, 7 T lS T W W B A PT I S T S fl i sm s o n T HE A c Bé S PR tM t rn n -s BA PT I T S K E T O F F R AG BY oam v . AUG ' los tIU A L awns . on e io n s Th , 1 833 NC E wiN, an dfrw ag e n cy ou nd to b e f in th e n o r in s trtl c tio n s ‘ n wiil, w i th ou t for h is role i re s tr c i t o f ac t o n . w h at a te rri b l e m is tak e An d re w F u l ad e , w h e n h e s ai d in h is l e ite r3 an d h e l l ,an d h e d e p u ty for no n e _ lf y o u ap p l y fre e age c y to an e l s o r g s ai n ts in h e av e n , th e n it w i l l b e s e e n th e y e ‘ . Bi b l e art h an d n age n ot o . m os t age n t is . . . On fi “ No 1 5. l e ft to h is le r m PAR T V i ll , e . . v ‘ US T ” M E N TS , For ( h e C liildre n n tT T BN W . au nt s ou t Of m e t ,m y am p le von. 3 . . How ardé RTHC AROLI NA. TRE B OROUG H . NO “ . . n if m y m n ot age n l - b ow,of th i n s g in h e ave n an d th in gs in e arth ; an d s o n ot 1 fre e a e n ts b u t l i m i te d a e n ts , ifa e n ts at g g g all; for an age n t is one th at is de p u t to do y is a d oc tri n e n ot ofs c rip tu re ,b u t ofm o d e rn b u s i n e s s fo r an oth e r ~ S o if an ge l s an d a w t n t s a n d l a v i e o a i t v e n b e a e n ts s e r i s d s n i n h h h a h e ad s ,de i d bo h e f o G r o d t ey pp , g ’ s tate o f m an T h e w o rd l are G od s de p u ti e s to d o h is b u s in e s s or c atio n of th e age n c y i m p l i e s o n e ac ti n g as an age n t ; t h e i wil l , an d h is w ill is th e i r law or ru l e ; an d wo rd a e n t,o n e ac tin g as a d e p u ty to do w h at is th at b u s i n e s s or age n cy ? lt is to g S o th at th e te rm p rai s e an d ad o re an d e x e c u te h is c o m m an d s th e b u s i n e s s for an o th e r fre e age n c y m u s t an d d oe s im p l y o n e ac ti n g Ito th e e n d s o f th e e arth ; b u t n ot le ft fre e to X wiih ou t c om pu l s i o n , w i th ou t l i m itati o n , d o it as t h e y m ay w i l l , b u t as G od w i l l s ’ ru l e o r re s tri c ti o n ; b u t le ft fre e to h is o w n A n d t h u s G o d s wi l l m u s t o v e rru l e th e ir wil l an d c h oic e , to do j u s t as h e m ay wi l l w i l l s , or th e y m u s t wil l wh at G o d w i l l s , to an d c h o os e ,with ou t in s tru c ti o n s fro m th e b e fre e ; or G od m u s t work in th e ni to wil l T s h is w i l l an d th e n t h e y w i l l w h a G od w l l f o r w h o m h e is ac ti v e age n t o h i s n r e , i s; t p is , I th i n k ,a fair d e fi n it i o n of th e te rm s th e n wi l l fre e age n c y F i rs t,th e n , we w i ll ap p l y th e s e te rm s , to do is h e a fre e age n t? I ti o n ; fre e age n c y ,to G od ’ an s we r, n o ; b e c au s e an age n t is a d e p u ty , do G od s w i l l , w as gi v e n th e m irr re e n e r g o n e ac ti n f o r an oth e r; an d a fre e age n t is atio n ; s o n e i the r are f r e e a e n ts , b e c au se g g o fJ e s u s e , v e ry k ne e s h ou l d “ . . . ' . . . . . . ‘ ‘ P R I MI T I V E 24 2 od G ’ s wi l l v e rru le s th e i r w i ll an d th u s th e m to d o of h ts o wu go o d p l e as w i l ls in o s s p o ls or h i g s n we r_ th e n § n . . fi u re ‘ . y do e s nn ot c o n s i s t, as tio n s , T b e n fre e age n c y ’ F u ll e r s ay s , in a m ann s fo l l o w i n g h is o w n of f a s u p e ri or p o we r an d E in c l in ati o n s , b e c au s 8e o l ou r wil l s , w h e th e r ac ti n g o n u s to c o n trol ‘ n i v od 0 o1r th e d e v i l ; b ut t h e th at p o w e r h e o f G 0 e g q u e s ti on , l th in k , w ou l d b e fai rly y th ii s : h as m an th e p o we r to re s i s t G od o r th e ? d e v i l o r to s e rv e e ii tlhre r,or n e itth e r,j u s t as ? e e a h p le s s lfh e h as , t h e n h e m ay b e s aid to b e fre e , an d n ot u n til th e n ; b e c au s e i f h he c an b e c o n trole d b y th e in flu e n c e o f an oth re e : or, i f an o th e r h as po e r,th e n n ot f owe r p to gi v e h im a wil l h e d oe s n o t p os s e s s , 0 or in fl u e n c e in h im a w i l l , or in fl u e n c e th e wil l b e is at p re s e n t in po s s e s si o n o f in q u i te a d i ffe re n t d i re c ti o n , th e n n o t fre e ; b e c au s e th e il l o fw h i c h h e ac ts is a giv e n w ill , an d s o ac ts n e c e s s ari l b y th e y w il l o f an o t h e r w i l l i ng in h im , or in flU e n i ci n h s wi l l to act c on trary f i s t o h orm e r g , . ‘ ' . W . ’ s ‘ ‘ wi l l N o w this is th e w i ll o f all s ai nts — th e i r firs t wil l or fre e d o m of fin c lin ation w as to s inr ’ th e s e rv i c e o f s in , h b u t G od b y his S p i ri t s ’ in fl u e n c e on th at s i nn e r s w i l l , i n fl u e n c e d it an d o v e rru l e d it ; o r, in o t h e r w o rd ; c h an s h e wi ll or c on tro l e d d t e th e w ill by h is g . W ‘ : in fl u e n c e in a c on trary d i re c ti o n ; th u s n ot fre e , b e c a s e th e w i ll b y w h ic h th e s i n n e r m s ai n t,an d ac ts t h e h as b e c a a nt , w as i s e n h i m b y th e i n fl u e nc e o fan oth e r; an d i v g s o G od is s aid to wo rk in u s t o i l l an d to do o f h is good p l e as u re S o th e n , i f G o d w o rk s th e w i l l in u s ,th i s w il l is n o t of ou r o w n fre e w il l , b u t a w i l l th at c o m e s fro m G od; y e t afte r gi ve n , w e ac t as fre e l y as ifwe h ad it o f o u rs e l v e s , t h ou gh it is th e wi ll of G od i n u s ; an d th is wil l o f G o d in as h as de s troy e d ou r o ld w i l l , an d th i s is ’ rac e , an d n ot of o u r fre e o f G od s g ‘ ‘ . ‘ age nc y . S o to a su h ri s ti an forc e is p e ri o r p owe r i n flu e n c e s es i v g n ot m ak e a C a ne w i th e d ) or wi l l or w i l l , w h i c h th e firs t w i l l c an as it is wri tte n : l h y p e o p l e W re s s t ; u se ' . ‘ b e willin in th e da of th p w o er g y y T h e n n ot willin gp u ntil th is p owe r is e x e r c is e d— th e n fos t e —a for o we r s u e ri or s h all . ‘ p p o w r i e s o rce He re Fu l le r an d l are f , p op p os e d a ai n, f o r he s ay s th e re is n o f o rc e g g ’ ap p os e d to the a e n t s cwv n h ill I o i f n t g , ; ‘ sa e ve r m a n i n th ie w orl d w i l l b e d am n e d , y y b e c au s e e h aV e ot s i n fu l i n c l i n at i o n s b g y th e all ,an d h e s a s it is fre e a e n o cy t y g ! o lb w ou r i n c li n atio n s ; and th is w e w i ll do,b ,c aus e n atu re c anZ t ac t ab ove h e rs e l f - . ‘ , ‘ ' e . W W BA r rts r P R I MIT I V E ' ' . i w is h y ou to c o m fre e w i l l an d fre e a in é —e x c e ag pt a r th a e p age 7 3 nc y n b e h o rn a m . ' t it h o r n noto f i p j fl e s h , n o r of th e w i l l o f m an ; b u t of th e ' a d th e n to th t o rd o f G o , th at l i v e th an d ab id e th for h i m it is n ot e v e r—f o re s te d in C h ri s t J e s u s u n to goo d is p ro po s e d w o rk s — ifan y m an b e in C h ri s t J e s u s a n e w c re atu re , o l d e vi l ; an d h is p as s e d away an d a ll o o d , th e n th i n s n e w an d a l th i n s o l G od— th e wi l l g g g l io t, h e as w e l l as th e re s t h i t d oes r N o w on l y say , wh at fre e i l l i n g, th i s vill or age n c y h ad v o u iri y ou r h i s t b i r th , i i n y o u r c re ati o n ? t l l ou wa n t, c a e fo rc e d to S a , o a Y u r y y don e S o, e qu al l y s o, i n c on v e rs i on or th i s — w t t v e e l d n a f t i l l r e i n a n c r e t o n f e i a l l O f G od e py g ’ A n d d o n t b e an gry i f i te l l you , th e in th e lr fal l e n s tate , wi th i l l o f do c trin e s o f free w i l l a E v i l ; an d th at th e nd f g e n cy are ie e a rc ond u c t p ro v e s as w e l l th e d o c tri n e s of m e n , fo r th e y are s o s in c e ll its n e ith e r w as fo u nd i n th e Bib le ,,i_ in g tiie gos p e l w i t h a n m o i y p w as h th e s in n i on ; an d are th e do c tri n e s of p ri d e an d ood to h im , l i fe for se l f s u flic ie n c y , th at tal c l ot h e t e s th e c ro w n f ro m e ad o f an d fu tu re gl o ry — all th s t h e rac e an d u ts it o r h d e : h a t h e g p i an do fth e S F ‘ - ‘ w . ‘ . . ‘ f , . ' W W s ‘ - ' - s ‘ r ‘ 1 ’ ve n d e ad , h e a he w i l l say h e is i l li n g to h av e ; b u t b ri n g l , m o rttfic a re p en tan c e , p ray e rs , elf d e n i a ti o n of th e m em b e rs , th e c ru c i fy in g th e fle s h w i th its at? c tion s an d lu s i,th e l oss o f o rl d , p e rs t c u tion , s ti fl e i in g foi C h ris t th e w th e . ‘ i i v e s to th e s n e r th e g n re ate s t p art o f th e l o s s alv atio n o r h i g , g y f — b ec us e e re by nd t h o s b a i m e n c o s t g a wil l ; o f re e f an d . ‘ a ' C h ri st b v th e plan of fr e e wi ll mad e s a lva tio n p oss ib le , b ufth e s i n n e rm ak e s it s ure ' o h o l i es s of l i fe , w i th th l os s o fall h is by fre e w i l l an d work s : w h i c h _ l e a e s nd fl e s h l u t a sm a l y e njoy m e n ts a b s h are o f t h e C h i l l l si f l arid wo rl d t ory o f o u r g r y l s al vat i o n H o w s h all s u c h f i l l e as r w e s —: p ropo e th s e to th e w illo f t h e re e er s p , i l l it fal l in with th e go s p e l o n si gf n o t u n to u s , n o t u n to u s ,b ut to th y si n e r; — i h S l i k e th e y o n g tiam e b e th e glo ry N o r t e s e terms? w f Vv u l; B o r e l o a h e o f l i A t p l s m a ; t h ey w i l l go awa it s i c e y t th at rate to o d ar th e w o r l d b e gan w i l l a d m ay b c on s id e re d ba t b u y l e av e n a l v ati on by gra T h e n c an t y o u ee , as pl ai n as th e n os e i c l ud e d in t h e s e p l an s : s a ce ha d ad fai th , an d m ad E e rk s fo ll o w i n af ter,as th e in y o u r fac , that if Ad a g ne e d of th e d v il s i n fl u e n c e to m ak e th e m f ui t of grac e an d faith s al v ati on b y : and co o erati ac e , ch oos e e il , t h at a si n n e r ow n eds G o d s w o rk s to o b taingr t o p g o rk e rs to l v i rod c s a t in fl e n c e to m ak é h im ch oose go od ; for th e ge t h e r as c o Tw a o n p u re l a w o r sa t i n b k o r s a l l l o o n i e ao f f e e w i lli s to f l l w n m a i e r o r a i v ir , p y p d is tue as th e gro i n l ofac c e p tan c e with G o d s T h i ti o n, w h i c h i s in vail i g in c li a i s fre e wil l ac cord in g to th e i d e a0T s o m e ,an d I b e l ie e with m y h o l e sou l th firs t an d T h e d oc tri ne o f fal l th at in o rd e r to b e c o m e C h ris ian s , w e b o th th e o th e rs fal e th e o m grac e o ctri n e o f f re e d i l h e e d o nly to h ave th e gosp e l a d its go od in g fr w l , n i n e ofwo rk to m e ri t grac e , th e th in gs s t b e fo re u s , to in fl e n c e o u i w i l l s th e d oc tr d of d oc trin e of w ork s to in s u re gra c e , th e do to c h o o e its goo d th i gs , or l i fe i n s te a c d e ath l ati o n , ln a word , th e id e ath at l h av e o f tri n e o fw ork s as c o nd iti o nal: to s a ral i ty of m o ra n d th e dO C Ifin e o f mo fr e w i l l ad fre e age n c y, as w ri tten a l i rtu e as ? w n th e gro u n d o f a s c ce ta c e t in h is w a o i h h c h e d , is , t h at a m a i G re a t od, th e p p al vati o n b y th e law, h e doc th e r s o o w e r to w i l l w h at h e p t v e ry tu rn tri n e o fh on o t an d h o e s ty an d h a i n g w o rd s , t h at th e w ill clai m s th i th th e as s i s tan e d o e n o gre at s in fi n d th e re fo re s h al l ; i g p o m t o f alv a tion w oc tri n o f Un i v r d s ali s m ,th e o f e x te r al h e l s ; an d th at w h e th r G o d b e p w o rk b y me an o r b y h is S p i ri t, all is do tri e o f i n ward l i gh t to b e c l ti v ated f o r sa at i o n , th e d octri e o f h e l l re de m l v c a ti n n th in g e x e pt fr e w ill gi e s th g p v o te Th e th e m an th at b y h is w i l l n iad ti on T a d ah o v e all, th e doc trin e o f d e i m , — a n a all th e e ddc trin e d a s o e n a l v a t i e i h y m o p i s t h a u n i t i i m ns ur s wort of ra e n r s r are S h al l I s e e th e m C h ris t , v h o o nly m ad e it pos s i b l e and p ro t h e orie s an d ro b b e ri e an d u s n W ' e n n u ‘ . s e . ii - , ‘ u , . 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C h ri s ti ans:th . h i e v e s ; th e s e are a b an d of ro b b e rs ,th e s e are c l i m b i n g o e r im p os i b l e to p l e a h im , fo r h e th at c o m th e w al ls o ftru th to ro b C h ris t a d g ac e o f th to G od,81 0 He re y o u s e e agai th at th e h o n or du e th e m for s al v ati on fro m h is fai th is to b e h ad a d p os s e s s e d b e fo re a fe ri n gs an d m e ri ts , an d d o n t go in by m an c an p l e as e G od,or h is w ork s h e ac c e p suf th e d oo r, C h ri s t ; th e se are s te al i g th e tab l e to G od F or w an t o f fai th , y ou i a se of G o d, C h ri s t, Holy G h o t an d k n ow, C ai n an d h is o fl b rin w re e c te d , e e r r p j g rac e ; s n atc h i n u t it w e re n ot ac ce e as i n a C h r i t s r o n to d r t w G o n o s c l o p l t t b e a , g g p g p o n th e h e ad ofs in f e l s e lf fe re d as we l l as in h is s igh t,th ou gh h e of T h e n y ou m ay p lain l y s e e ,th at c v Ab e l C h ris t, is e ry wo rk don e w ith o u t fai t h in PAR T IX t a n or ac c e n o t a ood wo rk n o r p l e as i n p g g fe ri n g, w i th ou t b le to G od; an d s u c h of F s h al l faith in C h ri s t, h o we v e r S p l e n d id in ou r O n th e s u b je c t of go od wo rk s di v id e it, fo r th e b e t te r u n de rs tan din g o f o w n e y e s o r th e e y e s o f th e worl d, o r th e re ad e r,i n to t wo p arts ; firs t,w or k s do n e c h u rc h at G od, wh th e r gi fts o f go l d , o r b e fore grac e ,or b e fore re ge ne rat i o n ; or, in s il v e r, p ray e r, p rai s e , th an k s , or p re ac h fru i t oth e r word s , wo rk s d o n e b e fo re faith , or in g, all are l ik e C ai n s ofi rin g, the S e c o n d l y ,work s o f th e grou n d , o f an e arth l y , se n s u al, an d w i th ou t fai th in C h ris t d e v i l i s h h e art, o f p ri d e an d s e l f w i ll; in a: don e afte r grac e an d fai th are giv e n F i rs t,th e n , o n w ork s d on e by a s i n n e r word, th e y are all work s o f th e fl e s h , th e b e fo re c o n V e rs io n ,or w h i l e h e is w i th ou t l u s t o f th e d e v il in u s ,fl o w i n g fro m a po i — a t e s s t t n a i n h p i d f i h i o f o d t l d p h a S a G u t e r t an d wh y ? b e rit an d c orru t th e e p u ri fie s the o f n atu re n o s i n n e r c an de a good w ork , o r c au s e th e s c rip tu re say s ,fai th T h e n offe ri n gs o f an y k in d d on e a wo rk ac c e p tab l e an d p l e as i n g to G od h e art th e n t h e y th at are in w i th ou t th i s fai t h , fl o w fro m a p o l l u te d R om an s , 8 h at is it he art ; the re fore , not a good work , n o r in th e fl e s h c an n o t p l e ase G od to b e in th e fl e s h ,b u t to b e i n a s tate of n a p l e as i n g to G od,for w an t o f fait h e n o w wil l h e ar J e s u s C h ris t u p o n th i s tu re ,u n tou c h e d b y th e S p iri t ofG od? A il — ! t l r f w a S o 1 6 : e s h l Y s t o h e t t h a h h a t a v e n t p i i t e n h e fl t 7 i e i t e h M o t n ar dc r e , S o th e n a k n o w th e m by th e i r fru its ; do m e n gath e r h v e rs e s h ow e th G od, as th t S p i rit o f G od c an n o t grap e s o fth orn s , or f igs o fth is tle s ? Ve rs e m an w i t h ou t the re e b rin e th t re ad oo d l v e n s o e v e ry t7 E : e as e G od, n or do a good wo rk ; g g p forth good fru it, b u t a c orru p t tre e b rin ge th J e h u s c as e A good t re e V e rs e fo rth e v il fru it An d th e 7 th v e rs e o f th e s am e c hap b e s t o f re as o s c an n ot b rin g forth e v il fru i t, n e i th e r c an a te r w i l l gi v e you th e V e rs e for it: b e c au s e th e c arn al m i n d is e n c orru p t tre e b ri g forth good fru i t h re fore , b y th e i r fru i ts y e s hal l m i ty agai n s t G od,fo r it is n o t su bj e c t to th e 2 0: — 44 I f b e F or e v e ry o o e a n a i t h i d d G n e c f d r e e w u k e a w ne L , k n o th e m ; l V e rs e 4 5 : A d tre e is k n o wn b y its fru i t s inn e r is at e n m ity in h is m in d agai n s t G o an d h is law,as th i s v e rs e s tate s , w il l n ot all goo d m an o u t of th e goo d tre as u re o f h is h is work s ,w h e th e r in a s in fu l or: re lig i ou h e art, ( m e an in g h is good p ri n c i p l e s ) b ri n g way , b e th e work o fe n m i ty agai n s t G od? e th fo rt h th at w h i c h is good ; an d the e v il S u re l y ,b c au s e e n m ity to G od is th e go m an ou t o f th e e v il tre as u re of h is he art, w h ic h is e v i l— (an d e rn in g p ri n c i p l e o f h is , m i n d , fro m w h i c h b ri n ge th forth th at ac ti on s fl o w ; an d e v e all th e w ork s o fs e lf wh ?)— £or o u t of th e ab u n d anc e of the righ te o u s ne s s of m e n , do n e by th e law , is h e art th e m o u th s p e ak e th He re in th e se e nm i t y agai n s t G od, b e c au s e s u c h w o rk s d oc trin e s o f re as on an d e v e ry day s e X e p d on e for l ife an d s alv ati on s too d o p p os e d to rie n c e ,y ou s e e ou r L o rd te ac h e s th e Im G od s w ay o f s alv atio n b y C h ri s t S u c h po ss i b i l i ty of a c orr p t s in n e r s b ri n gin g work s for life s e t C h ri t, h is b lood , an d forth oo d fr it or ood w ork s ; an d w h ats g g ? ri gh te ou n e s s at n ou h t ; s uc h a w h s e t e tre e ,o r i b u h c a s e h n e i s r e a s o v t t e e s e h g g w ork s o f h e Ph aris e e s ,an d all th e i r lon i h h a t u l r s e f i n n s h a a s o h e o e r i c t a t r r tt r t , ; g p t ray e rs ,ti th e s an d al m s f w w o k e r o s l r e e i f r ri n c i f o v il p rin c i p l e s , an d o u t o f th e m p p . p l e s th e act i o n s fl ow A n d y o u al s o s e e h e b e m ad e te ac h e s th at th e s i nne r m u st ood, b e f ore th e tre e o r s in n e r c an b ri n g g e re c o m e th e t ' ' v s r n o . , - I BAP T I S T ‘ se e n. . n . ’ : n . s ’ ~ . . t . ‘ W W W " e ’ . e - . . i . . ~ . . ‘ . . ’ s . ‘ , . n ' n . e . . . ‘ s , v e n y ‘ _ . ’ ~ ‘ ’ c . u . s ’ u s . ' i ~ e . — , J PR lMlT iV E o od m ’ BAPT I S T ' 245 . c on c e iv e d i n i q u i ty fu l l se t at in fu l p ri n c i p le s i n sin , with a g wo rk s s an d s in fu l n a T h e n o n e q u e s tio n s e ttl e s th e p oin t h e re : tu re , do go o d work s with a s e t o fb ad p rin ? i c l r e e ? o s th e ac tion s o f all an i m al e n atu re C an a b ad tre e c h an e its e lfto a g od t p g r o u k n o w it c an n o t— n o m o e c an a s in n e r o e r a o t r f p v t i s d o c i n e i i s d c i n h t t e o r a e , y r s o s o n an d ri n atu re C an a h h y i l l b i f t t t w n ru i t: t h a r e , g g t o b ri n g ac c ordin g to n atu re ; an d th at good wo rk s th e y c an n ot do, u n til th e ir n atu re is c h an c an a s in m ade th e god I f th i s doctri n e of th e s c ri p tu re b e th e th e s c ri p t u re h as it, in E p h e s ians , 2 — 1 0: F o r we tru th , th e n all re l i i o n w i th ou t th e O p e ra g ti o n o f t h e S p i ri t of G od, to re n e w th e are h is wo rk m an s h i p , c re ate d in C h ris t J e work s He re y ou m u s t m i n d fro m a c arn al m in d to aS p iritu al m i nd s u s u n to good ’ aith in the h e art by h is m igh s h u t y o u r e y e s ,if y ou c an t se e th at it is G od an d to wo rk f th at m ak e s a s i n n e r do go od work s , by a ty p o we r an d to c re ate as in C h ris t J e s u s re c re atin g th e s in n e rfan d th at it is n o t, u nto good work s , an d to m ak e u s n e w wo rk of a s i n ne r to c re atu re s , an d to work in u s to wi l l n o r c an n ot b e , th e b orn u s agai n of m ak e h i m s e l f a goo d tre e , or to b ri n g an d to do, an d to work of G od by h is th e S p i ri t an d q u i c k e n o u r d e ad s ou ls oo d fru i t,b u t th e g is n ot h i n g b u t s in , n oth i n g b u t re l i g S p i ri t give s th e s i n n e r a n e w n atu re , n e w an gu a e , i ou s s in , n oth i n l s , n oth in rin c ip l e s ; o r, in o th e r s c ri p tu re b u t filth r a g g g p y g b u t m oc k in ou rs e l v e s ; rafts u s i n to C h ri s t c o n trary to n atu re odan d de c e i v i n G g g g He re y ou s e e th e m atte r is e q u al l y p l ain , an d C h ri s t s aid th e tru th w h e n h e s ai d , ’ t h at it is by G od s i n graf ti n g h an d in to a w i th o u t m e y e c an do n ot h in g; an d l i k e h e s ai d to th e w o m an u k n ow r o h i p o s o u w y n e w s to c k , C h ris t, th at we b ri n g forth good ,y fru i t, ord o goo d w o rk s , c on trary to n atu re ; n ot w h at A n d th ou gh s uc h j u s tify th e m t h at is, to b rin g fru i t afte r t h e n atu re o f s e lv e s lik e th e Ph aris e e s , an d m ay th i n k t h e s to c k , an d n ot afte r the n atu re of th e t h e m s e l v e s m ore righ te ou s th an th e i rn e i gh Agai n : 4 —4 24 : b ors o r th e p o or in firm i s ain t o f G od, y e t b ran c h s e t in th e s toc k an d th at y o u p u t o n th e n e w m an , wh i c h G od s e e th th e ir p ri n c ip l e s , an d th e y s h all afte r G od is c re ate d in righ te ou s n e s s an d b u t, Ph aris e e s l i k e , re c e iv e th e gre ate r He re again y ou s e e , it is d am n ati o n fo r th e wan t ofa re ge n e rate d n a tru e h o l i n e s s T h e re fore , s ai d C h ri s t, e x c e p t a th e w o rk of G od to re c re ate a s i n n e r to tu re fru it; or, oth e r in words , do good . ! 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Li f e L o a c n y y i v e its lflif ,a d b t h c om e l in m n e e n e t s i i l l e a h f h c m e n h e n n o e t i , u g n y w g y g ? a d ad s o u l an giv e its e lf l i fe o e i a e a e n q i ry th e c om s m o r i n ove r s , g s y as th e o th e r k i g th e om s b ggi n g , s i n c e b oth are th e wo rk o f th e n c o m e s s e d s S p ri t fo r m e r y , th e c om e r m c h n o e p a t , r y i s An d I s av ac c o rd i n g to s ri p u re , a d ad a w il l to he s a e d , a h u n g ri g an d th i r t o d y c an a r ri h te o u i i l i a s a d d i n f r l a i h e l l a o e s a s e a t o t e r f v t ; g y g g s b i s ou l l his q u i c k e n i g o f a d e ad s ou l is c o m e s fo rs ak i g s i n s , p rac ti c al s i n s ; th e h G od s al l i g th e h o l y c al l i n g, th e h e a e n c o m e re s o l u ti o n an d p r m i s e s to G od to ly c al l i n g th C al l i g of G od t h e c al l i g b e b e tte r th e n c o m e s a h re ak in g o ff fro m fro m dark n s s to l i gh t th e d raw i g o f th s i fu l c o m p an y th e c o m e s a re l i h fo r ath e r th e l e adin h t t e b l i n d , th e nd i r r r e h e t u s e n o f d i i p h d i c c m t a r e s e e a g g g i ; f w th e e k i n g to h e ar C h ri s ti an s tal k ,th e n c o m e s a wa t th e i n n e r in th e w i l d e r e s h s o e l t,& c 82c m e ti o e d i s c ri p t re as to h e ar p re ac h i n g t h e n co m s a c o n s ta t i ihe w ork of G od T h at m o m n th e s o l b u rde n of in , th u gh s o m e ti m e h e av i e r is th us ti ic k e ne d and m ad e alitge by ! h e th an at o th e rs ; y e t go w h e re th ey w il l,g g i g or n t . n — : s u e . c - 3 e s n n ‘ t e . i s n n . 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h e b e i g c o n v ic te d an d s e l f c o n de m , day s in w h i c h afte r y e w e re i l l u m i n ate d , n e d c o n fe s s e s h is s i n s , an d fe ari n g th e T h i e n l i gh te nin g of th e S p i rit of w rath o f G od an d h e l l u n d e r a s e n s e 81 c G o d b ri n gs th e s i n n e r to s e e s in and h im i s f s h o d a e a t l i n u i h e e a f a r n h of , g g s e l f in q u i te a difi re N o w h e s e e s s i n s , is le d to re p e n tan c e for h is s i ns , t l i gh t h e is l os t, n o w h e se e s by th i s l igh t th e w h i c h r p e tan c e is a tu rn i n g fro m all an d o d i o s n s s , th e d am n i n w h e t w e t h G d i p l t y u a l i t h t s e h i l o d s s c s n e r e a i o u e e v e r e , r g rl a t i o f i s i g an d e o t u n r u u a r i l s n n s t n o u e a e i r d d p i i r i h a s S r c o h i e n s n r t , g , g a tro y in g n atu re o f in th e p ri n c i p l e s , or fac u lti e s o i h i s ou l fro m T h i s l i gh t an d s ig h t o fh im s e lf an d s i n s s in b y c h an g i n g th e d e s i re s , and in c li o f th e s ou l , s o as to tu rn th e n c o n v i c ts h im , an d h a i n g l ife , h e fe e l s too n ati o n w t i h e u a i l d i h t n e o f v e of s i n th e re li s h t h o n i c t i on , an d a ai s t i h o a nd t c e s l t g g g all th e w orl d an d te n th ou s an d w orl d s d e s i re to s in ; 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I s ay fl o w fre e l y an d th e h e art fe e l s te n d e r th e re is a c au s e an d a gre at c au se Th e a ai ns t s in an d in w i s h e s an d d e s i re s ; w i s h s o n wh a r e a s e t b i s r e u s e i c a u t c a e a s t i i , g y g ’ ‘0 b e h o l y , an d h O e s it m a one i s G o d s c au s e ; o r at all e v e n ts I th i n k s o, d a y y p b e c o n v e rte d to G od oth e rwis e I s h o u ld n ot p l agu e y ou as o fte n T h e n agai n th e s o u l fe e l s h ard ,c are le s s , as I do , ’ c an t ri e v e n or f a e e h r s e s o f ll l d i s d f e l I n t e t p h s t h e l a s r e e s n o a i e u t c t c fi s a w e g , , h e art to p ray ,h is b u rde n n o t s o n is re at f o r th e s tri fe in o u r c h u rc h e s b e twe e n th e g g day s o r we e k s ; th e n h e th i n k s it was all s io n arie s an d th e O ld R e gu l ar Ba ti s ts ? I p h is o wn o rk s , or G od h ad fo rs ak e n or s ay th e c au s e is th i s : t h e m i s s i o n ary c au s e e h i n m i v ov e r to a h ard h e art N o w is mo n e y an d p o p u l ari ty , wh il e th e Old g th i n k s th e s ou l afte r all I s h al l b e l os t ; I am R e gu l ar Bap ti s ts are c o n te n d in g fo r e te rn al ’ ors e o f f n o w th an w h e n I fe l t s o d e e p dis li fe an d s al v at i o n agre e ab l y to G od s own tre s s ; th e n l c o u l d c ry an d p ray w i th te ars , ap p ointe d te rm s , w i th o u t th e as s i s tan c e of b u t no w al as ! th e re is n o l i fe , n o fe e l i n g ; m e n/ or d e v i l s ; th e m i s s io n arie s are p le ad ’ am h ard, d e ad , an d c o l d , an d c an t p ray in an d S ty lu g , th o u s an d s o f s p u ls are p e r g w i th fe rv e n c y and fe e l i n g ; it is all o v e r is h in g an d goin g to h e l l for th e w an t o fth e n ow, I re c k o n I am o n e th at G o d w i l l n e v l os e l b e in s e n t to th e m , an d th e i r e x c u s e g p g a é r s av e , m y s i n s are s o m an y , I h av e re s i s t is , th e y g ii no t go for wan t of m o ne y 8 d h is S p i rit, I m i gh t o n c e h av e b e e n s av e no u g ( id, b u t al as ! it is , n o w too l ate , m y s o u l is e n o u g ' ol e w on e , G od do n t s e e m to h e ar m e w h e n I h g ’ a , an d I d on t fe e l th at he art in it as I i s n ot c all e d p ry lf l o n ly n o w c o u l d c ry an d gold 3 e arth wi s h to fe e l o s alis l e s ti n rie v e an d f e e l as I h av e d o n e r y e tin . c m m s c a t r i h i v i i s t e o o t n t h r e , , , y g g g g I s h ou l d th in k it m igh t b e th e re w as s om e l u s ti n g de s i re for m o ne y ; w h e n th e re is not h o p e ; b u t G o d h as l e ft m e to b e d am p e d , h al f e n ou gh in th e e arth , n or o n th e e arth , n o r u n d e r th e h i c h I m u s t ac k n o w l e d ge I d e s e rv e e arth . n o r ab o v e th e e arth, Po or, s orro w fu l , s ou l d i s tre s s e d , b e c au s e to s ati s fy th e m i s s io nari e s ; ’ om e S e o l s a , w e ou h t to p ray f o o c an t fe e l an d b e m o re di s tre s s e d ; th e n r u p p y y g y ’ th os e we th i n k to b e w ro n , b e c a s e C h ris t u are o d s tre s s e d b e c au s e u a n t be o c i y y g u dis tre s s e d th e w o rs t k i n d o f d i s tre s s F e ar s ai d , p ray fo r y ou r e n e m i e s and th e m th at I ’ e s p i te fu l l y u s e d o t m r s l a s u u B ut Ia sk u b l w r d e e e u r o i m s o s o e P m a : r, a r , , n y y p ’ de d th at h e th at h as b e gu n a good wo rk in did C h ri s t p ray fo r G od s e n e m ie s ? I o wn I k n o w n ot h i n a b u o u t it r i l t o s l l a r y o u n l d o e s h y n o w c t n t t J A r e e a e t u h i i , g y y fl h ris t An d agai n ; ifit tarry , wait for it, try i ng to ro b G od o f h is o wn gl o ry, an d ? a e t t o e s v A n d again : t k i t h m e l e s it will c om e an d n ot tarry h e n the y are lile s s e d are th e y th at m o u rn , fo r th e y s h al l te d in th e te m p l e th e y are tak i n g th e au m g” h ow ‘0 b i s om forte d And oor S ou l; you are th m ‘y ‘0 te ac h VO " e N - . . t . WW . . . . ‘ . W . . ’ . - . 1 . . w ‘ - . , ’ . w . - . . W W . ' . ‘ . . . p S w BA PT PR I M I T I V E . l . . do m ak day ing h is b ask e t of 0 ye s o ns c o lle ge b re d . , or b room A m e ri c a, p re ac h e rs v l ove G od I l ov e ’ in all h is o lfic e s o . in h is w i s d o m , I l o v e h im l o v e h im in h is j u s ti c e . 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N O s ir g ’ l i n d e p e n d e n t l y s ay , th e d e v i l s gos p e l T e ac h th e m h o w to s win d l e th e h ard w o rk in g m e n an d wo m e n do t o f th ai r h o n e s t ’R ’ IS T . : by . . h e re are i s tru tt n g y ou r ab ou t ’ m y h e art an d to n gu e an d h an d th e art o f h is warth at I am n ow e ngag d i n for c e r tai n I am th at t h e war n e v e r wi l l b e o v e r w i th m e in th i s l i f An d, b re h r n , m y s ou l b e li e v e s I h al l e re l o n g q i t th e fie l d ? u n c o n q u e re d by all th e in s in u atton s of m e n n o , to b las h e n e th e wo rth y n am e fl y p o f G od A l m i h ty , b or d e v i l s a l l i c n n h a o m i s y g g th ou gh h e w as a b l o ody b u tc h e r to c o m e A n d n o w, b re th re n I do s i n c re l y b e g do wn fro m h e av e n an d s h ak e h is b l o od y of y o u all, to b e ware o f th at c u rs e d p h ari a t r m s am on t c o n re atio n s e e l e av e n , an d h e u t it all o u t o f o u r c h u r n B r o t h g g y p g g e r M atth e w Y ats , w h at do che s B o u c all s u c h r e t h re n i ft an d w h av e b e n y s i ft i n f as th i s , b u t th e wors t k i d of b la p h e S tu f a o n l t i m e t o d p d a e n i u m t u b , g g y y ? my And w h e n we th e o ld Pri m itiv e is n ot all o u t y e t; an d I fe ar i t n v e r w i l l Bap tis ts s ay a wo rd agai n s t s u c h b las p h e b e e n ti re l y o u t, b u t p ray k e e p it ou t as m y , th e N e w S c h oo l d an d i e s an d l ac k i e s m u c h as p os s ib l e , fo r it h as al way s b e en a are re ady to c u t ou r th roats , b e c au s e w e c u rs e to th e c h u rc h o f G o d in t IiV age o f te l l th e m th e tru t h T h e y wo u l d l i k e u s th e worl d I m e an th i c u rs e d p ri e s t c raft ve r h T w w e e e u t w m t w e f o d v i l b n i h h h t r l e u n o O t t o e v n l d p p h i l m i E e e e i n t o s i y g th e i r c ra ft o f s w i n d l i n g, l y i n g, c h atin g, gard e n ,s h e b e i n g a ty p e o f th e c h u rc h an d wh at I c al l h i gh w ay ro b b e ry th e we ak e r v e s e l He did n ot go to Ad de frau d i n g Bu t y o u k n o w p ri e tc raft alway s goe s am ,wh o was h e ad o e r th e w o m an N o w b e fo re S tate c raft,or k i n g c raft It is S u p n oti c e th os e m i s i o ari e s , th e y w o n t c o m e o an y o f u s O ld Pri m i ti v e Bap ti s t p r ac h t orte d by o u r s tat s m e n L o o k o u a t r p e rs , b u t t h e l ll s l i p to o u r c h u r h e s , to m o n e y t h at h as b e e n gi v e n to th e m i s i o n y ari e s , w h at h as it b e n gi ve n fo r b u t S p e C U th e w e ak e r s i d e ,li k e th e de rl d i d to E e lati on o n b o t h s i d e ? L oo k at o u r ri c h I c an a s rt to y o u , t h at th e re h as n v e r “ m e th ro w in g in th e ir m o dgy o r o r o w n o n e o f th e m tri e d m e to m y fac e y e t, n o r t b l i e ve t h e y e v e r w i l l ; th e a e m o n e y to s e n d t h e Bi b l e to th e h e ath e n to I d o r y m ak e C h ris ti an s of th e m , wh e n at th e am e n ot s u c h foo l s as n o t to k n o w w h o to b e gi n with I te l l y ou th e y are a c rafty p e op l e , or a C h ri s ti an n o m ore f tim e th e y c are t h an th e d e v il d oe s I f th e y c are d s o ifth e y c an o n l y ge t s tate s m e n o n th e i r S i d e m u c h fo r C h ri s ti an s as th e y p re te n d to do, th y c an c arry an y e arth ly p o i n t w h ate v e r N o w h e re are w h at are c al l e d fre e w h y in th e n am e of G od d o t th e y le t I c al l th e m d e vi l s m e e t t h e i r t h e i r p oor b l ac k b re th re n th at are s c h o o l h o u s e s n ou s e s F r n o w t h e re ar m a y o o u k i h s u p po rt i n h t e m in th e i r l az i e s s h av e th e g y g p riv i l e ge o f Bi b l e s a d s c h oo l s ? Bu t 0 e ttl e m e n ts th at won t go to h e ar th e m i s to c o m e n o, th at wo n t do , th e y c an t do work s io n arie s p re ac h , n or s u fl e r t h e m o r th e i r m as te r; s o k e e p t h e m at i n to th e ir h ou s e s n or m e ti n g h o u s e s to E n ou h f g N o w, s ay th e c raft p re ac h e r to h o m e in datk n e s s , an d le t th e m go to h l l p re ac h an d we l c o m e Bu t s av e th e m th at are a th e c raft s tate s m an , j t p as s an ac t to h av e lon g way 05 , l i k e th e y h av e s e iz d th e p o o r all th e p oo r p e o p l e s c h i l d r n l e arn t i th e I n d i ans 0 h ow th e y l o v e d th e i r re d fre e s c h oo l s fo r n o t h i n g an d h av e h o u s e s b r th re n ,th e y m u s t c arry th e m th e Bi b l e b u i l t w i th i n th r e o r fo r m i l e s s q u are , an d fo rm th m in to s c h o l s an d l e arn th e m an d th i s w i l l p l e as e th e m s o w e ll th at we to pre ac h , t i l l th e y go t all th e i r fo r s k i ns , the c raft p re ac h e rs wi l l oo n h ave m e e tin g all th e ir m o n e y ,all t h ir l an d — wh at n e x t? h o u s e s a p l e n ty ; an d we w il l c o m e u p on G o , re d b re th re n to h e l l or s om e w h e re th e m on th e b l i n d i d e b e fo re th y k n o w at h e ls e , f k n ow e fi l e afte r, an d lay 00 1 y o k e o r ou r c raft h av e ot all ou h ad, ar i d y g th e m o u r S tate m alt and ri e s t c ralt will d i v i d e o e as y th at t h e y o i p ri s t c raft o p i l n ot m i s tru s t u s in th e s m al l e s t d e re e ; the s o i l w l g p h h y ou r ri c h c otton c ou n tri e s , in e v er w see k i n o a v a e t n n d l l w h h y i m o e t y g g m a d e v o u r, b c al l i n g u h t e op l e e p y p y. aro u nd th e b e n c h e s to p ray Pray , did I t rou g t e ' e e . s . , u t ~ . . e . 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