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Jfimtswftoiii* Uli y,*- know these lhii fe-s,"’ M ih* le was .
ite*e sliupK 10 the ft Its• MI ivnshll g*l feet ?-
hm*n ttlheti frt. Pit-f ki w tbe a* t i-is* Mai
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tteHf wats M(i mg, hlii 1 sad v “Ti*u stall in *•
wacslki any. fcei.** Tmov tmi-t. he s* meiliii g 111 < i<
ftnitkeudMi tlhiaMi than ml. I&oihUv watei can n*.i*
waehi atwatw aiinA * m Lo <;’s lusi-mss into 11
WwmiM wars iiwt w.ai^kiu>i *I. anse t. i~- j.**< j-ft- tioiu tL*-*■
ttH. TTii*e ipiaiuuit •£i he dim to teo I • igat, tf* >
ffenttdi iitn hutttfin*mie j <>i a> ;ur’ p able to G. *• as hi<
Itßluwae **>lt nil* tin who aii- I In- most- Micpuh tis of b*><
ftflw fisHilililtllttiSK. Some I ;*te SU ] | -Mil UiHt ill
ttnaJlfOMe isoin otl (Cllniat was sin j>!\ la bn list-
JpHt* aui •<: tiiiipMe ol l i.miii \. lint whilst .-ini. * s
Mni|pße wote- wm.*.braced in it, I tint k s< m* thing fur
ttßetv aJho. iiti, ended;.. 1 can* iui tl ti k that • v*r\ ac
(Ciiiiiitrtt wdyJkt under tl*a sl (l. w\ (lis] a i sati* i
tfta} liuw was- a. -*l tjoml thin-gp to come, Chits
asr-J* Might Fillsbke lb* i\M a! { U.**S.If*- was or
dimnddfJfur men m things peHaiiiinff f*> Gad. Aim*
Sttiitfiiin its title- gn*.ai b nmii-ia-fton e*l Chi ist, tot hi
wtrdyititg iiius tiiiHnsij>!~.* ft-et, wit ii water. but* m cond* •
t:o. be made sun for his people and m shed
<ffitig lifts own blood to wash them lioin all sin—-
38Ww iili Cbiiitftt bat* ilias wash* <1 us. at (i sit ec I e
ISewim <gu wlksetii we- liaw frit lat kwaitl iu *ppri*at-H
----iihgr <&o*,|l tnii [piiaver ami o’ln r arts *f wotsh'p, lie
bats a.jpjpiiifd bits 11 otl to wash our ft H or olir Hf!B
efffttmpflunHfhi Bo (liethat we have been enabled to
■awiwv.'litdktie Him winh hope and eoi fiden* e, ounht
WifeUi>jlL lltiw waftlti one- aiiotiher’s e< l ? That ts, when
WvesHftefciuar bitet bn ea dej.ressed wit h t heir wattdeiines
ml ullKiinJt tfoijungs., ami in daikness and under
t&tfllt[pJ’a<t!iiu>fitH. iitisleati t ttiruiner then* wande'injjs
miudldluiiinlt-tts viit'w s(foi ]>•< ns to lash %i-.etn with, 1 t its
an toit‘]jites!Hr point: t item-to the lontitain of a>S e
nfioii 7 ’* Itlbodt sMttl assute tin mos Us tiet i t ss-ai dUs
tt<) td a use aw a}’ their sins- and em*< in
ttHwim tt<r> Bo> ti e throne of graee. and to attend
Utjpotn ttlli** iinstiif'iiittons o (Tt>d’> house in. uli telianuw
(Mil OiittiMi ssbhjod, tio uleaii>e their f>er}onnai>t‘< a and
& tpiterntm tthem with ao. ejjtai oe before biofb. U‘
wwe iisuil ;n no>ii st>ul who spues* evidence ob Iseinyf- a-
Ibtlit wh>siamls bark from baptism, feeling
Biifti uitiiWMoiilthiiiesa aid easing that he mijrht pollute
tjiifiiiti oiHpinam e and! bis profession by the t <'rrup>
tfjiutfltsftitt- llsefts within, let us v\a>h his ft el, or arsine
Biiiiin tillft£ ttlb- blood’ t f Christ will, ob-aiise beKne
©odl at!!* luw sfeps in Fu “bed eiti e I• Chri't.
Iti we- flJid a-bae.kslider that hashad tt* be ex<-ludt and.
Huutt ib bsiaijrinjr ab< tit tlie door t the olmn li and
nnamiifttsf iiejpea,fcw>e*e lor bis sm t .instead >t diivi <r
Brill bit Milt ins by * oftlin s-ami haislttiess let us wash
B.i> ItetH: tin. tftitu pteennis fountain. Pnulsetiis to
BtaMtetufildb VIUeW vlf Ihiw su'j et wht n lie say-i * VV'uo
efcMUiftjitnelh us iu all our t.i tbiila ion, that, we max
Bmj aJldke Itoofoii.f n them which are in at>\ tiouble.
Bw Blue eoiumi
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ftiiitieti: if ((ioilLT 2 C r i. 4. Meibinks that tin
etuftilWmetf- oft havmjr wasi eti the ft*et t fone poor at
fiiifftteil.<taM di Wii brother or sisier^woiild stf ml iu
ntxotiie a- than tie idea <4 washiitr he ft-ei
ffat dba*tt bitetiir ii with water. |>ro C- k. it will
n>.iti auawe-B to. ap r a.*h G m! in reliance fir arc* p
taucvi wii ou.r goocl Wuik-or good feelings; out shoes i
SoIItII Elt A HA erlß T ME 8 8-E N(i E R,.
list l e ]mt tfywheir we approach him. Ncititer
at we walk with acceptance beftne him nor with
tulort to ottr sru<ks-s xcept as oilr set ate washed
Ci 1 list’s blood. * water will sejiulv the place.
hovtjh we wan feed with nitre aid take muck >
oiip.
Hut the believer has to wa'k before the cburcl*
id tli- woi Id. Here is room ftu * xhorta ion to k>ve
nd good woik*, ami for atlmoMiiton and reproof.
I in this matter we would muk the distinction be
ween the durst lan’s slardurg in the church and
etore the wot I*l, ami his approach to aid standing
••tore God. we should av; id some incdnslstencies
‘"to wh*ch we ittn or aj par to tun s mettmes.^ —
llere ebo t.s -ccasion for washing one ahotbei’s
feet. When we see any of our* butbien walking
out ~f ti e wav thn t gli ii ff> tnit\ and weakness of
the ffesli, irisiead of- * xposiug their it firmitv and
contrufted poftmien to the g? ze < botl.ets, let is
wash their feet vvstb fire tears of: sy tfipat hy andi
luoiheilv compassion, infm mbeib g. that vre also
are eiicori passed with inti unties, b isals*> some
tunes mts-ssary to wa> the ft et of the church b\
tfie t xv-icise obd’se'p me, dial sea afiftoar not pol
lu'erl before the World; Biit again,!! ishliere to be
leineinfiered, that owinwfo the hi tarn and i horrid
si)i| the babbitv to contract dirt in ibe w .y, the
Lord lias prepared shoes lot his disciples’ feet*, ft
! titer* fore b> collies them in all* their welk to be
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.'■had vuth the preparation of tue i/oxprl of peace ‘ —
No slmes itii-de ot oui ow n good ie>oiUlions or vyatch
tulne?s, & *., will answeenotbmg t>ui the pre para
, lion of the gospel of ]), ace will protest the feet* in
1 the Christian travel. We need patience, me* kttes>.
Uprightness, <kc. We n*‘e<i fault in *x *ci>e to rest
| Op**n the I fts *1 <I Cfsrrsr, und ale* irpon the ftroin*-
I i-e of Grid, and we need shat hope which enter&lh
info that 19-thin the vt*f. Titus shod we may- go
forward with cotdid. nee.
In conclusion I will tenia'k. thaf in maintaining
gooil woifes we may meet with i ccasiims when
the washing our hr*tlter’s feet litem,M\ would he
an act < f kindness anddiospi'aftty, and* which we
, ought to attend t**. T o*e womten who attend-d
to Slid) ao:.s of hospitaht y. if they became desolate
wil*iw.a,.w>ere so-be entitled !*> t e pr* vtsi-ms of the
church.. Aml* eita’nh hlliink. it an) bodher wid
duly consider the drift of.the Asjaistle s direc ion.)**
Timothy c.*incniii g widow a, tie wtlhbe convinced’
that the woahihff < f the tain here luention
cd. Wrs as a g<*>*i woik, ami not as Hi** ob-ervacce
of an ordinance. If an ordnance, why was the
observam*e of that alone named, omi> ting all lii
“ther parts of ivlig’ovs woisht]*? See 1 Timothy
‘.3-14.
B'o. Cook, I have the-e my viewof this sub
j) c-t with v*>u. In ping vu writ receive tltern with
*-and*i ami forbearance to warn me,, if vnu are not
cotivtuced of the correctness of these views.
) cuts iu L ive,
S. TROTT.
Opklika Ala. M rch 29, 18G0.
To ,T W Richards of
I.)KAa IiKOIHKK IN CIIKIST —I DOttCQ in the 51l j
No. ot the Mcbaettger that you wish to hear from j
me, and latJier complain that I have not*complied
with former>requesTs.- I feel indeed that an apolo
gy is due fur >my neglect, but as it would /occupy
t*o milch space I shall not pfetehd i*t this ppblic
Way,to make any excuse, only that many pressing
duties and bad health, have lira great measure pr*
Vented.
When Hrnnember the many pleasant days we
have bad together when we lived as neighbors and
metnb* rs of the same chinch, your ca*e and ten
derness towards me in,.the eatly [ art of my minis
lerial labors, the attention giver*lo my poor family
•*v vnu in my absence, the utanv acts of kindness
showed to me in my deep bodily afflictions ; when
I remember tliese things f ari(loui int'ruacy as breth
ten, I omnot forget thee, and lam g ! ad to
hear from yoovaud particularly so, when,.ft can hear
ihat you are coinfuted by the precious and never
failit g< promises of the gospel of'Ohrist.
Eronu vonr kite letter in the Messenger.it appear*
that you.have received fresh comfort and encour
agement in contemplating the text in 2 Pet. iii. 9.
* The Lord is not sla k concerning his promise as
some men count slackness phut i* long.suffering to
ttsWarißnot willing that any should |*erisli v but that
all should come to repentance.” Y u request to
hear from me on ibis text. It certainly is a pre
cious su’j. cl and affords matter fir much to be
said, l ui as I; have written so much of. late for* the
Messenger it looks rather like intrusion on its col
umns and on its readers that uiy feeble thoughts
should, occupy so nuteli spao j ,.and beside*,.aw re
gauls tb ist ex,*, were fttosay much or litlle,ii would
only be to express my hearty endors ment of what
)ou. in a lew Words, have already written upon the
OlbjL- ft.
I know that Arminians make a- £reat parade
over the conducing expression that God is not
’* willing that any should perish, hut that all should
come to lep.-ntanoe.” They insist that this applie
to the whole human race, but such an application
of. the text would present a wonderful jargon and
contradiction in the text, i’self, because it would
show that the E >rd is slack concerning the fulfill
ment of his promise, if the promise is not “sure to
all the seed.” Roll), iv. ]G. But Paul contend*
that grace makes the promise sure to all the seed.
It is a promise of eternal life which God that can
not lie promised, before tire world began. Titus i,
2; The certainty of the fulfillment of God’s prom
ise is not based upon the power and ability of men,
but on the wisdom, power ami ability of Christ.—
“ For all the promises of God in him are yea and
in him, j&uien to the glory of God by us.” 2 Cor.
i. 20 That is,.they are true, certain and faithfully
peiformed. God is not willing that any of the heir*
ot promise should perish, but that all should come
to repentance. Christ Jesus has declared that the
will f ihe Father is that of. “all which he ha* giv
en me rshou.hfl.se nothing, but should raise it up
again at the lit day.” John vi. 39; Aloft to show
that the wid of G id is fully accomplished iu their
salvation, it i* further declared l>v Chi ist that “All
that the Father g veth me shall come to me, ami
him that coiueih lo me I will in no wise cast out.”
God certainly has abundantly manifested that he is
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