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D. fl jlSTI «» 4 ^n^i^ i8i li •V >Mi i i ll II ll ' fl ■ M ll M >W y- I ympMli wMii, i*'>i»" **«iw»***^i'*^ t :#,- '«I^W^ '•■^ipiwsili 'W \ " J ,ylWA ■■■■■I :f>r^ ;?;j'.!"if ' ' ' '' ' ' ' f. ■ " . * ■ "f ' ' ' Preached by Rev. E* Di Very^ai Fredmeton^Sq^* 18, 1841. ;h-» t %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 :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 1^ aao? tt' ^, ,.'?'■ '''■• 4Mi' th»i 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 Inot hitil* » pnyer ; iiMM/jret »•» that •f oiiinot rbeoii^ia JrmKdItii Mfth^'. reWahlfc m from itibhiof ^^fH r"- . -."^^flW^^W^'" »»// !• 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- & «l*tf ^ rord of th«' 9|iroaehiiis» thfl rnukt, i to escape > and Paul isly said) srew abide .- f.' ■ :.^u- apoken in It was a iiMel In lan woiitd ^nse, that inagre hWi', ; and bit-, n. U firaa. elation it' ry meanf' ihall'Wtf t 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 bat^,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' »' * >.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 *'1 !»«% o» ,M»e goapal,. and ^r V \' i, t \ ■r-i !d ;■ \ ^1 •a '**•!»> , <''!fr V .>-^!?\' f ' ''*'•'' ^