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   submission to the will of God are excellent things to talk about in
   fine weather。 But when the storm strikes us�察�and hearts ache�察�and tears
   flow�察�and gaps are made in our family circle�察�and friends fail us�察�and
   money makes itself wings�察�and sickness lays us low�察�we want something
   more than abstract principles and general lessons。 We want a living��
   personal Friend�察�a Friend to whom we can turn with firm confidence that
   he can help and feel。

   Now it is just here�察�I maintain�察�that St。 Paul's doctrine of a risen
   Christ es in with a marvellous power�察�and exactly meets our
   necessities。 We have One sitting at the right hand of God�察�as our
   sympathizing Friend�察�who has all power to help us�察�and can be´touched
   with the feeling of our infirmities�察�even Jesus the Son of God。 He
   knows the heart of a man and all his condition�察�for He Himself was born
   of a woman�察�and took part of flesh and blood。 He knows what sorrow is��
   for He Himself in the days of His flesh wept�察�and groaned�察�and grieved。
   He has proved His love towards us by ;bearing our manners; for
   thirty´three years in this world�察�by a thousand acts of kindness�察�and
   ten thousand words of consolation�察�and by finally dying for us on the
   cross。 And He took care before He left the world to say such golden
   sayings as these�察 �Let not your heart be troubled�此�ye believe in God��
   believe also in Me。; ;I will not leave you fortless�察�I will e to
   you。; ;Ask�察�and ye shall receive�察�that your joy may be full; ��John
   14��1�察�18�察�16��24��。 I can imagine no truth more suited to man's wants
   than this。 Rules�察�and principles�察�and prescriptions�察�and instructions
   in times of sorrow are all very well in their way�察�but what the human
   heart craves is a personal friend to go to�察�to talk to�察�to lean back
   upon�察�and mune with。 The risen Christ�察�living and interceding for us
   at God's right hand�察�is precisely the Person that we need。 If St。 Paul
   had not proclaimed Him to the Corinthians�察�he would have left one of
   man's greatest wants unsatisfied。 No religion will ever satisfy man
   which does not meet the legitimate wants of his nature。 Teachers who
   give no place to a living risen Christ in their system�察�must never be
   surprised if their weary hearers seek rest at the feet of human priests
   in the Romish Confessional。

   ��c�� Let us consider�察�lastly�察�the certainty of death and its
   consequences�察�which every child of Adam must make up his mind to face
   one day。

   To say that death is a serious thing�察�is to utter a very bald and
   monplace truism。 Yet it is a strange fact that the familiarity of
   6000 years does not abate one jot of its seriousness。 The end of each
   individual is still a very momentous circumstance in his history�察�and
   most men honestly confess it。 To leave the world and shut our eyes on
   all among whom we have played our part��to surrender our bodies��
   whether we like it or not�察�to the humiliation of disease�察�decay�察�and
   the grave into be obliged to drop all our schemes and plans and
   intentions mall this is serious enough。 But when to this you add the
   overwhelming thought that there is something beyond the grave�察�an
   undiscovered and unknown world�察�and an account of some sort to be
   rendered of our life on earth�察�the death of any man or woman bees a
   tremendously serious event。 Well may our great poet Shakespeare speak
   of ;the dread of something after death。; It is a dread which many feel
   far more than they would like to confess。 Few are ever satisfied with
   Mohamedan fatalism。 Not one in a thousand will ever be found to believe
   the doctrine of annihilation。

   Now at no point do the uninspired religions of the ancients�察�or the
   systems of modern philosophy�察�break down so pletely as in the
   article of death。 To dwell for ever in Elysian fields�察�amidst shadowy��
   immaterial ghosts�察�was a consummation little valued even by Homeric
   heroes。 The vague�察�rootless theory of some undefined state of rest
   after death�察�where�察�somehow and in some way�察�the souls of the good and
   the just�察�separate from their bodies�察�are to spend an objectless��
   endless existence is a miserable forter。 Homer�察�and Plato�察�and
   Bolingbroke�察�and Voltaire�察�and Paine are all alike cheerless and silent
   when they look down into an open grave。

   But just at the point where all man´made systems are weakest�察�and fail
   to satisfy the wants of human nature�察�there the gospel which St。 Paul
   proclaimed at Corinth is strongest。 For it shows us an Almighty Saviour
   who not only died for our sins�察�and went down to the grave�察�but also
   rose again from the grave with His body�察�and proved that He had gained
   a victory over death。 ;Now is Christ risen from the dead�察�and bee
   the first´fruits of them that slept。;´; He has abolished death�察�and
   brought life and immortality to light。;; Through death He has
   destroyed death�察�and delivered them that through fear of death were all
   their lifetime subject to bondage; ��1 Cor。 15��20�察�2 Tim。 1��10�察�Heb。
   2��15��。

   And thanks be to God�察�this blessed victory over death and the grave has
   not been won by Christ for Himself alone。 For eighteen centuries He has
   enabled thousands of Christian men and women�察�believing and trusting
   themselves to Him�察�to face the king of terrors without fear�察�and to go
   down the valley of the shadow of death in the sure and certain hope
   that they will yet e forth victorious�察�and in the flesh see God。
   Read the story of the deaths of the early Christians under heathen
   persecutions。 Mark the dying experience of those who suffered at Oxford
   and Smithfield�察�under Queen Mary�察�for Protestantism。 Find�察�if you can��
   in the whole range of biography any death´beds of non´Christians which
   will bear parison with the death´beds of Christians in the matter of
   peace�察�and hope�察�and strong consolation。 You may search for ever and
   not find them。 You will find yourself shut up to the conclusion that
   the old Scriptural truth of Christ dying and rising again is exactly
   the truth that fits human nature�察�and must have e down from God。
   This�察�and this only�察�will enable natural man to meet the last enemy
   without fear�察�and to say�察 �O death�察�where is thy sting�拭�O grave�察�where
   is thy victory�拭─。�1 Cor。 15��55��。

   What shall we say to these things�拭�I know well that the human heart and
   its necessities are a deep and intricate subject。 But�察�after studying
   men's hearts attentively for many years�察�I have e to one decided
   conviction。 That conviction is�察�that the true reason why St。 Paul
   preached first and foremost what he preached at Corinth�察�is to be found
   in his right knowledge of the nature�察�moral condition�察�and position of
   man。 He was taught of God the Holy Ghost that it was the only medicine
   that was suited to the disease。 What human nature requires is a
   religion for dying sinners�察�a mighty remedial system and a personal
   Redeemer�察�and the work of Christ is marvellously fitted to meet its
   requirements。 We are sick of a deadly sickness�察�and our first want is a
   living physician。

   It would have been worse than useless if St。 Paul had begun his work at
   Corinth by telling men to be virtuous and moral�察�while he kept back
   Christ。 It is just as useless now。 It even does positive harm。 To
   awaken human nature�察�and then not show it God's spiritual prescription��
   may lead to most mischievous consequences。 I know no case so pitiable
   as that of the man who sees clearly sin�察�sorrow�察�and death on one side��
   and does not see clearly Christ dying for sins�察�and rising again for
   sinners�察�on the other。 Such a man is just the person to sink into flat
   despair�察�or to take refuge in the delusive theology of the Church of
   Rome。 No doubt we may sleep the sleep of unconversion for many years��
   and feel nothing of spiritual doubts and fears。 But once let a man's
   conscience bee uneasy�察�and crave peace�察�and I know no medicine which
   can cure him�察�and keep him from soul´ruining error�察�except the ;first
   things; which St。 Paul delivered at Corinth��I mean the two doctrines
   of Christ's atoning death and resurrection。

   And now let me wind up this paper with some words of advice to all who
   read it。 It is advice which the times appear to me to demand。 Who can
   tell but to some one it may be a word in season��

   ��a�� Let me�察�then�察�advise you most strongly not to be ashamed of holding
   decided views about the first things�察�the foundation truths of
   religion。 Your lot is cast in a day of free thought�察�free handling�察�and
   free inquiry。 There is a widespread dislike to doctrinal decision and
   what is called dogmatism�察�and none perhaps are so exposed to its
   influence as the yoking。 The natural generosity�察�unsuspiciousness�察�and
   love of fair play�察�of a young man's heart�察�make him shrink from taking
   up very positive theological views�察�and holding opinions which may even
   seem to be narrow�察�party´spirited�察�or illiberal。 The temptation of the
   present day is to be content with a vague earnestness�察�to abstain from
   all 

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