The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 344

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XXI. Regeneration the "

Work

The hearing the

ear, and the seeing eye, Lord bath even made both of

them." "

The

Prov. xx.

12.

hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath even

both of them."

whole mystery of

An

of God.

made

This testimony of the Holy Spirit contains the regeiieration.

is deaf and blind not only as a stock For neither stock nor block is corrupt or ruined, but an unregenerate person is wholly dead and a prey to the most fearful dissolution. This rigid, uncompromising, and absolute confession must be

unregenerate person

;

or block, but worse.

our starting-point in this discussion, else we shall fail to understand This is the reason why every heresy

the claims of regeneration. that has conceded in one

way

or other that

man

has a share, most

generally a lion's share, in the work of redemption, has always be" Undoubtedly," they abominable evil but there is surely some remnant of good in man. That noble, virtuous, and amiable being, man, can not be dead in trespasses and sin. That may be true of some scoundrel or knave behind the bars, or of robbers and unscrupulous murderers; but really, it can not be applied to our honorable ladies and gentlemen, to our lovely girls, These are not prone to hate roguish boys, and attractive children.

gun by

calling in question the nature of sin.

said, " sin is

God and

very bad

— a terrible and

;

their neighbors, but disposed, with all their heart, to love

men, and render unto God the reverence due unto Him." Therefore away with all ambiguity in this matter! This method of smoothing over unpalatable truths, now so much in vogue

all

among

the affable people,

we can not

indorse.

Our confession

is,

and ever shall be, that by nature man is dead in trespasses and sin, lying under the curse, ripe for the just judgment of God, and still ripening for an eternal condemnation. Surely his being, as man, is unimpaired; wherefore we protest against the presentation that

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