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tually sick, they Physician has come into the world for you. If you are altogether undone by reason of your sin, you are the very person aimed at in the plan of salvation. I say that the Lord of love had just such as you are in his eye when he arranged the system of grace. Suppose a man of generous spirit were to resolve to forgive all those who were indebted to him; it is clear that he can only apply to those really in his debt. One person owes him a thousand pounds; another owes him fifty pounds; each one has but to have his bill receipted, and the liability is wiped out. But the most generous person cannot forgive the debts of those who do not owe him anything. It is out of the power of omnipotence to forgive where there is no sin. Pardon, therefore, cannot be for you who have no sin. Pardon must be for the guilty. Forgiveness must be for the sinful. It were absurd to talk of forgiving those who do not need forgiveness—pardoning those who have never offended.
Do you think that you must be lost because you are a sinner? This is the reason why you can be saved. Because you own yourself to be a sinner I would encourage you to believe that grace is ordained for such as you are. One of our hymn-wrtiers even dared to say—
“A sinner is a sacred thing;
The Holy Ghost hath made him so. ” It is truly so, that Jesus seeks and saves that which is lost. He died and made u real atonement for real sinners. When men are not playing with words, or calling themselves “miserable sinners," out of mere compliment^ I feel overjoyed to meet with them. 1 would be glad to talk all night to bona fide sinners. The inn of mercy never closes its doors upon such, neither week-days nor Sundays. Our Lord Jesus did not die for imaginary sins, but his heart’s blood was spilt to wash out deep crimson stains, which nothing else can remove.
— To Be Continued—
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