the door of the theater, ballroom,
and in fact, any other worldly (world-like)
amusement or fashion, stands the cross
forbidding entrance.
3. Life of Love. Luke vii:4i, 42;
I Cor. xiii; Rom. xii: 10.
4. Life of Unselfish Liberality II
Cor. ix;5, 7; Jas. ii-i4-l8; Rom. xv;2.
5. Life of Peace. Rom. v;l; Eph. ii:
14; Col. iii;is; Isa. xxvi:3.
6, Life of Prayer and Dependence,
(not independence). John xv:4, 5.
7. Life of Faith, Gal. iii;ii; Gal. ii;
20. 8. Life of Praise, Gratitude becomes
us. Heb. xiii: 15.
9. Life of Hope. Rom. v;2; Luke
xix;i3; Titus ii;l3; Rev. xxii;l2, 20.

LAW.

Ex. xix. I.
Grace all along to the present. Now
Lci-j!) is the order. The place Ex. xix;2.
See iii:i2.
The Order, i. Reminds them of what
he had done, Ex. xix;4. See also Deut.
xx.xii;ii, 12; Isa. lxiii;g; Isa. v:4; Matt.
xxiii;3g. 2. Makes a Probation, Ex.
xix:5. "My Voice." How, and for what pur
pose? Ex. iii and vi chapters.
'My Covenant." Gen. xvii:7, 8; Ex.
vi:4. Heretofore all that God had done was
entirely independent of their doings. Sov
ereign Grace. Now His blessings are on
condition of their works. The bless'ngs
might be "God's peculiar Treasure," and a
'Kingdom of Priests."
Pectdiar Treasure. Deut. vii;6; xxxii;
g. Titus ii;i4. That on which He placed
great value, and upon which He would
display greater affection.
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29, 30.; I Pet. ii:9; Rev. i:6. Access to
God. Conditions. What their decision. Ex.
xix:8. God takes them at their word.
Ex. xix.g.
"Distance." Moses the Mediator.
"Thick Cloud." Ps. xcvii:2. Set
bounds Ex. xix; 12,
"To meet with God." Ex. xix;i7.
Smoke. Earthquake. Fire. Fiery Law.
Deut. xxxiii;2. God a consuming fire.
Moses with God. Ex. xix;2o; Heb.
xii:2i. What the first communication. Any
message of glad tidings of Grace. Man's
utter inability to stand before the majestic
holiness of God. What an awful dis
tance ! II.
Ex. XX.
The Law or Ten Commandments,
known as the "Ten Words" or "Deca
logue.'' Termed "The Law," as absolute.
"The Moral Law" as to its moral teach
ings. Divided into two parts, i to 4,
God-ward. 5 to 10. Man-ward.
I. — by WHOM?
Ex. xx;i, 2. God's preface.
"I am." See Ex. iii:i4. Self-existent.
"Jehovah." Covenant.
"God." Almighty.
What a view of "God" in verse 2. Not
so much the Greatness as the Goodness of
God, Vet see verses 18, 19, 21.
As the self-existent Jehovah Almighty.
— I. He asserts His authority to enact the
Law. Lawmaker.
2, He would have them remember that
He was the One only Supreme Being,
How given by God, V. i. Spake,
Audible, v. 22. Ex. xix:9. Deut. v;4.
Matt. iii:i7. Any other way?. Ex. xxiv.
12; xxxi:i8; xxxii :i6. Deut. ix:io.
II. — TO WHOM?
Ex. xix:24. John 1:17; vii:i9, 23.
Acts xiii:39; xv;5. Gal. iii;i9. Ex. xx:
19. Lev. xxvi:46.

Mediator. SeeGal. iii;20, 21. Deut.v;5.
III. — FOR WHOM?
Verse 2.
Promise. See Gen. xv;l3-l6. Gen.
xv;i8. Gen. xvii;7-io.
The Covenant, Ex. iii;9, 10; xix;3-6;
xxxiv:27. Deut. xxix;l.
Ex. xx:2, 22.
Deut. v;i, 6.
By som.e the Law is stated as the man
uscript of God's mind. Yes, so it is; but
what is God's mind as seen here in the
Law? What man ought to be! But does
the Law give us a true index or transcript
of God's mind? Ah, no. Grace tells us
what Godisl
All Jewish —
Johnviii;i7. Your'L.a.vi,
John x:34. Your Law.
John xv;25. Their 'La.w.
John vii;5i. Our Law.
. John xix; 7. C>«r Law.
John xviii:3i. KowrLaw.
When? Ex. xix:i, "Third month,'"
Ref, to Ex, xii;2,
"Beginning" in what sense?
(Every believer in Jesus Christ not only
saved from the condemnation through the
blood of Jesus Christ, but through the op
eration of the Holy Spirit becomes a ne'cif
man— stanAs in a new relationship,)
Three months old.
Three months out of Egypt,
Three months out of bondage.
Three months on their way to Canaan.
Where? Not in Egypt nor in Canaan,
but in the wilderness. On the wpy from
Egypt (World) to Canaan (Place of Rest).
Israel a redeemed people. Deut. iv:7, 8.
Israel a chosen people. Deut. iv;7, 8.
Israel a representative people. Deut.
iv:7, 8.
I . Character of the Law.
Coming from God it must partake of
His character. If God be Holy, Just,
Righteous and Good, the Law must be
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Rom. vii;i2. 'Holy.''
Rom. vii:i4. ' Spiritual"
Rom. vii:l6. "Good."
The perfection of the Law. The
"Ten Commandments" has never been
impeached or brought into question. Not
even by infidels and others who have
mocked the Law Giver. Its brevity, sim
plicity, comprehensiveness.
2. Its demands.
Its characteristic is prohibition, mostly
negative. "Thou shalt «o/." This teaches
two things: i. The tendency of the nat
ural man; therefore under ZflOT. 2. The
tendency of the Spiritual man; therefore
under Grace.
How the Law with its negative "Thou
shalt not" confronts the positive tendency
to do evil. See Judges xvii:6.
3. Its object.
(See for whom?) Meaning of the word
law — original, to point as with a finger; a
directory. A . — Nega lively —
I. Not for Faith. Gal. iii;i2.
2. Not to give Life. Lev. xviii;5.
Rom. x:5. Life only on the ground of
absolute perfect obedience, this impossi
ble. Rom. viii;7. See Gal. iii:2i.
3. Not to give Righteousness. Gal.
ii:2i. 4. Not to Justify. Acts xiii:39. Rom.
iii;20. Gal. ii;i6. Gal. iii:ii.
5. Not to bring man to God. Ex. xx;
20. Rom. iii;i9, 20.
6. Not to make perfect. Heb. vii;i9.
7. Not to bring into possession of
promised inheritance. Gal. iii; 18.
B, — Positively —
I. To make known sin. Rom. iii;2o;
vii. 7, 8.
2. That the offence of sin might abound.
Rom. v:20, a parenthesis coming in be
tween the promise and the fulfillment.
See Gal. iii;i9.
23. That sin might be seen as exceed
ing sinful. Rom. vii;i3.

That sin might be brought home to the
sinner. Rom. iii:23.
5. Worketh wrath. Rom. iv:i5,
6. To minister condemnation. II Cor.
iii;g. 7. To minister death. II Cor. iii;6, 7.
Rom. vii;5. Gal. iii:io.
Compare Rom. viii:3. Its weakness.
Compare I Cor. xv;56. Its strength.
Nowsee Gal. v;3. Jas. ii;ic. Gal. iii;io.
The Law is God's r ule of righteousness.
The standard of God's just requirements.
Apply the test. How is it with us? Rom.
111:19-23. IV. — ITS OBJECT OF TEACHING.
Gal. iii;24. See Rotherham and R. V.
See Luke xvi;i6. Gal. iii;xix. Heb,
vii;i9; vii;i2. The Law was "a School
master'' dealing with Jews until Christ
came. I. Christ in relation to the Law.
Matt. v:i7; iii:i.s. Gal. iv:4, 5; iii:i3.
II Cor. iii;ll. Eph. ii;i5. Rom. viii:3;
x;4. To Christ. Gal. iii;24. Like Moses
(law) leading Israel up to Canaan. Joshua
(grace) takes them into Canaan.
Moses set aside. Christ is come as not
only the sum and substance of all teaching
in the Law, but He is now the Teacher.
John iii; I, 2; Matt. xi;28, 29.
"Learn of me."
2. Believer s relation to the Law.
I. Redeemed from it. Gal. iii:i3.
2. Dead to it. Rom. vii;i, 4. 6. Gal.
ii;i9. 3. Free from it. Rom. vi:i4. Gal.
v:i8. 4. Righteous without it. Rom. x:4;
viii:3, 4; I Cor. 1:30.
5. Complete without it. Col. ii:io-i7.
Rom. viii:!, etc.
6. New relationship. Gal. 111:25, 26;
iv;5, 6.
7. A new Law. Matt. xxii;36-40; Gal.
v;i4. Jas. ii;8, John xiii;34, 35. I
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Laboring or serving from quite a differ
ent motive, and from a different center.
Jer. xxxi;33. Heb. viii;io. Rom. v;i-5.
Heb. x;i6. Led by the Spirit. John
xiv;l6, 17, 26; xvi;i3.
Gal. v;i8.
The outcome. Gal. v;22, 23.

LAW AND RIGHTEOUSNESS.
I. Law. Deut. v;7-2l; vi;5. Mark
xii; 30, 31. Righteousness in keeping the
Law. Deut. vi;25. Rom. x:5.
2. Without Righteousness we are con
demned and cursed. Gal, iii;io,
3. No man has this perfect Righteous
ness in himself. Rom. iii;io. Ps. xiv;3.
Rom. iii;i9. Job. xiv;4. Jer. xiii:23.
4. Christ has wrought out a perfect
Righteousness for us.
Prophesied. Dan. ix:23.
Fulfilled. Matt. iii;i5. John xvii;4;
xix;30. Rom. X:4. I Cor. i;30. Also
Rom. i;i6, 17.
5. Imputed to us. Rom. iv;il; viii:2i-
25. See reckoning to one what does not
belong to him. Philemon i. 18. Free, un
merited favor!
6. Why it becomes ours. Sin from
Adam. RomTv:l9-2i. II Cor. v;2i.
Righteousness from Christ, Rom. v;
ig, 21. II Cor. v;2i.
7. How does it become ours? By ac
cepting it. How did Christ receive our
sin? By accepting it. I Pet. 11:24. II
Cor. v:2i. Rom. x;4; ix:30-32; iv:3-6;
X.6-10. See also Phil. iii:S.
8. Our Standing or Privilege and Ac
ceptance. Isa. xlv;24. I Cor. 1:30, Rom,
iv;25; v:i, 2. Isa, lxi;io; xxxii;i7, and
II Peter i;l.

END OF LAW.
Rom. x:iv.
I. Character. Rom. vii;7, 12, I4> i6.
2. Demands. Jas. ii:io. Also see Rom.
viii:7, 8.
3. Conclusion. Rom. iii:i9; xi:32.
See margin.

4. Penalty. Gal. iii;io.
5; Object. Rom. iii;20. Gal. iii:2i-
26. 6. Fulfillment. Gal. iv:4, 5. Rom.
x;4. It is finished. Gal. iii: 13. Substi
tutionary work of Christ. Isa. liii; IPet.
ii;24. See also Rom. v;l8. Love.
7. Benefit. Righteousness. Read I
Cor. i:30. Rom. x;3: i;i7; iii-2i; x:4.
II Cor. v;20, 21.
8. For whom. Whosoever. John iii:
16. Heb. ii;9. Rom. x;ii-i3.
9. Conditions. Faith. God's sover
eignty one thing; man's responsibility an
other. Rom. i:i6, 17; 111:22; x:6.
Read again. Rom. x;4.
"Love is the fulfilling of the Law." I
Tim. 1:5. ''In Jesus." Rom. xiii:lo.
Jesus the end of the Law. Rom. x;4.
Jesus the fulfiller of the Law. Matt, iii;
15- Jesus the expounder of the Law. Matt.
V. Jesus our Redeemer from the curse of
the Law. Gal. iii;i3.
Notice how He kept the ceremonial
Law. I. Circumcised the eighth day. Luke
ii;2i. 2. Presented in the Temple. Luke ii; 22.
3. Baptized by John. Matt. iii;l3, 17.
4. Paying tribute money. Matt, xvii;
24-27. 5. Observing the feasts ordained by the
Law. John vii;8-i4. Luke 11:42, 43.
6. Submitting to the penalty of the
Law, and enduring its curse in His
death.

THE LOVE OF GOD.
I. Astronomical. "As the Heaven is
high." Ps. ciii:ll.
2. Geographical. "Asfar as the East."
Ps. ciii:i2.
3. Emotional. "As a Father pitieth."'
Ps. ciii:i3.

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GOD'S LOVE.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOVE OF' GOD.
Inexpressible. Johniii:i6.
Inconceivable. Eph. iii;i9.
Everlasting. Jer. xxxi; 3.
Sovereign. Deut. viii; 8.
Free (undeserved). Hos. xiv;4.
Immutable. Johnxiii;i.
Boundless and infinite. I John iv:i6.
god's LOVE DWELLING IN US — WE DWELL
ING IN god's love.
I. Live through Him. I John iv:8, 9.
2. First fruit of the new Life. Gal.
v:22. 3. Fulfilling of the new Commandment.
John xiii; 34.
4. Fulfilling of the Law. Rom. xiii;io.
5. Sign of assurance. I John iii;i4.
6. Mark by which we are known by
others. John xiii;35.
HOW god's love protects us.
I . Underneath.
"Underneath are the everlasting arms."
What a foundation of love !
2. Round about us.
Love has her bulwarks.
I. Mercy. Ps. xxxii;io.
2. Special Guard. Ps. xxxiv. 7.
3. Wall of Fire. Zech. ii;5.
4. Love Himself. Ps: cxxv:i, 2.
Accepted in the Beloved.
3. Above us. "His banner over me
was Love."
The Royal Standard. How safel
god's love.
John iii; 16. cf. Isa Ixiii: 7.
I . Do I love God?
2. Do I believe God loves me?
1. Do I love God? There is no place
in the New Testament where God com
mands man to love Him. In the Old
Testament it was "Thou shalt love,'' etc.
cf. Matt, xxii: 36-40. In the New Testa
ment it is. Look at my love to you, and
"We love Him because He first loved

us.'' See I John 111:23. Also Matt. 'vi;2i,
and Rom. v;5.
2. Do I believe God loves me? Well,
notice salvation through Love in several
aspects. (a) Christ died for us. (Ransom paid
by love.) Rom. v;8. Gal. ii:20.
{b) Propitiation. I Johniv: 10.
(c) Forgiveness. Eph. i.6, 7. Ps. li:t.
Micah vi;i8.
(d) Eternal Life. John iii: 16.
{e) Justification. Titus 111:4-7. Rom..
iii;24-26. (/) Heavenly places. Eph. ii:4-7.
(g) Adoption. I John iii:i, 2.
{h) Kings and Priests. Rev. 1:4-6.
Also read I John iv;io-i7; iv;8, g, 16.
Eph. iii;i4-2i. I John iv;i9
god's love and our eternal security.,
John iii;i6; Rom. viii;30 to 39,
Sin atoned fori The thunderbolts of Si
nai have spent themselves on Him who in
love came. That we might have life, and
that we might have it more abundantly!
Judicially, the Law has no claim. See
John v:24. Rom. viii:i. Now it is not
a question of Law keeping, not a living
up to a code of laws, but a principle of
life. Christ the Divine Life living in
me. Union with Christ. This is the secret
of eternal safety. Romans 8th chapter,
begins in Christ, and ends in Christ.
Am I in Christ? The love of God in
Christ our eternal safety.
In Christ. The refuge. I Sam. xxii;
23. Prov. i:33.
Because I live ye shall live also. His
life a guarantee of the eternal life of every
believer in Him.
In Christ. The Everlasting Father..
Hos. xi;i-4. Loved as a child, v. i.
Held with leading strings, v. 3. Sup.
ported by taking the arms drawn with
bands of love.
In Christ. Our greet High Priest and
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For whom did Christ die? For whom
did Christ hve?
In His love he died to save all who will
come to Him.
In His power He lives to keep all who
have come to Him.
See Heb. vi;i7-2o; vii:i9, 22, 24, 25^
I John ii:i. Heb. x;ii, 12.
How refreshing to know that He ever
liveth to carry out the purpose of God's
love. His love like the ring put on the prod
igal, has neither beginning nor end.
The love of Christ is not of yesterday;
it is not a passion-of His manhood, but a
perfection of His divinity. His love re
mains immutably the same. John xiii; I.
god's love and our eternal security.
John iii:l6. Rom. viii;30-39.
Turnagain to Heb. xi:ii, 12. Obtained
redemption eternal.
Rom. viii; 35-39. Paul. Past. Sin
forever settled. The Cross. Present.
Blood. Mercy seat. Priesthood. Fu
ture. Life Divine (within). Coming
glory. Rom. viii;i. Law's demand fully met,
now under sovereign grace.
Verse 37. Victory, not through loyalty
or love to Him, but through His love to
us. Paul, on the summit of Christian expe
rience. Looks down, every foe conquered
through Christ.
Looks up, nothing but eternal glory in
Christ. Verse 35-. Who can separate, etc?
Paul's answer in v. 37. cf. II Tim. i;g,
12. His confidence or certainty based on—
I. God's Word abideth iorever. IPet.
i:25. 2. God's purpose eternal. Eph. iii;ii.
3. God's Love everlasting. Jer. xxxi;3.
Us of Rom. viii. Church of Matt, xvi:
l8. Sheep of John x.
6

I. Death. I Cor. xv;55-57. John xi:
25, 26. Ps. xlviii:i4. Col. iii:3, 4. Rom.
viii:33, 34; Rom. v;g, 10. II Tim. i;io
Died. Christ having died for sin, sin
put away and forever settled.
Risen. Victorious over death, in the
power of an endless life. The federal
head of the church.
a. Died in our stead, on the cross — sub
stitute. b. Lives for us in Heaven — advocate,
u. Dwells in us by His Spirit — Life.
2. Life. With all its trials! And Paul
was no stranger to these.
Soul cast down. Hope thou in God.
Heart overwhelmed. Lead me to the
Rock. God's love is all sufficient. "As thy
days, so shall thy strength be." Ps. cxxi; —
cxxv:2. Mai. iii:6. I Sam. xxv:29.
Rom. xiv;8.
3. Angels, Come to us in all forms,
good and bad. The devil is sending out
many of his infernal messengers in these
days, to deceive if it were possible, even
the very elect. How often He comes
Himself as an Angel of Light. II Cor.
xi:i4. 4. Principalities and Powers. Kings
or Potentates! Fear not, I am with thee.
John xvi;22. Isa. xxvii;3. Luke x;iS,
ig. 5. Things P7-esent,. World, Flesh and
Devil. Verse 18. Ps. xxxiv;7.
6. Things to Come. What gigantic
faith! II Cor. i;io. II Tim. iv;i7. i8.
Ps, 1x1:1-4.
7, Height. Whatever may he over us,
though it reach to Heaven, He is above
all, and His banner over us is Love.
8. Depth, What quicksands the enemy
seeks to place beneath us. How he tries
lo undermine the foundation. There is
beneath all this that which shall never
give way. Matt. xvi:i8. Deut. xx.xiii:27.
Rom. xi;33.
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thing,) The whole creation fails here.
The cable of God's Eternal Love is so
great. Nothing able to separate us from
the love of God in Christ Jesus. Oh, glo
rious place of security.
V. 33. No one can accuse. Sin re
moved. V. 34. No one can condemn. Advo
cate, able to plead our cause.
V. 35. No one can separate. His Life
is our Life.
Paul here mounts the battlements of
the foe. Plants the Royal Standard on
the summit. ''God is Love." On the
heights He shouts the song of triumph!
Looking beneath Him at the vast army
following, He cries Victory! Victoryjt
Victory!!! In Christ 1
See II Cor. ii:i4. Jude 24, 25. John
x; 27-30. The love of God hath put us in Christ,
and says fear not, I will keep thee.

Abide in the love of Christ. John
xv;io. George T. Webb.

"IN LOVE."
what, god HAS DONE "IN LOVE."
Delivered our souls in love. Isa.
xxxviii:i7. Given His Son in love. Rom. v;8.
WHAT we should BE "IN LOVE."
Rooted and grounded in love. Eph.
iii:i7 Knit together in love. Col. ii;2.
Holy and without blame before Him in
love. Eph. i:4.
Made perfect in love. I John iv:l8.
WHAT we should DO "IN LOVE."
Forbear in love. Eph. iv:2.
Speak the truth in love. Eph. iv;i5.
Walk in love. Eph. v;2.
Increase in love. I Thess. iii;i2.
Edify the body of Christ (the Church)
in love. Eph. iv;i6.
Esteem God's servants in love. I Thess.
v:i3- Hold fast the form of sound words in
love. II Tim. i:i3.

CHRIST'S LOVE FOR HIS OWN.
ITS MEASURE.
John xv:9. As the Father's love to the
Son. John xv;l2, 13. Even unto death.
ITS character.
Cant. i;2, 4. Better than all earthly
pleasure. John xiii;i. Unchangeable.
Rom. viii:35. Indissoluble.
Cant. viii;7. Unquenchable.
Isa. xl:ii. Eph. v:25*.2g. Tender.
Rev. iii;ig. Heb. xii;6. Wise.
Cant. ii:iv. Deut. xxxii; 10, 11. Pro.
tecting. Cant. viii:6. James iv:4. Matt. vi;24.
Jealous. John xi:5, 36. Gal. ii;20. Personal.
Luke xxiii;34. Forgiving.
Cant. viii;6. Beyond all price.
Eph. iii;l8, 19. Unfathomable.
Jer. xxxi;3. Isa. xlix;i5, John xvii:
26. Everlasting. B. E. Mudie.

PREVAILING PRAYER.
I. Innocency. Isa. lix:i-4. Ps. xxvi;6,
Ps. Ixvi; 18. Positive open transgression.
Negative omission of duty.
Depart from Iniquity. II Tim. ii:i9.
Hate Evil. Ps. xcvii; 10.
Abhor that which is evil. Rom. xii:g.
Have no fellowship. Reprove. Eph.
v;ii. Confession. Dan. ix;4, g, 20, 21.
Prov. xxviii;i3. Ps. xxxii;5; U;i-4. I
John 1:8, g.
See Matt. xv;7, 8. II Sam. xxii;2i.
James v:i6.
2. Singleness of Heart. Matt. vi;24.
Jas. iv;8. The glory of God. Johnxiv;i3.
3. Doing God's Will. I John iii;2i,
22; John ix;3i. Prov. xxviii;g. Thy will
be done. Obedience.

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4. In the Name of Jesus. John xiv;i3,
14; xvi:23, 24. Rom. v:2. The Po
tency of His name,
A beggar with a check. What gives
the value. The name.
Bank of Grace. Heb. iv;i6.
5. According to His Will. I John v;
14, 15. -Matt. xx-vi;37-42. Acknowledge
Him Sovereign.
6 Living Union with Him. John xv:7.
Rom xii:i, 2. It is only as we are li\'ing
in Christ and Christ in us that we are to
know His will, and as in accordance there
with. 7. In Faith. Heb. xi;6. Eph. iii;i2.
Matt. ix:2S, 2g, Mark xi;22-24, Jas, v;
14-16, Whatsoever is not of Faith is Sin,
Rom, xiv:23.
8. Dependence upon the Holy Spirit.
Rom. viii;26, 27. John iv;23, 24.
I. To the Father.
2. Through the Son.
3. By the Holy Spirit. Eph. ii:i8.
PRAYER.
Prayer of Jabez. I Chron, iv:9, 10.
Jabez. I. "Sorrowful." Man of. sor
row. 2. The tribe of Judah.
3. The abruptness with which the ac
count is given.
4. The long catalogue of names, 363
verses, and He the only one of whom any
special mention is made.
What a noble biography — all in two
verses (seventy-two words).
I. — HE WAS A MAN.
A man of sorrows. Difficulties. Born
in trouble. At the risk of His own life
and that of His mother. See Job v;7;
xiv:i. Eccl. ii:22, 23. John xvi:33,
Acts xiv;22.
II. — HE WAS AN HONORABLE MAN.
He was more honorable than his breth
ren. He was of the same family, same
connection, same surroundings. He was

thus on a level with His brethren in all
these earthly circumstances. But he was
more honorable than they. Why! He
loved his God. He served his God. He
honored his Maker. Thus the honora
ble mention of him. See Prov. xv:33.
Ps. xci;i5. John xii;26. See Joseph.
Gen. xli;38, 45; xxxvii'3. Dan. 11:46, 49.
Them that honor me I will honor. I
Sam. 11:30. III. — HIS PRAYER.
The manner of.
(a) Prayer of Faith. Confidence in
God. See Jas. 1:6. IJohnv;i4.
(b) His Faith was in God. He was no
idolator, no hypocrite. See Mark xi;22.
See Matt. xv:7, 8.
(c) Simplicity, Familiarity, He evi
dently was acquainted with God. See
Matt. xviii;ig. Phil. iv:6.
(d) Reverence. He felt he was in the
presence of the Omnipotent God. See
Ps. lxxxix:7. Rev. iv;8.
(e) Definiteness. He was impressed
deeply with his need. He knew what he
wanted. Explicit personal me. See I
John v:l5. Ps. xxxii:5; U.
(f) Earnestness. Fervently. Oh, that
God would bless me indeed. See James
v;r6. (g) Brevity. (33 words.) See Luke
xxiii;42; xvii:i3. Matt. xiv:30. Mark
xiv:36. IV. — WHAT HE PRAYED FOR.
For special requests.
I. Oh, that Thou wouldst bless me in
deed. Deliverance. Salvation. Peace.
Rest. SeePs: lxxii:i2. I Chron. xvi;35.
Job xxv:2. Jer. vi;i6.
2. Enlarge my coast. Ps, cxix;l75.
3. That thine hand might be with me.
Conscious that without God he can do
nothing. Fellowship abiding. See Ex.
xxxili;i5. John xv:7. I John i:6.
4. That Thou wouldst keep me from
evil.

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He has learned to hate sin.
Sin brings trouble, suffering.
He that sins must suffer.
See Prov, viii;i3. Isa. lviii:3. I Pet.
iii:i8. He prays to be kept from these. See
Ps. xix;i3. Matt. vi;l3. John xvii;i5,
V. — THE RESULT.
And God granted him that which he
requested. Prayers that have a right aim will have
a right answer. See Ps. cxvi;i-8.
Man with God in trouble. A Refuge.
See Ps. xxxiv;6; ix;g; xxxvii;5; xlvi;i; xci;
15. John xiv;i-3. Rev. xxi;4.
Man without God in trouble. Jer. ii;
28. Dan. xii:i.

A FEW THOUGHTS ON PRAYER,
I. Kinds of Prayer.
Earnest Petition, Phil. iv;6.
Wrestling Prayer, Gen, xxxii;24-29.
Meditative Prayer. Ps. xix; 14.
Secret Prayer. Matt. vi:6.
United Prayer, Matt, xviii; 19, 20.
Regular Prayer. Ps; lv;i7.
Long Prayer. Dan. ix:3-2i; II Chron.
vi. Short Prayer. Luke xviii:i3. Ps.
xxv;4. Intercessory Prayer. I Sam. xii:23.
Mark vii:25.
2. Places.
The Temple, Mark xi:l7.
The Mount. Luke xxii;3g.
Upper Room. Acts i;i3.
The Chamber. Dan. vi;io.
River side. Acts xvi;i3.
The Housetop. Acts x;g.
The Road side. Gen. xxviii; 20.
Everywhere. I Tim. ii;S.
The Closet. Matt. vi;6,
3, Postures,
Kneeling. Ps. xcv:6.
Sitting. Matt. xx;30. Judges xx;26.
Standing. I Kings viii;22.

Lying down. Ps. lxiii;6.
4 . Time.
¦Morning, Noon and Night. Ps. Iv;i7.
Dan. vi:io.
Always. I Thess. v:i7. Rom. xii:
12. Luke xviii;i.
Thus we find that we are expected to
live in prayer, that it should be as natural
to us as our breath, and that at all times,
in every place, and under all circum
stances; and in every frame of mind, our
Heavenly Father would have us pray to
Him for whatsoever we need. John xiv;
13- By the power of the Holy Spirit. Rom.
viii: 26.
In the name of Jesus Christ. John
xiv; 14; xvi; 24.
All to be according to His will. I John
v:l4.
E. R. Hope.
[Revised and enlarged by S. R. B.^

PEACE.
Isa. xlviii:22. See 18, Isa. ix;6.
He came to bring Peace. Luke ii;i4.
He died to make Peace. Col. i;20.
He rose again, having obtained Peace.
Luke xxiv; 36.
He lived to give Peace. John xiv:27.
Believing in Him we have Peace. Rom.
v:i. Alf. Sandham,

peace.
The Hebrew word for Peace (Sholom)
is derived from a root which means per
fect, full, complete. This gives one idea
of peace. Quietness comes from fulness.
The Greek word means to make one. See
Actsvii;26, Reconciliation,
I . There is Peace or reconciliation with
God by forgiveness of all sin committed
against Hint.
2. There is Peace with ourselves or our
consciences from a sense of reconciliation
to God which is the gift of Christ wrought
in us by the Holy Spirit. Rom. xiv:i7.

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Peace with God, i. e., Eden, perfect
peace, no discord. Perfect harmony. God
and man agreed. One mind. Love reigned.
A Paradise of Peace. God at Peace with
Man, and Man at Peace with God.
Gospel Peace is not a perfect glow. It
is not some seraphic ardor. It is not
some feeling of calm repose. It is not
some tranquil sensation of the mind. It
does not consist in some overpowering
feeling. It includes these, and something far
more than all these. Something far more
solid than any sensation or feeling, be it
ever so soothing. It is the absence of
alarm, the absence of fear, the absence of
doubt. The opposite of storm. The op
posite of war.
It is the knowledge of all that caused
alarm', fear, doubt, storm and war, hav
ing come to an end.
It is the blessed condition into which
the soul is introduced by the Death, Res
urrection, Ascension and Intercession of
Him who is the Prince of Peace.
I. — no peace.
Isa. xlviii;22; lvii;20, 2i; lix;8.
I. The wicked have no peace in their
acts of wickedness.
2. The wicked have no Peace in their
business. 3. The wicked have no Peace in their
pleasures. 4. The wicked have no Peace of con
science. 5. The wicked have no Peace in life.
6, The wicked have no Peace in death,
7. The wicked have no Peace beyond
the grave.
What is it that brings a man into such
a state that he is afraid to meet God? A
man who had not slain his fellow had no
need to flee to the City of Refuge. A
man in health need not apply to the Physi
cian. A millionaire need not apply to the
Workhouse.

Adam was afraid because he had sinned.
Gen. iii;io.
All we like sheep, have gone astray.
Isa. lii. II. — FALSE PEACE.
Jer. vi:i4; viii:ii. Ezek. xiii:io-i5.
Matt. vii:2i-27.
I. Peace derived from the idea that
there is no God.
2. Peace derived from the impression
that there is a God, but that the Bible is
not of Divine origin.
3. Peace of the moralist.
4. Peace of the man who is resting on
God's mercy.
5. Peace of the man of good works.
6. Peace of him whose whole time,
mind and strength is spent in making
money. 7. Peace of the one whose whole
thought is pleasure.
8. Peace of the reckless and daring.
9, Peace of ignorance.
10. Peace of carelessness, simply ne
glecting salvation. Multitudes are found
here. Mothers know this of their children,
wives of their husbands, husbands of
their wives,, children of their parents, and
friends of their friends.
All full of earnestness to have the body
fed, but sadly neglect the food which
brings Peace to the soul.
Sowing to the flesh to reap cortuption.
Living for time — forgetting eternity.
Striving against the Spirit — losing life
everlasting. Taken up with the world. Forfeit
Heaven and descend to hell.
Oh! that men would be wise!
III. — PEACE made.
Col. i;i9, 20, 22. Eph. ii:i2, 16, 17.
This is what had to be done before
peace could be made,
I, God Himself had to be satisfied.
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3. The great question of Sin had to be
atoned for.
The secret of Peace. Sheltered b'eneath
the blood.
Without shedding of blood no remis
sion, i. c., no Peace. Heb. ix;22.
The cup which the blessed Lord drank
was filled.
Not with our sense of Sin, but with
God's wrath and indignation against Sin.
This was all laid upon One who was
sinless. Even Jesus, the Peacemaker.
Isa. liii;4, 5.
He satisfied every claim of the Divine
Righteousness, and met every wish of
God's Eternal Love.
Until Shiloh (the Peacemaker) come.
Gen. xlix: 10.
Prince of Peace (700 years). Isa. ix:6.
Incarnation. Glory to God in the
highest, on earth Peace. Luke ii:l4.
He stood a victor and proclaimed the
result of His anguish. The fruit of His
sufferings and death. Peace John xiv:
27; xx;2i.
How we know that God's righteousness
is satisfied. Rom. 1:3, 4- I Cor, xv;3,
4, Rom, iv:24.
The HoUness of God demanded that
Christ, who died for Sin, should be raised
from the dead.
Our offences are linked with the Cross
of Christ. Col. ii;l3, 14.
Our Justification with the Resurrection
of Christ. Rom. iv;24. See I Pet. i;2i.
IV. — god disposed TO have PEACE.
Isa. xxvii;4, 5. Jer. xxix:ii. Ezek.
xxxiii ; 1 1 .
What is God's strength? Love. How
manifested. Gift of Jesus His right arm.
John iii;i6.
Job. xxii:2i. Acquaint (know God)
now. Thyself with Him (God) and be
at Peace.
II Cor. v; 1 8-21. God Himself is
standing at the side of the Cross of Jesus,
and is crying out to-day by His Word,

and by His servants, and pointing there
unto and saying. Look! oh, look! be-
hpld the Prince of Peace has paid the ran
som. And again pointing to the peace-mak
ing work of the Cross, God says; See then
the definition of my Gospel — Love in har
mony with the La-tv,
v. — HOW PEACE MAY BE OBTAINED.
I. Hear what God has to say Ps.
lxxxv;8, 10.
2. Believe what God says. Rom. v;i.
Justified. Justified by Faith. We
have Peace (R. V. or let us have Peace.)
Justified, uncondemned. Rom. viii;i.
John iii; 18.
Free from the Law. Rom. viii;2.
The Sin -hating God met the sin-bear
ing Christ at Calvary and there and then
made a full atonement for all Sin of every
one who believeth. And thus we stand
justified without anything we have done
or can do. It is entirely the work of an
other who has satisfied the claims of Di
vine Justice. Rom. iii;24, 26.
By Faith. By Faith this is the only
part we have in the matter. See Acts
xiii:39. Rom. iii:27, 28.
Yes, it is by Grace through Faith, and
all we had to do in this great work was to
make the death of the Lord Jesus Christ
a necessity. See Luke vii :50. Luke viii;
43. 48.
We have Peace. Peace is the result of
Justification by Faith. Conscious Peace.
Reconciliation with God. My God is
reconciled. II Cor. v:i8.
Abba Father. Rom. viii;i5.
Brought into the household of God
where Peace reigns. See Prodigal. Luke
xv;20-22. Throtigh oiir Lord Jesus Christ. All
through Him. He is the channel. See
Rom. v:6, 8, 11. Acts iv;io. 12.
Why through Him? He it is who con
quered the enemy, and overthrew the ^oe.
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grave. Sin, Death and Hell vanquished.
See John xx;i4, 20.
Thus those who are justified have
Peace with God. Rom. v. i.
Access to His presence, v. 2.
Joy under most adverse circumstances.
V, 3-
Assurance of God's Love, vs. 5-8.
Certainty of final victory, vs. 9, 10.
VI. — HOW PEACE IS RETAINED OR MAIN-
TAINTED.
I. By obedience. Is. xlviii;i8.
2. 'By obedience of Faith or Trust.
Isa. xxvi .3. Looking unto Jesus. Heb.
xii;i, 2.
3. By meekness. Ps. xxxvii;ii. Fruit
bearing. Jas. iii:i8.
4. By Uprightness. Ps. xxxvii :37.
5. By Letting the Peace of God rule.
Col. iii:i5. Peace enthroned. Peace King,
6, By having Peace of God as a garri
son. Carefulness for nothing, Prayerful-
ness for everything. Thankfulness for
anything, Phil, iv:6, 7.
7, Love for the Word of God. Ps,
cxix:i65. VII, — THE RESULT, EFFECT, OR BENEFIT
OF PEACE.
I. Quietness and assurance forever.
Isa. xxxii; 17.
2. Mighty. Constant. Isa. xlviii:i8.
3. Righteousness. Peace. Joy. Ac
cepted with God. Approved of men.
Rom. xiv:i7-l9.
4. Paths of Peace. Steps. Prov. iii;i7.
5. Peace in trial and trouble. Isa. liv;
to, 17.
6. Peace in death. Luke ii:2g. Acts
vii:6o. 7. Abundance of Peace when He
comes. Ps. lxxii:7.
See John xvi:32, 33. Rom. xv;i3, 33.
THE GREATEST BUSINESS.
ON EARTH, IN HEAVEN, OR IN THE UNI
VERSE.
I. God, the Founder. Luke ii:4g.

2, God the Son, the first Partner. Phil.
ii:5, 6.
3. God the Holy Spirit, Second Partner.
I John v:7; I Pet. i:i2; Acts xx:28.
4. A Business established upward of
Six Thousand Years, Gen. i;26; Eph.
iii;8-ii. 5. A Business which entailed a gr.at
amount of suffering. And all for the
very persons the founder was seeking to
benefit. Mark viii;3i; I Pet. i:ii; ii;2
6. A business that had been well thought
out. Everything (suffering, trial, perse
cution and sacrifice) was fully considered,
and started with the full understanding
that it must be carried out. Luke xxii:
37; xxiv;27, 44,
7. A business in which each of the
three principal partners are most actively
engaged, and are bound to see after each
other's interests F. S. John v;ig; xviii:
11; Matt. xxvi;53, 54. H. S. Luke iv;
I, 14, 18. F. S. and H. S. Actsx;^8;
John xv;26.
8. A business in which there has been a
vast amount of opposition. Nevertheless
it succeeds, and will certainly continue to
do so. John vii; 24-30; viii; 37; Mark xi;
18, Luke xx;ig-26; Ps. cx.xiv;i-8; cxxv;i ;
Acts v:38, 3g; Isa. xlviii;3; Markxiii:9.
g. A business that is founded on Holy,
Just and Righteous principles, and must
be carried out accordingly. Luke xxiv;
25, 26. Luke xxiv;46, 47.
10. A business in which the founders
are very anxious to have everybody become
members of the firm. John iii:i4-l6; x:
16; Isa. lv:3; I Cor. i:9.
II, A business which is confined to two
lines. Sinners and Grace. I Tim. i;i5;
Eph. 11:4-7; Matt. ix:l3.
12. A business, open to ail to become
partners, yet there is but one way. by
which they can enter into partnership.
John iii;3, 7; xiv;6. Luke xxiv;46, 47;
John v:24; Acts iv;i2.
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troportions . Branch establishments
in all parts of the world. Acts viii:i-4.
Col. 1:23.
14. A business that has to do not only
with this world, but with the world to
come. Rom. v;2i; John vi;68; Hebrews
ix;i5. 15. A business in which the first part
ner, having finished His work here, has
gone to the head office, He having a great
amount of work to do there. Luke ii;4g;
Johnxvii;4; John xiv;2,3.
16. A business in which every one who
becomes a partner, is expected to become an
active member. The Master before leav
ing, gave every man his work. RIark
xvi;l5; Matt, xxviii; ig; Jdhn xx:2i; I Cor.
ix;l6; Mark xiii:34.
17. A business in which every one who
enters, is furnished with all the capital
required. Phil. iv;i9; Eph. iii;i6; Luke
xxii;35; II Tim. 1:7. Read I Cor. xii and
xiii; I Pet. iv;io.
18. A business in which time is veiy
precious, there being nozu but one day to
work. I Cor. vii;: 9, R. V. Matt, xxv;
13; Mark xiii; 35, 37; I Pet. iv;7; Eph.
v;i5, 16, R. V.
19. ^ business which offers great in
ducements to all wlio become partners. I
Cor, iii. 21-23; II Tim. ii:i2; I Pet. iv:i3;
Rom. viii;i8; II Cor. iv:i7, i8; v;i.
20. A business, the first partner oj
which, has promised to return at any mo
ment and bring the business to a close.
John xiv; 3; Rev. xxii; 12; Amos viii; 11, 12.
21. A business in which all who en
gage in it are subject to the founder, and
will have to give an account of their ser
vice to His representative, the first part
ner, on his return and will be rewarded
accordingly. I Cor. iii;i3, 15; II Cor.
v:io; Rev, xxii:i2,
LET US BE ABOUT OUR FATHER'S BUSINESS.

THE LIFE ETERNAL.
Life. I. A principle of. 2. A nature

of. 3. A Person. 4. An experience,
and 5. Manifestation.
The Life in and through the nature,
makes known its elements and qualities.
Life is shown in sensibility and motion;
in varied puttings forth and dpings; the
more multitudinous and complex the rela
tions, the more fullness of life. The play
of children, the lightning-like unrest and
incessant motion of cherubim, the Living
Ones reveal fulness of Life.
God as Life, is of infinite fulness, and
boundless, innumerable relations, the Be
ing of beings, and Cause of all other beings.
In spiritual, holy, redemptive relations,
God as Life, is Light and Love; holiness
and mercy; truth and grace; justice and
goodness; clothed with the beauty of ho
liness and power of glory; and all in fel
lowship with Him, partake in Christ, the
Life, and reveal it in the fruit of light
and of the Spirit, as pure and good, clean
and sweet, harmonious and joyful, mighty
and gracious.
Specifically, this Life of God, when
shared with God, in Christ the Son, in
the standing and relationship of sons, is
the Life Eternal.
It is made manifest in personal form in
Jesus Christ. I John i;i-3; v:ii-i3, 20.
It is defined in John xvii;3; it is the
Hfe more abundant of John x:io.
Taking the standpoint of the O. T.
and of the first three Gospels.
1 . Life Eternal is associated with the
Resurrection of the Just. Dan. xii;-;
Luke xx;35; Ps. cxxxiii;3.
2. Life Eternal is associated with the
Agetocome. Markx;3o; Lukexviii;2S-30.
3. Life Eternal is associated with the
Regeneration. Matt. xix;28, 29; Titus
iii;5. 4. Life Eternal is associated with the
Kingdom to come. Matt. xxv:34, 46;
xx;2i ; xix;28.
^. Life Eternal is associated with the
Messiah to come. Matt. xxv;34.

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In the first the gospels, future, in John
present, germinal, potential. John 1:4;
iii:36; iv:i4; v;24.
6. Eternal Life is a gift, but possible
only through the death of Christ. John
iii:i4-i6; x;io, 11; Rom. v:2i; vi;23.
7. Eternal Life is an experience possible
only through the new nature and in
-union with Christ, the Son of God. John
iii:5, 6; Gal. vi:8; Rom. vi:23; John xvii;
2; I John v::o.
Rev. W. J. Erdman.^
SEEK GOD.
II Chron. xxxiv:3.
I. Unnatural. Ps. xiv:2; Ps. liii;2.
2. Encouragement. I Chron. xxviii:9;
Matt. vii;7; Isa. xlvig.
3. Time. Prov. viii- 17; II Chron. xxxiv:
3; Isa. lv;6; Hos. x:i2.
4. Heart and Faith. Jer. xxix:i3;
Heb. xi;6.
5. Blessing. II Chron. xxxiv;3, 26, 27,
28. Forgiveness and Peace.
Amos V.4; Ps. lxix;32. Live.
Prov. xxviii; 5. Knowledge.
Ps. xxxiv; 10. Not want any good.
(Ps. xxiii. 1).
6. Warning. Prov. 1:28; Luke xiii;
24-^7- 7. Wise conclusion. II Chron. xv:i2;
Ps. 1x111:1. See Sol. Songs iii: 1-4.
If thou seek Him, He will be found of
thee; but if thou forsake Him, He will
cast thee off forever.

BLOT OUT.
I Sinners blotted out. Ex. xxxii;33.
2. Prayer for sin to be blotted out. Ps.
11: r, g.
3. God only can blot out sin. ISa. xliii;
25- 4. Repentance and conversion neces
sary that sins r.iay be blotted out. Acts
iii;l9. 5. Sin has been blotted out. Isa. xliv:22.
6. Sin blotted out on the cross. Col.
11:14. 7. The Believer not blotted out of the
Book of Life. Rev. iii:5.

BLACK.
Blackness of sin. Lam. iv;8.
Blackness of sickness. Job. xxx:30.
Blackness of sorrow. Jer. viii:2i; Ps.
cxix:83. Blackness of want. Lam. v; 10.
Blackness of service. Cant. 1:5.
Blackness of youth. Matt. v:36; cf.
Cant. v;ii.
Blackness of judgment. Isa. 1:3; Jude
JO. S. E. H.

TWO MEN.
I. Two Builders. Matt. vii;24-27.
2. Two Worshipers. Luke xviii:9-i4.
3. Two Thieves. Luke xxiii;3g-43.
4. Two Beggars. Luke xviii;i7-43.

THE GREAT QUESTION.
Mark viii; 34-3 7.
TWO LEADERS.
Loss — Satan,
Who is this arch enemy of God and
man ?
His Beginning, Gen. iii. 1-5. See Rev.
xii: 7-9.
Name.
Serpent. Subtle decision. Gen. iii;i.
Satan, Adversary, Enemy. Rev. xii;9.
Dragon, Monster. Rev. xii;9.
Devil, Destroyer. Rev. xx;2.
Man of Sin. II Thess. ii;3.
Character.
Prince of Darkness. Eph. vi;i2.
Tempter. Matt. iv;3.
Tormentor. Matt. xviii;34.
Liar. John ¦viii:44.
God of this World. II Cor. iv:4.
What has he Done?
Rebellion in Heaven. Rev. xii;7.
Rebellion on Earth. Gen iii:i-4.
Sin and Death. Rom. v:i2.
What is he Doing ?
BUnding men. II Cor. iv:4.

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Deceiving men. II Thess. ii;9, lo;
Rev. xii:9.
Binding men. Luke xiii;i6.
Devouring men. I Pet. v:8.
Murdering men. John viii;44.
What -djill he do ?
Continue to Blind, Bind, Deceive, De
vour and Murder men. II Thess. 11:7.
Settle up with his servants. Rom. 6:23.
His End.
Bruised. Rom. xvi;20.
Bound. Rev. xx;2, 3.
Cast into a Lake of Fire. Rev. xx:io.
His Followers with him. Matt, xxv;
41; Rev. xii;;o, 15.
Profit — Chr ist.
Who ? The Well Beloved Son of God
and Saviour of Men.
His Beginning. Equal with God. Phil.
ii;6. See John i:i, 2.
Name. .
Jesus, Saviour. Matt. i;2l.
Emanuel, God with us Matt. 1:23.
Christ, Sent of God. Luke ix;20.
Lord, All Power. Ps. xxvii; t; Matt.
xxviii: 1 8.
Character.
Guileless. I Pet ii;22.
Undefiled. Heb. vii-26.
Harmless. Heb. vii: 26.
Friend of Sinners. Matt. xi:ig; Luke
xix;io. Compassionate. Mark viii:2.
Unselfish. Phil. ii;?.
Righteous. I John ii:i.
What has He Done ?
He came to man. Phil. ii^7.
He came to save. I Tim. i;i5.
He came to give life. John x:lo.
He has made peace- Eph. ii;i5.
He has given His life a ransom. I Tim.
ii:6. He has put away sin. Heb. ix:26.
He has delivered us. Gal. 1:4.
He hath redeemed us. Titus ii;l4.
Died to save us. I Pet. iii:i8.
What He is Doing,

He is living to save. Heb. vii;25.
He is pleading our cause. I John ii;i.
He is preparing a place. John xiv;2.
He is guiding. Ps. xxxii;8.
He is caring for us. Ps. xxiii: 1-3.
He is watching over us. Ps, xxxiv;?.
He is keeping us. Ps. cxxi:3.
What will He Do ?
He will come again. Acts i;ii.
He will come again to receive us unto-
Himself. Johnxiv;3.
He -will come to be glorified in His
Saints. II Thess. i;io.
His End.
No end. Ps. Ixxii: 17.
His followers with Him in Heaven.
Rom. vi:8. [viii;i7.
His followers with Him in Glory. Rom.
His followers with him on the Throne.,
Rev. xx;6.
Loss and Gain. See Phil. iii;4-ii.

THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
I. The need of forgiveness. Rom. iii:
23; I John i;io. See John viii;3-g.
2. Is it possible to have forgiveness?
Ps. cxxx:3, 4; II Pet. iii;g.
3. The ground on which I can hope
forgiveness. John 1:29; Luke xxiv;46, 47.
Acts xiii:38; Col. i;i4.
4. Without merit on the sinner's part.
Luke vii:4i, 42; Eph. 1:7, 1- <-•
5. The character of the forgiveness. Isa.
i;i8; lv;7; Acts xiii;39; Ps. ciii;i2.
6. Assurance of forgiveness. Matt, ix;
2; Eph. 1:7; Acts xiii;3g.
7. Who may have forgiveness. Acts.
xiii;26; John iii;i6; Acts x;43.
8. How may I have it. Ps. 11:4; xxxii;
5, I John 1:9; Acts x;43; Johniii;i8, See
Lev. i;4; Proverbs xxviii;i3.
9. When may I have it? II Cor. vi;2;
Isa. i:i8. Now.

CHARACTERISTICS OF DIVINE
FORGIVENESS.
1. God's. Eph. iv:32; Jer. xxxiii:8;
Luke xxiii:34; Jer. xxxi;34.

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2. Gracious. Eph. 1:7, 1. c; Ps. Ixxxvi
15- 3. Righteous. Rom, 111:25,26,
4. Free. Rom. v;i5-i8.
5. Abundant. Isa. lv;7; Ps. ciii:3, 12.
6. Present. I John ii;i2; Rom. iv:7;
Eph i;7; Mark 11:5.
7. Complete. Isa. i;i8; Heb. x:i4,
17; Isa. xliii;25.

GOD'S FEELINGS TOWARD SIN
NERS.
Isa. lv;7-g.
I . Angry with the wicked. Isa. Ixiii :
9, 10; Ezek. xxii;2i, 22.
2. Unwilling to punish. II Pet. iii;9;
Ezek. xxxiii:ii; Jonah iv: 11.
3. Glad to forgive. Isa. i:i8; I John
ii:i, 2.
4. Rejoices over the forgiven, Lukexv
6, 7, 22-24; Isa, 1x11:3-5.
Helps for Christian Workers.

SINNERS' HIDING PLACE.
I. Hiding from the Presence of God.
Gen. iii:8, 10; Job xxxiv:2i, 22; Matt,
x:26; Amos ix;2-4.
2. Hiding under a false Hope, Ps, x
11; Job viii:i3-i6.
3. Hiding under false Peace. I Thess
v:3; Matt. xxv;44, 46.
4. Hiding under Self-Righteousness.
Luke xviii:ii, 12; Job xxix; Rom. x:i,4,
5. Hiding under God's Works. Acts
viii;g-i3, 18-23.
6. Hiding under a Lie. Actsv:i-ii:II
Kings v;25; Isa. xxviii; 17.
7. Hiding place desired under moun
tains and rocks. Rev, vi;i2-i7.

LIFE OR DEATH.
Deut. xxx ; 1 5. . See, I have set before
thee this day life and good, and death and
evil. I. — THE CARNAL MIND IS
Guilty,

Rom. iii: 19. Now we know that what
things soever the law saith, it saith to
them who are under the law ; that every
mouth may be stopped, and all the world
may become guilty before God.
John iii; 18, 19. He that believeth not
is condemned already, because he hath
not believed in the name of the only be
gotten Son of God. And this is the con
demnation, that light is come into the
world, and men loved darkness rather than
light, because their deeds were evil.
A Captive.
Rom. vii; 14, 23. For we know that
the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold
under sin  I see another law in my
members, warring against the law of my
mind, and bringing me into captivity to-
the law of sin which is in my members.
Doomed to Death.
Rom. vii;24. O wretched man that I
am ! who shall deliver me from [out of J
the body of this death ?
James i:i5 When lust hath conceived,
it bringeth forth sin; and sin, when it is
finished [full grown], bringeth forth death.
II. — THE SPIRITUAL MAN HAS
Forgiveness.Col. ii;i3, 14. And you, being dead
in your sins and the uncircumcision of your
flesh, hath He quickened together with
Him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
blotting out the handwriting of ordinan
ces that was against us, which was con
trary to us, and took it out of the way.
nailing it to His cross.
liiber ty.
Isa. lxi;i. He hath sent me to bind
up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty
to the captives, and the opening of the
prison to them that are bound.
John viii:32. Ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free,
Rom, viii; I, There is therefore now
no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit,

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Eternal Life.
II Tim. i;io. Who hath abolished
death, and hath brought life and immor
tality to light through the gospel,
John v:24. [Fie that heareth my word,
and believeth Him that sent me, hath eter
nal life, and cometh not into judgment
but hath passed out of death into life.]
III. — PUNISHMENT OF THOSE WHO PERSE
VERE IN SIN.
Prov. xxix; I.
Sure. Jer. viiii;l2, 13; Heb. 11:2-4.
Sudden. Isa. xxx;i3; xlvii;ii; xxix;
5.6. Fearful. Isa. xxviii:i7, 18; Heb. x:28-
31- No Remedy. II Chron. xxxvi:i6;
Rev. xxii; 1 1.
Helps for Christian Workers.

COME.

I. Who Gives the Invitation?
The Lord said. Come. Gen. vii:i.
Jesus said. Come. John vii; 37.
Come unto Me. Matt. xi;28.
2. Who are Invited?
Come, Thou. Gen. vii; i .
Come, every one. Isa. lv;l.
Come, any man. John vii;37.
Come, Little children. Luke xviii; 16.
3. Come for Life.
Life inside, come. Gen. vii; i.
Life abundantly, come. John x;io.
Life everlasting, come. John vi:47. .
Have life. Come. John v;40.
4. Come for Rest.
Give thee rest. Come. Ex. xxxiii:i4.
I will give thee Rest. Come. Matt,
xi:2S. Quiet Restingplace, Come, Isa, xxxii:
18, 5, Come, Feast.
Come, Eat. Prov. ix;5.
My dinner. Come. Matt. xxii;4.
Great supper. Come. Luke xiv;i7, 18.
6. Come When ?

All ready. Come. Luke xiv:i7.
Come, now. Isa. i;l8.
Now, Come. II Cor vi:2.
7. Come. Last Appeal.
Come. Rev. xxii: 17.

WITHOUT.
I. Without God. Eph ii;i2,
2, Without Blood. Heb, ix:22. See
Isa, liii: 10,
3. Without Strength. Rom, v;6. Do
it. Luke x;28. Can't — Why, Rom, v;6,
4. Without Price. The Redemption
secured by Christ for us, when we were
without strength, and offered without
money, without price. Isa. lv;i.
5. (But) Without Faith, we cannot ac
cept the Redemption, and without faith it
is impossible to please God. Heb. xi.6.
6. For, Without Holiness. Holiness in
this life. Heb. xii; 14.
7. For, Without Works; and no good
works apart from Christ, James 11:26.
8. For, Without Me. John xv;5.

THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS
AND WICKED CONTRASTED.
I. Not Condemned. John v;24. Con
demned. John iii: 18.
2. Rest. Isa. xxxii:i8. No Rest. Isa.
Ivii: 20.
3. Peace. Ps. cxix; 165. No Peace.
Isa. Ivii: 2 1
4. Salvation. Isa. xii;2, 3. No Salva
tion. II Peter ii;i7.
5. Light. Prov. iv:i8. Darkness. Prov.
iv;ig. 6. Life. Rom. vi:23 1. c. Death. Rom.
vi:23 f. c.
7. Hope. Prov. xiv:32. Despair. Prov.
xiv;32. 8. Come ye blessed. Matt. xxv;34.
Depart ye cursed. Matt. xxv;4i.
9. Heaven. Rev. xxi;4. Hell Rev.
xxi: 8.
See Rev. xxii;ii; Mai. iii:i7, iS.

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THE NEW BIRTH.
Its nature. John iii;3; II Cor. V17
Gal. vi.15; John v;24; I John iii;i4
Rom. viii;2g; Col. i:i3; Eph. iv;24.
Its author. John 111:5, 6; II Cor. iii
18; Titusiii:5.
Its evidences. I Johnv:4; John xvii:i6;
II Cor. vi;i7, 18; I John iii;8, g; Rom.
vi;8; I John iv:7, 8; I John iii: 14,
Its necessity. John iii;6; Gal, v;i7;
Rom, viii;5^Matt, v;8; Heb, xii:i4; Rev,
xxi:27. We are born again through belief of the
truth. James i: 18; I Pet. 1:23; I Cor. iv
15; Rom. x:i7; Eph.v;26. Anon.

" LOSE HIS OWN SOUL"— "LIFE.'
Mark viii; 36.
I. Whence it came. Gen. ii:?.
2. Demands. Deut. vi;5.
3. Penalty. Ezek. xviii:^.
4. Loss. Prov. viii;36.
5. Uncertainty. Jas iv.14; Lukexii:20,
6. What hope. Job xxvii ;8.
7. Redemption. How? Life for life.
Lev. xvii; 11; Ps. xlix;8; Isa. liii; 10, 12,
Matt. xxvi:38; Isa. xHii;l.
(Is a man's soul his own, now ?)
8. Assurance. Ps. Ivi;i3; cxvi;8; Isa.
xxx-viii;l7. g. Duty. I Cor. vi:i9, 20.
"Tollow Me."

SOME THINGS SAID ABOUT
ETERNAL LIFE.
I. The record given. I Johnv;io, 11.
2, Effect of hearing and believing.
John v;24.
3. Knowledge. Jer. ix;23, 24; Jno. xvii:
3; vi;54.
4. What Jesus said. John xiv:6; iiir
15, 16; x;28; Rom. vi;23.
5. Paul's great statement. Gal. ii;2o;
Rom. x;io; Rom. viii;34, 39.
6. The promise. I John 11:25.
7. Called to eternal Hfe.- I Tim. vi:
12; II Tim. iv:7.
W. M. Grimes.

GOD A REFUGE.
A refuge is for those in trouble. Ps.
ix:9; Ps. xlvi;i; Lsa. xxv;4.
For those pursued by the avenger.
Num. xxxv; 1 1 ; Luke ui:7.
This refuge strong and secure. Heb
vi:i8; Ps. xci:9-i3.
Near at hand. Rom. x;8, 10.
None ever refused admittance. John
vi:37; Matt. vii:8.
No other refuge safe. Isa. xxviii:i7;
Acts iv: 12. .A.NON.

JUSTIFICATION.
1 . How can man be Justified with
God? Job xxv;4; Rom. ui;:o; iii;28; Titus
iu;7; Rom- ni:24; v;l, 9; I Cor. vi;ii;
Gal. ii;l6.
2 . Who can forgive sin ?
Mark ii;7; Mark ii;io; Isa. xliH;25; I
John i:g; Ps. l.xxxvi;5; Jer. xxxi:34; Ps.
ciii:3; cxxx.-4; Actsv;3i; Dan. ix;9; Ex.
xxxiv; 7.
3. How shall we be forgiven ?
II Chron. vii;i4; Jer. xxxvi;3; Matt.
vi:i4; Luke vi:37; I John i;g; Acts xiii:
38; Eph. 1-7; Col. 1:14.
4. Shall the la-j.ful captive be delivered?
Isa. xHx:24; Isa. xlix;25.
5. Who is he that condemneth?
Rom. vin:34; Job x;i4; Rom iii;ig;
Ex. xxxiv;?.
6. What is the condemnation ?
John iu:i9; John iii;i8.
Anon.

FORGIVENESS.
Promised. Isa. i;i8; Jer. xxxi;34; Jer.
l:2o; Heb. vin;i2.
Tl;irough Christ. Lev. x-viiiii; Heb.
ix:22; Zech. xiii;i; I John 1:7; Eph. i:?;
Rom. iii;25; Col. i;i4; Luke 1:77, 78; Acts
v;3i; Acts xiii;38.

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Freely, readily, abundantly. Isa, xliii
25; Neh, ix;i7; Ps, lxxxvi;5; Isa, Ivi:?
Rom, v:2o. Anon,

NECESSITY OF THE NEW BIRTH
Ye must be born anew, John iii;?
The Fact.
Being darkened in their understanding,
alienated from the life of God because of
the ignorance that is in them, because of
the hardening of their heart. Eph, iv:i8.
The Reason.
Man looketh on the outward appear
ance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
I Sam. xvi;?.
Your Heart is Deceitful.
The heart is deceitful above all things,
and it is desperately sick. Jer. xvn:9.
Your Heart is Deceived.
A deceived heart both turned him aside
that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say. Is
there not a lie in my right hand ? Isa.
xliv;20. You are not in the Spirit, but in the
Flesh The natural man receiveth not the
things of the Spirit of God: for they are
foolishness unto him; and he cannot know
them, because they are spiritually judged.
I Cor. ii;i4
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the
spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not
the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His-
Rom. viii;g.
You cannot Please God.
The mind of the flesh is enmity against
God; for it is not subject to the Law of
God, neither indeed can it be. Rom.
vin:?. You are Hostile to God,
And they that are in the flesh cannot
please God. Rom. viii:8.
You have Nothing Good,
Though I myself might have confidence
even in the flesh  I know that in me.

that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good
thing; for to will is present with me, but
to do that which is good is not. Phil, iii;
4; Rom. vn;l8.
Helps for Christian Workers.

THE GOSPEL.
Variously called;
I The Gospel — meaning "good news"
— glad tidings, is the revelation of the
grace of God to fallen man through a
Mediator — God's life-giving message to a
dying world.
2. The Gospel of God. Rom. i:l; xv:2g.
"The Gospel of which God is the glorious
author." 3. The glorious Gospel of the blessed
God. I Tim. i;ii. Gospel of the glory
(Gr.) is "the joyful message of the glory
of the happy (blessed) God," and indicates
its immortality and supreme happiness.
4. The Gospel of the grace of God.
Acts xx:24. It proceeds from and mani
fests the grace or favor of God.
5. The Gospel of Christ. (Rom. i;i6)
the anointed One, is the glad news of a
Gospel preached to the poor, of the One
sent to heal the broken-hearted — to preach
deliverance to the captives, and recovery
of sight to the blind — to set at liberty
them that are bruised — the acceptable
year of the Lord. Luke-iv:lS, ig.
6, The Gospel of Jesus Christ, Mark
i;i. The blessed story of the life, minis
try, death, resurrection and glorification
of the anointed Saviour, and the gather
ing of believers in His name,
7, The Gospel of your salvation, Eph,
i:l3. Brings the news of salvation; offers
it; and shows the way to attain to it. It
works grace to fit men for, and bring
them to salvation,
8. The Gospel of peace. Eph. vi:i5.
Represents the tranquility, calmness and
quiet of conscience produced by the work
of Christ for man.
g. The Gospel of His Son. Rom. i;g.

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Shows the. relationship of the "Sent One"
to the "Sender,'' (John iii:i6) through
whom all the blessings of salvation flow.
10. The Gospel of the uncircumcision,
because preached to the uncircumcised or
•Gentile nations. Gal, i:?.
II. The Gospel of the Kingdom. Matt.
xxiv:i4. Relates to the Kingship and Do
minion of Christ and His final possession
of the throne of His Father David. Luke
1:32, 33-
12. The everlasting Gospel (Rev. xiv:6)
yet to be preached — when "nations shall
be born in a day." Mrs. T. C. Rounds.

GOD'S THOUGHTS OF OUR SINS.
Man wholly a Sinner. Gen. vi;5. Ps.
xiv;2, 3; lviii:3. Eccl. viu:ii. Jer. xvii:
9. Matt. xv:i8-20. Rom. vin:?, 8
Man a guilty Sinner. Gen. iii;8-ii.
Isa. lxiv:6. Rom. iii;i9; iu:23; v:i2, 14.
Gal. iii;22.
Man a condemned Sinner. Gen. iv;
10-12. Ps. xxxii;i. Gen. ix:6. John
xv;22; iii:i9, 20. Rom. i:i8. John
xvi:g. Man a pardoned Sinner. Isa i;i8; Iv
7. Luke xxiv:47. Heb viii:i2. Rom.
viii:i, 2.
Man a forgiven Sinner. Ps. cxxx;4.
II Sam. xii:i3; Ps. lxxxv;2. I John ii:
12. Man a redeemed Sinner. Isa. xUii:i;
xliv:22. Eph. i:?. I Cor. i:30. Heb.
ix:i2. Man a saved Sinner. John in: 14, 15;
ui:i6; iii:i7; iii:i8; iii:36.
Anon.

4. Exalted. Acts v; 31.
5. We look for his return. Phil, iii: 20.
Titus ii;i3.

A SAVIOUR, JESUS.
Acts xin :2 3.
I. The faithful saying. I Tim. i:i5.
Lukeu:ii, 2, He is able to :Save to the uttermost,
Heb, vii:25.
3. Is the same forever. Heb. xiii:8.

WARRANT FOR COMING TO
CHRIST.
I. '^e are permitted to come. "Who
soever will, let him take of the water of
Hfe freely." Rev. xxii:!?.
2. We are invited to come. "Come
unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest." Matt.
xi!'28. 3. We are entreated to come. "Now
then we are ambassadors for Christ, as
though God did beseech you by us, we
pray you in Christ's stead, be ye recon
ciled to God." II Cor. v;20.
4. We are commanded to come. "This
is His commandment, that we should be
lieve on the name of His Son Jesus
Christ." I John iii;23.
5. We are compelled to come. "Go
out into the highways and hedges, and
compel them to come in, that My house
may be filled." Luke xiv:23.
6. We are assured oi a present and cer
tain salvation if we come. "God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting
Hfe." John in: 16.
7. The sinner will be lost forever if he
does not come. ' 'He that believeth not
shall be damned." Mark xvi;i6
Rev. J. H. Brookes.

THIS MAN RECEIVETH SINNERS.
I. That He might save them. John
xii:47. I Cor. i;3i. I Tim. 1:15, Heb.
vii;25. Matt. i;2i; xvin:ii.
2. That they might banquet with Him.
Songs of Sol. 11:4. Luke xv;2. Rev. iu;20.
3. That He might give them everlast
ing life. John 1:4: v;4o; vi:53. 57; xi:
25; xx:3i, I John v:i2. Rev, ii:io, I
John i:i.

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4. Because they are His, Gen. ii;?,
John i:3, Mai. ii:io. Heb: 11:9-
how?
I. On the ground of His atonement.
Heb. ix:22. Matt. xxvi;28. Isa. liii;5, 6.
Rev. v:g.
2. Through faith. Rom. iii:25, 30.
Gal. iii;8. Eph. u:8. Phil. iii:g. II
Tim. iii:i5. I Pet. 1:5. Matt. ix:22.
when?
I. Now. Jer. xxv:5; xxxv: 15. Zech.
1:4. Mai. in;io. Luke xiv:!?. John
iv:23. II Cor. vi:2. John xvi;3!.
(a) Because to-morrow is uncertain.
Prov. xxvu;i. Isa. xlvii:9. Heb. iii;i5.
Rev. x'vii;i2; xviu;8, 10, 17, 19; xvi;i5.
Matt. xxiv:42; xxv:i3.
where ?
I. In the church. Luke iv:i6-22;
xviii:!0-i4. 2. On the street. Acts ix:3-6; iv:4.
3, In the train or carriage. Acts viii:
27-36, 4, At home. Acts xvi:30-33; x;30-33,
5, Anywhere, John iv; 19-24. Acts
x:35.

MY BESETTING SIN; HOW CAN I
GET STRENGTH TO OVER
COME -IT?
Rom. vii;i5-24; Ps. xxvu.14; Ps. xxix:
11; Isa. xl:25-3!; Ps. lxviii;35; Heb. xi:
31-^4; Rom. vin:26; Rom. vii:2;; Rom.
viu;i, 2; Heb xu;!, 2.
R. R. MCBURNEY,

THE "COMES" -OF SCRIPTURE.
"comes" OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Come and see. John i;3g.
Come unto Me. Matt. xi:28.
Comedown. Luke xix; 5.
Come -. apart and rest. Markvi;3i.
Come forth. John xi;43.
Come and dine. John xxi; 12.
Come, ye blessed. Matt. xxv:34.
I will come again. John xiv;3.

SEVEN OTHER " COMES."
Come into the ark. Gen. vii;i.
Come, let us reason together. Isa i:iB.
Come, My people, enter into thy cham
bers. Isa, xxvi: 20,
Come ye to the waters. Isa. lv:i.
Come out and be ye separate. II Cor.
vi:i7. Come out of her. My people. Rev,
xviii;4. Come up hither. Rev. iv:i.
Anon.

WHY DON'T SINNERS BELIEVE
CHRIST?
I . For the extraordinary reason that He
tells them the truth. John viii :44.
(a) Truth don't suit them since they
are under their father's influence, and there
is no truth in him. John vHi:44.
(b) Unbeliever, give up your father's
Ues, and receive the word of truth. Jas.
i:2i; Johnxiv;6.
(c) See the danger to which you are ex
posing yourself . II. Thess. ii;!0, il, 12.
2. Because their highest ambition is to
have the honor and praise of men. John
v:44- (a) See their character a little developed.
[ude 16; II Tim. iii^2.
(b) See their ancestors. Matt, vi;2,
(c) See the true contrasted with these
in Rom, ii;2g;IICor, x;i8.
3. Because they really don't want to-
believe. John v;40.
(a) They are unwiUingthat their doings
should be exposed. John iii; 19, 20.
(b) They are like the destitute boy who^
wept bitterly, as he was being stripped
of his rags for decent clothing, crying,
" But they're all my very own." Like
those in Rom. x:3.
(c) They hate Jesus — none believe those
they hate. John vii;?, 5. Compare John
xv;!9.
George Thom.

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97

SEVEN ASPECTS OF SALVATION,
I. We are saved from the "penalty" of
sin, I Pet. iii; 18.
2. We are saved from the "power" of
sin. Rom, vi:?,
3, We are saved from the "power" of
Satan. Actsxxvi;i8,
4, We are saved from the " power" of
the world. Gal. 1:4.
5. We are saved from the " power" of
the law. Rom. X4.
6. We are saved from the " power
of wrath. I Thess. i:9. 10.
?. We shall be saved from the "pres
ence" of sin. Heb. ix.28.
A. G. A.

CAN WE KNOW ?
Bible written that we may. I John v
13- 2. Gospel good news. Luke ii;io.
(a) Good news of what ? Answer. I
Cor. xv;i-4: Isa. liii:5, 6.
3. By knowing this good news of sins
atoned for, we go free. John vHi;32.
4. Christ knows, and we know. John
x;i4. 5. Do we know those who belong to
our family, and who eat with us ? We eat
with Him. Rev. iii;20.
6. We may know heaven to be ours. II
Cor. v.i.
(a) Christ pledges His word for it. Jno.
xiv;i-4; v;24; iu:i5, 16, 18, 3;;, 36.
(b) We will reach the place since " the
way" (Christ) we know. John xiv:4.
(c) To know Christ is to trust Him for
heaven and all. II Tim. i;!2.
?. Faith is believing not feeling. John
iv;4g, 50.
8. Why we err in this and other mat
ters. Mark .xii: 24.
g. " Do ye now believe?" John xvi:3!.
J. D. Gold.

SALVATION.
Fundamental Truth. Jer. iii:23; I
7

Thess. v:5. Salvation of God is of His
appointment. Comes to us through Christ. John iii;
I?; Heb. v;g; Matt. xviii;i 1; John iii:i4,
15; Rom. iv:25; Acts v:3i.
Design of Salvation. Matt. i;2i; Rom.
v;9; Gal. 1:4; John ni;!6, 17.
Evidences of a state of Salvation. Rom.
xiv:i7; I Pet. 1.8; I John iii;i4; Ps, 1.2;
Ps. cxix;8i; Ps. xcvii; Ps. en; Heb. vi:9,
lo. Salvation emphasized and illustrated.
Jude 3, Heb. vii:25; Heb. v;9; Heb. ii:i;
II Tim. iii: 10.
A present salvation. I Cor. vi;2; Fleb.
iv:?. How obtained. John iii;36; Matt, xi;
2S; Matt, vii.?; Isa. xlv;22; Rev. xxu:i?.
Anon.

CHRIST SEEKING LOST SHEEP.
Never returns till sought for. Matt,
xvin:ii-i4. Lost sheep exposed to many dangers,
I Sam, xvii;34-3?; I Pet, v:S,
One sheep wandering leads others
astray, Isa, liii:6,
A lost sheep the shepherd's special care.
Isa, xl;ii; Ezek, xxxiv;i2, 13, 16.
Gives joy to the shepherd when found.
Luke xv;4-7.
Follows the shepherd ever after. John
x:27; I Pet. ii;25.
Anon.

ETERNAL FUTURE PUNISH
MENT.
A Day of Judgment. Acts xvu;30; II
Pet. ii:9; Jude 14, 15; Rev. xi:i8; Rev.
xx: 12, 13.
Doom of the Wicked, Ps, xi:5, 6;
Mai. iv:i; Matt. vii:22, 23; I Cor. vi;9,
10; Matt. xiu;40-4j; Matt xxv:45, 46;
Luke xiii;25-27.
Terror of the wicked. Heb. x:3i;
Rev. vi;i5-i7.
Separation of Wicked from Just, Matt,

98

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

xin ;4 7-50; Matt, xxv:32, 33; Rev, xxii;
n, .A.nguish of Wicked. Matt. xxv;3o;
Luke xvi:22-24; Luke xvi:25, 26.
Punishment Final and Eternal. Matt.
xu;32; Luke Hi:!?; Mark ix;45, 46; II
Thess. 1:7-9; I^^'^- xiv:9-ii. Anon.

CONFESSION AND COUNSEL.
Knowing myself a sinner before God
(Rom. 111:23). exposed to the penalty of
the law, and knowing that Christ having
died to redeem me (Rom. iv;25), now in
vites me to come to Him and be saved.
Matt. xi;28-30.
I. I now receive the Lord Jesus Christ
as my personal Saviour (John i;i2), trust
Him in my heart, confess Him (Rom. x;
10), and commit the keeping of my soul
to Him forever. II Tim i:i2.
2. I accept from Him the new heart
(Ezek. xxxvi;26) and new life (Rom. vi;
23), and the promised gift of the Holy
Ghost for Hfe and service. Acts n:38;
xix;2. 3. I now turn away, with hatred, from
all known sins and yield myself up in
love to my Redeemer, wholly and forever
in a consecrated Hfe. I Pet. ii;g; Rom.
xii ; I . COUNSEL.
Having thus received Christ and been
received by Him, it is His desire that you
live a life of peace, joy, usefulness and
victory. John xiv;27; I Johni:4, 5; John
xv;8; Gal. v;i6.
I. When tempted with doubts and
fears as to standing or ' holding out,"
read John v;24; Rom. vin:33-39; John x:
27-29. Keep the order of salvation — fact,
faith, feeling. Act on principle, even if
against feeling, and if you have sinned,
read I Johnii;i, 2; I John 1:9.
2. Study the word and pray daily; be
progressive Disciples; ask the Holy Spirit

to interpret it ; obey God's will at once and
fully. John v;39; John xiv: 15; John .xvi;
13, Begin the day -n'ith secret prayer,
and keep in constant fellowship with Jesus.
Matt. vi;6; Heb. xui;i5.
" Have a place and a time to pray,
And read the Bible every day."
3. Stand up boldly for Jesus every
where and at all times. Show your colors.
Be a faithful witness. Have the courage
of your convictions. Cultivate "Irrepress
ible Christianity." Matt. x:32, 33; Acts
iv;i3. 4. Separate yourself manifestly from
the character, course and doom of the
Christ-rejecting World, and present a con
trast. Beware of all close social, busi
ness, marital or brotherhood alliances and
fellowship. Salvation is by separation.
If you cannot be " singular" you cannot
be saved. Avoid even doubtful ways
Jas. iv:4; II Cor. vi;i4, 8; Rom. xu:2.
' Dare to do right; dare to be true."
5. Love God's people and make their
good fellowship your choice. Use dili
gently the ordinances through which you
are kept. It is your privilege to enjoy
assurance. Do not stumble at a straw
and turn away. Don't be a sectarian but
a Christian. Don't imitate backsliders, but
Christ. John iii:i4-ig; Heb. x.25; I
Cor. xi;i.
6. Be a Christian at work. God calls,
equips and sendt you. Your eternal life is
a gift, but your proportionate reward is
earned. Salvation is not a selfish luxury
but a solemn trust. Unless you are a
working Christian, you are a worthless
one. John xv:i6; Dan. xii;3; II Tim.
iv:?, 8; Rev. xxii: 12.
7. Love, look for, and hasten the com
ing of your Lord. Keep the girdle, the
staff and the lamp. Be holy, zealous and
wise. Separate, consecrate, concentrate.
Titus 11:12-15.
Pastor E. P. Marvin.

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99

YOUNG CONVERTS.
You need spiritual food and exercise,
and should grow and bear fruit.
Food.As new-born babes desire the sincere
milk of the word, that ye may grow
thereby. I Pet. u:2.
I am the bread of life; he that cometh
to me shall never hunger; and he that be
lieveth on me, shall never thirst. John
vi;35. Exercise.They that feared the Lord spake often
one to another; and the Lord hearkened,
and heaird it. Mai. iii; i6.
Ye may all prophesy one by one, that
all may learn, and all may be comforted.
I Cor. xiv;3i.
By him therefore let us offer the sacri
fice of praise to God continually, that is
the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His
name. Heb. xiii:l5.
Growth.
Till we attain unto the unity of the faith,
and of the knowledge of the Son of God
to a full-grown man, unto the measure of
the stature of the fullness of Christ. Eph.
iv:i3. •
Fruitage.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, long-suffering, gentleness, good
ness, faith. Gal. v:22.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of
life; and he that is wise winneth souls.
Prov. xi;30.
Helps for Christian Workers.

CHRIST, THE MEASURE OF THE
BELIEVER'S SEPARATENESS
FROM THE WORLD AND
HIS ENTRANCE INTO IT.
They are not of the world, even as I
am not of the world. John xvii;i6.
As thou hast sent me into the world,
so have I sent them into the world.
John xvii:i8.

Christ is the standard for all our life;
we know ourselves only as we -know Him;
we settle all doubtful questions by refer
ring to Him. One of the most import
ant questions is our relation to the world.
We are making mistakes here on both
sides, sometimes holding ourselves too
much apart from it, sometimes entering
too deeply into it; becoming monastic, and
becoming worldly. In these two pass
ages Christ teaches us our right attitude.
Separateness is put first; we must know
that we are not of the world before we
are ready to be sent into it ; the divine side
of life is before the human; see the com
mandments and the Lord's Prayer.
I. The believer is riot of the world, even
as Christ was not. John xvii; 16.
(a) Like Him, we have a birth not of
the world. Luke i:3S; Johni:i3. Christ,
born of Mary, had a human nature ; born
of God, had a divine nature also. We
are born of earthly parents, and so are
human, but have another birth, from God,
by which we are divine. II Pet. 1:4.
This is as true and real a birth as the
first one was.
(b) We have a Father not of the world.
John v;i8; Rom, viu;i5. Christ was the
Son of God; but we also are His Sons,
and all that sonship implies is ours. Study
the wonderful meaning of sonship all
through the N. T., both as to Christ and
to ourselves, and see the wonderful points
of resemblance between Him and us.
(c) We have an Experience not of the
world. John iv;32; I Cor. ii;g, 10. Ex
periences are always in the line of the na
ture, and a divine nature will have divine
experiences. Christ's joys and sorrows,
longings, triumphs, hopes, were such as
the world knows nothing of. So ours: see
Paul's revelations of himself in his Epis
tles. (d) We have a power not of the woi Id,
John xvi;32; Phil. iv;i3. Christ's hu
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der His burdens, but for Divine support.
We have the same supporter, and are
borne up under the same burdens.
(e) We have a home not of the -world.
John xiv:3; II Cor. vi-8. Christ was in
exile here, had not where to lay his head.
Real rest of heart could not be His, till at
home with God. So with us; we have
pleasant surroundings, fair world, dear
friends, but the home feeling will not
be ours, until we are in our eternal
resting-place with our Father and Elder
Brother. These are the great points of separate
ness from the world. They are not acci
dental, but essential; not arbitrary, but
necessary, not to be assumed temporarily,
and then laid aside, but always present
with us; not outer badges, but inner real
ities; not diminishings from, but additions
to ourselves, not based on our experience
and purpose, but on his appointment, and
accepted by faith, and that grow in us as
we study Christ.
Yet what shall be the practical result
of this conscious separateness ? Hold
ourselves aloof from the world, entering
neither into its pleasures or its work ?
Surely not; whatever is right for any man,
is right for a Christian. See how Christ
entered into life, how close He came to
men. He was called Son of Man. But
Christ was in the world, because he was
sent here. Study the word ' ' sent," in
connection with Christ. Always there
rested on Him the sense of a mission. And
we are " sent" into the world, even as He
was. A Christian is a "sent" man, an
ambassador, on a mission. We are sent
into joy, into sorrow, into home life and
business, into conspicuousness and ob
scurity. Our warrant for being in any
place, or accepting any experience, is that
we are "sent" into it. And if sent, of
course with an object. Our Master sends
us on no objectless errands.

II.  the EELIEVFR IS SENT INTO THE
WORLD, EVEN AS CHRIST WAS.
John xvii:l8.
(a) To reveal the Father as He did.
John i;i8; Eph. v:i, 2. God is un
known out of Christ. His holiness, love,
mercy, readiness to hear prayer, all the
wealth of His Fatherhood are understood
only as we see Christ. We, in turn, are to
be revelations of the unseen Christ. He
is in heaven, and men are to understand
Him by seeing us. "A Christian is the
world's Bible." Therefore we are to pat
tern constantly after Christ.
(b) To seek and save the lost as He did.
Luke xix;io. Matt. 28: '9. Christ was
here to reach and rescue men. That
was His uppermost thought in every
interview with the unsaved; at a feast, in
the receipt of customs, by the Sea of
Galilee, at the well of Samaria. His
miracles had- the same end. In the great
ness of His love. He at last died to
achieve this purpose. We are here to
carry on this same work. We are the
world's salt and light, its witnesses,
preachers, ambassadors. Every station
pulpit, every experience another
text, every life a sermon. We are in the
world because the world needs us, and
when our work is done our Father will
call us home.' Never be without some
souls for whose salvation you are defi
nitely laboring. Let every day deliver its
message. Emphasize christlikeness in both as
pects. We cannot be too separate from
the world, or get too near to it; cannot
be too divine, or yet too human. Draw
close to Christ in faith and self-surrender:
draw close to your fellows in love and
help. So your life will reproduce His.
 Rev. E. p. G.
THE BELIEVER'S CALLING.
It is of the utmost importance that we
should know our true position as Be-
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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

standing and divine apprehension as to
what our place really is before God.
I. — OUT OF DARKNESS INTO HIS MARVEL
OUS LIGHT.
I Pet. ii;9.
Darkness, Science, Reason, Educa
tion, etc., without the Holy Spirit is in
spite of its vaunted intelligence and
power, in spiritual darkness.
Prov. iv:i9. Way of the Wicked.
John i:5. In Darkness.
Isa. ix:2. Walking in Darkness.
Matt. iv;t6. Sitting in Darkness.
Ps. cxHii;3. Dwelling in Darkness.
John iii;ig. Love Darkness.
Matt. vi:23. FuH of Darkness.
Eph. v:8. Darkness.
Apart from Christ, the Light of the
World, the past is dark, the present is
darker, the future is outer darkness. Jude
13. Oh, what a fearful leap into the dark.
But mark, what God hath done for us
— what a change.
See Eph. ii;i3. Far off— made nigh.
Eph. ii:i-5. Dead — Quickened.
John v:24. Death — Life.
Col. 1:13. Children of Satan— Chil
dren of God.
I Pet. ii;9. Acts xxvi: 18. In dark
ness. In Hght.
See II Cor. iv;3, 4.
II.— HOLY CALLING.
II Tim. i.g. I Thess. iv;?.
The call proceeds wholly from God,
and claims us wholly /07" God.
Holy means Holy, and implies the sep
aration of Believers unto God.
Sanctified. Set apart by the Blood of
Christ. Heb. xiu;i2. See also Eph. v:
25-27, and Col. i:2i, 22.
HI. — HEAVENLY CALLING.
Heb. ni:i.
Henvenly, because of the intimate rela
tions with God the Father and Jesus our
exalted High Priest, who are in the
Heavens.

Heavenly, coming to us from Heaven
and leading us to Heaven.
Eph. u;6, 19. Seated in Heavenly
places. Phil. iii;20. For our citizenship is in
Heaven !
IV. — called unto the fellowship of
HIS SON.
I Cor. i;g.
Fellowship. Partnership. Copartner
ship. Oneness of Interest. Union with
Christ, Union with God the Father,
John xvii;23, I John i:3.
Fellow heirs with Christ now, Rom,
viii: I?,
Joint heirs in Glory, John xvii;2i, 22,
II Thess. n:i4. I Pet. v;io.
(a) God's Sovereignty in this great
change. I Pet. ii:g. II Tim. i;8-io. Heb. in:
I. I Cor. i:g. See Judges vi;8, g.
The Grace of God. Eph. ii;8-io. Ps.
cxviii;23. II Cor. iv;6, ?.
(b) Our Responsibility. Corresponding
to the Calling.
J. Called into His marvelous Hght.
Yes, true, blessedly true! But see Eph.
v:7-ii. Matt. v;i4-l6 (c. f. Johniii;i6
and I John iv;il). I Pet. H;i, g, ii;
Phil, ii; 12-16.
2. Called unto holiness. Yes! But see
I Pet. i;i4, 16, 18, ig. Ropi. xu:i, 2.
Fruit unto holiness. Rom. vi:22.
3. Called with an Heavenly Calling.
Precious truth! But what of the obliga
tions? I John ii;i5, 16. Col. iH;i, etc.
4. Called into fellowship with His Son.
Glorious relationship, but how tremendous
the responsibility. See Amos iii;3, and
II Cor. vi;i4.
Another thought. Fellowship of his
sufferings. Phil, iii; 10.
Who are called? Luke v,32. I Cor. i;
26, 2g.
Warning. Prov. 1:24. See also Eph.
iv::, and II Pet; i;io, 11.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

TWENTY ALL THINGS FOR
BELIEVERS.
I. All things laid open, etc. Heb. iv
13- 2. He is before all things. Col. i:ig.
3. He created all things. Col. i: 16.
4. He fulfilled all things written con
cerning hissuffering. Luke xviii:3i.
5. All things given into His hand.
John iii;35; xiii;3.
6. He is now fulfilling all things.
Eph. iv;io. Margin.
7, All things are by Him, and for Him.
I Cor. viii;6. Heb. ii;io.
8. With Him we have all things.
Rom. viii:32.
g. Poor, yet having all things. II Cor.
vi;io. I Cor. iii;2i-23.
10. All things loss for Christ. Phil.
lii;8. II. Justified from all things. Acts
xiii:3g. 12. All things new. II Cor. v;!?.
13. All things possible with God.
Matt. xix;26.
14. All things possible with man.
Mark ix;22.
15. Prayer. Matt. xxi:22.
16. Can do all things through Him.
Phil. iv:i3.
1?. Love. I Cor. xiii:?.
iS. All things work together for good.
Rom. viii:28.
ig. Shall inherit aU things. Rev.
xxi:?. 20. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God,
etc., and all these things will be added
unto you. Matt, vi:33.

HOLY SONSHIP AND UNION
WITH CHRIST THE GROUND
AND MOTIVE OF HOLI
NESS.
The mould of the doctrine.
Rom. vi;i; vii;6; vi:!?.
THE SUM OF ALL THE EXHORTATIONS.
Do what you did.

Be what you are.
(The aorist tense before God, the pres
ent tense for us by faith. )
I. Justification is in order to Holiness.
Sinners are justified, sons sanctified.
Rom, vi;22. Eph. ii:io. Heb. in;!.
2. The sons are the sanctified. John
xvii:i7-ig. I Cor. 1:2. Gal, Hi;27, 28.
I Cor. xii:i2.
3. What we did once for aU with
Christ, let us ever do.
(i.) Put off the old man. (Neg.) Eph.
iv;22, 25,
(2,) Put on the new man. (Pos,) Eph.
iv;24. I. (a) Ye were crucified; be crucified.
Rom. vi;6. Gal. ii;20; v;24; vi;i4.
b. Ye died, be dead. Col. iii;3, 5.
c. Ye were buried; be buried. Rom.
vi;4. Col. ii;i2.
2. (a) Ye were made alive; be alive.
Rom. vi;!!. Eph. ii.5. Col. iii:3.
(b) Ye were raised, be risen. Rom. vi:
4. Col. iii;!, 2.
(c) Ye were seated; be seated and Hve
as in heaven. Eph. ii;4-6.
(d) Ye were glorified; live as the glori
fied, as sons rejoicing in hope of the
glory. Rom. viii;3o; v:5.
Sum in I Cor. v;?, 8. Rom. viii;!2,
15. 17- Rev. W. J. Erdman.

THE CHRISTIAN'S HIDING PLACE
I. Where and how to get hidden. Ps.
cxliii;g. 2. With whom. Ps. xxxii;?.
3. The Word in us. Ps. cxix;!i.
4. In the Word. Ps. cxix: 114.
5. Under His wings. Ps. xvii;8.
6. The Gdd man. Isa. xxxii:2.
7. With Christ in God. Col. ui:3.

BELIEVER'S PATH IN OLD
TESTAMENT.
I. Path of obedience. After God.
Deut xHi;4.

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103

2. Path of Holiness. Before God,
Gen. xvii: I.
3. Path of Fellowship. With God,
Gen, v;22.

"EVEN AS HE."
I. In separation from the world. John
xvii;i6. I John iu:l.
2. In purity of heart and Hfe. I John
ni;3. Matt. v;8. I Pet. i:l3-i6. John
xvii;i7-i9. 3. In daily walk and conversation. I
John H:6; in:?. I Pet. H;2i. II Cor.
iH;i8.

CHRISTIAN OBEDIENCE.
I Pet. i;i4.
I. Obedience of Faith. Heb. xi;6.
Rom. xvi;26.
2. Obedience of Will. II Cor. x;5.
3. Obedience of Motive. I Cor. x;3l.
Col. in;!?. I Pet. iv;i!.

FOLLOWING CHRIST.
John xxi.ig.
' ' He hath left us an example that we
should follow in His steps."
I. In Faith. Heb. xH;2.
2. In Love. Eph. v:2.
3. In HoBness. I John in;3.
4. In Long suffering, Heb, xii;3.
5, In Forgiveness. Col. iii;i3. Eph.
iv:32. 6. In Suffering. I Pet. ii:2i.
7. In Unselfishness. Rom. xv;2, 3.
8. In Humility. Phil. n;5-8.
g. In Service. John xvn;l8. Ps, ci:6.
John xiv; 1 2, f. c.
10. In Whole Life. I John 11:6.
II. In Obedience. John viu:2g; xxi;
19, 22. Ps. xl;?, 8. Phil. ii;8. Heb.
v:8. Matt. vii;2i.
12. In Sacrifice. Luke xiv:25-33.
Matt, iv:i9, 22; x;34-39. Luke ix:57-62.
13. In Rejection, Isa, liii:3, John
i;ii; xv:25; xvu:i4; xv:20, 18; I John
iii:i3.

14, In Honor, Phil, ii:9. Johnxii;26;
,xvii:24. II Cor. iu;!S. Col. iii;3. Rev.
vn:g-!?. To follow Christ there must be: For
saking all, denying self, forsaking of sin,
etc. See Matt. xix:2i. Luke ix:57-'^2;
v:i-ii; ix;23, Phil. ni;4, etc. Gal. ii:
21. II Tim. H;!g. Eph. iv;22. Col.
iii:8, g. II Cor. vi:!?. See also John
xii: 26, and Acts xxvii. 23.
Blessings to those who follow Christ.
John viii;!2. Ps. xxiii. Hosea vi;3.

THE CHRISTIAN.
Like His Lord and Saviour.
I. In relation to this world. John
xvii;i6; I John iv:!?; H;i5, 16.
2. In purity of Hfe. I John iii;3.
Matt. v;8.
3. In daily walk and conversation. I
John 11:6. IPet. 11:21,23. John xin; 15.

BEFORE GOD.
Naturally we are all guilty, condemned
before God. Rom. iii;i9.
Who then, is able to stand before Me?
Job xii; 10
(Heb. iv:i3. R. V. See verse 12.)
Eph. 1:4. Ps. Ivi;l3. Standing in
Christ before God. Now the practical
work before God.
I, In Love. Eph. i;iv. I John Hi;
16-19. 2. In Life. Rom. xiv;22. Jas. 1:2?.
Beware of perfection in theory with im
perfection in practice. Gen. xvii:i.
3. In Worship. I Chron. xvi;29. Mi
cah vi;6-8.
4. In Prayer. Ps, lxii:8, II Kings
xix;i4-22, Dan, ix:i3. Deut. ix:i8.
5. In Praise. Ps. lxviii:4; xcv;i, 2.
6. In Preaching or Testimony. II Cor.
xii;i9; v:i2. I Thess. H:i-!3.
7. In Trials. Job xiu;i5, 16. Ps.
cxHi;l-5. Luke 1:74, 75.
Rev. iu;i-6. I John n:28. I Thess.
iii:i2, 13.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Some examples;
Noah. Gen. vii:i.
Abraham. Gen. xvH:i; xxiv:4o: xlvHi;
15- Moses. Ps. cvi:23. Jer. xvi.
Samuel. Jer. xv:l.
David. I Kings ix.4. I Sam. xvi;4,
7. Acts vH;45, 46,
Hezekiah. II Chron. xxix:2.
Elijah. I Kings xvn:i; xviu;i5.
Elisha. II Kings in;i4; v;l6,
Daniel. vi:io, ii.
Zacharias and EHzabeth. Luke 1:6.
Paul. Acts xxiii.!.
See I Cor. i;2g, 30.

LIVING TO PLEASE GOD.
Heb. xi.5.
flpproved unto God. II Tim. ii:!S.
.(. Faith. Heb. xi;6.
'2. Works. Heb. xiii;!6. (See v. 21.)
[\. LiberaUty. Phil. iv;i5, 18.
4. Praise. Ps. Ixix;30, 31.
5. Separation from the World. II
Tim. ii;4. I Thess. iv;!-4.
C. Holy Living (positive). Ps. Ii:i9, c.
f. Rom. vin;8-!0.
'7. Fidelity.- I Thess. ii:4. Eph. vi;6.
Gffl. i:!0. I Cor. i;2!. Acts iv;!8-20.
Jc. xx;9.
.Reward —
t. Prov. xvi:?. Rom. viii;3!.
•¦!. Isa. lvi:4, 5
.Rom. xii;!, 2.

SERVANTS OF GOD.
"Paul a servant of Jesus Christ."
Rom. i;i.
"Whose I am, and whom I serve." Acts
xxvii;23. Being a servant, is the Lord's free
man." ICor. vii;22, 23.
i'^irst of all, whose servant are you? Do
yo'. say, "I don't know," "I'm not sure,'
"How can I tell?" Well, listen, hearken
tak'; heed to what God says; "No man
can serve two masters." Matt. vi;24.

There are only two masters — God and
Satan. Who is your master? One must
be — the two cannot be. "Ye cannot serve
God and Mammon." Matt. vi;24.
It is a question of obedience, for "His
servants ye are whom ye obey." Rom.
vi;l6. So before you go any further settle this
one important question .
WHOM AM I SERVING?
May you be able to say with the Psalm
ist, "O Lord, truly I am Thy servant, I
am Thy servant." Ps. cxvi;l6.
Now let us see what kind of service
the Lord requires :
I. Serve the Lord with a perfect heart.
I Chron. xxviii;9.
2. Serve the Lord with all thine heart.
Deut x:!2.
3. Serve the Lord without fear. Luke
1:74. 4, Serve the Lord in holiness. Luke i;
75- 5. Serve the Lord with a wiUing mind.
I Chron. xxviii. 9.
6. Serve the Lord faithfully. Dan. vi;
20; c. f. 1:8; vi;4, 5, 10; x:!i, 12.
7. Serve the Lord with a pure con
science. II Tim. 1:3.
8. Serve the Lord acceptably, with rev
erence. Heb. xH;28.
g. Serve the Lord with all humility.
Acts xx:!g.
10. Serve the Lord with gladness. Ps.
c;2. Serve the Lord all the days of thy
Luke i;?S.
Serve the Lord in hope of His re-
Luke xix;!3. Matt. xxiv;46, 47.
Our Model. PhU. ii;5-8. John xin;
13-17- Our Reward. "Well done, good and
faithful servant — enter thou into the joy
of thy Lord." Matt. xxv;2!.

II.
Hfe. 12.
turn.

MY FRIENDS.
John xv:i5.

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105

I. — Conditions of Friendship.
I. Separation from evil.
Friend of world, enemy of God. James
iv:4. He that is not with Me is against Me.
Matt. xn;30.
2. Faith-
Faithful Abraham, father of faithful,
friend of God. Jas. H:23,
Without faith it is impossible to' please
¦God. Heb. xi;6.
3. Love —
A friend loveth at all times, Prov, xvii
17, f. c,
4. Obedience —
If ye love me, ye will keep my com
mandments. John xiv;!5 R. V.
Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do
not the things which I say. Luke vi:46.
Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever
I command you. John xv;i4.
1 1 . — A dvan tages .
Gen. xviii:!?. Ex. xxxHi;ti. Ps. xxv
14. John xv;!5.
Communion. Fellowship. Help.
Guidance. Comfort. Knowledge,
Power.

2. Death to Law. Gal. ii;!g.
3. Death to World. Col. ii:20.

SECRET OF PROSPERITY.
II Kings x'\'iii:i-8.
I . Got rid of the idols, v. 4.
2. T'Tusted \nOoA. v. 5.
3, Clave to the Lord, v. 6.
4. Y.-e'^t following the Lord, v. 6,
5. Obeyed tine Lord, v. 6.
6. Rebelled against the enemy, v. 7.
?. Lord vias with Him, v. ?.
Smote His enemies.

FOUR BIBLE PEARLS.
I. Precept. Luke xix; 13.
2. Prayer. Ps. cxliii:lo.
3. Promise. Heb. xiH:5.
4. Praise. Eph. iH:2l.

GLEANINGS.
I. — OUR CALLING.
I Cor. i;!, 2, 9.
Apostleship. Saintship. Fellowship.
II. — OUR STANDING.
I Cor, vi;!i, 13, 19, 20,
I. Ye are washed,
2. Ye are sanctified.
3. Ye are justified,
4, Ye are member of The Christ,
5. Ye are not your own.
6. Ye are bought with a price.
?. Ye are God's.
III. — OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
I Cor. v:6; vi.2, 3, 9, 15, 16, ig.
Know ye not. Leaven — Beware.
Know ye not. Judge the world.
Know ye not. Be holy.
Know ye not. Abide in Him.
Know ye not No compromise.
Know ye not. Temples of God.

WHAT JESUS CALLS HIS DISCI-
PLES IN THE GOSPEL BY
JOHN.
Servants. John xii;26.
Disciples. John xiii:35.
Friends. John xv:i4.
Brethren. Johnxx;!?.
Children. John xxi;5.
See Rom. vi'16-23. Ps. xxv:5; lxu:5.
See II Tim. in;3-?. Heb, v:i2. Ps.
xxxn:8. Jas. i:5. Matt. xi;2g.
See Jas. ii:23. Isa. xii. 8.
See Matt. xH;50. Heb. H;ii, 17.
See Gal. iii;26; iv;l-8.

THREE DEATHS TO THE
BELIEVERS.
I. Death to 5z«. Rom. vi;i!.

GLEANINGS IN ROMANS
I.
Free — From Righteousness, vi:2o,
II,
I. Free — Gift. v:!5-!?.
2. Free— Justification. iii;24.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

3. Free — From Sin. vi;i8, 22.
4. Free^From the Law of sin and
death. vni.!2.
5. Free— AH things given. viii;32,
6. Free — Glorious liberty of children of
God. vHi;2l.
"There is therefore now no condemna
tion to them that are in Christ Jesus."
vin; .
"Oh, to grace how great a debtor!"

THE WILL OF GOD IN EVERY
DAY GUIDANCE.
God never intends that His people should
be in uncertainty as to His will. Eph. 1:9.
"Yes," you say. "But have we not to
walk by faith ?" Yes, but faith in a God
who just loves to take the weakest child
of His by the hand and guide.
I. — HOW IS god's will MADE KNOWN.
(l) By the Holy Spirit.
(2) By the word of God.
(3) By special providences.
I. The Holy Spirit.
He being God, and God in us, if our
self-will is gone, and He has the govern
ment. He will guide according to the good
pleasure of His will.
And by the Word. It is only as He
teaches, that we are profited.
And by His Special Providences. It is
cnly as He works in these providences that
we are led aright and benefited.
Some instances of direct guidance of
the Holy Spirit. Acts viii: 29; Acts xiii:
2; Acts xvi:6 ?.
2. The Wird of God.
Is it not marvelous how this precious
word of our loving God covers all circum
stances in life ? What about the thirty-
two thousand promises? See Ps. cxix;24,
104, 130.
3. Special Pi evidence.
Whenever His word is sufficient, it will
be in vain that we look for other revela
tion for Guidance, but see Acts x;g etc.
See verses 19 and 30. Acts xvi;g: Acts

xviii:g. Compare Acts xvui-1-3 with xviii:
24-28.II. — CONDITIONS BY WHICH WE MAY HAVE
THE CONTINUAL REALIZATION OF THE
DIVINE GUIDANCE.
I. Being Filled with God. See Eph.
v:!?, 18.
The Spirit's work is to teach and guide,
John xiv;26; xvi;i3;I Cor viu:8-ii; Rom.
vHi;26, 27.
Our will once and forever under the
government of the Holy Spirit. Let us
never forget that God worketh in us, and
what for. Phil. u:i3.
2. Constant meditation on the Word of
God. Ps. cxix:24, 97-104, 105, 130, 165; Josh.
i;S. 3. Close abiding intercourse -with the
Lord Himself.
John vHi: 2; x;3, 4, 2?; xv:?, 15. But
notice again.
4. Obedience. John xv:l4; vii: 17. R.
V. Compare John xiv;2!.
5. Absence of all Sin.
"What fellowship hath light with dark
ness ?"
"Can two walk together except they be
agreed ?"
" If I regard iniquity in<my heart, the
Lord will not hear me."
Ezek. xiv;3; xx;i-3; Josh. vii:8, 10-13.
Unconfessed Sin means unforgiven Sin,
and unforgiven Sin means separation from
God, and a separation from God, means
darkness, no communion, and therefore
no guidance.
6. Holiness of heart and positive good
living. Eph. v;8-io; II Pet. 1:3-9; Isa- lviii;5-
II. 7. A holy fear toward the Lord.
Ps. xxv;!2-i4.
The Lord does not tell his secrets to
every one.
8. Delight in the Lord. Ps. xxxvii:4.
Mark the order here. Trust, Obey,
Delight. Compare Ps. xl:8; John iv:34.

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g. Meekness. Ps.xxv:g.
10. Babes. Not wise in their own eyes.
Matt. xi;25, 26.
II, Blind. Isa. xHi;l6.
12. Absolute Dependence.
Prov. iii:S, 6; Ps. xxxvii:5, 6.
13. Unwavering Faith. Jas. 1:5-7.
14. Patience. Jas. 1:3, 4! Ps. xxxvn;?;
Ps. xx.xii;8.
See connection with verse ?; Hab. ii:i-
4; Heb. x:36.
1 5 . Practical everyday self-denial for
the good of others.
Isa. lvin;!o, ii. Continually. See Ps.
cxxi. 16. Absolute surrender of ALL to the
Lord. No reserve. No compromises. All or
none. " Forsake all and Follow Me.'' The
will is in the all. If we are to have much
of God, He must have much of us. Christ
our all and in all.
Christ who is our Life.
(Not only my Saviour)
(Not only my Standing)
(Not only my Example)
(But my Life. )
Christ liveth in me.
Deny Himself.
See Gal, ii:20. " Yet not I,"
I Cor, xv:io. " Yet not I,"
Follow Me.
Bethlehem — Humiliation. Nazareth—
The despised Nazarene. Gethsemane.
" Thy will be done." Calvary, Death!
Rom. xii: I, 2.

TRUST.
I . Whom not to Trust.
(i). Self. See II Cor. 1:9; Prov. xxviii;
26; Phil. 111:3.
(2) Good works. Gal. ii;i6; Eph. u;g.
(3) Riches. I Tim. vi;!?; Luke xH:20,
21; Prov. xi:28.
(4) World. Isa. xxxi;i; Luke xv;i4-i6.
(5) Man. Ps. cxlvi:3; Isa. ii:22; Jer.
xvii: 5.

(6) Hypocrisy. Job viii:!3-i5; xxvii:
8-10. (7) The Heart Prov. xxviii:26; Jer.
xvii;g. 2. Whom to Trust. Isa. xxvi:4; Ps.
xci:i-4; Mark xi:22; I John v:g-i3.
The Gospel is not something to do,
but something to believe. Am I not to
do my best ?
Yes. Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Surrender everything to Him. We can
never learn the strength of the Everlast
ing Arms until we let go every other prop,
and have nothing to cling to but Jesus
Christ. Well, I do trust, but don't feel. Don't
feel what ? You trust, but what do you
trust ? His never-failing Word, or your
feeling ?
See Dan, vi;!6-23; iii:23, 28; II Tim.
i;i2; Ps, xxxi;i-5; xxxvii:5,
3. Whento Trust. Ps. lxii:8; lvi:3, 4;
Mark v:36; Isa. l:io; Heb. iii:i7, 19.
See Matt. viu;23-26.
God's Promises exceeding Great and
Precious, are as sure as God Himself.
Every Promise rests upon seven pillars.
(i) God's Purpose which will not suffer
Him to forget.
(2) God's Holiness, which will not suf
fer Him to deceive.
(3) God's Truth, which will not suffer
Him to change.
(4) God's Grace, which delights to
fulfill. (5) God's Mercy, which is everlasting.
(6) God's Love, which never fails.
(?) God's Power, which enables Him to
accomplish. 4. Hoio to Trust. Prov. iH;5; Isa. xii:
2; Rom. x;!o; Heb. xi:6; Ps. v;!!, 12;
Ps. xxxiv:8.
Don't take Delay for Denial. Keep at
it, and let your trust be without fear.
Trust in a Dependent spirit.
Trust in a Childlike spirit.
Trust in a Patient spirit.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Trust in an Expectant spirit.
Trust in a Joyful spirit.
Let your works prove that you are trust
ing. Let go the World.
5. Results of Trusting God. Jer. xvii;
7, 8. Prov. xvi;2o; Luke xviu;l3, 14;
Ps. cxxv:i; Ps. xxxvu;3-6; Ps. xxxiv:8-22;
Prov. xxix;25; Rom. viii;!, 25, etc. Isa.
lvH;i2, 13; Ps. cxliii;8; Ps. xxviii:?; Ps.
v;!!, 12; John v;24; Eph. 1:12-14; Rom.
v;!-3;Dan. vi;!6-24; Dan. in;23-28; Matt.
vH;24, 25; Rev. vii:!3-i?.
6. Results of Trusting Man. Jer.
xvii:5,6; Job viii:l3-!6; xxvii;8; Isa. xxx;
I, 2; Matt. vn;26, 2?; Rev. xxi:S.

"GOD'S PEOPLE," AND THEIR
SOURCE OF STRENGTH.
Ps. xxix;!!.
I . His People. The Lord has a people
specially known as His People.
(!) The Lord hath visited and redeemed
His people. Luke i;68.
(2) Chosen to be His Peculiar people
Deut. xxvi; 8.
(3) The Lord's portion is His people
Deut. xxxii ;g.
(4) The Lord taketh pleasure in His
people. Ps. cxlix;4.
(5) The Lord loves His people. II
Chron. ii;!i.
(6) Jesus, the Lord, shall save His peo
ple. Matt. 1,21.
(7) They shall be His people, and God
Himself shall be with them, and be their
God. Rev. xxi;3.
We are His people. Ps. c;5. Who?
Every believing child. God is no re
specter of persons.
2. God designs that His People should
be a Mighty People.
All His own strength is engaged in our
behalf. (i) The Lord giveth strength to His
people. Ps. xxix; 1 1.
(2) The Lord giveth Power to His peo
ple. Ps. xviii;35.

(3) The Lord makes us temples for His
own indwelling. II Cor. vi:!6.
(4) The Lord will not forsake His peo
ple. I Sam. xn;22.
(5) The Lord delivers His people.
Ezek. xiii:2i.
('¦¦) The Lord giveth His people knowl
edge of salvation, Luke i; 77.
(?) The Lord is the hope of His peo
pie. Joel Hi: 16.
How to get the strength. Take it Isa.
xxvii;5; xl;3i.
See Isa. xl:2g, 31; xxx;i5; xxvi;4 Job
xxiii;6; Neh. viii:!0; Acts 1:8; II Cor.
xii;g; Col. i;ii; Eph. vi;io; Heb. xu;l- ,.
Rom. v-vi.
Some testimony. David. Ps. xviii;! ;
xxvn;!; xliii;2; Ixii:?; l.xxiii;26. Isaiah.
Isa. xii:2; xlv;24. Jeremiah. Jer. xvi;!g.
Habakkuk. Hab. iii;i9. His exceeding
great and precious promises. Take one.
Isa. xii; 10.

QUICKENING OF SPIRITUAL
LIFE.
Ps. cxix. See Ps, lxxx;!8; Ps. lxxxv:6;
John x:lo.
(i) Ps. cxix. According to Thy word.
Verses 9, 25, 28, 41, 58, 65, 76, lo?, 154,
169, 170. See verse 105.
(2) In Thy righteousness. Verse 40.
See Rom. viii;34; I Tim. iv:?.
(3) In Thy way. Verse 37. Walking
with God. Way of holiness. See Ps.
xxxii;8. (4) After Thy loving kindness. Verse
88. His loving kindness, oh how great.
What of sin? See Eph. iii; 18-21.
(5) According to judgment. Verse I4g.
Limping Jacob.
Loathsome Job.
Discouraged Elijah.
Weeping Jeremiah.
Imperfect David.
Heart-broken Peter.
Persecuting Saul.
Persecuted Paul.

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109

What crushing ? But oh, how it brought
out the confession of Christ.
According to Thy name. See Ps. cxliii
I!.

"WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?"
Acts xi;26. See Acts xxiv;5.
A New Creation, II Cor. v;!?; Rom.
viii:!. In Faith. A believer. He has re
ceived the gift of faith. John v;24; I
Johnv;!o, 13; Johniii;i3; Acts xni;3g;
Rom, iii;28; iv;i6; v:l.
In Knowledge. A Disciple, He has
knowledge, (i) Of himself. (2) Of God
in Christ. John vin;3l; Col. i;g, 10; II
Pet. Hi;!?, 18; Phil. in;io; iv;!i; Heb v:
8; John viii:32.
In Character. A Saint. He has a
character divine. Rom. i:?; I Cor. 1:2;
II Tim. ig; I Pet. 1-13, 16; I Thess. iv:?;
I Pet. ii;g; Heb. xii:!4.
In Influence. A Light. He has an
influence for good. Matt. v:!4; Eph. v:
8, etc. Phil. ii;i5, 16.
In Conflict. A Soldier.
II Tim. H;3, 4; Eph. vi:!3-i8; Rom.
vin:37; Rev. in;2i; I John v;4, 5; Rev.
xii;i!. In Communion. A Friend. Walking
with God.
John xv;!5; James ii:23; John xv;!4;
John xin; 23; I John i; 2-4.
In Progress. A Pilgrim, Progression
heavenward. Heb. xi;!3; I Pet. H:ii; Phil. iH;2o.
See Eph. ii:6, ig.
In Relationship. A Child. Related
to God. Rom. viii;!4-l6; Gal. iv;4-?;
John i;l2; Gal. iii;26; I John iii. i; John
xx;!?; Luke xi; 1 3. Read Matt. vi.
In expectation. An heir. Bright and
glorious prospect. Rom. viii:!?. I Pet. i;
3-5. Col. Hi;4. I John iii;2. Acts i:ii.
Johnxiv;i-3. See Luke xix:l3. Mark
xin;32, 37. I Thess, iv;i3, 18, Rev,
xxii;?, 12, 20, Ps, xvii; 15,

A REVIVAL.
II Chron xv;8, etc.
I. Get rid of Sin, v 8.
If we regard iniquity in our heart the
Lord will not hear us. Isa. hii; lix.l, 2,
3. Josh. vii:l2, 13. Ps. H;6, 13.
2. Self -sacifice, v. ii.
Luke xiv:33. Phil, in:?, 8. Mai. iu;6-
10. 3. Covenant Consecration, v. 12.
I Cor. vi;ig, 20. Rom. xH;i, 2.
4. It must be real. vs. 12 and 15,
No outward show. Heart work. No
outward measures. A revival with deep
humility and heart work. Isa. Ivii: 15.
Dead in earnest. See v. 13.
5. No fear, of Man. v. 14.
Not ashamed of the Gospel. Rom. i:
16. I Tim. i. Ps. xl;2, 3.
6. God found and manifestly with
them, V. 15.
?. Great ingathering of the Saved, v. 9.
8. They had rest round about, v. 15.

CONDITIONS OF SONSHIP.
I. Sonship.
Gal. iii;26. John i:l2.
Compare Gal. iv;6 and Rom. vin ; 14-
16. Receive Christ, then let him have con
trol. Lead by the Spirit. See Heb. xii;5, 8.
2. Discipleship.
Luke xiv:2?, 33, John xv;8.
Forsake all old. Produce, manifest,
all new
3. Friendship.
John xv:i5; xv:i4.
Obey? To obey is better than sacrifice.
4. Fellowship.
I Cor. i:g. I John i; 3; I John i:?.
Walk before God.
Walk after God.
Walk with God.
All essential to true Sonship.
Who had more or truer friendship
than John? Leaning on His bosom.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

FREE.
I. The Fact.
John viu;36. Gal. v;!.
Christ the great Emancipator and Lib
erator. It is not in man to liberate His fellow.
It is the mission of Christ. I John in;8.
2. Free from present Condemnation,
Rom. x:4; viii:l. Gal. iii:i3; ii:l9-
Rom; vi:?
Until by faifn we take our place in
union with Christ, we are under condem
nation and the worst kind of bondage.
All freedom has its source in Christ.
3. Free from future Judgment and
Wrath, John V.24. I Thess. i;!0. Rom. v;9.
Redemption price paid, and justice sat
isfied. 4. Free from the power of Sin,
Gal. 1:4.
That He might take us for Himself
out of the present evil age. (Rotherham.)
See John xvii; 15.
Free from the power of sin as Master.
Rom. vi;i8, 22; vi;!4; viH;2.
5. Free from the presence of Sin.
Can a man be entirely emancipated?
Free indeed. This was the aim of Christ's
redemption. Titus ii;!4. I John 1:?
iv:i?. 6. Free from the fear of Death,
Ps. Ivi;i3. Heb.,n:i4, 15. Rom. v;2i
Ps xxin;4.
Free because death has lost its sting
I Cor. xv;54.
Free because of the blessed hope. I
Pet. 1:3. Job. xix:25, 26.
7. Free from all Anxiety.
I Pet. v;?. PhU. iv;6, 7. Matt, vi;
25-34- Free indeed. John viu:36.

The Son who has the right power and
will. Connection. Gal. iv;4, ?.
Is He free? Then so are we.
How to maintain this glorious Liberty,
I. Knowledge of the truth. Truth and
liberty are inseparable.
We are only free as we move in har
mony with the will of God. John xvii;
I?; viii;32; xi:44.
Know, i. e., understand. Luke xxiv;
45. John xvi:i3. II Cor. in:!?.
Free in fact? Are we free in experi
ence? If ndt, it is simply because we do
not realize and understand the truth. See
Hos. xni:i4. Ps. cxxiv.?.
How manifested. •
Free justification in Christ before God.
Free sanctification. He in us before the
world "Live out the life of liberty."
Obedience to the truth. Rom. vi:!6, 22.
Love. Let us never forget the price of our lib
erty — the servitude of Christ. Phil, ii;?,
8. I Pet. i;!8, ig.
See II Cor. x;3, 5.
See Rom. vi:i8, 22. Note the order.
I. Free from sin. Servants of right
eousness. No middle ground.
2. No service to or for God until free
from sin.
3. It must be willing and cheerful
service. 4. The character. Servants of Right
eousness, [ness.
5. The fruitfulness. Fruit unto holi-
6. Servants (slaves) to God — God's
property. I Cor. vi: g, 20; vii;22, 2j.
Lesson. Stand fast, therefore, in the
libertv wherewith Christ has made us free.
Gal. v;i.

PAST.
I. Lost. Isa. liii;6.
3. Sinner. Rom. v;8;
Hi;23. [f. c.
3. Darkness. Eph. v:8;

PRESENT.
Saved. Eph. n;5, 8. II
Tim. i;g.
Saint. Eph. i;i; u:l9.
Rom. i;?. I Cor. i;2.

FUTURE.
We shall be changed, I
Cor. xv;5i, 52. 53, 54. Rom.
viii:23. We shall put on immor-

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4. Dead. Eph. ii:i. Ro.
v:i2. 5. Far off. Eph. n:!3
f. c.
6. Enemy. Rom. v;io;
vin: 7.
7. Condemned. John
iu;!8. 8; Without God. Eph.
ii;i2. Ps. xiv:i.
9. Without Hope. Eph.
n;i2. 10. Child of Satan. Eph.
ii:2, 3. Johnviu;44. Matt.
xni;38. Poor, having nothing but
sin. Rev. iii;!8. John iii;
2?.

Light. II Cor. iv : 6.
John ix:!5.
Life. II Cor. v:!?. Eph.
11;!, 5. I Johnv;i2. John
v;24. Nigh. Eph. u;i3, 18.
Rom. V.2. Heb. x.ig.
Friend. Johnxv:i4, 15.
Justified. I Cor. vi:!i.
Rom. v:i; viii;!.
With God. Eph. H;22.
II Cor. vi.17. I Pet. ii;5.
Good Hope. II Thess
n.i6. Heb. vi;!8, ig.
Child of God. John i:i2.
Gal. iv:5. Rom. vin;!4,i6.
I John iii; I.
•Rich, having all things.
Col. H;20. I John iv;i?.
Rom. viu:i?. II Cor.vi;io.
By the Grace of God I
am what I am.

tality. I Cor. xv: — . Rom.
viii; 19.
We shall be manifested
with Christ. Col. iH;4.
We shall be glorified
with Christ. Rom. viii;i8.
We shall be on the
Throne with Christ. II
Tim. ii;i2. Matt. xix:28.
Luke xxH;28-30. Rev. in;4.
We shall be on the Judg
ment Seat with Christ. I
Cor. i;2, 3. Dan. vu;22.
Jude 14, 15.
We shall participate in
the Marriage with Christ.
Rev. xix. 7-9. Matt. xxv.
We shall be forever with
Christ. John xvii;24. Ps.
1:3, 6. I Thess. iv;i6, i?.
We shall be like Christ.
Job xix:26. I John iii;!,
2. Ps. xvii:i5.

FORGIVENESS.
Matt, xviii.
I. Unforgiving Spirit. Proof positive
that the man is not a Christian. I John
n;9, ii; iii;i4, 15; iv:2o. 21.
2. A forgiving spirit the mark of a
Christian. Col. Hi;?, 8, 12, 13.
3. An unforgiving spirit prevents our
offering acceptable worship to God.
Matt. V23, 24. Mark xi;24, 25. I Tim.
H;8. 4. An unforgiving spirit prevents us
from receiving God's forgiveness. Matt.
xviii:35, Mark xi;26. Matt. vi;t2, 14,
15- The only part of this model prayer that
the Saviour makes any comment on. Jas.
ii:l3. Matt. v:?.
God's forgiveness is to be the measure
and manner of our forgiveness.
I. Ready. Ps. lxxxvi;5.
2. Cheerfully. Micah vu;i8.
3. Fully. Isa. Iv;?. Luke xv;2o.
4. Forgetting. Heb. x;i7.

See Eph. iv:32. Col. in;l2-l6. Mark
u:?. Dan. ix:g. Matt. ix;6. I John i:g;
ii:i. Ps. ciii:3, 8, 12.

CHRISTIAN LIBERTY.
Gal. iv;i-i6.
Religious Slaves. Isa. i;!0, 20. Matt.
xxiii:i3, 15, 27, 33. Matt. xvi;6; v:2o.
Christian Liberty.
I. When originated, v.4.
What of fulness of time. Gen.iii:i5.
Divinity of Christ, v. 4.
Humanity of Christ, v. 4.
What relation to the law, v. 4.
6. What object of His coming, v. 5.
Redeemed sons of God. I Pet. iu:i8.
Gal. iH;i3.
7. What the effect of the Law. Gal.
iii; 24, 25.
8. What of the result, v. 6.
Is it present? I John Hi; i.
Whatproof? IJohnv:io. Rom. viii;i6.
How? Gal. iH;26. John i.12, 13; IH;
5, 6. John vin;32, 36.

2. 3-
4. 5-

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Is it secure? John xx;i?. Eph. i:i3.
II Cor. 1:22. Eph. iv;30.
Is this a pledge of anything more?
Eph. 1:?. Rom. viii:!?. I John iii:!, 2
Folly of going back, vs. 4, 9.
Sin of going back, vs. 4, g.
What lessons, vs. 4, 11, 16.

ATTITUDE OF THE CHURCH.
I. Service.
I. Active effort. Luke xix: 13.
2. Witnessing zeal. Titus iii;i!, 14
3. Saving souls. I Thess. Hi:!2, 13
x;24, 25.
Taking Heed to the Word. II Pet,

Mark

Heb, 4-
i:!g. 5. Constant watchfulness,
33-37. I Thess. v;5, 6.
6. Patient waiting. Luke xii;33, 36.
I Cor. i;?. II Thess. iii:5.
II. Holy living.
As He take your place with Him. I
John iH.3. I Thess. v:23. II Pet. in:!!.
III. Looking for the Reward.
Matt. .xvi;27. Rev. xxii;i2; IH;!!, 12,
21. I John iii;!, 2.
Four different Saints;
Paul. Patient waiting. II Thess. iii;5
Hastening unto. II Pet. iii;i2
Stablished hearts. Jas v;8.
Abiding in Him. I John 11:28

Peter.
James.John.

RIGHT DOING AND ITS
RESULTS.
If we are not doing positive good we
are doing positive evil. Therefore, right
doing is absolutely necessary.
I. For entrance into the Kingdom oj
Heaven. Matt. vi;2!.
Doing God's wHI, therefore, is the con
dition for entrance into the kingdom
What is His will? See Matt. xviii;3, John
iH;3. Mark 1:15.
(a) Repent. Luke xxiv:4?. II Pet.
iii;g. Acts xvii; 30; iii;!9.
(b) Believe. Acts xvi:3i. John vi;28,
29. Rom. i;i6. John v;24.

(c) Confess. Rom. x;9, 10.
God's way into the ICingdom. Re
pent. BeHeve. Confess.
2. For Friendship, John xv;i4.
Why so little friendship with Jesus?
Disobedience. Notice special commandment here, v. 12.
Note word whatsoever.
3. For Sonship. Gal. iv;6.
But that we may know the joy, experi
ence the assurance of so blessed a rela
tionship, we must obey the Father. This
obedience not that of a bond servant, but
the loving obedience of those who have
been called into the liberty of the chil
dren of God. Gal. iv:?; v:i.
If sons, then heirs. Rom. vHi;i?.
How slo-« we are in going up to possess
the land — our inheritance in Christ Jesus.
What is the hindrance? Disobedience.
See John vii;!?. II Cor. vi;i4-!8.
We must take our true place. In sep
aration. Separated from sin and all appearance
of evil.
Then, and not till then, shaH we know
the fulness of blessing flowing out of
Sonship. Responsibility. Matt. xxi:28. Mark
xvi;!5. 4. For Communion,
Fellowship. What an unspeakable
knowledge. I John i:3.
Yet how few enter into it. What's-
wrong? Disobedience.
See Matt. vi;6.
Secret Power, I John 1:6, 7.
Walking with God.
5. For Happiness,
It is God's purpose that every child of
His should be unspeakably happy, even
in this life. Then why so little unknown.
Disobedience. See Matt. v;i-!i. John xiii;!?. (Read
from 1st verse.) See Ps. c.xliv;i5.
6. For Power.
Why so weak, when we have had given

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nothing short of the Almighty power of
God? Why so Httle manifestation of this
power? Disobedience.
The'Temple is so much o-;cupied with
self and worldliness that the Holy Spirit
— the promised power — cannot manifest
Himself. What to be done? ^//'-abandonment
Mark vin:34, 35. John xH:26.
The Temple (which is our body) must
be fully given up to God. Rom. xn:i, 2.
The Promise, Acts 1:8; iv;3!-33.
Mark significance of the words,
"power," "therefore," "go ye," "I am
with you.'' Matt, xxvin;l8-20.
7. For Reward.
No reward without service.
No service without power.
No power without happiness.
No happiness without communion.
No communion without Sonship.
No Sonship without friendship.
No friendship unless we are in the
Kingdom of God.
We must do His will if we would share
His glory.
See Luke vi;22, 23. Matt. xxv;2i.
Luke xix:i3. Rev. xxii;i2. Luke vi:46.
Matt, xxv:23. Luke xii:35-40. Rev. xxii;
14. I Cor. xv;5S. Phil. iv:8, 9.
Do, and the God of Peace shall be with
you.
WHAT THE LORD WOULD
HAVE US LIKE.
I. Like a wise Man. Matt. vn:24.
Deut. xxxii:29.
Planted by God in good soil. In Christ.
Matt. xv:i3, Isa, 1x1:3,
2. Like the Palm Tree. Ps. xcu:i2,
13- Grow outward (from within). Upward.
Fruitful (heavenly).
3. Like the Cedar Tree. Ps. xcii;i2,
14. Grow for use — service.

4, Like the green Olive Tree, Ps, lii;S.
Grow in the Spirit — illuminate,
5. Like a Tree planted by the water.
Ps. 1:3. Jer xvn;8.
Grow cheerful. Rejoice.
6. \Ji\neagood Tree. Matt. iH;lo; Jolni
xv;6. See John xv;8.
Grow for others. Fruitful.
7. Like the Zz/j'. Hos. xiv:5. Matt.
xxvi;2?-2g. Grow in purity. Holiness.
8, IJike a watered garden. Isa, lviii:ii.
Grow beautiful, attractive, inviting,
g. Like an unfailing spring. Isa,
lvHi;i!, Grow continuously. Occupy till I come,
10, Like Himself. Rom, vi:5. Phil.
iu;2i. I John ni:2.
Grow in Christ. For glory.
I shall be satisfied when I awake in His
likeness. Ps. xvi;!5.

ACCESS TO GOD.
Lev. xvi;2, 3, !?, 30.
The Priests in the holy place.
The High Priest the most holy place.
Christ our great High Priest. Heb.
ix;!i, 12.
Entered in once for all.
Once for all time. Once for all sinners.
The anointed One.
The sanctified One.
The separated One.
The Holy One.
Obtained, i. e., purchased ; procured or
secured. Eternal redemption, deliverance
and salvation. I Pet. i:i8-23; H;5-9.
Rev. 1:5, 6.
Access. !. By Christ. Rom. v:2. Eph. ii;!8;
iii;i2. Heb. vH:ig. John xiv :6.
2. By Blood. Heb. ix:i2; x;ig-22.
3. B'y Holy Spirit. Eph. n;i8. Rom.
viii:26. 4. By Grace. Heb. vii;ig. Rom, v:2.
5, By Faith. Rom. v:2. Eph. iii:i2.
Heb. xi:6.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

fi. Without Fear. Heb. iv:!6.
Our place of worship inside the veil.
H( b, x:ii.
( )ur place of testimony outside the
catip. Heb. xiH;i2, 13.

THE CHRISTIAN IN RELATION
TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.
A Temple. A Vessel.
Read 1 Cor. xii: —
The mutual relationship of the Holy
Spirit and the Christian is one of the
mont important and comforting of all
Tn-,th that we know of, the bond of
union between the Bride and the Bride-
graam, and which makes the Christian
Hfe a great and blessed reality.
We are in relation to the Holy Spirit
Temples and Vessels. I Cor. vhig; iii
16, I?. Eph. H;22. II Cor. iv:?.
The question is. Am I a temple of the
Holy Spirit, and not simply do I belong
to Him, but is He in possession?
1 1) The operation of the Holy Spirit
coming into possession.
i . Striving. Gen. vi;3. Acts. vii:5i.
». Convincing. John xvi: 8, 9. Acts
ii;3 7.
i- Regeneration. John iii:3-8. Titus
in;;|. How in possession.
L. Indwelling, Gal. iv;6. Not to
make us sons, but because we are sons.
Sei; Rom. viii:9. Make personal applica
tion. (b) Two families.
Origin.
Flesh. Spirit. John iii:6.
.Yature.Is Flesh. After Flesh. Is Spirit. Af
ter Spirit. John iH:6; Rom. viii;5.

In the Flesh. In the Spirit. Rom.
viii;9. Inclination. Mind the things of the Flesh. Mind
the things of the Spirit. Rom. vin:5.

End. Death. Life and Peace. Rom. viH;6.
Gal. vi;8.
Look at the emblems God uses
The Temple. John ii:i9, 21; I Cor. vi;
19.— See more particularly The Vessel.
I. Vessels of Mercy. Rom. ix:23, 24
What grace !
2. Chosen Vessels. Acts ix:i5; Paul,
"the chief of sinners!" Eph. 1:4, "Cho
sen us" to bear His name.
3. Earthen Vessels. -II Cor. iv;?.
The Treasure, (a) Comforter. John
xiv; 16.
(b) Helper. Rom. viii;26.
(c) Intercessor. Rom. viii;26, 2?.
(d) Teacher. John xiv;26; I Cor. 11:13.
(e) Guide John xvi;i3; Gal. v;i8.
(f) Strength. Power. Acts 1:8; ICor.
ii;4. Have we this treasure ?
What of the vessel, the casket to hold
so valuable a treasure-
The Treasure the most valuable that
can be named.
The Vessel, the weakest that can be
conceived; earthy, no merit, corrupt,
frail, how soon broken and gone. A
vessel is a passive thing, cannot give, can
only receive.
See the object '\nl\ Cor. iv;?. Excel
lency of power, not, of us. Ps. c.xv;i;
c. f. Judges vii; 16. 20, 22.
\. Vessels unto Honor, II Tim. H;2i,
read verses 19 to 21. "Depart" (stand
aloof), "Purge'' Surely such a Holy
Treasure is worthy of a Holy Vessel.
'Chrysostom," says St. Lucian, "when
asked by his persecutors, 'What country?'
'A Christian I' 'What occupation ?' 'A
Christian !' ' What family ?' 'A Chris
tian !' "
Lesson. "Be filled with the Spirit,''
Eph. v;i8, i. e. not our having more of
the Spirit, but He having more, yea all of
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See Rev. xxi;22. How changed
Now, we are the Temple. Then, God
is the Temple.
Now, God is the Guest.
1 are the Guests.
Now, we entertain Him.
will entertain us. Rev. Hi;2o
37-

Then, Then He
Luke xii

THE CHRISTIAN'S RELATION
SHIPS.
First read Luke xiv: 26, 27, 33, John
viii;3!; xv:8.
I. In Relation to Grace.
A debtor. I Cor. xv;io, cf., Rom. viii:
12. 2. In Relation to Faith.
AbeHever. Johnin:i6-i8; v;24; Luke
vii;5o; II Cor .v:?; Heb. xi:l; Eph. H:8;
Rom. iii;28; Rom. v:i; Heb. xii;i, 2.
3. In Relation to Spiritual Life.
A new man — in Christ. II Cor. v:!?.
Col. n;6, 7.
Christ in Him. John 1:12: Eph. iii:i?;
Gal ii;2o; Rom. viii:io; II Cor. xiH:5;
John XV :4, 5.
4. In Relation to God.
A child, (i) Gal. iv:4, 5. (2) John 1
12. (3) Rom. viii:i^, 16. (4) John xx
17- (5) I John in:2. (6) Gal. iH:26; iv
7. (?) Matt. vi. 25-32.
5. In Relation to Christ.
Bride, (i) His wondrous love. Gal,
ii:2o; Eph, v;25.
Compare I John iv:ig,
(2) The Mysterious Union, (a) In
type. Gen. 11:21-24.
(b) \npromise. Hos. ii;ig, 20.
(c) \vi fulfillment. Matt xxn:2.
(d) In reality. Isa. Hv;5; Eph. v:30,
32; II Cor. xi:2; I Cor. xu:27.
(e) \n present experience. Matt. ix:l5;
Matt. xxv:io-i3.
(f) In hope. John xiv:i, 2; xvii:23,
24- (g) \n glory. Rev. xxi:2, 9; Rev. xix:
7-9- I

6. In Relation to Knowledge.
A man of Assurance. II Tim. i:i2; II
Cor. v;!; I John iv;i3; iH:24; Phil, in;
!o; John viii;3i, 32.
7. In Relation to the World,
An alien; separated. Gal. 1:4; John
xvii:6; John xvn;i6; JohnxvH:!4; I John
H;i5; Rom. xii:2.
How is it with the great mass of pro
fessing Christians to-day ? Fashion,
opera, dance, etc. An alien is a foreigner.
Phil. iii;20 R. V. Are we such borderers
that the world cannot tell to what country
we belong ? What would be the results if
our Relation to the World was more
manifest? John xvi:33; John xvH;i4;
xv;i8-2!; Jas. ii:?, R. V. I Pet. iv; 14,
16. R. V,
8. In Relation to Sin,
Dead. Rom. vi:6-!!; Col. n;2o; Gal.
H:2o, R. V.
Lesson. Read the whole sixth chapter
of Romans.
g. In Relation to Character.
A Saint (sandtified, holy.) Phil. i;20,
21; I Pet. i;!5, 16; Gal. ii:20; John xv:4.
As we abide in the vine, Christ Jesus the
Holy One, we reproduce His Holy Life.
ID. In Relation to Infiuence.
Alight. Matt. v:!4; Eph. v;8; Mark
our responsibility.
II. In Relation to the Gospel.
Stewards. I Thess. H:4; Markxvi:i5;
I Cor, iv:i, 2; I Pet, iv;!0, ii. Think
of the millions who are perishing for the
want of what you possess. There are
over 1,400,000,000 souls to-day living
without God and without hope in the
world — what about our faithfulness?
12, In Relation to Communion.
A Friend, John xv;i4, 15; Jas, ii;23.
13. In Relation to Strength,
All Powerful. Job xxiii;6; Ps. xxix;
11; Isa. xl;29, 31; Acts i:8; I John iv;4;
Mark ix;23; PhU. iv:i3.
14. In Relation to Experience.
Rejoicing — see Epistle to Philippians.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS,

Joy and rejoice some eighteen times. Sin
not mentioned once. In thy presence is
fullness of joy, Psa. xvi;! i ; Rom, xv:i3,
15, In Relation to Progress. [20.
A Pilgrim, Heb, xi;l3, 14; Phil, iii;
16, III Relation to Expectation.
An heir, John xiv;i-3; Rom, viii;i?,
18; Col. iii;4; I Pet. 1:3-5.
I?. In Relation to the Works.
A Servant. Rom. vi: 16-22; Titus ii;
14; Hi;8; Eph. H:io.
iS. In Relation to Law of God.
Free. Rom. viu;i-3; Gal. iH;i3; n:2o;
v;!8. 19. In Relation to Self.
Not his own. Acts xxvii;23; I Cor.
vi:i9, 20; Matt. xvi;24.

THE BODY OF CHRIST.
I Cor. xii;27; Eph. v:30-32; Eph. 1:22,
23- Association with us. Luke i;3i, 35;
H;i0-I2;. John i:!4; Heb. ii;l4; Rom.
vHi:3. Death. John in;!4; xii;23, 24; Luke
ix:22; Matt. xxvH;3l, 35; Isa. liH;4-6; I
Pet. H;24; I Tim. ii:6; Titus n;i4; Gal.
n;20. Crucified with Christ. Gal. ii:2o; Rom.
vi'5-8; Col. Hi;3.
Buried with Him. Rom. vi;4; Col. ii;
12; Rom, iv:25.
Risen with Him. I Cor. xv;i4-2o;
Col. ii;i2, 13; Eph. ii;5, 6.
Sitting Together. Eph. 11:6.
Living Together. I Thess. v;io; II
Cor. v;i5, 17; Rom. vi;li; Col. ii:2o; iii:
I, 3 and 5.
Working Together. II Cor. vi:!;
Matt. xxviH;!8-2o; Mark xvi; 20.
Suffering Together. Rom. viii;i9; I
Pet. iv;!; PhU. in;!0.
Glorified Together. Acts i;ii; John
xiv;i-3; Rom. viii;i8; Col. iii;4; I John
iii;2; I Thess. iv:i3-l8.
With Him in Judgment. ICor. vi;2;
Dan. vu;22; Matt. xix:28; Jude xiv;i5

WHATSOEVER.
1. Whatsoever of Sowing and Reaping.
Gal. vi;?.
2. Whatsoever of Disobedience. Jer.
xliv;i6, I?.
3. Whatsoever of Unbelief. Rom.
xiv;23; (see Heb. xi;6.)
4. Whatsoever of Obedience. Gen.
xxxi;!6; John 11:5; Deut. xii;3i; Jer. i:?;
Matt. xxviii;20.
5. Whatsoever of Friendship. John
xv;!4. 6. Whatsoever of Confession. Judges
x;i5. ?. Whatsoever of Present Opportuni
ties. Eccl. ix;!0.
8. Whatsoever of Unselfish Recipro
cation. Matt. vH: I2.
g. Whatsoever of Prosperity. Ps. 1:3.
10. Whatsoever of Motive. ICor. x;3!;
Col. IH:!?; ni;23.
II. Whatsoever of Prayer. Matt, xxi;
22; Markxi;24; Johnxiv;i3; I John iii;
22; v;l4, 15.
12. Whatsoever of Circumstances.
Phil. iv:ii (cf. 6, 7). ("I wUl be aU right
by and by — it's all right now,"
13. Whatsoever of Guidance. John
xiv;26. 14. Whatsoever of Reward. Matt.
xx;4, 7.
Finally, Phil, iv:8, g.

PROVE ALL THINGS.
I Thess. v;2i.
I. Yourself. II Cor. xiii:5; I Cor. xi:
28; 1 John iii;20 to end.
By their fruits ye shall know them.
God's perfect law the stt-ndard. All
come short. Gal. vi:4; Ps. xxvi:2. Ps.
cxxxix:23; (Jer. xvii;io.)
Tekel. Weighed and found wanting.
2, God. Mai. in:io. Rom. xii;i, 2.
3. Christ. Acts ix;22. (See v, 20.)
Luke xxiv;27, 44; Acts xvH;2, 3.
4. Daily Walk. Eph. v;i; (see vs.
8-11); v;i5; iv:l. Gal, vi:l4-l6.

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5, Sincerity of your love. II Cor,
vni:8. 

FAITH. I.
I. Receives. John i;i2; Luke xvin:

17-

2. Rests. Heb. iv;3.
3. Saves. Luke vii;5o.
II.
I. Purifies the heart. Acts xv:9.
2. Works by love. Gal. v;6.
3. Overcomes the world. I John v;4.

GOOD CHEER!
"God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes," is blessedly true of the expe
rience of those who dwell with Him in
heaven. But what of this life ? Has he
no concern for, no interest in, no comfort
for those in sorrow and need in this life ?
Luke iv;i8, 19.
The Gospel, glad tidings, good news,
light for darkness, joy for sorrow, life for
death. Good cheer 1
I. From Christ's Call. Mark x;46-52.
What Bartimeus had not. (l) Sight.
(2) Riches. (3) Friends.
What Bartimeus had. (i) Hearing. (2)
Reason. (3) Voice.
He made use of his hearing and re
ceived sight.
He made use of his reason and received
true riches.
I-Ie made use of his voice and received
a Friend that sticketh closer than a
brother. cf. Hearing, John v:24. Reason, Isa.
1:!8. Calling, Ps. cxlv:i8; xci:i5.
See John xi:28, 29. What cheer to
poor sorrowing Mary !
II. From Forgiven Sin. Matt. ix:2.
What has caused more sorrow than
sin? Ps. xxxii;i-5.
What brings greater joy than sin for
given ? Acts xiii:38, 39.

Happy is the man whose sins are all
forgiven. See, Ps. cHi:3, 4, 5, 6, 13.
"Be of good cheer. Thy sins are for
given thee."
Ill, Fiom Grace Received. Matt, ix: 20,
22. Luke viii:42-48.
I. Her need of comfort. Twelve years,
spent all her living, grew worse.
2. Comfort received, (i) Daughter.
(2) Good comfort. (3) Made whole.
IV. From Christ's Personal Presence.
Mark vi;45-52. Matt. xiv;22-33.
I. They were where the Lord directed.
2. They were in great trouble.
3. They were not able to remove the
trouble. What the cause of their fear ? Matt.
xiv:26. "What removed their fear ?" John vi;
20, 21.
Nothing short of a real, living, personal
Christ with us, can give the comfort our
souls need. See Isa. xliii; I, 2; xii; 10.
V. From Victory over the World. John
xvi;33. In the world, tribulation. In Christ,
peace. Two facts.
Tribulation, John xv:i9-2i; II Tim.
iii; 12.
Good cheer. "I have overcome the
world," not only before you, but for yon.
Because I live ye shall live also. I
John v;4, 5,
He leads the way as Captain of our
Salvation, and through Him "we are
more than conquerors,"
VI, From Service. Acts xxiii; 10-13.
Oh, how often in His service do we
become discouraged I Weary by the way !
Grieved at so little fruit and so much op
position. How intensely human we all
are, I Kings, xix; —
But see Ps, xxvii;i-5,
VII. From Faith in the Divine Truth
fulness. Acts xxvii; 18-25,
In these days of uncertainty and decep
tion. He remaineth faithful; He believed

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

in his God. Dan. v':22, 23; also see Dan
in:i6, 17.
Faith cometh by hearing, etc, Rom. x:
17. II Pet. i:i6-2i.
See I Pet. v:7; c, f, Rotherham.

OUR INHERITANCE.
I Pet. 1:3-5.
I. Heirs of Salvation. Heb. i:i4.
2. Heirs of the Grace of Life I Pet.
in:?. 3. Heirs of the Promises. Heb. -vi:!?.
4. Heirs of the Kingdom. Jas. ii:5;
Luke xii:32.
Prepared. Matt. x.xv;34.
Cannot be moved. Heb. xii:28.
Everlasting. II Pet- i:!l.
5. Heirs of Righteousness. Heb. xi;?.
By faith see. Ps. xxiv:5.
6. Heirs of Glory. Rom. viii;!?, 18.
?. Heirs of God. P^om. viH;i?; Gal.
iv;6, 7,
8. Joint Heirs with Christ. Rom. viii;
!?. Lesson. I Pet. i;3. His abundant
mercy.

Hag. i:5-?; Ps. cxix:59, 60.
5. Hearken. Stand still. Consider.
Jer. vi:!6; Job. .xxxvii:i4; Ps. vHi:3,4.
6. Consider how they grow.
Consider the hand that feedeth thee.
Matt. vi. 28, 29: Lukexii;-'4. See v. 20.
7. Be wise. Consider. The end.
Prov. xiv:il; Deut. xxxii;29, 31; Jer.
v:3i; vin:20; Ps. 1:22; ix:!?; Luke xvi;
25- -Time. I Cor. vii:29; Eccl. viii;5-8; II
Cor. vi;2; Rom.xiii:!!, 12; Eph. v;i4-l7.
8. Wherefore consider. Gaze on Jesus
our great High Priest in the heavens.
The holy of holies. Consider Him.
Heb, iii:!; xii;3.

CONSIDER! REMEMBER!! FOR
GET NOT!!!
!, Consider hoii) great things He hath
done' for you 1 What have you done for
Him? Josh, xxin;!4; I Kings vin:56; I Sam,
xii;24, 2, Remember the Great Deliverance.
Deut, v;i5; xv;!5; Eph, H;il-I3,
3. Bewarel There's danger. Forget
not. Remember.
Deut. vi:!2; viii;i!-!4; Ps cni:2.
Heb. H;i. "Run out as leaking ves
sels." What we should forget. Phil. iii;!3.
What God forgets. Isa. xliH;25. Jer.
xxxi. 34.
What God does not forget. Isa xHx;
14-16. 4. Consider your ways.

ESTABLISHED.
I. Through Faith. II Chron. xx;20.
Isa. vii;g. Rom. iv:5. John vi:28, 29.
Rom. v:i.3.
2. By whom? II Cor. i:2i, 22. Eph.
ii:4, 10. Rom. xvi:25-27.
3. On what Foundation? Ps. xl:i-4.
Eph, ii:ig, 20. I Cor. Hi:ii.
4. In way of Safety. Ps. xxxvii:23, 24.
cxxi. Isa. xli;io, 13. Rom. vni;35-39.
II Chron. xxvii :6, margin. Isa. xxxv:
8-10. 5. In the Faith. Col. H;6, 7. John
vii:l6, I?; Actsxvi;4, 5; xvii:ii: xiv;22.
II Cor. xiii;5. ICorxvi:i3. Eph. iv;5,
13, 14, 15. I Pet. in;!5. II Tim. iv;6,
7, 8. Rom. i:i6.
6. In holiness. Deut. xxviH;9, Eph.
1:3, 4- I Pet- ii:9- I Thess. in;. 2, 13.
I Pet. 1:13-19. II Cor. vi;i6-i8.
7. In Grace. Heb. xiii:9. Rom. in;24;
v;l, 2; vi:!4. Titus ii;!l-i4. II Pet.
Hi;!?, 18. Eph. iii;l4-2!.
8. In every Good Word and Work. II
Thess. ii;!6, 17. II Cor. ix;8, Johnix:
4. I Pet. v;6-!i.

MORE THAN CONQUERORS.
Rom. vHi;37. Rev. vi;2. Jude 24, 25.
The Secret of Victoiy.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

119

I. Born again. I John v:4.
2. Faith in Jesus as Son of God, I
John.v:5. 3. The blood of the Lamb. Rev. xii:
II. R. V.
4. Living, active Faith. I John v:4.
Matt. xiv:3i. II Pet. i:i-ii. Eph. vi;i6.
5. Testimony, Rev. xii:i!. Eph, vi:
15- 6. Self-control, I Cor, ix:25, 26, 27,
R, V.
7, Indwelling and abiding Word of
God, I John ii:i4. John xv:?, Eph,
vi:i4, 17.
8. Indwelling of God the Spirit. I
John iv;4, Eph, vi;!8,
g. Praise and Thanksgiving, II Cor,
H:i4, R. V, I Cor, xv;57. R. V. See
II Chron. xx:2i, 22.

REWARD TO VICTORS IN REV.
ELATION.
I. Rev. ii;?. Life.
2. Rev. u;!0, ii. Escape the second
death. 3. Rev. ii:!?. Neurishment, a secret
name. 4. Rev. 11:26-28. Power. Authority.
5. Rev. in:5. Clothed in white rai
ment. 6. Rev. iii:i2. Honor.
7. Rev. in:2i. FeUowship with Him.
8. Rev. xxi:?. Sonship. Heirship.
See John xvi:33. ISAIAH LIII.
Isa. liii.-i. Who hath believed oui
report ?
John i:ii He came unto His own,
and His own received Him not.
Matt, xin: 1 5. This people's heart is
waxed gross, etc.
John iv;48. Except ye see .... ye
will not believe.
John vin;45. Ye believe me not.
Isa. liii:l. To whom is the arm of the
Lord revealed?

Matt. xi.
John xii;37. Though He had done so
many mighty works, they would not
believe. Isa. liii:2. He shall grow up before
Him as a tender plant.
II Sam. xxiii ;4. As the tender grass
clear shining after rain,
Isa. liii:2. As a root out of a dry
ground. Psa. lxxii:6. As rain upon the mown
gl-ass. Isa. xxxn;2. As the shadow of a great
rock in a weary land.
Isa. xxv:4. A shadow from the heat.
Isa, liii:2. He hath no form or co«,e-
liness. Isa. 111:14. His visage so marred
more than any man.
Isa. xxxHi:!?. Thine eyes shall see t !ie
King in His beauty.
Ps. xlv;2. Fairer than the children of
men. Cant. v:!6. He is altogether lovely.
Heb. 1:3. The brightness of Ptls
glory. Isa. liii:'i. He is despised and rejected
of men.
Acts iii:i4. Ye denied the Holy Olie
and the just.
Ps. xxii. A reproach of men and d£-
spised of the people. ,
Matt. ix;24. They laughed Him to
scorn. Luke xxiii;35. They derided Him —
they mocked Him.
Isa. liii:'i. A man of sorrows.
Ps. lxix;8. A stranger and an alien.
Ps. xxii:6. A worm and no man.
Deut. xxi;23. Accursed of God.
Isa, liii;'i. Acquainted with grief .
Matt. viii:!?. Himself bare our sick
nesses. Heb. iv:i5. An high priest ....
touched  with our. ....
Acts xiii: 18. Forty years suffered He
their manners.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Acts xvH:3. Christ must needs have
suffered. Heb. ii:!8. He Himself hath suffered,
being tempted.
Heb. v;8. He learned obedience by
the things which he suffered.
Heb. xiH;i2. Christ suffered for us
outside the gate.
I Pet. 11:23. When he suffered He
threatened not.
Isa. liii.'i. We esteemed Him not.
John 1:46. Can any good thing come
out of Nazareth ?
Matt. xiH;55. Is not this the carpen
ter's son ? Mark vi;3.
Isa. liii:4. Surely He hath borne our
giief. Col. i:24. The afflictions of Christ.
Isa lxiii:9. In all their afflictions He
vias afflicted.
Isa. liii:^. Stricken, smitten of Goa
a nd afflicted.
Isa. 1.6. He gave His back to the
smiters. Matt. xxvi;67. They spit in His face.
Heb. xii;2. He endured the cross —
dcsipising the shame.
lsa. liii:^. He was wounded for our
tii'.Hsgressions, etc,
Rom. V.6. Christ died for the un
godly. ,'Rom. 111:23. All have sinned and
come short of the glory of God.
Heb. xiii;!2. That He might sanctify
suffered.
Col. 1:14. To whom we have redemp
tion through His blood.
Rev. 1:5, 6. Washed us from our sins
in His own blood.
Isa, liii:$. With His stiipes we ar
healed. i[ Pet. ii;24. His own self bare our
sin;. . . .with whose stripes, etc.
isa. liii.'b. All we like sheep have gone
astray. 7 Pet. ii;25. Ye were as sheep going
ast'"ay.

Ps. cxix.'i76. I have gone astray like
a lost sheep.
Ezek. xxxiv:5. They were scattered as
sheep. Isa. liii;(i. The Lord hath laid on Him
the iniquity of us all.
Rom iv:25. He was delivered for our
offences. II Cor v:2i. He hath made Him to
be sin for us.
Heb. ix;28. Christ was once offered to
bear the sin of many.
Isa. liii;"]. As a lamb before her shear
ers is dumb.
Acts viH;32. As a lamb before her
shearers. Isa. liii:']. So He opened not His
viouth. Matt, xxvi.63. Jesus held His peace.
Mark xv:,i;; John xix:9.
Isa. liii:?>. He was taken from prison
and fiom judgment. [away.
Acts viii;33. His judgment was taken
Isa. liii:S. He was cut ojf out of the
land of the living,
I Cor. xv;3. Christ died for our sins.
I Thess. v;io. Who died for us that
we should live to Him.
Isa, liii:r). He made His grave with
the wicked.
Matt. xxvii;38. There were two
thieves. Mark xv:28; Luke xxH;37.
Isa. liii:(^. And with the lich in His
death. Matt. xxvii;6o. They laid Him in a
new tomb. Mark xv;46; Luke xxiii;53;
John xix;4l.
Isa, liii:(j. He hath done no violence,
etc, ! Pet. u;22. Who did not sin, neither
was guUe found in His mouth.
I John Hi:5. In Him was no sin.
II Cor. v:2!. Who knew no sin.
Luke xxiii:4i. This man hath done
nothing amiss.
Isa. liii:io. It pleased the Lord to
bruise Him.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Johniu;l6. God so loved the world,
etc. Rom. v:8. God commendeth His love
toward us, etc.
Isa. hii:io. . He shall see His seed.
Heb. ii;i2, 13. I and the children
God hath given me,
John xvii:!2. Those thou gavest me,
Johni;i2. Sons of God,
Isa. liii:io. He shall prolong His
days. Rom vi;g. Christ dieth no more.
Rev. i:i8. I am alive forevermore.
Rev. v:i4. Who liveth forever and
ever. Rev. iv:g; xv:?; x;6. Who liveth for
ever and ever.
I Thess. i;g. The living and true
God. Isce. liii:io. The pleasure of the Lora
shall prosper, etc.
II Thess. i;!i. Good pleasure of His
goodness. Eph. 1:5-9. Good pleasure of His wlH,
Matt. xi;26. Even so. Father, for it
seemeth good in thy sight.
Isa. liii. •!!. By His knowledge.
John xvii;3. To know Thee, the only
true God.
II Pet. i:3. Through His knowledge.
Isa. liii 'il My righteous servant,
Isa. xliii: 10. My servant whom I have
chosen. Isa. xlH:i. Behold my servant.
Isa. xHx:6. Shouldst be my servant.
Isa. lii:!3. Behold my servant.
Zech. iii;8. My servant, the branch.
Isa. liii:!!. Justify many.
Rom. v;i8. Justification of life.
Isa. lii:\2. [honor.
Heb. ii:g. Crowned with glory and
Acts ii:33. Being by the right hand of
God exalted.
Cant. v:!0. The chiefest among ten
thousand. Col. i:ig; H;g, In Him dwelleth aU the
fulness of God,

Ps, lxviii;i8. Thou hast led captivity
captive. Col, ii: I 5, Triumphing over them.
Heb. vii;25. Able to save to the ut
termost. I John ii;i. We have an advocate
with the Father.
Rom. viii:34. Maketh intercession for us.
John 1: '4. Full of grace and truth
Phil. 11:6-11. Humiliation; exaltation; Anon.

Prov.

"WINNING SOULS."
He that winneth souls is wise.
xi:30. !. Our Prayer. Acts ix;6; Ps. 11.
2. Our Field. Mark xvi;!5; John i;
41, 42, 45; John iv;2S, 29; Mark v;i9,
20; Acts viii;26, etc; Acts .\vi: 13-15, 30-
34; Jas, v;20; Acts 1:8,
3, bur Time. Matt. xxi:28; II Cor.
vi;2;, Eccl, ix;!o; II Thess. iii;!3; Rev.
xxii;?. 4. Our Motive. II Cor. v;!4 ; Col.
iii:23; John xxi:!5;i7.
5. Our Helper. Matt. xxviH;20. ; II
Cor. xii;g, Johnxv;5; Heb. xiii;5.
6. Our Theme. John iH;i6; Gal. vi;
14; I Tim. 1:15; Rom. iv;25; Rom. v;!,
2; John v;24; I John i:?; I Johnv:!3.
7. Our Message. Ezek. xxxiii:!!; II
Tim. iv;2; Rom. i;i6; I Cor. i;!8; I
Thess. ii;4; Eph. vi;!?.
8 Our Strength (or Power). Zech. iv;
6; John xiv;i6, 17, 26; John xv;26; John
xvi;?-!i, 13; Acts 1:8; Acts ii: 1-4; Acts
iv;3l, 33; Matt. xxviH;!8-20.
9. Our Examples John ix;4; Luke ii:
49; PhH. ii;3, etc,; Rom. x:i; Acts viii;
26, etc.
10. Our Reward. Matt. xxv;23; II
Tim. iv;8; Ps. cxxvi;6; Rev. xxn:i2.

ESSENTIALS TO EFFECTIVE
CHRISTIAN WORK.
PhH iii.
The secret of all Christian work is to
let God work in us.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

In two words. Life and Liberty.
I. Life, V. 8, God's order. Life out of
or through death. John xii:24, 26; Gal
H;20. 2. Liberty, v. 10. Multitudes of Chris
tians in bondage.
Liberty, from doubt, fear, world, flesh,
men, devil.
I. Know Him, not simply to know
what He has done, and what He is do
ing, but know Him. See John viii:32,
36. Faith necessitates a loving, approach
able person.
2. Know Him as Saviour, past, pres
ent and future.
3. Know Him as Leader
4. Know Him as an Exam-pie, self-
sacrifice, love, obedience.
5. Know Him as Partner, v. 10.
Co--d)orkers . What a glorious truth.
We rejoice in the joint co-heirship.
What of the joint co-partnership?
Partnership in all the life. Weal, woe.
Heb. xiii;!3.
6. Know Him as Power. The Chris
tian life is intended to manifest power.
Possibilities,. Phil. iv;!3; Impossibilities,
John xv;5. See Mark xxviii;!8.
?. Know Him as Hope, v. 20.
Oh! What reward when we share the
spoils.

YE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE
WORLD.
Matt. v;!4-i6.
The whole world lieth in wickedness;
corrupt, darkened, blind.
Men love darkness rather than Hght,
because their deeds are evil.
The devil the Prince of the world. See
him boasting. Matt. iv;g; II Cor. iv4.
Eph. 11:2; Rev. xii;9; Matt. .';.xv;4!.
God's purposes concerning the world.
John iii;!6, 17.
Hear what Jesus Himself has to say.
Johniv;42; vi;5!; .xii:4?.
John the Baptist. John 1:29.

Holy Ghost. II Cor. v:i9; I John H;2;
I John iv: 14; I Tim. i:i5; Gal. 1:4.
The Christian in the world —
Chosen out of the world, therefore not
of the world. John. xv:i9.
1. John xvii;6. Given to Christ out of
the world.
2. John xvii. II. Left in the world.
3. John xvn;l4. Not of the world, v
16. I John n;l5, 17.
4. John xvii: 14. Hated by the world.
xv:!8. 5. John xvn;i5. Kept from evil of the
world. 6. John xvii;!8. Sent into the world.
7. John xvii;20. Sent to preach the
Word to the world. Mark xvi:!5.
Jas. 1:2?. Keep unspotted from the
world. Jas. iv;4. The friendship of the world
is enmity with God.
I John 11:12-15. Love not the world.
Rom. xii;2. Be not conformed to this
world. Titus H:I2. Live godly in this pres
ent world.
Gal. vi:i4. Crucified (dead) to the
world. I John iv:i?. As He is so are we in
this world.
"Greater is He that is in you than he
that is in the world."
Ye are the light of the world, v. 13.
Light the opposite of darkness. Em
blem of Joy, Comfort, Happiness, Pros
perity, Power, Purity, Life.
Our Light. "God is Hght.'' "I am
the light."
"Thy Word is a lamp" "and a light."
"The entrance of Thy Word giveth
light." "The Lord is my light and my salva
tion." The Word. Ps. cxix:i05, 130; II Pet.
i;i9; II Cor. iv;6, 7.
Let this (your light) shine. Phil. H;
15, 16-

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123

Keep near to Jesus and like Moses,
our faces will shine forth — reflect His
glory. Ex. xxxiv;35.
Let us diffuse the light of heavenly
knowledge and the warmth of Divine
love wherever we are.
We represent Him here in the world.
Acts i;8; Isa. xHii;io.
Our standing orders. Preach the
Word. Be instant in season and out of
season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all
long suffering.
To every one his special mission. Mark
xin:34; Matt. xxv:i4, 15; I Pet. iv;io;
Rom. xiv:l2; Rev. xxii. 12.
Oh, let us every one be out and out for
Christ.

PERSONAL WORK.
John xvii;i8.
To every man his work.
Son, go work to-day in my vineyard.
I. What am I doing?
I must be about my Father's business.
Am I doing His work?
Not hearers of the Word only, but
doers. "How call ye me Lord, Lord, and do
not,'' etc.
2. What am I going to do?
We start out from henceforth under in
creased responsibilities.
"I do always those things that please
Him." PhU. iH;i3, 14.
"Whatsoever He saith unto you, do
it." 3. When am I going to do it?
"I do always."
"I must work the works, etc., while it
is day."
"Son, go work to-day." Now!
4. How am I going to do it?
This is the most important question of
all. (i.) The motive. Love to Him who
hath done so much for me,
"Do all to the glory of God."

(2,) Faith. Dependence.
"Without me ye can do nothing."
"I can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth me "
(3.) Hope. Titus H;ii-I5.
Behold I come quickly, and my reward
is with me to give every man as his work
shall be.

PARABLE OF TWO SONS.
Matt. xxi;28; Mark xiH;33, etc.; Luke
xix;i3-26; Matt. vii;2i, etc.
To whom addressed? Matt. xxi:23.
Professors. "How call ye me Lord,
Lord, and do not?" etc.
True Religion is practical, active,
positive, progressive, aggressive.
I. »Son. Whose son am I? Can I say,
"My Father,'' 'Abba, Father.''
See Matt. xHi;38. John viu:44; I
John ni:8; Rom. via;?, 8.
Our Privilege. John 1:12.
Sons of God.
!. Who? "To as many as received
Him." 2. How? Gal. iu;26. I John v:!.
3. When? I John in:2. Now.
4. Assurance. Gal. iv;6, 7; Rom. vin:
14-16. What a glorious relationship. John
xx;l?. Behold! what manner of love!
II. Go. (To the unsaved it is come!
come!!) I. Come.
2. Stand still and see the salvation of
God. 3. Go tell your brethren.
Mark xvi;i5. "Go into all the world."
Matt. xxH:9. "Go out into the high
ways and hedges,''
Markv:i9. "Go home to thy friends
and tell them," etc.
Luke xiv:23. "Go and compel them
to come in that my house may be filled."
"Go work to-day in my vineyard."
Go! but Go!! but Go!!!

124

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

III. What? Work. Not enjoy your
self. Not have good time.
Follow the Master's example.
Sonship. Co-partners.
Service. Co-workers. No sleeping
partners. His workmanship. Eph. ii;!0.
His pecuHar people. Titus H:!4; iH;8.
IV. When? To-day. Past gone. Fu
ture not ours. To-day.
Why to-day? It is our opportunity.
God's Eternal Now.
See II Cor v;20; vi:2.
Last opportunity to save, gone. Last
opportunity to be saved, gone. Johnix
V. Where? My Vineyard, i. e, , where
I send you. John 1:41, 42, 45; iv:28, :
Mark v:!9, 20. Matt. xxH;g; xvi;l5.
If you want a field of labor you can
find it where you are.
VI. Why? I. Father orders it. Obe
dience of love.
2. Souls in peril demand it. Rom. i;i4.
3. It magnifies the grace of God.
Rom. v;20, 21.
4. It glorifies God. John xv:8.
5. Uncertainty of time to work. Matt.
xxiv:36. John ix;4.
6. Certainty of reward. ICor. xv:58:
Din. xH;3; Rev. xxH;i2; Matt, x',42,
?, No excuse, II Cor. ix;8.
3. Love of Christ constraineth. II Cor.
v;i4, 15.
VII. What if we do not? See v. ig.
Not a single soul or Jesus — Starless
crown. See I Cor. ni;i2-i5; Judges v;23.
DELIVERANCE AND DUTY.
DELIVERANCE.
Deliverance from the Law. Rom. vii;6;
vi;l4; x;4; Gal. iii;!3.
Deliverance from .Sin. I Pet. 11:24;
Johni:2g; Rom. vi:6.
Deliverance from the World. Gal. i;4;
John xvii;6, 16: Phil. iii:20.

Deliverance from the Flesh. Rom. vni;
3, 9-
Deliverance from the Devil. Heb, u;i4,
DUTY
Our Duty regarding the Law, Gal,
v:!; John xin;34, 35; Gal. v:i3-26.
Our Duty regarding Sin. I Johnii;!;
Rom. vi;!!; I Pet. i:l6.
Our Duty regarding the World. I
John H;I5, 16; Col. iii:2; Matt. vi;2!;
PhU- n;!5, 16.
Our Duty regarding the Flesh. Col.
iii;5; Gal. v:24; Phil. iU;3.
Cur Duty regarding the Devil. Jas,
iv:?; I Pet. v;8, 9; Eph. vi;!3, etc.

CHRISTIAN SERVICE.
I. — THE PRELUDES TO SERVICE.
Conversion. Ye turneo. to God from
idols, to serve the living and true God.
I Thess. i :9.
Forgiveness. A conscience purged
from dead works to serve the living God.
Heb. ix:l4.
Salvation. That we, being delivered
out of the hand of our enemies, might
serve Him without fear. Luke 1:74.
Adoption, Let My son go, that he
may serve Me. Ex- iv;23.
As a man spareth his own son that
serveth him. Mai. Hi;!?.
Separation. Let My people go that
they may serve Me. Ex. vii;!6.
Readiness. Speak, Lord, for Thy serv
ant heareth. I Sam. iii;9.
Here am I, send me. Isa. vi:8.
•II. — THE PRINCIPLES OF SERVICE.
Love. I love my master. Ex. xxi;5.
By love serve one another. Gal. v;!3.
Reverence. A servant honoreth his
master. Mai i;6.
The eyes of servants look unto the
hand of their masters. Ps. cxxiii:2.
Obedience. His mother saith unto the
servants. Whatsoever he saith unto you,
do it. John H;5.

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Consecration. Sanctified, and meet
for the Master's use. II Tim. n:2!.
Ability. Able men and strength for
the service. I Chron. xxvi:8.
III. — THE PATTERN OF SERVICE.
Behold my servant. Isa. xlii:i.
Christ Jesus, who being in the form of
God, took upon Him the form of a ser
vant. Phil. ii:5-7.
I must be about my Father's business.
Luke H;4g.
Whatsoever things the Father doeth,
these also doeth the Son likewise. John
v:i9. As the Father gave me commandment,
even so I do. John xiv:3i.
I am among you as He that serveth.
Luke xxii:2?.
He learned obedience by the things
which He suffered. Heb. v:8.
Obedient unto death. Phil. ii:8.
IV. — THE PATHWAY OF SERVICE.
After Christ. If any man serve Me let
him follow Me. John xii;26.
Upright. He that walketh in a perfect
way, he shall serve Me. Ps ci:6.
Spiritual. I serve with my spirit in the
Gospel. Rom. i:g.
Bodily. Present your bodies a living
sacrifice — which is your reasonable serv
ice. Rom. xii:i.
Constant. Thou servest continually.
Dan. vi:20.
Thorough, In every work that he be
gan in the service of the house of God,
he did it v/ith all his heart, II Chron,
xxxi;2!. Zealous, Fervent in spirit, serving the
Lord. Rom, xn:ii.
V. — THE PRIVILEGES OF S.ERVICE.
Honor. If any man serve Me, him
will My Father honor. John xii;26.
Favor. The king's favor is towards a
wise servant. Prov. xiv;35.
Protection. There stood by me the
angel of God, whom I serve. Acts xxvii:

23. Thou Israel art My servant fear
thou not. Isa. xli;8, 10.
Joy. My servants shall sing for joy of
heart. Isa. Ixv;i4. Happy are these thy
servants. I Kings x;8.
Best. Take my yoke upon you — ye
shall find rest unto your souls. Matt, xi:
-2g. Fellowship. It is enough for the ser
vant that he be as his lord. Matt, x:
24, 25.
VI. — THE PROSPECTS OF SERVICE.
The Presence of Christ. Where I am,
there shall also my servant be. John
xii:26. Conformity to Christ. His servants
shall serve Him, and they shall see His
face, and His name shall be on their fore
heads. Rev. xxn:3, 4.
Rejoicing with Christ. Well done,
good and faithful servant, nter thou into
the joy of thy Lord. Matt. xxv;2!.
Perfect service of Christ. They serve
Him day and night in His temple. Rev.
vii.!!. Everlasting rule with Christ His ser
vants shall reign forever and ever. Rev.
xxii:3-5.

SERVANTS AND STEWARDS.
Luke xn:30 47.
Key word — Ready, verse 40.
"Fear not, little flock;" your Father
knoweth, v. 30, your Father giveth, v. 32.
The Father's good pleasure, the chil
dren's great treasure — the kingdom in
heaven, vs. 32, 33.
Practical Question. Where is the
heart ? v. 34. LITTLE FLOCK.
SERVANTS AND STEWARDS.
I As Servants.
Loins girded about, v, 31;.
Lights burning, v. 35.
Looking for their Lord. v. 36, R. V.
Blessed waiting, v, 36.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Blessed watching, v. 3?.
Blessed working, v, 43,
Their reward: "He shaU,...make
them to sit down to meat, and will come
forth and serve them." v. 3?.
"Blessed is the man that heareth me,
watching daily at my gates, waiting at the
posts of my doors." Prov. vin:34.
His command: "Watch ye therefore "
Mark xiii:3S.
Our attitude: "Wait for His Son from
heaven.' I Thess. i:io
Our occupation: "To every man his
work." Mark xiii:34.
"Let Thy -work appear unto Thy ser
vants." Ps. xc;i6.
"Thy work shaH be rewarded." Jer.
xxxi: 1 6.
II. As Stewards.
Two things required, faithfulness and
wisdom. V. 42.
Not great success, not great works, but
to be faithful.
"It is required in stewards that a man
be found faifnful." I Cor. iv;2.
"Be thou faithful unto death, and I
will give thee a crown of life." Rev.
ii;!o. " As good stewards of the manifold
grace of God." I Pet. iv;!0.
Remember we are only stewards, not
proprietors. Much given — much required, v. 48.
Wisdom is promised if we ask ( Jas. i:S.
6), so that we may be men that have un
derstanding of the times to know what
Israel ought to do. I Chron. xii;32.
Sanctified common sense. "FUled with
the knowledge of His will in all wisdom
and spiritual understanding." Col. i:g.
Singleness of heart.
Steadiness of eye and aim.
Steadfastness of purpose.
"Be ye steadfast, unmovable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, foras
much as ye know that your labor is not in
vain in the Lord." I Cor. xv:58.

Their reward. Shall be made rulers.
vs. 42, 44-
Therefore we must know the Master's
will, and do it. v. 47.
"Teach me to do Thy will." Ps. cxHH;
10. "Lord, what wilt Thoii have me to
do ?" Acts ix;6.
"Grant that we may both perceive and
know what things we ought to do, and
also may have grace and power faithfully
to fulfil the same."
"Whose I am, and whom I serve."
Acts xxvii ;23.
" Him with whom we have to do."
Heb. iv:i3.
"One is your Master, even Christ."
Matt, xxiii' 8.
W. H, Dawson,

WORK.
Mark 1:16, l?; II Tim. n:i5; II Tim.
in;i6-!?; I Sam. xvii:38, 40; I Cor. 1:2?,
28; I Sam. xvii:4g; Judges xx;l6; I
Chron. xii;l, 2; Actsiv;!2; Estheriv:l4.
G. B. Bradbury.

THE CHRISTIAN AT WORK.
Acquire a spiritual knowledge of all
parts of the Word, and learn how to
"rightly divide it."
Learn by questioning, the spiritual
condition of the person you deal with
Be thorough.
Find readily and explain clearly from
your open Bible, a few apt texts.
Always hold up Christ as the only and
all-sufficient Saviour. Work with the Holy
Ghost. Pray rather than argue. Use as much
as possible the very words of Scripture.
Be earnest and urgent for an immediate
decision. II Tim. iH;!6, i?,
SOME CLASSES MET WITH !
I. The self righteous and careless.
"No fear, God is just, I never did any-
thin|; very bad; wUl take my chances."

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John vi;2g; I Cor. xvi;22; Gen, vi:5; Jer.
xvH:9; Rom. in:io-2i; I John i:!0,
2, Skeptic. "Peculiar, can't believe;
think for myself, etc.'' Ps, xiv:i; Rom.
i:2i, 22, 28; Rom. iH:3; II Thess. u:io;
John iii; 36; I John v:io.
3. Doubting Christians. "Hope, try,
no one can be sure. " Stop hoping and
trying, and "trust." I John v:i, 13;
John v:24; vi;4?; x:28; Rom. viH:3!
39- 4. Deceived Formalist. ' ' Belong to
the Church." John iH:s-8; Rom. n:28,
29; Gal. vi:i5; II Tim. Hi;5; Matt, vii;
22,23. 5. Inconsistencies of Professors,
"Hypocrites — as good as they — if I can't
be better, etc." Matt. 'vii;!-3. John xxi;
22; Rom. ii:l-9; xiv:4, 12; Jas. iv:!2;
Jude 14-16.
6. Backsliders. Prov. xiv; 14: Jer. iii
22; Mai. in;?; Hos. xiv;4; xi:8; David
and Peter.
?. Deeply Convicted and Despondent.
Isa. i:i8; xliii:25; xliv:22; Rom.v;6;
I Pet. ii: 24; I John 1:?; I Tim. i;i5-i?;
Heb. vii:25; vin;i2.
8. "So many things to Give Up." Re
ceive the Lord Jesus Christ first. John 1;
12; Mark viii:3S-37; Phil. iii:7-9; Luke
xviii:22; Rom. viii; 16-18.
g. How to Believe. Rom. x;io; Acts
viH;37; John iii:4-;8; v:24; Rev. xxii:
17- 10. "If I Felt, etc.'' Isa. xlv;22;
Rom. v;i; iv:5. Feeling three times,
faith three hundred times in the N. T.
A matter of faith and fact, rather than
feeling. II. " Fear I can't Hold Out, have
tried." Isa. xli:i3; Eph. iH:2o; PhU. 1:6;
John x:27-2g, II Tim, i:i2; Jude 24,
12. "Not to-night." Gen, vi:3; Prov,
xxvn:i; xxix:i; Matt. xxiv:48-Si; Luke
xii:2o; II Cor. vi:2; Heb. iu:is; Jas. iv:
13-17-
Rev. E. p. Marvin.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR CHRIS
TIAN WORKERS.
I. Assurance. Luke x:20; II Cor. iv:
13, 14; Jchniii:ii; John iv:42; II Cor.
v:l, 9, 10, II; Acts xxH:!4, 15; II Tim.
i.ii, 12; II Cor. i:3-7; I John iv:i3, 14;
I Cor. u:i2, 13,
2. Love. I Cor. xiii; I Thess. iii:i2;
I Cor. xiv;i; I Johniv:7-!6.
3. Hunger for the Salvation of Souls.
John iH:i6; Rom. ix:i-3; Matt. xxiH;37;
Rom. x;i; Luke xix ;4i, 42; II Cor. xH:
14 15; Acts xx:i8-2!, 26, 27; PhU. 1:8;
Rom. i:ii-i.S; I Thess. ii;?, 8.
4. A longing to reach the neglected,
Mark vi:34; Luke xix;io; Lukev;3!,32;
Rom. xv;20, 21; Luke xv:?; Jas. ii;i-9.
5. Prayerfulness. Mark ix;29; John
12:21,22; Luke iv;i5-!7; Acts i;4, 14;
Lukeii;5-!3; Acts iv;24-3i.
6. Boldness. Acts iv;i3, 29, 31; Eph.
vi:io-2o; Acts vii:5i-6o; I Thess. ii:2; I
Cor. xvi:9-i4.
?. Readiness to Suffer and to Wait.
Matt. v:i!, 12; Col. i:24; Acts v;4!; II
Thess. iH;i3; II Cor. iv;i; Jas. v:?, 8,
lo; PhU. i:2g; I Pet. H.ig-25; PhU. U;
I?; I Pet. iv;i2-i9; PhU. iv:ii-i3.
8. Joy in the Lord. Neh. ¦viil:lo;
PhU. iv;4-7; II Cor. vn:4; I Thess. v:
16; PhU. Hi:3; Ps U:I2, 13.
9, Humility. Matt. xx:25-28; PhU. i:
15-18; Matt. xxiu:5, 12; PhU. u;5-8; Acts
xx:ig; Jude g; Rom. xH:3, 10.
10. Oneness of Heart and Soul with the
Children of God. Acts iv:32, 33; Phil.
ii:i-4; Rom. xvi;!?, 18.
II. Discrimination. Matt. vn;6; Phil.
i:io, marg.; Matt. xn:2o; II Tim. n;
15; I Cor. ix:ig-22; Jude 20-23; I Cor.
x:23, 32, -33; Matt. v:43-47; I Cor. xiv:
6-11,23-25. 12. Tenderness. Ps! cxxvi:5, 6; Luke
xix:4l, 42; II Cor. U:4; Acts xx:ig, 31;
Phil. iii:i8; Matt. xn:2o; Luke xiu:34,
35- 13. Blamelessness. Matt. vH:3-5; PhU.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

iii:!?; Rom. H:i7-24; Col. i;g-!i; Rom.
xv:i4; I Thess. H:lo; Rom. xvi:ig; Jas.
iii;io-!3; Eph. v:ii-i8; I Pet. u;i!, 12,
15; Phil. H;!5.
14. Consecration and Devotedness.
Luke v;io, ii; I Cor. ix;23-27; John xxi;
18-22; II Cor. v;!3-!5; Acts xx:i8-27;
Phil. i:ig-2i; Rom. xii:!, 2; Phil, ii 20,
21 (with Matt. vi:24); I Cor. u;2.
Rev. C. M. Whittelsey.

DAVID'S CRY.
David's cry under a sense of sin. Ps. Ii.
When he was in the wilderness. Ps.
Ixiii. When in the depths. Ps. cxxx.
When in great domestic sorrow. Pe. iii.
When hiding in the cave. Ps. Ivii;
cxUi. When they watched his house to kill
him. Ps. lix.
When dealing with his own soul. Ps.
xxxvii. "Song of praise," Ps, cxlv.
Soul experience. Ps, xl;i-3.
Verse i. The Lord bending toward me
and hearing my cry.
Verse 2, Deliverance from a dark and
dreadful past.
Verse 2, Firm standing and established
goings. Verse 3, The new song — the singer
and the teacher.
Verse 3. Open testimony and its blessed
result. I am not what I ought to be.
I am not what I might be.
I am not what I wish to be.
I am not what I hope to be.
But, through grace, I am not what I
once was. Rev. C. G. Baskerville, M. A

"A MAN IN CHRIST,"
II Cor, xii:2.
Let me count up some of the treasures
I have in Him —

' , A Hfe that can never be forfeited.
John x;28,
2. A relationship which can never be
broken. Gal. iii;26.
3 Righteousness which can never be
tarnished II Cor. v;2i.
4. A peace which can never be de
stroyed. Eph. U:i4.
5. An acceptance which can never be
questioned. Eph. 1:6.
6. An inheritance which can never
fade. I Pet. 1:4.
7. A title which can never be disputed^
Rev v;g.
Out of Christ — my position by nature..
In Christ — my position by grace.
For Christ — my blessed privilege.
With Christ — my bright hope.
Thou, O Christ, art all I want;
More than all in Thee I find.
Rev. C. G Baskerville, M. A.

SANCTIFICATION.
Ps. xxxix:!.
I, Shall we continue in sin that grace
may abound? Rom. vi:i; Rom. vi:2.
2. Shall we sin because we are not un
der the law? Rom. vi;i5; Jer. xliv;4.
3. Does God require us to be holy ? I
Thess. iv;3; I Thess. iv:?.
4. What reason has God given us fop
this? I Pet. 1:16; Heb. xH;!4; Rom.
viii. 13; Ps. xciii:5.
5. How can we become holy? Rom. vi:
8; Rom. vi;ii; Rom. vi:i4; Ezek. xviii;:
30, 31; Ezek. xx.xvi:25, 26, 27.
Anon.

I SAID I WILL TAKE HEED'
UNTO MY WAYS."
Ps. xxxix;!.
Take heed what ye hear. Markiv:24.
Take heed how ye hear. Luke viH:i8.
Take heed that the light that is in
thee be not darkness. Luke xi;35.
Take heed that ye be not deceived.
Luke xxi;S.

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Take heed to yourselves. Mark xiii;9.
Take heed, and beware of covetous
ness. Luke xii; 15.
Take heed lest this liberty of yours
•become a stumbling- block to them that
are weak. I Cor. viii;9.
Take heed ye be not consumed one
of another. Gal. v:i5.
Take heed that you do not your alms
before men. Matt. vi;i.
Take heed and beware of the leaven
of the Pharisees. Matt. xvi:6.
Take heed that ye do not despise one
of these little ones. Matt, xviii :io.
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in
any of you an evil heart of unbelief,
Heb. iii;i2.
Take heed, regard not iniquity. Job
xxxvi:2i. [vH;4.
Take heed and be quiet, fear not. Isa.
Take heed every one of his neighbor.
Jer. ix:4.
Take heed unto thyself, and unto the
doctrine. I Tim. iv;i6.
Take heed to the ministry thou hast
received. Col iv:!?.
Let every man take heed how he build-
eth (on Christ, the foundation). I Cor.
iii:io. Wherefore, let him that thinketh he
standeth take heed lest he fall. I Cor.
x:i2. Therefore we ought to give the more
earnest heed to the things which we have
heard, lest at any time we should let
them slip. Heb. U:i.

ADOPTION.
I. How shall I put thee among the
children? Jer. Hi:i9; II Cor. vi.!?, 18; Gal. iv:-
4, 5; I Pet. 1:23; John iU;5.
2. How shall we know the children of
God? Rom.viii:i4; Johnviii;42; I Johniv:?;
v:!; Gal. v:24; I John in:i4; Zech. iH:8;
John xv:i9; Isa. viU:!8.
9

3. What ure the privileges of the sons
of God?
Rom. vin:i5, 16, 17, 21, 26. Gal. iv:
6, 7; I JohniU:2; John xvn:9; Heb. xu:
6, 7. Ps. Ixxxix:30-33. Anon.

THE "SHALL NOTS" OF
JOHN'S GOSPEL.
THE BELIEVER.
Shall not come into condemnation,
John v;24.
Shall not walk in darkness. John viii:
12. Shall never hunger. John vi;35.
Shall never thirst, John iv. 14.
Shall not be plucked out of Christ's
hand. John x;28.
ShaH not perish. John in;i5.
Shall never die. John xi:26.

READINGS IN TIMOTHY.
THE WORD
Is called:
I. The Word of God. I Tim. iv:5.
2. The words of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I Tim. vi;3.
3. Sound words. II Tim. i:l3.
4. Wholesome words. I Tim. vi;3,
5. Words of faith. I Tim. iv:6,
6. The word of truth, II Tim, ii:i5.
THE TESTED BELIEVER
Has a —
Sound mind. II Tim. i:?.
Sound doctrine. II Tim. iv:3; I Tim.
i:io. Is—Sound in the faith. Titus i:9.
Sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
II Tim. ii:2.
Uses —
Sound speeth. Titus ii:8.
Sound words. II Tim. 1:13.
THE "good" things,
I, Good minister. I Tim, iv:6.
2, Good doctrine, I Tim, iv:6.
3. Good behavior. I Tim. iii:2.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

4, Good
5. Good
6. Good
7. Good
8. Good
9. Good
10. Good
II. Good
12. Good
13. Good

report. I Tim. ill:?.
degree. I Tim. iii;i3,
profession. I Tim. vi:i2.
confession. I Tim. vi:i3.
conscience. II Tim. vi:!9.
foundation. I Tim. vi;!g.
works. I Tim. vi;!8.
soldier. II Tim. ii;3.
warfare. I Tim. 1:18.
fight of faith. II Tim. iv;?.
Mrs. T. C. Rounds.

CHRIST AND THE CHRISTIAN.
CHRIST.
Thou art My Son; this day have I be
gotten thee. Heb. 1:5.
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Ghost and with power.
Acts x; 38.
Him hath God the Father sealed.
John vi:-27.
And Jesus being full of the Holy
Ghost, returned from the Jordan, Luke
iv;i. He was crucified through weakness,
yet he liveth by the power of God. II Cor.
xiii:4. And that He was buried. I Cor. xv:4.
And that He rose again the third day,
according to the Scriptures. I Cor. xv:4.
He was received up into heaven, and
sat on the right hand of God. Mark
x-vi:i9. And unto them that look for Him
shall he appear the second time without
sin unto salvation. Heb. ix;28.
christian.
Whosoever believeth tHat Jesus is the
Christ, is begotten of God. j John v;i
Now he which stablisheth us with you
in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God
II Cor. 1:21.
After that ye believed, ye were sealed
with the Holy Spirit of promise. Eph
i:i3. Be not drunk with wine, wherein is

excess, but be filled with the Spirit,
Eph, v:i8.
I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless
I live. Gal. ii:20.
Therefore we are buried with Him by
baptism into death. Rom. vi;4.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek
those things which are above. Col. iii:i.
And hath made us sit together in heav
enly places in Christ Jesus. Eph. 11:6.
When Christ, who is our life, shall ap
pear, then shall ye also appear with Him
in glory. Col. iH:5.
Rev. Geo. F. Pentecost.
BANKING HINTS FOR BELIEV
ERS.
Believers are unspeakably richer than
most of them are aware, and it would be
well for them to adopt a few practical
hints about the use of their liches for the
new year, such as the following;
I . Open a savings account according
to Matt. vi;20, 21.
2. Make use' of the check book men
tioned in II Pet. 1:4; II Cor. i;20.
3. Remember the essential conditions
of the acceptance of all checks on the
bank. Phil. iv;6 and Matt. xxi;22, 24.
4. Never forget that there are always
heavy balances to your credit. See Phil.
iv;!9; Ps. lxxxiv;ll 1. c; Eph. ni;20;
Rom. viii:32.
5. How others may become rich also.
Matt. vi;33. Rev. C, A, Cook.
"MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL
YOUR NEED."
P artakers of the Divine nature. II Pet.
1:4-
R esting in His love. Ps. xx.xvii:? f. c;
Zeph. Hi:!?.
E njoying His favor. Prov. iii:4.
S eparated from the world. II Cor.
vi:!?, 18.
E ntering within the veil. Heb. vi:i9;
Eph, ii;6.

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N othing shall separate. Rom. viii
38, ;9.
C ommunion with the Invisible. Eph.
iu;!?-i9.
E verlasting life— eternal union. John
x-28; xvii:2i.
P owerful to keep. Jude 24.
R estraining us from sin. Gen. xx:6.
O verruling all things for our good.
Rom. viii:28.
T caching us His will. Ps. xxxH;8.
E ffectually working out our salvation.
Job xxxiii;29, 30.
C ontending with him that contendeth
with us. Isa. xlix:25.
T enderly leading us. Ps. cxxxix;24,io,
I nstructing and guiding. Ps. xxxii ;8
O verthrowing our enemies. Joshua
xxin:!0.
N ear us at all times. Heb. xiii:5. I.e.
P erforming all He has promised.
Rom. iv;2l.
R eady to give "whatsoever" we ask.
John xiv: 13, 14.
O mnipotent  omnipresent  omnis
cient. Matt. xxviH:!8; Ps. cxxxix:
12; Prov. xv;3.
'V igilant in behalf of allj who serve
Him. II Chron. xvi:g.
I nexhaustible is His storehouse. Eph.
iii; 20.
S upplying aU our need. Phil. iv:!9.
1 nheritors of His kingdom hereafter.
John xiv:2, 3.
O newith Him now. John xvu:23.
N o want to them that love Him. Ps.
xxxiv:io. Katie Clark.

YIELD YOUR MEMBERS.
Rom. vi:!9. life, tongue, mouth.
I. The Hps of the wicked are :
(a) Lying. Prov. xii:22.
(b) Flattering. Ps. xii;2, 3.
(c) Sharp. Ps. lix:?.
(d) Venomous. Ps. cxl:3.

(e) Unclean. Isa. vi;5
(f) Hasty. Prov. xxix;2o.
2. The lips of the righteous are:
(a) Pure. Mai. H;6; I Pet. iu;lo.
(b) Truthful. Prov. xu;i9.
(c) Loving. Eph. iv;i5.
(d) Strengthening. Prov. x;2!.
(e) Joyful. Ps. lxiH:5; cxix:i?i.
(f) Wise. Ps. xxxvii; 30.
(g) Gracious. Eccl, x;i2,
(h) Pleasant, Prov, xv:26,
3. To whom do our life belong? The
wicked say, Ps. xii:4. God says, Luke
xxi:i5. 4. Our words will be useless unless
coming from the heart. Prov. xiv;23;
Isa. xxix;i3; Ezek. xxxiH;3i; Matt. xv;8;
xH;34. 5. The need of restraining our words.
Ps. xvH;3; xxxix:!.
6. The power there is in the tongue for
good. Prov. xvi;2i; xx;!5; Ps. viii;2 —
or evil. Prov. xvi;2?. James, chap. Hi.
?. How is it made powerful for good?
Isa. vi;6, 7; Acts ii;!-4; Jer. i;g; com
pare with Jer. xx;g.
8. Words are part of the fruit God ex
pects. Isa. Ivii;i9; Hosea xiv;2; Ps.
cxix;!o8; Heb. xiii;i5; Rom. xv:6.
9. Prayers. Ps. H:I5; cxH;3; xix;i4;
cxx:2. 10. The example of the Lord when re
viled. I Pet. ii:22, 23; Mark xv:3, 5.
Full of grace even in His speech. John
i:i4; Ps. xlv;2; Luke iv:22; John vii;46.
II. Practical texts. Ps. cxxxix:4; Col.
Hi:!?; II Cor. iv:i3; Eph. iv;3!; I Pet.
ii;i; Col. iv;6; I Tim. iv; 2; Mai. iii;!6.
Miss Dora Allan.

THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE.
I. Things to be thankful for. I Thess.
v:i8; Isa. xlviii:20; Ps. xxvni;?; Luke
xv:24; I Pet. iv:i2, 13; Dan. vi:22; I
Tim. 1:12; Col. i:!2.
2. Ground of Thanksgiving. I Cor.
xv:57; Gal. vi:i4.

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3. Profit of thanksgiving. Ps. xcii:!;
I Tim. iv;!5; Ps. cxix:54; Luke xvii;!8,
ig; Acts xvi:25, 26.
4. The fellowship of praise. Luke
xix:37, 38; Rev. vii;ii, 12.
H. MOOREHOUSE.

SEVEN ATTITUDES OF THE
.BELIEVER.
I. Leaning. John xiii:23, suggests:
I. Intimacy.
2. Dependence.
3. Confidence.
4. Safety.
II. Lying Down, Ps. xxHi;2; Ezek.
xxxiv; 14, suggest;
I. Rest.
2. Peace.
3. Assurance.
III. Sitting, Deut. xxxiii :3; Luke
viii:35; x:3g, suggest:
I. Listening.
2. Learning.
3. Admiring.
IV. Standing. Eph. iv:l3, 14; Phil,
iv:i, suggest:
I. Firmness.
2. Readiness for work.
V. Walking. See the "seven walks"
in Eph; Phil. iv:i, suggest: '
1. Progress.
2. Steady work.
VI. Running. I Cor. ix:24, 26: Heb.
xn:i, suggest:
1. Eagerness.
2. Striving.
VII. Mounting Up. Isa. xl:3i; I
Thess. iv:!?, suggest:
I. Glory.
2. Exultation.
Rev. John C. Hill.
GRACE.
Its sources. John 1:14-17; Rom. v:i5;
I Cor. 1:3, 4.
All grace comes from God. I Pet. v:io.
To whom does He offer grace? Matt.
xxi:3i; Hosea xiii;9; John viii;4-!2.

Not of works. Eph. 11:8, g; II Tim.
1:9; Rom, xi:6.
It bringeth salvation. Titus ii:ii-!4.
We are justified freely by His grace.
Titus Hi:?; Rom. ni:24.
Sin reigned unto death, but grace unto
eternal life. Rom. v;20, 21; Rom. vi:
I, 2.
We are not under law, but under
grace. Rom. vi:i4, 15.
The difference between law and grace.
Deut. xxi:i8; Luke xv:!2 24.
How are we to get it? Heb. iv;!6.
His grace sufficient at all times. II
Cor. ix;8; II Cor. xii:q.
Who have it more freely? Eph. vi:24;
James iv;6.
We are to sing with grace in our hearts.
Col. in:i6. Anon.

CONTRASTED CONDITIONS.
Eph. chap. ii.
WE ARE CHANGED BY CONVERSION.
HOW?
Unconverted.
V. I. Dead in Sin.
V. 2. Walking according to the spirit
in the chUdren of disobedience.
V. ig. Strangers and foreigners.
V. 12. Without Christ.
V. 3. Fulfilling the desires of the
flesh. V. 3. Children of wrath.
V. 12. Without God.
V. 12. No hope.
Converted.
V. 5, Quickened or alive in Christ.
V. 10. Walking in good works,
V, 13, Nigh to God,
V. 18. Having access to God.
V. 20, In the building with Christ.
V. 6. In heavenly places with Christ.
V. 21. A holy temple to the Lord.
V. 19. Of God's household.
V. 22. Habitation of God through the
Spirit. V. 8. Saved by grace through faith.

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What is the faith that saves? Faith
combined with love and works. See
James ii;20, 21, 22; I Cor. xiii:2. Gal,
v;6. Definition of faith, Heb, xi:i.
Source of faith. Heb. xii:2.
Necessity of faith. Heb. xi:6.
Rewards of faith. Rom. v:i-3. Peace.
Matt, xxi: 22. Receive what we ask for.
II Tim. iv:? and 8. A crown of right
eousness. Mrs. Clara Smith Colton.

"THE GOD OF GLORY" AND "HIS
DIVINE PURPOSES TO HIS
CHILDREN" ARE
SEEN
I. As His sons, Christ is engaged to
bring us to glory. Heb. ii:io.
2. We are to appear with Him in
glory. Col. iii;4.
3. We are called to His kingdom and
glory. I Thess. ii:!2.
4. God is going to make known the
riches of His glory in us, the vessels of
His mercy, which He hath before pre
pared unto glory. Rom. ix;23.
5. Our present sufferings are not wor
thy to be compared with the glory that
shaH be revealed to us. Rom. viii; 18.
6. Our bodies are to be raised in glory.
I Cor. xv:43.
?. The salvation which is in Jesus
Christ is with eternal glory. II Tim.ii:!0
8. We are called to His eternal glory,
I Pet. v:io.
9. We are called to be partakers of
the glory that shall be revealed. I Pet.
v;i. 10. We now rejoice with joy unspeak
able, and full of glory. I Pet. i;8.
I!. It is to be the eternal weight of
glory. II Cor. iv;!?.
12. Our bodies are to be fashioned like
unto His body of glory. PhU. in:2i,
13. God has called us to glory and vir
tue. II Pet. 1:3.

14. If we suffer with Him we shaH be
glorified together. Rom. viii:!?.
15. Christ is coming to be glorified in
His saints. II Thess. i;io,
16, Christ will present us to Himself —
a Church glorious, Eph. v;2?.
17. God's purpose to us is; Whom He
justified, them He also glorified. Rom.
viii;3o. 18. We are called to the obtaining of
the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. II
Thess. ii:i4.
W. H.

THE PURPOSE OF CHRIST'S
SACRIFICE.
Heb. ix:26; I John iH:5; I Pet. H;24;
Heb. H;i4; I John Hi:8; Heb. U:i5; Gal.
1:4; Titus ii;!4; Heb. xiH;!2; II Cor. v:
15; Rom. xiv;9.
C. E. Dyer.

FOURFOLD "GOOD CHEER" OF
THE LORD JESUS.
I. Divine forgiveness. Matt. ix:2.
2. Divine deliverance from danger.
Mark vi:46-5!.
3. Divine protection as His witnesses.
Acts xxiii; 1 1.
4. Divine peace, quietness, assurance,
and victory. John xvi:33.

VERY PERSONAL.
I. Reckon yourselves dead to sin.
Rom. vi;!i.
2. Yield yourselves to God. Rom. vi;
'3- 3. Arm yourselves. I Pet. iv:i.
4. Keep yourselves from idols, I John
v:2i. 5. Build up yourselves. Jude 20.
6, Keep yourselves in the love of God,
Jude 21,
7, Do not forsake the assembling of
yourselves together, Heb, x:25,
W, H.

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WHAT WE ARE "MADE" IN
CHRIST.
I. Made righteous in Him. Rom. v
ig; II Cor. v:2i. Our righteousness.
2. Made free in Him. Gal, v:!. Our
liberty, 3, Made one with Him, I Cor, xu:
13. Our union.
4. Made nigh by His blood. Eph. ii:
13. Our nearness.
5. Made accepted in Him. Eph. i:6.
Our acceptance.
6. Made to sit with Him. Eph. H;6.
Our position.
7. Made heirs With Him. Titus in;?.
Our inheritance.
8. Made kings and priests in Him.
Rev. 1:5. Our dignity.
9. Made meet for the inheritance. Col.
i;!2. Our prospect.
10, Made joyful in Him. Ezra vi;22.
Our rejoicing.
11. Made great in Him. Ps. xviii;35.
Our greatness,
12. Made strong in Him. II Cor. xii;
9. Our strength.
13. Made comformable to His death.
PhU. iu;lo. Our suffering.
14. Made wisdom, righteousness, sanc
tification and redemption in Him. I Cor.
1:30. Our glorying. F. E. M.

UNION WITH CHRIST.
BELIEVERS ARE
Crucified with Christ. Rom. vi;6.
Dead with Christ. Rom. vi;8.
Buried with Him. Rom. vi;4.
Planted together in the likeness of His
death. Rom. vi;5.
Planted together in the likeness of His
resurrection. Rom. vi;5.
Quickened together. Eph. 11:5.
Raised up together. Eph. ii;6.
Sitting together iii heavenly places.
Eph. ii;6.
Living together. I Thess. v;!0.

Working together. Mark xvi;20.
Suffering together. Rom. viii: 17.
Glorified together. Rom. viii:!?.
H. G.

THE WORK OF FATHER, SON,
AND HOLY SPIRIT.
IN SONSHIP.
I. How God makes Sons.
I. By foreordination. Eph. 1:5, R- V.
2. By redemption. Gal. iv;4, 5.
3. By regeneration. John i;!2, 13.
4. By faith. Gal. iii;26.
II. Some of the Blessings, present and
future, of Sonship.
I. Possession of the Spirit. Rom. vin:
14, 15-
2. Witness of the Spirit. Rom. viii;i6.
3, Fellowship with the Father. Rom.
viii;i5; Gal iv;6.
4. Liberty. Gal. iv;?.
5. An heir of God. Rom. viii:!?;
Eph. i.l!-!4-
6. A joint heir with Christ. Rom. viii.
17- 7. Manifestation in glory. Rom. viii:
ig-23; I John iii, I, 2.
III. Some of t'ne proofs of Sonship.
I. Love to enemies. Matt. v;43-48.
2. Likeness to God. Eph. v;:.
3. A forgiving Spirit. Matt. vi:g-l5.
4. A meek and quiet Spirit. Phil. 11:
14, 15-
5. Avoidance of unequal yokes. II
Cor. vi:l4; vii:i.
6. Purity of Hfe. I John ni:2, 3.
7. The Father's tender discipline.
Heb. xH;5-li.
IV. The Father's Work in Sonship.
I. He foreordains. Eph. i;v.
2. He gave them to Christ. John xvn:
6; Heb. u;'3.
3. He gave His Son to redeem them.
Gal. iv;3-5.
4. He made Christ perfect through
sufferings in order to bring them to glory.
Heb. n:!0.

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S- He renews them by the exercise of
His sovereign will, John i;i2, 13. James
i;!8. 6. He calls them Sons. I John IH;!.
7. He makes them His heirs. Rom.
vin;!?; Gal. iii;2g; iv:?.
V. The Son's Work in Sonship.
1. He suffered for them. Heb. H:io.
2. He redeemed them. Gal. iv;4-6.
3. He renews them. John 1:12, 13;
I John v;i.
4. He unites them to Himself. Heb
n:io-i4. 5. He makes them heirs with Himself,
Rom. vin;!?.
VI. The Spirit's Work in Sonship.
1. He dwells in them. Rom. viii;is
GaL iv;6.
2. He bears witness to sonship. Rom,
viH;i6. 3- He gives the fiHal spirit to sons.
Rom. viH;!5; with Gal. iv:?.
4. He seals sons. II Cor. 1:22; Eph.
i:l3, 14; iv;30.
5, He leads sons, Rom. vui:i4.
6. He gives the first fruits of redemp
tion even now. Rom. viii; 1 9-2 5; with II
Cor. v;5, 6.
7. He will raise the bodies of the sons
of God. Rom. vin;!i.
"Wherefore come out from among
them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean; and I will re
ceive you, and will be a Father unto you,
and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty." Isa. Hi;!i,
12; II Sam. vH:!4; II Cor. vi:!?, 18.
J. HixoN Irving.

THE BELIEVER'S SEPARATION
FROM THE WORLD.
Why must we be separate?
1. We cannot serve two masters Matt.
vi:24; James iv;4.
2. We belong to Christ.
Not our own. I Cor. vi;i9-2o.
Children of God. I John in;2.

Christ's body. ICor. xH;27.
His witnesses. Luke xxiv;48.
His ambassadors. II Cor. v;20.
3. He commands us.
Not fashioned to this world. Rom.
xii:2. Come out and be separate. II Cor.
vi;i?. Love not the world. I John ii:i5.
4. We should be like Him.
He was separate. Heb. vii:26.
He was not of the world. John xvi:i6.
5. Truly living we overcome the world.
6. Truly working we are separnte. II
Tim. 11:4.
Why does He separate us?
I. To bring us near to Himself. Num.
xvi;g. 2. For our work. Acts xiii: 2.
How shall we separate ourselves?
I. Forsake all. Luke xiv;33.
2. Deny ourselves. Mark viii:34.
3. Destroy every hindrance. Mark ix:

43-

CoL

4. Set our mind on things above.
iii:2. 5- Do aH to His glory. Col. Hi; 17.
Results of separation.
!. We shall live with Him. I Thess.
v;io. 2. We shall work with Him. II Cor.
vi;i. 3. We shall suffer with Him. Rom.
vin: I?.
4. We shall sit in heavenly places.
Eph. ii;vi.
5. We shall be transformed into His
Image. II Cor. iii; 18.
6. Made sons and daughters. II Cor.
v;i7, 18.
7. Made joyful. Ezravi:22.
8. Securing greater assistance. Ezra
vi:22. 9. We shalt find brethren. Neh. x::'8,
10. We shall receive far more. Mj.rk
x:29, 30. Wm. p. Taylor.

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SEVEN THINGS THE BELIEVER
SHOULD REMEMBER ABOUT
THE FLESH.
1. That he is under no obHgation to it.
We are debtors, not the flesh. Rom. viii ;
12; viH:8; Gal. vi;8; Rom. viii;6, margin.
Rom: vii:25; viii:?, margin.
2. That he must not make it his com
panion. Walk not after the flesh. Rom.
viH;4; Eph. iv;i9; Phil. iii:!9; Gen. xiH:9.
3. That he must not make any allow
ance for it. Make not provision for the
flesh. Rom. xiii: 14.
4. He must not give it any opportunity
to show itself. Use not liberty for an oc
casion to the flesh. Gal. v:i3.
5. That he must not trust it under any
circumstances. For we have no confi
dence in the flesh. Phil. iii:3.
6, That he must not expect any good
thing from it. In my flesh dwelleth no
good thing. Rom. vii- 18.
It is sinful. Rom. viH;3.
Unclean. Gal. v;!g.
iMlthy. II Cor. vH;!.
Corrupt. Gen. vi;!2; Job xiv;i4.
7. He must look upon it as a dead
thing. And they that are Christ's have
crucified the flesh. Gal. v:24; Rom.
vii; 24.
May the Lord Jesus grant that we may
all through the Spirit mortify the deeds of
the body. Rom. vin; 12.
And not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Gal. v;!6, R, A, Orr,

That in the dispensation of the fulness
of times He might gather together in one
all things in Christ, Eph, i;!0,
II, — IN THE CHURCH,
That we should be to the praise of His
glory, Eph, i:T2,
That we should be holy and without
blame before Him in love, Eph, 1:4.
That they all may be one. John .xvii;
21. That He might present it to Himself a
glorious church. Eph. v;2?.
That now unto the principalities and
powers ' in heavenly places might be
known, by the Church, the manifold wis
dom of God. Eph. iii;io.

THE PURPOSE OF GOD.
I. — IN CHRIST.
By Him to reconcile all things unto
Himself. Col. i:20.
That He should give eternal life to as
many as Thou hast given Him. John
xvii; 2.
That He might destroy the works of
the devil. I John Hi;8.
That also He should gather together in
one the children of God that were scat
tered abroad. John .'¦;i:52.

THE POWER OF GOD,
I. — IN CHRIST.
Christ the power of God. I Cor. i;24.
By whom also He made the worlds.
Heb. i;2.
Upholding all things by the word of
His power. Heb. 1:3.
Thou hast given Him power over all
flesh. John xvn;2.
All power is given unto Me in heaven
and in earth. Matt. xxvin:i8.
The mighty God. Isa. ix;6.
II. — -IN THE CHURCH.
The exceeding greatness of His power
to usward who believe. Eph. i;!g.
The power that worketh in us. Eph.
111:20. I give unto you power. . . .over all the
power of the enemy. Luke x; 19.
Strengthened with all might according
to His glorious power. Col. 1:11.
Be strong in the Lord, and in the
power of His might, Eph. vi:lo.
I can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth me. PhU. iv;l3.

THE PLEASURE OF GOD.
I. — IN CHRIST.
Mine elect, in whom my soul delight-
eth. Isa. xlH;!.

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A sacrifice to God for = sweet smelling
savour. Eph. v;2.
My beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased. Matt. IH:!?.
It pleased the Father that in Him
should all fulness dwell. Col. i:ig.
The pleasures of the Lord shall pros
per in His hand. Isa. lHi;io.
II. — IN THE CHURCH.
The Lord taketh pleasure in His peo
pie. Ps. cxlix;4.
My delights were with the sons of men.
Prov. viii;3i.
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tir-
zah; comely as Jerusalem; terrible as an
army with banners. Cant. vi;4.
So shall the king greatly desire thy
beauty. Ps. xlv;i!.
How fair is thy love. Cant. iv:io.
Enoch... had this testimony, that he
pleased God. Heb. xi;5.

OUR JOINT HEIRSHIP WITH
CHRIST.
Christ is made heir of all things, Heb
1:2; and he makes us fellow heirs, Rom
viii: 1 7, of His unsearchable riches, Eph
iil;8. He not only bestows gifts like
Pardon, Sealing, etc., but all his own
blessings, graces, and riches that can be
communicated. Surely we ought to ap
preciate above all price our partnership in
the unsearchable riches of the Son ofGod.
I. We share His perfect divine, un
created righteousness. Clothed in this,
God sees no iniquity in us, and we are
whiter than snow. Our justification is as
perfect and secure as Christ's Himself.
Num. xxiii;2!; Isa. i;!8; lxi;io; Jer.xxiu;
6; Rom. viH;33; PhU. Hi;g.
2. We share with Him in the Sonship
of God. As He is the Son of God, pre
eminently we are born of the Spirit, sons
of God and His genuine brethren. Both
are born into Sonship supernaturally.
Johni:i2, 13; Rom. viU;2g; Gal. iv;5; I
JohnHi:i-3.

3. We share his sweet peace and tran
quility of soul. Isa. xxvi;3; John xiv;
27; xvi:33; Phil, iv:?; Heb. vii:2.
4. We share His Hfe in its divine na
ture, as the branch that of the vine, and
the members that of the head. This is
not Adamic or Angelic, but supernatural
ana peculiar. Christ is the Bread, Foun
tain, and Prince of Hfe. John x;28; I
Johnv;li, 12; II Pet. i:4.
5. We share His knowledge of divine
and eternal things, and especially of His
glorious plans and purposes concerning
His finished redemption in the New Cre
ation. Walking in His Fellowship.
""We catch the sweet and heavenly hvmn,
That hails the New Creation."
John xv;i5; xvi: 14, 15; xvH;8; Rev.
xxii;!-5. 6. We share His pure, intense and in
finite love, not merely His own wonderful
love, but equally that of the Father.
John xv;9; xvi;27; xvii;25. ' Wondrous
fellowship." "So dear, so very dear to God,
I can no dearer be :
Fo.- in the person of His Son,
I am as dear as He."
7. We share His pure and holy joy.
John XV;!! ; xvu;3; Matt. x.xv;2i; Luke
xv;6, 7.
8. We share with Him his blessed, glo
rious and eternal home. He fits it up for
His feUow heirs. John xiv;3; xvH:!4;
Rom. viH:2i.
9. We share for a time here in His re
jection and sufferings. This is a kind of
sacramental cup until He comes. We
share the cross before the crown. Rom.
vin:!?; Col. 1:24; Phil. iii;!0.
10. Finally, we are destined to share in
His eternal glory. Our bodies and spir
its will be perfectly conformed to His
likeness, and we shall be crowned and
glorified together. Our character, ca
reer, standing and destiny — all, are most
closely and wonderfully linked to His,
like that of the Bride and the Bridegroom.

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For this glorious consummation both are
waiting. He waits for his fellow heirs to
be crowned with Him. John xvii:22; I
John 111:2; Rev. iH;2!; Eph. v;27.
Rev. E. p. Marvin.

SINS WITHHOLDING GOOD
FROM US.
Jeremiah was a faithful servant of God;
and he declared to his people the whole
counsel of God. In one of his noble
sermons he says to the people, chap. v;25,
"Your iniquities have turned away these
things, and your sins have withholden
good things from you." How suggest
ive that is! How then does sin withhold
good things from us?
I. Sin cuts us off from the fountain of
blessing. Isa. lix. 2, f. c; Jer. 11.12, 13;
xvii;!3; Micah iii;4; Jer. viii;!8.
2. Sin changes our taste for, and our
relish of good things. Rom. 1:21; Eph.
iv;!8, 19; Jer. iv:22.
3. Sin renders us unfit to receive bless
ings. Rom. 1:24, 25; Matt. xxiii;37, 38.
4. Sin keeps back blessing from us.
Isa. Iix;2, sec. cl.; Jer. .xvi:5; viii;9.
5. Sin causes us to abuse even the
good we receive. Jer. vii;lo, !i; Rom.
1:23. 6. Sin brings spiritual death. Ezek.
.xxxiii:lo; Rom. v:i2.
Oh, how we should hate sin and turn
away from it, and when it is upon us flee
to the fountain of cleansing. I John 1:9.
Rev J. A. R. Dickson, B.D.

SOWING AND REAPING.
I. What we are to sow —
The sower soweth the Word. Mark
iv:i4. The seed is the Word of God, Luke
viii:ii. Incorruptible seed - the Word of God,
I Pet, i;23.
:;. When we are to sow —
At all times — in season, out of season.
II Tim. iv;2.

In the morning and evening. Eccl.
xi;6. 3. Where we are to sow —
Beside all waters. Isa. xxxii;20.
In the wayside, rocky places, thorny
ground, and on good ground. Matt.
xHi;4-8. 4. How we are to sow —
(a) Bountifully. Prov. xxii;g: II Cor.
ix;6. Scatter it. Prov. xi;24.
(b) In humble dependence on God as
to the result.
God gives the increase. I Cor. Hi:?.
Apart from Christ we can do nothing.
John xv:5.
5. We may not have the privilege of
leaping the harvest of what we sow, but
it will be reaped. Sow in tears — reaping
in joy. Ps. cxxvi;5.
Not return void. Isa. Iv;!!.
One soweth, another reapeth. John
iv;37. We may also be permitted to reap that
which we have not sown. John iv:38.
6. Both the sower and the reaper shall
be rewarded, and share the joy. John
iv;36. He that planteth, and He thatwatereth.
I Cor. iii:8.
A sure reward. Prov. xi:l8.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bear
ing precious seed, shall doubtless come
again bringing his sheaves with him. Ps.
cxxvi;6.
Alex. R. Saunders.

THE SONG OF THE BELIEVER.
He sings unto the Lord. Ps. lxxi;22,
23; xcv:i; xcvi;!, 2; cxHx;!; Isa, xUi:!0;
II Chron. xxx;2i, 1. c;; Eph. v:ig; Col.
iH:i6, 1. c. ; Judges v; 3.
And it is a song of thanksgiving. Ps.
x-wiii:?; xl:3; lxix;30.
He sings unto the Lord because He
hath dealt bountifully with him. Ps.
xiii;6.

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He sings at the remembrance of His
holiness. Ps xxx; 4.
He sings of His righteousness. Ps
H;l4; cxlv:!, 1. v,.
He sings of His power. Ps. xxi: 13;
lix: 16, f. c.
He sings of His mercy. Ps. ci:!; lix;
l6, m. c; Ixxxix;!.
The Lord Himself is his song. Ps.
cxviii;!4; Isa. xii;2; Ex. xv;2, f. c.
Sorrow need not interrupt this song,
for the Lord giveth songs in the night
Job xxxv; 10.
In the night His song shall be with
me. Ps. xHi:8.
I will sing of mercy and judgment.
Ps. ci:!.
And they will be songs of deliverance.
Ps. xxxii;?.
Cannot our voice be heard here? In
how many ways, and how often have we
been delivered, and yet — Ps. Ivi:i2, 13;
lxxxvi:i3; xxxiv;4; liv:?. Anon.

THE BELIEVER'S FELLOWSHIP.
Truly our fellowship is with the Father
and with His Son Jesus Christ. I John
1:3- In Death. He died unto sin once.
Rom. vi:!o.
Reckon ye also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin. Rom. vi;ll.
In Resurrection. Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory of the Father.
Rom. vi;4.
Hath raised us up together. Eph. H:6.
In Life, I am He that Hveth. Rev.
1:18. Because I live, ye shall live also. John
xiv:!g. In Title. He entered in once by His
own blood. Heb. ix;i2.
We have redemption through His
blood. Eph, i:?.
In Sonship. This is my beloved Son.
Matt. xvii;5.

Now are we the sons of God. I John
iii;2. In Heirship. Heir of all things. Heb.
1:2. Joint heirs with Christ. Rom. viii:l?.
In Righteousness. The Righteousness
of God in Him. II Cor. v;2i.
In Holiness. A Lamb without blem
ish and without spot. I Pet. i;!g.
There is no spot in thee. Cant. iv:?.
In Love. God is love. I Johniv;!6.
The love of God is shed abroad in our
hearts. Rom. v;5.
In Power. Greater works than these
shall ye do, because I go unto my Father.
John xiv;!2.
I can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth me. Phil. iv:i3.
In Judgment. The Father. . . .hath
committed all judgment unto the Son.
John v:22.
The saints shall judge the world. I
Cor. vi;2.
In Rule. Psalm ii:g; Rev. ii;26; Rev.
xix;!4, 15,
In Aim. Father, glorify Thy name.
John xii; 28.
Wherefore, glorify God in your body
and in your spirit, which are God's. I
Cor. vi:20.
In Possession. All things that the
Father hath are mine. John xvi; 15.
AH things are yours. I Cor. iH;2i. Anon.

THE PRESENT PORTION OF
BELIEVERS.
Every believer stands before God now
and forever forgiven all trespasses. Col.
i;!4; n;t3.
Crucified with Christ. Rom. vi;6; Gal.
H:2o; vi:l4.
This ends his standing in fallen Adam.
Quickened, raised, and seated in heavenly
places in Christ Jesus, Eph. ii;5, 6; justi
fied from all things. Acts xiH;38, 39;
Rom. iv;3, 2_,; v;l.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Made meet to be a partaker of the in
heritance of the saints in Hght. Col. i:i2.
Made the righteousness of God in
Christ Jesus. II Cor. v:2!; ICor. i;3o.
Delivered from the power of darkness.
Col. i;!3.
Translated into the kingdom of God's
dear Son. Col. i:!3.
Accepted in the beloved. Eph. 1:6.
Saved. II Tim. i;g; Titus iii. 5.
Sealed with the Holy Spirit. Eph. i:!3;
iv:3o; II Cor, i;22.
Indwelt by the Holy Ghost. I Cor.
vi:ig. Perfected forever. Heb. x;i4.
Sanctified, Christ in glory being His
sanctification. I Cor. 1:30; vi;!!; Heb.
x;io; H;!o; John 1:16.
A member of Christ's body, flesh, and
bones; not a bone of him shall be broken,
was a word applied to the type. Eph.
v;30. Blessed with all spiritual blessings in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Eph. 1:3.
Is kept by the power of God. I Pet. 1:5.
Every believer has eternal life, and can
never perish. John Hi;!5, 16; v:24; vi:
47: x;27-2g.
1 5 born of God, and so is God's child.
Johni:i3: IJohniH:i-3.
Has Christ as his life. Col. iii '4; John
xH:25; xiv:6.
Has liberty to enter into the holiest.
Heb. x;l9.
Has Christ as His High Priest to succor
when tempted. Heb. ii;i8; iv:i4-!6.
Has Christ as his Advocate with the
Father if sin is committed (the term
"Father" shows that relationship has not
ceased although communion has been
interrupted), and as he is faithful, the res
toration of all his own erring ones is thus
pledged. I John H:!, 2; John xiii:i-!o.
See the case of David. II Sam, xii: 1-14
Also that of Peter. Luke xxH:6!, 62
John xxi;i5-!7.
Not only were the sins of every be

Iiever borne by Christ when on the cross,
see Lev. xvi:20-22; Isa. Hii:6; I Pet, ii;
24; Heb. x:l2, but Christ was made sin
for us by God. Their nature being bad,
God has judged it and put it away from
before him forever in the cross of Christ.
Christ died, not only as the believer's
Sin bearer, but as the believer's Represent
ative. Every believer has thus died — in
God's sight, and therefore to faith also—
and now lives in Christ, having Christ's
standing before God. Christ in glory is
thus the measure of each believer's ac
ceptance before God; for "He (God) hath
made us accepted in the Beloved," sharers
of his glory, John xvii:22. Loved by the
Father as he is loved, John xvn; 23. What
manner of persons ought we to be in all
holy conversation and godliness? Not our
own, but bought with a price. We are
left here ready dressed for heaven, to
serve our Deliverer and await his return to
take us home. So his word to us is;
"Let your loins be girded about, and your
lights burning; and yourselves like unto
men that wait for their Lord." Luke xu;
35, 36. F. P. C.

WHAT PAUL FOUND TO BE
GRATEFUL FOR.
For Jesus Christ. II Cor. ix;i5.
For being placed in the ministry. I
Tim. i:i2, 13.
For gifts which qualified him for ser
vice. I Cor. xiv: 18, ig.
For guidance in work, so that no
ground for complaint could be made
against him, nor his name used for party
purposes. I Cor. i:i4, 15.
For success which attended his preach
ing. I Thess. 11:13.
For liberty secured by many of his
hearers. Rom. vi:!?, 18.
For grace imparted to them. I Cor. i:4.
For faith manifested by their works.
Rom. i;8.

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For steadfast walk and growing faith.
II Thess. i;3, 4.
For brotherly love. Philemon iv;5.
For fellowship of the saints. Philip
pians i;3-5.
For sympathy extended him. Acts
xxviu;!5. For faithful and well-trained helpers.
II Cor. vni; 16; II Tim, i;3-5.
For deliverance from dominion of sin,
Rom. vii;24, 25.
For continued success in his labors.
II Cor. H;!4.
For ultimate victory. I Cor. xv;55, 5?.
HIS ADVICE TO OTHERS.
How to thank God. Heb. xni;!5.
Why to thank God. II Cor. iv:!5.
When to thank God. Eph, v:20.
Measured thankfulness. Col, ii;?.
Result of thankfulness (Peace). Phil.
iv:6, 7. A word OF warning.
Result of thanklessness. Rom. 1:21-24.
A WORD OF ADVICE.
Col. in; 15- 17. Connect with this.
Psalm c;4, 5. " He is good. His mercy
is everlasting. " Because He is merciful
He still offers the "unspeakable Gift,"
and until that is accepted we are guilty of
the basest ingratitude. Alf. Sandham.

DAILY EXPERIENCE.
I. Praise to Christ. Daily shall He be
praised. Psa. Ixxii: 1 5 ; xxxiv :i ; 1:23;
lxviii;ig; Phil. ii;9-i!; Heb. xin:l5.
II. Prayer. Be merciful unto me, O
Lord; for I cry unto thee daily. Psa.
lxxxvi;3; Ixxxviii.g; lv;l?; Lukexviii;l;
Eph. vi;i8.
III. Searching the Scriptures. These
were more noble than those in Thessa-
lonica, in that they received the word with
aU readiness of mind, and searched ihe
Scriptures daily. Acts xvU;ii; II Tim,
111:14-17; II Pet. i; 21; II Sam. xxHi;2;
Psa. cxix;9, 11, 105,130, 160; John x;35.

IV. Exhortation. Exhort one another
daily. Heb. iii;!3; x;25; Acts 11:46, 47;
v;42; Rom. xii;8; II Tim. iv:i, 2; Jude
3- V. Watching. Blessed is the man that
heareth me, watching daily at my gates.
Prov. viii:34; Markxiii;33-37; Lukexn.37;
I Cor. xvi; 13.
VI. Taking up the cross. And he
said to them all. If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke
ix;23; Matt. xvi;24; Markx:2i; Gal. vi;
14; Col. i:20; Heb. xii:2.
VII. Fighting. Be merciful unto me,
O God; for man would swallow me up;
he fighting daily, oppresseth me. We
wrestle not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against wicked spirits in the heav-
enHes. Psa. lvi;i, 2; Eph, vi;!2; II
Tim, ii;3, 4. J. H. Brookes, D. D.

THE

CHRISTIAN'S " TO BE. "

VERB

I am (present saved.)
"Chief of sinners.'' I Tim. i:l5.
"Migh by the blood." Eph. ii;i3.
"A temple of the Holy Ghost." ICor.
iii;i6. "Kept by the power of God." I Pet i;
"A sweet savour to Christ.'' II Cor.
H;!5. "Waiting for Christ." Luke xii;36.
"By the grace of God I am what I am.''
I Cor. xv:io.
I WAS (past, unsaved.)
"Ungodly." Rom. v:6.
"Afar off." ' Erh. H;I3.
"In kingdom of darkness." Col. i;l3.
'Astray," I Pet. ii:25.
"Enemies." Rom. v:io.
"Sold under sin." Rom. vH;i4.
"The wages of sin is death." Rom.
vi:23.

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I SHOULD BE (conditional, holy.)
"Looking unto Jesus.'' Heb. xH;2.
"Shining." Matt. v;l6.
"Putting on the Lord Jesus.'' Rom,
xHi;i4. "Transformed." Rom, xii;2.
I shall be (future glorified^
"Ever with the Lord." I Thess. iv:!?.
"Like Him." I John iii;2.
"Receiver of a crown." Jas. i- 12,
"Serving Him." Rev. xxii;3.
I have been (perfect, healed.)
"Redeemed." I Pet. i:!8, ig.
"Born again." II Pet. 1:2, 3.
"Made whole." Mark v;34.
"Called unto hoHness." I Thess. iv:?
M. B.

2. What we are. Eph. ii;i3, 8; I John
Hi:2; I Pet. ii.g, 10; Eph. iv;30; I Cor.
vi:!!, I Cor. 111:23; Rom. ii;!4: Eph. ii;
20; I Pet. i;5.
3. What we are not. I Cor. vi;!9;
Rom. vi;i4; Rom. viii;g, 12.
4. What we know, Rom, vii:!8; II
Tim, 1:12; I John iii;!4; Rom, vin:28,
(26); IlCor. v:i; I John in :2.
5. What we have. Eph. i:?; ii;i8; I
John v:!3: n:i, 20; IlPet, i:lQ; Heb, vi:
ig, 6, What we shall be. Col, iH-4; I John
iii;2. Rev. Geo. F. Pentecost.

FOURTEEN GREAT FACTS IN
JOHN VI.
I. We are given by God to Christ.
37, 39-
2. We are drawn to Christ, v. 44.
3. We are come to Christ, vs. 35, 45.
4. We beHeve ig Christ, v. 4?.
5. We see Christ, v. 40.
6. We live by Christ, and are sustained
by Him, vs. 51, 57.
7. We feed on Christ, and its results to
ns, vs. 54, 56.
S. We are taught by Christ, v. 45.
9. We are witness for Christ, v. 69.
10. We are the abiding ones in Christ.
V. 56.
1 1. We have everlasting life in Christ,
vs. 40, 47.
12, We have Christ, the True Bread
from Heaven, v, 32,
13, We shall be raised up by Christ, vs,
39, 40, 44, 54-
14. We are sure of all these Divine
blessings, because that Christ is the Son
of the living God, v, 6g, W, H,

THE BELIEVER'S POSITION,
I. What we were. I Pet. u:!o; Eph.
ii:l2, 13; Rom. v;8, 10, 6; Eph. H;3, i.

THE BELIEVER'S INTERESTS IN
CHRIST, AS SET FORTH IN
II TIMOTHY.
I. Life in Christ Jesus, i:i. Power of
His life.
2. God's calling, etc., in Christ Jesus,
1:9. Power of His calHng.
3. Faith and love in Christ Jesus, i:i3.
Power of faith and love.
4. Grace in Christ Jesus, ii:!. Power
of His grace.
5. Salvation in Christ Jesus, 11: 10.
Power of His coming.
6. Live godly in Christ Jesus, in: 12.
Power of the world.
?. Faith in Christ Jesus, iii;i5. Power
of the Word. F. E. M.

CHRIST AND HIS SERVANTS IN
ACTS.

17-

Christ's Command, 1:4; cf. John xin:
7- Christ's Promise, 1:8; cf. II Pet. 1:4.
Christ's Design, 1:8; cf. Isa. xlHi;lo.
Christ Obeyed, i:i2, 13; cf. John H:S.
Christ is Faithful, ii:!, 2; cf. Heb. x;
23- Christ's Witnesses, H;i4, 36; cf. Acts
viii;4. Christ Accepted, H:4i, 43; cf. John i;

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Christ's Name Magnified, iu;6; cf.
PhU. 1:20.
Christ's Work Opposed, iv:i6, 18; cf.
Luke xxi: 15.
Christ's Workers Rejoicing, iv:23; cf.
Matt. v;ii, !2.
Christ's Workers Strengthened, iv:3i;
cf. II Cor. xH;g.
Christ's Workers United, iv;34, 3?; cf.
John xvii:2l.
Christ's Workers Persecuted, v;i8; cf.
John xv;!8.
Christ's Workers Delivered, v;i9; cf.
Rom. viii;3i.
Christ's Enemies Withstood, v:29; cf.
Jer. 1:8.
Christ's Enemies Confounded, v;22; cf.
Psa. vii;4.
Christ's Enemies Enraged, v;33; cf.
Psa. xxi; 1 1.
Christ's Work Irresistible, v;3g; cf.
Isa. xHn;!3.
Christ's Workers Martyred, vii;5g; cf.
Rev. xii;!i.
Christ's Workers Accepted, vii:5g; cf.
John xiv:2, 3.
Christ's Spirit Manifested, vH:6o; cf,
Eph. iv;32.
Christ's Enemy at Work, viii:3; cf.
Psa. xxxvi :4.
Christ's Enemy Conquered, ix;6; cf.
Gal. ii :20,
Christ's Enemy Transformed, ix:22;
cf, Rom, xii:2.
Christ's Church Enlarged. Chaps, x,
xi, xvi; cf. Rev. v:9.
Christ the only SaViour, xvi:30, 31; cf.
Acts iv;i2.
What think ye of Christ ?
Alf. Sandham.

5. Our aim, iv;i.
6. Partakers of, iv;l3.
7. Our testimony of, v;i.

F. E. M.

SUFFERINGS OF CHRISTIANS IN
I PETER.
I. Suffer for Christ's sake, 11:19.
2. Suffer Hke Him, ii;2o.
3. Suffer for righteousness' sake, iii:i4.
4. Suffer for well doing, ill:!?.
5. Suffer for His name, iv;!4.
6. According to the wUl of God, iv:i9.
?. Reward of suffering, v;!0.
F. E. M.

"FAINT NOT."
I. In prayer. LukexvHi;!.
2, In confidence, II Cor, iv;i,
3. In hope, II Cor. iv:l6.
4. In work. Gal. vi;9.
5. In trusting. Eph. in:l3.
6. In well doing (margin) II Thess. iii:
7. Under chastening, Heb. xii;5.
F. E. M

13-

SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST IN
I PETER.
I. Foretold, i;ii,
2, Our example, ii:2i.
3. His patience in, ii:23.
4. His endurance, iii:l8.

SUFFERING WITH CHRIST.
'Who now rejoice in my sufferings for
you, and fill up that which is behind of
the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for His
body's sake, which is the Church," Col. i:
24. "The Church, or body of Christ, is
to enter the kingdom through many afflic
tions, or tribulations (the Hteral word.)
Christ is afflicted in the afflictions of His
people. He is the Head of the Body, and
so suffers in the sufferings of the mem
bers. They suffer, not to take away sin,
but to be perfected in holiness. They are
afflicted because they take Christ's part in
the evil world, and are so like Christ.
Each saint's tear that falls, each stroke
from a God-hating world a saint receives,
lessens the total amount which Christ
foresaw the Church would endure till He
came for her, Paul, as one of the Body,
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service, so the amount yet to be made up
might be more speedily filled up,'' (W, J.
Erdman). And so other Scriptures;
The Head has suffered. Matt. xvi;2'
I Pet. Hi; 18; Heb. ix:26-28.
The Body »2z«^ suffer. Col. 1:24; Phil
1:29; II Cor. 1:5; I Thess. iii:3, 4; Acts
ix;i6; I John iv:!?.
I. How do we suffer with Christ ?
I. In Temptation. Head, Heb. ii:i8.
Body, I Cor. x. 13.
2. In Adversity. Head, Psa. xxxv: 5.
Body, Heb. xiii;3.
3. In Shame. Head, Heb. xH:2.
Body, Acts v;4i; II Tim. 1:8-12.
4. In Need. Head, Matt. iv;2; viH;20
John iv;6, 7. Body, PhU. iv:io, 12;
Rom. x'ii;!3.
5. In Reproach. Head, Psa. lxix;2o;
Rom, xv;3. Body, I Tim. iv;io; Heb
xii;26; xiii:!3.
6. In Persecution. Head, John xv;20.
Body, II Tim. Hi:!2; John xv:2; Matt, v
II. 7. Well doing. Head, John v;i6-i8
Body, I Pet. Hi, 14, 17.
8. According to the will of God. Head
Matt. xxvi;37-45. Body, I Pet. iv;i9.
9. With Members. Head, Heb. ii;i4-
16; I John iv;!? 1. c; Acts ix;4, 5.
Body, I Cor. xii;26.
II. Why suffer with Christ ?
To make perfect. Head, Heb. ii: o.
Body, I Pet. v;io.
To learn obedience. Head, Heb. v:
8. Body, Psa. cxix;6?.
To succor the tempted. Head, Heb.
ii:t8. Body, II Cor. i;3, 4. .
To be an Example. Head, I Pet ii:
21. Body, I Thess. i:6, 7.
We understand Christ's sufferings bet
ter when we suffer, and are thus fitted to
take our place in suffering as the Bride —
the Lamb's -wife. When we suffer, we
have the consolations of Christ. II Cor.
1:5 6, ?.

III. Our conduct under suffering:
To rejoice. I Pet. iv:!2-i4; Col. 1:24.
To bless the persecutor. Matt, v:!2;
Rom, xii;i4; I Cor, iv;l2.
To take pleasure in persecutions, in
reproaches, in necessities, etc. II Cor.
xii: 10.
To be patient. Jas v;!i; Rom. xii:
12. To commit everything to God. I Pet.
iv;!g. To glorify God, I Pet. iv:l6.
IV. Uses of affliction — suffering;
Leads to acknowledging error. Hos.
15- Leads to delight in law of God and
keeping of His Word. Psa. cxix:?i, 67.
To bring back from wandering. Luke
xv:!?, 19.
To teach righteousness. Isa. xxvi:g.
To humble and do good. Deut. viH:5,
16. To manifest the works of God. John
ix;23. To lead to self-judgment. I Cor. xi:
30-32. To work patience. Jas 1:2, 3; Rom.
v:5- To make us partakers of His holiness.
Heb. xii: 10,
To cause us to bear fruit, Heb. xii:ii.
To glorify God. John xi;4.
V. Rewards of suffering;
I. Blessings —
Shall be comforted. Matt. v;4.
Shall inherit the earth. Matt, v;5.
Theirs the kingdom of Heaven, Matt.
v:lo. Great reward in Heaven, Matt, v:l2.
2, Receive Crown of Life, Jas, i:i2.
3, Be glorified with Him. Rom. vin:

17- 4,

Reign with Him, II Tim,ii:!2.
Mrs, T, C, Rounds.

BENEFITS OF TRIALS,
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ness, Psa, .xxxiv;i9; Psa, xi;3, 4; Psa.
xxxi:8, 9.
2. Learning to trust in God. Deut. iv;
30, 3 ; Neh. 1:8,9: Psa l.xxviii;34; Isa.
x;20, 21; Hosea ii;6, 7.
3. A test of faith and obedience. Gen.
xxiH;l, 2; Heb. xi;!?; Ex. xv;23.25;
Deut. viii;2, 16; I Pet. 1:?; Rev. H;i9.
H. B. Chamberlain.

EMPTYING.
"That we may be so emptied of self
that God may use us."
What God has to empty us from as
workers :
Self-esteem. Matt. v:3; xviii; 1-4; I
Sam. xv:!?; Phil. ii:3
Self -righteousness, etc. Job xxxiii:9
and xl:4.
Self-consciousness . Either in the form
of pride and forwardness, or of shrinking
and fear. Perfect love casts out the lat
ter, and drowns the former. I John iv;
16, !?, 18; Rom. v;5; Acts iv;3i.
Self-assertion. Love of power and pre
eminence. PhU. H.3; Judges viU:3;
Luke xxii;24.
Harsh judgment of others. Jas. iv:i!;
I Cor, xiii:?, 8,
Envy of the success of others. I Cor.
xiii;4; Acts viii; 7-ig; Gen. xxxvii;3, 4.
God empties us when on our part we
are willing to —
I. Let in the light.
2. Be absolutely honest before Him
and with ourselves, as to the true condition
of soul.
3. To yield ourselves entirely to His
emptying processes. These come to us
in various ways —
(0) Withholding manifest results in our
work. Matt. xvH;!6-2i; Acts xH;2i-23
{b) Withdrawing us from a sphere of
work in which we have been successful.
(f) Uprootings from home and long
loved privileges. Jer. xlvni;!i, 12,
10

{d) DiscipHne of sorrow, Psa. cxxxi:
2; Isa. xxxviii;!, 13; Psa. cxix:67.
U) Disappointments and losses.
(/) Failure. Some one remarked a
little while ago in reference to her work
for God: "I shall be a failure all my
life." This is just the point God wants
to bring the "I" to. Once gained, not
in bitterness, but in reality and deep
humility. He can begin to use us. I Cor.
xv:!0. See II Cor. vi;!-!0.
That these and many other tokens of
the hand of the Lord emptying us in
answer to our prayers, may have their fu.l
effect, we should — -
I. Recognize and yield to them.
2. Take the place of confession and
humiliation. Ps. li;3, etc., etc.
3. Live under His eye at all times.
Acts 11:26. I Sam. xxu:23.
4. Practice the denial of self in daily
Hfe. Rom. xv;3; Phil. ii;5-8; II Cor. iv:
10. He empties that He may fill. See sol
emn warning in Luke xi;2!-26. We want
to be self -emptied that we may be Christ-
filled. See Luke 1:53; Acts ix:i?; Eph,
iii;!g; v:i8; Deut, xxxiH;23,

CHRIST THE BURDEN BEARER.
Bears His people, Deut, xxxii;ii ,
Bears our sins, I Pet. ii:24.
Bears our sorrows, Isa, liii:4; lxiii;g.
Bears our sickness. Matt, viii:!?.
Bears our burdens. Psa, lv:22.
Bears our care, I Pet. v:?.
The government shall be upon His
shoulder. Isa. ix:6.
Anon.

GOD'S "FEAR NOTS."
Isaiah xii: 10-14
Fear not, Abram. Gen, xv:i.
Fear not, Hagar. Gen. xxi:!?.
Fear not, Isaac. Gen. xxvi;24.
Fear not, Jacob. Gen. xlvi:3.
Fear not, Moses. Num. xxi:34.

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Fear not, Joshua. Josh. viH:i.
Fear not, Gideon. Judges vi:23.
Fear not, Israel. Isa. xlin;3.
Fear not, Ezekiel. Ezek. Hi:g.
' ?'ear not, Daniel. Dan. x:i2.
Fearnot, Zerubbabel. Hag. U:5.
Fear not, Zecharias. Luke i;l3.
Fear not, Mary. Luke i:30.
Fear not, Simon. Luke v; !0.
Fear not, Jairus. Luke viii;50.
Fear not, Paul. ActsxxvH;24.
Fear not, John. Rev. i:!?.
Fear not. Christian. Matt. x:26, 28;
Luke xii:32; Psa. xxni;4; Psa. xxvn;!-3;
I John iv;i8; Heb. vni:5, 6.
"God is our refuge and strength .
therefore will not we fear, though the
earth be removed." Geo. E. Williams.

TO THOSE IN TROUBLE.
"My soul is cast down within me."
I'sa. xlii;6.
" Why art thou cast down, oh! my
soul?" Psa. xHi;5. "Hope thou in God."
Psa. xliii:5.
Trouble from God's hand, no second
causes. Psa. xxxii;4, f. c. ; Psa. .xxxviH:
2, 1. c; Job H:io; Job. xix;2!, 1. c.
He doth not willingly afflict. Lam. iii
33- It is done in love. Rev iii: 19, f. c. ;
Heb. xii: 6; Job v;!?; Psa. xciv:!2; Psa,
cxix:75, 1. c.
Shows we are children. Prov. Hi:!!,
12; Deut. viii; 5.
It is for our own good. Rom. vin;28;
Psa. cxix;?!, f, c.
Keeps us in the way, Psa, cxix;6?.
Drives us to God, Hos. v;i5, 1. c;
Dent. iv:3o, 31.
Makes us grow. Ex. i:i2.
Refines away the dross. Mai. iii;3, f.
c. ; Isa. xlviii;io.
Makes us fruitful. Gen. xli;52, 1. c.
II Cor. vHi:2; Pleb. xH;i!; Jer. xv;2
I Pet. i;?.

Makes us patient. Rom. v:3, 1. c.
Jesus has felt our sorrows. Isa. liii:?;
Ixiii ;g.
He knows our frame. Psa. cHi;!4.
Affliction is common to all. IPet. v:g;
I Cor. x;!3.
Brief at the worst. II Cor. iv;!?.
Endure — not troubled. Jer. xiv:i, f.c. ;
I Thess. in;3; II Tim. iv;3 2d c.
God can bring good out of evil. Gen.
1;20. No lasting earthly comfort, Psa. Ix;
[i; Eccl. iv:i, 1. c; Jer. viii;l8.
God can and will comfort us. II Cor.
vii;6; Psa. xxxvii:24; cxix:50, 92; Isa.
lxi:2, 1. c. ; Ixvi; 13.
Sends the Holy Spirit as the Comforter.
Jno. xiv; 16-18.
Though in darkness, hope in God. Isa.
1;!0. Psa. xlH:5, ii.
Though in darkness and trouble - pray.
Acts xvi;25; Isa xxvi;!6; Jamesv:i3, f.c.
Try to impart comfort to others. I
Thess. ivi8; IlCor. "i:4; Gal. vi;2.
We are not to feel rebellious. Prov.
xix;3, 1. c, ; Job xxxiv;3?, f.c; Josh, xxii;
29. f. c. ; Neh. ii;!g. I.e.; Lam. ni:42-44;
Psa. lxviii;6, 1. c.
We should be wiUing to do or suffer
His will. Mark xiv;38, 1. c. ; Jno. iv;34;
Dan. iv:35;Rev xvii-!?, f. c. ; Judgesv;2.
Peace, consequence of resting in His
will. Job xxxiv:2g, f. c,; Psa. ix;g; Jno.
xvi;33; Isa. xxvi;3.
He does not always take away the
burden, but He does promise to sustain
the bearer. Psa. lv:22.
We shall be finally delivered. II Sam.
xxii:2S, f. c. ; Rev. vii:!4.
"Shall not the Judge of aU the earth do
right?" Gen. xviii:25.
Even as the hills are round about Jeru
salem, so the Lord is round about His
own. Ps. c.xxv;2. Underneath are the
everlasting arms. Deut. xxxiH;27. Above
are the overshadowing wings. Psa xci;4.
Miss Katie A. Clarke.

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" MY MEDITATION OF HIM
SHALL BE SWEET. "
Psa. civ:34.
(R. V.) Let my meditation be sweet
unto Him.
(Young.) Sweet is my meditation of
Him. Meditation. The heart going out to
its object of life and communion, i. e..
Contemplation, consideration, musing.
Meditate, " mutter.'' See Josh. i;8;
Ps. 1:2; lxiii;6; lxxvu;i2; cxliH;5; Isa.
xxxiii:!8. Bowed down, muse. Gen. xxiv;63,
(margin); Ps. cxix;i5, 23, 48, 78, 148.
To be careful, take care. I Tim. iv:l5.
Earnest thought. Ps. xlix:3; v:i.
Musing. Ps. xix;l4; civ;34; cxix;g?,
99- Sweet Things, (i, e,) precious, glad
some, pleasing, delightful, Ps. cxix: 103.
Sweet counsel together. Ps. Iv:i4.
How sweet are thy words. Ps. cxi x
103. For they are sweet. Ps. cxH;6.
Sweeter than the honey. Ps. xix:lo.
See II Pet. 1:4.
Sweet sleep. Prov. iH;24; see Ps. xxin;
Eccl. v:i2; Jer. xxxiii:26.
Light is sweet. Eccl. xi:?.
His fruit was sweet. , Cant. ii:3.
His voice sweet. Cant. ii:l4.
His cheeks sweet. Cant. v:i3.
His Hpssweet. Cant. v;i3.
His mouth sweet. Cant. v:i6.
Christ in Psalms:
I, Creator. Ps. civ; xcv:i-6,
2. Preserver. Ps. lxviii:!9.
3. Redeemer. Ps. xl;6-8.
4. Substitute. Ps. xxii; 12-18; lxix:2o,
21. 5. Sin bearer. Ps. xxxH;i-?.
6. Mediator. Ps. Ixxxv: — .
?. Saviour. Ps. xl:!-3, 16, 17.
8. Salvation. Ps. in:?, 8; xxvH:i-S
lxH:i. 2, 5, 8.
9. Exalted Captor, Ps, lxvUi:i8.

10, Wonderful Mercy, Ps, cui,
II. Prophet, Ps, xxxii;8,
12, Priest, Ps, cxvi;i, 2; cxxxviH;i-3,
13, Loving kindness, Ps, xvn;?.
14. Ever present refuge and strength.
Ps. xlvi.
i;. Abiding Place. Ps. xci 1-4.
16. Shepherd — Good, Great, Chief. Ps.
xxHl. !?. Word. Ps. xix:?, 8; cxix;g7, 103,
165; cxxxvin;2.
18. Hope. Ps. 1:3-5.
ig. All. Ps. lxxiii:23-26; Ixxxvii:?.
God. The name of the Supreme Being.
The eternal, infinite and incomprehen
sible being. — Cruden.
The eternal, independent and self-exis
tent being. — A. Clark.
Such a being is unapproachable by man.
Then comes the question how can the
meditation of this great, mighty being be
sweet. The sweetness is found when we behold
God in Christ Jesus. John i:!8; Rev.
1:4-8. In nature, essence, substance, very
God, The uncreated eternal / am.
I. God manifested in the flesh, Heb,
i:i, 2; John i:!4; I Tim, iH:i6,
2, Representative and resemblance of
God, II Cor, iv;4 1, <-.; Col, i- 5; John
xiv:9; Heb, 1:3; John 1:18.
3. Co-equal with God. Phil. ii;6; John
x:30, 38; Col. ii:i9; John i:i.
4. Everlasting God. Micah v;2; Prov.
vin;22-3!; Heb. 1:8. See I John v:2o,
5. God omniscient. John 1:48; 11:23,
24; vi:64; John xvi:3o.
6. God omnipresent. Matt. xxviii;2o;
John iii:l3; Matt. xviH;20.
7. God omnipotent. Isa ix;6; Rev.
i;8. 8. God immutable. Heb. i:i2; xiH;8.
The great God. Titus ii:i3.
The true God. I John v;2o.
The eternal God. Deut. xxxin:27.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

The only wise God. Jude 25.
The God of love. John Hi:!6.
The God of redemption. Acts xx;28,
God over all, blessed forever, Rom.
ix;5. God worthy of our faith. John xiv;
I, 2.
God of joy. Isa. lxi;io.
My God. John xx;28.
God aU the way. Ps. xlviH;i4.
God coming. Ps. 1:3.
God come. Isa. xxv;9.
In the beginning God. Gen. i;!.
In the present God. Isa. viii: 10.
In the future God. Ps. xlviii;!4.
"My meditation of Him shall be sweet

MY WAY.
This is one of the titles Jesus our Lord
takes to Himself. John xiv;6.
What led Christ to make this statement?
vs. 1-4.
To whom made. John xiH;3o, 31, etc;
xiv;6 1. c.
What the general meaning of "the way"
— a means of communication between
two extreme points, and transition from
one to the other.
What are the two extremes?
Man. ' God.
We have some knowledge of the vast
distance — the great gulf. Do we know
the way? "I am the way!"
What does the "I" imply or suggest?
See John iii;i3; Heb. x;20.
Thousands of ways that lead to ruin,
but only one way to God, Heaven, Life,
Salvation. I Tim. ii;5; Acts iv;!2.
I. The way is unchangeable. Heb.
xin;8. If anything it gets brighter. Prov.
iv;l8, 2. The way of Peace. Luke i;?9'
Eph. ii;i4.
3. The way of Life. Prov. xv;24;
Col. iH;4.
4. The way of Pleasantness, Prov.
Hi;!?, Cant. i;i6.

5. The way of Holiness, lsa. xxxv:8;
I Cor. i:30.
6. The ¦way Everlasting. Psa. cxxxix.
24; Isa ix:6.
?. The way into the Holiest, Heb.
ix;8; x;!g, 20.
8. An exclusive way. John xiv;6 1. c. ,
and yet see John vi;37 1. c.
9. A safe way. I Pet. iii;i8; Jude 24.
10. A 'way blight with hopes. John
xiv:!-3; Rom. viii;i4-l9, 23-25, 31-39.
Col. H;6-8.
II Cor. v; 18-20.

THE TRUTH.
There was a time when in this world
there was nothing but Truth, but he who
isa liar and the father pf lies entered, and
darkness, deception and death followed,
and the natural man became foreign to
truth. See John viii;46; I Tim. vi;5; II
Tim. iii:8; II Thess. H:!2. See II Tim.
H:i9. What is Truth? The answer is alone in
the person pf Christ.
How the soul thirsts for what this wcrld
cannot supply. Nothing short of Truth
satisfies. Truth will admit of any investigation.
Pilate seems to have feared to know the
answer to this question, What is Truth?
John xviii;38.
Let us not shrink from coming in con
tact with the Truth.
In what sense or particular is
Christ the Truth?
I. Not a doctrine or a system, but the
very embodiment of all true doctrines and
systems. In reality Himself the Truth. Heb. i;
1-3; Johni;l4; xiv:6; vii;i8.
God would thus speak to us in Truth.
In person He embodies the Truth.
He is the substance of all Truth, and
absolutely the Truth.
2. In respect to all types and shadows,
Christ is the Truth. John 1:1?.

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3. In this He, like all Truth, liber
ates, frees from bondage.
What greater bondage than the sin of
falsehood and deception, rationalism, hu
man reason, etc. JohnvHi;32. See v. 36.
4. In regard to His Words,
What He knows. John Hi:!!; viu:45,
46. What He says. John xiv;2; xvi:?.
5. The fountain and bond of all Chris
tian love.
In Truth. Ill John i; I John iii;i8,!9.
6. The root or life of all Chiistian
character. Ill John 3.
If Christian character is shaped accord
ing to the Truth, we shall have Truth in
the inward parts, and seen in the outward
life. How does life correspond to the Truth?
II John 4.
The Truth is the Christian's standard.
John iv;23.
?. The Christian's rule of life. Ill
John 3 1. c. II John 4. Walk in the
Truth. 8. The object of Christian zeal. Ill
John 8.
See R. V. Fellow workers with the
Truth. What a need of just such zeal to-day.
The Truth is assailed, and millions are
crying for the Truth.
End of those who obey not the Truth.
II Thess. ii:io-i2.

vi;32-35. See Matt. v:6; Gal. ii:2G R.V.;
Rom. v:!0; John x:io,
3, Life, future, eternal. John x:28;
I John v:i3; John xi:25, 26, See also
Col. iii; 1-4.

MY REFUGE.
The eternal God is my refuge.
xxxiH:27. See II Sam. xxii;3; Ps,
2; xxvii;5 R. V.
Cities of Refuge in Him.
I. Kedash. Holiness. Rev. iv;8
xli;ic; Col. i:2i, 22.
2. Shechem. Strength. Ps. xlvi:i
Phil. iv:i3; II Cor. xii:9; John xv:5 1. c.
Ps. lxvHi;35.
3. Hebron. Friendship, fellowship.

Deut. xci;!.

Heb.

I Cor.

tower.

John xv:!4, 15; I John 1:3 1- c;
i;g. 4. Bezer. Stronghold, high
Ps. lxxi;3; cxxv;2. xvHi;2.
5. Ramoth Gilead, Exaltation. I Sam.
xxii;47; Phil. ii;5-ii; Ps. xxxiv;3.
6. Golan. Joy, exultation, John xv;
ii; xvi:!g-24.
He is our strong consolation. Heb.
vi;i7-20.

MY ADVOCATE.

MY LIFE.
What is life? Rom. vi;23; I Johnv:ii,
12. Now see John v;24, and I John i:i-4.
I. Life, past, origin. Ps. xxxvi :g;
John xiv:6; i;4; v:26; II Cor. v:i?. R.
V. margin.
Christ has not a life for Himself and
another for His own, but only one for
body and head together, joined by vital
union. 2. Life, present, sustaining, etc. John

I John ii;l.
Priesthood and Advocacy. As Priest
we associate Christ with blood-shedding,
offering sacrifice. All having to do with
a transaction with God for man. There
could not be such a thing as an advocate
with God. It would imply sin unsettled
for. I. Has the question of sin heen settled?
Heb. ix:26.
Sin settled with whom, by whom, for
whom? Everything between God and the
man in Christ is settled forever. But
mark the question of relationship. Father.
As children we are continually grieving
the Father. Therefore, so long as ve
are in these mortal bodies we need some
one to take our part with the Father.

ISO

notes for bible READINGS.

2. Advocate. One who pleads the cause
of or for another. John xiv;l6, 26; xv
26; xvi:?.
Two meanings. Job xvi;2. He who
comforts. I John ii;i. He who pleads,
or an attorney.
3. Twofold Advocacy. Having ac
complished His work for sin, Christ as
cended to God, and there as High Priest
in the holy of holies he presents his blood
— accepted of God. The result is, the
Holy Spirit Advocate descends. Another
Advocate. Then we have this advocate,
also perfect partnership or understanding,
No discord.
The one to keep from sinning. John
xiv;26. The other to plead for us when we do
sin. I John ii;!,
4. The Righteous Advocate. I John
H;! 1. t.
All His pleading is done on righteous
principles. He does not undertake an
unrighteous cause.
5. Sin and Advocacy. When does He
plead forus. Heb. vii;25.
Think of the multitude of secret par
dons. Sin or have sinned. Sins of omis
sion and commission.
6. Affection of the Advocate, (i) To
the Father. (2) To His brethren. My
brother is my advocate.
Think of it. Having in His flesh one
of us as a brother put away our sin.
That which condemned us. He is rep
resented here as continuing his affection
to and for us with the one common
Father. Every feeling of affection which brought
Him from the throne to the cross burns
now with increased fervor. How urgent.
John xvii:!5. Flow intense. How un
changeable. Johnxi;42; Heb. xiii:8.
?. His ability. Wisdom or knowledge.
Col. n:3.
The statutes. The law. Rom. x:4.
He demands acquittal on the ground of|

his own law keeping, and the articles of
the covenant of grace. We have nothing
to plead except confess our guilt. He
says nothing good of us, but He never
ceases to plead for us.
MY DELIVERER.
II Sam. xxii:2; Ps. xviH;2.
Eternal Deliverer. IlCor. i;!0. Three
fold Past, Present, Future.
I. Past. ?riFrFpFr.Fn P
Frc?r<"r(
xxxiv;?. 4. From trouble
xxxiv:!?; liv:?.
5. From all enemies. Luke 1:74.
II Cor. ii;i4.
III. Future.
I. Promise. Jer. 1:8, 19; xv,20, 21,
Faith, II Tim. iv;i8; Ps. Ivi;i3.
Assurance. Dan. iii; 17; Ps. xxxii;?.
Of the body. Rom. vHi;23.
From the presence of sin. I Cor. xv:
44, 49. 53-
God is our Deliverer. Dan. vi:i6; II
Sam. xxii;2; Ps. xviii;2.
Christ is our DeHverer. Luke iv;!8.
The Holy Ghost is our Deliverer.
John xvi;i3. See Jude 24, 25.

I.

From wrath. I Thess. i;!0.

2.

From Satan Col. i;!3.

3-

From law. Rom. vii;6.

4-

From fear. Ps. xxxiv;4.

5-

From death. Ps. Ivi:i3; Heb.

II

. Ptesent.

I.

From world. Gal. 1:4.

2.

From all iniquity. Titus 11:14.

3-

From temptation. II Pet. ii;9

n;l5.

Ps.

II Tim. iii;!i; Ps.

See

2.
3-
4- 5-

" MY TEACHER."
This means that I am His /M^«/. That
I take the place of His scholar. That I
am in His school a great deal; yea, every
thing depends on the Teacher.
We are not thought unwise if we seek
to be educated by the best masters.
TEACHER, master, ESSENTIAL QUALIFI
CATIONS.
I. Knowledge.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

(i.) Knowledge of His pupil, as to his
pecuHarities, needs and capacities.
(2 ) Knowledge to meet all these. John
iii;2. Col. ii.3; see John 11:23, 24; Matt.
vii;2g. 2. Power of communicating knowledge .
He causeth His pupils to understand.
See Job xxxvi;22; Isa. xlviH;i?; Luke
xxiv;32, 45.
3. Adaptation. Think of the number
of scholars, the character and conditions,
the ages and variety.
4. Patience. How wonderfully patient
He has been with us when we think how
slow we are to learn. Luke xxiv;25, 27.
5. Perseverance, I will never leave
thee. See Deut. xxxn;9-!!.
6. Thoroiighness . He must have order
and obedience. He must see that every
lesson is taught. His own honor and
glory are at stake. Mark xii;i4.
7. Delight in and love for His pupils.
What gives him more delight than to have
His disciples at His feet. He takes posi
tive pleasure in instructing those who will
be taught. Ps. xxxii:8, margin.
Learn of me. Matt. xi;29.
Only one school book. II Tim. Hi:i4-
17; Heb. iv:!2.
Graduation in glory. Col. iii;4.
MY KEEPER.
Read Ps. cxxi.
Keeper, i. e., to retain or hold fast,
preserve (Spurgeon). The preserving
one. ! What power. I Pet. i;5. Power of
God, see Ps. c.xxi;2.
2. What tenderness. Ps. xvii;8; Deut.
xxxii;g, 10; Zech. ii;8; Tender preserver.
3. In all places. Gen. xxviii:!':.
4, In aU our ways, Ps, xci;!i; Prov,
ii:8; Josh, xxiv;!?,
5. In all time, Lsa. xxvii; 3; Ps. xxxvii;
28; cxxi'4; cxxi;6-8; cxxv:i, 2.
6, What State. Phil, iv:?; Isa. xxvi;3.
7. Who He keeps.

(l) John xvii;i2.
(2) II Tim. i;!2. Note condition.
God's Sovereignty. John xvii;!2.
Man's responsibUity. II Tim. i:i2.
See Ps cxlv:20; II Tim. iv;i8; Jude i,
21, 24, 25.

MY HELPER.
Ps. liv;4.
Need. Hos, ,xiu;9.
He is able, Ps. Ixxxix; 19,
His promise, Isa, xli;!0, 13, 14,
Conditions of receiving His help, Ps,
cxvi;6. See Matt. xv;22-28; Ps, evil.
Need of keeping in this condition. II
Chron. xxvi:5, 7, 15, 16.
Faith. Ps. cxxi;!, 2; cxxiv;8; Isa. 1:?.
Blessing. Ps. cxlvi:5. Compare v. 3
and Ps. lx;i!.
Caution. Isa. xxxi;!.
To those who refuse His proffered help.
Isa. x;3; II Thess. i:7-io. See Heb-
xiii:6.

" MY SHEPHERD."
I. Good Shepherd, John x.
I. He is without sin, therefore good
(z. e. God.)
2. He is good in life. From first to last
He went about doing good. Acts x;38.
3. He is good in love. We measure
love by the sacrifice she makes. What of
Jesus ?
He loved me. I John iv;io; Rom.
vHi:3?. II. Great Shepherd. Heb. xiii;20.
I. He is great in victory. I Cor. xv.
2. He is great in power. Matt, xxviii-
20. 3. He is great in sympathy. Heb. ii:
14-18. III. Chief Shepherd. I Pet, v;4,
1. Chief in being alone. Jehovah I
am, Ex. Hi;l4; John viH;58.
2. Chief in ownership. John x:2?-30.
3. Chief in glory. Matt. xxv:3l.
Then one fold, one Shepherd. John x:
16.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

He is My Shepherd. I shall not want.
Ps. xxiii. Mark possessive pronoun my.
I. Lost sheep, or the flock astray.
Num. xxvii:!5, i?; I Kings xxii:!?;
Matt. ix:36; Isa. liii:6; Ezek. xxxiv;5, 6;
Ps. cxix: 1 76.
2. The Shepherd after His sheep.
Ezek. xx.xiv:li, 12, 16, Luke xv;4.
3. The Shepherd's value of His sheep.
Johnx:!!; Zech. xiii; 7.
4. The Shepherd finds His sheep.
Ezek. xxxiv:!2, 16; Luke xv;5, 7.
5. The Shepherd's care for His sheep.
Isa. xl:!0; Luke xii;32; Ezek. xxxiv;i3-
15. 23.
6. The Shepherd's knowledge of His
Sheep. Ezek. xxxiv;3i; John x;i4.
?. The Shepherd watches over and de
fends His sheep. I Sam. xvii;34, 35;
Ezek. xxxiv;22, 25; Johnx;:?, 28; Jer.
xxxi; 10.
8. The Shepherd caUs His sheep. John
x;4. 9. The Shepherd leads His sheep.
Johnx 3, 4; Ps. Ixxx;!; Ps. xxiii;2, 3.
!0. The Shepherd's marks of His
sheep. John x;26. Believe me. John x;
14, Know me. John x;27. Follow me.
II. The Shepherd's continued presence
with His sheep. Ps. xxiii. 4.
12. The Shepherd's great flock. John
x;i6. 13. The Shepherd's immutability.
Past, (i) The good shepherd. John
x;2S, Death.
Present. (2) The great Shepherd.
Pleb. xHi:2o, Life.
Future. (3) The chief Shepherd. I
Pet. v;4. Glory.
14. The Shepherd's judgment, or final
gathering of His sheep. Matt. xxv;3!, 46.
My song, Ps. xxiii.

MY SAVIOUR.
Read Titus i; 1-4; 3:4-7; ii;ll-!4.
Saviour, i, e., One who saves. Matt.
1:21, Jesus, Saviour.

I. Promised Saviour. Isa. xix:20; Ixiu;
5. 8.
2. Incarnate Saviour. Luke ii;ii.
3. Crucified Saviour. Titus ii;i3, 1. c,
14- 4. Conquering Saviour. II Tim. i: 10.
5. Exalted Saviour. Acts v.31. Prince
ly Saviour.
6. Righteous Saviour. II Pet. i;i,
(margin.) 7. Only Saviour. Isa. xHii:ii. Hos.
xiii:4. Isa. xlv;2!, 22.
8. World's Saviour. John iv;33; I
John iv;!4.
9. Present Saviour. II Tim. i:g; Matt.
1:21; Heb. vii;25,
10. Mighty Saviour. Isa. xHH;!-3; Ix:
16; Titus 1:3; iii;4.
II. Coming Savio'ur. TitusH;!3; PhU.
in:2o; II Pet. i:io, li.
12. My Saviour. II Sam. xxii;3;
Luke i:47.
How knowledge emphasizes the my.
In what respect is He my Saviour?
He saves from the curse of the law.
Gal. iii;!3.
From the condemnation of sin. Rom.
viii . I .
From the power of sin. Rom. vi;g,
I!. From the coming judgment. John v:
24, R. V.
From the unrest of a guilty conscience.
Heb. x;22.
From the fear of death and bondage.
Heb. ii;!5.
From the fretful life of anxious thought
and care. II Tim. i;i2,
To the present assurance of salvation.
Rom. v.g.
To the joy of conscience acceptance. I
Pet. i;S.
To the rest of abiding peace. John
xiv;2?; Eph. ii;i4.
To the dignity of adoption Rom. viii:
15; Gal. iv:6 7.
To the privilege of access. Rom. v;2.

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To the blessedness of fellowship, I
John 1:3, ?.
To the certainty of hope. Heb. iv:ig.
Do not forget Him. Ps. cvi;2!.
See Titus U:!o; I Pet. iU;!?, i8; Jude
24, 25.
Kindness and love of my Saviour.
Titus iii:4.
Grace, mercy and peace of my Saviour.
Titus 1:4.
Commandment of my Saviour. Titus
i;3- /
Gift of Holy Ghost of my Saviour.
Titus in;6.
Adornment of my Saviour. Titusii;!0.
Coming of my Saviour. Titus ii;i3.
Hallelujah, what a Saviour !

"MY COUNSELLOR. "
I. Lost by the wicked one's counsel.
Rom. v;!2.
II. Saved by the Righteous one's coun
sel., Prov. xi;!4.
WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MY
COUNSELLOR ?
I. Knowledge. His knowledge is in-
ifinite. I Sam. n;3.
2. Wisdom (or Judgment.) How often
the wisest of human counsellors are baf
fled, but His wisdom alone is perfect.
Isa, xxxiii;6, f.c. Rom. xi:33.
3. Certainty (unerring), no mistakes.
Heb. vi:i7-2o; Prov. xxii;!7-2l.
4. Accessibility. Always in His office.
Isa. lix:!i, f. c. ; Psa. lxxiH;23. 24.
5. Faithfulness. Isa. xxv;l.
6. Untiring, Isa. xlvi:9, lo. Ps. Iv;
16, I?.
7. Sympathy. Heb. iv:i5, 16.
J. He is alone the soul's counsellor,
Prov vHi;i4,
2, He is a great counsellor, Jer. xxxH;
ig. 3. He is the greatest of all counsellors.
Isa, xl;i3, 14.
4. He is a wonderful counseUor. Isa.
ix, (R. V).

5, His counsel shaU stand. Isa._xlvi;9,
10. Prov. xix:2!.
6. His counsel is unchangeable. Heb.
vi;!?; Ps. xxxiii; 1 1.
7. His counsel is infinite, Rom. xi;33-
36. See Mich. iv:9; Ps. xxxvi:5; lxxiu:24;
lv:,4. How? His Word, Ps, cxix;4; see
Phil, iv;8.
His Spirit. Isa. xi;2, 3.
To those who know Him not.
Void of His counsel. Ps, evil: 11; see
Deut, xxxii, 28, 2g,
Set at naught His counsel, Prov, 1,25,
Reject His counsel. Luke vii:30.
If persisted in, what then? Prov. i:
25, 26, 30, 31; Isa. xxix;i5; Isa. xxx;!;
I Chron. x:!3.

MY PRIEST.
I. One of us. Ex. xxviH;i; Heb. v;!;
H;l6, !?.
2. Yet not of us. Holy Priest. Ex.
xxviH;36; Heb. iv;i5; vn;26.
3. Sacrifice and Mediator. Because
one of us, and yet not of us. He could
and did oRer Himself a sacrifice for our
sins.) II Cor. v:2i; Heb. ix:!3-i5.
4. Intercessor. Heb. ix;ii, 12; vii;
22-25. 5. In worship. Means of access. Eph.
H:l8; Heb. x;ig.22; Heb. iii:i; iv;i4-i6.

MY WISDOM.
I Cor. i;3o, first half.
I. Prov. xxvHi;26'; Luke xii. 20; Prov.
1;?, 22; Matt. vii:26; xxv;2; Rom. i:2i,
22. 2. Deut. xxxii:28, 29. Now see Job
xxviH;i2, 20.
3. Read Prov. iv;!-!o; Job xxviH;!3-
20; Prov. iii;!3-l8; viii;!i.
4. Isa. xi;i, 2; Luke ii:40, 52; Matt.
xin; 54.
Prov. viH:i, 2, etc.; iH;i9; Ps. civ:24.
Rev. v;i2; vH:i2.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

I Tim. i:!?.
5. Eph. i:!?; I Cor. ii;6, 7; Eph. Hi
10, ii; ICor. 1:24-30; Col. ii;2, 3.
See Col. i;ig; ii;3; H:g; Hi;!!.
Matt. xi;!9; Rom. xi;33-.^6.
Eph. i;3; Prov. Hi:33; Dan. xH;3, lO.

" MY EXAMPLE."
Key Text. I Pet. ii:2!, 23; John xiH:
13. I?; xvH;!8.
I. Object in Life, (i) Godward. Ps.
xl;6; Johniv;34; vi:38; viii:28, 29, 30.
See Matt. vii;2i; John ii;!?; I Cor. x:
31; Acts ix;6.
(2) Manward. I Tim. i:!5; Luke xix;
10. See I Thess. H:4; I Cor. ix;l6.
2. Obedience. John xiv 31; PhU. ii.8;
Heb. v;8.
See Rom. i;5; I John 5:2, 3; I Pet.
i:i4. 3. Service or Work. Luke ii'4g; John
ix:4; xix:30; xvii:4.
See Mark xiii;34; Matt xxi 28; Luke
xix;i3; Titus ii;!4; Rev. xxii;!2,
4, Humility. Matt. xi;29; John xlH:
4-14; Luke xxii:27.
See Phil, ii.?; Luke xxii:26; John iii:i4,
15; I Pet. v;5; John iii. 30.
5. Prayer. When did He pray? When
did He not pray?
Early. Mark 1:35.
Late. Matt. xiv:23, 24.
In the night. Luke vi;i2. [i;35-
Alone for self. Matt. xxvi;3g; Mark
Short. Luke xxiH;46.
Long. John xvii.
Earnest. Luke xxii;44.
For His enemies. Luke xxiii;34.
See Rom. xii;i2; Eph. vi;!8; Luke
xviii-i; Matt. vi;6; xviii:: 9, 20.
6. Patience. I Pet. ii;23.
See Rom. xii; 12; Heb. xii;3.
7. Love. John xv;g, 13; I Johniii;!6.
See I John iii:!8, 23; iv;ig-2i.
8. Use of Scripture. Luke xxiv. 27;
Matt. iv:4, 7, lo.

See Eph. vi:!?; Ps. cxix:ii; John v;
39; Heb iv:l2.
He is our model or pattern. Heb. viii;
1-5- We are God's building. What a lovely
model! What a perfect pattern! What a
glorious purpose God has in us, Rom,
viii::g; I Cor. xv;4g.
- Our hoHness consists in our being like
Him. The slightest deviation is sin.
Daily walk even as He. I John ii;6.
Righteous ^fCK OJ /^«. I John iii.?.
Free from the world even as He. John
xvii;6; I John iv;!?.
Purity of life even as He. I John Hi;3.
Put on Christ. Rom. xiii: 14.
Consider Christ. Heb. xii;3 f. c.
Look to Christ. Heb. xii;i-3.
Seek to know Christ. Phil. in:!0-i4.
Reflect Christ. II Cor. iH;!8 R. V.
CHRIST "OUR EXAMPLE."
PhU. ii;5-!6.
I. What He was.
I. Equality. Heb. 1:3; Col. 1:15.
2. Power. John v;!8, ig; Col. i;!?.
3. Creator. John 1:3; Col. i:!6.
4. Wisdom. Col. n;3.
5. Love. Eph. iH:i8, 19.
6. All. John i.i, 2.
II. What He became.
I. Servant, v. 7-
2. A man. v. ?.
3. Humbled Himself, v. 8.
4. Obedient, v. 8.
5. Obedient unto death. Death of the
Cross. V. 8.
6. Emptied Himself, v. 7; Isa. Hi:2, 3.
The depth of His humiliation —
Creator to manger.
God to man.
Throne to cross.
Crown of glory to crown of thorns.
Holiness to sin.
Heaven to grave.
Voluntary, v. ?; John x;!_8; I Tim. u;6.
III. Why.

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I Pet. iH:!8
See Acts v

!. To please the Father. Ps. xl:?, 8.
2. To seek and save the lost. Luke
xix; 10.
3. To love sinners. I Tim. 1:15.
4. To die for His enemies. Rom. v;
8,10. 5, To save from the curse. Gal. iH;l3.
6. To make poor rich. II Cor. viii:9.
?. To bring us to God.
IV. What He is, v. g.
30, 31-
A Prince and a Saviour.
His death the ransom price.
His resurrection the pledge of power.
Heb. vii;2;.
He is before God, not as Son of God,
but son of man.
¦v. What He is still to be. vs. 10, li;
Isa. xlv-23; Rev. v;l3; vH;9-!2
Lesson, Ps. ii:6-i2.
Wherefore, vs. g and 12. Glory past.
Humiliation. Glory future

MY LEADER.
Leader. Does away with all independ
ence. Acknowledgment that I am following
One whom I have confidence in.
I. Who is my Leader?
2. Chiist given as Leader. Isa. lv;4.
Type. Ex. xiii:2i, 22; xl. 34-38.
He has gone before and says follow me.
Whom He delivers He leads, and whom
He leads He never leaves. See Ex, xv;
13- 3. Safe to follow. No matter what the
circumstances. See Israel's safe protection under pillar
of Cloud. Ps. li:xviii;53. See v, 14.
4. No uncertainty. The pillar of light.
Neh. ix;!2; Johnviii;!2.
5. The way we should go. Isa. xlviH:!?.
See Gen. xxiv;48 (2?); Ps. cvii;7.
6. Not according to our way. Ex. xiii:
17, 18; Deut. iv.27; xxvUi;36, 37; viii;2,
3; Ezek. xxxix ;28.

?. Patlenl'y as He tenderly leads. Neh.
ix;i8-20. Jer. xxxi: g. See v. 3.
As pilgrim strangers passing through
this wilderness life, oh, how much we are
indebted to our Leader.
See Song Sol. viii;5; Hos. xiii:5; Jer.
H:2. My Prayer to My Leader.
I. Plain path. Ps. xxvii;!!.
2. According to Truth, Ps, xxv:5.
3, And righteousness, - Ps. v;8. See
Prov. xviii. 20; Ps. xxiH;3.
4. Uprightly. Ps. cxliii; 10.
5. High or heavenly way. Ps. lxi;2.
See Mark ix:2.
6. Everlasting way. Ps. cxxxix :24,
7. Thy namesake. Ps. xxxi 3; lsa.
lxiii:g-!4.

I.

THE LORD AS LEADER.
BOOK OF ISAIAH.
Given as Leader. Isa. lv!4.

2. His ability.
Counselor. Isa, vii:i4; ix;6.
Spirit of counsel. Isa. xi:2.
Wonderful in counsel. Isa. xxviii;29.
Read Isa. xl:i3, 14.
3. His willingness.
"Go before you." Yes, He has gone
before, but eternity will be too short to
teU aU this means. Isa. Hi:!2.
What a scene! What submission! Oh,
what amazing love! "Led as a lamb to
the slaughter." Isa. IIH:?. cf. Johnx:
3. 4. 'I-
4. Whom He leads.
"I wUl lead him." Lead whom? Isa.
Ivii:i8. See v. g.
Mark, the healing before the leading.
V. 18.
"He shaU lead them." Whom? Isa.
xlix: 10. See v. 9.
"Mercy" first, out of bondage, out of
darkness; then comes the leading and
guiding. "Bring the bHnd." Picture of trust,
dependence. Isa. xlii:i6.

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Those burdened with great care. Isa.
xl;li. Those passing through great affliction.
Isa. xliii;2.
Those who - have come to old age.
What comfort here! Cheer up, old friend!
Isa. xlvi;4.
5. Hoio He leads.
The way not to go. Isa. viii:i!.
'¦The way thou shouldst go." Isa.
xlviH:!?. "Line upon line." "Precept upon pre
cept." Isa. xxviii;9, 10.
"Restore comforts.'' Isa. lvH;i8.
"By springs of water." Isa. xlix:io.
"I will make darkness light." Isa. xiii:
16. cf. John viii;i2.
"Gently lead " Isa. xl:ii.
"I will hold Thy right hand." Isa,
xli.io, 13.
"Carry you." Isa xlvi:4. cf. Deut.
xxxHi;2? "Guide Thee continually. " cf.II Chron
xxxn;22; Ps. xlviii;i4. "Satisfy the
soul." Isa. Iviii;!!.
No want! cf. Ps, xxiii:!, 2, 3. Isa.
xlv]'ii:2!. Glory! "Faith lost in sight." Isa.
xi.6. cf. Rev. vii;!?; Isa. xxxv:8-io.
6. God expostulates.
Wondrous mercy! Marvelous long suf
fering! Isa. xlviii;!7, 18.
7. Mail rebellious.
What a sad, but true picture, of poor
fallen humanity! Isa lxv;i, 2; i;2, 3.
Friends, let us be honest — Does He
lead, or does He not? Can we sing from
the heart — "He leadeth me, O, blessed
thought!" If so, oh, how glorious to follow such
a leader!

CHRIST OUR ROCK.
I. Salvation, II Sam. xxii:4?.
Prepared. Luke H; 29,31.
Brought to man. Titus H;ti.
Of the Lord. Jonah H:9; Ps. iH;8.

None other. Acts iv; 12.
Deliverance. See II Sam. xvii:20. Ps.
xl;!-4. Personal assurance. II Sam. ii;3, xxH:4g.
Living rock (or Saviour), The soul's
anchor, Heb, vi;!g; Acts ii:24; v;30,
31; Rom, iv:25; v;;o; I Cor, xv;i4, 20;
Rom, x;9; Heb, vii;2r; Acts xiH;32,
3?; I Pet, 1:3-5; Job xix:25-27. See Rev,
i:i8. 2. Stability. Foundation. Matt. vH;
24. 25.
None other. ICor. Hi;ii.
Sure foundation. Isa. xxvHi;!6. I Pet.
H;6, 8,
Chief corner stone, Eph, ii'ig, 20,
To the weak one. Ps. lxxiii:26, margin.
We tremble on the rock, but the rock
remains the same.
3. Refuge. Ps. xciv;22.
Only. Ps. xxvH:i, 5; lxii;l, 2, 5-8.
Everlasting arms underneath. Deut.
xxxHi-.27. Banner over. Cant. ii;4.
Angel encamped round about, Ps.
xxxiv:?. Greater He, inyou. I John iv.4.
See Ps. cxxxix;!-:3.
4. Shelter. Ps. lxi:2, 4. Our ark in
the tempest.
Job xxiv. 8; Prov. xviii;!o; 1:33; Ps.
xxiv:S; cxix:!l4; lxxi:3.
5. Plenty. Abundance to satisfy. Ex,
xvii;6. I Cor. x;4; Ps. xxxvi:?, 9; Isa,
Iviii. ii; xlvin:2!, !7-i8; Johniv. 14.
Note conditions. Compare. Gen. xxi
19; Ps. Ixxxiv:!!.
Live up to your income. II Cor. ix.8
John vi:37, 39, Acts ii-!-4; iv;3!; Luke
xi;i3, 6, Strength. Ps, xxxi;2, 3 margin; Isa,
xxvi:4 margin; Ps, xxviii:?, 8; Isa, xH;2,3,
John xv;5, without me.
Isa. xl;28-3i; PhU. iv;!3, with me.
Isa. xH:io, 13.
I know Him. He is able. II Tim.
i:l2.

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His power Matt. xxvin;i8.
7. Rest. Isa. xxxii:2. (i) Storm. We
need protection in this sinful, sorrowful
world of tempest. Christ our only covert
Spiritual fear, temptations, worldly care
and losses, affliction. See Ps. xci; 1-4,
g; Ps. xxni;'; Heb, in:!?-l9.
Our need. Phil. iv:ig. His wealth.
Col. ii;3, 9-
Rivers of water. Ps. xlvi:4; Isa, xii;
17, etc,
A rock in a weary land. Isa. xxxii ;2,
(2) Storm, See Gen. vii. Another
storm is coming, who shall be able to stand
the wind of His divine justice? Rev. vi;
I?. Those on the solid rock. I Cor. iii;
II, and sheltered beneath the blood.
Eph. i;?.

Stumbling blocks. Matt. xvi;23; Gal.
v:4; I Pet. n;8.
Falling away. Rom. v:!5.
Guilt. Hos. v; 5, margin.

CHRLST THE CORNER STONE,
I. God's estimate. Isa. xxviii:!6; I
Pet. ii:6; Eph. ii:2o; Matt. xvi;i6 18.
II. Man's estimate. Ps, cxvin:22;
Actsiv:!i; Matt, xxi;42; Isa, viH:i4.
III. How came to be rejected. Rom.
ix:3!-33; I Pet. ii:?, S.
IV, Result, Dan, ii:34, 35, 45; Matt.
xxi;42-44; Lukexx:!?, 18
V, Lessons. Matt. vii;24, 2?. I Cor.
in: 10-15.

PRECIOUS STONE OR ROCK OF
OFFENCE. PRECIOUS.
Desirable. Ezra viii:27.
Rare. I Sam. in;!; Prov. iii:i5; Isa,
xxviii:! 6.
Held in honor. I Pet. ii:4.
Preciousness. I Pet. ii;6.
Reverenced. I Pet. ii:?.
Precious. I Pet. i:?; II Pet, 1:4-
Priceless. I Pet, i:i9.
OFFENCE.
Anything that man finds in his way that
may cause him to stumble, sin. Eccl. x;4.
Stumbling. Isa vin:4.

PRECIOUS BUILDING.
Precious Jewels — sinners quarried from
the pit of sin. Built upon the Rare Foun
dation. I Cor. Hi;!!.
Cemented together with the Precious
Blood of Christ. Heb. ix:!2.
Occupied with Him who is the Honor
able, reverent, rare, precious, priceless
Saviour. Col. ni;!-3.
Precious House. Eph. ii;2o-22.
Offence. His humlHation, birth, pov
erty, life, death. Rock of offence. See
Isa. liH;2, 3.
The same magnet has two poles, the
one repulsive, the other attractive.
The rejectors now will be rejected
then. Matt. xxi;42-44.

GOD'S UNSPEAKABLE GIFT.
II Cor. ix;!5; John iii:l6.
Promised. Isa. ix:6
Fulfilled. Luke H;!0, il. (The gift
not completed yet.)
Completed. Rom v;6-8.
Christ gave Himself. Matt, xxvi; 5!-
54. John x;ii; Eph. v;25. Gal. i;4;
Gal. ii.2o; I Tim n;6; Titus H;i4.
A Free gift. Made free by the price
which was paid. Rom. v;i5-i8.
Market of grace. God's free unmerited
favor. How anxious to give. Isa. Iv; 1,2.
Do not be afraid that you cannot come
up to the price; you have to come down.
"Whosoever will, let him take."
Wycliffe, "Lord save me gratis.'' See
also Ps. Ixviii:i8, ig.
Some of the blessings included in this
unspeakable gift.
I. Repentance. Acts v;3! ; notice
verse 30, also, and Eph. ii;8, g.
2. Pardon. Acts v:3i; xiii:38; Luke
vn:4i, 42.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

3. Life. Eternal. Rom. vi;23; I John
v;! John x:28.
4. Power to become Sons of God.
John i;i2; I John iii;i-3.
5. Rest. Matt. xi;2S.
6. Peace. John xiv;2?.
7. The Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
John xiv:i6; Luke xi;!3; Acts v;32; I
Cor. ii:i2.
8. All things. Rom. viii;32; II Pet. i;
3, 4.
9. The desires of thy heart. Ps. xxxvii:
4. Mark the condition.
10. Whatsoever. John xvi;23. "In
my name." I John. v:l4, 15.
II. Victory at death. I Cor.xv;5?.
!2. Gifts in glory. Rev. H;?, lo, 1?,
26,28; II Tim. iv:8; Rev. vi;ii; Rev.
xxi;6; xxii:5; xx;!!, 12.

WHY JESUS CAME INTO THE
WORLD.
Mark x;45. To minister.
John v;^3. Came in His Father's
name. John vi.43 Came to do His Father's
will. Matt. v;!?. Came to fulfil a\\ the law.
John xii:46; in; 19. Came as a light to
the world.
John x:!0. Came that we might have
life. Luke ix:,c6. Came not to destroy but
to save.
Luke xix; 10; I Tim, i;i5. Came to
save sinners.
Matt, ix;l3. Came to call sinners to
repentance. John xii:4?. Came to save the world,
John xii;27. Came to suffer,
John xviii; 37, Came to bear -.witness
unto the truth.
I John iii;8. Came to destroy the
works of the Devil.

UNSEARCHABLE RICHES OF
CHRIST,
Eph. in;8-io.

I, Rich in wisdom and knowledge,
Rom. xi:33.
2. Rich in mercy. Eph. ii.4; Ps. xxxvi;5.
3. Rich in goodness. Rom. ii:4.
4. Rich in grace. Eph. i;? (also v. S),
Eph. ii;?.
5. Rich to aU. Rom x:i2.
6. Rich in love. II Cor. viii:g; Eph.
iH:!g. ?. Rich in glory. Rom. ix:23; Eph.
iii;i6; Phil. iv;ig; Col. 1:2?; Eph. i;i8.
Take up the song ! Rev. v;9-i2.
"ME."
I. Cometh unto me, nowise cast out.
John vi;37.
2. Look unto me, be saved. Isa. xlv:
22. 3. Come unto me. Rest. Matt, xi;
28. 4. Believeth in me. Everlasting life.
John vi;4?.
5. Cometh unto me. Never hunger.
John vi;35.
6. Abide in me. What ye will. John
xv;?. 7. Follow me Manifold now and in
the world to come. Luke xviii ;22-30.
8, Be with me. Behold my glory,
John xvii:24,
9, Without me. Do nothing, John
xv;5, JESUS,
When loaded down with the guilt of
sin, Jesu^ is our Sin Bearer, I Pet, 11:24,
When condemned on account of guilt,
Jesus is our Justification, Rom, iv:25; I
Cor. vi; i.
When in bondage because of sin, Jesus
is our Redeemer. Eph. i:?; Heb. ix;!2.
When troubled with sin by the way,
Jesus is our Advocate. IJohnii;!.
When weighed down by heavy burdens,
Jesus is our Burden-Bearer. Matt xi;28.
When perplexed, Jesus is our Counsel
lor. Isa. ix;6.

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When friendless, Jesus is our Friend
John xv:l5; Trov. xvHi;24.
When homeless, Jesus is our Abiding
Place. Ps. xxvn;5. R. V.
When sad, Jesus is our Joy. John xvi
20-24. When sorrowful, Jesus is our Comfort
II Thess. H:i6, 17.
When weak, Jesus is our Strength. II
Cor. xii;lo.
When in storms, Jesus is our Peace.
John xvi:33.
When in danger, Jesus is our Refuge.
Ps. xlvi;i; Ps. ix:9.
When ignorant, Jesus is our Wisdom.
I Cor. 1:30.
When in darkness Jesus is our Light.
I Pet. n:9; John xii:46.
When in doubt, Jesus is our Hope,
Heb. vi: 17-20; I Pet. 1:3.
When weary, Jesus is our Rest. Matt,
xi;28, 29.
When poor, Jesus is our Riches. II
Cor. viii; 9.

Luke

REMEMBER JESUS.
Remember. I. His mission to the world.
xix:io; iv:i8.
2. His incarnation. John i;l4.
3. His humUiation. Phil. n:6 8; R. V,
John xiu:4, 5.
4. His early piety. Luke 11:49.
5. His obedience to parents. Luke ii;
51- 6. His victory over temptation. Heb.
iv;i5, 7. His zeal for God's worship. Ps.
lxix:9. 8. . His practice of private prayer, Luke
vi;!2. 9. His contentment. Luke ix:58.
10. His self-denial. PhU. H:8.
II. His compassion. Matt. xx;34.
12. His grief for the sins of others.
Mark iu:5,
13. His forgiveness. Luke xxiH:34.

14.
good, 15-
Matt. 16-
19, 17-
18, 19-
20,21,22.
= 3-
24.

His unwearied activity in doing
Actsx;38.
His submission to the wHl of God.
xxvi;39. His love to the brethren. John xv:
His Word. John xiv:26.
His Work. John iv;34; ix:4.
His Death. I Cor. xi;26.
His Resurrection. I Cor. xv:2o.
His Ascension. Acts i;g-!!.
His Advocacy. I John ii;!.
His Glory. Johnxvii:5.
His Coming. Matt, xxv; 1 3.

"THE CHILD JESUS."
Isa. ix:6, 7.
I. V. 6. Unto us, Isa. vii:l4; John
iv:25; Rom. ix:5; Luke ii;4, 11.
A child. Luke n:?. A man, Lukeii;
4'^, 52; iii:23; John iv:2g,
A son. Son of man, John v:27; Son
of God, Luke iH:22,
Given, John iH;26; II Cor. ix;i5;
John i:i!.
¦ II. Government. Not only to save but
to rule. Ps. lxxxix;i-S; Matt. xxvin:i8;
Eph. i;2i, 22.
III. His Name. i. Wonderful,
Judges xni:!? 18; Isa, xxviH:29; I Tim,
in; 16,
Wonderful birth, condescension, com
passion, wisdom, life, death, resurrection.
2. Counsellor. Prov. vin; 14; I Cor.
i:30; Col. ii;3; Rom. xi;33-36; Jas. i;5;
Ps xxxii :8.
3. The mighty God, Ps. xlv;3; Matt,
i:23; Luke i:47, ?6; John i:i-3; xx;2S;
Rom, ix:5; Heb, 1:8; Rev, 1:8,
4, The Everlasting Father, Prov. vHi:
27; Isa. xl:28: Johnviii;58; xiv;6-ii; x;
30; Col. i; 17; H;9; I Tim. vi:i4-i6; Heb.
i:2, 3-
5. The Prince of Peace. Ps, lxxii;7;
Luke H;i4; Johnxiv:27; Actsx:36; Eph,
ii:!4; Col, i:20, 21; Rom, v:i; II Thess,
in:i6.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

IV. Government and Peace Everlast-
i"i, V. ?. Ps. H;8; Ps. lxxH:S; cxlv;i3;
Dan, H:44; Dan. iv;3; vii:i4, 18, 27; I
Cor. xv;25; Rom. xi:!5.
V. Relation to Israel. Isa. xxii:22;
Micah iv:?; Luke 1:32, 33.
VI. Established in Righteousness. A
righteous King. A righteous Kingdom
governed by righteous laws founded upon
righteousness. II Sam. vii; 16; I Pet.
iv;i i; Rev. iH;7.
What think ye of Christ? John viii;
24; PhU. ii;9, 11.
"IT IS WfRITTEN."
OF CHRIST.
I. Concerning His birth. LukeiH4;
Matt. n:5.
2. Concerning His fulfilHng the law.
Luke ii:23.
3. Concerning His temptation. Luke
iv;4, 8, 10, 12.
4. Concerning His obedience to the
Father. Heb. x:?.
5. Concerning His suffering. Matt.
xvi;2i ; Mark ix;i2.
6. Concerning His death. Matt, xxvi;
24; xiv;2i.
?. Concerning His resurrection. Acts
xiii:30-3?. See Matt. xxiv;44, 46; Luke xxiv;27;
Gal. iii:5.

"JESUS HIMSELF."
He is God and man; real God and real
man. The living and personal and ever
present I Am. Not a Spirit, not a Doc
trine, not a Creed, not an Idea, not an
abstract; not an infiuence , but the Living
Christ. The center figure of the universe.
The center of history.
The center of the Bible,
The center of eternity.
A person, Jesus Himself.
The object of Revelation. John v;39;
Luke xxiv; 2 7.

The office of the Spirit. John xv;26;
xvi:!3, 14. *
And ) et not many of us like the disciples.
See Mark vi:49, 5°^ John xx;24-27; Luke
xxiv;9-ii, I?, 21, 25.
We see Him as
'. Kinsman llmmanuel). Gal. iv:4;
Luken;i2; Matt, vin:!?; Heb. ii:!4-i8;
John i 14; I Tim. iH;i6. See Rom.
viii;3. 2. Ransom. I Tim n;6; See Ps. xlix:
6-8; Job xxxiii;24.
3. Sin Bearer. Heb. ix;26; John i:2g;
Heb. vH:27; ix:26; I Pet. 11:24. See Col.
i:2o; Eph. H:!4, 15, margin; Luke xxiv:
26. 4. Redeemer, Titus ii;!4; Eph. 1:6, ?;
I Pet. i:i8, ig; Heb. ix:!i, 12.
5. The Personal Saviour. Gal. ii;20;
See Dan. ix;26; Matt. xxvii:42; John
xviii 8.
6. The Foundation of the Church.
Eph. ii:20; Matt. xvi;l8; Isa. xxviH;!6;
I Pet. ii;6; I Cor. ni;li. See Eph. H;i4-
16, margin, and ig-22.
7. The Hope of the Church. John
xiv;!-4; Acts i:li; I Thess. iv:i6.

"JESUS HIMSELF."
The Past. Jesus Himself on the cross.
Redemption. The Present. Jesus Himself with the
Father. Access,
The Future. Jesus Himself coming
again. Glory.

PRACTICAL.
Gal. 1:4. For what. What for. Ac
cording to what.
Titus ii;i4. From what. For what.
Unto whom.
Eph. v;25-27. For what. What. For
whom. See Eph. i;!S; Col ni;4; II Thess. 1:
10-!2.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

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HIMSELF.
1, He expounded unto them in all the
Scriptures the things concerning Himself,
Luke xxiv:;?.
2. Himself took our infirmities. Matt.
vin:!?; I Tim. iH;i6; Heb. ii;i4-i8.
3. Who gave Himself a ransom for all,
I Tim. H;6.
4. Who gave Himself for us. Titus
H:!4. 5. Who gave Himself for me. Gal. H;
20. 6. Who gave Himself for our sins.
Gal. i;4.
7. Put away sin by the sacrifice of
Himself. Heb. ix;26.
See Matt. xxvii;42; I Pet. n:24; Eph
n:ig, 22.

CHRIST ALL IN ALL
IN HIS OFFICIAL CHARACTER.
I . Prophet, i. e. , Teacher. One who
speaks for God to man. Ex. iv:!6; vH;!.
2. Priest. One who acts for men with
God. Ex. xix;22; Heb. v:!.
3. King. One who rules over men for
God. II Sam. xxHi;3; Rom. xin;!.
He is our peace. The past all answered
for. Eph. ii;!4.
He is our life. The present all pro
vided for. Col. iii:4.
He is our hope. The future all secured,
I Tim. i:!.

SEVEN I WILLS OF CHRIST.
I. I will give you rest. Matt, xi-28.
2. I will in no wise cast out, John vii;
37. See Luke xv:2.
3. I will, be thou clean, Lukev:!2, 13,
4. I will confess you before my Father,
Matt, x;32.
See Rom. x;9. John iv:29; Mark v:i9,
20; Luke viii;39, 40; John ix:22.
5. I will make you fishers of men. Matt.
iv:Tq. See Luke xiv:25, 33; Matt. iv;22,
etc.; Matt. xix:2i ; Luke ix:57-62; Luke
ix:23; See Luke v;i-ii; John xxi;i9.
22. 6. I will pray the Father and He will
give you another comforter, John xiv;
16 Our Teacher. John xiv;26.
Our Guide. John xvi:!3.
Our Power, Luke xxiv:49; Acts i:8;
H:i ; iv:3i.
Forever. John xiv:i6.
See Acts xix:2.
7. I will come again. John xiv:3. See
John vi;4o; I Thess. iv:i3, etc.
Judgment. II Cor. v;io.
Reward. I John iii:i-2; Rev. xxH:i2
Glory. Col. iii;4; Rom. viii:i8-22.

FIVE FOLD CIRCLE AROUND
THE SAVIOUR.
I, The Outer Circle, i. Service. The
seventy. Luke x:l-20.
II. The Second Circle. 2. Self-denial,
The twelve. Matt, x:!-?, 22, 24, 28, 40;
Matt. v:i, 2. What they knew of Him.
Mark iv;34; three years' acquaintance,
constantly with Him. See Luke vi:3i;
xiv:33. III. The Third Circle. 3. Obedience.
The favored three. Mark v;37.
Draught of fishes. Luke v:i-l2.
On the mount. Matt. xvii;!-!?.
In the garden. Mark. xiv;32, 33.
Eye witnesses of His suffering.
Eye witnesses of His glory.
See Luke ix:22, 23; II Tim. n:i2;
Rom, vlH;!?, 18; I Pet, i:!6-2!. What
wonderful intimacy.
IV. The Fourth Circle. 4. Self sacri
fice. The Bethany Home. John xi.
I. Sent unto Him. John xi:3,
2. He whom thou lovest is sick, John
xi;3, 3, Now Jesus loved Mary, Martha and
Lazarus, John xi:5.
4. Our friend Lazarus. John xi;ii.
5. What intimacy and knowledge.
John xi:20, 21. See 23, 27.
6. Jesus wept. John xi:35; Why ? v.
36.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

7. They make Him a supper. John
xH:2. 8. Martha served. John xH;2.
9. Lazarus sat with Him. John xii:2:
10, Mary anointed His feet. What
humUity. What self-sacrifice. John xii;3.
V. The Fifth or Inner Circle. 5. Hu
mility, One whom Jesus loved, John.
Love begets love. Three kinds of love
in the Scriptures.
God's love to the sinner.
Christ's love to the church.
The church's love for Christ.
See John xxi:23. Wonderful repro
ducing love.
John traded in love. Where did he get
such love ? See Him on the bosom of the
Master. All these circles have Him for
their center. Which are we in ? Lost in
Him. See Eph. i;6.

WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST?
I. As the Son. Luke H:4g.
2. The Servant, PhU, ii;6-8.
3. The Saviour, Mark vH:24-37, Note
v, 24, 1. c,
4. The Sent of God, Matt, xvi; 15-18,
5. The Leader. Mark viu:34; ix^i
Note the demands, v. 34.
6, The Glorified, Mark ix:2-i3.
What a deputation, V. 4.
What a testimony. V. 7.
What a glory. Matt. xvii. 2.
7. The Mighty DeHverer. Mark ix
14-32. "Bring him to me."
What dignity! Majesty! Authority! V.
25- 8. The Model Man. Mark ix:33-5o.

WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST?
What others thought of Him.
Abraham. The Covenant One. Gen
xxii:i3-i4; Johnvin;t6.
Moses. Prophet, Teacher. Deut, xviii:
15. 18.

Hannah. Unchanging, faithful, frieiid.
I Sam. 11:2, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Elijah. Hearer and answerer of prayer.
I K i ngs xvin:37.
Job. Redeemer (Living). Job xix;
25- David. The soul's need. Ps, xviU:2;
xxvii;!; xxiii:!,
Solomon, Chief, Altogether lovely,
Sol, v:io, 16.
Isaiah, Wonderful Saviour, Isa, ix:2;
liH;3. Daniel. Humble and exalted Saviour.
Dan. ix:26; vii:l3, 14.
Ezekiel. Shepherd. Ezek. xxxiv:! i.
Jeremiah. The Lord our righteousness.
Jer. xxHi:6.
Jonah. Salvation. Jonah H:?, g.
Peter. The Divine Saviour. Matt.
xvi;!6. Judas. Innocent. Matt. xxvii:4.
Pilate. Just man. Matt. xxvii:24.
Pilate's wife. Just man. Matt xxvii:
19. Simeon. Promised Messiah. Luke n;
30- Herod. Not worthy of death. Luke
xxiii; 15.
Thief. Nothing amiss. Luke xxiii;4!.
Centurion. Righteous man. Luke
xxiii;4?. Woman of Samaria. The Christ John
iv;29. Soldiers. Never man spake like this
man. John vn:46.
Thomas. Lord and God. John xx;;8.
Paul. Fulness of God. Col. 1:19.
Creator. Col. i;i6.
James. Wisdom. Jas. v:20.
John. True God — eternal life. John
v:2o. Enoch. Righteous Judge. Jude 14,
15. The Father. Beloved Son. Matt, in:
17; Luke ix: 35. John xH:28.
Himself. Before Abraham was I Am.
John viH:58. See Rev. 1:8, 18.

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THE CHRIST.
I. What think ye of Christ? Matt.
xxn;42. 2, Found the Christ, John 1:41, The
Promised Saviour.
3, Is not this the Christ ? John iv:29.
The Divine Saviour.
4. The Christ of God. Mark viii;2g;
Luke ix 20; Matt. xvi:i6. The church's
foundation. 5. This is indeed the Christ. John iv:
42. The Saviour of the world.
6. Thou art the Christ, the Son of th'e
Living God. John vi:6g. The only
refuge, ?. What shall I do then with Jesus the
Christ? Matt, xxvii 22, The crucified
Saviour. 8. Thou art the Christ, the Son of God
' which should come into the world. John
xi.27. The risen Saviour.
g. The very Christ. Actsix:22, The
sinner's Saviour.
10, Jesus the Christ, John xx:3i. The
Saviour of the Scriptures.
II. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is
the Christ, is born of God. I John v;i.
John i;i2, 13. The life-giving Saviour.
12. If ye believe not that I am He, ye
shaU die in your sins. Johnviii;24. The
only Saviour.

RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.
Its meaning to the Believer.
I. The fact. See the sorrowful proces
sion, the sepulchre, the seal, the weeping
Marys. Who shall roll away the stone.
Matt. xxviii:2.
2. He is not here, but has risen. Matt.
xx'viii:6. I am He that Hveth and was
dead. Rev. i:i8.
Christianity's challenge.
The great government seal of heaven.
The keystone to the great triumphal
gospel arch.
God's emancipation proclamation.

Go ye into all the world and preach the
gospel. Mark xvi:i5.
Seven great truths.
I. Life and salvation. Rom. v:io.
Heb. vii;25.
2. Justification. Rom. iv:25; v;!.
3. Faith. John xx:27; ICor. xv:l?.
4. Access. Heb. x;ig, 22.
5. Security. Heb. vH:22, 27; Rom.
xiv;?, 8.
6. Pledge. Eph. i;!3, 14; II Coi. i:
22; John xiv; 1 6, ig.
7. Hope. I Pet. i;3-5; Col.iH;4; ICor,
xv:i9, 20; I Thess, iv;l4.
Our responsibihty, because of. Col.
ui;!-3.

JESUS RISEN.
John xx:i-i8. ^
The funeral. Johnxix;38. The burial.
John xix;39-42; Matt. xxvii;5i; Luke xxin:
55; Mark XV. 4?.
The last act of man is this great moral
drama. Matt. xxvii:62, 64, 66.
Preparation for the anointing. Mark
xvi;!; Luke xxiH;56. In faith. Mark
xvi;3; John xx:!!.
The fact of the Resurrection. Acts
xiH;28-34; Actsi;3,
Proof of it.
I. To Mary Magdalene. Johnxx;l-i6.
2. To the women. Matt. xvvHi:5, g-io.
3. ToPeter. Lukexxiv:34; I Cor. xv;5.
4. To two disciples. Luke xxiv;i3, 35.
5. To ten of the disciples. Johnxx:
26, 29.
6. To seven of the disciples. John xxi;
1,24. 7, To eleven disciples. Matt, xxvui;
16-20. 8, To five hundred brethren, I Cor,'
xv:5. 9. To James. I Cor. xv;?.
10. To all disciples. Luke xxiv:5o;
Acts i:3-i2.
"His." Six Great Facts.

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NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

I. Birth Hnks God with man.
i;i4; Phil. ii;6, ?.
2. Life proves possibility of hoHness
-I Pet. i;i5.
3. Work proves His divine power.
John v;!7-23.
4. Death proves His eternal love. Rev.
i:5; Eph. v;25.
5. Resurrection proves finished work.
Heb. 1:3.
6. Ascension links man with God. Col,
i;Ig-22; ii;!2, 15.
What was dependent upon the resur
rection of Christ ?
!. Proof of inspiration of Scriptures,
John xx;g; I Cor. xv:4; Ps. xvi:io
Matt. xii:39, 42; Actsii:29-32; Acts xin:
32-37- 2. Proof of His divinity. Rom. 1:4
Acts xiH:30-35.
3. Proof or pledge of the completeness
of the atonement. Heb. ix:i!, 12; iv;
14; ix;24, 26; John xx;!?; Heb. x:!2-
14; I Cor. xv;!?; Rom. viH:32-34.
4. Possibility of salvation. Acts v:30,
31; xiH;23; Actsiv;!2; Matt, i 21.
5. Certainty of justification and peace.
Rom. iv;25; v:i.
6. Certainty of heaven. John xiv;2, 3;
I Pet. 1:3-5; John xi;25, 26; xiv;i9. See
John v;29; Rev. xx;5, 6.
7. Certainty of our own resurrection. I
Cor. xv;i5-2o; Johnxiv;!g; I Thess. iv:i4.
8. Assurance of adoption and family
relationship. Rom. vin; '5, 16.
John xx:i7, 1. c. Brethren, my Father,
your Father.
I Cor. The Believer dead, buried,
rjjf«, living with Christ now. On resur
rection side of grave. He the living head,
we living members.
All of this intended to inspire hope.
Rom. vin;!g-25; Heb. vi:i7-20.
A solemn truth. Resurrection of dead.
Actsxvii;30, 31; Acts xxiv; '5.
What dead? John v;28, 2g.
I. Resurrection into Hfe. Life eternal.

John I 2. Resurrection into death. Death
eternal. Which shall it be? See Luke xx;35,
36; Rev. xx:6, 7-15.

CHRIST— RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Christ "the Lord our righteousness,"
Jer. xxiii:6.
Christ " the righteous one.'' Christ
"the holy one.'' Christ "the just one."
Acts vn;52; in;i4.
Christ "the sun of righteousness."
Mai. iv;2.
Christ
xxiii;5. Christ
Hii;!i. Christ "the righteous judge." II Tim.

"the righteous branch.'
"the righteous servant.'

Jer.

Isa.

Christ "wears righteousness as a breast
plate." Isa. lix' 1 7.
Christ uses a " scepter of righteous
ness." Psa. xlv;6; Heb. 1:8.
Christ after the order of Melchizedec, a
"King of righteousness and of peace."
Heb. vH;!, 2.
Christ's righteousness "like the great
mountains" towering and majestic. Ps.
xxxvi; 6.

"HIS NAME."
Every truth and every blessing is con
nected with "His name," and as an iUus-
tration of this, look at the following Scrip
tures where His name is referred to, and
notice the truths in connection there
with. I. Separated to His name. Actsxv;!4.
2. Sonship through faith in His name.
John i:i2.
3. Salvation in His name. Matt. i;2'.
4. Suffering for His name. Acts v:4i.
5. Separated by His name. II Tim.
ii;ig. 6. Submission to His name. II Thess.
;i2. 7. Service in His name. Rev. H;3.

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Then think of the character of His
name. It is "great," Ps. xcix 3; "holy;
Isa lvii:!5; "everlasting," Isa, lxiii:i2;
"glorious," Isa. Ixiu: 14; "exalted," PhU.
ii;9; "excellent," Heb. 1:4; "worthy,"
Jas. ii;?; "enduring," Ps. IxxH;!?; "pleas
ant," Ps. cxxxv:3; a " strong tower,"
Prov. xvin:!o; "as ointment poured
forth," Song of Sol. i;3. WeU might
His name be called "wonderful." Won
derful because —
Wisdom He is. I Cor. i;3o; Col. H:3.
Offering He gave. Heb. x:i4.
Name He bears. Isa. ix;6.
Deeds He did. Luke iv:22.
Example He is. I Pet. 11:21.
Riches he gives. Eph. i:?; PhU. iv:ig.
Food He provides. John vi;55.
Upholding He is. Ps. xxxvH:!?.
Love He manifests I John iv:!?,
margin. F. E. Marsh.

CHRIST PERSECUTED AND
GLORIFIED.
C rowned with thorns. John xix;2.
H ated without a cause. John xv:25.
R eproached. Rom. xv:3.
I n derision of all people. Lam. iii; 14.
Scourged. John xix;!.
T ormented for our transgressions. Isa.
liH;5 (marg.)
P ut to grief. Isa. liH:!0.
E ndured contradiction of sinners.
Heb. xii:3.
R evUed by men. I Pet. 11:23.
S mote and spit upon. Mark xv:ig;
xiv;65.
E steemed not. Isa. lHi:3.
C ruelly mocked, and smitten. Luke
xxii:63, 64.
U nto His own family an alien and
stranger. Ps. lxix:8; John vH:5.
T hrust out of the city. Luke iv:29.
E ntirely forsaken. Mark xiv: 50.
D espised and rejected. Isa, liii:3.

C rowned with glory, Heb. ii:g.
H eirof all things. Heb. i;2.
R eceiving adoration and worship.
Rev. v;g to end.
I n Him all fullness of the Godhead.
Col. ii;9.
S et at God's right hand. Eph. i;20.
T he Father loveth the Son, and hath
given aU things into His hand.
John iH;35.
G od also hath highly exalted Him.
Phil. ii;g, 10, ii.
L ord of Lords. Rev. xvii: 14.
O ver aU blessed forever. Rom. ix:5.
R uler of His people. Micah v;2.
I mage of the invisible God. Col. 1:15.
F irst and last. Rev. i:!?.
I ntercessor. Heb. vii;25.
E verlasting Father. The Prince of
Peace. Isa. ix:6.
D esirf of all nations. Hag. ii;?.
Mrs. a. F. Peacock.

BEHOLD.
To fix the eyes upon — to see with atten
tion — to observe with care— to consider.
!. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and
bear a son, and thou shalt call His name
Emmanuel. Isa. vii;!4.
2. Behold, God is mighty, and despis-
eth not any. Jobxxxvi:5.
3. Behold, God is my salvation; I will
* not be afraid. Isa. xii:2.
4. Behold the man. John xix:5; I Tim.
H:5, 6.
5. Behold the man whose name is the
Branch. Zech. vi:!2; in;8.
6. Behold My servant whom I uphold;
Mine elect, in whom My soul delighteth.
Isa. xHi;i.
7. Behold the Lamb of God, who tak
eth away the sin of the world. John i.
29- 8. He is risen; behold the place where
they laid Him. Mark xvi;6.
9. Behold My hands and My feet, it is
I. Luke xxiv:3g.

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lo. Behold I send the promise of My
Father upon you. Luke xxiv;49.
II. Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. Rev. Hi:2o.
12. Behold, I come as a thief; blessed
is he that watcheth. Rev, xvi:is,
13, Behold, I come quickly; blessed is
he that keepeth the sayings of the proph
ecy of this book. Rev, xxn;?.
14. Behold, thy King cometh, Zech,
ux;9; Matt,xxi:5; Rev, xix;ii-l6,
15. Behold, He cometh with clouds,
and every eye shall see Him. Rev, i:?.
"His eyes behold. His eyelids try the
children of men," Ps, xi;^.
I. "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me."
Ps. H;5.
2. "Behold, now is the accepted time —
now is the day of salvation." II Cor. vi;
2. 3. " Behold what manner of love the
Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God." I John
Hi;!. 4. Behold, thou art all fair, my love,
there is no spot in thee. Cant. 1:15.
5. Behold, how good and how pleasant
;t is for brethren to dwell together in
unity, Ps, cxxxiii:i.
6. Behold, the eye of the Lord is over
them that fear Him, Ps. xxxin:l8,
7, Behold, I am with thee, and will
keep thee. Gen, xxviH;i5.
We all, with open (unveiled) face be
holding as in a glass the glory of God the
Lord, are changed into the same image
from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit
of the Lord. II Cor. iii: 18.
Mrs. T. C. Rounds.

" WHO IS THIS ?"
Matt, xxi;io, " And when He was
come into Jerusalem, all the city was
moved, saying, 'Who is this?' "
I, The promised seed, etc. Gen. Hi
15-

. 2. The promised Shiloh, Gen, xlix:io.
3, The Righteous Branch, Jer. xxni:
5- 4. Immanuel. Isa. vH;l4,
5. To be of Bethlehem. Micah v:2.
6. Was to perform wonderful works.
Isa. xiii:?.
?. A Person of Infinite Dignity. John
i:i4 18; JohniH::6; Luke 1:35; Col. 1:14-
18; Heb. iH.4; I Tim. ni;i6,
8, Only Mediator between God and
man, I Tim, ii:5,
9, Only Redeemer of sinners. Acts iv:
! . 10. Head of the church. Ps. H;6;
Luke 1:32.
1 1 . The fountain of Spiritual life. John
x;28. 12. Judge of the world. John v:22;
Rev. xx;i2.
13. We must see Him in sorrow or joy.
IJohniH;i-3; Rev. vi:!?; Rev.i:?; John
xix;37; I Thess. iv;i6-i8.
. 14. Will be the theme of the blood-
washed throng in heaven. Rev. 1:5, 6;
Rev. vii;9-l?.
Will you unite in "the new song"?
Jesus is worthy of our entire consecration.
Rom. xH;!; Hebxn;T,2.
Rev. W. M. Grimes, M. A.

"GOD'S BENEFITS."
Ps. cHi.
I, Benefit of Forgiveness. The soul's
first need.
I. Need of this benefit. Ps, xc;8,
2. Forgiveness with God. Ps, cxxx:4
3, Ground of forgiveness. Prov, xxviii:
13; Isa. Iv:?; I John 1:9.
4. Extent of forgiveness. V. 12.
5. Personal forgiveness. Isa, xliv:22.
6. Present forgiveness. V, 3. I John
ii:!2. 7. Cost of this great benefit, Isa. Hn:
5, 6; I Pet. i:!8, ig.
II. Benefit of Healing. Forgiveness
is a great blessing, but we need more.

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I. Need of healing. Isa. 1:6.
2. The great physician. Lukeiv:i8.
3. His power. Ex. xv:26 1. c.
4. His compassion. Matt. xx;34.
5. His sympathy. John xi;35.
6. Present benefit, v. 2. See I Pet.
H;24. ?. Complete benefit, v. 3. AH.
III. Benefit of redemption. This is
the keystone of all God's benefits.
I. Ransom paid. I Tim. 11:6.
2. Redemption secured. Eph 1:6.
3. Present redemption. Col. i:i4.
4. Eternal redemption. Heb. ix;i2.
5. From law. Gal. iii: 1 3.
6. From death. Hos. xiii:i4.
7. From aU iniquity. Titus ii:i4.
IV. Crowning benefit.
I. Loving kindness, v. 4.
2. Tender mercies, v. 4.
3. Crown of righteousness. II Tim.
iv:8. 4. Crown of life. Rev. ii:!0.
5. Crown of glory. I Pet. v;4.
6. Everlasting crown. I Pet. v:4.
7. What it cost. The crown of thorns.
Matt. xxvii;29; John xix;5.
V. Satisfying benefit.
I. Good things, v. 5.
2. Satisfaction with his salvation. Acts
iv;i2. 3, Satisfaction in His saving power,
Heb. vii:25.
4. Satisfaction in the knowledge of a
present salvation, II Tim. ; IJohnin:i;
1:9, 5. Satisfaction in His power to keep to
the end. John x; Jude 24; II Tim. i;l2.
6. Satisfaction in His service. Col. in:
24. 7- Satisfaction when He comes. Ps,
xvn:!5; I John i;!-3.
He satisfieth the longing soul.
See John iv;!4; Prov. xix:23; Joel ii:26
See Ps. Ixviii;i9; ciH:2; cxvi:i2; cHi:
I, 2, 20, 21, 22.

THE CRUCIFIXION.
Luke xxiH;33-46.
I. Christ put to death.
!. By wicked men. Acts vii:52.
2. For wicked men. Rom. v:6.
3. With wicked men, v. 33.
II. Christ crucified.
I. For all. I Tim. ii:6.
2. For us. Titus H;!4.
3. For me. Gal. u;2o.
III. Three ifs.
I. Ruler's, v. 35.
2. S-ldier's. v. 3?.
3. Criminal's, v. 39,
IV. Three crosses. Three men.
I. Sin in Him, not on Him. Penitent
thief, vs. 40, 43.
2. Sin on Him, not in Him. Jesus.
V. 38.
3. Sin in Him and on Him. Othra-
thief. V. 39.
V. Three signs.
I. The rent veil. Blood. Peace, v.
45- 2. Rocks moved. Creation moved.
Matt. xxvii;5i.
3. Graves opened. Resurrection pow
er. Matt, xxvn; 52.
VI. Three sayings of the penitent
Thief. 1. Self-condemnation, v. 41.
2. Justifies Christ, v. 41.
3. Acknowledged Christ as Lord. v.42.
VII. The Saviour's Answer.
I. In paradise, v. 43.
2. With me. See Rev. ii:?.
3, To-day. See Rev. n:7.

OPEN EYE.
Eye closed. II Cor. iv;4; Rev. iii:!?.
Christ's mission to open the eyes of the
bhnd. Isa. xxxv:5; xxix:i8; Lukeiv:i8;
Ps. cxlvi:8.
Our Prayer. Ps. cxix:i8.
Adam and Eve. Gen. IH:?.
Hagar. Gen. xxi;ig.
Balaam. Num. xxii:3i ; xxiv:3, 15.

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Servant of Elisha. II Kings vi;i5, i?
Two bHnd men. Matt. ix:2?-30.
Two bUnd men. Matt. xx;30-34.
Bartimeus. Markx;46-52.
Man born blind. John ix:6, 32.
Disciples. Lukexxiv;3!; I John 1:1-3.
Paul. Acts ix; 1 8.
See Acts xxvi: 18; Eph. i;!8: Isa. Hi:
8; xxxHl:!?; I Cor. xni;i2.

IT IS WRITTEN.
Paul. I. Paul before Ananias. Acts xxiii:S,
2. Paul. Re-Israel and the Gentiles.
Rom. xi;8.
3. Paul. Re-Christian ministry. I
Cor. ix;g, 10.
4, Paul. Re-Christ all in ail. I Cor.
1:31- 5. Paul. Re-Justification by faith.
Rom. iv;i6, 17, 23 24.
6. Paul. Re-The hope of the resurrec
tion. II Cor. iv;i3.
7. Paul. Re-Adam natural and spirit
ual. I Cor. xv;45.
8. Paul. Re-Christian forbearance and
long suffering. Rom. xii: 19.
9. Paul. Re-The believer's judgment.
Rom. xiv;i!.
!o. Paul. Re- Work and the law.
Gal. iil;!0.
II. Paul. Re-Christian unselfishness.
Rom. xv;3.
12. Paul. Re-Why written. Rom.
xv;4, I Cor, x;!i.

LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF
ENOCH.
Gen. v;2!-24.
Read Heb. xii,
I. He pleased God. Heb. xi;5, 6.
See John vHi:2g; Rom. viH:?, 8. John
iH:5-?. Things well pleasing to God.
I. Presenting ourselves. Rom. xii;!.
2. Doing good to others. Heb. xiii;
16.

3. Not conformed to the world. Rom.
xii;2. 4. Christian benevolence. PhU. iv;l8.
£. Manifesting the fruit of the Spirit.
Eph. v;8, g, 10.
6. Obedience to parents. Col. Hi; 20.
7. Whole life devoted to Him. II Cor.
v;9. II. He walked with God. Gen. v;22.
24. I, Walked, Progress.
2, Walked with. Companionship.
3. Walked with God. Privilege.
The highway of holiness. The first
step down and out of self. The humble
shall be exalted.
See Amos ni;3; II Cor. vi;'4; Ps. i;i;
Eph. ii:i-3; Rev. iii:4.
III. He witnessed for God, Jude
14. 15-
No man can give faithful testimony who
is not pleasing Go 1 and walking with
God. See Prov. iv:5; Luke xxiv;48; Acts
i;8. Enoch's end. Heb. xi;5.
Please God. Cannot please world.
Walk with God. Cannot walk with
world. Testify for God. Cannot testify for the
world. See Col. i;!'".

CHRIST'S INTERCESSORY
PRAYER.
John xvii.
The finislied work. v. 4. See Eph.
;!0. I. v. 6. Given to Christ out of the
world. See Col. i;i3; Eph. ii:£3; Ps.
xl;i-4. 2. V. II. Left in the world. See Matt.
v:i3, 14-
3. V. 14. Not of the world. See
Eph. ii;6; I John iv;i?; II Cor. iH:l-3.
4. V. 14. Hated by the world. See
II Tim. iii:i2; '' Pet. 11:21; John xvi:33;
Heb. xiii:5, 6.

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5. V. 15. Kept from the evil of the
-world. See II Tim. 1:12; iv:i8; Jude 24;
Gal. 1:4.
6. V. 18. Sent into the world. See
PhU. n:i5, 16.
7. V. 20. Preaching the Word to the
-world. See Mark xvi:i5; I Thess. 11:4.
Paul. See Gal. ii:2o; vi;4. PhU. i;20,
21; Acts xxvi:22.
See also Prov. xiv:23; Acts 1:8.

THE " IF " OF UNBELIEF.
I. If thou wilt? Question of His
¦willingness. Mark i:4C. See Matt, xi;
28; John vi;37; Luke v:i2, 13; Matt.
xxiH:3?; II Pet. Hi;9; Ex. vi:6-8; Isa. xH;
10, 13, 14; Mai. iii; 10; John xiv; 13, 14;
xvi;23. 2. // thou canst. Question of power.
Mark ix;22. See Johni:i-3; Matt. ix;!8;
Luke vii:i4, 15; John xi:43, 44; Matt.
xxviu:i8: Gen. xviii:i4.
He is able to save to the uttermost.
Heb. vu:25.
He is able to keep that committed unto
Him. II Tim. i;!2.
He is able to keep you from falling.
Jude 24.
He is able to make you stand. Rom.
xiv;4. He is able to present you faultless be
fore the presence of His glory. Jude 24.
He is able to succor them that are
tempted. Heb. ii:i8.
He is able to do exceeding abundantly
above all you can ask or think. Eph. iii:
20. Doubt no more. See Matt ix;28, 29;
Mark ix:22.
3. If it be Thou. Question of His
presence. Matt xiv:28. See Matt, xxvni;
20; Heb, xiH:5; Isa, xlHi:2; Dan, iii 25;
Rom. viii;3i.
What His presence means to us,
I. Rest. Ex. xxiv:i4.
2, Assurance of being kept. Gen,
xxviii: 1 5,

3, All power. Matt. xxvHi;l8-20; xvni;
20. 4. Power over enemies. Josh. 1:5; Ps.
ix;3; Rom. viii;3 .
5. Strength and comfort in time of
need. ActsxxiH:!!; II Tim iv;!?.
6, Courage. Acts xviH;g, lo; Deut.
xxxi:6, 8.
7. Safety. Dan. iii;25; Isa. xlin:2.
8. No fear. Ps. xlvi; 1-7.
9. No fear in death. Ps, xxiii 4,
10, Joy and pleasure evermore, Ps,
xvi; II, See John xi;2:-32; Deut, 1:42.

"TEACH ME."
I. Teach me the way of salvation. See
Ps. xxv;5; Matt. xi;28. 30; John xiv:26;
John v;24; Actsxvi:3i.
2. Teach me Thy way. Ps. xxvu:ii;
John xiv;6; Prov. xvi;25; iH;6; Ps. xxxii;
8. 3. Teach me Thy path. Ps. xxv;4;
Prov. iii: 1 3-! 7; iv:!8; Titus ii;ii-!3.
4. Teach me Thy statutes. Ps. cxix;!2;
xix:?, !i; cxix;26, 27, 130; John viH;32;
John vii;!?; Jas. i;2i; Acts xvn:li; I
John v;!3.
5. Teach me to pray. Luke xi;i;
Mark 1:35; Matt. vi:5-i5; Luke vi;!2;
Acts xvi 25; Gen. .\xxii;24. 26; Acts iv;
24-31- 6. Teach me in thy judgment Ps. cxix;
!o8; Prov. Hi:!!, 12; Ps. xix:g; Heb.
xH:6-8; Rev. ui:i7-!g; Ps. xciv:i2.
7. Teach me to number my days. Ps.
xc:i2; Eccl. xii; Job xix;25-2?; Deut.
xxxii;2g; Matt. xxv:i-io; Job viii;9-!S; I
Cor.xv:55-58: John ix;4; II Tim. iv:?, 8.

"GOD FOR US."
Rom. vHi:3i.
I. Providing salvation for us. Lukei:
69; n;29-3i; Titus H;t!; Acts iv:!2. See
Heb. H;3.
2. Delivered up His Son for us. Rom.
viU;32. 3. He suffered for us. I Pet. H:2i; iv:

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I, See I Pet, ni:i8; Heb. ii;io, iS, See
Acts v;4i; Phil, in;io,
4, He was sacrificed for us, I Cor, v;
7; Phil, n:8. See Ps, H;!?; Rom, xii:i;
Heb, xiii:i3-i6,
5, He was made sin for us, II Cor, v;
21. See Heb, xiH;!3,
6, He was made a curse for us. Gal,
iH:i3. See Gal, v;l.
7. He died for us. Rom. v;8; I Thes.
v;g, lo.
8. He gave Himself up for us. Eph.
v;2; Titus ii;i4.
g. He laid down His life for us. I
John iH;!6. See Rom. v;6, 8, 10; I John
iH;i6. !0. He was raised for us. Rom. iv;25;
I Pet. 1:3; Col. iu;!-4.
II. He obtained eternal redemption for
us, Heb, ix;!2,
12, He is in the presence of God for
us. Heb. ix:24; Heb. vi:2o.
13. He maketh intercession for us.
Rom. viH;34. See Heb. vii;25.
14 The Holy Spirit maketh interces
sion for us. Rom. viii;26.
15. The new way dedicated for us.
Heb. x:2o. See Heb, x;i9-25,
16. He is coming again for us. John
xiv:3; I Cor. xv:5i, 52; I Thess. iv;!5,
18. Ps. cxxvi;3.

A CITY.
1, Here we have no continuing city, but
seek one to come. Heb. xiii;l4.
2. City of God. Glorious things are
spoken of thee, O city of God. Ps.
Ixxxvii ;3.
3. City of the Living God. Heb. xii
22. 4. City which hath foundation. Heb,
xi;io. 5. City whose builder and maker is God.
Heb. xi:io.
6. Holy city. Rev. xxi;2.
7. Great city. Rev. xxi; 10, etc.

8. Prepared by God for those who have
faith in Him. Heb. xi;!6.
COMMUNICABLE FULNESS OF
GOD.
What are our conceptions of God?
O. T. Under law uncommunicable.
N. T. Under grace communicable.
Ex. xv;6-!3; Ps. cxlv:3; Jer. xxxH:!?,
ig. Rom. xi;33-36.
I. Outpouring of Life. ^Our first great
need. Isa. liU:i2. Soul. See Gen. U:?, Hfe.
No measured sacrifice, Greek word, pour
out, shed forth, spill, run out. Hebrew
word, "Arab;" make naked, bare, empty.
See Matt, ix;!?; Ps. xxH:i4. Type. Lev.
iv;25, 30, 34; xvii:!!; Ps. lxix;2o.
Unto death. What an awful deluge ?
Essential, Heb. ix;22. Comfort, 26-27,
28. See John x;io.
2. Outpouring of Love is our next
need. All our service begins and con
tinues here. Rom. v;5. See Jude ii.
Read I Cor. xin.
A Niagara oi Love. Eph. iH;i 7-19.
Its effects. Rom. v:!-5. Justified,
peace, access, grace, tribulation, patience,
hope, rejoicing. Seel JohnlH:!, 2.
3. Outpouiing of Power is our next
need. Promise. Isa. xliv:3; Joel 11:28; John
vi:37-39- Fulfilment. Acts ii: 1-4; Acts H:! 7, 18,
33; Titus iH:5, 6. Whatever the capacity,
be filled with the Spirit.
Power of assurance, comfort, knowl
edge, guidance.
All power. Matt. xxviU;i8, ig.
See John xvi;!3; ICor. 11:9, lO-
Then consider what the effect would be
if this threefold fulness of God was real
ized by all who are in possession. What
a grand and glorious union, for mark, it is
one life, love, power, and then what a
manifestation of God. John xvii:2!, 22,
^3- All center in Christ. He is the foun
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(i.) Behold His meditational fulness.
(2.) Behold His sympathetic fulness.
(3.) Behold His sovereign fulness.
Life. John x;lo. How.? v. ii; Isa.
Hii. Love. Eph. iH;!8; I John 111:16.
Power. Matt. xxviii:i8.
What abundant fulness. Exhaustless
ocean. Col. i:!9. All this is communr
cable. His life. His love. His power
John i;!6.
How to get it ? Thorough emptying
Thorough abasement. If the butterfly is
born, the caterpillar must die. Mai. iii;
10. Responsibihty. II Cor. ix;8; IPet. iv;
10. 4. Outpouring of Wrath. Ezek. xxx:
15; Hos. v;io; Rev. xiv;!o, 11.
Oh, what a sweeping flood ! What an
awful deluge. Wrath of God. Nah. 1:2;
Wrath of the Lamb. Rev. vi;i6, 17.
Hell itself a refuge if it hid from the
wrath of the Lamb. Compare John i;29;
Rev. v:4.
Should such manifestation of God affect
us. Ps. lxii:8.

CHRIST'S WITNESSES.
Mark ix:33-50.
I. The pjHde aud selfish ambition nat
Ural to the human heart, vs. 33, 34. See
Luke ix:46; Matt. xviH:i.
One of the commonest sins of human
ity. It is an old sin.
It is of all others the next soul-ruining
sin. How thought of by God. Prov. xvi;5;
viH:i3. Compare Mark ix:33, 34; Eccl. iii;i8,
ig; Col. i:i8, 19.
II. The necessity of a new life. See
Matt. xviH:3.
The natural inbred state of an unregen-
erate man. John iii;5.
Except, shall not?

Have we this new life?
What is the witnesses?
What is the testimony?
Does the life show it?
III. The nature and manifestation of
this new life. vs. 35-3?.
New life. Not simply a change of the
old. A new creation.
A divine life.
A heavenly life.
Before, self was his life.
No-w, Christ is his life.
Conversion from pride to humility.
Conversion from conceit to self-abase
ment. - Repentance — Abhorrence of self. Ad
oration of God.
Repentance — Abandonment of self. Ab
solute trust in God.
Characteristic of the natural man —
self. Characteristic of the spiritual man —
Chnst. Two men. See Gen. xxxix. Joseph.
Gen. xix:l4. Lot.
IV. The divine standard of true great
ness, vs. 35, 36.
A little child the standing witness of
true greatness in the kingdom of heaven.
CHARACTERISTICS.
I. Simplicity.
2. Confidence or trust.
3. Weakness or inability.
4. Naturalness.
5. Freedom from self-ambition.
6. Truthfulness.
7. Affection.
8. HumiHty.
See Matt. xx:26-28. EXAMPLES.
David. Ps. cxxxi: i, 2.
Paul. PhU. iH:4-7.
Jesus. Phil. U;5-8,
Humility the root of all the graces.
See Matt. viU:8, etc. ; xv;27, 28.
V. The Lord's estimate or opinion of

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his Church in contrast with man's narrow,
bigoted, sectarianism, vs. 38-42.
Look at the spirit manifested in the
words "one," "us."
See Num. xi:23-37.
Mark the answer of Moses, v. 2g. See
Rev. xix:lo, 1. c; Acts xxvi;l6-l8; John
xvH:2i. VI. The great question of time and
eternity, vs. 43-48.
Pain here, preferable to sin and eternal
torment beyond.
Sacrifice anything and everything here,
rather than sacrifice eternal happiness
there. If we are to cease being stumbling
blocks to others we must first get rid of
tI.e stumbling block to our own souls. We
must begin with self- judgment. Cut it
off. Pluck it out.
VII. The reality, awfulness and eter
nity of future punishment,
O, unsaved man, ponder here. See
how the Lord labors to bring before the
man the full and final result of evil.
There is a real hell. An eternal hell.
Bless God there is a way of escape.
The demand of the day is for true wit-

CUPS OF SCRIPTURE.
I. Empty Cup. Matt. xxvi;3g, 42.
Compare Matt. xvin;ll.
The Father's gift to His Son.
The cup of God's wrath against sin.
What a bitter draught?
He knew every ingredient of that aw
ful mixture, even before He put it to His
lips. Precious truth. It is empty now. He
drained it once for all.
II. Full Cup. Ps. cxvi;!2, 13.
Empty cup the cost of this full cup.
Full salvation. What does it not
mean? Pardon.Redemption.

Justification. Sanctification. Rest.Peace.
Joy- Power.Eternal Hfe — Heaven.
What shall we do with it? Take,
Drink, yea drink abundantly.
III. The Lord {Jehovah) Cup. Ps.
xvi:S. Behold Jesus turn to Jehovah as His
portion. Shall not we as joint heirs take this cup,
too? What untold treasure here!
Not His work. His word. His fellow
ship. His power. His glory, etc. ; but
Himself. See Lam. in;24; Ps. lxxHi;26; Eph. in;
18, 19.
IV. Cup of sorrow and suffering.
Matt. xx:22, 23.
James a martyr. Acts xii;!, 2.
John persecuted in tribulation. Rev.
1:9. See I Pet. iv:i3; v:io; Rom. vin:!?;
John xvi;33; Phil. iii;!0.
V. Covenanted Cup, Luke xxii;20.
Testament. Last will of the deceased.
Sealed with His blood.
Are you, included, ;'. e.. mentioned in
the will?
VI. Cup of blessing. I Cor. x;i6.
Union. Communion, Fellowship),
Blessing, The one who drank the cup of suffer
ing holds out to all the cup of blessing,
VII. Cup of separation. I Cor. x:2!.
We cannot have the cup of blessing and
the cup of cursing, too.
Absolute separation. Which?
VIII. Double Cup. I Cor. xi:25-28;
Luke xxii:l9; Matt. xxvi;26, 29.
I. Cup of Remembrance.
2. Cup of Hope, (i) Remember me.
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Gethsemane. Judgment,
Cross. Crown of thorns.
Blood. Death,
(2) Expectancy. Till He come. Hope
One eye on the Cross, the other on the
Cro-ivn, IX, Overflowing Cup. Cup of life
Ps. xxin;5. John vii:37-3g, John x:!0,
X, Cup of service or good works
Matt, x;42; Mark ix;4i.
Human sympathy made up of drops of
kindness. XI. Cup of astonishment. Ezek. xxiii;
3'-35- Matt. vii;2!, 23. What a bitter cup.
XII. Cup of wrath. Ps. l.xxv;8; Ixxiii;
lo; Jer. xxv;!5, 28; Rev. xvi;i9. Ps.
xi;6. The portion of this cup forever.

BEHOLD.
I. Condemnation. Behold, I was shapen
in iniquity. Ps. 11;$.
Behold I am vile. Job. xl;4.
2. Incarnation. Behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy. Luke ii.io, ii
3. Redemption. Behold the Lamb of
God which taketh away the sin of the
world. John 1:29; xix;5.
4. Justification. Behold my hands and
my feet (z. c., living).
Raised for our justification. Rom. iv:
25; Ps. xcvH:i; I Pet. i;3; Heb. vH;25
5. Reconciliation. Behold now is the
accepted time. II Cor. vi;2.
Behold now is the day of salvation. II
Cor. vi-2.
God is reconciled. II Cor. v;i8. •
All is finished. Heb. ix:25, 26. Heb.
1:3- Holy Spirit striving. John xvi:8.
All things ready. Matt. xxii;4.
6. Salvation. Behold I stand at the
door and knock. Rom. iii;2o.
Waiting to be gracious, Isa. xxx: 18.
Let the Saviour in.
7. Transfiguration. Behold I come
quickly. Rev. xxii:?.

Behold the Saviour leave the mediato
rial throne.
Day of grace gone. Summoned before
God. See Deut. xi:26; I John Hi;!.

SALVATION.
Deliverance. Redemption of man from
the consequences and power and domin
ion of sin.
I. God of salvation. Ps. lxviH:'o.
Divine. 2. Horn of salvation. II Sam. xxn:3.
Powerful. 3. Shield of salvation. II Sam. xxii:
3. Protecting.
4. Rock of salvation. II Sam. xxii:
47. Surety.
5. Tower of salvation. II Sam. xxn:3.
Safety. 5. Gospel of salvation. Eph. i;!3.
Gladness. ?. Joy of salvation. Ps. lxx:4. Hap
piness.

I. I have waited for thy salvation. Gen.
xlix;iS. See Rev. xix;i.
2. Stand still and see the salvation of
the Lord. Ex. xiv; 13.
3. The Lord hath raised up an horn of
salvation for us. Luke 1:69.
4. To give the knowledge of salvation
unto His people. Luke i:??.
5. Mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
LukS 11:30.
6. All flesh shall see the salvation of
God. Luke Hi:6.
7, This day is salvation, come to thy
house. Luke xix :9.

I. His presence is salvation. Ps..xlH:
5, margin.
2. The grace of God which bringeth
salvation, hath appeared. Titus ii:ii.
3. To you is the word of salvation
sent. Acts xiii:26.

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4, The Gospel is the power of God
unto salvation. Rom. i:i6.
• . Behold now is the day of salvation.
II Cor. vi:2.
6. How shall we escape if we neglect
so great salvation? Heb. ii:3.
7. He shall appear a second time with
out sin unto salvation. Heb. ix;28.
 '1 Common salvation. Jude 3
- I Great salvation. Heb.ii;3.
..XU Everlasting salvation. Isa. xlv;
17; Heb. v;9.

GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY IN GRACE.
I. He hath brought salvation,
Titus ii;!i, Isa. Hx;i6; Acts iv;!2.
II. He hath brought deliverance.
I. Out of bondage. Ex. vi;5.
2. Out of darkness. Isa. cvH;!4; I
Tet. H;g.
3. Out of the horrible pit. Ps. xl:i, 4.
4. From our enemies. Luke 1:74.
5. From the world. Gal.i;4.
6. From the flesh. Rom. vin: 3.
7. From the devil. John xii;3l.
8. From the grave. Ps. xxx;; — Ixxxvi;
13. margin.
g. From death. Heb. 11:14, 15.
10. From hell. I Thess. i;!o; Ps.
Ixxxvi: 13, margin.
II. From sin. Rom. vi:6.
12. From all iniquity. Titus ii;l4.
13. From the law. Gal. Hi: 13. Rom.
vii;6. 14. From judgment. John v;24. Rom.
viii; I.
III. He hath brought life.
II Tim. i;9, 10; John x;io.
I. Resurrection life. Col. ii;!2, 13;
Eph. ii;5, 6; Gal. n;20.
2. Divine life. I John v;i2; II Pet.
i:4.- 3. Eternal life. John x;28.
Life does not only imply deliverance,
but energy to live.
IV. He hath brought us righteousness.

Jer. li:lo; Dan. ix:24. Rom. x;4; iv:!!;
viH:io; ICor. i;3o; Isa. Ixi:l0. liv;!?.
V. He hath brought us into a place of
¦safety. Luke x: 34; Judges ii:!; Ps. xii:5, mar
gin; Prov. i:33; Rom. vHi:35, 38, 39;
Col. iii;3.
VI. He hath brought us fulness of
blessing. I. Into a large place. II Sam. xxii;20.
2. Into a wealthy place. Ps. lxvi;!2.
3. To His banqueting house. Cant.
H:4. 4. Waters to swim in. Ezek, xlvii, — ,
5. Grace. II Cor. ix:8; John i; 16.
6. No want. Ps. xxiii:!; xxxiv;g.
7. Every need. Phil. iv;!g.
VII. He will bring us unto His glory.
I Pet. i:i3; I Thess. iv:!3, etc.; Rom.
viii;!8; Col. in:4.
Now behold Him. 1. Brought to hu
miliation. Matt. i:25.
2. Brought to death. Isa. liii.?; Heb.
ix;!6. 3. Brought to life. Heb. xHi.20.

THE CITY OF GOD.
1. The church. Isa. Ix;i4; Ps. xlvHi:
2, 3; Rev. Hi;i2; Heb. xu;22, 23; Eph. u;
ig. 2. Built on a firm foundation. Isa.
xxviH;!6; Matt. xvi;l8; IPet. 11:6; Eph.
ii;20. 3. WeU buUt. Ps. cxxii:2, 3; Heb.
xi;!0. 4. Built of living stones. I Pet. U:5.
5. A strong city. Isa. xxvi;i.
6. A waHed city. Isa. Ix:i8; Zech. H:
4. 5-
7. WeU fortified. Ps. xlviH; 12, 13.
8. Way to the city. John xiv;6; Isa.
xxxv:8, g.
9. The gates open. Ps. cxviH:i8, 19;
John x:9.
10. God shall dwell in the midst. Zech.
u;5; Ezek. xlHi;7-9.

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II. No darkness.
xxi:23. Heb. xiii:i4.

Isa. Ix:i9, 20; Rev.

I.
2.3-4- 5-
iii:g. 6. 7-

MYSTERY.
Gospel. Eph. vi;!g.
The faith. I Tim. iH:9.
Godliness. I Tim. iH:i6.
Of Christ. Eph. ni:3, 4, 5.
Fellowship of the mystery.

Eph.

His will. Eph. i;g.
Wisdom of God. I Cor. H:?.
Great mystery. Eph. v:32.
A mystery shown. I Cor. kv:5i.

WHY?

Acts ix:4; Ezek. xxxui:ii; Isa. 1:5;
Gen. iv;6; Jer, viU:5; Isa. xl;27; John
xx;i5; Luke xxu:46; Matt, xx:6.
First question God asks man. Gen.
in:g. Last question God asks man, I Pet,
iv:!?, 18,

WITH CHRIST.
•
Dead with Christ. Gal, ii:2o; Col. ii:20.
Buried with Christ. Col, ii:l2 R. V.;
Rom. vi;4, \.
Risen with Christ. Col. iH:i; ii:i2 R.
V. Ascended with Christ. Col. iii:3 R
V. Eph. n:5, 6, R. V.
Live with Christ. II Tim. ii:ii.
Glorified with Christ. Rom. viU:!?.
Reign with Christ. II Tim. ii:l2;
Rev. Hi;2i.
Always. Ever. Forever with Christ.
John xiv;3; xvn:24; I Thess. iv:!?.
All things with Christ. Rom. viii:32.

I.
2.3-
2'J. 4-

THE NAME.
For salvation. Acts iv:i2.
For prayer. John xlv: 14.
For gathering together. Matt. ;

For service. Acts iv;!?, 18,
5. For discipline. I Cor. v;4.
6. For subjection. PhU. H:io.
7. For suffering. Acts v:4!.

20.

GOD'S LOOK.
Searchin?. I Sam. xvi;?; John U;25.
Expectation. Isa. v;2.
Recalling. Luke xxii:6i.
HeaHng and help. Mark vii; 34.
Blessing and Love. Deut. xxvj:i5.
Strengthening. Judges vi;i4; Isa.
Ixvi; 2.

OUR FULNESS.
Fulness of God. Love. Eph

Fulness of Christ.
Fulness of spirit.

Grace.
Power.

in: 19.
John i:i6.
Micah iii:S.

COMMIT.
Commit my spirit. Ps. xxxi;5.
Commit thy way. Ps. xxxvii:5.
Commit thy works. Prov. xvi:3.
Commit ihe keeping of soul. I Pet.
iv:!9. Commit myself. II Tim. i;!2.

AGAINST ME.
I. Murmur. Num. xiv;2?. B.C. 1490.
.2. Vaunt themselves. Judges vii;2.
B. C. 1249.
3. Sinned, lied, etc. Hos. iv:?; vii:
13, 15. B. C. 780,
4. Rebelled. Isa. i;2. B. C. 760.
5. Transgressed, Ezek. n;3; xx:8, etc,
B, C. 595.
6. Stout words, Mai. iii: 13, B. C.
397. 7. Turned traitor. John xiH;i8. A.
D. 33-
8. Neutral (?) Matt. xH:3o. A.D. 1888.
What the cause? John xv;25.
The results! Ezek. xxxix:23; Prov.
viii:36; Ex. xxxii:33.
What to do? Levi x3cvi:40, 42.

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ALL THINGS OF GOD.
He is the creator, maker, former and
builder of all things.
Jer. H;i9; Prov. xxvi:io; Heb. iu:4
Neh. ix:6; Prov. xvi:4; Acts xiv;i5;
xvii;24; Isa. xliv:24; lxvi:i, 2; Eph. iii
g; Col i;!6; Rev. iv;i!; I Cor. viii;5; I
Cor. xi;!2; John 1:3; Rom. xi;36.
Compare also Isa. xlv. 12, 18; xlviil:!3;
Heb. i;!0, 12; Jer. x;!0 to 12 margin;
Gen. 1:1, 26, 31 .

GOD'S PURPOSE. ETC., IN
EPHESIANS.
God's purpose. i;i!,5. g,
God's will. 1:5, 9; v:!?; vi;6.
God's power. i:i9; iii:?; vi:io.
God's grace, ii;?, 8.
God's love. iii:i?-ig.
God's work. ii;!0; iii;20.
God's house. 11; 19-22.

NEGATIVES IN EPHESIANS.
Walk not with the world, iv:!?.
Be not partakers with them. v;?.
Walk not as fools. v:!5.
Be not unwise, v:!?.
Grieve not the Holy Spirit, iv:30.

HEAVENLY PLACES IN
SIANS.
1. Blessing. 1:3.
2. Power. i;20.
3. Peace. ii;6.
4. Wisdom, iii; 10,

EPIIE-

TOGETHERS IN EPHESIANS.
1. Quickened. ii:5.
2. Raised. ii:6.
3. Seated. 11:6.
4. BuHded. H;22.
5. Joined. iv:l6.

EXCEEDINGS IN EPHESIANS.
I. Power. i;g.
2. Grace, ii:?.
3. Ability. iii;20.

MORE KNOWLEDGE.
The need. Hos. iv;!-6: Isa. v:i3; Jer.
iv:22. Fools hate knowledge. Prov. i;22.
Fear of Lord beginning of knowledge.
Prov. i;?.
Knowledge of Holy One. Understand
ing. Prov. ix:g, 10.
Eternal life. Knowledge. Johnxvn;3.
Heart knowledge. Jer. xxiv;?.
All loss for knowledge of Christ Jesus,,
PhH. iH;8.
Study of word. II Pet. in:i8; I Pet.
ii 2. Dependence on Holy Spirit. I Cor.
n:l4-i6; John xiv; 26; I John ii: 20.
Prayer. James i:5-7; Prov. ii:3-5; in:
5.6. Obedience and wiU. John vu:i7; 1
John ii;3, 4.
Holy Hv'ng. Prov. ix: 18.
Heb. vHi;!!; Hab. ii;!4; I Cor. xiii:l2.

I AMS OF JESUS IN GOSPEL OF
JOHN.
I am. viii;58.
I am the light, etc. J'iii:i2.
I am the bread, etc. ; vi:3S.
I am the door, x:?, g.
I am the way. xiv. 6.
I am the truth. xiv:6.
I am the life. xiv:6.
I am the resurrection. xi:25,
g. I am the Good Shepherd. x:ll, 14.
10. I am the true vine. xv:!.

OUR FATHER.
I John iii;i.
I. The Father's love. John xvi;2?:
xiv:2:-23. 2. The Father's sympathy. Ps. cin:
13; Isa. Ixvi;i3.
3. The Father's knowledge. Matt, vi:
2. 4. The Father's guidance. Jer. iH;4.
5. The Father's gifts. John iii:!6;
Rom. vin;32.

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6. The Tather's . chastening. Heb.
xu;?. Deut. viH;5; Prov. iii;!2.
7. The Father's promise for eternity,
Luke xn;32; Jas. H;5; Matt. xxv;34; II
Pet. i;!0, ii; II Cor. v:!4 to 21; II Cor.
vii;l.

WHAT GOD HATH PREPARED.
I Cor. ii; — .
I. Salvation. Luke H;29. The want
of every soul. God in bodily presence.
God man. Heb. x;5.
Salvation prepared, brought down to
man, Titus ii;!l.
A feast. Matt. xxii:2-5.
Tell them which are bidden. Who
soever will may come — prepared, all
ready. Luke xiv; 17.
II. Providence.
I. Heavens. Prov. viii:27.
2. The dry land. Ps. xcv:5.
3. Light and sun. Ps. lxxiv:l6;Ps. xix.
4. Rain. Ps. cxlvn;8; Job. xxxvi;26-
28; Matt. v;45.
5- Corn for food. Ps. lxv:9; lxviii:9,
10. 6. Mercies. Ps, xxin. Table.
7. Jonah i:!?; iv:6. Fish. Gourd.
8. Jonah iv;7-8. Worm. East wind.
III. Work. Duties. Service. Eph.
u:io. All cutout for us, not to scramble
through, but to walk in. Quiet, steady,
persevering work, instead of cutting and
carving out work for ourselves. Lord,
what wilt thou have me to do? II Cor.
ix:8. See II Tim. H:2i.
(a) The heart. Ezra vii:io; Ps. Ivii;?,
margin; Prov. xvi;l, margin; I Chron.
xxix;i8, 19; Ps. x:!?; II Chron. xxix;36.
(b) The vessel. Rom. ix;23, 24; II
Tim. iii:i6, 17; II Chron. x.xxv:!0.
IV. In glory. Rom. ix:23, 24.
I. A kingdom. Matt. xxv:34; xx:2i,
23- 2. A city. Heb. xi;i6.
City prepared by.God. Rev. xxi;io, to
xxH:S. 12

3. A house. John xiv; c. f. Matt.
viii: 19, 20
I wUl come again. I John Hi;i, 2; I
Thess. iv:i3-i8; Phil. iH;g, 10. 20, 21.
In. Know. Like. Him. I Cor.H:9,
10. V. In judgment. Another side.
Ps. ix:?. Throne for judgment. See
Ps. ciii;!9.
Actsxvii;3!. Judge appointed.
Acts xvii;3!. Day fixed.
II Tim. iv:!; Rev. xx:l2-i4.
Prov. xix;2g. "Who are they that scorn?
They that make light of the great salva
tion which God hath prepared.
See also Ps. vH;!2, 13; Matt x.xv;4i.
Prepare to meet thy God\ Amosiv;!2.
SEVEN IMPOSSIBLE THINGS.
I. Impossible for God to lie. Heb.
vi-!8; Rev. xix;9; Ps. cxix;l6o; John
xvH;i7; Ps. xl;8; cxix'Sg; IPet. 1:23, 24,
25; Matt. xxiv:35; Ezek. xxiv:i4; Ps.
lxxxix;34, 35; Titus i;i, 2; Num. xxiii:
19. We trust not only in what God can do,
but what God cannot do. Our hopes rest
not only on His ability, but on His ina
bility. Heb. vi:!3-20.
"Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand
"When rolling y^ars shall cease lo move."
II. Impossible for man to enter heaven
unless born again. John 111:5, 6, 7;
Matt. xviii:3; Rom. vni:?, 8.
III. Impossible for man to be saved
without ihe shedding of blood. Heb. ix:
22. Sin must be atoned for, or the sinner
cannot be saved. John iH;!4.
Sin must be condemned (judged) or the
sinner must be condemned. Matt, xxvi;
39- Sin must be "put away," or the sinner
must be put away. Heb. ix:26.
Behold the justice of God. He would
cease to be God, were He to fail here

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Behold the love of God. Yea, He
would cease to be God, were He to fail
here. "Here the wholeDeity is known
Nor dare a creature guess.
Which of the gflories brighter shone.
The justice or the grace.''
IV. Impossible to be saved without
personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Johnin:!8; iH;36; Markxvi;l6; Heb.xi;6.
V. Impossible for man to believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ and not be saved. Mark
xvi;i6; Acts xvi;3i; Rom. x;9; Eph. H:8;
Rom. v;l.
Thy faith hath saved thee. Luke vn;
SC VI, Impossible to be saved after this
life. Luke xvi:26.
We pass out of this life Hke arrows or
rockets, pointing in one of two directions
— strike the judgment throne aud fly off,
either to the right or to the left.
Fixed! Fixed!! Fixed!!! Eternally
fixed! VII. Impossible for those who despise
rt iect or neglect Christ to escape the penalty
of their sin. Ezek. xiH:4; Ps. ix;!?
Rav. vi;i4-i9; II Thess. i:?-g; Rev. xxi
8. Heb. ii;3. Impossiblel Impossiblel

THE "I AMS" OF ST. PAUL.
Being the experience of a man of like
pa isions as ourselves.
t. I am dead. Gal 11:19, 20; u. f.
Rom. vi:3, 4, S, 6, 7-18.
'.. I am alive. Rom. vi:il.
Dead to the service of the world, the
flesh and the devil. Alive unto the serv
ice of Christ.
3. Whose lam. Whom I serve. Acts
xxvii:23. So as much as in me is,
4. I am ready to preach the gospel.
Rom. i:iS. For
5. I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ. Rom. i;i6.

Whereunto
6. I am. appointed a preacher. II Tim.
II. For which cause I also suffer.
Nevertheless
7. I am not ashamed, for I know whom
I have believed. and
8. I am persuaded that He is able to
keep, etc. II Tim. i:!2.
9. I am made all things to all men that
I might by all means save some. I Cor.
ix:22. For I speak to you. Gentiles, inasmuch as
10. I am the Apostle to the Gentiles,
Rom. xi:i3. Although
II. I am the least of the Apostles,
I Cor. XV :g.
12. I am less than the least of the
saints. Eph. iH;8. Yea
13. I am the chief of sinners. I Tim.
i:!5- But when
14. I am weak, then
15. \ am. strong. II Cor. xii: 10.
For it is by the grace of God
16. I am what I am. I Cor. xv:io.
And
I?. I am persuaded th.at neither death,
nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, nor height, nor depth,
nor any other creature, shall be able to
separate us from the love of God, which
is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. vni;
38, 39. Also, I take you to record this
day that,
18. \ampurefrom the blood of all men.
For I have not shunned to declare unto
you all the counsel of God. Acts xx;
26, 27. Therefore
ig. I am now ready lo be offered, and
the time of my departure is at hand. I
have fought a good fight, I have finished
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forth there is laid up for me a crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the right
eous judge, shall give me at that day. II
Tim. iv:6-8.

THE NECESSITY OF THE
ASCENSION.

is expedient for you that I go

"It
away.'' I. In relation to the coining of the Holy
Spirit. Isa. xxxU;i5; xliv;3; Joel ii;28,
2g; John vH:37-3g; John xiv;l6, 26; xv:
26; Acts 1:4, 5, 8; Johnxvi:?; Acts H:33.
2. In relation to righteousness. Isa.
xlv;23; Mark xvi:i6 with Rom. i;i6, 17;
Phil. ii;g, 11 with Jer. xxiii:6; John xvi;lo.
3. In relation to the atonement. Ex.
xxx;6-!o; Lev. xvi;!8; Heb. u;g; ix:i-!2.
4. In relation to spiritual life and its
assurance. Acts v:3l.
"At God's right hand, etc.''
(Margin R. V.) "God uplifted
princely leader and Saviour to His right
hand," etc, — Rotherham.
(a) Life. Johnxx;3i; xvi;8,g; ni;5
vi;63; II Cor. iH:6; Titus ii;5, 6.
(b) Assurance. Col. iii:3; Heb. vH:25;
Rom. viu:34; Heb. ix:24; vi:i7-2o; x;i4,
15- 5. In relation to access to the Father.
John xiv;6; I John ii;i; Heb. -viH;i, 4;
iv;i4-!6; x:ig-22; I Tim. H;5; Rom. vin:
2g; Eph. 11:18.
6. In relation to gifts for service. Ps.
lxviH:i8; Eph. iv;?, 8-13; John xiv:26;
xvi;i3; Actsi:8; ii:4; I Cor. xii:i-ii.
7. In relation to the future abode oi all
believers. John xiv:2, 3; John xvii;24;
Rev. Hi;2i; Ps. 1:3-5; I Thess, iv:i4-i8,
THE EVERLASTING GOD,
everlasting. Ps,

This God is our God forever and ever,
Ps. xlviu;i4.

BETTER.
Better Saviour. Heb. 1:4.
Better hope. Heb. vU;i9.
Better covenant. Heb. vH;22; vni:6.
Better possession. Heb. x:34.
Better country. Heb. xi:i6.
Better blood. Heb, xH:24,
Better resurrection. Heb. xi:35.
Heb. xiH;8; xii;i, 2.

THE GOODNESS OF GOD.
Read Ex. xxxiii;!3.i9.

I. God the Father,
xc;2; Isa. xl;28.
2. God the Son, everlasting. Isa, ix:
6; Prov, viii;23; Rev, 1:8.
3. God the Holy Spirit, everlasting.
Heb. ix:i4.

I,

Abundant. Ps. xxxi;ig; xxxiu:5

Ex.

xxxiv;6.

2.

Enduring. Ps. Hi;!; 0:5.

3-

Providing. Ps. Ixv: 11.

4-

Fining. Ps. cvH;g.

5-

Satisfying. Jer. xxxi;!4.

6.

Going before. Ps. xxi;3.

7-

Following after. Ps. xxiii;6.

LESSONS.

i.

Repentance. Rom. 11:4.

2.
i:8. 3-

Faith. Ps. xxvn: 13; xxxvi:?; Eph

Ps. cvH:8.

4-

Prayer. Ps. xxxvi;l0.

WILDERNESS EXPERIENCES.
Ex. XV.
I. Redemption Song. vs. i, 22.
All singing in the Scriptures connected
with redemption.
(a) "Then." What a significant word !
Redeemed! What a great deliverance!
(See past experience.) What of us ?
Eph. 1:?; Col. 1:13; Gal. 1:4; I Thess. i;
10. Is it so? Then sing — "Sing unto
the Lord,"
(b) The theme. Grace. Jehovah the
God of all grace acknowledged as having
done all,
(c) Adoration and worship, manifest in
every note.

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(d) How Comprehensive. The Lord
has become my salvation. The Lord is
my strength. The Lord is my song.
The Lord is a man of war. The Lord is
glorious in power. The Lord is glorious
in holiness. The Lord doeth wonders.
The Lord is a God of mercy. The Lord
is our guide. The Lord shall reign for
ever and ever. Past, present, future re
demption, grace and glory.
(e) How personal, vs. I, 2.
II. Relationship.
(a) We the habitation of God. v. 2.
See Isa. lvii;!5; Ps. cxxxv;3-5; Eph. ii;
19-22 (the church); II Cor. vi;!4-!8; I
Cor. vi;!g; Eph. in:!?; I John iv:l2 (the
Believer). (b) God our habitation, v. 13. See I
Pet. iii:i3; Eph. ii;4, 6; John xv:5; I
John iv:i6; John xvii; 24; I Thess. iv;!?.
Marvelous relationship! Blessed union!
Glorious hope !
III. No water, v. 22.
Type of the uncertainty of things here.
The unsatisfying portion of things earthly.
See Ps. lxv;i. Contrast Isa. Iv;!, 2;
John iv;!4; vii:38.
IV. Marah, v. 23.
How soon all is changed ! Strains of
songs still in the air, and now full of bit
ter complaint and murmuring. What a
picture of the Christian conflict ! Flesh
and Spirit. Spirit and flesh. Spirit
ceases to sing; flesh begins to murmur.
V. Prayer, v. 25.
This is our only safeguard. Absolute,
uninterrupted dependence. Water not
taken away but sweetened. See Phil, iii
10; II Cor, xii;9; Phil, iv;6, 7; John xiv;
13,14, "Ask and ye shall receive.''
VI. Elim. V. 27.
Rest, shelter, refreshment. How near
Only two hours' walk — for sight of Marah,
Wonderfully true in the experience of
many believers. See Hagar and Ishmael,
how soon her bitter Marah becomes Elim,
when the Lord opens her eyes, or the

disciples in the storm-tossed vessel; how
quickly the Lord's "Peace be still !" made
their Marah, Elim, or the disciples on the
way to Emmaus, the presence of the Lord
changes the bitter Marah to sweet, re
freshing Elim.
Lesson — Live in constant fellowship
with Jesus, our Elim. Jesus is the great
antidote for all our bitter Marahs.
VII. Responsibility. V. 26.
Privilege and responsibility inseparable
Rom. xii;i, 2; Heb. xn;l, 2; Col. iii:l-5;
I John Hi;!-3.

A— THE WILL OF GOD.
I. The need of such a prayer as Paul's
in Eph. v;!?.
2. The character of the Lord's will.
I. The need of such a prayer.
We pray— Thy will be done as in
heaven, so on earth.
In heaven His will is done, cheerfully,
constantly, perfectly, only one will there.
Eph. v:!?. "Wherefore, be not fool
ish (senseless) but understand what the
will of the Lord is." How little we un
derstand (know) His will. \Ve need to
study, consider, acquaint ourselves with
the will of God — but first see the need of
this prayer of Paul's. Prov. xii;i5; xxvi;
12; Isa. v;2!.
We have turned every one to his own
way, from Adam down to the present, one
continuous stream ^of self-will, and self-
will is sin, and sin is self-will. From the
beginning self-will has been the ruin of
man, and it is to be a special manifesta
tion of these last days, "lovers of their
own selves, boasters, proud, disobedient
to parents, heady, high-minded." II Tim.
iH;i-?. Not till He comes again, who
delights to do His Father's will, shall this
abominable self-will be put to an end.
Then and not till then will the prayer be-
fully answered. "Thy will be done as in
heaven, so on earth." Let the prayer of
the Psalmist be our prayer, and that con-

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tinually: "Teach me to do Thy will."
Ps. cxliii;io.
II. The character of the Lord's ¦will.
Like Himself. Rom. xii;2. Good,
acceptable, perfect. See also Micah vi;8;
Jer. ix;23, 24; Rom. vHi:28, and Matt, v;
48; Luke-vi;4o; Eph. iv:io-i3; John xvn:
23; Heb. xiii:2i; Col. iv:i2.

B— THE WILL OF GOD.
I. Not willing that any should perish.
II Pet, iii;9; Ezek. xxxui;ii
Then why is it men perish ? Self will.
John v;40.
"The preaching of the cross is to them
that perish, foolishness." See II Pet. 11;
9-12. Matt. xvHi:!-!4.
II. His will is that all men should be
saved. I Tim. ii:!-6.
He desires the salvation of all men, but
only effectually wills the salvation of those
who believe. I Tim, iv:!0.
Your salvation is sure if you will it, for
God wUls it if you do. John vi;37-40.
Verses 37, 38, 39. Divine side. God's
will. Verses 37, 40. Human side. Man's
win. Two ends of this golden chain, elec
tion and glory, eternity past, eternity
future, are hidden from us here in detail,
but there is a glorious revelation. No one
can say he is excluded. No one can say
the "'terms are too hard." Everyone,
none cast out, all that come, and eternal
security of all who do come
Now compare Matt. vii:2i-23, with
Matt. xii:5o; I John H;!?.
Now 'see John v:40— again. "How
often would I have gathered thee — but ve
would not."

C THE WILL OF GOD.
His wiU has something more in it — for
us — than salvation from death, or even
salvation to life •

I. His will of Sovereign Relationship.
Gal. iv:4, 5.
What has this to do with His will?
God sent forth His Son. What for?
What has the Son to say about it ? Ps.
xl:?, 8. Luke xxn;42.
John i;i2, 13. Sons of God — of the
will of God.
Jas. i:i8. His own will. •
Eph. 1:5, 6. According to the good
pleasure of His will.
Marvelous words of grace.
Is this the end of His will ? No ! Look
at Rom. vHi;i6, 17.
II. His will of Sovereign Heirship.
Luke xii:32. Mark the connection here.
(a) The kingdom prepared from the
foundation of the world. Matt. xxv;34.
(b) The kingdom which cannot be re
moved. Heb. xii:28
(c) The kingdom which is everlasting.
II Pet. 1:11.
Fearnot. For whom? Jas. ii;5. Poor.
See Matt. v;3. Little flock. Diminutive,
but precious.
Fear not. At what price ? A gift, all
of grace. II Cor. vHi;9.
Read Luke xii; 2 7-40.
Still more !
III. His will of sovereign compan
ionship. John xiv:3. "Where I am," "Ye may
be also.''
John xvii:24. "With me — where I am."
Father, / will! His will and the Father's
will one. Eph. 1:9-14. Mystery of mys
teries !
With me. Luke xxiU:46; Phil. i;23;
I Thess. iv:!?.
Behold my glory;" this does not
mean that we shall be simply spectators.
See I John ni;2; Col. iu:4! Only a little
while. Heb. x;36, 37; Rev. iH;2o-22

GROUNDS FOR TRUSTING GOD.
I. The Word of God, The revelation

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of His most blessed will and purpose.
I Pet. i:23-25; Ps. cxix:42.
2. The promises of God. II Pet. 1:4;
Rom. iv;2!; Heb. x;23.
3. The filial relation we sustain to God.
Gal. iH;26; iv;5; Rom. vHi;i4, 16; Heb.
viH;!o; Matt. vH:!!; John xx:!?.
4. God's providential care. Ps. xci:g,
11; Isa. xxvH;3; Matt. x-2g-3!; Matt, vi;
32; Rom. vin;28; I Pet. v;?.
5. Past experience. Ps. ix:io; xxxvii:
25; Ixiii:?; cxviii:5, 21; II Cor. i;!o; Gen.
xlviii;i5, 16; Josh. xxi;45; xxiii:l4; I
Sam. vii: 1 2.

READY.
I. Sinner ready to perish. Deut. xxvi;5.
What have you got to do to perish?
Nothing. Condemned already. John iii: 18.
By the blast of God they perish. Job
iv:g. Neglect. Heb. H:3.
2. God ready to save. Isa. xxxviii:2o.
Salvation ready. Luke ii;30, 31. All
things ready. Matt. xxii;4; Lukexiv:!?.
The Lord is not willing that any should
perish. Ezek. xxxiH;!i.
Now is the accepted time. II Cor. vi;2.
3. God readv to pardon. Neh. ix: 1 7.
Isa. Iv:?; Isa. xxx;!8. Why will ye
die ? God your Maker asks you why ?
4. Son of Man ready to judge. I Pet.
iv;5. Acts xvii: 30, 31. God now command-
eth men everywhere to repent.
Are you ready ? Ready for what ?
Ready to meet God. Ready for judg
ment. Matt. xxiv:42-44; Matt, xxv: 10,
They that were ready went in with Him.
The door was shut.

PARDON, PEACE, PURITY,
POWER, PARADISE.
I. Pardon. Micah vii;!8, ig.
(a) Our need of pardon because con

demned bylaw. Rom. iH:ig; Jas. n:!o;
Gal. iH;!0.
(b) Because of failure as sons. Mai. i:
6; Luke xv;i2, 2g.
(c) Because of rebellion against God as
our King. I Thess. ii;i2; Matt. vi::o,
33- (d) Because of treatment of God our
Redeemer. Hos. vii;!3; Isa. xliii;24-26;
John v;40.
The ground of pardon. Rom. iii:24,
25; Lev. vi;22-26; Lev. xvi:2i; Rom. iv;
25; Gal. iii;!3; II Cor. v;!8-2i.
How pardon is received. Isa. Iv:?;
Rom. x;8-!4, !?; Luke xvni:9-i4.
2. Peace.
(a) The false peace of ignorance. Ps.
lxxiii;3-6. Its end, i?-2o; Luke xii;i6-
ig. Its end, 20, 21.
(b) The false peace of self righteous
ness. LukexvHi:!!, 12. Its end. Matt.
xxiii:27, 28.
(c) The false peace of seared con
science. I Tim. iv;i, 2. Its end, II Pet.
H;20, 22.
True peace. Eph. ii;i4; John xx:ig,
21; Lev. iH:!-5 ; vH;3!-33; ix:2i-24:
Num. vi;23-2?; Lukexxiv;50; Col. i;20-
22, 12-14; Rom. v:!.
To be kept in peace. I John i;g; PhU.
iH:3; iv;6, 7; Isa. xxvi:3, 4.
3. Purity. Matt. v;8; Acts xv;g; I
John 1:8-10, and chap. H;i, and chap, iii:
1-3, 6; Ps. H;io; II Cor. vH:i.
A pure heart is a heart where Christ
dwells and reigns, Rev. ni:2o; Eph. in:
I?; Gal. H:2o; v:i6, 17, 25: Rom. vii;4;
viii;9, and x;6; Col. Hi:i-S, 17, 23; Rom.
xiii; 14.
4. Power.
(a) To become a child of God. John i:
12. (b) To live as a child of God. II Cor.
xH;g, 10; John xv;5: PhU. iv:i3; I John
v:4- S\ Lukexxii;3i, 32; Rev. xH;ii.
(c) To-«'in souls for Christ. Actsi;8;
Acts v;32; Rom. xv:i9.

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5. Paradise. Luke xxiii :43.
Where, hbw, and when.
(a) Where. II Cor. xii:i-4; Rev. ii:?,
with Gen. H:8, g.
Paradise once for a brief moment, an
earthly scene lost by sin. Man vainly
seeks to restore it. Eccl. ii:io, 11
Now located above. Heb. xi;!3-i5;
Acts xxvi; ?-g; Phil. iii:20, 21; Col. iii:i;
4; John xiv;i-3.
(b) How may we gain Paradise ? "With
me." Luke xxHi;43; Rom. viii:!?; Heb.
ix:l5; Eph. i:?; Eph. ii:4-8; Rom. vH;4.
(c) When ? "To-day." Luke xxHi;43.
II Cor. vi:!; John 111:36; v;24.
So names written in heaven when we
believe. Second. At death our souls are
in Paradise. Luke xxiii ;46; Acts vii; 59;
PhU. 1:23; II Cor. v:l-8. Third. When
Christ comes to set up His kingdom.
Paradise will be restored to the earth, and
we shall be with Him then. This the
fruition, and the full fulfilment. Rom-
viH:!i, 18.23; Re'^- xxi:i-4.
Major D. W. Whittle.

ALL.

Rom. iii:23; Isa. lHi;6; Rom. viH:32;
Matt. vi:33; Rom. vHi:28; Rev. xxi:?.

THE

ONE THINGS " OF THE
BIBLE.

1. The world's-Confusion. Acts xix:

32. 2,3-
4- 5-
6. 7-

9-
iii:8,

Befalleth all-Death. Eccl. iii: 19.
Needful-Conversion. Luke x:42.
Lacking-Decision. Mark x:2!.
Known-Assurance. John ix:25.
To do-Progress. Phil, in: 13.
Desired-Communion, Ps. xxvii:4
Never fails-Lord's Promise. Josh,
:i4- Forgotten-Lord's Coming. II Pet,

WITNESS TO THE SUFFERINGS
OF CHRIST.
' A witness to the sufferings of Christ."
I Peter v:i.
A witness may be (a) an eye witness, or
{b) one who bears testimony. In both
these senses Peter was a witness to the
sufferings of Christ. He beheld the cru
elty to which his Master was subjected,
and bore him company in the seasons of
watching and weeping through which He
passed. But then there was much in re
lation to the sufferings of Christ of which
no man could speak from personal observ
ation. There was, for instance, the ob
ject of those sufferings and the blending
of a Divine and human nature by which
they were made passible, and by -which
they were made effective. If Peter knew
anything of these solemn truths, it 'ivas
not flesh and blood that had revealed
them unto him; the revelation must have
come to him from God. He therel.'ore
speaks of events which came under his
own notice, and declares truths which
were revealed to him by the Holy Ghost.
He is a witness to the sufferings of Christ
as I. The Subject of Prophecy.
See I Pet. i;i!. "Testified before
hand." Revelation xix;!0. "The Spirit of
prophecy.'' [ness."
Acts x:43. "All the Prophets wit-
Prophets who witness to the sufferings
of Christ.
Isaiah. Compare Isa. liii:? ; with Acts
viH;34. '
David. Compare Ps. 22:1; with Matt.
xxvii!46. Zechariah. Zech. xiii;?.
2. Vicarious.
I Pet. ii:2!. "For us.''
IPet. iH;!8. "For sins." "For^e
unjust." Here it is clearly taught that
Jesus suffered for others, and for the sins
of others.

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Peter is supported by the testimony
of The Prophets. Isa. Hii:5; "For our
transgressions." The Apostles. John. I Jno. ii:2; "For
our sins."
The Apostles. Paul. Rom. v:8; "For
us." Our Lord. Matt. xx;28. "For many.
Our Lord. John vi;5i. For the iiieoi
the world."
Our Lord. John x;ii. "Forhis sheep.
"He has suffered forus" — "for sins."
Henry Thorne.

SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE
GLORY OF CHRIST.
I. Pre-existent. John xvii:5.
2. Revelation of the Father's glory.
II Cor. iv;6.
3. Typical. Ex. iii;2.
4. His prophetical glory. John xii:4!.
5. In His humUiation. Phil. ii;8.
6. In His resurrection. Rev. i:!?, 18.
7. In His exaltation. I Tim. iii;i6.
8. In His people. John xvii;!0.
g. The glory of His second coming.
Titus 11:13.
W. W. Grimes.

TREES AND RIVERS.
"The river of God is full of water."
Psa. lxv;g.
Everything shall live whither the river
cometh. Ezek. xlvii ;g.
The Christian is "like a tree planted by
the rivers of water." Psa. 1:3; Jer. xvii;
8. The trees of the land planted there are
"fuU of sap." Psa. civ:i6.
They are "trees of righteousness."
Isa. 1x1:3.
They are laden with fruit. Phil. i;ii;
Col. i;!0.
They are evergreen. Psa. 1:3.
Their "branches run over the wall."
Gen. xlix;22.

They bring glory to God. Isa. lxi:3;
I Pet. ii:g; Isa. xliii :2i.
"Herein is My Father glorified, that
ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My
disciples." John xv;8.
¦ "From Me is thy fruit found." Hos.
xiv;8. Oh, fill me, Jesus, Saviour, with Thy lov-?!
Lead, lead me to the living fount above;
Thither may I, in simple faith, draw nigh.
And never to another £c untain fly.
But unto Thee.
Rev. C. G. Baskerville, M. A.

SEVEN NEW TESTAMENT COM
MANDMENTS.
Personal. "Abide in me." John xv:
', 2.
Present Enjoyment. ' ' Remember me. "
I Cor. xi;24.
FeUowship. "Watch with me. " IMark
xiH;37. Reward to come. "Lay up treasures
n heaven. " Matt. vi:20.
Responsibility toward others. "Take
ye away the stones." John .xi:3g. "Loose
him and let him go." John xi:44.
Our business requiring haste. "Go ye
into all the world and preach the Gospel
to every creature." Mark xvi: 15.
Herbert R. Francis.

CONSIDER.
I. The riches of God's goodness. Rom.
11:4. 2. The riches of God's grace. Eph. 1:
3. The riches of God's mercy. Eph.
11:4. 4. The riches of God's glory. Rom.
ix;23. 5. The riches of God's wisdom. Rom.
xi:33. God's knowledge. Rom. xi;33.
6. The unsearchable riches of Christ.
Eph. 111:8. "In everything ye were en
riched in him." I Cor. 1:5. (R. V.)
He is "rich unto all that call upon Him."
Rom. x;i2.

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With such a God, such a Saviour, such
liches — I can never be lonely.
I can never be desponding
I can never be poor.
Rev. C. G. Baskerville, M. A.

CROSSING JORDAN.

Illus-

dossing Jordan. Joshua iii.
trative of the Gospel.
1 . It was a strange way.
Acts xvii:iS-2o. The Israelites did not
expect such an opening.
2. It was a new way.
Heb. x;20. Jordan was never crossed
in that way before.
3. It was an easy way.
Eph. ii;8, g. No works were needed.
No rafts to be constructed. No bridges
to be erected.
4. It was a short way.
John vi:47. There was no drifting
down with a current. They went straight
over. (v. 16.)
5. It was a safe way. John x;28.
All the people passed clean over. (v.
J7-) 6. It was a divinely appointed way.
John iii:i6. Joshua did not devise it,
nor Israel ask for it. (v. 7, 8.)
7. It was the only way.
Acts iv:i2. If they had refused to ac-
¦cept it, they could not have crossed Jordan.
Alf. Sandham.

THE GLORY OF GOD.
Foundation Text— "The glory of the
Lord filled the tabernacle." (Ex. xl:35.)
I. Its visible manifestation.
The symbol of the Divine Presence
Moses' desired to behold it. God gives
the conditions. Ex. xxxHi:i8, 21, 23,
The glory in the tabernacle. Ex. xl:34
In connection with blessing. Lev. ix
23- Defending. Num. xvi;42.
Comforting. Num. xx;6.

In connection with judgment Num.
xvi:i9; Ex. xxiv:!?.
Rebuking. Ex. xvi; 10.
2. Its Spiritual Unfolding.
In the person of Christ. II Cor. iv:6.
Beheld by faith. John i; 14.
Seen in His miracles. John xi:4-40.
Christ the brightness of the Father's
glory. Heb. i;3.
Set forth in the transfiguration. Matt.
xvii;i; Mark ix;2; Lukeix;22.
3. Its Transforming Effect.
Moses outwardly. Ex. xxxiv:2g.
The believer spiritually, II Cor. iii;l8.
The glory to shine not merely upon us
but within us. The Church the habita
tion of God through the Spirit. Eph. ii;
22. God transforms us by possessing us —
just as he dwelt in the bush. Ex. iii;2.
Christ in you. Col. i;27.
Evan H. Hopkins.

PROPHECY AND FULFILMENT.
Isa. lv;3.
Prophecy; "He is despised and rejected
of men."
Fulfilment-. "And they cried out aU at
once, saying. Away with this man," Luke
xxiii;!8. "Have any of the rulers or of
the Pharisees believed on him?" John
vii;48. Prophecy; "Surely he hath borne our
griefs, and carried our sorrows," Isa. lv;4.
Fulfilment; ''My soul is exceeding sor
rowful, even unto death." Matt. xxvi:38.
Prophecy: "Yet we did esteem him
stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted,"
Isa. lv:4.
Fulfilment: "My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me!" Matt. xxvii;46
Prophecy: "He was wounded for our
transgressions,'' Isa. lv;5.
Fulfilment: "The Son of man came. .. .
to give his life a ransom for many." Matt.
xx:28; "So Christ was once offered to bear
the sins of many." Heb. ix;28.

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Prophecy: "He was afflicted, yet he
opened not his mouth," Isa. llH:?.
Fulfilment: ' 'And when he was accused
of the chief priests and elders, he ans
wered nothing." Matt. xxvii:i2.
Prophecy; "And he made his grave
wilh the wicked, and with the rich in his
death," Isa. IHi;g.
Fulfilment; Two thieves were crucified
with him, and Joseph of Arimathea, a
rich man, laid him in his own tomb. Matt.
xxvH;38, sg, 60.
Prophecy: "He had done no violence,
neither was any deceit in his mouth," Isa.
liH;g. Fulfilment; "Behold, I  have found
no fault in this man," etc, Luke xxHi:!4,
15-
Anon,

'IN THE MIDST."
I, Jesus Himself, in the World. Acts
ii;22. I . "A Man approved of God among you
by miracles and wonders and signs, which
God did by Him in the midst oi you."
Peter's address at Pentecost.
2. On the cross. "They crucified
Him, and two others with Him, on either
side one, and Jesus in the midst." John
xix;!8. 3. His sufferings. "My heart is like
wax; it is melted in the midst of my
bowels." Ps. xxii;i4.
4. His exaltation. "In the midst oi
the congregation will I praise Thee."
Ps. xxii;22.
5. His future glory. "Rule Thou in
the midst of Thine enemies." Ps. cx;2.
6. His priestly work. In the midst of
the seven golden candlesticks. Rev. i:
13- 7, With His people. The Holy One,
Isa, xii;6, Hos. xi:g.
Future, The Lamb, Rev, v;6; vii;!?.
Present. Jesus Himself. Matt, xviii;
20.

The Peacegiver. Luke xxiv:36; John
xx:i9, 26.
II, The Tree of Life.
In the midst of the garden. Gen. ii:9;
iii;3. '
In the midst of the paradise of God.
Rev. n:?; xxH;2.
III. The Lord's People. Present—
1. Walk in the midst of trouble. Ps,
cxxxviii;?. 2. In the midst of a people of unclean
lips. Isa. vi:5.
3. In the midst of a crooked and per
verse generation. Phil. H:!5.
4. In the midst of wolves — as sheep.
Matt. x:i6.
5. In the midst of the fire — walking.
Dan. iii;25.
IV. Trespass in the midst — Achan —
Jericho. Josh. vii.
V. A Woman in the midst — Sin. John
viii :9.
VI. A little Child in the midst. Matt.
xviii:2; Mark ix;36.
VII. The Veil rent in the midst.
Luke xxiii;45.
"My son attend to my words. . . .keep
them in the midst of thine heart." Prov.
iv;20 21. S. TiNSLEY

ON DELIVERANCE.
The Deliverer promised. Rom. xi:26.
He was delivered by God. Acts ii:23.
Yet ye have taken. Acts iii;i3.
By chief priests and elders. Matt.
xxvH;2. By Pilate. John xix:l6. ^
Who for? Rom. ¦viii;32.
Why? Our offences. Rom. iv:24.
HE CAME TO DELIVER.
From the pit. Job xxxiii; 24.
From the fear of death. Heb. 11:15.
From the wrath to come. I Thess. i:
10. From the law. Rom. ¦vii:6.
From this present evil world. Gal. i:4.

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From captivity. Luke iv:i8.
From our enemies, Luke 1:74.
WARNINGS.
None other can deliver the lawful cap
tive. Isa. xHx:24.
Out of My hand. Isa. xlHi:i3.
From the grave. Psa. lxxxix:48.
Not by strength. Amos 11: 14, 15.
Then a great ransom cannot deliver.
Job xxxvi; 18.
DELIVERANCE PROMISED TO THOSE
Who caU, Psa, 1:15.
Fear him, Psa, xxxiv:?,
Hope in His mercy. Psa, xxxiii:!9,
Considereth the poor. Psa. xli;i.
Set his love upon Me. Psa. xci: 14.
The godly. II Pet. n:9
And even to old age. Isa. xlvi:4.
THE CHILD OF GOD CAN SAY
Thou hast  from hell. Psa. Ixxxvi:

IS-

From all trouble. Psa. liv:?.
From my fears. Psa. xxxiv ;4.
Soul from death. Psa. cxvi;8.
Eyes from tears. Psa. cxvi:8.
Feet from falling. Psa. cxvi:8.
Thou art my , . Deliverer. Psa. lxx:5.
E. A, K.

From all iniquity. Titus ii:i4.
From present evil. Gal. 1:4; see Psa.,
xxxiv;?. Removal of rebuke. Isa. xxv;8.
This redemption eternal, Heb, ix;!2.
Song of redeemed. Rev. v;9.
All this has been done because the re
demption of souls is precious. Ps, xlix;8;
Rev. Robert L. Duston.

PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION.
With the Lord plenteous redemption.
Psa. cxxx; 7.
Redemption is price paid for re-pur
chase. This taught in respect to land.
Lev. xxv.
Redemption of firstborn. Ex. xin:i3:
seq, xxxiv:20.
Redemption of Levites; they were to
be the Lord's. Num. iii;i2.
None can redeem a brother. Psa, xlix:?.
Must be by Christ. Hosea xui:i4.
Through His blood. I Pet. i:!8, 19.
This means forgiveness of sins. Eph.
i:?; Col. 1:14,
Delivered from the law. Gal. in:i3;
iv:3-7.

PRIDE.
"AND POUR contempt ON ALL MY
PRIDE."
The life and death of our Lord Jesus.
Christ are a standing rebuke to every
form of pride to which men are liable.
Take for instance —
Pride of birth and rank. "Is not this.
the carpenter's son ?"
Pride of wealth. "The Son of Man
hath not where to lay His head."
Pride of respectability. "Can any-
good thing come out of Nazareth?" "He
shall be called a Nazarene,"
Pride of personal appearance. "He
hath no form nor comeliness."
Pride of reputation. "Behold, a man
gluttonous and a wine-bibber, a friend of
publicans and sinners."
Pride of independence. "Many others,
who ministered to Him of their sub
stance.'' Pride of learning. "How knoweth
this man letters, having never learned ?"
Pride of superiority. "I am among
you as He that serveth.'' "He humbled
Himself." "Made a curse for us."
Pride of success. "He came unto His
own, and His own received Him not,"
Neither did His brethren believe on
Him." "He was despised and rejected
of men.''
Pride of self-reliance. "He went down
to Nazareth, and was subject unto-
them." Pride of ability. "I can of mine own,
self do nothing."

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Pride of self-will. "I seek not mine
own will, but the wiU of Him that sent
Me." Pride of inteUect. "As My Father
hath taught Me, I speak these things."
Pride of bigotry. "Forbid him not
for he that is not against us is on our
part.'' Pride of resentment. "Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they do."
"Friend, wherefore art thou come ?"
Pride of reserve. "My soul is exceed
ing sorrowful even unto death. Tarry ye
here, and watch with Me," "The Son
of Man must suffer many things, and be
rejected," Pride of sanctity, "This man receiveth
sinners, and eateth with them,"
"But God forbid that I should glory,
save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by whom the -tt'orld is crucified unto me,
and I unto the world," Gal, vi:l4.

GOD'S NAMES REPRESENTING
LIFE.
Living God. Heb. xii:22.
Living Father. Johnvi;57.
Living Word. Heb. iv;i2.
Living Way. Pleb. x:20.
Living Water. John iv;!0.
Living Bread. John vi;5l.
Living Stone. I Peter ii;4.
Living Fountain. Rev. vii;!?.
Through the breath of a living God,
man became a living soul. Gen. ii;/.
Mrs. T. C. Rounds.

TWELVE CLASSES OF PERSONS
WHOM GOD CONSIDERS FOOLS.
Those who say: "There is no God."
Ps. xiv;!, f. I..
Those who trust in outward forms.
Luke xi:38-4^.
Those who build upon the sand, not on
the Rock. Matt. vH;26.
Those who are not ready for the Bride
groom's coming. Matt. xxv:2.

Those who despise instruction. Prov.
xv;5, f. c.
Those who trust in their own hearts.
Prov. xxviii;26, f. c.
Those who get rich by a wrong busi
ness. Jer. xvii;!!.
Those who lay up their treasure here.
Luke xii ;20.
Those who utter slander. Prov. x;l8,
1. c. Those who are soon angry. Eccl. vii:
9; Prov. xiv;l?, f. c.
Those who are wise with worldly wis
dom. I Cor. iii:!9, f. c.
Those who are slow to beHeve God's
Word. Luke xxiv:25. Miss Katie Clark.

"GOD AND LITTLE CHILDREN."
I. God claims the children. Ezek. xvui:
4; Ex. xin:2; Num. 3:12, 13; Matt, xix;
¦4- II. He makes a distinction between the
children of believers and unbelievers. I
Cor. vii:i4. Audit is of believing parents'
children that the Scriptures principally
treat. Those in covenant relation with
Himself. These only can realize their
obligation and fulfil their duty.
III. They are His choicest blessing.
Gen. xxxiii:.^; xlviii:g; Ps. cxxvii:3;
c.xxviii. (Hebrew — a possession, a por
tion assigned of God.)
IV. He gives command (i) as to their
training, Deut. vi;4-9; Jno. xxi;!5. (2)
As to their treatment, (a) To be cor
rected, Prov. xxii: 15; x.xix;l5; xxiii; 3,14.
ib) Not to be provoked. Eph. vi:4. (3)
To be provided for. II Cor. xii;!4.
V. He gives promises , (1) Of the Holy
Spirit, Isa. xliv;3; Acts ii;38, 39. (2) Of
their faith, Isa. lix;2!, (3) Of their god
ly integrity. Ps. xlv; 16; Prov. xx:?.
VI. He goes beyond parental dealing —
and gives them (i) commands. Col. iH;20.
(2) Promises, Prov. iii;i-io.

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VII. He uses them as types of character
for His Kingdom. Matt. xviii:3.
VIII. God's thought of the children
finds its fullest declaration in this fact,
' Gal, iv:4; Matt. H;:i; Isa. ix;6.
Rev. J. A. R Dickson, B. D.

COVENANT OF GRACE.
(a) Doctrine of the Covenant, Scriptural.
Matt. xxvi:28; Markxiv;24; Luke xxii:
20; Heb. xiii:2o; Zech. ix;li; Heb. xn.
24; Isa. xlH;6; xliv;8.
(b) Names, titles, or terms of the
Covenant, descriptive of its character.
Heb. vin:6, "Better."
Luke xxii;20, "New."
Heb. xiH:20, "Everlasting."
Heb. ix;i5; Isa. Hii;3.
Grace in its Organization. Manifest
ation. Consummation.
(c) Parties to the Covenant. Father,
Son and Holy Spirit; specially Father and
Son, the Spirit concurring. Ps. lxxxix;3,
34; Acts xiii:34, 37; Isa. xlii;6; liii;g, lo;
lix:2i; Titus in::5, 6; Zech. vi:!2, 13.
Action of the Father. Gal. iv;4; I
John iv;!4.
In Love. John 111:16; II Tim. i;g;
Titus 1:2; Rom. v:8.
As Sovereign. Rom. ix;l5, i5; Eph.
i;4, 6; John vi;37; xvn:6.
Holy and Righteous. Zech. xiu;?; Isa.
lin;6, 10.
2. Action- of the Son.
As Representative. Rom. v:!2-2i; I
Cor. xv:2i, 22, 47, 4g.
As Mediator. I Tim. 11:5; Heb. vlH;
6; xn;24.
As Surety. Heb. vii:22.
(d) Conditions of the Covenant. Per
fect Righteousness, which involves:
I. Identity with His people. Heb. ii:
14, 16, I?.
2. Identified with them in their trials,
etc. Heb. H:i7, 18; iv;i5; Lukeiv:i-i2;
Ps. xxii:2; lxix:iS, 20. [iv;5
3. Idenified with them in Law. Gal.

4. Identified with their sins, as Sin
Bearer. Isa. Hii;4, 5, 10; I Cor. xv;3-
II Cor. v;2!; I Pet. H;24; Rom. vi:8
(e) Promises of the Covenant.
To Chiist, Endo'wment. Heb. 1:5; Isa
xi;2, 3; xlix; I, 2, 3; Ixi;i, 2; xlii;i-6; 1:?.
I, Resurrection, Ps. xvi;8, 11; Acts
H;24, 30, 31; Heb. v;?.
2. Sovereign Authority. Ps. ii;6;
lxxxix:ig; cx;i, 3; Matt. xxviii:!8.
3. Gift of the .Spirit. ActsH;33; John
xiv;24; xv;26, 2?; Eph. iv;8-!3.
4. An Innumerable Throng of the Re
deemed. Isa. liH;io, 12; Rev. vii;io.
5. A glorious Kingdom on Earth. Ps.
lxxii:7-2o; Dan. vii;!3, 14.
To the Believer in Chi ist.
I. Eternal Life. John xvii;2.
2. Pardon. Matt. xxvi:28; Jer. xxxi:
31! Zech. ix;ii.
3. Regeneration. Jer. xxxi;33; Heb.
vin: 10.
4. Sanctification. John xvii:!?; I
Thess. v:23, 27; Ezek. xxxvi:25.
5. Final Perseverance. John lv:i4; x:
27, 28; xvii:ii.
6. Eternal Glory. John xiv;!-4; xvii;
24- (f) Requirements in order to participate
in the Blessing of the Covenant.
Faith and Confession. John in;!6;
Rom. x;6-g. Prof. Moorehead.

THE BUILDING OF CHARACTER.
I. The foundation. Isa. xxviii:i6; I
Cor. iH:9-ii; I Pet. n:6; Mark xH:!o;
Acts iv: 1 1, 12; Matt. vH;24-29.
2. The Building. I Cor. iH:!2; I Pet.
ii;4, 5; Eph. H;i9-22; I Cor. iu:i6; Col.
H:6. 3. The Test. I Cor. iH;i3; Mal.iu:!?,
18; iv:i; Matt. xxv:2g, 32,
The Reward. I Thess. H:ig; I Pet.
v:4; Matt. xxv;2i, 23, 34.
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GALATIANS n:i9, 20.
"I am Dead to the law.''
a. Through the law. Gal. iii:io, 13.
b. Through the body of Christ.
"/have been crucified with Christ.''
The flesh. Gal. v:24.
The old man. Rom vi:4.
"Nevertheless I live."
Alive from the dead. Rom. vi:i3.
Alive unto God thjough (or in) Jesus
'Christ. Rom. vi:!i.
Live through Him. I John iv:9.
"Yet not I."
"The flesh." Gal. v:24; or the "old
man." Rom. vi:4.
Not Saul of Tarsus, the Persecutor.
Not this old self; "but Christ liveth in
me." "Christ who is our Hfe.'' Col. 111:4,
I am the life. John xiv:6.
Christ in them the hope of glory. Col.
1:27. "I in them.'' Johnxvii;23.
"That I might live unto God." Gal.
ii'ig. "Alive unto God through Jesus Christ."
I^om. vi;il.
Live according to God. I Pet. iv:6.
We should not live unto ourselves but
-UDto Him who died forus and rose again.
II Cor. v;i5.
''I live by the faith of the Son of God."
Being a Christian does not consist in
one act of faith, it consists in living a life
•of faith.
The just shall Hve by faith. Rom. i:i?;
Gal. iii:ii; Heb. x:3S.
We walk by faith. II Cor. v:?.
By faith ye stand. II Cor. 1:24.
Thou standest by faith. Rom. xi:20.
"For we which live are always deliv
ered unto death, for Jesus' sake, that the
life also of Jesus might be made manifest
in our mortal flesh." II Cor. iv:ii.
"Who loved me and gave Himselj
for me."
"Christ also hath loved us, and hath

given Himself for us, an offering and a
sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling sa
vour.'' Eph. v:2.
" Who loved me."
"Unto Him that loved us and washed
us from our sins in His own blood. . . .to
Him be the glory and dominion for ever
and ever." Amen. R. McJannet.

FEAR.

I. Holy or Godly fear. That disposition
of soul wrought in the believer by the
Holy Spirit, which inclines him to obey all
God's commands and submit to His will
in ' all things, and this not from fear of
punishment but from love, which would
not offend a holy, loving God. The
Scriptures define this fear to be :
I. To hate evil. Prov. vHi;i3.
2. The fountain of life. Prov. xiv;27.
3. The beginning of wisdom. Prov. i:
7- 4. The instruction of wisdom. Prov.
xv;33. 5. Strong confidence. Prov. xiv:26.
Blessings to such as fear Him.
I. Salvation nigh those that fear Him.
Ps. Ixxxv :9.
2. He pitieth them that fear Him. Ps.
cin;i3. 3. His mercy on them that fear Him.
Luke 1:50
4. His eye upon them that fear Him.
Ps. xxxiii:!8.
5 . His angel encarapeth around them.
Ps. xxxiv:?.
6. He giveth them meat. Ps. c.xi:5.
?. Fulfilleth the desire of them 'that
fear Him. Ps. cxlv; 19.
8. Telleth them His secrets. Ps. xxv:
14- g. Taketh pleasure in those that fear
Him. Ps. cxlvii:ii.
10. Giveth a reward to them that fear
Him. Rev. xi:i8.
"Be thou in the fear of the Lord all the
day long." Prov. xxiii:!?.

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TWO SIDES TO TRUTH.
Heresy, according to the derivation of
the word, means choosing. In its original
import it does not imply error so much as
a selection of truth to the exclusion of
other truth that ought to have been con
sidered. Of course the selection leads to
error, but in the first instance the fault
consisted in taking truth out of its sur
roundings, and giving to it undue promi
nence and proportion. God has endowed
us with two eyes to read His revealed
will, with two ears to hear His word, with
two hands to work in His service, with
two feet to walk in His way; and He has
presented truth in a twofold aspect,
which should always be remembered.
I. "God is light," (I John 1:5); and
"God is love,'' (I John iv;8). If we for
get either, or if we do not hold fast to
both in our conception of His nature and
character, heresy is sure to be the result.
A once useful and honored evangelist is
traveling through the country, wearing
upon his coat a badge with the inscription,
"God is love, and nothing else." His
heresy on this point has made shipwreck of
his faith, and of the faith of all who are
weak enough to be influenced by his
teaching. 2. God is the loving Father of the be
liever, but He is still the holy God
Hence the message the risen Jesus sent
to His disciples, "I ascend unto my
Father, and your Father; and to my God,
and your God." (John xx:!?).
3. We are as dependent upon God, as
though we had nothing to do ; we are as
responsible, as though God had nothing
to do with our salvation. "No man can
come to me, except the Father which sent
me draw him," (John vi:44); "and ye wiU
not come to me, that ye might have life,"
(John V. 40,)
4, The Bible is of God, for "all Script
ure is given by inspiration of God." (II
Tim. iii:i6); and the Bible is of man, for

"holy men of God spake as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost,'' (II Pet. i-
21,) 5, Christ is perfect God, so that the be
liever does not hesitate to say to Him
with Thomas, "My Lord and my God"
(John XX, 28); and He is perfect man, for
"there is one mediator between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus," (I Tim, ii;
5)- 6, Salvation is a present thing, for
"this day is salvation come to this house"
(Luke xix:g); and it is a future thing, for
"unto them that look for him shall he ap
pear the second time, without sin, unto
salvation," (Heb. ix;28).
7. We are justified before God by faith
alone, without works. "Therefore we
conclude that man is justified by faith
without the deeds of the law." (Rom. iii;
28). But we are justified before men by
works. "Ye see then how that by works
man is justified, and not by faith only."
(Jas. H;24).
S. We are sanctified in God's sight the
moment we believe, for it is said to those
who had been among the vilest, "But ye
are washed, but ye are sanctified,, but ye are
justified in the name of the Lord Jesus,
and by the Spirit of our God." (I Cor. vi:
II). Sanctification is also a progressive
experience. "This is the will of God,
even your sanctification' ' (I Thess. iv;3).
g. The Holy Spirit abides with and in
the believer, in fulfilment of the promise,
"He dwelleth with you and shall be in
you." (John xiv:i?). He also comes upon
the believer for testimony and service.
"Ye shall receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon you." (Acts i:
8). 10. The Holy Spirit dwells in the indi
vidual believer. "Know ye not that your
body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you." (I Cor. vi:ig)- He also
dweUs in the church of Christ, "In whom
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of God through the Spirit.'' (Eph. 11:22.)
II. The Holy Spirit is the seal, mark
ing us as God's own possession, and He
is the earnest, giving us the foretaste and
enjoyment of God's love, "Ye were
sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,
which is the earnest of our inheritance,"
(Eph i;i3, 14).
12, The Holy Spirit makes intercession
for us down here, for "the Spirit himself
maketh intercession for us with groanings
which cannot be uttered" (Rom. viii;26);
and Christ at the right hand of God "also
maketh intercession for us.'' (Rom vlH;
34)- 13. There is a rest which Jesus gives,
and there is a rest which the obedient be-
Hever finds. "Come unto me all ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart; and ye shall find rest unto your
souls." (Matt. xi:28, 29).
14. The believer has the flesh in him,
of which it is written, "I know that in
me (that is, in my flesh), dwelleth no
good thing." (Rom. vii 18); and he also
has the Spirit in him, implanting a new
life, implanting a new nature, that cannot
sin, because born of God. (I John iii;g).
"This I say then. Walk in the Spirit, and
ye shall r ot fulfil the lusts of the flesh."
(Gal. v:i6).
15. Christ is the burnt offering, infi
nitely acceptable to the P'ather, and He is
also the sin offering, causing God to hide
Hisfacefrom Him, (Eph. v;2; Matt. xxvii:
46;. 16. Christ is e.xalted "to give repent
ance,'' and God "now commandeth all
men everywhere to repent." (Acts v:3!;
xvii:3o). I?. The believer shall not come into
judgment concerning his sins, and the be
liever must appear before the judgment
seat of Christ to be judged according to
his works. (John v;24; II Cor. v;io}.

18. There are two advents of Christ,
the one in grace, and the other in glory;,
and he is a heretic who does not believe
both, and give to both their proper place
in his thoughts and discourse. (Heb. ix:
26; II Tim. iv;8).
ig. There are two resurrections, one at
the coming of the Lord for His people,
the other at the end of the thousand
years of millennial blessedness. (I Cor.
xv;23; Rev. xx;5, 6).
20, There are two Jerusalems, one the
center and capital of Christ's earthly em
pire, and the other the heavenly city, ever
shining in the glory of God and the Lamb.
(Isa. xxxiii:20; Rev. xxi;io, ii.
2 1 . There are two gospel ordinances,
baptism, setting forth our death with
Christ, and the Lord's Supper, setting
forth His death for us. Rom. vi.3; ICor.
xi: 24-26. Rev. J. H. Brookes, D. D.

PRAYER.
There are two methods of holding com
munication between God and man. On
the part of God, through his word, and
on the part of man, by prayer. In
the first way God speaks to man, in the
other way man speaks to God. In His
word, the Lord makes known His mind
and will, concerning us; in prayer, we
make known our desires and needs to
Him, Notice the relationship — prayer enables
us to understand the Word (Psa. cxix: 18),
and the Word teUs us how to pray (Matt.
vi;9). The disciples had been with Jesus,.
heard His parables, saw His miracles f nd
had also seen Him pray. They noted
that a secret life of prayer enabled Plim
to do His mighty works, and that if He
needed to pray, so did they. Luke xi:i,
"Lord teach us to pray'' was their earnest
cry. We will now see how He ansnered
the'r request. And if we feel our own
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need of instruction, the Lord wUl meet
our wants by telling us how to hold com
munication with Him.
I. Be alone with God. Matt. vi;6.
"Pray to thy Father which is in secret."
The Old Testament does not give in
struction in prayer as the Master does,
and the first lesson He inculcates is, that
when we pray, we should be alone with
God. Rome tells the penitent one to
confess to the priest, but Jesus says, con
fess to God. The closet is the true con
fessional, for there we can tell our inmost
thoughts, and express our heartfelt desires.
And "while they are yet speaking, I will
hear." Constantine the Great said as he was
looking at the statues of noted men
"These are all standing, I shall have
mine taken kneeling, for that is how I
have risen into eminence." Enter into
thy closet.
II. Be Definite. Luke xviH;4i. Jesus
knew what this man wanted but He said
"What wUt thou that I should do unto
thee?" Much prayer is vague and gen
eral. Illustration of Private and Public
Prayer. The trained EngHsh troops at Majuba
were mowed down like grass by the wild
Boers, because the latter took definite
aim, each one singling out his man
A score of young men were converted in
a certain church because an old colored
woman in the gallery singled out one at a
time during the sermon, and prayed that
the truth might reach that one soul. Be
definite. III. Be Importunate, that is, persistent
urgent. The Parable of the friend at
midnight, (Luke xi:5-8) teaches the neces
sity of importunity in prayer. In the
context this word means "disregard of
manners." This man is not standing on
ceremony, he waives all projjrietles and
courtesies, and arises at midnight, pounds
at the door of his friend and says, "Lend
13

me three loaves." A refusal has no effect
whatever, and he keeps on hammering at
that door till his friend arises from off his
bed and gives him all he needs. This is im
portunity. Then follow the words: Ask,
seek, knock. If you do not at first re
ceive, ask again. If you do not find,
seek again. If the door be not opened,
knock again, and keep on knocking.
"When will you leave off begging?" said
Queen Elizabeth to Raleigh. And the
answer was, "When your Majesty leaves
off giving." Importunity shows the in
tensity of our feeling and desire.
IV, Be Incessant. "Men ought al
ways to pray." Luke xviii;!-8. This
woman vpas incessant and persevering.
The Lord led a life of continued prayer,
and so should we. Paul says. "Pray
without ceasing." It was said of Martin
Luther, when he walked the streets:
"There goes a man who can have anything
he wants of God." Why ? Because he
led a life of prayer. On one occasion he
declared that he had so much to do, was
weighted down with so many responsi
bilities that he could not go through the
day without spending two or three hours
in prayer. My father asked Geo. Muller
how he carried on his great work in Bris
tol while traveling around the world.
To which this man of faith replied: "Can
not I pray upon the ocean, and here in
Albany, as well as in England?"
They who seek the throne of grace.
Find that throne in every place.
If we lead a life of prayer,
God is present everywhere.
V. Be sure of the answer. Heb. xi:
6, Luke xi:9, 10. In this emphatic lan
guage the Lord wants to assure us that
lie is the hearer and answerer of prayer.
Matt. xxi:22. If we do not receive, "it
is because we ask amiss." There are
two ways of answering prayer: By com
plying and refusing. God's "No" is as
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better for us when He says it. Be as
sured that God is a rewarder of them who
diligently seek Him, and that He will
answer the petition of His servants.
Rev. Wm. W. Clark.

"WAITING" IN THREE DIF
FERENT ASPECTS.
I. Waiting upon God — in patient ex
pectation. Ps. cxlv:i5. "The eyes of all wait up
on me," etc.
Ps. cxxiii:2. "Our eyes shall wait up
on Thee Lord untU," etc.
Ps. xxvii;!4. "Wait on the Lord, be
of good courage,'' etc.
Ps. xxxvii:34. "Wait on the Lord and
keep His way."
Ps. lix;9. "Because of His strength
will I wait upon Thee."
Ps. lxix:3. "Mine eyes fail while I wait
for my God."
Lam. iii: 26. "It is good that a man
should both hope and quietly wait," etc,
Hab. ii;3. "Though it tarry, wait for
it." Zeph. iH:8. "Therefore wait upon me,
saith the Lord until the day,'' etc.
II. Waiting on God — in active service,
as in II Kings v;2.
Num. iii: 16. Priestly service.
Num. viii:24. Levite service.
I Chron. xxiii:28. Variety oi this
service. II Chron. xiH;io, ii. It was their
business. I Kings x;8. To "stand before the
King'' was service.
Isa. H:5. The Isles shall wait upon
me; having just waited for His law. Isa.
xlii:4. III. Waiting for something in the
future. James v:?. "The precious fruit of the
earth." Gal. v:5. "The Hope of Righteous
ness."

I Thess. i;io. "His son from heaven."
I Cor. i;?. "The Coming of the Lord."
II Thess. iH;5. "The patient waiting
for Christ."
Rom. viH:23. "The Adoption — The
Redemption" of the body.
Rom. vin; 19. "The manifestation of
the sons of God."
PROMISES TO WAITING ONES.
Lam. iii;25. "The Lord is good" to
such. Isa. xxx; 1 8. They are "blessed."
Isa. xl;3i. "They shall renew their
strength." Isa. xlix:23. "They shaU not be
ashamed." Prov. xxvH:i8. "He that waiteth en
his Master shall be honored."
Prov. xx:22. "Wait on the Lord and
He shall save thee.''
Psa. xxxvii;9. "Those that wait upon
the Lord, they shall inherit the earth."
Isa. xxv:9. "It shall be said in that
day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited
for Him and He will save us.''
Miss B. E. MuDlE.

FOREIGN MISSIONARIES.
Read John xvii.
I. Our commission. John xx;2i.
2. Our work. Mark xvi; 15; I Thess.
ii:4 (c. f. I Cor. x;33); II Cor. iv:5-7.
3. Our aim. II Cor. x:i2-i8.
4. Our source of supply. Phil. iv:!g.
5. Our creed. II Pet. 1:19-21; Isa.
xl;8. 6. Our hope. I John iii;l-3. R. V. ;
Heb. vi;i9, 20.
7. Our motto. "Jehovah Nissi." Ex.
xvH;i5; Ps. lx:4.
Remember Ps. xliv:3.
W. A. B.

A DINNER FROM THE BIBLE.
Spread the cloth of blue, and put there
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bowls, with the bread in a basket.. Num.
iv:?; Lev. viii:3i.
Salt, without describing how much, and
oil in a cruise. EzravH;22; IKingsxvH:
12. Bright shining of a candle giveth Hght.
Luke xi;36.
Tell them who are bidden, I have pre
pared ray dinner. Matt. xxii;4.
They are strong of appetite. Isa. Ivi;
II. Let us eat and be merry. Luke xv;23.
The feast is made for laughter, wine
makes merry. Eccles. x;i9.
Ye hear all kinds of music. Dan. iii;5.
Grace— Give us this day our daily —
Matt. vi:!l. SOUP.
Pour out the broth. Judges vi:2o.
Feed me with pottage. Gen. xxv:3o.
Eat this roH. Ez. iH:i.

We remember the fish we did eat freely.
Num. xi;5.
They gave Him a piece of a broiled
fish. Luke xxiv:42.
Bring of the fish which y« have now
caught. John xxi:io.
ENTREMETS.
Hare. Lev. xi;6.
Chickens. Matt. xxiH:3?.
Besides hearts and fatted fowls. I
Kings -iv;23.
Kidneys. Deut. xxxii: 14.
RELISHES.
Olives; Mic. vi:i5.
Give me a little water, for I am thirsty.
Judges iv;ig. roast.
All manner of baked meats. Gen. xl:
17- Ye may eat of the roebuck. Deut.xii;i5.
Ye shall eat the wild goat and wild ox.
Deut. xiv;5.

vegetables.
Take unto thee wheat, lentils and mil
let. Ezek. iv;g.
They brought parched corn and beans.
II Sam. xvii:28.
After that, full corn in the ear. Mark
iv:2S. We remember the leeks and the onions
and the cucumbers, and the garlic. Num.
xi;5. The manna was a coriander seed. Num.
xi;?. GAME.
Partridges. Jer. xvn:!!.
Two young pigeons. Lev. v:?.
And he brought quails. Ps. cv;40.
Carry these ten cheeses to the captain.
I Sam. xvii; 18. dessert.
Behold a basket of summer fruit. Amos
viii ; I .
They brought of the pomegranates and
figs. Num. xiH;23. Comfort me with
apples. Cant. H:5.
The children of Israel brought dates.
II Chron. xxxi;5.
Two baskets of figs. Jer. xxiv;2.
Then thou mayst eat grapes thy fill.
Deut. xxiii; 24.
We remember the melons. Num. xi;5.
They brought bunches of raisins. I
Chron. xH;40.
Carry nuts and almonds. Gen. xlni.ii.
O. M.

THREEFOLD MINISTRY
OF CHRIST.
There are three distinct characteristics
of the ministry of our Lord— past, present,
and future. And it is necessary to dis
criminate between these if we desire a
clear apprehension of His completed work.
We should see the difference between
what He has done, what He is doing, and
what He will do. The past work is
expressed in the words, "It is finished."

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The present work is expressed in the
words, "He ever Hveth to make interces
sion for us. " The future work is expressed
in the promise, "I will come again.''
I. — WHAT JESUS HAS DONE.
His past ministry upon the earth was
one of sorrows for Him, but in its results a
blessed one for us.
I. He left His Father's home, and
glory (John xvii;5), and came down to
this dark, sin-cursed earth.
II. He took upon Himself human na.
ture. Heb. ii:!?. God sent His Son in
the Hkeness of sinful flesh. (Rom. viH;3).
He became boije of our bone, flesh of our
flesh, and was tempted in all points like
as we are, yet without sin. Wonderful
condescension, amazing love!
III. He bore our sins. 'Here He ex
hibited stUl greater love. I Pet. 11:24.
Jesus has borne the transgressions of
many, the Lord hath laid upon him the
iniquity of us all,
IV, He died for us. John xv;l3;
Rom. v:6; I Cor. xv;3. He died for us,
and it was necessary that He should die.
John xviii; 14.
V. He has saved us. This was the
result of His death. This was His mis
sion. His name implies this. (Matt. i:2i).
The Son of Man came to save that which
was lost. (Matt. xviii;li). He was a
Saviour. (Luke ii;i!). See other Script
ures; John ill:!?; x:9; Actsiv;!2; v;3i;
Rom. x:g; I Tim. i;!S.
VI. He has given us eternal life. This
is a step further. We are not only saved
from sin, death and hell, but saved unto
eternal life. What is eternal Hfe ? "This
is the record, that God hath given to us
eternal life, and this life is in His Son."
I John v: 1 1. The character of this life
is of more importance than its duration.
To be forever with the Lord, this is eter
nal life. See also John v;24; xvii:2; x;
27-28. VII. He hath made us sons of God.

This is the climax. But the moment we
receive Jesus into our hearts we are
brought into the new relationship of sons
of God. (John i;i2; I John iH:l, 2; II
Cor. vi;!8; Eph. 1:5). By His redeem
ing love we are brought right into the
famUy of God. "For in the person of
his Son, I am as near as He."
II. — WHAT HE IS NOW DOING.
I. He is sitting upon His Father's
throne. In Heb. xii;2, we are exhorted
to be "looking unto Jesus, who endured
the cross, despising the shame and is set
down at the right hand of the throne of
God." Stephen saw Him standing (Acts
vii;55, 56), as if waiting to return to the
earth if His people would yet accept Him.
But after Stephen's testimony was re
jected, and he was put to death, Jesus is
represented as being seated on the throne.
In Col. Hi;!, we are told to seek those
things which are above, 'vVhere Christ sit
teth at the right hand of God. He is sit
ting upon His Father's throne now, but
when He comes to earth He wUl sit upon
His own throne. Matt, .xxv; 31.
II. He is our High Priest. In Heb.
ii:!?, 18, He is represented as a merciful
and faithful high priest, to make recon
ciliation for the sins of His people. We
are therefore enjoined to consider the
apostle and high priest of our profession,
Christ Jesus (Heb. iii;i.) He hath an
unchangeable priesthood. (Heb. vH;24;
Heb. iv;!4-!6).
III. He is our Intercessor. Because he
is our high priest. He ever liveth 'to make
intercession for us. (Heb. vii;25). He
died ' to make satisfaction, but he lives
to ma-ke intercession. The idea that
Christ is interceding for every one is
unscriptural. He intercedes only for
those "who come unto God by Him.'
This includes all believers. Only those
who have accepted His redemptive work
on the cross, can receive the benefit of
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IV. He is our Advocate. "If any man
sin, we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous." (I John 11;
I.) Advocate means helper, counsellor,
pleader. When Satan makes charges
against us. then our Advocate takes up
the case, and He always wins it. As
Phocion of old invariably took up the
hardest case to plead, so our Advocate
pleads for those who need Him most.
V. He is our Shepherd. (Ps. xxiH:i.)
The Lord is my shepherd, not "will be,"
but "is," showing that this is His present
work. He stUl says to us, "I am the
good shepherd." The work of the shep
herd is to care and provide for his sheep.
And if one wanders from the fold how
diligently he seeks until he finds it.
VI. He is preparing our future home.
Just before Jesus left His disciples. He
said; "In my Father's house are man\
mansions (abiding places) , . . and I go
to prepare a place for you." (John xiv; 2),
Christ is preparing a special place for us
and we are fitting ourselves to fill that
place. And we can say, with all the
assurance of the Apostle, "We know
that if our earthly house of this tabernacle
were dissolved, we have a building of
God, a house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens." (II Cor. v:i.)
III. WHAT HE WILL DO.
I. He will return. After his promise
about our future home. He said: "And if
I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again and receive you unto myself."
(John xiv:3). This, and many similar
passages, do not refer to death, but to the
personal and visible return of our Lord.
By death we go to Christ, at the time of
His return He comes for us. Death is an
enemy, the king of terrors; Christ is a
friend, the king of glory. We dread the
coming of death, but rejoice in the com
ing of Christ. The character of His
coming is described in Acts i;i!. He
ascended in a cloud. "Behold, he cometh

with clouds, and every eye shall see Him."
(Rev. i.?; Matt, xxvi;64,) And while we
are rejoicing in "that blessed hope," let
us watch and pray, and labor till the Mas
ter comes.
II. He will raise the righteous dead.
I Thess. iv;!6. "For the Lord himself
shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel and the
trump of God; and the dead in Christ
shaU rise first." I Cor. xv:52. " The
dead shall be raised incorruptible;'' xv;43,
44, ''raised in glory," "raised in power,"
'raised a spiritual body." (Story of
Faraday and silver cup.) Rev. xx:6.
III. He will translate living believers.
Immediately after this resurrection, follow
the words, "Then we which are alive and
remain, shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air. (I Thess. iv;i?.) Yes, this is our
hope. (Phil. Hi: 20, 21) There wiU be
one generation of Christians who will not
see death, but like Enoch and Elijah, will
be taken up bodily to meet the Lord
in the air. But one quotes in objection:
"It is appointed unto men once to die,
and after death, the judgment.'' True,
this is the divine appointment, and has
been for six thousand years, but, praise
the Lord, there is a divine exception.
"We shall not all sleep, but we shall all
be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling
of an eye.'' (I Cor. xv;5!, 52.)
IV. He will reward His people. (Matt.
.xvi;27, II Cor. v:io, I Cor. iH;8, 1. c.)
The character of this tribunal is set forth
in the verses which follow the foregoing
passage. All are redeemed who stand
before this great assize, for it is a judg
ment of works. He whose works abide
will receive an abundant reward, but he
whose works are burned, will suffer loss,
but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by
fire. V. He will punish His enemies. We
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not. Punishment is clearly revealed. In
II Thess. i;?-g, is described the Lord's
vengeance upon those who " know not
God and obey not the gospel of the
Lord Jesus Christ.'' The thought is
overwhelming, but the word of the Lord
is true. And it becomes us who are
saved, to warn men "to flee from the
wrath to come." Let the words of
Richard Baxter be the inspiration of
every minister of Jesus Christ. "I preach
as if I'd never preach again, as a dying
man to dying men. " " Knowing, therefore
the terror of the Lord, we persuade men."
Let no such delusion as a probation after
death enter our heart, or escape our lips,
but let us with love and pity declare the
awful doom awaiting those whose names
are not written in the book of life.
VI. He will make all things new. (Rev.
xxi; 5.) What a transformation ! His peo
ple rewarded — His enemies punished —
the heavens passing away with a great
noise — the earth melting with fervent
heat. And now a new heaven and
new earth. The tabernacle of God is
with men. They are His people, and
He is their God. All tears are wiped
away, there will be no more death, sorrow,
crying or pain, for the former things are
passed away, and ?Ie that sits upon the
throne makes all things new. It is done.
Now cometh the end — the kingdom is
given to God the Father, that God may
be aU in all. (I Cor. xv:24, 28).
Yes, this same Jesus will return; he
will raise the dead, translate the living,
reward His people, punish His enemies,
and make all things new.
Thus we have seen the threefold minis
try of our Lord — dying upon the cross;
sitting upon the throne, coming in the
clouds. "I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the ending, which is, and
which was, and which is to come, the
Almighty." (Rev. i;8.) To the guilty sin
ner He speaks from the cross. "Look

unto Me, and be ye saved." To the
desponding saint He speaks from the
throne: "Fear thou not, for I am with
thee;" To both saint and sinner He
speaks from the clouds; " Watch ye,
therefore, for ye know not what hour the
Lord will come."
Rev. W. W. Clark.
NOTES ON JOHN'S FIRST
EPISTLE. HIM.
Again and again do we find the pro
noun "Him'' occurring in this Epistle.
1. We have heard of Him. 1:5.
Heard of His person. i:i.
Heard of His commandment. 11;?; II
John 6.
Result of having heard it — testimony.
1:3. What we have heard, that we are to
love one another, iii: 2.
The word "heard" occurs ^f» times;
twice that Antichrist should come (H;l8;
iv:3), and twice that the truth which we
have heard should remain in us.
II. We know Him. ii;3. The key
word of this Epistle is the word "know;"
it occurs forty-eight times.
I. What we know.
Him that is from the beginning, ii:
13, 14-
God as our Father- ii;i3.
The love of God /(> us. iv:!6.
The work of Christ forns. Hi;5.
That we have eternal life. v;i3.
That the Holy Spirit is in us. iii:24;
iv;!3. We are of God. v;!9.
That the Son of God is come. v:20.
Him that is true. v:20.
That he is righteous. ii;2g.
The truth. H:2i.
He that is born of God sinneth not.
18. That He hears our prayers. v;i5.
That we have the answer. v;!5.

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That when he comes we shall be like
Him. Hi;2.
That it is the last time. ii:i8.
Those that are oi the truth. iv:6.
Then they are not of the truth. iv:6.
That no murderer hath eternal life.
iii:i5- AU things. ii;20.
2. The evidence that we know Him.
If we keep His commandments. ii;3-5;
iH;24. Saying we know Him, not sufficient. n;4.
Doeth righteousness. ii:29.
The world does not know us. in;i.
That we do not sin. iii;6.
Love to the brethren. iii:i4.
Loving in deed andin truth. iii:i8, 19.
Confessing Christ. iv;2.
Loving one another, iv:?; v;2.
Believing God's love to us. iv:i6.
God knoweth all things. iii:20.
III. We are in Him (v;20); our
standing. What was not'xn Him — "sin."
in;5. The evidence that we are in Him —
keeping His word. 11:5.
Abiding in Him. ii:6, 7, 28.
Sinning not. iii;6.
Hope in (set on) Him. iii:3.
Keeping His commandments. iii:24.
Loving one another. iv:l2.
Dwelling in love. iv:i6.
Confidence in prayer. v:i4.
IV. Received of, or from Him.
Unction — Holy Spirit. ii:20.
Anointing. 11:2?.
Answer to prayer, iii; 2 2.
V. Born of Htm, or God, occurs seven
times. The new nature is begotten by
Him, hence it cannot sin, because he is
"born of God." iH:g.
The conduct of the new man.
He doeth righteousness. 11:29.
Believeth that Jesus is the Christ. v;i,
Overcometh the world. v:4.
Sinneth not, H;29; v:i8.
Loveth those that are born of God. iv:?.

VI. Fellowship with Him. This Epis
tle might be called the Epistle of fellow
ship. We might sum it up thus:
Ground of fellowship.
Christ manUested to us. 1:3. Revela
tion. His death for us— Identification.
Our union in and with Him. i;4 — Re
alization. Joy of fellowship.
Our relation to God as Father — Rela
tionship .
Our oneness with the Son — Union.
The Word of God. 1:4 - Assurance.
Place of fellowship.
"In the Hght," as we have feUowship
with Him it will dispel the darkness of
unbelief and ignorance, and the pride of
self boasting. As we walk in the light,
we shall:
See our sinfulness. i;8.
See the blood of Jesus Christ, God's
Son cleansing us from all sin. i;?.
See the faithfulness of God. 1:9.
See the sinfulness of sinning. ii:i.
-See the ground of restoration. ii:i, 2.
See the secret of true and practical
knowledge in keeping His command
ments. ii;3.
See the hoUowness of mere profession.
u:4. See God's purpose carried out in His
love being perfected in us, as we keep His
words. ii;5.
Secret of fellowship and result.
Abiding in Him. ii;6. Fruit bearing.
Walking as He walked. ii:6. Fol
lowing. Shining for Him. ii:?, 8. Testimony.
Remembering the blessings you have
for His namesake. ii;i2. Gratitude.
Knowing Christ Himself . H:i3. Drawn
to Him.
Knowing the Father. ii:i3. Pleasing
Him. Word of God abiding in us. ii:l4.
Victory.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Separation from the world. u;i5, i6.
Power. Doing the wiU of God. 11:1?. Joy.
Discerning the times. ii:iS, ig. Dis
cernment. Power of fellowship.
Holy Spirit — "Unction," ii;20-27.
Laii} of fellowship.
The truth— Word of God. H;2i-26.
Effect of fellowship.
Confidence. ii;28.
Beholding His love to us. iii:i.
Hated by the world. iii:2.
Longing to see Jesus. iii;2.
Purifying ourselves. iii:3.
Subject to Christ. iii:4-i4.
Loving one another. 111:15-19.
Assurance. iii:20, 21.
Abiding in Him. 11:22-24.
Character of fellowship.
In the truth. iv;l-4.
In the Lord. iv;5, 6.
In love. iv;7-!2.
Basis of fellowship.
Faith in Jesus as Christ, v;!.
Love to God as our Father. v:2.
Love to Christians as brethren. v;2.
Keeping His commandments. v;3.
Overcoming the world. v:j.
Faith in Jesus as the Son of God. v;5.
Accepting the threefold witness to the
work and person of Christ. v:8-!2.
Resting in the Word of God. v;9-l3.
Believing prayer. v;i4-!7. [iS-2!
Victory, separation and confidence, vs
This is but a brief outline of this most
important subject, but we need to remem
ber that we have been called to have fel
lowship with the Father and the Son, and
to enjoy this there must of necessity be
separation from the world for we cannot
have fellowship with both. (II Cor. vi
14; vii;!.
VII. Before Him. (I John H;2S; iH:
ig.) We should be —
Walking before Him — i. e , in His pres
ence. Gen. xvii;i; Ps. Ivi; 13.

Unblamable in holiness before Him.
Eph. 1:4; I Thess. ui;!3.
Doing what He tells us, that we may be
well pleasing or acceptable before Him.
I Tim. vi:l4.
This is not being acceptedin Him,-we are
accepted in Him as to our acceptance and
security (Eph. 1:6); but being acceptable
or well pleasing to Him as servants vihen
we stand before the judgment seat of
Christ (II Cor. v:io); that we may not
be ashamed before Him . (I John ii ; 2 8) ; but
have confidence before Him. (I John iii;
ig); and receive from Him the "weUdone"
of commendation, and the reward for
ser-vice. VIII. Loveth Him. (iv:g; v;!.) See
"God is love.'' (Page 201.)
IX. Dwelling in Him. {vi-.i'i.)
The words "dwell," "remain," "con
tinue," and "abide," are one and the
same in the original {meno). The four
words occur twenty-six times in John's
Epistles, conveying the truth — God dwell
ing in us, and we dwelling in Him.
God's dwelling place —
In the high and holy place. Isa. Ivii;
15- In the believer. John xiv;!?; Rom.
vni;g-ii; I Cor. Hi:l6; I Tim. iv;l4; I
Johniv;4. Oui dwelling plaee —
In God. I John iv:i6.
In Christ. Ps. xci;i.
Between his shoulders (strength and
safety). Deut. xxxiii:i2.
What dwells in Christ.
The Father. John xiv: 10.
All Fulness. Col. i:!9, 29.
The evidence of our dwelling in
Him —
Feeding upon Christ. John vi;56.
Christ dwelling in our hearts by faith.
Eph. iH;i?.
Keeping His commandments. I John
Hi:24. DweUing in love. I John iv;i6.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

Confessing Jesus as the Son of God.
I John iv:i5.
Dwelling in the light. I Tim. vi;i6.
Walking in the light. I John 11:6.
Word of Christ dwelling in us. Col.
iH;!6. Not abiding in darkness. John xH:46.
Abiding in Christ. John xv:4-io.
Loving one another. I John iv:ii.
Word of God abiding in us. I John
":'4- Doing the wUl of God. I John H:!?.
Continuing in His word. John viii:37
Continning in His love. John xv;9.
Continuing in the faith. Acts xiv; 22;
Col. i;23.
Continuing in the grace of God. Acts
J5Hi:43. Continuing in the things we have heard
II Tim. Hi: 14.
Continuing in prayer. Col. iv;2.
Continuing in the Son. I John ii;24.
Continuing in the Father. I John ii;24.
His joy remaining in us. Johnxv:!!.
Walking as He walked. I John ii:6.
Abiding in the light. I John ii; 10.
X. We shall see Him. (I JohnlH. 2.)
Looking back in the past we see Him,
' 'made a little lower than the angels . . .
suffering unto death" (Heb. ihg); looking
up we see Him at God's right hand as our
great High Priest with God (Heb. vin:i)
and our advocate with the Father; and
we shall soon see Him face to face (I
John 111:2); and each other (III John 14)
XI. We shall be like Him. (I John
iH:2). This will not take place until He comes
for His saints. Then and not till then,
shall we be like Him — that is, as to our
glorified bodies; but even now there is to
be a moral likeness of Himself in our
life. We shall sum the truths in connection
with the pronoun Him, thus—
Hearing Him is quickening.
Knowing Him is assurance.

In Him is our standing.
Receiving in or from Him is blessing.
Born of Him is the new nature.
Fellowship with Him is communion.
Loving Him is affection.
Before Him is service.
DweUing in Him is safety.
Seeing Him is transformation.
Like Him is sharing His glory.
GOD IS L3VF..
We have —
The gift of His love. John iii;i6.
The manifestation of His love — Christ.
I John iv;g.
The commendation of His love - Gospel.
Rom. v;8.
The choice of His love — sinners.
Rom. v;8.
I. He loved the world. John iii; 16.
2. He loved the church. Eph. v:25.
3. He loved me. Gal H;20.
The measure of His love. John xvH;26.
The chastening of His love. Heb. xii;6.
What we are to do in relation to His
love —
Remember Plis love. S. of S. 1:4-
Continue and abide in His love. John
i'5, ix:io.
Let it constrain us to and in service.
II Cor. v;!4.
Be rooted and grounded in His love.
Eph. Hi;!?.
Seek to know His love. Eph. in;!g.
Abound in His love. PhU. i;g.
Let it be perfected in us. I John ii;5.
Keep ourselves in His love. Jude 2.
Love His appearing. II Tim. v;8.
What He has done —
Given us His Spirit.
Given us the (disposition) of love. II
Tim. i:?.
Shed abroad His love in our hearts by
the Holy Spirit. Rom. v:5.
Result of knowing His love.
Loving one another. John xiii;34.
Keeping His word. John xiv;23.
What we know —

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"All things work together for good to
them that love God." Rom. viH;28.
What God is preparing for us, the
Holy Spirit revealing it to us now. I
Cor. n;9.
What we are to love —
God. I John v;2.
Christ. I Peter 1:8.
One another. John xiii:35.
All saints. Eph. i;!5.
Laborers for their work sake. I Thess.
v;!3. How we are to love —
Unfeignedly. II Cor. vi:6.
Sincerely. IlCor. viH;8.
Without blame. Eph. i;4.
In the Spirit. Col. i;S.
In deed and not in word only. I John
Hi:i8. What -we are not to love —
The world and all that is in it. I John
iii;i5- What we should do —
Love our enemies. Matt. v;44.
Speak the truth in love. Eph. iv;i5.
Walk in love. Eph. v;2.
Abound in love. Phil. 1:9.
Put on love. I Thess. v:8.
Follow after love. 1 Tim. vi;l!.
Provoke one another to love and good
works. Heb. x:24.
Reason of our love to Him —
Because He first loved us. I John iv;
ig. Because we are born of God. I John
iv:?. OUR POWER FOR LOVING.
The Holy Spirit, who will bring forth
in our life the fruit of Himself, which is
love, yea, the fruit of the Spirit, may be
summed up in one word, viz., love; for
as it often has been said — what is joy,
but love exulting; what is peace, but
love in repose; what is suffering, but
love untiring; what is gentleness, but love
in society; what is goodness, but love in
action; what is faith, but love in the

battlefield; what is meekness, but love at
school; and what is temperance, but love
in training. OUR SONG FOREVER
Unto Him that loved us and washed
(cleared) us from our sins in His blood
. . . .honor praise. Rev. 1:36.
Again and again do we find faith and
love go together. "What God hath
joined together let no man put asunder."
If there is faith in Christ, there will be
love in Christ. Love is the oil to make
the wheels of faith go swiftly. (Gal. v:6.)
And very often we find faith and love has
another companion, viz., hope. "Now
abideth faith, hope, love, these three, but
the greatest of these is love.'' F. E. Marsh.

THE NAMES GIVEN TO CHRIST
IN JOHN'S EPISTLES.
I. — WORD OF LIFE.
This title seems to bring before us
Christ the Eternal One, manifested to us
on the ground of His death and resur
rection by the Word and Spirit of God,
and to whom we are united by the power
of the Holy Spirit. The manifestation of
His life to us when we were born again.
1:2. Who is our life?— the Son of God.
v;20. The character of our life — "eternal."
i;2. The gift of the Hfe by the Father. v;i!.
The position He has brought us into
— "out of death unto life." iH;i4.
The knowledge of it through the Word
of God. v;!3.
Where the life is — in Christ. v:ll.
Where the life is — inns. v;i2.
Who have the life— believers. v:l2.
Who have not life — unbelievers. v:!2.
Future manifestation of it. 11:25; Col.
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life, "God is its source; a risen Christ
its channel; the Holy Spirit its power;
heaven its sphere; eternity its duration;
and we might add, glory its manifesta
tion." Remember, Christ is your life. He is
the Prince of Life, be ruled by Him.
He is the Path of Life, walk in Him.
He is the Light of Life, look to Him.
He is the Fountain of Life, drink of
Him. He is the Bread of Life, feed upon
Him. He is the Tree of Life; abide in Him.
He is the Word of Life; rest in Him.
II. — ADVOCATE.
As sinners we needed a Mediator, i, e.,
one to meet the righteous claims of God,
and thus meet our need. As children of
God we need an advocate with the
Father. God has made no provision for
us to sin, but if we do sin there is pro
vision made — ' ' We have an advocate with
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."
The advocacy of Christ is easily under
stood if we remember that sin is no
longer a judicial question, but a family
one, and if we remember also that Satan
is the accuser of the brethren, he may
question our right to be forgiven when
we fall, but Christ meets him by remind
ing Him that He is the One who has
undertaken our cause, and He Himself,
His work is our right to be forgiven.
III. — PROPITIATION OR MERCY SEAT.
Chap, ii:2.
The words mercy seat and atonement
come from a root word which means to
cover; it is a blessed fact, that not only
are our sins forgiven, but we are com
pletely covered by Him who is our mercy
seat. As illustrating Him who is our
mercy seat, let us look at the mercy seat
in the tabernacle.
It was an all gold mercy seat.
Reminding us that God, and God alone
IS the source and dispenser of mercy, and

Christ alone is the channel of mercy and
the Holy Spirit the only one that reveals
this fact to us.
It was a blood-sprinkled mercy seat.
On the day of atonement the blood was
sprinkled once on and seven times before
the mercy seat. This reminds us of what
Christ has done, namely perfectly met the
claims of God, and brought us into a per
fect standing before God.
It was a firmly secured mercy seat.
There was a border or crown round
about it to keep it in its place; to remove
the mercy seat was death (see I Sam. vi;
ig); because the ministration of death
(the law) was in the ark, but the border
would keep the mercy seat on the ark,
teUing us that not only is Christ our
mercy seat, but the one who maintains his,
position as such before God for us, be
cause of what He is in Himself — the-
"righteousness of God." Thus we see in
the mercy seat, mercy, and in the border,
righteousness, or 'mercy and truth met
together, righteousness and peace kissing
each other." IV.— HOLY ONE.
Chap. ii;!0.
In John's Gospel we have the promise
of the Holy One (John xiv:26); in the
Epistle the possession of Him who was,
promised— the Holy Spirit indwelling the
believer on the ground of the accom
plished work of Christ, because of what
He is, what He has done, and where He
is, V, — CHRIST.
Chap. 11:22.
The meaning of the name Christ is the
anointed or sent One; no less than forty
times in John's Gospel does He say that
the "Father sent Him;" but he was not
only sent from God, he was anointed with
the Holy Spirit, the seal that He was the
sent One, and accepted of the Father as
the Son of Man — the man of men. He
did everything in and by the power of the
Holy Spirit.

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He was —
Born of the Spirit. Luke i:35.
Anointed with the Spirit. Luke iii;22.
Led by the Spirit. Luke iv:!.
Acted in the power of the Spirit. Luke
iv:i4. Preached by the Spirit. Luke iv;i8.
Offered Himself to God through the
Spirit. Heb. ix:i4.
Rose again by the Spirit's power. I
Pet. iH:!S.
Again, the same Christ is in opposition
to Antichrist — both the system and person
— in John's Epistle.
Antichrist comes in His own name.
John v;43.
Christ came in His Father^s name,
John v;43. ^
Antichrist's object is to glorify him
self. Dan. 9:27.
Christ came to and did glorify the
Father, John xvii;4.
Antichrist deceives. Dan. vi:2!-23.
Christ enlightens. H Cor. iv;6.
Antichrist is a liar. I John ii;22.
Christ the truth. I John v;20.
VI. — SON OF GOD.
Chap. 111:8
Twenty-four times in this Epistle is He
said to be the Son of God. \do?
What did God send His Son to be and
That we might Hve. I John iv;g.
To be a Saviour. I John iv:i4.
To be a Propitiation. I John iv:io.
To undo the works of the Devil.
I John iii;8.
The result of believing in Him as the
Son of God.
We have eternal life, I John v;i2.
We know it. I John v;i3.
We have the witness. I John v;io.
We are in Him. I John v;20.
¦We know He has come. I John v:20.
God dwelleth in us. I John iv;i5.
We have the Father and Son. II John g.
The proof that we believe on Him as the
Son of God,

Believe on His name. I John ii:23;
v:i3. Acknowledge Him as such. I John
H;23. Confess Him as the Son of God. I
John iv:!5.
Have fellowship with Him. I John 1:3.
Continue in Him. I John ii:24.
That we know His blood cleanseth
from all sin. I John 1:?.
Overcoming the world. I John v:5.
F. E. M.
HIS COMING AGAIN.
I. In person, John xiv: 1-3. I Thess.
iv;!6. 2. What for. Johnxiv;3. To receive
you unto myself.
The Hving and dead saints. I Cor. xv:
51, 52; I Thess. iv:i5-!?. [xx;5, 6.
a. This is the first resurrection. Rev.
b. Resurrection of the just. Luke
xiv;i4. c. Resurrection from among the dead
Phil. Hi:! I.
Called. The day of Redemption. Eph.
iv:30; i;!3, 14; Rom viii;23.
3. The attitude. Groaning. Rom. viii;23.
Looking. Titus ii:i3; Heb. ix;28.
Phil. Hi;!g, 21.
Waiting. I Thess. i:io; II Thess. hi;
,S; I Cor. 1:7, 8.
Watching. Markxiii:35; Luke xn;37;
I Thess. v;2, 6.
Loving. II Tim. iv;8; I Pet. v;4.
4. Practical aspect. Separation. I John
iH;2, 3. Phil. iH:20.
Self-denial. Col. iii: 4, 5.
Occupation. Luke xix;ii-i3.
HoHness. II Pet. iii;ii-!4.
Time of rejoicing. I Pet. 1:?; I Thess.
ii:!g. In glory. Col. iii:4; Rom. viH;i8.
Like Him. IJohniU:2; Ps. xvii: 15.
When shall these things be. Mark xiii:
32-37; II Pet. in:io; Rev. xvi:i5; Matt.
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Thess. v; 1-3; Matt, xxiv; 14; Rev. xxii;?,
12, 20.
What it means to the' unsaved. Jude
14, 15; Rev. 1;?; xix;li-i4; vH;l5-i?;
xx:l!-i5; John v:2?; Acts xvn;3i; x;42;
II Thess. i:?, 8, g; Isa. .xxvi;2:; lxHi;3-6;
Jer, v;3!.

THE TWO ADVENTS OF CHRIST.
"For as often as ye eat this bread, and
drink this cup, ye do show forth the
Lord's death till he come." I Cor. xi:26
This text and others enables us in parj
to see what Christ began at his first com
ing, and what he will finish at his second
coming. Let us take a look back and see
what Jesus suffered and did for us ; and
then, as we look forward we will see what
Christ is coming for. We will take four
quartette looks.
I. What He suffered in beaiing our
sin. I. As we look back we see redemption
begun. Matt. xx:28; Gal. iU:i3. When
we look forward we see redemption fin
ished. Luke xxi;2?, 28; Rom. viH;23
PhU, i;6.
2. He appears with our sin. Matt,
xxvi;28; I Pet. H:24. He appears with
out sin, or having nothing to do with sin,
to them that look for Him. Heb. ix;28
3. He appears in weakness. Ps. xxii
6;* Mark xv;i!, 5. When he comes he
will appear in power and great glory.
Matt. xxiv:3o; xxvi:64.
4. He is laid hold on by death. John
xix;33. When he comes it is to conquer
and put an end to death forever. I Cor.
xv:-326; Rev. xx:!4; xxi;4; Heb. ii;!4^
15- II. What He suffered from friends and
enemies. I, Friends forsake Him. Zee, xiii;?
Mark xiv:5o. They gather together unto
Him, II Thess. i;io; ii:i.
2. Surrounded with enemies. Ps. xxii:
l5; Matt, xxvn, 36. When He comes He

surrounded with myriads of
Zee. xiv;5; I Thess. iii. 3;

will be
friends.
Jude xiv;!.^.
3. Enemies mocked and scoffed at him.
Ps. xxn:!3; Luke xxiH;35-3?. 'When He
comes they will tremble with fear. Rev.
vi:l4-i7; Luke xxHi;30.
4. As we look back Satan is iDruising
Christ. Gen. iH;!5; Isa. Hii;6. Christ
comes to bruise Satan. Rom. xvi:2,;
Rev. xx;i-3.
III. What He suffered in his person,
morally and physically.
I. As we look back we see Him filled
and covered with darkness. Matt, xxvi:
36-44; read Ps. Ixxxviii. When he comes
he will be filled and covered with unap
proachable light. I Tim. vi:i4-i6; Acts
xxvi: 13; Rev. xxi;23.
2. We see Him covered with shame.
Matt. xxvii;2?-3i. He comes covered
with glory. Matt. xxiv;3o; xxv;3!.
3. In derision crowned and hailed king
of the Jews. Matt. xxvii;29. He will
be hailed when He comes, amid shouts of
angels and saints, as King of kings. I
Tim. vi;i4, 15; Rev. xi;!5; xix:!6.
4. As He hung upon the cross the
world was veiled in darkness. Luke xxiii;
44. When He comes, from east to west
wUl be lit up by His glorious light. Matt.
xxiv; 27'.
IV. What He suffered from God, man
and Satan.
I. At the cross God forsakes Him be
cause He has to do with sin. Mark xv:
34. At His second coming God is with
Him because he has nothing to do with
sin. Titus ii:i3; Heb. ix;28; I Thess.
iv:!4. 2. As we look back we see the grave is
receiving, and still receiving our dead,
Isa, lin;g; John xix:3g-42. But when He
comes the grave will give up our dead for
ever. John v;28, 2g; I Thess. iv:!5, 16,
3, Satan's hour and the power of dark
ness. Luke xxii;53. But when He

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comes it will be His hour, yea. His ever
lasting day. Daniel vH:l3, 14; Rev. xxn
4. 5
4. As we look back the world is judg
ing Christ. Luke xxiii; 1-26; John xviH
28-31. As we look forward we see Him
¦coming to judge the world. Ps. 1:3-6;
Acts xvii:3o.
This is what faith sees as it looks
back;' and this is what hope expects as
it looks forward. Faith sees a bruised,
crucified, dead, buried and risen Christ,
Hope expects to see a glorified Christ,
Was His first advent literal and per
sonal, as He began redemption, bore our
-sin, appeared in weakness, was laid hold
on by death? You say, yes. Well, then.
He will appear in person as He completes
redemption, puts an end to sin, is seen in
power when He comes to cast death into
the lake of fire. (Rev. xx;!4.)
Was this first advent literal and per
sonal when friends forsook Him, when
enemies surrounded and mocked Him,
and Satan bruised Him? Well, then He
will appear personal by-and-by when
friends gather and surround Him, when
foes tremble, and Satan is bruised and cast
into the bottomless pit and lake of fire, to
be tormented forever and ever. Rev. xx;
i-IO. Was His first advent literal and per
sonal -when filled and covered with dark
ness, when shame was heaped upon Him,
and He was mocked in derision as King of
the Jews; when nature veiled her face at
such treatment of her Creator? He surely
will appear in person when covered with
light and glory as King of kings at His
second coming, as He declares himself
aud then nature will be His witness, as it
was at His first coming. Num. xiv; 21
Ps. Ixxii; I g. 1
Was His first coming personal, when
God forsook Him, the grave received
Him, and the world judged Him? He
will surely come in person when God

comes with Him, for the dead in the
graves to hear Him, to judge the world
and reign on David's throne forever.
Matt. xxv:3i-46; Luke 1:32.
This is the way I have studied Christ's
personal coming from the Bible, to satisfy
my own mind. May God bless it to oth
ers, is my prayer. John Currie.

"QUICKLY."
Four times does the startling word
" Quickly" ring out from the Book of
Revelation upon the dark centuries of pro
bationary time, as if to move us to dili
gence in duty, vigilance in danger, pa
tience under seeming delay, and to show
the great love of the Bridegroom's heart—
which will not permit him to defer the
holy nuptials beyond what is absolutely
necessary. He is coming as expeditiously
as possible. Listen to his voice;
"Behold, I come quickly; hold that
fast which thou hast, that no man take
thycrown." Rev. iii:i!.
"Behold, I come quickly; blessed is he
that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy
of this book." Rev. xxii;?.
"Behold, I conie quickly; and my re
ward is with me, to give to every man ac
cording as his work shall be." Rev. xxn;
12. ' He that testifieth these things saith.
Surely I come quickly." Rev. xxii;20.
Let not the dust of worldliness clog your
ears, nor the din of business prevent you
from daily hearing that earnest arousing
word "Quickly.'' Rev. J. M. Orrock.

THAT BLESSED HOPE.
A heartfelt experience of the glorious
truth of the Second Advent of our Lord
will result in;
A biding in Christ. I John ii;28.
Bear persecution, I Peter iv;i2, 13.

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C omfort the sorrowing, I Thess. iv;
18.
I) eny self. Col. iii. 3-5.
U ndure temptation. I Peter 1:6, 7.
Faithfulness. I Tim. vi;!4.
Godliness. II Peter iii; 10, 11.
Holiness. I Thess. v;22, 23.
Implicit trust in God's Word. I
Thess. iv:i4, 15.
Joyfulness. I Peter 1:8.
K eep in mind our heavenly citizen
ship. Phil. 111:20.
X onging after welfare of others. I
Cor. i;4,7.
Moderation. Phil. iv;5.
Hot to be ashamed of Him. .Mark
viH;38.
Obedience. I Tim. vi:i3, 14.
Purity. I John iH;2, 3.
Quietness. Ja.nes v;?, 8.
B, eadiness. Matt. xxiv:44.
Separation. Rev. xvi;l5.
Testimony. Lukeix;26.
TJuity and brotherly love. I Thess.
in:i2, 13.
"Value the Word of God II Pet. i;ig.
¦Watchfulness. Matt. xxvi:4i
Xpectation. Titus ii: 13.
Yearning for that day. Rev. xxii:20.
Zeal. II Tim. iv;!, 5.
In other words, the beginning and end
— the Alpha and Omega— the A and Z
win be
Abiding in fHRTQT
Z eal in cause of UHUIO 1 .
Alf. Sandham.

tory. So far as we have been able to
gather the mind of the Lord, from the
revelation of His will in the Sacred
Scriptures, the following brief summary
includes all the various judgments yet
future;* — ¦
I. The Judgment Seat of Christ. I
Cor. iH;i3-i5; II Cor. v:io.
II. The Destruction of Antichrist, the
False Prophet, and those who take the
mark of the Beast. Rev. xix;i?-2!; II
Thess, i:7-!0; II Thess. ii;8-io.
III. A Remnant of Israel judged and
purged. Mai. iii:i-4; Matt. xxv;i4-30.
IV. The Judgment of Living Nations
by Christ as King of Jerusalem. Matt.
xxv;30-46; Zech. xiv;!6-:i; Rev. xxi;24.
V. Satan cast into Bottomless Pit dur
ing the Millennium. Rev. xx;i, 2.
VI. Gog and Magog, headed by Satan,
after Millennium destroyed by fire. Rev.
xx:8, 9.
VII. The Great White Throne. Rev.
xx;i!-l5; Rom. H.3-I6; John v;28, 29.
"The Secret things belong unto the
Lord our God," but that which He has
revealed is meant by Him to be under
stood bv us. F. A. B.

JUDGMENT.
The idea, commonly entertained, that
there is but one general Judgment in the
future, is quite erroneous. The Judg
ments of God are always associated with
His dispensational deaHngs; and as these
vary exceedingly, it follows that there
should be separate judgments suited to
the nature of the testimony God is pleased
to give at any epoch of the world's his-

THE LAW.
WHAT THE LAW CANNOT DO.
It cannot show mercy to the disobed
ient. Heb. x:28.
\tha'-, no forgiveness, but only punish
ment f jr transgressors. Deut, xxvn; 26;
Heb, ii;2.
No justification is possible under it.
Acts xiii;39; Rom iii;20, 28; Gal. ii:i6;
iii:ii. There is no gift of the Spiiit under it.
Gal. Hi:2, 5.
It cannot give life. Gal. iH:2i.

?These do not include the judgments of God
connected with the Vials of Wrath, Babylon,
etc., between the Rapture of the Church and
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It cannot impart strength or ability for
obedience. Rom. v;6; viii;3.
Righteousness cannot come by it. Rom.
ix:32; Gal. H;2!; Ui;2i.
There can be no inheritance as of sons
under it. Rom. iv:i4; Gal. iH;!8.
There can be no attainment of the
heavenly Rest by it. Moses failed to
bring Israel in — Joshua ^,type of Christ)
alone accomplished it. Num. xx;!2;
Josh. i;!-3.
Note. — In all these respects it is the
opposite of the Gospel — all that we cannot
there have by the law, believers have in
Christ. Grace and truth came by Him —
John i:!7 — truth to show us aU that God
has provided — grace to bring us practi
cally into the possession and enjoyment of
all. WHAT, THE LAW DOES DO.
It brings under a curse. Gal. iii:!0;
Deut. xxvn;26.
It brings condemnation to all under it,
being a "ministry of condemnation." II
Cor. iii;9.
It brings death to all under it, being a
"ministration of death." II Cor. Hi;?;
Rom. vii:io, ii.
It strikes terror to the hearer. Heb.
xn;!9, 20; Ex. xx:!8, 19.
Note. — The Gospel is the reverse, and
brings to us blessing, justification, life
joy and peace. WHAT THE LAW IS.
It is not a transcript of God's mind and
character, but a rule of duty and obliga
tion — a declaration of what we ought to
be and do, negatively and positively, to
ward God and toward man. As such, it
is a test by which to try life, character
and conduct, and a check to transgression.
Ex. xx;!-!?.
It is holy, and just, and good. Rom.
vH;!2. It is our schoolmaster unto Chiist — Gal.
iii:24 — that is, the one through whose

It I
be-

schooHng we discover our need of Christ,
and are led unto Him.
It is the strength of sin. I Cor. xv;56.
The wilful and rebellious heart of man is
prompted to disobedience by the prohibi
tion — the evil propensity and current of
the natural heart are manifested and
gather force by the check it puts upon
them — as in the Apostles' case, when the
commandment comes, sin revives, sin
taking occasion by the commandment
works in us all manner of coveting. See
Rom. vii;S. Thus the law is no remedy
for sin, but in experience is found to be
for death, v. 10.
FOR WHOM -iVAS THE LAW MADE?
Not for the righteous, for if naturally
disposed to what is right and good, we
should not need a command to do it.
is for the lawless and disobedient, etc
Tim. i:g, lO. It is given, therefore,
cause we are prone to disobedience.
WHAT COMES BY THE LAW ?
The knowledge and conviction of sin.
Mark, not the sins only, but of sin — the
root and source of transgression, the, evil
nature within us. Rom. iH:2o; vii;?-9.
WHY WAS IT BROUGHT IN?
To prove man — Ex. xx;20 — that is, to
put him to the proof by a test, and mani
fest his true nature and character, as a
plummet-line is applied to a building to
test its uprightness, or a chemical test to a
metal to show its nature.
It was added because of transgression.
Gal. 111:19. Transgression existed before,
but required exposure through man's-
ignorance, insensibility, self-righteous
ness and fancied goodness and ability.
It entered that the offence might abound.
Rom. v:20. Not to produce sin, but to
.show it abounding. The dark back
ground of man's abounding sin shows the
more brightly God's abounding grace.
Its intention is to shut us up to faith.
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Other remedy, and to lead us to Christ,
who is our only hope. Gal. iii:24.
WHEN WAS IT BROUGHT IN?
It was introduced after God had fully
proved or tested Israel hy grace. Ex. xvi;
4. The history of Israel from Egypt to
Sinai was one of marvelous grace.
It was after the unconditional promises
made to Abraham, which Israel's disobed
ience under the law does not therefore an
nul. Gal. ill:!?; Rom. xi;29.
It was befoie Christ and until the seed
(that is the seed which is Christ, who was
in view in the promise to Abraham)-
should come — Gal. iii;l9 — so that man
having been fully tested and proved, in
due time Christ died for the ungodly,
Rom. v;6.
WHY THE LAW FAILS OF BENEFIT TO US.
Because we are carnal and sinful, while
the Law is spiritual and holy. We are
sold under sin and captive to it. while t^e
Law can only be obeyed by the free.
Rom. vii:i4.
Because of the law of sin in our mem
bers, Rom. vii; 23, and the insubjection of
the carnal or natural mind. Rom. viii;?.
The Law enjoins love while the carnal
mind is enmity against God.
It is ihereioxe" weak through the flesh,"
or in consequence of our fallen, corrupt
and weak nature. Ron.. vii:2i; viH:3.
THE LAW IS NOT DEAD.
Christ came not to destroy but to fulfil
it. Matt, v;!?, 18.
It is established by the gospel. Rora.
ni:3i. Eph. vi:i-3, is an example showing
how irightly it may srill be used.
Christ perfectly fulfilled it, and we
ought to walk even as He walked. I
John ii:6.
The sum of the Law, as interpreted by
Christ, is love to God and our neighbor.

Matt. xxii:36-4o; vii;!2; I Tim. 1:5.
These cannot cease to be our duty, though
the believer does not obey for life, but
from life.
WHAT IS THE BELIEVER'S RELATION TO
THE LAW ?
He is, as to position, relationship and
privilege, Hke Isaac, who was a "child of
promise'' and an heir before the Law came.
Gal iv:28.
Christ is the end of the Law for right
eousness to him. Rom. x;4. He has in
Christ and by faith the righteousness
which is the end or aim the Law has in
view or seeks.
He is not under it tas a covenant of
works), but under grace twh^xtih gives victory
over sin, Rom. vi;i4. He is led of the
Spirit, Gal. v;iS, and under law to Christ.
I Cor. ix;2!; Gal. vi;2.
He has been made dead to it through the
body of Christ; he has died to it through
the death of Christ ; is thus released from
it and married to Christ, that he may
bring forth fruit unto God, and serve in
the newness of the spirit, and not in the
oldness of the letter. Rom. vii:4-6, R.
V. The Law is put in his mind and written
on his heart, Heb. viH:io; x:i6 — thus he
becomes an open, Hving epistle of Christ,
known and read of all men. II Cor. ni;3.
HOW MAY THE BELIEVER PRACTICALLY
FULFIL THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF
THE LAW ?
By obtaining freedom through the
Spirit from the law of sin and death.
Rom. vHi;2.
By walking not after the flesh, but after
the Spirit, Rom. viH:4; and living and
walking in, or rather by the Spirit — that
is, by His teaching, prompting and en
abling grace. Gal. v:i6, 22-25.
D. Webley.

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THE SUFFERINGS AND THE
GLORY.
I Peter i;!i.
The great theme of the gospel is Re-
emption, aud the Lord Jesus Christ
presents, the central figure and actor in
this work.
This theme presents strange contrasts
of light and shade, joy and sorrow, glory
and gloom.
The Cross and Throne are the focal
points in which all lines of Gospel truths
center. We stand between these two
points, and at the Lord's table which
spans them, our faith in a Saviour who
has put away sin is confirmed, and our
hope in a coming Saviour is revived.
The old prophets standing back of both
these grand events, often spoke of them
together and did not easily discern the
perspective and the meaning of their own
prophesies. Seeking diligently for light in their
confusions, it was told them that they
were ministering the truth to saints of the
latter day. Isa. Hii;3, 12; I Pet. i;io-.2.
The Old Testament saints dwelt chiefly
on Christ's coming in glory, while now
the church inclines to dwell chiefly on His
suffering advent. In the old cathedrals
of Europe we meet the crucifix every
where, and we find a dead church wor
shiping a dead Christ; but thank God, the
piety of Protestants is receiving more and
more illumination from the glory of a
coming Christ.
Standing between the cross and the
throne let us look backward to the suffer
ings, and forward to the glory.
I. Christ has once appeared in the sac
rifice of a sin-bearer, but He will come
again without a sin-offering unto salva
tion. Heb. ix;28; ICor. xv;!; Gal. in:
13; I Pet. u;24.
2. He came then in weakness and
humiliation. He will come again in power
and glory. Psa. xxu:6; Luke ix;58;
Matt. xxiv;3o; Matt. xxvi;64.

3. He surrendered them to suffering
and death Hke a helpless and hopeless
victim, but he will come again as a mighty
conqueror, triumphant over all evils and
foes. Matt. xvi:2i; Mark xv;37; I Cor.
xv:25 26; Heb. 11:14, 15.
4. In His suffering mission His friends
forsook Him. In His glorious advent
they will, all be gathered to Him. Zech.
xiii:?; Mark xiv;5o; I Thess. iv:!?; II
Thess. i;!0.
5. "When He came before. His enemies
mocked Him and triumphed over Him.
When He comes again they will be ap
palled with fear, and cry for the rocks
and mountains to fall upon them. Psa.
xxn;i3; Luke xxiii;35-37; Luke xxni;3o;
Rev. vi; '4-!?.
6. At His first advent Satan bruised
Christ's heel, but at His second advent
He will bruise Satan's head. Gen. iu:!5;
Isa. liH;5; Dan. 11:34, 35: Rom. xvi;2o.
7. He was once hung upon a cross and
crowned with shame. He shall yet be
seated on the throne and crowned with
glory. Matt. xxvii;2g; Luke xxiii;33;
Dan. vii;!3; Rev. xix:!6.
8. In His sufferings the heavens and
earth were shrouded with sackcloth dark
ness. In His glory the heavens and earth
shall blaze with splendor. Matt. xxvii:45 ;
Luke xxiii; 44.
9. Then it was "Satan's hour and the
power of darkness." Next it wUl be
¦'Christ's hour and the power of light."
Lukexxii:53; Dan. vii;i3, 14.
10. When Christ came first, the world
judged and condemned Him. When He
comes again He will judge and condemn
the world. Luke xxin;. -26; Actsxvn;3l.
What wonderful contrasts' of suffering
and glory. Let us willingly share His suf
fering now and we shall share His glory
then. These sufferings are a sacramental
cup preceding the new wine of the king
dom. The cross is a prelude to the
'^™*"- E. P. Marvin.

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WHOSE I AM, AND WHOM I
SERVE.
I. Whose I am.
(a). Christ's by His choice. Eph. 1:4-
6; John xv;i6.
(b). Christ's by His purchase. I Cor.
vi:i9, 20.
(c). Christ's as gift of the Father.
John xvii;2, 6, g, 11, etc.
(d). Christ's by our own choice. Rom.
vi;i6; Josh. xxiv:!5.
(e). Christ's because of His grace and
not on account of any worthiness on our
part. Titus 111:5; II Tim. i;g.
(f ). Christ's both in life and death.
Rom. xiv:8.
2. Whom I serve.
(a). Serve as servants. Matt. x:24, 25.
(b). Serve as friends- John xv:i5-20.
(c). Serve as children. John xHi:33-
35; xx:2i.
(d). Serve as representatives. II Cor.
V.20. (e). Serve as bearers of the joyful mes
sage. Markxvi:i5; Acts viii;!, 4.
Notice; Who were scattered abroad,
etc. All, except the Apostles.
(f). Serve in the particular capacity
God places us in. Col. iii:22-24.
Important. II Tim. u:20, 21.
Promise. John xii:26.
Wages. Matt. xxv;2i.
"Occupy tUl I come."
W. A. B.

WHITED SEPULCHERS.
A wolf with a woolen jacket. Matt.
vii: 15.
A thief in a long coat and white choker.
Rom. ii:2!.
A liar quoting the Bible. Matt. iv:6.
" Licensed to sell " communicants.
Hab. ii;i5.
Certain "Real estate agents." Matt,
xxHi:i4,
W, A, B,

"HE IS PRECIOUS."
I Peter ii;?.
A Precious Stone,
Foundation strong and sure, I Pet. ii;4,
The Precious Blood,
Redemption makes secure. I Pet. i;ig.
A Precious Promise
Sets the soul at rest. Ii Pet. i;4.
By Precious Faith,
Enshrined in the breast. II Pet. i:i.
His Precious Thoughts
Are evermore of peace. Ps. cxxxix;!?.
And Precious Fruit. Deut. xxxiii; 14.
I-Iis Precious seed's increase. Ps. cxxvi;6.
His Precious Oil
Is poured upon the head. Ps. cxxxiH;2.
And Precious Love
Within the heart is shed. Rom. v;5.
But among all the precious things
Thine eye can see, Job. xxviii; 10.
None is so precious as THYSELF to
me ! I Pet. ii;?.
Irene H. Barnes.

WOMAN'S WORK.
I. The position in which woman was
placed by God. Gen. 1:2?, 28.
2. The position in which woman was
placed in consequence of sin. Gen. iii;
15, 16.
Under "law" there was no place for
woman in the priestly service; this con
tinued until Jew and Greek, bond and
free, male and female, became one in
Christ. Gal. iH:28; I'Pet. ii:9.
Speaking of the entry of sin, God said
to Satan, Thou hast done this. Gen. iii;
14. Christ came to destroy the works of
the devU. I John iii;8, To redeem us
from the curse of the law. Gal. Hi. 13.
But although woman was excluded
from the temple and tabernacle service,
God kept himself free to use her as a
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prophetesses and teachers (Hannah, Hul-
dah, Noahiah and Anna); this was under
"the law.''
3. The position in which woman is
placed under grace.
At the command of Christ, the men
and women pray together for the Holy
Spirit. Acts 1: 14.
The Holy Spirit fills both men and
women, and the cloven tongues like as of
fire rest upon them. They speak as the
Spirit gives them utterance. Acts 11; 1-6.
God had previously foretold that this
would occur, viz. : That He would pour
out 11 is Spirit, and that men and women
would prophecy. Acts ii;i6-!8.
Men and women went everywhere
preaching the Word. ActsviH:4.
Men and women who will do and teach
the commands of Christ, will be great in
the Kingdom of Heaven. Matt. v;i9.
Rule for Home Life of married women.
I Tim. iiai-15.
The teaching of I Cor. .xiv;34, does
not exclude a Deborah nor an Anna from
working now, for the apostle's order runs
"as also saith the law," and these women
wrought under and in harmony with the
law. This Epistle to the Corinthians was
written to both men and women. I Cor.
1:2. Notice the following five points -
1. A command to men and women. I
Cor. xiv. I.
2. A rule for men to observe when pray
ing and prophecying. I Cor. xi;4, 7.
3. A rule for women to observe when
praying and prophecying.; I Cor. xiv;5, 6.
4. A direction for men and women. I
Cor. xiv;34, 35.
5. An injunction to married women. I
Cor. xiv;34, 35.
In I Cor. xiv:34. the apostle says that
something must not be done and in the
35th verse he shows that there is no need
for something being done because the

purpose can be acco.-nplished in a better
way. We learn from the last named versus
that the wife is not to a.sk questions nor
allow herself to indulge in such speaking
as could be prevented by her taking the
trouble to ask her husband at home.
A woman is commanded to tell out be
fore a large audience what Christ had
done for her. Luke viii;43-4S.
Women are commanded to tell of the
resurrection. Matt. xxviii:g, 10.
Four female preachers. Acts xxi:g.
Ps. l.xviii:!2 (R. V.) Go yeinto allthe
world and preach the gospel to every
creature. Mark xvi; 15. J. A. A.

THE INNOCENCE OF JESUS.
I. According to Judas. Matt, xxvii.4.
2. According to Pilate's wife. Matt.
xxvii:ig. 3. According to Pilate. Matt. xxvii;24.
4. According to centurion, etc. Matt.
xxvii : 5 :) .
5. According to the thief. Luke xxiii :43.
In Him was no sin. I John iii;5.
He kne-w no sin. II Cor. v;2i.
He did no sin. I Pet. ii:22.
He was without sin. Heb. iv:l5.
Yet He His own self bare our sins. I
Pet. ii;24. Anon.

EVERY MORNING.
Manna given. Exod. xvi;2l.
New Mercies. Lam. iH:23.
God visits. Job vH;!8.
God chastens. Ps. Ixxiii: 14.
Our arm. Isaiah xx.xiii;2.
Judgments seen. Zeph. iii:5.
Worship. Ex. xxx:?.
Praise. I Chr. xxiii;30.
Sacrifice. II Chr. xiii:ii.
Service. I Chr. ix;27.
Free offering. Ex. xxx'vi:3.
Preparation. Ezek. xlvi:!3-i5.

Anon.

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SCRIPTURAL CLEANINGS.
At the giving of the law 3,000 slain.
Ex. xxxii;2S.
At the first preaching of the gospel
3,000 saved. Acts ii;4i.

First question in the Old Testament.
God's question. Where art thou ? Gen.
iiig. First question in the New Testament.
Man's question. Where is He? Matt. ii;2.

The first man— Adam. I Cor. xv;45.
The second man — the Lord from
heaven. I Cor. .xv;47.
The perfect man. Eph. iv;!3.
Genesis teaches truth hy perions .
Exodus teaches truth by actions.
Leviticus teaches truth by things.

Past. Christ hath appeared to put
away sin. Heb ix;26.
Present. Christ appears in God's pres
ence for us. Heb. ix:24.
Future. Christ will appear without
sin, etc. Heb. ix;28.

Propitiation. For Christ also hath once
suffered for s''ns. I Pet. Hi: 18.
Substitution. The just for the unjust,
I Pet. iii:!8.
Reconciliation. That he might bring
as to God. I Pet. iii:i8.

,Three sacrifices man can now offer to
God. I. His person. Rom. xii:i.
2. His property, Phil. iv;!8.
3. His praises. Heb xiH:iS.
Christians are made free from the eon-
demning power of the law. Rom. vii ;6.
Controlling power of sin. Rom. vi;i2.
Conquering power of death. I Cor.
xv:55-

Our threefold enemy met by the Trinity.

The Father against the world. I John
u:!5-i7. The Son against the devil. I John Hi;8
The Spirit against the flesh. Gal. v;!6.
"His own blood" in connection with
our redemption. Heb. ix;i2.
Our sanctification. Heb. xiii:l2.
Our washing (loosing R. V.) Rev. 1:5.
Our purchase. Acts xx;28.

The contrast of the first and last re
corded utterances of man to God.
First. I heard Thy voice in the gar
den, and I was afraid because I was
naked, and I hid myself. Gen. Hi;io.
Last. Even so come Lord Jesus, come
quickly. Rev. xxii: 20.

In Christ we are crucified to the law.
Gal. ii:!9, 20.
To the flesh. GaL v;24.
To the world. Gal. vi:l4.

Two sparrows for a farthing. Matt.
x;2g. Five sparrows for two farthings. Luke
xii:6. The one "thro7vn in' is not forgotten .

Two Families.
Origin. I. That which is born of the flesh.
John iii;6.
2. That which is born of the Spirit.
John iii;6.
iSfature. I "Is flesh," "After the flesh." John
in;6. 2. "Is Spirit," "After the Spirit. "
Rom. vHi;5.
Standing. I. In the flesh. Rom. vHi:g.
2. In the Spirit. Rom. vHi;g.
IncHnation. I. Mind the things of the flesh. Rom.
viu:5

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2. Mind the things of the Spirit. Rom.
vin; 5.
Result. 1. Death. Rom. vHi:6.
2. Life and peace. Rom. viii;6.

Short Prayers.
Lord, save me. Matt. xiv;30.
Lord, help me. Matt. xv;25.
Lord, remember me. Luke xxiii :42.

The Rock.
On the rock. Matt. vH:24; xvi;!8.
In the rock. Ex. xxxiii;2!; Cant. ii:i4;
Prov. xxx:26; Isa. xln;i!.
Under the rock. Isa. xxxii;2; Ps. Ixi. 2.
Out of the rock.
1. Water. Deut. vHi;i5; Neh. ix;!5.
2. Honey. Deut. xxxii;i3: Ps. lxxxi;!6.
3. Oil. Deut. xxxii :!3; Job xxix;6.
4. Fire, Judges vi;2i.
And that Rock is Christ.
What God has no Pleasure in.
In the death of the wicked. Ezek
xvHi:32. In the strength of man. Ps. cxlvii; 10.
In wickedness. Ps. v;4.
In fools. Eccl. v:4
In sacrifices. Heb. x:6.
In those that draw back. Heb. x:38.

The Christian worker in II Jim. ii.
I. Son — Affection.
2. Soldier — Endurance.
3. Wrestler — Skill.
4. Husbandman — Patience.
5. Workman— Thoroughness.
6. Vessel — Fitness.
?. Servant — Subjection.

God is abundant.
In mercy. I Pet. 1:3.
In grace. II Cor. ix;8.
In peace. Jer. xx.xiH;6

In truth. Jer. xxxiii;6.
In pardon. Isa. Iv:?.
In power. Eph. iii: 20.
In goodness. Ex. xxxiv;6.

Man by Himself a Failure.
Adam failed by self will. Gen. in;! i, 12.
Abraham failed by lack of faith. Gen,
xii:!i-i3, Moses failed by impatience. Num.
xx:!2. Samson failed through weakness.
Judges xvi;!6, 17.
Elijah failed through cowardice. I
Kings xix;4.
The two sons of Zebedee failed through
hastiness. Luke ix:54, 55.
Peter failed through over confidence.
John xiii;37.
Each seems to fail in his strong point.

The limiting of Christ's power. Johnxi.
As to place— If thou hadst been here.
vs. 21, 22.
As to time — I know that He shall rise
again in the resurrection at the last day.
V. 24.
As to extent — By this time He stinketh
dead four days. v. 3g.
The Lord's answer: Said I not unto
thee that if thou wouldst believe, thou
shouldst see the glory of God. v. 40.

The natural man loves not the one that
reproves him. Prov. xv:!2.
The truth. II Thess. ii;io.
God. John v;42.
Jesus. John viH:42.
His brother. I John iii:io.

Jesus the King with the crown of
thorns. Past. Matt, xxvn:2g
The crown of glory. Present. Heb.2:g.
Many crowns. Future. Rev. xix;l2.
God has —
A bottle for our tears. Ps. Ixvi: 8

A book for our thoughts. Mai. Hi:!?.
A bag for our transgressions. Job
xiv;!?. The bag is sealed.

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.
Bound for — Emmanuel's land.

Meb.

God working for us. I Sam. xiv;6
John xvii;4.
God working in us. Phil. ii;!3; Heb,
xHi;2!. God working by us. II Cor. v 18-20,

God working with us.
II Cor. vi;!

Mark xvi;2o

If thou hadst kno-wn I Luke xix:42.
The darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:5.
The world knew Him not. John i;!0.
One whom ye know not. John i:26.
I (John) knew Him not, John 1:31,33,

Without blame before Him in

love

Eph, 1,4,

Rooted and grounded in love.

Eph

n:!?.

Forbearing one another in love.

Eph.

iv;2.

Speaking the truth in love. Eph.

iv. 15

Edifying the body in love. Eph.

iv;i6.

Walk in love. Eph. v:2.

Christ's inheritance is —
His saints. Eph. i;i8.
Israel. Isa. xix:2 5.
The nations. Ps. ii;8.
All things. Heb. 1:2.
Collected by Miss Annie MacPherson
EMIGRANTS.
Emigrants in " Emmanuel's " land
should lose no time in having their places
secured, as only one vessel shall ever
leave our shores for that country.
Vessel's name — Gospel Ship. Rom-
i:i6. Port which it leaves — City of Destruc
tion. II Pet. iii:lo.
xi;.6. Time of sailing— To-day (perhaps).
Heb. Hi;?, 8.
Price of passage— Without money and
without price. Isa. lv:l.
Captain's name— Jesus Christ. Heb.
ii';!0. Crew — Ministers and converts. Acts
viii:4. Passengers— Sinners saved by grace.
Rom v;i, 2.
Sea over which it passes — Time. Rev.
x;6. Lighthouse — Holy Scriptures. Ps.
cxix: 105
Compass— Truth. John viH;32.
Sails — Faith and love. II Thess. 1:3.
Wind — The Holy Spirit. John vi;63.
Storage— Grace. Isa. lv;2; IlCor. xii:9.
Anchor — Hope. Heb. vi:!g.
Passengers are supplied with everything
on the voyage. Phil. iv;ig.
All are invited. Rev. xxH:!?.
The vessel affords ample accommoda
tion. Luke xiv: 22.
testimony OF the emigrants.
"Come thou with us, and we will do
thee good." Num. x;2g.
"They that say such things declare
plainly," etc. Heb. xi:i4.
"The God of all grace who hath called
us," etc. I Pet. v:!0.
"Arise ye and depart, for this is not
your rest." Micah ii;io.
"I am the way." John xiv :6. — 0. M,
ASSURANCE.
In John's Gospel. The divinity of
Christ. Johnx;30.
It was written that we might believe
that Jesus was the Son of God. John
xx;3i. The gospel of John tells us how to be
lieve Believe occurs ninety-eight times
in the gospel.
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In first epistle of John, know occurs
thirty-two times. The epistle tells us
what we may know.
Six things worth knowing:
!. That Christ Jesus was manifested
to take away our sins. I John 111:$.
2. That we are of the Father, v:i9,
3, That we have passed from death
unto life, iH;i4,
4. That no murderer hath Eternal Life,
and he that hateth his brother is a mur
derer, iii; 1 5.
5. That He abideth in us by the Spirit
which he hath given us. Hi; 24.
6. That when he shall appear we shall
be like Him. in: 2.
D. L. Moody.

PROMISES IN THE OLD TESTA
MENT CONCERNING THE
HOLY SPIRIT.
1. Poured out on all flesh. Joel H:28
2. Poured out from on high. Isa,
xxxH;i5. 3. Upon the thirsty. Isa. xliv:3.
4. He shaH be in you. Ezek. xxxvi;27,
5. Forever. Isa. lix;2!.
D. L. Moody.

THE HOLY SPIRIT'S PRESENCE
DURING SIX GREAT EVENTS
OF CHRIST'S LIFE.
I. Conceived by the Spirit. Matt. i:20.
2. Present at His baptism. Matt. iH:l6
3. Present at His temptation. Luke
iv;!. 4 Present when He returned to, and
His fame went abroad through Galilee
Luke iv:i4.
5. Present and manifest in His mira
cles. Matt. xu;28.
6. Present at and in His resurrection.
I Pet. in:!8. D. L. Moody,

THE FOOLISH VIRGINS.
Matt. xxv;i-!3.
We learn four things about the foolish
virgins in this lesson.

I. What they were— they were foolish.
This is applied in God's Word.
I. To aU that hate knowledge. Prov.
1:22. 2. To 'all not building upon the rock
Christ Jesus — but upon self or some other
sandy foundation. Matt. vii:2i-25.
3. To all who mock at sin. Prov. xiv;9.
4. To all walking in darkness. Eccl.
ii;i4. 5. To those who say there is no God.
Ps. xiv;i; liii:!.
6. To one whose heart is set on riches,
and not on Christ. Luke xH: 16-20.
7. To the past Hfe of all who are
Christians. I Cor. iH;i8; Titus iH;3.
All ungodly professors or lost sinners
come under one or all of those scriptures,
II. What they had.
!. They had a virgin's dress. II Sara.
xiii:!8. 2. They had a lamp. Matt. xxv:3.
3. They had a wick burning in the
lamp. Matt. xxv:8.
4. They had an empty vessel. John
v;42. The dress and the lamp show us their
profession, and the wick our talent or
ability to shine for God and the vessel
that which holds the treasure to shine for
God. II Cor. iv:?. Some have put on
the outward dress like Simon. Acts -vlH:
18-24. Demas. II Tim. iv;lo. And
the converts John wrote of. I John ii:
ig; but not Christ, Rom. xHi;i4; Eph.
iv;22-24, and have a lamp of some de
nomination and are burning their wick
and using their powers in getting up bean
suppers, church fairs and raffles, and
everything else to please the flesh, but
still are without Christ and who will say
at last, Lord, Lord, have we not eaten
and drank in thy presence, etc. Matt.
vii:2l-23. III. What they had not.
I. They had no knowledge of the
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verse. Our knowledge of Christ Implies
his knowledge of us. John x;i4.
2. They had no Hght. They never
had any converting light, Ps. xix;?;
cxix;!30. Do you wonder they said "our
lamps are going out," Matt, xxv:
R. V.
3. They had no interest in the Bride
groom's coming, they all slumbered and
slept. "There shall be mockers in the
last day saying where is the promise of
his coming." II Pet. 111:1-5. -A^nd be
saying peace and safety, then sudden de
struction cometh upon them. I Thess.
v:i-3. 4. They had no oil in their vessels
Matt. xxv;3. In other words, they had
no Holy Spirit. They never believed in
the blood, or else they would have had
the spirit — as the blood and the spirit go
together. Lev. xiv:i4-!7; I John u:27;
v:8. Those who have the oil of the spirit
belong to Christ. Rom. vin:g.
IV. What they lost.
I . An entrance to the marriage supper
of the Lamb. Rev. xix:g.
2. An entrance into heaven, for we
read, "And the door was shut." Matt.
xxv; 1 1, !2.
3. "Fulness of joy and pleasures for
evermore." Ps. xvi;ll.
4. "An inheritance incorruptible and
undefiled." I Pet. 1:4.
5. They lost their never dying souls,
Matt. xvi:26. Rev. xiv:ii. See to it,
get on the rock, get oU in your vessel, be
not only a professor of the Lord Jesus
but be a possessor of Him, then you will
know what it is to have "Christ dwelling
in you by faith, and living in you the
hope of glory " Eph. Hi:!?; Col. i;27.
John Cufrie.

THE WISE VIRGINS.
"But the wise took oil in their vessels
with their lamps.''
We have in this parable of the wise

virgins a beautiful illustration of what
God has made Christ to the believer as
set forth in I Cor. i:3o, namely, wisdom,
righteousness, sanctification and redemp
tion. I. Five of them were wise; Christ our
wisdom that by which we know God.
Wise in God's Word is —
I. Applied to all that are converted and
born again. Ps. xix:?.
2. To aU that have made the heart of
God our Father glad. Prov. x;i; Zeph.
Hi:!?; Luke xv;24.
3. To all studying God's word. Prov.
ix:g; Hosea vi;3.
4. To those who are willing to be told
their faults. Prov. ix:8; xxvn :6.
5. To all who are winning souls for
Christ. Prov. xi;30; Matt. iv;!g.
6. To those who will inherit glory.
Prov. iH;35; John xvH:24.
7. To those who shall shine as the stars
forever and ever. Dan. xii;3.
In order to attain to this the following
Scriptures will help you. Col. H:3. Ask
for it. James 1:5 Its worth. James Hi:
I?. It is to be used. Ps. xc;i2.
II. The virgin's dress. Christ our
righteousness. I. Set forth in type in God clothing
Adam and Eve. Gen. iH;2!.
2. In the raiment given to Rebekah.
Gen. xxiv;53.
3. In the garments . of glory and
beauty Aaron and his sons -were clothed
with. Exod. xxvHi:l-8.
4. The garments of salvation and robe
of righteousness. Isa. lxi:!0
5. The Lord our righteoushess. Jer.
xxiH;6; xxxiH:i6.
6. The wedding garment Christ taught
all must have on at the marriage. Matt.
xxii:i-i3- 7. The fine linen the Lamb's wife must
have on when she goes into the marriage
supper of the coming Bridegroom.
.xix:6-9.

Rev.

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III. The wise had oil in their vessels
— Christ our sanctiflcation.
The believer is the Hght of the world.
Matt, v;i4. God commands believers to
shine. Phil. ii;i5, 16; Matt. v:!6; but
the light must get into the vessel first be
fore it can shine out. II Cor. iv;6, 7.
Then the lamp and the oil must go to
gether if others are to see the light. Ps.
cxix;!05, 130; John .xvi;i3-l5; I Cor.
iii;ig. I. It makes us sons of God, Exod,
xl;i4, 15; John i;l3,
2, This oil is holy oil, Ps, lxxxix:2o;
Eph, i:i3, 14, That we might be holy.
I Pet. i:!5, 16.
3. It is fresh oil. Ps. xcH;io, in order
for us to bring out things daily new and
old out of the treasure house. Ps.
c.xix:iS. 4. This oil makes us glad. Ps. xlv:?.
5. Our faces shine. civ:i5; Prov. xv:i3.
6. Our cup run over. Ps. xxiH;S. John
iv;29. 7. Prophets to teach God's Word. I
Kings xix:!6; John xv:26, 27.
8. The Lord's vessels. E.xod. xl;g; II
Tim. ii;2!.
g. To be all used for the Lord. Lev.
xiv;!?; Rom. xii:!, 2. Be sure you have
the oil or you are none of his. Rom.
vHi:g. IV. "And they that were ready went
in with Him to the marriage and the door
was shut;" "Christ our Redemption,''
What the others lost the wise gained.
They gained:
I. The maniage. Rev. xix 9.
2. The inheritance. Rom. viii:!?;
Gal. iv:?.
3. "Fulness of joy and pleasures for
evermore.'' Ps. xvi:i!.
4. A seat on the throne. II Tim. ii;
12; Rev. iii;2i.
5. Judging with Christ on the throne.
I Cor. vi;2. 3. Truly we see here Christ
the wisdom by which we come to know

God, and the righteousness in which we
can stand before God. The sanctifica
tion which prepares us for God, and the
redemption which brings us home to
God. And five were wise, and five were
foolish; may all that read this be among
the wise when the Bridegroom comes to
take us into the marriage supper of the
Lamb, Rev. xx;i5. John Currie.

THE GOOD MAN'S SECRET
SPRING OF COMFORT.
Text, Prov, xiv;!4. "A good man
shall be satisfied from himself."
I. Who are counted good in God's
Word ?
None are' good by nature. Ps. HH;3;
Rom. iii; 12 ; but are made good by-
God's grace, and made temples for Him
to dwell in. I Cor. iH;!6; vi;i9; xv:io.
A man may be counted a righteous
man like Lot, and yet not a good man
because not separated entirely unto God.
A good man is one that has God living
and dwelling, and walking in him. II
Cor. vi;i4-iS. Barnabas was a good
man. Acts xi;24. The Holy Ghost said
Ahimaaz was a good man. II Sam. xvni:
27. "And for a good man, some wiU
even dare to die." Rom. v;?. "And to a
good man God giveth wisdom, and
knowledge and joy." Eccl. ii:26.
II. "He shall be satisfied fiom him
self." How can this be ? In order to under
stand this text you have got to put some
others alongside of it. We read of the
man of whom God has made good, that
the triune God dwells in him.
1. God the Spirit. John xiv :!6; ICor.
vi:!g. 2. God the Father. I Cor. in; 16; I
John iv:i6.
3. God the Son. John xiv;2r, 23; II
Cor. xiii; 5.
And in such —

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219.

I Is the love of God shed abroad in
his heart. Rom. v:5.
2. In Him a well of water springing
up into everlasting life. John iv:l4.
3. Out of Him shall flow rivers of
living water. John vii:37-3g
4. Jesus said that my joy might remain
in you, and that your joy might be full.
Johnxv;!!; xvH;!3.
5. The peace of God that passeth- all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus. Phil. iv;?.
6. The kingdom of God is within. Rom.
xiv:!?; xv:i3.
?. Christ in you the hope of glory.
CoJ. 1:2?.
David understood what it was to be
satisfied from himself when he said my
heart bubbleth up a good matter, etc.
Ps. xlv: I (margin). And Peter when
filled with the Holy Ghost.. Acts iv;8
And Paul when filled with the same
spirit. Acts ix;i?; xiH;g, 10; II Cor.
xn;9, 10. And Stephen. Acts vi:s-8.
And Barnabas. Acts xi;24. And so
may every one who is filled with the
Spirit. Eph. v;!8. And all the fulness
of God. Eph. Hi' 19.
III. The source of supply.
I. Christ must be inside as the sup
pHer. Rev. iii;20; John xv;5
2. Self must be seen as crucified and
kept under. Gal. H:2o; ICor. ix;25-2?.
3. Christ must be believed on fully.
I Pet. 1:8.
4, Christ must be let dwell by faith in
our hearts as the constant supply. Eph.
ill:!? John Currie.
THE FACE OF GOD IN JESUS
CHRIST.
Text. — "He that hath seen me hath
seen the Father.'' "I and my Father
are one." John xiv:g; x;30.
These two texts clear up the mysteri
ous texts, "No man hath seen God at any

time. And no man shall see my face and
live." John 1:18; Ex. xxxHi;20. Christ
is "the brightness of the Father's glory,
and the express image of his person.
And the image of the invisible God."
Heb. i;3; Col. 1:15,
I. In this way Jacob saw the . face of
God, Gen. xxxii;30,
2. Moses. Ex. iii:i-i4; xxxiv:2g, 30;
Acts vii. 38.
3. Joshua. Josh. v;!3-l5.
4. Job. Job xl;4, 5; xUi:5, 6.
5 Manaah. Judges xiH;22.
6. Isaiah. Isa. vi;!-8.
?. Daniel. Dan. x;i6.
8. Paul. Actsix;3-6; I Cor. xv;8.
g. John on Patmos. Rev. i;g-i8, and
every one ever since.
I. What is it to see the face of God?
Ans. I. It is to have salvation. Ps.
l.x.xx:3, 7, ig.
2. Not only salvation, but the light
and knowledge of the new creation. II
Cor. iv:6, ?; Ps. xxvii;!; II Cor. v;!?.
' 3. It is to have a new, and a purified
heart, Ezek, xxxvi:26, 27; Matt, v;8.
Don't think the latter passage teaches
that we cannot see Him in time, but only
see Him in eternity; it is true all that
belong to him will see His face and be like
him then, and see His face forever, and
serve him. I John iii;2; Rev, xxii;3, 4;
but all may see Him now in Christ who-
desire and live holy and godly lives, Sol.
Song iv;?; Heb. xH;!4.
II. What is it not to see His face?
Ans. I. Misery. Job xxiii;3-!0; Rom.
vii;23, 24.
2. Trouble and sorrow. Job xxxiv;29.
Ps. xiii;i, 2.
3. It is to have prayers unanswered.
Isa, i:ii-!5, Hx;i, 2,
4, It is to be filled with darkness and
death, Ps, cxlHi;3-7 ; Mich, vii:S-io;
Matt, vi;23,
?, It is to have a foretaste of what the
damned in hell are going to suffer thro. i;h

NOTES FOR BIBLE READINGS.

aU eternity. Ps. lv;4, 5; cxvi;3; Matt
xxvii:45, 46.
How careful we all should be to obey.
I John i;?; Heb. xn;l4; and walk in
holiness, in the light, and be peaceable
toward all men as Jesus was when upon
earth. When we turn to sin God's face
is hidden" then.
III. How may we get His face to shine
upon us again ?
Ans. By doing the four things He tells
us in II Chron. vii:!4.
I. Humble ourselves before God.
2. Pray to Him.
3. Seek His face.
4. Turn from our wicked ways, then
He will hear, forgiva and heal. Ps.
xxvii; 8. John Currie.

GOD'S ALL SEEING EYE.
Gen. xvi; 13.
We would have more pure professors
like Joseph, and less disobedient ones like
Jonah if all would believe with Hagar
that God sees them. The word tells us,
"He sees every precious thing." Job
xxviii: 10. " Everything is naked and
bare before Him." Heb. iv;l3. "His
eyes are in every place. " Prov. xv;3; II
Chron. xvi:g. "The darkness hideth not
from Him." Ps. cxxxix:!!, 12. Even
"HeU is naked before Him." Job xxvi;6
Yea, even men's hearts as well. Prov.
xv:!i; I Sam. xvi;?; Jer. xvH;g, 10. This
truth ought to cause dread to the guilty
sinner, and joy to the seeking sinner.
Why? I. Because He sees the guilty sinner
hiding from Him while he is calling on
him. Gen. iii;g; John Hi:!g, 20.
II. He sees' the guilty sinner trying to
cover his sm till justice overtakes him.
Josh. vii:i, 13, 21. Guilty sinner read
Amos ix:3; Obad. iv;8; Prov. xxviH:!3,
and tremble.
III. He sees the disobedient servant

shirking duty, and exposes him and pun
ishes him. I Sam. x;22; Jonah 1:3, 4, I?.
Now while guilty sinners and disobe
dient professors ought to tremble at the
thought of His all seeing eye, yet return
ing sinners ought to be joyful at the very
thought of it. Why ?
I. Because He sees them in their help
lessness and sickness, and says, "Wilt
thou be made whole ?" John v;!-6.
2. He sees them in their natural state
of blindness, and wants to give them
sight. John ix;!-g; Isa. iv:?; Acts
xxvi; 18.
3. He sees them when they receive his
message, and saves from coming judg
ment. Jonah iH;5-io; I Thess. 1:9, '''I
Matt. Hi:?.
4. He sees the sinner when he is seek
ing Him, and comes and saves him.
Luke xix:l-lo; Ps. xxvH:S; Jer. xxix;!3.
5. He sees the one who gives up all
because of love to Him, and speaks in
great praise of such. Luke xxi:l-4;
Rom. xH:!, 2; James 11:21-23.
May God's eye see every one of us
every day giving up all for Him, be
cause He gave up all for us, and then
we will not be afraid Hke Adam when he
says, "Where art thou?" II Cor. ¦viH;9;
Luke xiv;2?; ix;23. John Currie.
CHRIST THE RIVER OF LIFE.
Text. — "And a river went out of Eden
to water the garden ; and from thence it
was parted into four heads." Gen. ii:!o.
"And he shewed me a pure river of water
of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of
the throne of God and of the Lamb."
Rev. xxii;!.
Whether we look in the O. T. or m
the N. T. we shall always find Christ
was God's storehouse and channel of sup
ply for his people. The river in Genesis,
and the river in Revelation point to
Jesus Christ.

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221

The river in Eden branches out into
four heads; this surely sets forth Christ
as we see Him running through the
Eden of the O. T. and branching out
into the four heads, Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John of the N. T. Yes, we
believe it. because Christ runs through
the whole of the O. T. as he showed
himself in the law of Moses, and the
prophets, and in the Psalms. Luke
xxiv:44. We read this river,
I. Satisfy, Ps, xxxvi;8, g.
2. It enriches the face of the earth
this river of God. Ps. lxv:g.
3. It makes glad. Ps. xlvi:4.
Temporal blessings and spiritual bless
ings all came, we are taught, to the
saints of old through Christ, read I
Cor. x;3, 4; Ps. cv;4i; cvin;i4. 'Jesus
Christ the same yesterday, to-day, and
forever;" He never changes; He is our
supply for all our need to-day as of old.
Phil. iv:i9.
Let us look at the four heads and see
this brought out.
I. Pison (Gen. ii;!l), which means
fulness. ' ' It pleased the Father that in Him
should all fulness dweU." Col. i:!9. "In
Him dweUeth all the fulness of the God
head bodily." Col. ii:9. " In whom are
hid aU the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge.'' Col. 11:3.
God gave Him the Spirit without meas
ure. John 111:34. Paul desired to preach
only in this fulness of Christ. Rom. xv;
2g; PhU. iv.!3, and he prayed others
might have it. Eph. iii:i4-!g.
John said we have received of His ful
ness, and grace for grace. John i:i4-i6
Of old "it gushed out and ran like a
river." Ps. cv:4i.
II. Gihon (Gen. ii: 1 3), freeness or grace
How free this river is for all.
I The Father invites us to drink. Isa
lv:i, 2.

2. The son invites us to drink. John
vn;37. 3. The Holy Spirit and the bride in
vite us to drink. Rev. xxH:!?.
Jesus told his disciples when sending
them to preach the gospel, to give freely
as they had received freely. Matt. x;8.
III. Hiddekel (Gen. ii:!4). Torrent or
¦bower. All power is given to Jesus. '
Matt, xxviii: 1 8. Christ is not only the
wisdom of God, but the power of God,
I Cor. i;24. Power alone belongs to
Him. Ps. lxii;i!.
What does He do with it ?
!. He exerts it to forgive us our sins.
Mark ii:!0.
2. To make believers sons of God.
i;ii, 12.
3. To fit us in service. II Cor. xn:
g, 10.
4. To keep us for Himself. I Pet.
1:4. 5-
5. To uphold all worlds and all things
He has made. Heb. 1:2, 3.
May we know what is the exceeding
greatness of his power which he wrought
in Christ when he raised Him from the
dead. Eph. i; 17-20.
IV. Euphrates (Gen. ii;l4.) Fruit
fulness. No fruit without Christ, He says,
"From me is thy fruit found," Hosea
xiv;8. "The branch cannot bear fruit of
itself  without me ye can do nothing.''
John XV ;4, 5.
The four gospels truly set forth the
four heads of this river we read of that
went out of Eden, but we may get them
all set forth by way of illustration in
John's gospel.
I. Fulness. John i:i6.
2. Freeness. John vH:37; x:io.
3. Power (a) over nature. John n:g-!i;
xxi;6, {b). Over disease, John iv:50, 54; v:
6-g, (f). Over death, John xi:26, 43.

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{d). Over Satan. John xu;3i; xiv:3o;
xvi:ii. 4. Fruitfulness. ' ' But if it die it
bringeth forth much fruit." Johnxn;24.
Read Isa. Hii:!!; Rev. vii;9. John Currie.

PREVAILING PRAYER.
The recognition of answers to our
prayers is infrequent when we remember
that we have such exceeding great and
precious promises. Is it that we do not
watch unto prayer as we do watch for
replies to our earthly communications ?
Are there not denials of many of our
requests because we do not realize the
conditions attached to some of the
promises, nor the attitude of mind and
heart which forbids the Father's love from
gratifying itself in the bestowal of what
we ask? See Jas. iv;3; John xv:?; c. f.,
Ps. xxxvii;4, 5; John xv:!?.
Read consecutively Heb. xi:?; Ezek.
xiv:3; Ps. lxvi;!8; Prov. xxviii;!3; Jas.
v;!6; Mark xi;25; Mark xiv:36; Ps. xci:
14, 15; I John 111:21-23; Johnxiv:i3, 14;
I John v;i4, 15.
Directions and suggestions. Ps. xl;i
Ps. xxvii:?; Dan. ix;3; Acts x;30, 3'
(Mark ix:28, 29); Actsxiv:23; Matt, vi:
5-15; I Tim. n;!, 2, 8; Rom. xH:-2
Eph. vi;8; PhU. iv;6; Col. iv;2; I Thess.
v:i7,i8. Is it any wonder we receive so few
direct, explicit and immediate answers to
cur prayers ?
The law oi acceptable prayer seems
almost to blot out all the exceeding
promises unless we also learn:
The gospel of prayer. Rom. viii; —
Luke xi;i-!3; Ps. I;i4, 15; cxlv:i8, ig;
Isa. lxv;24; Jer. xxix:!3; Jer. xxxiii;3;
Phil. iv:i9; Mark xi;22-24; Jas. 1;.=;-?;
Jas. v;i4-!8; I Pet. iH:!2; IJohnv;l6;
John xvi:23, 24; Matt. xviH;ig.
Still further encouragements. Heb.
xiH;8, Mark ix;23; Luke xvii;5, 9; Matt.

xxi:20-22; Matt. xvii;i9-2i; Isa. lviH;6-9;
Matt. ix;27-29; xv;28.
Keep a record in an account book of
date, promise, request, answer, — to the
glory of God's abounding grace, and for
the comfort of your own discouraged
heart. C. M. Whittelsey.

THE HOPE SET BEFORE US.
Heb. vi;i3-20.
What from the analogy of faith, ought
we to expect the hope set before us to be ?
The backward look of faith sees our Lord
on the cross; the present look of faith, or
the life oi the believer, sees Jesus Christ,
our High Priest, at God's right hand foi
us; therefore we ought to expect the for
ward look of faith, or our Hope, also to
be personal; i. e, to be our blessed Lord
Himself. Life by a look, see John iH:i4,
15, and Num. xxi;S g; see also II Cor.
iv;6. To live is Christ, Phil. 1:21, and
Heb. xii;!, 2. "Let us run with patience
the race that is set before us, looking
unto Jesus, etc.'' He now sits at the
right hand of God and we are changed
into His image looking (beholding) etc.
II Cor. iii; 18. But the difference be
tween the two earlier looks and the con
summating look is by the Spirit and in
person. Just so in I John Hi; 1-3.
I. Our Lord Jesus Christ is Himself
the Hope. See I Tim. i;!. " The Lord
Jesus Christ, whichis our Hope."
II. The Hope is not what 7ve have now,
in the forgi-oeness of sin and the fruit of
the Spirit. Rom; viii;!, 9-11, 16-20, 23-
25 ; for what a man hath why doth he yet
hope for ? But beyond present fruit the
redemption of the body. Our hope is
manifestation in Col. iii;i-4 and John i;
!-3; also is resurrection, Phil. iii;20, 21.
III. The hope is not death, but rtsur-
rection and manifestation, I Cor. xv;5i
and II Cor. v;!-io; Phil. 1:21-23, being
"with Christ" is an interm'ediate state.

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223

IV. The hope is not something A T
death but A T the appearing. I Pet. 1:3-
9, "reserved in heaven" (just as property
is secured by the 4e£ds in the court
house.) V. The Hope is not the Judgment Seat
in the sense of being brought into court
-(see John v:24), but in the sense of the
distribution of prizes. II Cor. v:io and
I Cor. iv;i-5. Hence the Hope is the
B^iUa (reward seat) of Christ ! ! !
VI. The hope is not the conversion oj

the world, but taking out a people for
His name. Ac.tsxv;i3.
VII. The Hope IS the MARRIAGE.
Betrothed, espoused, II Cor. xi;2; Eph.
v:25-27, and Rev. xix:6-9. The Lord's
supper tUl He come.
VIII. The Hope is the Glory, Jude 24.
Everything in the Hope is connected with
His person and His coming personally.
Acts, chap. 1. C. M. Whittelsey

INDEX.

Attitude of the Church  112
Access to God  113
Adoption  129
Advocate, My  149
Against Me  175
AH things of God  176
Ascension, Necessity of the  179
All  183
Advents of Christ, the two  205
Assurance  215
Biographical Sketch  ,
Bible; how to use it, The  33
" characteristics of the  33
Benefits of Bible marking  33
Bible, Christ's testimony to the  40
Bible, a means of promoting revivals,
the  40
Bible Readers, Rules for  41
Bible reading and Bible study  43
Blood, value of Christ's  45
Blood, His own  46
Blood of Christ, The  46
Blood, Precious  47
Blood of the New Covenant, The. . . 47
Business, The greatest  8?
Black  "
Blot out  8g
Birth, The New  . 93
BeHeve Christ? Why don't sinners . . g6
Believer's separateness from the world.
The  gg
Believer's calling. The  100
Believers, twenty all things for  102
Believer's Path in Old Testament. . . 102
Before God  103
Believers, Three deaths to  105
Banking Hints for BeHevers  130
Body of Christ, The  116
Believer, Seven attitudes of the  132
Believer's separation from the world. 135
BeHever's feUowship, The  I3g
Believer's, The present portion of . . 139
Believer's Position, The  142
BeHever's Interest in Christ, The. . . 142
Benefits of trials  144

PAGE.
Behold  165
Behold  173
Better  175
Building 6f character. The  189
Confession  47
Christ's Love for His own  82
Characteristics of Divine Forgiveness go
Come  ga
Coming to Christ, Warrant for  95
"Comes" of Scripture  g6
Christ seeking lost sheep  97
Can we know?  g?
Confession and counsel  gS
Converts, Young  gg
Christ, the measure of the Believer's
Separateness  gg
Christian's Hiding Place, The  102
Christian obedience  103
Christ, Following  103
Christian, The  103
Christian, What is a  log
Conditions of Sonship  109
Christian Liberty  iii
Church, Attitude of the  112
Christian in relation to the Holy
Spirit The ,..  114
Christian's relationships, The  115
Christ, The body of  116
Consider, Remember, etc  118
Conquerors, More than  118
Christ Jesus in Isaiah Hii  119
Christian work. Essentials to effective 121
Christian service  124
Christian at work. The  . 126
Christian workers. Qualifications for. 127
Christ, In  128
Christ and the Christian  130
Contrasted conditions  132
Christ, What we are "made" in  134
Christ, Union with  134
Christ, Joint heirship with  , 13?
Christian's verb "to be," The  141
Christ and His servants in Acts  142
Christ, Sufferings of, in I Pet  143
Christ the Burden Bearer  145

15

225

2'26

INDEX.

PAGE,
Counsellor, My  153
Christ, Our example  154
Christ, Our Rock  156
Christ, The Corner Stone  157
Child Jesus, The  159
Christ, all in aU  161
Christ, The  163
Christ — righteousness  164
Christ Persecuted and Glorified  165
Crucifixion, The  16?
Christ's Intercessory Prayer  168
City, A  i?o
Communicable Fullness of God  170
Christ's Witnesses  i?i
Cups of Scripture  ... 172
City of God, The  174
Commit  175
Consider  1 84
Crossing Jordan  185
Covenant of Grace  189
Character, The buUding of  189
Christ, Three-fold ministry of  195
I. hrist the river of life  220
Death, Life or  gi
Deliverance and duty  124
David's Cry  128
Daily experience  141
Deliverer, My  150
Deliverance, On  186
Dinner from the Bible, A  194
End of Law  79
Eternal Life, The  88
Eternal Life, Some things said about 93
Eternal future punishment  97
' ' Even as He "  103
Essentials to effective Christian work. 1 2 1
Emptying  145
Example, My  154
Exceedings in Ephesians  17(1
Everlasting God, The  I?g
Every morning  212
Emigrants  215
Familiar knowledge of the Scriptures 38
Five Golden Rules for Bible readers 41
Fruit-bearing  56, 62
Few thoughts on prayer  84
Forgiveness of sins  go
Forgiveness, Characteristics of Divine go
Forgiveness  g3
Following Christ  103
Friends, My  104
Four Bible pearls  105
Free  no
Forgiveness  ill
Faith  117
Four-fold "good cheer" of Jesus  133
Fourteen great facts in John VI  142
Faint not  143

Five-fold circle around the Saviour. . 161
Fear  190
Foreign missionaries  194
Foolish Virgins  216
Face of God in Jesus Christ, The. . . 219
Gleanings from the 119th Psalm. ... 36
Grace  63
Gods Love  80
Great question. The  89
Greatest business. The  8?
God's feelings toward sinners  91
God a refuge   93
Gospel, The  94
God's thoughts of our sins  95
God, Before  103
Gleanings (calling, standing, etc.). . . 105
Gleanings in Romans  105
Guidance  !o6
God's people and their source of
strength  108
Good cheer  ii?
Grace  132
God of Glory and His Divine purposes 133
God's "Fear Nots"  145
God's unspeakable gift  157
God's benefits  ; . . . . 166
God for us  ! 69
God's sovereignty in grace  174
God's look. ...  175
God's purpose, etc. , in Ephesians . i?6
Goodness of God, The  179
Grounds for trusting God  181
Glory of God, The. ...  185
God's names representing Life  188
God and little children  188
Grace, covenant of  189
Galatians xi;i9, 20  igo
Good man's secret spring of comfort,
The  2118
God's all-seeing eye  220
How tostudyand teach the Scriptures 17
How to mark the Bible  33
How to use the Bible  34
Holy Scriptures  41
His own blood  46
Holy Spirit for service. The  65
Holy Spirit, The  6?
Holy Spirit, Titles and symbols of the 68
Holy Spirit, His work; the  68
Holy Spirit, The  68
Holy Spirit, Types of the  68
Holy Spirit, Names and titles of the . 6g
Holy Sonship and union with Christ,
etc   I02
Holiness, The Ground and Motive of 102
Holy Spirit, The Christian in rela
tion to  114
Holy Spirit, Father and Son  134

INDEX.

227

Helper, My  151
Himself  161
His Name  164
Heavenly Places in Ephesians  i?6
His Coming again  204
Hope, That blessed  206
He is Precious  211
Holy Spirits presence during six great
events of Christ's life  216
Hope set before us, The  222
Inheritance, Our. ...  118
Isaiah — Fifty-third Chapter  119
"I said I will take heed," etc  128
It is written. ...  160
It is written (of Paul)  168
"If" of unbelief. The  169
' 'I ams" of Jesus, The  1 76
"I ams" of St. Paul, The  178
"In the midst"  186
Innocence of Jesus, The  212
Justification  69, 93
Jesus a Saviour  95
Jesus  158
Jesus, Remember  I59
Jesus, The child  i59
Jesus Himself  l6o
Jesus Risen  163
John's first Epistle, Notes on  198-204
Judgment  20?
Keys to the Word  7
Know? Can we  97
Keeper, My  i5'
Law  76
Law, End of  79
Law and Righteousness  79
Love of God, The  79
Love, God's, characteristics of  80
dwelHng in us  80
how it protects us  80
and our eternal security  80
Love, In  82
Love, Christ's for His own  82
Life, fhe eternal  88
Life or death  9'
"Lose his own soul" — "Life"  93
Life, Eternal  93
Living to please God  104
Life, Quickening of Spiritual  108
Liberty, Christian  m
Light of the world. Ye are  122
Life, My  '49
Leader, My  '55
Lord as Leader, The  ^55
Lessons from the Life of Enoch  168
Law, The  207
My besetting Sin  9^
More than conquerors  1 18
Man In Christ, A  128

"My God shall supply aU your need" 130
"My meditation of Him — sweet". . . . 147
"Me"  158
Mystery  175
More knowledge  176
Man by himself a failure  214
New Birth, The  93
Necessity of the  94
Name, The  175
Negatives in Ephesians  176
Necessity of the Ascension  179
Notes on John's first Epistle  198
Names of Christ in I John  202
Old and New Testaments, The  ^5
Obedience, Christian  103
Our Inheritance  118
Our Joint-heirship with Christ  137
Open eye   167
Our Fullness  175
Our Father  176
One things of the Bible, The  183
Precious Blood  47
Prevailing Prayer  82
Prayer  83
Prayer, A few thoughts on  84
Peace  84
No  85
False  85
made  85
God disposed to have  86
how it may be obtained  86
how it may be retained  87
the results  87
Punishment Eternal Future  97
Prosperity, Secret of  105
Past, Present and Future  no
Prove all things  116
Personal work  1 23
Parable of two sons  123
Purposes, Divine  133
Purpose of Christ's Sacrifice, The. . . 133
Purpose of God  136
Power of God  J36
Pleasure of God  136
Present portion of Believers, The. . . 139
Priest, My  '53
Precious Stone or Rock of Offense. . . 157
Precious Building  1 57
Practical  160
Pardon, peace, purity, etc  182
Prophecy and fulfilment  185
Plenteous Redemption  187
Pride  187
Prayer  192
Promises in the Old Testament con
cerning the Holy Spirit  216
PrevalHng Prayer  222
Quickening of Spiritual Life  108

Qualifications forChristian Workers. 127
Quickly  206
Righteous and Wicked Contrasted - - 92
Refuge, God n  93
Revival, A  log
Right Doing and its Results  112
Reward to Victors, in Revelation. ... lig
Readings in Timothy  I2g
Refuge, My  I4g
Remember Jesus  159
Resurrection of Christ  163
Ready  182
Redemption, Plenteous  187
Rock, The  214
Suggestions to Young Christians be
ginning the Study of the Bible ... 34
Scripture, to the Authority, Testimony
of the Old Testament  37
Scriptures, a familiar knowledge of
the, as a qualification for work
among Inquirers   38
Study of the Word, The  3g
Summary of Christ's testimony to the
Bible  40
Scripture answers to Roman Cath
olics  44
Seek God  8g
Sinners, God's Feelings toward  91
Sinners' Hiding place  gi
" Soul, Lose his own"  93
Some things about Eternal Life .... 93
Sins, God's thoughts of our. . ,  95
Saviour, Jesus a  95
Sinners, This man receiveth  95
Sin, My besetting  96
Sinners believe Christ? Why don't. . 96
Salvation, Seven aspects of  97
Salvation  97
Sheep, Christ seeking Lost  9?
Servants of God  104
Secret of Prosperity  105
Strength, The Source of  108
Sonship, Conditions of  109
Souls, Winning  121
Service, Christian  124
Servants and Stewards  125
Sanctification  128
Shall not's of John's Gospel, The  129
Supply all need  1 30
Seven attitudes of the Believer. . . .. 332
Seven things about "the flesh" . . . . 136
Sins withholding Good from us  138
Sowing and Reaping  138
Song of the Believer, The  138
Sufferings of Christ in I Peter . . . 143
Sufferings of Christians in I Peter 143
Suffering with Christ  143
Shepherd, My  151

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Saviour, My  152
Seven ' ' I wills" of Christ  161
Salvation  173
Seven Impossible Things  177
Sufferings of Christ, Witness to. . . . 183
Some thoughts about the glory of
Christ   184
Seven New Testament Command
ments   184
Sufferings and the Glory  210
Scriptural Gleanings  213
Short Prayers  214
Two iSIen  89
Two Leaders (the great Question) . . bg
This Man receiveth Sinners  95
Twenty all things for BeHevers  102
Three deaths to the BeHevers  105
Trust  107
Take heed  128
Timothy, Readings in  129
Thanksgiving and Praise  131
Trouble, To those in  146
Truth, The  148
Teacher, My  150
Teach Me  169
Togethersin Ephesians.  176
Trees and Rivers   1S4
Twelve classes God considers Fools. 188
Two sides to Truth  19 1
Three-fold Ministrv of Christ  195
That blessed Hope  206
Two Families  213
Union with Christ  134
Unsearchable Riches of Christ  158
Unbelief, The "if "of  169
Value of Christ's Blood  45
Very Personal  133
Word of God, The  36
Word, The(?)  36
Word The  3?
What God's word is able to do  37
Word of God, The  39
Word, Thy  ,  39
What the Word says about itself. . . , 42
Words, The Inspired  42
Word, Symbols given in the Scrip
ture, of the  43
Word, Names of the  43
Without  g2
Way of the Righteous and Wicked
Contrasted  92
Warrant for Coming to Christ  95
Why don't Sinners believe Christ?. . 96
What Jesus calls His Disciples (in
John) . .  105
Will of God in every day Guidance . . 106
What is a Christian ?  log
What the Lord would have us like. . -113

INDEX.

229

page,
"Whatsoever  116
Winning Souls  121
"Work, Personal ...  123
Work  126
What we are " made" in Christ . 134
'W''ork of Father, Son and Holy Spirit 134
What Paul found to be Grateful for. 140
Way, My ,  148
Wisdom, My  153
Why Jesus came into the World. ,. 158
What think ye of Christ ?  162
Who is this?  166
Witnesses, Christ's  i?i
•"Why?"  175

PAGE.
With Christ  175
What God hath Prepared  !??
Wilderness Experiences  179
WUl of God, The  180-181
Witness to the Sufferings of Christ. . 183
" Waiting" in three aspects  194
Whose I am and Whom I Serve . . 211
Whited Sepulchres  211
Women's Work  211
Young Converts  9g
What God has no pleasure in  214
Wise Virgins  217
Ye are the Light of the World  122
Yield your Members  131

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