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Preached by Rev. E* Di Very^ai Fredmeton^Sq^* 18, 1841.
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%e Chareeteristies ot Ifailh as dlstiogniM from Pmnii)ptIolli
" So then faith ennitth by hearing, and hearing by th» teord ^
^y fiftfr.'*— Konnans, oh; *, 'v.^MU
•VTHff PropVf tg'^Vsay.s 6ii!i; '• tfrroi^ii. ^ith: Bubdued ktti*.
WomsrjWtfHffht.riilueou^peBs, obtained proini8ift»,Mopped the '
„'"n»oiiths «»T lions, qiieoclied the violence of. ffm, flscapnd tha
edge of the s^word, put of, weak new were inai3i?8trov ^, waxed
valiant io fight, turned, to flight the armies of the aliena.**
If thiire is the sdtne virtue in faithin thp [present agre, (and
we have fto iniimation given in the Scriptures that there i^ pf
ever will be less,) then nothing ean be »dded to Wbak' \ip
Apostle bat here isaid in commendation of its exqellen^e iiid
.power. ■ .'. , V . ','■■',''
I desire; in this discpurse.tolpoint ont the differen^ef W-
tween AiVA and Pr^ffu/np/ion—to show tlie cjonneetloo Twliifih
.Bnbsists between JHSiifying faith and an "nderstandjnffVJf'iJ^p
Soriptnrea ; and the relation esisting between impreifislQus p/
*be fancy , andpresniapiiMn. «^ ; j ; ,,.*'
The lAf o exife-mes, of ^rfor in rfgard to Faith are 'l|)e*(e il
^ -1. That Fait|i 19 aj) operatipn of the intellect with which tl^e
bjB^rt. has nothing to.do*>
.4;a. That it is irigbt disposition iJf the'aff^ctiwis^illw^hi]^
Ujeiiitisllect 18 unoonqprned. '. ' ; " i^'''^?;
Therej* a cWs, of texts l}kW^^^oiie'^,ni,o(^;^
daxioo, of ibw ditooar^^-, whioh, if i^oiateiiVroVy :<i)em to giv^
(^onntenanee tathe^'TOer. l^r** Uanothef cl^s, wlii^
^'f^v ^\
bftoMiward evidpnceLtpconvincelhe intnlfe*'*. and be ipJiaM.
nmm W«?erqii;n|6^feilijbytltefia>dness of hiij.bea.rt ?M>f tfi?
perverMna«s.^|if^^}j|5,j^,eoi^^ .
# brokenneui^ ^trL^pl eVlrj^^m-eparaiivui of Cb-i ai*&»
4f75»>^i^f»»» Jyid be prevented oiilyj by a v^ij Vw* lj1fi>w>
t« ^* How' tihaU tliHy bejtiew
the inlell^y|i^.||^^^eart are9on^er(ied'in.t!^
1ed)ir«tjl^a taDght In the context,
^fer*^th«t
bPth
tot, «n<) t^ia brejfrtrarvjiiMfiioi^^ \ fwentidL - , , , ^,
wilf^miMjr hypoprUjr-^ nt^Jfoajr be presumpiupus i^iX
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Mlim^t ind eoBseiMtioot; but it do«i
,«ttqgj»Mtt ^dTlMfcfittioM. *|^ "wer. 10 prayer
bfarof
; m^ldrj,
■tnotio^.
•nfident of
. will ba
intanfion,
— which
m »» ii(i
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» pnyer ;
iiMM/jret
»•» that
•f oiiinot
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JrmKdItii
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reWahlfc
m from
itibhiof
^^fH r"- . -."^^flW^^W^'"
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!• tha oo4dtil6iM of t promme. 4 "••rwnc*
I«nd, arul (^rifig lest they should be dashed uiidn he rooks
•1.0 having rajth as Paul had. the brer endtovlredtoe^^aw
iwJLi -."!?''''' P.'!.^'""''*' «fc«»t*n«ro.itaii anchor, and Paol
S?Mr?k"?^" i"?'*"*'!^"'""^' whathe badpUloislv said)
bv tVA'h?*" h''°" "^M ""^ ""'i^^" »hat qnle{4thi»c^W.bidi
by the ship, th^y could none of them be sav^d; ? -
finit : How dirf Paul know this ftct, If h was not sooken in
rnnnecilon with tH pr«ml«et Secondly ; Vhy Vftwas a
riot, was It not spoken in cnnecHon With the promi=.e1 In
T-ply to these oiieatlons we may remark, th^t any qian would
tw ^T?^^ ^^ ''*;'.'"' "■'''*""> »hare JgnoS sr.e;7hat
tose who knew m.tMrig about a ship couirnot manage hS
at «" In a 8torn\,,to bring ihf^m id land.w fh safety : and be-'
tTdiZ-f "' i" f-T''^ re'^H.tlon, : Spe^ii^l revelationlj'
to Uo_ih^l for uft,,whioh unasslsied reason and ordmary means'
in^^'""^ ^^'^' -^'^ '•••»-^' ^ ave^2.SH;;:
r-ftT!*'!! "^''''''i.*'®"*'''".""*"'^*"' •'•«««« citcbmstanws so
3S VS" '"^•i! -a"^""""* °f 'his chnracier arise : thus, if
war Is w/ong, why do not the Scriptures ..tale ii>xpHcirtf I
If jh*atre.go,ng and balls and pleaSuVe partiee Bt^wZg^M
Ks- 2S ^VM-yij;" ar y Ibrbidden? Sk, with many V,t£r * "
ffSt 'S:^ ^* ^f '" the same way. Now In regard to th^^
«&**;% gepen, tone and Hplrlt of the Gospid rtiafes h oni-^
W^«« *p.ru IS to wr<.n« no man j tb rWnt not iimiriekj
to love ,>nd pray for our enemies; and consequemlv anv r^!
,,So of the second, (f we are riiqulred to keep God and hea*
jenly ih.ngs In miM cnntin«Hll7, ,0 avoid all fo^Msh^iki?;
a^d jesl.ng-^o make tSe besi possible unp of al on lime*
beoau8e of the account we are «o rertdor ft,r it at the ffh-a* dav'
.v«ry man> gpod.s?l.se should le^ m the%i*ht?7.?fflfc
•f dl VICIOUS , or in^tny^^isedisiipailngilffllbemeot: w3
tend to banlsl^G^ .4sertp.,s «^£^e^^
t9*^r vanity. prid«.>nvy b^«ttyk5a^hl friS^
Ifot reiMrmng frop* this digression. We nmtk if^nSr
wTiich God hid'madfl1febd#ir%li£iB, Wii#H^
^mZ K^'''^ ^■V'"'^ P\^^ ^*™ ^''^I •»" ordlmify ph)*i
ct* OT by ?poc»al rover^aon. 'A /|«^|, tii^rmim mul
.ff-
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rord of th«'
9|iroaehiiis»
thfl rnukt,
i to escape
> and Paul
isly said)
srew abide
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apoken in
It was a
iiMel In
lan woiitd
^nse, that
inagre hWi',
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elation it'
ry meanf'
ihall'Wtf
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a naff a ' to
: ihu.vif
•rtjf, WM;,
'ther foH-
d toihii^
it uniier'
injuries ;'^
any reai-
icketf lb
nd hmi*'
larking
ir time,
»• Word, *
wrony' ,
whIoS
Mjtewithout'any promfte. — ^ «?*.?! TTt"^"
^T^wfe!''!* ™«^«:'?«rty l^'omJwa, but i|s ^«« bf^it obleN
^iiv ' - ^'i*"™* conditfoiiar. He haa prdmiat^) to h<>lr P»ayet
iHiiMArt'*^""'"/* *?" hMpronpiaedtbfbr^fVaiinai-oSn-^
dltipn^nyj to ravlve n-li^lon in the chortsHpSlqpon c^ndi-
uonaj to cbn^Brt our-ffiehda and' the membera of our families
tfiat H^wiTiha^r prayer and forjfrve sins arui the liki^i frrei|.
pective of eonlrfitbna. Jf I pray and expect to be haard wlih-
out arendinR to the qondiiiQria, It is presuniption not faith—
» ^?l??;i'* -*^***. hln.,ilf a pkyer-hearlntf dqd. bat ba<i Wt
ineatthdaametimevihat-'inrej^rd inidriity tn tby heart,
the Lord Mrill not hei<r m*.'*- lifbn waa only rewrtlainff thti
neceaaary eortdiilon whe he A«Jhii »fitlor>t^,tf mr hearH m*
^fnnM9nf>t,th^Hh(tv«mepr^enu iowardf God: and whatiih
etet'wejinA w^ra^Uve dfffim, bieaitse wtk'^ep hii'edmfnandmMtt^
.u V: V" -*"'^';w*^ ^b^t ttor praj^era aro not itiawered let'il'
then enqalre If oiir hearti are ^teao, and our vMiiadencei til^f
^'i S*-i." "**l '"''"^ ."? ^I'? babltuar intfili^bee ernegletit
or «Oftietbinijr,^for Which, aa often aa we thin* *f If" W feel
contfernried— if ao, however atronjarly We liiay haye^lN* W%
P."!*'"! c- 'ihavi'er, it was PrmtnpHoh;notIbitk. ' ^
mS^SP^i ff'P?"^ •'*"J^t' P*'*°" * «^^ »« P«*T *>«•' *ht rt^
'S^'lf^i'^f^ n!!»;«lna, i(?ho ia etrery day cheriahintr a hardneai
L" %')«'» W'^n'thra n«iigh»op/t If be ahouW expect to be
J*"™ niidterkaeh cirettini^ncw. it U Preiumptton, mfhUkt
forGod h/w not oni? not bromlaed to fotgitelaobh tf man. bet
hai mojt H*^prplt^tlnr»ate*^ aoch one in the pr.rable of
vartfWa debt;; ■. - "■■' ■ ' ^> r^^r ■■ >.:Wm-:^-^n vj v - M^t.
te beUew-lhaf Gi4 wilV hia^ thdr brayeta for a revif il. U^^^^
S'^^iW ^^ ejhorttng tlft«^ to believe « lie, for IfiS^
Ma said ffb wHI nrtt hiar thein, bor bieaa th^^'bn the «oA«-
W' »' <bey do noi .rMent^irti jceiiiB td «lo Wronjr, He wltf'
& '^*?"/'.P^»«J^^S^fe#»^''f*»»»^» t^r caldfii^
Me'wfll tarn .JS]^lid™i^^^-SP™.??$\,* Pf^T"
theiia fh
inin
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laiion* and liiiiatt
iie»;^ Wnd iej^
im 10 return
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Jt ai(il proMf to ;|fm Stf' on*
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^iotnt of pMe« roqtira i^foHf* MiS^Ur
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>.jn«ke them effecHi^l.^ Jiwt at irhan i^4Mj. tor t^,
aioa pf a fnejad, Ira ^ ata . in djity boan^. to W.aaUJKl^^
kao\»ri mei^l in oiir pbjareiyto b^ng^^Mm to a aenfe of ^
«eed'of A (>resen|9naimin«dial6 coQ^ar^ioV: or, as^wtien' yr»
pray for growth ip graoe,:wo ar^ bound to be osiDgaJl projiw
Biean9 and attending apon ihe geapal ordinances to that end$
Bp, when we pny.for an increase of^itbt we arebound«at.tbe
eaine time to oe. neglecting no oppqrtunitj^ of reajjing; tjpp
acriptures, or of Intiditaiiing upon scripture trotha^ and, pn»»
mJSes and the providences of God ,.^ .. , .
These consiaeraiions teach lis that no one stjsp in reiigio,n
can be4akpn> nor ohe favor ohtayied without sincerjtji a^o^ .
effort on our part. Would we enter, the kingdom we ipnal^
sincere in our desire and nirive to enter; or would we oVlala
any one favqf in answer to prayer, we must be.^like sineani».
and in Rominff to tiod believe that be is, and that hje is t^e
raw:arder of all who aili(;ently seek him. ^ ' {. < r
An indilferef^t and careless Ufa, ^nd a neglect of gospel
'ntlM^ns, will mevit;il)lv result , ir\ cjyr des^ucilon; as it is
•despieitig the '6oun(|it of God ^gainst our pwn ,s,oali and judg* '
lh|roj3»?fJj^eS: unworthy, of everliisting |ii^e. ^ J
,Th.e iis^ and necessity ot a cbnyio^inn ofthe trutba now e«iif
sl'deri;d, ii) ordtir to a hearty and zeuloiis prosecution of ij^
Dvork of thigCojayenticjn, ^M«itt ^ app^ent to,all, *' rMl^
Cometh by heariiig, and hparfng by.the woiyf^'f f^^ow <ai*
they hear without a preacher,.and,how; ean ih'ey preac|h exfsept ^
\}f}^y pj^, flept," ^v^ry natibn neede ibe' Bib^fn its own iailf
^iis^e, jihtl they needrtbe voioeof the Jiyipg^pc^jaoUfsr. |fvary
wprkmaj that peedelbi not, ^9,^0 IfP^m^f'iMl^^iMi^
,lo haye /the- vfijrd, o/jir
These are our oljiepiff j „^ ..^.^ ...« ^^
3»ted,ahd widely dtifs^jnajedj 19 have tft|»: dif^fUtute portiona
♦r«lWr
of our own hpnie field, andl the gi^rat foreiga M V'i^b Jta
;6O0,OO0,0O0 of iipraoftj^J, ^opls sifpptied with the minititry ^f
the word; to give owr saOTW^ so^ far as it may ex-
^1*^1)9 «f!<?W«K« a suitffij^ifej^rjiiion on the pa,ri pf thoap
|e. 1*1 expobod i^ ^ip .,tp !f£iJ«nfir«kiit,.i|^f,fpd«t
niow obr acaHieaeeAQi,And. deltorlktUk tbat^-^^tlf^
acquTeaiteiioi, Ami. d0iurki:iA l^t
of^,.ha,gwaij W C^t^^
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