. Life in earnest. is. But ifyou have a little love—ever so little—a littledrop, almost frozen in the coldness of your icyheart—oh ! seek more. Look to Jesus, and cryfor the Spirit till you find your love increasing ;till you find it drowning besetting sins ; till youfind it drowning guilty fears—rising, till it touchthat index, and open your closed lips—rising,till every nook and cranny of the soul is filledwith it, and all the actions of life and relationsof earth are pervaded by it—rising, till it swellup to the brim, and, like the apostles love, rushover in a full assurance—Yes, I am persu
. Life in earnest. is. But ifyou have a little love—ever so little—a littledrop, almost frozen in the coldness of your icyheart—oh ! seek more. Look to Jesus, and cryfor the Spirit till you find your love increasing ;till you find it drowning besetting sins ; till youfind it drowning guilty fears—rising, till it touchthat index, and open your closed lips—rising,till every nook and cranny of the soul is filledwith it, and all the actions of life and relationsof earth are pervaded by it—rising, till it swellup to the brim, and, like the apostles love, rushover in a full assurance—Yes, I am persuaded,that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor prin-cipalities, nor powers, nor things present, northings to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any An Eye to the Lord Jesus. other creature, shall be able to separate us fromthe love of God, which is in Christ Jesus ourLord. Let troubles rise, and terrors frown,And days of darkness fall,Through Him all dangers we 11 defy,And more than conquer LECTURE IV. A FERVENT SPIRIT. Fervent in spirit,—Rom. xii n. The description of work which a man performswill depend very much on the master whom heserves; but the amount and quality of thatwork will depend as much on the mood of mindin which he does it. The master may be good ;and the things which he commands may begood; but unless the servant have an eagerwilling mind, little work may be done, and thatlittle may not be well done. This is the gloryof the gospel. It not only invites you to be thedisciples of a Saviour, whose requirements areas worthy of your most strenuous obedience asHe himself is worthy of your warmest love ;but it undertakes to give you the energy andenterprise which the service of such a Masterdemands. Besides assigning a good and hon-ourable work for your business, and Him 48 A Fervent Spirit. whom principalities and powers adore for yourMaster, the gospel offers you the zealous mindwhich such a work requires, and which such aMaster loves. Bu
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