Papers on practical religion . are saying, How shall Irealise the fulfilment of these blessed promises ? Ianswer, by simple faith. Just as you trusted at firstfor justification, and rested not on your feelings, buton His promises, so now you must cast yourself on Hisblessed assurances of healing and of strength. Havingthe testimony of your own s[)irit that you comply with Heart hactcsitding. 1)9 Ihe conditions, in putting away the evil and embracingthe will of Grod, you have nothing to do but to throwyourself on His bosom, and rest in His love. Themercy-seat is sprinkled with the blood of an a
Papers on practical religion . are saying, How shall Irealise the fulfilment of these blessed promises ? Ianswer, by simple faith. Just as you trusted at firstfor justification, and rested not on your feelings, buton His promises, so now you must cast yourself on Hisblessed assurances of healing and of strength. Havingthe testimony of your own s[)irit that you comply with Heart hactcsitding. 1)9 Ihe conditions, in putting away the evil and embracingthe will of Grod, you have nothing to do but to throwyourself on His bosom, and rest in His love. Themercy-seat is sprinkled with the blood of an all-sufficient atonement, so that He can receive and pardoneven backsliders, if they will only believe. He says, Eeturn unto Me and I will heal your you DO return, will you not believe that He healsyou ? He says He will; dare you make Him a liar ?You have no alternative. If you come. He eitherdoes, or does not receive you. He says He does. 0believe Him, and He will betroth you unto Him infaithfulness for DEALING WITH ANXIOUSSOULS. DEALING WITH ANXIOUS SOULS. AN ADDRESS TO CHRISTIAN WORKERS. I HAVE long desired to say a few words on the subjectof dealing with the anxious. It seems to me that ifthere is one work in the vineyard more important thananother it is that of guiding souls in this the mostmomentous crisis of their being. A mistake here willprobably prove a fatal mistake, blighting all the joyand strength of future life. I fear thousands have been mistaken here. Mereimpression has been mistaken for conviction, and anintellectual faith for saving faith of the heart; hence somuch of the spurious Christianity prevalent amongst us. We should be very careful, in all our dealings with/ anxious souls, first to find out their exact position withregard to sin. In all spiritual awakenings there arealways numbers of individuals who are partiallyawakened and sufficiently impressed to become anxious,like the young ruler and Agrippa, but who, like them,,are not s
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