The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 656

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LOVE

6i6 moniac maliciousness.

No

sooner does Love

shovir its

shining

countenance than hatred belches forth its lurid flames. Without this fearful outbreak of unholiness, holiness can not exist in this sinful world.

This brings us back to the Holy Spirit. The character and of any form of love are determined by the holy or unholy naOf course, earthly love can ture of the spirit which dwells in it.

power

not realize kindle all

its

its

highest power unless the Holy Spirit dwell in

holy spark in the

created

life,

He animates

gins to live, receives a soul, the Father

human

is fulfilled in

heart.

And

since

also the life of love

is

;

it

and

He animates

and then

it

be-

truly animated, and the promise of

the Church and in our hearts, and love

is

shed abroad by the Holy Ghost. So the full and penetrating operation of love came only on PenThen the walls that separated Israel were broken down, tecost.

bed broad and deep for every There were tongues as of fire, and there was a They had all things in speaking with the tongues of all nations. common. They were embraced in the union of one purpose. The melody of the psalm of praise pervaded every circle which called

and the river

of its life disclosed its

people and nation.

upon the name

of the Lord.

came also the fearful shadow of which works obstinacy, ends in hardening, and adds unto itself the death by the sin against the Holy Ghost. And this is a fearful thing. Yet if you could prevail upon the Father of Lights to quench the pure light of love, would you say " Lord, quench it " ? Would you dare pray that the shedding abroad of that love should cease from the earth ? But, alas with the light of love !

hatred,

And thus, amid the differences, wranglings, and discords, amid the tumult of hatred and the din of profanity and blasphemy, the work of redemption goes on, and the operation of the Holy Spirit continues to ally;

fulfil

the counsel of God.

Thus the King reigns

roy-

souls are converted; the rebellious are comforted; acts of

and noble consecration are multiplied; pity shines and from the eyes of men, perfect love cherishes the soul that was chilled by its own guilt, and imparts to the earth something of the sweetness and blessedness of its own

self-denial

mercy

scintillates; and, hid

holy being.

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