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God's Royal City of light and glory.

He met with.

"No man,

A POOR leper said to Jesus, "Lord, if
wilt, thou canst make me clean." "I
WILL be thou clean," was Christ's an-
swer; and immediately his leprosy was
DEAR reader, have you ever thought of gone. The LORD JESUS said to a woman
the glorious home the Lord is preparing taken in adultery, "Woman, hath no
for those who know and call upon His man condemned thee?"
name? I would beseech you to think Lord." "Neither do I condemn thee:
of God's wondrous purpose of love and go and sin no more." A poor thief, ex-
grace. He is building a city, "the length, piring on the cross, in the very agonies
of death, cried, "Lord, remember me,
and the breadth, and the height of it are
when thou comest into thy kingdom."
equal." It will be illumined with light Quick as lightning the dying Lord re-
and glory for ever and ever; "and the
plied, "This day thou shalt be with me
city had no need of the sun, neither of in paradise." Reader, has Christ met
the moon to shine in it; for the GLORY with you? What did He say? What
OF GOD did lighten it, and THE LAMB is has He done for you?

the light thereof." A countless multi-
Now, mark the awful contrast, and
tude, which no man can number, will be look at those who turned away from
there, each and all being more bright Christ.

and glorious; and yet every one of them A rich man went to Jesus; and when

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Christ to you the true riches? Do YOU trust in Christ, and not in ordinances? ARE YOU following Christ? or loving and living for this present world? If found turning aside from and rejecting THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, or, what is, if possible, worse, hypocritically confessing His name, while in works you deny Him, what other portion can you expect? but, alas! alas! the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone for ever and ever. May God in His grace, dear reader, preserve you from such an awful judgment!

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'Gon so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John iii. 16.)

Dear reader, have you known and believed this love of God to sinners? Have you everlasting life? Sinners all are by nature and practice, DEAD in trespasses and sins. By God's grace, some are made alive-quickened together with Christ. Are you alive unto God through faith in Christ Jesus? Is there a response in YOU to this wondrous LOVE of God? If not, you may have a name to live, but you are DEAD; and oh! most solemn and awful is your state. For "if any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ,

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let him be Anathema Maran-atha."
you alarmed? Do you tremble? Say
you, is there no hope?

Oh, yes, yes, yes! a bright hope, glowing with life and immortality. Our holy, loving God says, Behold the LAMB OF

had been sinners, and many had com- the Lord answered his questions, the mitted awful crimes--thieves, liars, har-rich man went away sorrowful, for he lots, murderers, sinners of every sort; had great possessions. Where will such but when in that city, they are without an one be found at the last day? The spot or blemish, "unreprovable and un-religious men of Christ's day, the Scribes rebukable in God's sight," sinless and and Pharisees, would keep the Sabbath, perfect for ever and ever. and judge sinners, while they despised Dear reader, all the inhabitants of that the LORD of the Sabbath, and rejected declares, without shedding of blood there city sing one song, Unto Him that and put to death the SAVIOUR OF SIN loved us, and washed us from our sins NERS. Were will they be found when in His own blood, and hath made us Christ comes to judgment? Many of kings and priests unto God and His His disciples walked no more with Him Father, to Him be glory and dominion (John vi. 66); and having turned away Christ in your heart? If so, you must

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for ever and ever." Yes, God loved sinners, and gave His only Son to die for their sins.

GOD! the LAMB that was slain-the LAMB without blemish and without spot. That Lamb is God's Son-God's equalGod's fellow; for He was, and is, over all, God blessed for ever. He gave His life a ransom for many; and as the Bible is no remission, our gracious God as clearly affirms, the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth from all sin. Now, reader, will you still turn away from the

Son of God? Is there no room for

from Jesus, where will they be found die in your sins. The WRATH OF THE when the judgment is set, and the books LAMB must be poured out, and the wrath are opened? (Rev. xx. 12.) Reader, is of God will abide on you for ever!

ARE YOU READY?

Prepare to meet thy God. (Amos. iv. 12.)

aroused to meet their God!

name.

judgment, of life and salvation through the grace the prophet, "PREPARE TO MEET THY of an offended God. He could faithfully draw GOD!"

can escape

the dark picture of their iniquity and rebellion, Others will be called to meet Christ at His THESE words, dear friends, are few, but very he could pronounce the awful sentence of coming coming, when every eye shall see Him, and all solemn. They are calculated, when applied by judgment, and yet point to the willingness of the kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Hm. the Spirit of God, to soften the hardest heart, God of Israel to welcome those who put their Then He will put all enemies under His feet. and awaken in the most drowsy conscience feeltrust in Him. Like another weeping Jeremiah, For "the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from ings of unutterable concern. The thought of a finite, helpless sinner being brought into the im- he could say even at the eleventh hour, "Only heaven, with His mighty angels, in flaming tre acknowledge your iniquity," or with the evan- taking vengeance on them that know not God, mediate presence of the Almighty God, in whose sight the stars are not pure, must beget a thrill-gelical Isaiah, Return unto the Lord, and He and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus ing interest, and stir up feelings of intense ex- He will abundantly pardon." will have mercy upon you, and to our God, for Christ, who shall be punished with everlasting destruction." Yes, sudden destruction shall come ercise. How much such a word is needed now is very manifest. May the Lord the Spirit so And is it not so now? Could we not speak of upon them as travail upon a woman with child, apply His truth, that many may be effectually God's solemn dispensations towards the children and they shall not escape. Then the meek and of men, in famine, pestilence, sword, earthquakes, lowly Lamb, who died for the ungodly, and who The prophet Amos lived during the reign of and the like; and, concerning most, may it not now preaches peace and salvation to the chief of Uzziah, king of Judah, and in the days of Jero be truthfully declared, "yet ye returned not sinners, will wield the sword of justice, and boam, king of Israel; when, with much that unto me, saith the Lord." But with all the thrill-execute the wrath of the insulted Majesty of The sun will then hide his cheering was very evil, there was a good deal of outwarding denunciations of the wrath to come, blessed heaven. prosperity. God had repeatedly sent chastise- be God, the sweet sound of redeeming love is rays, and be wrapt in blackest sackcloth the iment upon His people, but they did not repent. still heard; the voice of pardoning mercy, through silvery moon only tell out the lesson of divine They were the people of God in little more than the blood of Jesus, is still sounded out; the will- vengeance, by being turned into blood; and the They were idolaters, with Jehovah's ingness of an offended God to welcome, pardon, multitude of bright stars fall down upon the holy name attached to them. Their condition and save to the uttermost all that come unto angry scene, as if indignant at man's vileness. serves to teach us the folly of resting in any God, by Jesus, is still proclaimed, and the wounded Then dismay and anguish will fill man's lofty thing outward, while destitute of the power of side of the Lamb of God still shelters many a mind, every resource will utterly fail, and all godliness, or of regarding prosperity as a ground returning prodigal; still witnesses that where their entreaties of the rocks to fall on them, and for rejoicing and confidence; or of supposing sin abounded, grace hath much more abounded. the hills to cover them from the wrath of the that, because God has honoured people in His This is most blessed; but yet we must not hide Lamb, will be utterly unavailing; for nothing service in times past, He must necessarily do so from us that the axe is laid at the root of the can hide from His flaming eye, nothing pass again; and we also learn that God is able to tree, the chariot wheels of the righteous Judge over the limits of His omnipotent arm. My call out and raise up for His work the most un- may be almost heard rumbling in the distance, fellow-sinner! do not say this awful scene will likely instruments. When Amos was excluded and the wide-spreading testimony of his faithful not be in your day. You may be among those from prophesying at Bethel, because it was the servants is, PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD! who live to witness the great day of the wrath king's chapel, he did not hesitate to acknowledge The hour cannot now be far distant, when those of the Lamb. Oh, how will you meet Him? to the idolatrous priest that he was "no prophet, who have despised or rejected the sweet message How can you any longer refuse His mercy, and neither a prophet's son," that is, that he had no of pardoning mercy, must be judged according rush on to this terrible judgment? We affectionclaim to the prophetic office, either by lineal to their works, and every tree that bringeth not ately say unto you, PREPARE TO MEET descent, or by educational attainments; but forth good fruit be hewn down, and cast into THY GOD! though a man of humble birth and occupation, unquenchable fire. he could boldly affirm that his commission was We are here reminded by the prophet, 1st, from the Most High God. "I was an herdman, that ALL MUST MEET GOD. None and a gatherer of wild figs," said he; "but the Lord this. Neither time, nor place, can hide from this. took me as I was following the flock, and the Lord Neither the depths of the sea, the ravages of said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel." many centuries, the seclusion of the grave, or This is very important. The king and people the powerful grasp of death itself, can prevent had departed from God, and were not in a state this. Each and all of us must yet be brought to be used by Him; hence the Lord calls out the into God's immediate presence. To the believer, humble herdman to witness for Him; and it it is a prospect that often kindles within him the seems to be God's way to accredit in his service happiest feelings, for he knows God in Christ to those who depend upon himself, and to lay aside be his Saviour and Father. Like the Psalmist, such as are not going forward in dependance and he can exclaim," When shall I come and appear faith, but whose energies are carnal, and therefore before God? As the hart panteth after the impotent. Another prophet reads us a similar waterbrooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O lesson. "He says, "Israel is an empty vine; he God!" But to the unbeliever it is far otherwise, bringeth forth fruit unto himself," and again, for he knows not God, and he will only enter When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted into His infinitely holy presence with guilt and himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal confusion of face; nevertheless, he must meet he died." Let these things serve to warn us, God. Some try to persuade themselves that it beloved, as well as to encourage us to depend will not be so, but in this they only betray their upon the living God! folly and ignorance; for God hath said that "every one of us must give account of himself to God;" and to prevent any doubt whatever on 2. The prophet exclaimed, "PREPARE!" the subject, our Lord declared that for "every for he knew that they were unprepared to meet idle word that men shall speak, they shall give God. Many now are not prepared. They try account in the day of judgment." This is con- to harden themselves against death, and do all clusive. This is enough to lead us to go into the they can to banish judgment to come from their north, south, east and west, and cry out, PRE- thoughts; thus they live and die, unconcerned PARE TO MEET THY GOD! Oh, ye Christ- and unprepared. They are born in sin, they less souls! how can ye endure the thought of live in sin, and die in sin. They are enemies to meeting God? On, ye unconverted, who love God by wicked works, and condemned alrealy, the pleasures of sin, and post your way so zeal because they have not believed on the name of ously on the bra road, how will ye bear the the only-begotten Son of God. God is not in all bright light of God's glorious presence? What their thoughts, they say, our tongues are our own, account will you render to Him? Dear fellow-who is Lord over us? Should a sense of sin cross sinners, again I say, you must meet God. the mind, they vainly endeavour to cover the It appears as if God now stopped some sud-spot with some outward act of devotion or beneddenly in their sins, and called them in a moment volence; or they may perchance invest themfrom time into eternity. The pestilence cuts selves with an air of sanctity, and mingle with them down, or the sword devours them, or some the people of God; but, alas! still unprepared other instrument is used to fulfil the sentence- to meet God. When the Lord Jesus comes, His This night thy soul shall be required of thee." flaming eye will be able to pierce through the They may be revelling at Belshazzar's impious innumerable guests of the marriage supper, and But now the God of Israel pronounces by His banquet, and suddenly the hand-writing appear-make manifest every one that has not on the wedprophet the sole on sentence, "Thus will I do ing on the wall makes them feel that the God of ding garment, and say, "Friend, how camest unto thee, and because I will do it unto thee, judgment is at hand; or, like the sons of Kora, thou in hither, not having a wedding garment!" *PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD!" Howman's presumptuous heart may be exalting it- and then command the servants to "bind him very solemn! self on a platform of mock religion, when the hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him yawning earth exclaims to every conscience, that into outer darkness, where there shall be weeping God is the julge of all; or, like another Herod, and gnashing of teeth." This is an exam, le of they may be found dignified with princely one not prepared to meet God. He might have honours, flattered by assembled hosts, and mani-flattered himself with his good intentions, an! festing, in man's esteem, more than seraphic have made great alterations in his mode of living, eloquence, when an angel is dispatched to bring still he was unpardoned, unwashed in the blood the proud ruler to the grave. Oh, my friends, of atonement, unsaved, and therefore unprepared. how could you answer the summons of the great O my reader, whether you are rich or pool, God, "This night thy soul shall be required of or young, moral or immoral, let me again say thee?" We beseech you to ponder the words of unto you, PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD!

Before Amos pronounced this solemn denunciation against the kingdom, and called upon the people to meet their God, who had rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed the sinful cities of Sodom, he reminded them of God's Ing-suffering toward them. He had smitten them with famine, yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. He had withholden rain from them, and caused it to rain in some cities and not in others, so that two or three cities wandered into one city to drink water, but they were not satisfied; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. He had smitten them with blasting and mildew, yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. He had sent pestilence among them, and slain their young men with the sword, yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. But further, God had smitten some of them as when He overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, an those spared were as a firebrand p.ucked out of the burning; yet He had again to say of them, ye have not returned unto me.

But, as usual, God's denunciations are mingled with testimony to His mercy. Hence we find the prophet, almost immediately after, saying, Thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live," and again, "Seek the Lord, and ye shall live....seek good and not evil, that ye may live, and so the Lord, the God of Hosts, shall be with you," &c.

This was the Gospel in the days of Amos. The prophet could tell sinners that were ripe for

There are others who may live out their threescore years and ten. Providential mercies strew their path. Youth has been enlivened with its pleasures and pastimes; manhood has been met with earthly honour and prosperity; their grey hairs were associated with every natural comfort; their dying pillow smoothed with longloved friends, and many a weeping eye followe them to the grave; but they must yet meet God. Yes, the time must come when the dead, small and great, shall stand before God, when the hooks shall be opened, and they shall be judged out of those things which are written in the books, according to their works. They may escape being cut off by sudden judgment, and be consigned to the grave before the glorious appearing of the great God and Saviour; yet they must meet God. All that are in their graves shall come forth, the sea shall give up the dead in it, and death and hell deliver up the dead in them, and they shall all stand before God. Oh! my friends, do solemnly consider these things; for "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?"

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3. Some may ask, WHO IS PREPARED TO MEET GOD! We reply, every one who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. For the scripture saith, that "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the deal, thou shalt be saved; for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Ali, then, who have received that Saviour whom God hath sent are prepared to meet God, for they are forn again, accepted in the beloved, justified from all things, children of God, indwelt by the Spirit, Tresented in the heavenly places by the great High Priest, who ever lives to make intercession for them; and their blessed hope is, that when the Bridegroom comes they will behold His face with joy. These are some of the blessings the grice of God bestows on every guilty sinner that believes on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. They are not foolish virgins, who merely have a name to live; but they have tasted that the Lord is gracious, and know assuredly that Christ is precious to their souls; and their con fidence is not in themselves, but in the already accomplished work of the Lord Jesus. Thus, though vile and worthless in themselves, God himself graciously gives them a title to meet Him on the ground of the blood and righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. The matchless story of grace is not merely that which informs the intellect, but it softens and subdues the heart, wins the affections, pacifies the demands of conscience, and constrains us to live unto God. Biessed preparation! the work of God himself, by His Spirit, through Jesus. Such are cleansed by the blood of Jesus, have peace with God through the blood of Jesus, they are justified by the blood of Jesus, sanctified by the blood of Jesus, made nigh to God by the blood of Jesus, and have liberty to enter into the holiest of all by the blood of Jesus."

"Happy Christian! God's own child!
Called, chosen, reconciled;
Once a rebel far from God,

Now made nigh by Jesus' blood!"
Yes, it is God that justifieth them. It is God
who has pledged himself to save them from the
wrath to come, and bids them even now to re-
ice in hope of glory. God himself has made
Christ to be unto them righteousness, sanctifica-
tion, and redemption. God himself has provided
for them a great High Priest, who entered into
heaven on their behalf with His own blood, and
who ever lives to make intercession for them.
Their salvation and everlasting security, then,
rest not in their frames, experiences, love, or
aithfulness, but on the grace, faithfulness, and
immutability of God himself. If God justifies
the poor trembling believer, who can condemn
If God imputes righteousness, who can lay any
charge? If God gives eternal life, why need
they fear death? If God welcomes, who need
lestate to recline on His bosom of eternal, un-
aber ble love!

Are

He who knoweth Jesus as his Saviour

Christ, and looking for Christ? Are we working
in His vineyard not idle in the market place,
but, as the servants of Christ, doing His will? hath wisdom, for he is made wise unto
day by day serving Him, labouring for Him, ac-salvation; therefore JESUS CALLS-He
cording to His Word? Are we steadily persever-
ing in His service, through evil report and good calls without; He uttereth His voice in
report, through honour and dishonour, through the streets; He crieth in the chief places
suffering and loss, through pain and weakness?
Are we stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding of concourse; in the openings of the
in the work of the Lord?
Are we faithful stewards? Are we using our
gates; in the city He uttereth His words,
gifts, both spiritual and temporal, time, substance, saying, "How long, ye simple ones, will
health, strength, knowledge, experience, &c., in
obedience to His truth? Are we fervently, faith-ye love simplicity? and the scorners de-
fully, wisely, prayerfully, humbly, occupying till light in their scorning? and fools hate.
He come? Are we laying up treasures in heaven? knowledge?" Jesus calls to us by our
Are we so using the talents committed to our trust,
that we can confidently look for His "Well done, parents; our mother's knee is generally
good and faithful servants?"
the first shrine at which we kneel to lisp
Are we caring for His people? Are His saints
dear to us for Christ's sake? Do we weep with our infantile prayers. Often have we
His mourners? Do we comfort His feeble ones! heard a father's voice bidding us seek
Do we burn for His offended ones? Do we restore Jesus in the days of our youth. Jesus
His blacksliding ones? Do we support His weak,
visit His sick, clothe His naked, and feed His calls by nature; the seasons each preach
hungry? Do we pray for all saints?
Are we confessing His name? Do our relatives, a sermon from that text which bids us
acquaintances, neighbours, and fellow-townsmen prepare to meet our God. Jesus calls
know that we are on the Lord's side? Do we give by His word, where He bids the wicked
a certain sound, an unmistakeable witness, that
Christ himself is our Master and Saviour? It is forsake his way, and the unrighteous
comparatively easy to talk about religion, and to
tell persons that they should pray and read their man his thoughts, and turn unto the
Bibles; men will not object to this: but do we Lord, who is ready to pardon, and mighty
tell them that Christ Jesus came into the world to save. Jesus calls by providence, when
to save sinners? Are we seeking to win souls to
Christ, and to exalt the precious name and pre- He causes our prospects to fail, our
cious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ?
riches to fly away, and our substance to
diminish, in order that we may see the
vanity of the creature, and be led to set
our affections on things above, where
happiness is only to be found. Jesus
calls by afflictions, as He did to you, dear
reader, when you were stretched on the
sick bed, and imagined you were dying;
but you did not die, you are spared. Oh,
yield obedience to that call, and at once.
trust in the Redeemer! Jesus calls by
bereavements, He takes our companions
from our side by the cold, irresistible
Tis strange, 'tis passing strange, 'tis hand of death, that he may be led to ask,
wonderful, that Jesus should call, invite, am I prepared for death? Jesus calls
and plead with outstretched arms with with outstretched arms; as on the Cross
sinners, and yet that sinners should re- He hung, He pleaded earnestly with sin-
fuse. But strange as this is, yet 'tis ners, saying, “For you I am now dying,
strangely true, that Christ Jesus, the that you might come with me and live."
Lord from heaven, is willing to save sin- Jesus not only calls, but He likewise
ners, while sinners are unwilling, and counsels guilty, rebel man to buy of Him
refuse to be saved. In the first chapter gold tried in the fire, that he might be
of Proverbs, from the 20th verse to the rich; to buy raiment, that he may be
end of the chapter, this sad truth is clothed; to seek the Spirit's anointing,
declared. Jesus calls on three distinct that he may see his own sinfulness and
need of salvation. "Come now, and let
us reason together," says Jesus; "though
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as

Fellow Christians! If thus we are running the
race, our cry is, "Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly
and, with the Psalmist we may each say,
"As
for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness;
I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy like
ness." Only a little while, and heaven itself shall
ring with hallelujahs and rejoicings, because "the
marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath
made herself ready."

"A little while,' He'll come again'

Let us the precious hours. redeem;
Our only grief to give Him pain,

Our joy to serve and follow Him..
Watching and ready may we be,
As those who long their Lord to see!"

"Ye Refused."

BY T. W. MEDHURST, KINGSTON-ON-THAMES.

Dear friends, are you thus prepared to meet
God! Be assured that nothing but the blood of
Jesus can shield you in that day. Do you say
that you hope to be prepared? The question is,
you now prepared to meet God? Your post
pement of the subject only betrays the un-
miet of your heart, and proves thit you still
eject God's testimony to the sin-cleansing effi
tacy of the blood of the Cross. In that Cross,
d manifests himself in boundless love to guilty classes-the simple, who are learning to
Ban, and presents atoning blood, everlasting sin, but whose lives are not as yet con-
righteousness, and eternal life, as a free gift, to

whosoever will accept it. Once more, dear reader, taminated by open vice; the scorner, who

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I beseech you to solemnly consider these things, has despised a mother's tender instruc-white as snow; though they be red like and PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD. Lastly it strikes me that there is also a sense in tion, and passed by with negligence a crimson, they shall be as wool." Jesus which we, who are true believers, may profitably father's earnest prayers; the fools, who reproves by His threatenings, when He apply these words of the prophet. We know we moek at sin, and laugh at the religion of declares, "The wicked shall be turned are secure as to our salvation, but are we at present prepared in heart for the glorious appear- Jesus. To each of these, Jesus, in the into hell, with all the nations that forget ing of our great God and Saviour? Are we loving character of wisdom, presents promised God;" and, "The soul that sinneth, it His appearing? Are we worshipping, adoring, praising Him with our whole heart Are our blessing to those who obey: "Turn shall die." My dear reader, shall it be, fections set upon things above, where Christ you at my reproof; behold, I will pour that after Jesus has thus declared His sitteth? Do we realize that we need not the idols of the day, because Christ Himself is to us the out my spirit unto you; I will make readiness and willingness to save, He among ten thousand? Are we living for known my words unto you." After Jesus shall at length have to say, "I have His glory? Are we aiming to exalt Christ, to has thus pleaded, He waits awhile, and called, commend Christ, to spread the sweet savour of and ye refused"? Will you continue to listen to Satan and the world, and yet refuse Christ Jesus, who is the only way of salvation? Will you still

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the name of Christ, denying self, hating sin, mor- then expostulates. "Whoso hearkeneth
tifying the deeds of our body, so that Christ may unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be
be magnified in our body, whether in life or in
death? Are we living upon Christ, abiding in quiet from fear of evil.”

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despise His gospel? When angels won- | sins of all who believe. At once flee to among my children, such as no one else der at God's willingness to save; when Jesus, and you are safe. Are you saying, would notice or regard. "I am God, devils tremble at His almighty voice; "I would go to Jesus, but cannot." Then and not man," and therefore I pardon when saints weep and rejoice, because seek the Spirit's promised aid. "Be- again and again, not only first offences, Jesus is so ready to save; will you alone hold," says wisdom, "I will pour out but repeated transgressions, forgiving continue careless, despising His plead- my spirit upon you, I will make known and forgetting them for ever. ings, rejecting His reproofs, and setting my words unto you." Are you saying, God, and not man," and therefore I bear at nought His commands? If you are "I would seek the salvation of my im- with such numerous affronts, such gross so foolish, so besotted, so mad, then hear mortal soul, but alas! alas! I am too great ingratitude, such inexcusable conduct in the consequences of your refusal. Jesus a sinner to hope for mercy." That is my people. "I am God, and not man," says, "Because I have called, and ye re-impossible; great sinner though you may and therefore I invite, entreat, and befused; I have stretched out my hand, be, yet Jesus is a greater Saviour; His seech such base backsliders to return and no man regarded; but ye have set at blood cleanseth the vilest from all sin. unto me, and prove the power and freenought all my counsel, and would none of Are you saying, "So many have been to ness of my forgiving love. "I am God, my reproof; I also will laugh at your cala- Jesus, that I fear He will now reject my and not man," and therefore I save freely, mity; I will mock when your fear cometh; petition." Oh, believe me, He will not; fully, and for ever, such degraded, dewhen your fear cometh as desolation, He casteth out none who come to Him. praved, and desperate sinners, to the and your destruction cometh as a whirl- "While the lamps holds out to burn, praise of the glory of my grace. “I am wind; when distress and anguish cometh The vilest sinner may return." God, and not man," and therefore I upon you. Then shall they call upon But perhaps the reader is saying, "I desplay such patience, long-suffering, me, but I will not answer; they shall have come to Jesus; I have found mercy." and forbearance toward both friends and seek me early, but they shall not find Right glad am I to hear you say so; but foes. me; for that they hated knowledge, and oh, will you not make your salvation "I am God, and not man," and therewould none of my counsel: they despised known, that others might be encouraged fore I remain faithful to my promises all my reproof: therefore shall they eat to come likewise? Will you not seek and covenant engagements, midst all the of the fruit of their own way, and be to bring others to Jesus, that they also changes and faithlessness of my fickle filled with their own devices." Thus might hear the welcome message from people. "I am God, and not man," and solemnly does Scripture set before us the Calvary? "This is a faithful saying, and therefore I give such rich, costly, invaluawful results of refusing Christ. The worthy of all acceptation, that Christ able gifts to the poor, destitute, and unsinner may succeed for a time in the Jesus came into the world to save sin-worthy sons of men. "I am God, and hour of prosperity, but the hour of ad-ners, of whom I am chief." Poor sin- not man," and therefore I hear, accept, versity will come, wherein he will find ner, however vile you are, there is hope and answer such poor, imperfect, and none to help. The ungodly may, per- for you, if you BELIEVE ON THE LORD worthless prayers, which no one else chance, banish fear in the day of health, JESUS CHRIST. TRUST YOUR SOUL TO would tolerate, much less approve. “I but vainly will they seek to do so in the JESUS, AND YOU SHALL BE SAVED. am God, and not man," and therefore I hour of death. If you delay repentance work such wonders; wonders in provi till a dying bed, you shall then find that dence, and wonders in grace; wonders all help from Christ has ceased, your in the world, and wonders in the heart. prayers will then be in vain. Oh, I be- THUS spoke the Lord, when assigning a "I am God, and not man," and therefore seech you, put not off repentance until reason for not executing the fierceness I have prepared such mansions, and will too late shall ring in your ear, sounding of His wrath upon guilty and rebellious confer such kingdoms on sinners who your death knell. True, the thief found Israel. A God can do what a man can- have no claim upon me, nor the least mercy at the eleventh hour, as an en- not; and a God can bear what a man reason to expect any good thing from couraging proof to the penitent, that cannot. The God of Israel always acts me. Jesus is able and willing to save unto the in accordance with the grandeur, glory, uttermost; yet, bear in mind, the thief is the only one of whom the Scriptures speak as having found mercy in such a time; therefore do not presume, do not procrastinate, but Now seek mercy, while mercy in the person of Jesus waits to save the guilty. Remember yet once

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"There are no acts of pardon past, In that cold grave to which you haste; But darkness, death, and long despair, Reign in eternal silence there." The rich man in hell, lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and was denied a drop, one single drop, of water to cool his parched tongue.

"I am God, and not Man."

BY JAMES SMITH CHELTENHAM.

Holy Spirit, fix my eye and my heart and greatness of His nature. Every upon this glorious truth, that God acteth thought of His heart, every word of His from himself, and like himself, in all mouth, and every work of His hand, is things, and at all times, and therefore I worthy of himself. If we bear this in may expect Him both to do and give, mind, it will fortify our minds, strengthen what on no other principle I could. He our faith, and comfort our souls. Why is not a man, that He should lie, or does not God cut down the wicked at under any circumstances, forfeit His once ? Because He is God, and not word; nor is He the son of man, that man. Why does He try His people so greatly, and allow them to suffer so much? Because He is God, and not man. Let us meditate on this declaration of our God for a few moments.

He should change His mind, because of any thing that can possibly occur. No, He is of one mind, and none can turn Him. He is without variableness, or shadow of a turn. Because He is Jeho"I am God, and not man," and there- vah, and changes not, therefore we poor, fore I am not soon moved to take ven- sinning, changeable creatures, are not Oh, my friend, be warned; if you geance upon my sinful and rebellious consumed. Believer, to thee the Lord perish, you will be without any excuse, creatures. "I am God, and not man," says, "I am God, and not man," therefore because when Christ Jesus called, "YE and therefore I am ready to forgive, and expect from Him as God, and act toREFUSED." Turn your eyes now to receive back the returning prodigal to wards Him as God. Sinner, to thee the Mount Calvary; behold there the bleed- my heart and home. "I am God, and Lord says, "I am God, and not man;" ing Jesus, with the thorn crown around not man," and therefore I receive great expect Him, therefore, to pardon like a His brow, making an atonement for the sinners, taking to my heart, and putting God, to bless thee like a God, and to ful