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   streams�察�the birds speak forth His praise��but the man of the world
   does nothing to show that he cares for God�察�or serves God�察�or loves
   God�察�or feels grateful for Christ's redeeming death。

   The Lord's people are not so。 They bring Him some revenue of glory。
   They bear some little fruit�察�and are not altogether barren and
   unprofitable servants。 pared to the world�察�they are a garden。

   II。 The Lord's garden has a distinctive peculiarity about it。 It is a
   garden inclosed。

   There is an inclosure round believers�察�or else they never would be
   saved。 This is the secret of their safety。 It is not their
   faithfulness�察�their strength�察�or their love�察�it is the wall around them
   which prevents their being lost。 They are a ;garden inclosed。;

   They are inclosed by God the Father's everlasting election。 Long before
   they were born��long before 。the foundations of the world�察�God knew
   them�察�chose them�察�and appointed them to obtain salvation by Jesus
   Christ。 The children of this world do not like to hear this doctrine
   proclaimed。 It humbles man�察�and leaves him no room to boast。 But
   whether it is abused or not�察�the doctrine of election is true。 It is
   the corner´stone of the believer's foundation�察�that he was chosen in
   Christ before the world began。 Who can rightly estimate the strength of
   this inclosure��

   They are inclosed by the special love of God the Son。 The Lord Jesus is
   the Saviour of all men�察�but He is specially the Saviour of them that
   believe。 He has power over all flesh�察�but He gives eternal life to them
   that are specially given to Him�察�in a way that He does to none others。
   He shed HIS blood on the cross for all�察�but He only washes those who
   have part in Him。 He invites all�察�but He quickens whom He will�察�and
   brings them to glory。 He prays for them�此�He prays not for the world。 He
   intercedes for them�察�that they may be kept from evil�察�that they may be
   sanctified by the truth�察�that their faith fail not。 Who can fully
   describe the blessedness of this inclosure��

   They are inclosed by the effectual working of God the Holy Ghost。 The
   Spirit of Christ calls them out from the world�察�and separates them as
   effectually as if a wall were built between them and it。 He puts in
   them new hearts�察�new minds�察�new tastes�察�new desires�察�new sorrows�察�new
   joys�察�new wishes�察�new pleasures�察�new longings。 He gives them new eyes��
   new ears�察�new affections�察�new opinions。 He makes them new creatures��
   they are born again�察�and with a new birth they begin a new existence。
   Mighty indeed is the transforming power of the Holy Spirit� �The
   believer and the world are pletely put asunder�察�and everlastingly
   separated。 You may place a believer and an unbeliever together�察�marry
   them�察�join them under one roof�察�but you cannot unite them any more into
   one piece。 The one is part of the ;garden inclosed�察─�and the other is
   not。 Effectual calling is a barrier that cannot be broken。

   Who can tell the fort of this threefold wall of inclosure� �Believers
   are inclosed by election�察�inclosed by washing and intercession��
   inclosed by calling and regeneration。 Great is the consolation of these
   threefold bands of love around us�察�the love of God the Father�察�the love
   of God the Son�察�the love of God the Holy Ghost� �A threefold cord is not
   easily broken。

   Does any reader suppose for a moment that all this was not needed�拭�I
   believe that nothing short of this threefold inclosure could save the
   Lord's garden from utter ruin。 Without election�察�intercession�察�and
   regeneration�察�there is not one soul who would get to heaven。 The wild
   boar out of the wood would break in and devour�察�the roaring lion would
   e in and trample all under his feet。 The devil would soon lay the
   Lord's garden level with the ground。

   Blessed be God for this�察�that we are ;a garden inclosed� ─�Blessed be
   God�察�our final safety hangs not on anything of our own��not on our
   graces and feelings�察�not on our degree of sanctification��not on our
   perseverance in well´doing��not on our love��not on our growth in
   grace��not on our prayers and Bible´readings�察�not even on our faith。
   It hangs on nothing else but the work of Father�察�Son�察�and Holy Ghost。
   If this three´fold work inclose us�察�who shall overthrow our hope�拭�If
   God be for us�察�who can be against us��

   Adam had a heart free from sin。 Adam was strong in innocency�察�and
   undefiled by contact with bad examples and corrupt neighbours。 Adam was
   on vantage ground�察�a thousand times higher than we now occupy�察�and yet
   Adam fell before temptation。 There was no inclosure round him�察�no wall
   to keep Satan out�察�no barrier round the first flower of the Lord's
   garden��and see how Adam fell��

   Let believers open their sleepy eyes�察�and try to understand the value
   of their privileges� �This is the most blessed part of the Lord's
   garden。 It is a ;garden inclosed。; I believe if there was no election��
   there would be no salvation。 I never saw a man who would be saved if it
   depended in any wise on himself。 Let us all thank the Lord Jesus�察�every
   day�察�and thank Him from our hearts�察�that His people are a chosen and
   guarded people�察�and that His garden is nothing less than ;a garden
   inclosed。;

   III。 The Lord's garden is not empty�此�it is always full of flowers。 It
   has had many in time past�察�it has many at the time present。 Believers
   are the flowers that fill the Lord's garden。

   I will mention two things about the flowers in the garden of the Lord
   Jesus。 In some things they are all exactly like one another。 In some
   things they are as various and diverse as the flowers in the gardens of
   this world。

   ��a�� In some things they are all alike。

   ��1�� They have all been transplanted。 Not one of the Lord's flowers grew
   naturally in His garden。 They were all born children of wrath�察�even as
   others。 No man is born with grace in his heart。 Every believer among
   the Lord's people was at one time at enmity with Him�察�and in a state of
   condemnation。 It was the grace of God that first called him out of the
   world。 It was the Spirit of Christ who made him what he is�察�and planted
   him in the garden of the Lord。 In this the Lord's people are all alike��
   they are all transplanted flowers。

   ��2�� The Lord's flowers are all alike in their root。 In outward things
   they may differ�察�but underneath they are all the same。 They are all
   rooted and grounded on Jesus Christ。 Believers may worship in different
   places�察�and belong to different churches�察�but their foundation is the
   same��the cross and the blood。

   ��3�� The Lord's flowers are all at their beginning weak。 They do not
   e to full maturity at once。 They are at first like new´born babes��
   tender and delicate�察�and needing to be fed with milk�察�and not with
   strong meat。 They are soon checked and thrown back。 All begin in this
   way。

   ��4�� The Lord's flowers all need the light of the sun。 Flowers cannot
   live without light。 Believers cannot live fortably unless they see
   much of the face of Jesus Christ。 To be ever looking on Him�察�feeding on
   Him�察�muning with Him��this is the hidden spring of the life of God
   in man's soul。

   ��5�� The Lord's flowers all need the dews of the Spirit。 Flowers wither
   without moisture。 Believers need daily�察�hourly�察�to be renewed by the
   Holy Ghost in the spirit of their minds。 We cannot Live on old grace��
   if we would be fresh�察�living�察�real Christians。 We must be daily more
   filled with the Spirit。 Every chamber in the inward temple must be
   filled。

   ��6�� The Lord's flowers are all in danger of weeds。 Flower´beds need
   constant weeding。 Believers need daily to search and see that they do
   not let besetting sins grow on undisturbed。 These are the things that
   choke the actings of grace�察�and chill the influences of the Spirit。 All
   are in peril of this�察�all should beware。

   ��7�� The Lord's flowers all require pruning and digging。 Flowers left
   alone soon dwindle and grow small。 No careful gardener leaves his roses
   alone all the year round。 Just so believers need stirring�察�shaking��
   mortifying�察�or else they bee sleepy�察�and incline like Lot to settle
   down by Sodom。 And if they are slow about the work of pruning�察�God will
   often take it in hand for them。

   ��8�� The Lord's flowers all grow。 None but hypocrites and wolves in
   sheep's clothing�察�and painted Christians�察�stand still True believers
   are never long the same。 It is their desire to go on from grace to
   grace�察�strength to strength�察�knowledge to knowledge�察�faith to faith��
   holiness to holiness。 Visit a border of the Lord's garden after two or
   three years' absence�察�and you will see this。 If you see it not�察�you may
   well suppose there is a worm at the root。 Life grows�察�but death stands
   still and decays。

   ��b�� But while the Lord's flowers are all alike in some things�察�they are
   various and diverse in others�察�even as the flowers in our own gardens。
   Let us consider this point a little。

   Believers have many things in mon�察�one Lord�察�one faith�察�one

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