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THIS lilTTCIi: BOOK IS FOK YOUI To give you Hope and Comfort, Joy and Peace. ONLY beliere in the willingness of God to forgive bvhrt Penitent Sinner, and pray earnestly to him for mercy, and rest assured that if you are truly penitent, — not else, he WILL pardon you, (yes, even you,) for the sake of his be- loved Son. Remember--'' The Lord waiteth to be gracious " unto you, therefore put away the temptations of Satan, who would have you distrust the mercies of God, and persuade you to believe that your sins are too great to be pardoned. This is IMPOSSIBLE ; and the reason is, because the blood ov Chbist CLEANSBTfl US from ALL fiiu. 1 John i. 7. Let not conscienoe make you linger, Nor of fitness madly dream ; The only fitness H'lc rcquireth l8 to/eei yowr ivied of. Him:. Seobbt, earnest Pbatbb, is the never-failing method of obtaining relief and comfort in seasons of the deepest distress. A tender, broken, contrit^j heart; — an humble consciousness of having merited condemnation ;— an earnest application for mercy ; — these are things which accompany salvation, and ^I'ill always bo received by our gracious Cod. The rtsader of this little book must remember, that, of HIMSELF, he can do nothing to merit the favour of God ; but he need not be discouraged, for God is willing to bestow his Holy Spirit on every one who asketh; and also to give repentance, faith, ' -^d the spirit of prayer to every sect and soul ; NONE DENIED. iiiai TUBKED IKTO HEliL M. n$ WiCKBD shall he turned into Hell, and all the natUmi that forget GOD! Psalm ix. 17. nOlXF AllTFUIi IS THIS SEMTKMCEt POOR SINNER— What are you \^ do in this dreadful case ? How are you to escape the doom of wicked pefsons who will be consigned to endless woe 7 Repent, and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou •halt be saved. Acts xvi. 31. None of the sins that jgm. have committed shall be men- tioned unto jou. Ezekiel xxxiii. 16. The Lord saveth in the eleventh hour, and he saveth to iho uttermost; therefore never DESPAIR. Yet delftj not a moment. To-morrow, — may be your last. THE DAT OF JUDGMENT will very soon be here. Are YOU prepared for that tremendous day ? Or are you, like the untninKing world, putting away the thought till the hour of sickness brings you upon a dying bed 7 Milliont have done this who are now in eternal woe. The writer of this portion was at the bedside of a dying man exactly in this awful state ; he had been often warned, but when sickness oame, he haid no desire for heavenly things, and he died^ — without repentance. The time of health is the time to serve the Lord, although m sickness, and even at the last hour, it may possibly not be too late; for Repentance and Pardon are insepamble. Luke xxiv. 47. But it is a dangerous experi- ment, which none but fools would make. Look to the next page, and read the encouragement given TOU to trust in the mercy of that gracious God, who hath no |isttsare in the death of a sinner (Ezekiel xxxiii. 11), and Mth promised to cast out none that come to Him with a k«ai$»4 and contrite hearty trusting in the merits ef bin be^ iMTvASon. KOHE CAST OVU Him that eometh to me I will in no wisb oasv out, 7%L is the wiU of him that sent me, thai bvbrt onb who teeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everUuting life : emd I will raise him up ait the last day, John vi. 97— 40. Tins implies an assurance, thaib no degree of preTious guilt, no inveterate habits of vice, no wavery to Satan, no SECRET DECREE of Qod, no involuntary mistake, no fee- bleness in coming to Christ, would induce him to reject a sinde person, who applied *o him for the salvation of his soul, with a sincere desire to obtain that blessing, dependii^ on his truth, power, and grace, and using Uie means whicC he hath appointed. In this, the Father's will, which the Son came down from Heaven to perform, perfectly concurs; it is his will that not one of those given to his Son should be rejected or lost, in life or death ; but that every one of them should be raised up to eternal felicity at the lasl day. Jesus not only saves all who believe and obey him, but he also delivers them from the guilt, condemnation, domin- ion, and pollution of all their sins ; and, finally, he will save them from the very existence, and from the effects of sin, wher. death shall be swallowed up in victory, and sorrow in everlasting felicity. Sinner! do you hesitate? Do jou, for a single moment, reject this glonous offer of mercy t NOW is the day of Baivation,---and your time is happily come, when all jour manifold sins may be blotted out^ and your soul everlaatm^ly saved. Jesus yearns over you to do you good. O reo^T« him into your heart, and he will carry you to heaven. May this portion be as great a blessing and enooiini§»» ment to ail who read it^ as it bafi been to the writr . ip—HWgf msm SALViTIOH through FAITE— not by W0BX8 Wkm must I DO to he «aoM2?— BELIEVE on the Lord Jtsus Christy and thou ahaU be saved. Acts xvi. 30, SI. AU who BBLiBVB on JESUS, are justified from aU things^ from which they could not he justified hy the DEEDS (or doings) of the LAW. Acta xiii. 39.— Romans iii. 20 — 22« OWHAT comfort, — ^what jov, — ^what heavenly delight does this afford to the poor afflicted soul, stretched (perhaps) on a bed of sickness, harassed in body and mind, without the smallest power of performing any WORKS to obtain the Kingdom of Heaven, — and possibly, so greatly improverished, with regard to this world's goods, as to be unable to give even a mite to aid a fellow-creature m distress. If, then, heaven could only be obtained by works (by some- thing to be done^ and i Look UfOo m«, and he ye saved, all ye ends of the earth* Ismail zlv. 22. Ye who were enemies to God ! 1 Hom. T. 10. Afar off, fulfiUing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, Eph. iL 3, 13. Seek ye the iord, Isaiah Iv. o. HEAR this blessed invitation, thou f^ilty, heavy-laden SnmsR : — ^hear the voice of God ! See him a God reconciled by the blood of Christ. Hear the voice of mercy extended to the very ends of the earth \ oalline the Drunk- ard, the Blasphemer, the Infidel, the wicked of every deno- mination and degree ;— dialling every wandering, stout- hearted Kebel to Kepent, and partake of that mercy which endureth for ever. Were the holy Angels to call forth all their highest powers, with all their loftiest strains of song, these could not ezpresf the vastness of the love of God to sinners 1 1 ** OOD only— knows the love of God." He alone knows the immensity of his own mercy ; but we know it to be fully sufficient for all our need ; and that no polluted sinner can come in vain, who comes to God by Jesus Christ. Do you then linger? Do you tarry? Do you halt? Do you REFUSE an entrance into heaven ? Do you prefer the downward road to Hell 1 1 1 Sinner 1 Stay,— stay, — and turn to GOD. Look not at your sins, but look to Christ. To-morrow, — may bo YOUR last. Seek him to-day: this very hour : this very moment : and escape for your life ; — escape, before the flames of hell surround you, and your soul be lost for ever, stay, sinner, on the gospel plains, Behold the Son of God unfold The glories of his dying love. For ever telling— yet untold. The Wicked pardoned. See Ezekiel zviii. 21, to tli9 end; aLso zxxiii. 11. Examine these. '^ARDON for the worst of Sinners 111 m^^mmmmmftmmm PBAiCE TO A QtJILTT COKSCI£irO& f%y faith ha^ iaved ihee ; go in peace. Luke TiL 1^ f TlHlSpoor woman had performed no pretions ]Z|ood woiubi i. to recommend her to the Lord ; btit with nncero oon- trition of soul, she came to him the moment she was cx>ii- TIKCBD OF SIN ; — BELIEVED in hlS poWOF tO PARDON,— Ofid was iN8TANtLT forgiven, although her sins were BfANT;— « •he had repented. Now, poor sinner, here is every possible eiiconrag|e- ment for you to do the same, in order tnat you may obtain the itome blessing,-— the same mercy,— the same forgiveness. Christ is as willing NOW as he was eighteen hundred years tgo, to welcome and pardon every self-condemned sinner who oomes try him for siielter and relief ; and it is no obstacle that your sins have been of the deepest dye, or have been continued many years ;— the power, and love, and mercy of Christ, far exceed the sins of the whole world. The poor woman, who came to the Lord, had probably lieen a most notorious sitmer, of the lowest kind* for many years, yet she was not reviled or taunted on this account ; ner sins were not even mentioned to her,— (Ezekiel x:^ii. 16,) and instead of being driven away in her wickediess, saa found nothing but love and mercy, to pardon her guiit ; and she was bid to go in peace. This portion may probably fall into the hands of some pocr woman equally polluted, equally debased by a wicked oounse of life, — but there is no reason for desi)Mr ; Christ is still the same ;— full of mercy, full of truth ; and " he saves them to the uttermost that come to God by him.*' Every penitent sinner who seeks forgiveness of sin, with a hearty desire to forsake it will be pardoned in a moment. The Lord is always willing to forgive, 2 Peter iii. 9. Bead, for your encouragement and comfort, the "Anxious Inquirer,'' a imall book of immense value to Up penitenl ■innw. r SIN FwiiLY BAEltolirED and F6RG0TTEN. I will put my law in their inward parts ^ and write it in their hearts ; and will be their Qod, and they shall be my people ; fir I will forgive their iniquities, and will remjoibck THKiR 8IN8 NO MORE. Jer. xxxi. 33, 34. (See also Jer xxxii. 40, and xxxiii. 8.) EVERLASTING praises «id thankagivings be inito our gridotM God ftjT so rich a display of mercy, and 5»r h!a yoamiUK 4m\t% to MW sinnerel ROfBBIBBR THKIR BINS VO MORbI!! Does not this blessed dedaration, my fellow-sinner, glT* fiptort to your soul, and cause your heart to leap for joy ; — that yonr sini, howvrer great in namber, or in depravity, or howerver long-o(mtlna«d| — ^liat thMe shall be rememberea no more? ! ! 1 Why, fftw is life from the dead;— joy *>^ moaming;— hope to the disconsolate ;— in short, every thiMg the poor sinner can possibly need or desire. Thon self-condemned, despairing sinner, look up with hope,— believe the word of Gon, and sin^ for joy. Sing praisen to Hni who so mercifully calls even the vilest of the vile,— even the most Abandoned wrttch on earth, to repeat, and trust implicitly in tiie aacrifioe ^nd righteousnass of his beloved Son for salvation. See the LoED*8 own soul-reviving words, (John iiL li, 15,) "As liloses lifted up the serpent tn the wilderness, even so must tiie Son of man be lifted up: that whotoeoer beUeveth in Him should not perish, but have eternal li^* Let these blesaed words dis- pd yonr every feari — and ttee for your forthefr encouragement, &e language of Christ himsdf, Otfatt. xil 81,) •* AU manner of im and blasphemy shall be tamttti,* This sbows the ntter Ini- S)scdbility of your being lost, if von do but trtSt to the bfcod jd hrist, and sincerely^ r^oent Of sin.' A true Ihsstaats can Bev«r M lost. (Prov. xxviii. 13.) " Fear not ; it k your Faiheb's good ^eisttfe to gi^ jm the kingdom.** (LnkexiLdS.) The Lord help yon to 6«B«w,— and may Hb blees yon with the eemfbrt of the Holy Ghost, that his aame may be gkdled, and yew •^ etffimaUv a^ved. ilfneii. 8 THE BOOK of LIFE 3 or the LAKE of PIEE ! ! I « The Wrath of Godr John iii. 36. " Whataoever waa not found written in the Book of life, was cast Into the Lake of Fire."— Eev. xx. 15. READEB!— Have von «^ver thought of this certain, and endless state? Endless life— or skdubsb fibb. Misery complete. Oiraj ol these u will certainly enter,— hut wT^ch of the two ? ShaU it he the la. r ?— ENDLESS FIKE ! ! ! Now, poor sinner, if vour name is not written in the Lamh's Book of X^/fe, endless misery is your certain doom. But stay;— there is a way of escape;— One path— and one only, —which leads from Hell to Heayen, and that path is clearly pointed out by the Son of God himself,— who has mercifully declared that "Ha is the way,— the Truth, and the Life, and that whosoevkk oometh unto God by Him, Bhall in no wise be cast out;"— and he has declared also, that all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be for> given to the true penitent. Yon have not a moment to lose;— death is approaching with hasty strides,- and, surely, you will not trifle with mercy so freely offered; —a 7SEB gift— no costly sacrifice required,— all perfectly FBE:i&->the purchase of a Saviour's blood ! ! Flee, then, for your life;— and flee instantly to the ever-blessed JESUS,— who is waiting, — even at the eleventh hour,— to receive you, vile as you may have been ; for he came down from Heaven to seek and save the lost,- and to do his Father's will— that ercrj/ one *' who seeth the SON and believeth on him, may have bteblA8''ing Life." Oh Iwhatmercy ishere!— Johnvi. 87to40. Tarry not a moment,— or you may be lost for EYEB I ! Bemember,— and take warning also;— remember that the vyrath of God (John iii. 86) abiceth r.n him who believeth not on the Lord Jesns Christ— as the only way of salvation. Delay not until .o-iworrwM? /—the door of mercy may be sAm^,— and then it will be too lath ! ! !— too late ! ! ! Shut out from Heaven— shut up in hell ! ! for EYEB ! ! Flee,->flee,— flee; flee for your life;— flee from the wbath to come. If you are lost, the fault will be all Touit own. It is not the will of God that any ehould perish. Ezekiel xviii. 82. 2 Peter iii. 9 Lost for EYEB 1 1 9 SANC11FICATI0N. SANcmFY the Lord God in your hearts, 1 Pet. iii. 15. MANY there are who willingly embrace the doctrine of justiiicch' turn by faith, (Rom. ilL 28,) but are not quite so reaay to cherish the equally important doctrine of semctificcUlon^ by the in- dwdling of the Holy Spirit in the heart, (1 Cor. iii. 16, 17,) or in other worcis, to have Curist always withia theia as the true vine. John xv. 4, 5. No one has any right or authority from the holy Bcriptures, to think himseU justified unless he be also sanctified, by a renewed walk and conversation. No otU-ward reformation will avail : it must be an «r»-ward work, producing a hatred of every sinful thought, or word, or deed. We must not only avoid the ajipear- once of evil, but we must also detest, and fight against, every evil propensity of our own sinful nature ; of the inner man, where no 4ye but that of God can possibly discern. The approbation or good opinion of our fellow-sinners will sadly deceive us, unless we have an approving conscience, testifying our earnest longing desire to be tanctifed from every deliloment, — so that our walk may indeed be close with God. "We must be completely separate from every thing nnhoh/ m prac- tice or in thouakt ; and wo must also boldly dare the scofl's or rail- ings ot our old companions, or the world, if we- would enjoy the favour of God, or live to his glor\\ (2 Tim. iii. 12.) Half mea- sures «rill not do ; — we must be all for God : — then our peace will flew M a river; —then shall we be " renewed in the spirit of our mind ; " — then shall we put on the new man, which, after God, is created in righteousness and true holiness — for without holiness no man shall see the Lord. Careless pro fessor f — ^beware how you trifle with holiness, or ■with •in : — the neglect of the one, or the practice of the other, will equally prove your ruin. James iv. 8. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for many walk who are the enemies of the cross of ('hrist; whose glory is in their shame; ungodly mou, wlios*^ end is de- staruction. Be ye not like unto them, but sanctify the Lord (ion us your heart, and keep yourselves in the love of God, unspotted from the world, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesuij Christ unto otor- nal life ; and m**^ God grant vou this bleaalnff,— for CUtJi"t*l s«l(t alone. Amen» .•^H^^driOo^r^pMWnf&kk'V^ 10 VAROOJ for the WORST OF SHTn Tkt Son oor broken-hearted wi- dow, mourning the loss of or.o dearer to thee than thino own life ; or thou mayest be a man of a tender heart, re- cently bereaved of one who wod the delight of thine eyes — the partner of thy joys and sorrows. Well, my friend, who- ever thou art, or whatever thy sorrows may be, there is ONE ready and willing to bear it all away, and heal thy broken heart ; to turn thy mourning into songs of praise, by the gift of Himself, as an ample return for al! you have lost. This very providence, dark and mysterious as it may ap- pear in your present view, may be the very means of bring- ing you into the way of salvation, by bringing you to the footstool of mercy. Have you not neglected the best inter- ests of your soul when all went well with you? Have you not frequently neglected opportunities oi prayer and of praise ? Have you not fixed your affections more on the CREATURE than on the Creator? — Or have you not indulged in sinful pursuits instead of holiness ? You may have been a drunkard, a swearer, or a backslider, and thus stand broken-hearted before the Lord : But is there no heh) ? See the beginning of this portion, so exactly suited to thy mel- ancholy case, — and cast thyself at the feet of Him who came from heaven ** to set at liberty them that are bruised,~-ta preach deliverance to the captive, and to heal the broken- nearted ;" and, vile as you may have been, he will not casi you off, nor send you away without a blessing. Come, leper, seize the present hour« A Saviour's grace to prove ; He can relieve, for he has power. He u^li,— for he is love. Sinners can never be so willing to be healed ^"^ ^Hrist if willing to heal then^. IS GOOD am 6 FOB SINNERS Tbsub Christ, ihe righ^ous, is the propitiation for cm tins ; and not for ours only ; but for the sins of the whole WORLD. (Amazing mercy !) 1 John ii. 1, 2 ; 1 Potei ii. 24. PROPITIATION for rtn !— Divine justice fully satisfied, and com- plete, — 80 that no obstacle whatever remains to prevent a repen- tant sinner's acceptance with God I This is just what a T)oor sinner stands in need of; — and he also pants to know, whetlier he may, to a certainty, ?pply it to himself. You have oeen lingering, — longing,— full of restless desire to know whether it were possible that such sins as yotirs could ever be for- given. Sins, committed against light, and against the conviction of your own mind ; — against the admonitions of conscience, or the en- treaty of a husband, or wife, or parents, or friends ; — or, it may be, even against the cries of your own children, — and all in opposition to the word of God. Well, poor sinner,— desperate as your case may have been, there is mercy sufficient to pardon all your guilt, if you will but come to the Fountain where pardon is to be found ;— pardon already pur- chased by Ifim who is the Propitiation for our sins ; for he himself has encouraged you to come, by his own word, that " All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven." The precious blood of Christ was shed for many. Shed for a num- ber which no man could number (Rev. viL 9) ; — therefore you can- not possibly be shut out, — except by your own fault But, hark 1 1 — Hear the awful and tremendous sentence of an in- sulted Saviour, — to those who rejected, and disdained his oiFered mercy. " Those mine enemies that woitld not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me." Luka xix. 27. SdoterI — ^This awfnl sentence awaits wow, — if you reject the mercy now so freely offered by Him who has power to save, and power to destroy. But it is not his will that any should perish,-— therefore if ymt perish, the fault will be ail yowr ovm, — and, through the countless ages of eternity, you will have to mourn that you might have been saved, — but would not. Come, then, sinner ! - come. The Lord himself invites you ;— O come, and take the offered mercy. Strive to enter in, — and rememi- ber, for your encouragement, — that they who seek fvuUL find j— their tucc«i>i la cfiBTAiM. Praised be the Lobi^ H I TEE KINGDOM OP GOD. hihold the Kingdom of God is within you, Luke xvii. 2 1 . HOW little is this nndentood by the proftjasiuff world,— by uoral- nal Christiaus, who only have a name to five, whilst dead to the soul-reviving energies of that heavenly fire, enkindled solely by the upirit of the living God, without whose quickening power the most splendid profession is but a shadow, a delusive phfintom, to al- lure into the mists of error, and eternal death. No, my friend ; the most rigid observance of moral duties,-^the kindest exertions of benevolence,~-the strictest attention to religious exercises, even tA the Sabbath itseif,— all these, however good in themselves, (and good thev are)— all would fail at the final day, were not the king- dom of God implanted wtthin you, bv the sacred new-creating in- fluences of the Holy Spirit of our gracfous €k>d. OtOtoard signs (or moral duties) were strictly observed bv the Pharisees, in the time of our blessed Lord, who faithfullv warned his disciples against the danger of building upon so sandy a founda- tion; and he most emphatically said to his followers, " Unless yo«r righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter the kingdom of heaven." See to it, then, my friend, see to it, as you value the everlasting •afety of your soul, see that you be not deceived by a false and fatal confidence in anv outward form whatever ;— but remember, that iin- less Christ be formed within you, there can be no solid ground to hope for glory. Pray, without ceasing, for the gift of the Holy Spirit, to cleanse and sancttfy your heart, that you may know, by blissful experience, the exquisite delight of having the kingdom oi God within you,-— a foretaste, and earnest, of eternal glory ; and remember— that if you have not this intemal evidence of your interest in Christ, you are none of His— but will be disowned by him at the last day, in these awful words, " Depart, I never knew you I< I " Be careful, then, not to trifle a moment longer, but set out in right earnest for the kingdom of God, and you will be sure to find it,— dad it in Christ Jksus; no where else: and although at the eleventh hour, you will not be too late. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you, ITie arm of the Lord is not shortened, neither his ear heavy. He waits for you: he waits to bless you. COME. Will you not be happy, when you may be ao ? All your nns forgiven. COlSJBt-^SSUS ciOlfl ywL. iiii. 15 A KNOWLEDGE OF OUR SALVATION. PTe LNOW thae we have n hi^ilAing uf u,4 an house not%*ttd€ with handSf eternai in flm hmv hh fn in this we qroan. 2 Cor. V. 1, 2, 4. Els J blessed thing to ,^ i'ouiuJ .v.ifKu.,/ In the way of salratlon, and it 18 also a very ^^9at '*l»iSi '.g n. know it, and to have erecy bt and every feJar ren»ov«j«l w thai we may continually press on- WMd, rejoicing in the r.oRi>, mr utr^^i.^^th, our confidence, andtniat --reac?ied. Matt, xi. 4. IT has pleased God to place you in a very humble station of life ; you are obliged to labour hard for your daily bread, and sometimes from sickness or want of work, you are enable to Erocure even this, and jyou are apt to think or say, " Well, I ave no comfort here ;— I shall be glad to die and get nd of these tronbles." But, my friend, — you hare an immortal soul, which, when the body dies, wiU still live,— live for ever!— in happiness or in misery. Did you ever think of this? Do you ever think what will become of vour soul after death? The Bible tells us that there are two states, into one of whi'jh the soul must enter when the body dies, and there remain fo^ ever I One of these states is called Heaven; it is a place of perfect happiness; where there will be no sickness,— no sorrow; for sin and misery never enter tJiere. Heaven, then, is one of these two states; the other is called HeU, — a place of torment, and misery, and woe. I cannot bear to describe it; — open your Testament, and see what the word of God •ays of it. In the 9th chapter of Mark, it is three times repeated by the Lord Jesus Christ, that the fire shall never be quenched, and that the worm never dieth. Read also in the 16th chapt^ of Luke, beginning at the 19th verso, the story of the rich man and Lazarus, where we are told tliat the rich man, when he died, wa« Bent into hell, where he was tormented in flame, without a drop of water to cool his tongue. Now, my friend! did you ever think that you must certainly enter into one of these states after death ? Were you ever anxi- ous to know into lohkh of the two you would be likely to go? Perha[)B you will say, " To be sure I have ; — I never did any- body any harm, though I am poor and ignorant : and if I am not quite BO good as some, I hope God will be mercifuL" God if indeed merciful, but ho is also iust, and will by no means cleM the guilty. We are all guilty in hk light.—" All have siniiidU" &OBU iii 10, 2a. IT TE MUST 3£ BORN AGAIN. Fmrify, verify, I say unto thce^ EXCEPT a man he horn again, he cannot see the kingdom of God, Y£ MUST h$ hwn again. John iii. 3 — 7. TEnS evidently showi that a bare profession of Christ will not do. Nothing but vicked shall not be unpunished." Prov. xi. 21. This is the lan^age of Scripture, — of the word of God, and is mercifully intended as a warning to ti'ansgressors not to persist in their obstinacy, nor dare the flames of Bell. Come, then, Sinner ! Look at this warning, and look at yourself ; and see if you are not in danger of everlasting woe. Arouse yourself, and, ere it be too Tate, seek an in- terest IN Christ ; Ho will most willingly and even joy- fully receive you, and blot out all your sins. This may be the last warning you may ever receive ; embnuje it, then, with all your heart and soul, that you may be a brand plucked from everlasting fire. Let the present conviction upon your mind be followed by instant prayer for grace to forsake every sinful way ; and bo assured that the Lord "will help and deliver you, for He saves them to the uttermost who come unto Ilim by Jesus Christ. TUK EYK OF GOB— Is upon you. arAHi: *«i THE POWER OP OOD. The preaching of the Cross (of Christ) is, to them thatoerith foolishness ; but unto us who are saved, (to those wno be* lieve) it is the power of God. 1 Cor i. 18. THIS doctrine, — so simple in its nature,— so grand in its effects, — is foolishness to the wise of this world, — but is clearly understood by those who believe, — ^but is by none else. God hath chosen the i*xx)Lish things of this world to confound the wise, — not many of whom are called to be heirs of glory, — being shut out by their own wisdom and self-conceit. Such persons are too high-minded to be taught of Qod ; too wise to believe the need of a second BIRTH, — therefore their eyes are closed to the full blaze of heavenly light, though shining with an effulgence of love and mercy everv where around. It is not by numan eloquence that sinners are won to God, but it is by the foolishness, or simplicity of gospel TRUTHS that believers are saved. (1 Cor. i. 21.) O my friend !«— whoever you may be, or whatever station of life you may fill,— whether high or low, rich or poor,— O listen to the admonition of one who has been brought out of this fatal delusion, and has happily found Christ to be the POWER OF God, — the evert thing to a poor sinner, to heal his soul, and reconcile him to the living God. How great, then,— how all-important is Christ ; — the power, — the strength of God ! ! I Chri^, our redemption ; our all. 1 Cor. i. 30. Remember,— that our gracious Lord is no respecter of persons, or party, (Matt xii. 46 to 50 ; Acts x. 34, 35.) All who love God, snd hate sin, all are welcomed bv Christ, and he will own such at the last day. Matt. z. 32. Search the Scriptures, — for out of this heavenly treasure comes the whole or the exhortations, warnings, and encou» ragements of this little book, — ^which the Lord has merci* fiiliy owned and blessed in the conversion of sinners of the foulest die, and made them to bo heirs of everlasting life. m. 23 THE LOVE OF GOD. Vor Ood 80 LOVED the world, that he gave hU only beaotttn son, that WH08OSYEB believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting l\fe." John iii. 16. NOW, reader— what have you to say to this blessed declaration,— ina4e to rich and poor— of bvbbt denomination throughout the whole world ! What excuse will you make for not accepting this gracious surance of mercy ? Will you plead your unworthiness ? There is nothing said about worthiness or wn-worthiness,— but it is, whosoevbb, — therefore it is addressed to you, to you, indivi(*ually ; and woe be to your soul if you refuse this gracious invitation. Were you as holy as an Archangel — this would not make you worthy of the Lord's mercy;— it is all of yVvc grace — to the un- thankful, as well as to the thankful; — without money ; wiUiout price. Arouse yourself, then, and come forth at once— and embrace the offered pardon ; embrace it while you have life /—embrace it In- stantly — or death may cut you off from the promised blessing— even EVEBLASTINQ LIFE. The writer of this portion ( now grey-headed— a monument of the love of God) was once as far off from salvation as the vilest of the vile, — but, before he takes his final leave of this world, he no v for the last time, ( as a redeemed sinner ) earnestly entreats, — implores— and exhorts his fellow-sinners to turn to the Lord, and seek him while be may be found. Think of the LOVE of God. WiU you despise such love as this? Love, — to save your soul ! ! Oh, if you reject this offered mercy— eternal misery, (instead ot eternal l^e ) must inevitably be your certain doom, — and not a ray of love ( now offered ) to soften the awftil, endless gloom of hell — made more painful by the bitter reflection — that you might have been saved— out would not. The Lord help you to believe. Amen. " taste and see that the Lord is good.** Psalm xxxiv. 8. The LOVE of God, in €hrist Jesus, secures redemption to all who come in his blessed Name. Comb;- come;— come and be saved. S4 TRUE REPENTANCE. And he said to his servant, Go up now, looJc toward the tea. And he went ?ip, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 1 Kings xyiii. 43. SIX times Elijah's servant looked towards the sea before he could see anything ; the seventh time he saw a cloud, but not bigger than his hand ; jet that cloud, within a few hours, covered the heavens with darkness and the earth with rain. Just so may be the case with man j a one when he is praying to God, as Caleb's daughter did unto her father, (Judges i. 15.) Thou hast hitherto made me the owner of a dry, a barren heart, but give me now some springs of water ; some feeling at least, some sorrow for my Bins. Well, though at six times bending of thy knees, Goa doth not grant it, and though at the seventh there appear but one small drop swimming in thine eyes, yet be not dis- comforted; THAT drop may prove a shower; the beginning of that thaw may at last dissolve thy whole heart to water; and as there is a full joy for the thorough conversion of ONE sinner, there may be a suitable measure of joy for one tear, nay one desire of a tear of any one sinner that re- penteth. If six or sixty prayers are past, Pray on, and never faint ; A blessing surely comes at last To cheer a drooping saint. WnOEVER THOTJ ART, NEVER GIVE UP PRAYER. A Blessing will indeed come at last. The honour cf Christ himself stands engaged to perform this, "Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name.'' John xiv. 13. Manasseh shed much innocent blood, and he also de- cpised God, (2 Chron. xxxiii. 10,) — but when he humbled himself, God heard his supplication, and he was pardoned, although he had been a murderer ! 1 YOU cannot have sinned worse than Manasseh, therefore look up with hope, and «^il upon the ^-ord ; — he xiM not reject vour *^myef. J& lAth AND DEATH. i%e9(nil thdtt sinneth it shall dib. But if the wicked turn from all his sinx that he hath committed^ h^ shall surely LIVE, — he sJiall not dib. — Elzekiei xviii. 20, 21. SINNER I mark this striking message of thy Qod unto tedseb. Here is no mention of the multitude of sins committed, nor of the dopth of their guilt, nor of their long continuance ; but there is • JvLl pardon offered to every returning PjBinTBNT,~even at the eleventh hour. The self-righteous Pharisee, blinded by Satan, ma^ raise objeo- tioQS against the willingness of Qod to pardon old notorious offenders, — but what does God himself say ? " Though your sins be as scar- let,** — even of the very deqiest stain of guilt, — still, upon sincere, heart-broken repentance, ** They all be as wurra as snow ; ** — ^not a spot to be seen. Sinner! you may have comm ted sins so black, so filthy, as make you shudder at the bare recollection of your guilt ; and you can hardly think of being forgiven. But hear your God bringing out the black catalogue of sins, (Isaiah, chap. L) **Ye rulers of Sodom 1 — a people laden with iniquitt; — ^vour hands are full of b[x>od 1 V (murderers!) and then hear the Lord mercifully speaking, even to these moo'«ti}rf. of iniquity. ** Though TOUR sins be red like crimson, they shall oe as wool." Here, then, is pardon for the very worst of sinnkhs ; — and it waa 8INNBRS only, — that Jssus came to seek and savk. It should be the consolation of every penitent sinnsr, that our gra- cious Redeemer gave His life as the propitiation for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD, — ^therefore for your sins, — ^if you truly repent,— vad forsake them ; — not else. However great, then, your sins may have been, let not your fears drive you away from God. His mercy reaches far beyona all your transgressions, — even if they have been as Sodom or Gomorrah. (Psalm ciiL 11, 12.) " A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.* (Psalm li. 17.) This was liappily experienced by the man who had {ust before cried out, so earnestly, " Deliver me from blood-guiltmesA. (the murder of Uriahs God; "—and — " the Lord put away hia sin.** —black as it was. (2 Samuel xiL **• 13.) The Lord will also put away your sins, if you sincerely repent, and turn from them, — and return unto Him — ^by Jbsus Christ. See ti^e Lord's own promise so to do, (Isaiah Iv. 6, 7.) Bxmj9x— instantly — unto God — lest indifference — ^impenitence, or despur Wartakc ^"^ ■ — ^and your soul be hit for kvkb ! I You hkvli •▼•cvtblnifi; to hone fos ^ vou fall humbly at the feet of JF^iik JOT IN HEAVEN over Kepentant Simien. T%ere U Joy in the presence of the angels of God over onr iinner that repenteth. Luke xv. 10. / will arise and ffo to my father; but when he was a great way off, hisfatller taw him, and had compassion, and ran and fell on hit neck, and kissed him. Luke xv. 20. This my son wot dead, and it alive again : — was lost — and is found ! ! XXERE is a fulness of encouragement for every poor r\ : wandering outcast sinner to return to his Father — ^to his God. The vilest 'wretch under heaven may embraoo the offered mercy of the Lord, whose tenderness and com- passion are most beautifully detailed and set forth in the parable of the prodigal son. (See Luke xv. 11, to the end.) We are all prodigals by nature, and should be lost for ever were it not for Divine grace softening the heart, and bringing us to the footstool of mercy — to our heavenly Father, who waiteth that he may be gracious, — full of pity —-full of love. Try the experiment, thou poor tempted, tossed, and heavy- laden sinner :— try the experiment ;— cast thyself before tne Lord, and ere thou canst even reach his feet he will bend forward to embrace thee in his arms of mercy and forgiving love. The writer of this portion knows, by happy experience^ the POWBR of redeeming love ; and he who was once a GREAT WAY <»F,— within a step of being lost fob ever, has now (as a monument of mercy) been brought nigh by the blooa of Ohrist, and can safely recommend such a Saviour to the vilest of the vile. iTou cannot be deceived--<}annot be mistaken. Ocr gracious God will never break the bruised reed, nor qnench the smoking flax. Isa. xlii. 3. The name of Jesus is too dear to Him to reject a sinner's cry. John xvi. 23. Try the experiment, — and heaven is yours. May ih% Lord give you courage, — strength, — and faith, that your aoii] may oe saved, ar^ his name be glorified. Amen. ^ THE BREAD OP LIFE. ff mnjf MOfi tat of this breads he shall live for John yi. 51. ^ITE FOR K !!! BOT to whom is this promise made f To those trho eat, or feed upon the Son of God. John vi. 57. To none else is this pro- miti made; nor will any of the human family ever enter the kmg don of heaven but those who actually and truly feed upon Christ. John tL 68. If the flK^oor of the world, who eame down from heaven (John ▼i 61) tv rescue men from eternal death, — if He declares this momen- tons truth, it well becomes every sinner upon the face of the earth deeply to i>onder the awful and endless consequences of disre^^rd to the admonition and warning, so kindly given by the ever-olessed Son of God. l>isten, then, to his exhortation ; " Labour not for the meat that perisheth, but labour for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life." John vi. 27. Sinner ! — ^have yon ever tasted of this bread ? Have you panted, — ^hungry and tliirsty, after righteoumeas t Have Son felt the sting of sin I If not, take the alarm, for you stand on ie brink of a horrible pit, where the vnpemUint are eternally shot Out fh>m the kingdom of God. In ihfsi kingdom the food is all apiritwd; — and if yon have ni6t h^nn to relish it /^e, (on earth)— you will never taste it in hea- ven, — ^where none but the redeemed will ever find a place ; — and nnless prou have experienced true repentance, and a forsaking of all kinds of sin, in thought, and word, and deed, you will be lost FOR EVER III SEE 1 1 — ^The dreadful gulf is beneath yon. A fbW more steps in the way of sin, — and headlong down you go into eternal fi.r% where, ** In flames,— which no abatement lnio#, Tho* briny tears for ever flow." ESCAPE I— for your life ! U Fly to the mounUin of holiness— to tho Lord Jbsus Chbist,— the Bread of everlasting life. Tarry Bot a moment:— ihe door of merey stands wide lood. — ^May the Lord grant you £ai^ !• 29 DELIVEBANCE FROM TBOUBLE. OmU upon tM in the day of troublb — / will deKver ikm^ (Psalm i. 15. Read the ^hole Psalm.) rpHESE precious words, my fellow sinner, are the words of Um I Lord God Almighty, your heavenly Father, who has tha* madi voown his loying-kiiidness and tender mercy to the children of nMOy particularly to those who are in any kind of tboublb. Would the ever-blessed, holy, and mercifiil Jbhovah hav« put ihese consoling words into the mouths of his Prophets if he did not Atend to fulfil them ? Oh, never I No, my friend, God never trifles rith his people, nor with those who are in distress ; but. he ever «f aiteth to be gracious, because he delighteth in mercy. Are you troubled in your circumstances, fearful that your bread and your water will fall ? or have bitter disappointments preyed apon your mind, so as to make it appear impossible that this heavy ci^ud will ever pass away ? Look at the Promise of God at the b^ gh'ning of this portion, and remember that the wonl of God standeth euro to a thousand generations. Are you troubled on account of sin, indwelling, besetting sin,— ragino; with malignant, fiery power, — resisting your approaches to the throne of grace, — hedging up your way on every side, — leaving •carcely a hope of escape ? This is ind^ a grievous trouble, a mountain : but, my fellow-sinner, yon need not despair. God Is still willmg to i'^lp ;p^oii, by the fulfilment of his own blessed word to off who call u[v> u mm in trouble. The writer ^f this portion has passed through heavy troubles, even upon the ver^f** of despair. Then it was that m called upon the Lord, and was delivA- id out of the hurtful snare, and raised up from the mirv clay, and %e horrible pit, by the mighty hand of God, to •end this little Kdk into the world for the comfort and encourage- ment of others, wlio may have been brought into similar distreea, that they may seek ^he same remedy, and Qij prayer and supplica- tion) obtain the sami happy deliverance, and rejoice in the same heavenly blessings. These blessings are securod by the words of Christ himself—** Wkaiioeotr ye shall ask in tng' Name, that will. I do,** John xiv. 18—14. Then dry up your tean, and take your sorrows to the Lord t be wfll torn tnem mto jcy. fxm need not fear disappoinUnentf God win navKMr daceiye y(Hi, won ^«ul *"»*« away withont a blessing' 30 THE WORD OP GOD. 7%tf WORD of GOD is quick and powerful^ sharper than any two-edged sword ; — a dixcemer of tk$ THOUGHTS and INTENTS of the Heart. Heb. iv. 12. IF the word of God be indeed thus powerfully operfttive in Ita Oft- ture, and so deeply searching in its effects, what secret spriog could embolden a sinful rebel to dare the presence of that Almighty Being, who<)e eye pierces the inmost recesses of the soul, and U whom every sin is fully Icnown? What but the Word of God it- self—which declares the fulness at forgiving love — the Love o) God? This WORD, Sinner, — this blessed word is nigh unto Thee^ (Rom. X. 8,) although thy stubborn heart be far from God:-^yet this very word declares, that, if thou wilt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him up from the dead. — thou, yes, even THOU, shalt b9 saved. Kom* X. 9. Yes, poor Sinner, — ^vile, and full of evil as thou art, there is mercy, — pardon, and sanctity complete, even for Then: — ym^ the unerring word of God declares this blessed truth. Jer# X3:xiii. 8. Take it, then, even the precious word. Take it into thin« heart; — feed upor it, and let it strengthen thy fainting soul, and calm thy troubled mind. Take it a^o as " a lamp unto thy feet, a light unto thy path," to guide thy footsteps in the way W heaven. Blessed be God, that his word la not bound, but is expansive as the universe, embracing every contrite soul; diffusing parity throughout the heart once dead in trespasses and sins, and imparting peace and joy to all who are willing to receiva Uta, blessings. Here, then. Sinner^ — ^hera is salvation full and free, ^with- out money, and without price." Is. Ix. 1 ; Rev. xxiL 17. Take it, and rejoice, — ^and sing for ever of redeeming Love. Doubt not : — fear not ;— -but trtut in the living God. 1 Hm. ii. 4. HE is far more willing to bless, than you are to reeeive the bleM» \ng, — ^but despise not hia offered motcy, NOW ii the accepted time m n THE MERCT OF GOD. •" Keeping mercy for THOUSANDS ! I'* Exod. xxxir. ?• gEEPIKG mercy ! — Never expended ; never worn oat, \k$ always m hand, — alwa3rs ready for poor slnnen, «v«n ftf OUSANDS!! Tt« ;•— even for thonsands, and millions of transgressors who ooiM to the Fountain of Mercy, by JESUS CHRIST. Oh, that precious blood — ^which can cleanse the sin of the wholi world, — even toub sins f Poor sinner I Is it yonr desire to get rid of vonr besetting tlii f Would you be holy if you could t Would you willingly give up your destructive darling sin, to be made " a child of GOD ? ** There is nothing to prevent your being so, nothing but yonr own wiHstoT He who keeps mercy for thousands, has mercy in store ton YOtJ — if yon be but willing to accept it — ^upon the terms propomd bj the Lord himseUl ** Let the wicked^briaibs his way, and the mi- nghteouf lan his thoughts : and let him return unto uie Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our God, ft>r he will ainui* dantly pardon.*' Whatever may have been your sins, or however great their num- ber, hefe is pardon — freely offered (to the humble penitenH^ by oor gracious GOD, who has no pleasure in the death or the wickra, for UdeliyhtethijiMEILCY, Tour old companions may despise you, and you may hate yoor own sdf, — but GOD only hates sin, not the sinner, God despiaet yonrswi, but yearns after your soul, — ^like an affectionate ^fttheb crying out, " Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways ; for why wiB ye die?** It is not the will of God that any should perish, but it is his wffli or dMre, that every one who believeth in Christ, may have everlast- ing lilik John vi. 39, 40. It is the esim^st desire of your heavenly Father to save YOU f-» TW, even YOU — all sinful as you are. O poor sinner!— turn to GOD, and he will turn tojroni- /ith an angry frown, but with a smile of love and BIERCnr — i he ** keeps for thousands, forgiving iniqnityt transj^;ii—ion, sin." •*TvmT« tiimve why ipiV ye DIB 7 * I « ETEENAL LIFE. / giM unto them btbrnal life, and they shall never perish, John X. 28. ETERNAL LIFE! I Thitia the very end for which the Holr Scriptures were written, and this is also the very end for which our blessed Saviour came into the worid, declaring hbnsdfio be tho Way, the Truth, and the Lipu, — Eteuual Lifk. This is also the end for which this little work has been written, Smder the teaching of the Holy Spirit,) to awaken sinners from a eep of* death, to find the way to kteknal ijfk ; — and it has pleased God so mercifully to accompany these efforts with Ilia richest blessing, that multitudes in various parts of the world have been brought to praise the Lord that " 2'he Sinner' a Friend " waa ever put into then: hands ; — and whilst the author gratefully records this soul-refreshing truth, he desires most humbly to ascribe ^o God *jjL the praise. It was also of the infinite mercy and c^npassion of the Lord, that the Author himself was plucked from the very depths of iniquity and sin, and made " a new crealure,^^ " born again, of God ; " — and it was the continuance of the same mercy that put it into his heart and mind to write what is here presented to the world, that other sinners (none so vile as himself,) mfght be brought to reioice in the same salvation, even eternal life, — which is to be found in Jesus Christ tUone. See 1 John v. 10-12. , ,v ..... V - Take courage, then, whomsoever you may be, or whatever station pf life you till,— or however deep your sins may have been,— take courage, — and come to the Lord Jesus, — and be assured, by Ihe Holy Scriptures themselves, that he who hath the Son (of GODj iathlite, , , . ,. The Author, (once the gay, the dissipated, — reclaimed by Sover- lign grace,) is fast approaching the end of his earthly pilgrimage, awaiting an eternity of glory, his only Refuge, the righteousness of bi» Redeemer ; — and (after many years of blissful experience of par- doning love,) he now bequeaths this portion as a Legacy to the future readers of "Tmc Sinner's Friend," — earnestly beseeching a merciful God, for the sake of his beloved Son, to make it an i upecial blessing to some desponding soul, that such an one may be raised from a death of lin, to become an heir of eternal lif& the ago of forty, without^'hope' Sd ^^ftf • Tht^ ^erc reduced to abject poverty; all the rioSelderi nuthor-had a marvellous deliverance from death m rhJlt I "J'""y ™ » t-s/wm' m the Lord Jp^hk Ohnst,; my heart emr p.mting after hir,, , T ,i , panteth after the water brookl' O *h ' ' '^'' '"""' Yet, whibt I stand .st„;i':„a ?ejot !:Z noST I ohan-o, I tremble lest I shou d brin,;.! 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