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Can anything be sadder than^ the fact that with all your comforts and tem-^t ©oral advantages, you are at enmity with the kind and loving heavenly Father, fronfi Whom you received all the blessings of health and home? Do not, I beseech you, remain one moment longer indifferent to your true condition before God. But think, think, think, with the judgment day before your mind's eye, what an awful thing it is Iq live, and die, and appear before your HSIaker in your present state. Do not look at these sacred words in a critical spirit, nor %ith an unbelieving heart, but in a childlike i^irit, and with a desire to know the real ^th. For- not until you know the lost and mined condition of your soul, will you see^ t0 be saved from it. Oh, do stop and con^ sider the fearful results that have overtaken the procrastinator, and do not you say, as poor losi Felix said, " Go thy way for this time: when I have a convenient season, I *wjll call for thee." But this day, go to the wilting Saviour and pray this prayer, ' O 4fc«-«M*W*MtaMM«»^ •i^■ J*^. 5«*3 1. The Condition of the Unsaved. 1. "By nature children of wrath, even as others." Eph.2:3. :>• mh^. : 2. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Rom. 3. : 23. "^ t- h! ^Vk^j^i 3. "The carnal mind is enmity against God ; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." Bom. 8 : 7/ 4. " We know that the law is spiritual ; but I am carnal, sold under sin." ^iom. 7 : 14. 5. ** The Scripture hath concluded all under sin." Gal. 3 : 22. 6. " The soul that sinneth it shall die." Ezekiel 18 : 4. ' 7. *• As by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin ; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Ronl. S: 12. ^ 8. ** Dead in trespasses and sins." O • I, ' ■ • ^Ph- fTmrsi: I ask you now to consider the evils from which Jesus saves us. As an unsaved soul you are spiritually blind. You cannot see any beauty in Christ; nor see any real blessedness in the christian life. How can God show you His face, while His wrath abideth on you ? From this state of ignor- ance and soul blindness Jesus is able and willing to save you. While you are thus living in unbelief, and alienation from God, you never can be happy, for you are con- demned by the law, blinded by the god of this world, and a rebel against the Almighty Father. But blessed be God, there is hope for you, if j'^ou will repent of your sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Great as the power of Satan is, Jesus is mighty to save you from his chains. Heavy as is the curse of the holy law you have broken, Jesus is able to free you of the burden. Dark and sinlul as your soul is by unblief and wicked works, if by simple faith you will turn your blind eyes up to the Sun of Righteousness, the scales shall fall from them, and you shall see. Oh, think of the blessed exchange that shall come to your heart and life if after realizing your true condition before God, you will in simple faith oray, ''LORD, SHOW ME THY- SELF." n. From what are we to be Saved 9 1. '* For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven ag^ainst all ungodliness and unright- eousness of men." Rom. I : 1 8. 2. ** He that beh'eveth not the Son, shall not see life ; but the wrath of God abideth on him." John 3 : 36. 3. '* For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse : for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them." Gal. 3 : 10. 4. ** Having the understanding darkened, be- ing alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blind- ness of their hearts." Eph. 4: 18. 5. ** The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not." 2 Cor. 4:4. 6. "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." Matt. 25 : 41. Just think o( the "Good News'- these passages from God's Word, bring to you, burdened sinner ? There is no need for you to despair of ever getting out of the linking condition your soul is in, for one is at hand Who is " Mighty to save." Mark, Jesus does not half save the soul that trusts Him, but saves it FULLY and for EVER. He does not help us from the middle of the pit, and put us near the sides and say, "Now 1 have helped you so far, get up the rest of the way as well as you can ;*' but blessed be His name He does for every believing One just what He did for David. Listen, " He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, AND SET MY FEET UPON A ROCK, and established my go- ings," Psalm 40: 2. Be assured dear seek- ing heart, that no one can do this great work for you, but Jesus. If you put your trust in man, or the systems of man, your soul will be mocked, and you will find soon- er or later, that you are trusting to a broken reed. Then do not look to poor frail mor- tals like yourself, and think not that you can ever contribute one mite towards your sal- vation. But do, I beseech you, trust only to Him, Who is a STRONG CHRIST foV WEAK SINNERS, A RICH CHRIST for POOR SINNERS ; A SAVING CHRIST for TRUSTING SINNERS. III. By Whom are we to be Saved? 1. **The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." Luke 19: 10. 2. ** This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners ; of whom I am chief." I Tim. i: 15. 3. "Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost, that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them." Heb. 7 : 25. 4. " God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him. should not perish, but have everlast- ing life." " For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved." John 3: 16. 17. 5. " Neither is there salvation in any other ; for there is none other name under heaven given among men. whereby we must be saved," Acts 4: 12. I r think I hear you say, " All that you have said hitherto is quite true, but HOW to be saved is what puzzles me." Dear Friend, Idok at the ft)llowing passages on this ptiE- zling, "HOW" in this way. Look at the Locomotive standing on the track. It is in perfect order. Its furnace is roaring ; the steam is up, and at Conductor's signal, the Engineer rings the bell and turns on the stfcam, and away she goes, cnorting like a giant war-horse» But where are the pas- senger cars.^ They are standing stili on the track. Why do they not go too? Ah, vou eati ensily see that the ''COUPLINGS" are wanting. Those strohg steel oblong *' COUPLINGS" must join the engine and cars, or the latter will never move an inch. They are now supplied, and like two great hands the locomotive and Cars clasp each other, atid awaV flies tht? heaw laden train with its freight of immortals. No one sup- poses that the coupling draws the cars, ahd yet without that LINK, the cars would rUst and crutnble to dust before moving. That little thing we call a LINK or COUPLING, represents the uniting power of FAITH. Faith cannot save you, but Christ CAN. But if you have not Faith in Jesus, the ispir- itual ''COUPLING'^ is wanting, and with- out that you must PERISH. ' May \b\Xr Prayer be, "LORD I BELIEVE, HELP THOU MINE UNBELIEF." II 4 1 9 // IV. How are we to be Saved P j« By grace are yo saved through faith ; and that not of yoiirseivcH: it is the gilt of God: not of works, lest any man should boast*" Kph. 2 : 8> 9. 2i **Sirs, what must I do to be saved? Believe on the Lord JeMis Christ, and thou hhalt be saved." Acts. 16: 30. ^1 ** He that beh'evelh en the Son, hath ever- la.biing life.'* John 3: 36, 4. ** If thou shalt confess with thy mouth, the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him Ifom the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart hian be- lievtth unto righteousness ; and with the mouth conlessiori is made unto salvation." liom. 10; 5. ** Jesus saith unto them. Believe ye that I aili able to do this y They said unto hin), Yea Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your failh be it unto you ; and their eyes were opened." Matt. .9: 28 — 30. . lO Now that you have a solemn conviction that to be SAVED by Christ from sin and its consequences^ is the ONE THING NEEDFUL, what are you going to do with that conviction ? I most earnestly ad- vise you to '' strike while the iron is hot;" for if you delay, those warm impulses will certainly cool down, and your last state may be worst than your first. You see how urgently the Lord speaks to you in His Word on the importance of an immediate attention to your spiritual state. If you had been with me, when visiting ungodly men in their dying hour, YOU would not hesi- tate for one moment to decide for Christ. Such a state ot concern for your eternal w^el- fare, may never be your experience again. The idea cherished by so many, *' there is plenty of time," is a trap of the devil's to put ofi' repentance till it is too late. True, there is one instance of death-bed repent- ance recorded in the Bible, that of the dying thief; but the fact that there is only ONE, is a solemn reminder of its rarity. The road of by^and-by, leads to the town of never. This is a day of mercy ; to-morrow may be a day of doom. Dear Friend, I beg of you give heed tp your present opportunity, ''BEHOLD, NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION ;" to-morrow may be a day of damnation. ■^ j ry t i " II V. When should we be Saved ? 1. ** Behold, 7WW \s the accepted time; be- hold, 7ic%v is the day of salvation." 2 Cor. 6:2,', 2. *• Come ;/^z£;, and let us reason tosrether saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.' Is. I : 1 8. 3. "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Turn ye, 7WIV from your evil ways, and from your evil doings." Zcch. 1:4. 4. *• And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste and come down ; for to- day I must iibide at thy house. And he made haste and came down, and received him joy- fuHx'." Luke 19: 5-6. 5. *• Therefore w;^ amend your ways, and your doings 'ind obey the voice of the Lord your God." Jer. 26: 13. 6. '' Nozv \i is high time to awake out of sleep." liom. 13:11. 7. "Come; for all things are tjow ready." Luke 14: 17. 12 Have you opce and for all time^ forsaken your sins and believed on the Lord Jesus ? Then let me urge yoti to seek for evidence of the sincerity of your trust, by the tests God has laid down in His own precious Word. Do not doubt your conversion be- cause your experience is not like others. As your experience BEFORE you were saved, was different from others, so it is probable that it will be somewhat unlike theirs AFTER your conversion. Do not give the devil a chance to insert dark doubts into your heart, by presuming that because you do .not FEEL and EXPRESS your feelings in the same way that other and old- er christians do, that therefore you have not been converted. Just read over thoughtful- ly and prayerfully the beautiful and helpful vex'ses I have chosen from many others. If you are a child of God, you must KNOW it, though the degree of inward witness- ing power, will of course be in some greater than in others. And moreover, some cannot even say WHEN they were born again, yet if they are proving the genuineness of their descipleship by OBEDIENCE to the Lord's commands, being prompted by LOVE to Him, herein is helpful proof that they have been saved. '' FIEREBY WE KNOW THAT WE KNOW HIM, IF WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS." ^iv A 13 VI. Kovt can we know we are saved ? 1. " He that believcth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself; he that bel?eveth not God, hath made him a h'ar ; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son," I Jn. 5 : 10. 2. *• The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." Rom. 8 : 16. 3. ** And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments." i John 2 : 3. 4. "And he that keepeth his command- ments, dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us." i John 3 : 24. 5. ** Know ye not, that tp whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom yc obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" Kom. 6: 16. 6. " We know that we have passed from death into life, because we love the brethren.*' I John 3: 14. o r The Penitent's Prayer. Just as I am Vow. lust as I am without one plea, ^ut that Thy b|ood was shed for me, And that Thou bid!st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come ! Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot O Lamb of God, I come ! Just as I am — poor, wretched, blind ; Sight, riches, healing of the mind. Yea, all I need, in Thee to find, O Lamb of God; Icome ! " Just as I am — Thou wilt receive. Wilt wefldbme, pardon!, cleanse, relieve ! Pecause Thy promise | believe, — O Lamb of Gctd, I come ! Just as I am — Thy love unknown Has brok*^*^ every barrier down ; Now to I Thine, vea. Thine alone, O Lam)) of God^ I come ! (charlotte Elliot, i *i^^ The Believer^ Prayer. Just |8 I Would be. Lord, for to-moirrow and its needs. I do not pray : Keep me from stain of sin, Just for to day. Let me both diligently work And duly pray ; Let me be kind in word and deed Just for to day, Let me be slow to do my will- ProHipt to obey ^ Help me to sacrrjScc myself Just for to day. 15 Let me no wrong or idle word Unthinking say ; Set thou a seal upon my lips Just fcr to day. So for to morrow and its needs I do not pray ; But keep me. guide me, hold me, Lord, Just for to-day. Canon WfWSt'f^ce, C. CAREYy BOOK * JOB PRINTEW, YARMOUTH, N. 8.