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GOD MAKETH THE ^
PRAISI
Oftentimes a teacher wil
truth in physics, and find t
it. Then he picks up some
truth, and exhibits it; and a
In spiritual teaching, the !
of the Gospel sets forth th<
dom and his love, and we
ception of these things is
stance is what we need. 1
ns the practical illustration.
We all know that God ca
praise him. But let us tal
history and see if we can i
little more deeply.
In the days of Jacob, Go
for his family where they m
her till they should be str<
national existence. As the
in Egypt: a land whose p
racial character as to elimi
cial intermingling or arnalg
and other perils, Canaan \
Goshen was.
The jealousy of the brot
their act in selling him a?
It was the wrath of man.
Egypt; (2) it sent him in
chief officers of that coun
opportunity of showing to
to the throne the probity of
The wife of Potiphar acc
cured his imprisonment, a
the wrath of man. But it t
with the chief butler, it led
of the butler's dream : ther
tice of Pharaoh, and then i
realm. As such he provid
Goshen for all his family
Egypt and yet segregated fi
If Joseph had been allow
thcr's roof in Canaan, nont
pirea. it was the wrath oi
roy of Egypt and the prote
The life of Daniel furnisl
is but a few weeks since w
in casting Daniel to the Ji<
the instrumentality of mak
to< rebuild the temple.
Not less conspicuous is
mies, in their wrath, plottc<
imprisonment for four year
succeeded in stopping the i
God made it to praise him.
scl, God's love was manifest
one on board. At Rome, ii
as an apostle of Jesus, he
attention from the proud p
less it were persecution) f
cause he came there as a p
Emperor were obligated t
And in the first chapter of
his "bonds in Christ were
And in the last chapter Pa
THE PRESBYTERIA)
WRATH OF MAN TO
5 HIM.
1 present to his class some
hat his pupils fail to grasp
concrete illustration of the
t once they erraso it readilv.
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same is true. The preacher
e holiness of God, his wisassent.
And yet our convague.
The concrete inu
his love God often gives
luseth the wrath of man to
:e up some of the facts of
not appreciate this truth a
d wanted a place of refuge
iglit live and grow in million
g enough to maintain a
! place he selected Goshen
cople were so different in
nate the temptation to soamation.
Because of these
vas not such a place: but
hers of Joseph was sinful:
5. a slave was inexcusable.
But (i) it sent Joseph into
to the house of one of the
try; and (3) it gave the
the butler who stood near
his character.
used Joseph falsely and sepparently
for life. It was
trought Joseph into contact
him up to the interpreting
i it brought him to the noit
made him viceroy of the
led a home in the land of
under the protection of
rom their idolatries,
red to remain under his fa'
of this would have transf
man that made him vicector
of his family,
les another illustration. It
e noticed the wrath of man
5ns. But this outrage was
ing Cyrus issue the decree
the life of Paul. His ened
his death and secured his
TM i-1 1 '
a. Aiicy inougru tney naa
nouth of the Apostle. But
On the shipwrecked ves:ed
in the salvation of every
f Paul had entered the city
would have received little
eople and none at all (unrom
the officials. But be risoncr
the judges and the
o examine the accusation.
Philippians Paul says that,
manifest in all the palace."
ul sends salutations to the
N OF THE SOUTH.
Phillippians from "them that
hold." Indeed at the present
tions in tliQ Catacombs of Ro
bers of the Emperor's family
iians.
Oftentimes when we find
wrath of man we are discour
God has put this text into the
and has given us these illustra
FROM WHOM DOES
If the governor of a State si
est citizens, who have ever In
proceed to elect from amonj
liberty, and some to suffer pei
cry out with indignation. The i
rest upon the proceeding.
But if that same governor s
penitentiary and should be p
don to some of its inmates, es
his way clear to pardon nine-1
doing an injury to the public'
And if he left in the penitent!
her of men who had been con\
no means could we blame bin
If the governor should cho
i? ? '
njt jjcii uuiimg one ana reiusin
would find pleasure. But if h<
give any reason for not pard
110 man could find fault. Tli
conviction was given at the tr
not do wisely to add anythin
To these propositions every
let us transfer the case from ;
sphere.
Some, men, when they rea
electing love, begin to find fa
to learn the character of tf
God makes his election. The
tion which is false, thab God
is dealing with sinless men.
erroneous basis, they accuse (
But the fact is that in his e
God is dealing not with I10
dernned criminals. The mom
comes under condemnation,
is condemned already." Exec
the pardon that God offers, tin
gathering of condemned crin
of execution.
Into this gathering of the
gracious King Jehovah. Love
takes in hand the Lamb's hoc
in it the name of the one of tl
of another, and of others and
of Revelation tells usl thev
whom no man could number
gives a full and complete pard
from condemnation, and adopl
dren. This is God's election.
Wc do not find fault with tl
for electing criminals to pardc
tcntiary. Why should any n
for electing men who are und
don them out of hell?
November 10, 1909.
are of Caesar's houseday
there are inscrip>me
showing that memlived
and died as Chrisourselves
suffering the
O 1 _ < n
agcu a.uu grieved. mil
Psalms for our comfort
tions for our cheer.
%
? GOD ELECT?
lould take a list of lionred
honorable lives, and
j them some to enjoy
laities, the world would
stamp of injustice would
hould take a trip to the
leased to extend a parpccially
if lie should see
l iL- -e -1 / -?
ivriiiiis 01 mem ^witnout
), we would praise him.
ary a considerable numdctcd
of gross crime, by
n.
ose to give his reasons
g pardon to another, we
; should fail or refuse to
oning certain prisoners,
le reason for the man's
ial; the governor would
g further.
man will assent. Now
an earthly to a spiritual
d in Scripture of God's
ult. They do not ?ausc
te persons from whom
y start with an assumpin
his work of election
And proceeding on this
jod ot unfairness.
:lcction of men on earth
ly men, but with-conen
t that a man sins, he
"He that believeth not
pt as they have claimed
c whole race of man is a
linals awaiting the day
condemned comes the
stirs him to action. He
>k of Life and he writes
liese prisoners, and then
omers tin ^as tne tsook
are a great multitude
. To each of these he
on. He sets them free
ts them as his own chille
governor of the State
)n thpm nut nf tti?? nnnt.
lan find fault with God
er condemnation to par