PRECIOUS BLOOD

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 259, 28 April 1888, Page 5

PRECIOUS BLOOD

Tni hi-tiou- diamond i-> a piecious stone. It i^i o^.l Is and laic, and >hine,- with amoie lla-himj; lu-tiMhan any olhei ut m And \<l w 1 can -oaieely siy that it i*- |ii cf iou~> (•1 11-, it w ( invei po-se— ed a diamond. I'tihap- we nevpi (.iii'd to pow — one. < t 'Mill till (ll.niMHicl 1-, 1 piei ion 1 - -I )iie, thoii'.'li ll may have no value <o uI! 1- 0 'with the blood ol Chii-l -hid upon the 1 10-v. It Was llinoi Int l)lno I, Ihe blood ol a man who ll.ld lleWl -MMX d TIIC It'll ill U.- llMl'l |->taii"d bs -im!< '^^ blood befoit ll w.i-. pit Mnii- blood ' I > 1 1 1 > it w.i- moii* lh.ui tin-. 1 1 wa-I In blood ol Oin- \\ ho w ,i- ( Mid .1- u 1 II 1- ,1 man Oh. it \\a- pi <■< ions blood ' 111 1 wa- 1 11 1 t 1011-. I o ( 'od 1 1 w1- of MMMiil'' \ dm \nd _\<:l, though sou know thai 11 ua- -o j)i 1 ( 1011-, 1- it pit 1 io\ 1 - to \ 011 ' li \on h,i\ !■ not le< e ivt dtho u It, t li.il blood w.i- shed lo obtain, \oil ('.in -eaiee's -a\ li. I- pi 11 I on- to sou. 1 !a-> tin blood eh aii-( d \OII llOl'l \OIII Ml), .Did lit it (I lo| the Iv 1 - 111 i> ol ( .ell ami a pl.n * 111 hi-, hols' t< tuple ' ! I not I hi>u<_:h, 111 1 K * Ihe diamond \! 1- pi « t ion- , it ha- no \alii> lo sou Ih> b oud nl .It -11 In lonk( d 11 ; miii in H -' It ,1- ,1 1 ||!ll'_i 1 t -pl lid Ht \.l Illi , .1 '_Mol li 11.11 id wmnii hi nil 1 1 in 1 .; 111 1 0111 Ihe 111 1 ( a -ill \ 01 ' In i\t n, ,1 -inpi nd 011- . \in bit ion o| divnu In in ' olcii' 1 lln I 'i lit osainph nlm 11 \i'ii j \ ii.i 1 v 111 1 \ l o 1 1 >ps Imt 11 vi - .iiid Him h lin'ii In ,d! 1: 1 onl\ bkf, ,1 M.i-hinc; ii 11111 md .1 iluii'j in ht .111 mil 1 d and 111.11 \ elh (I a' \ 011 ,11 c no bet Ici n>>i happn 1 , 01 pill ci 01 mot i hopi hit tm u 111 1 m.i\ In iltMlltlilll 111 lt> llUlVeil llki -pltlidolll, hilt What 1- til's it \on an unpa.doned and p u-hinv;'' Wh.it 1- ln'ivrli H-elt, it It t'c not \miii ' It 1- pi 1 1 ion-, hut 11 1- not pn ( 1011- ill \ 0 1 1 !'>ut H sou ha\t v»,i-h(din that loniilain D|)i 11 loj -m and him leaiine--, if in lli.it lii.dii n -tii 1 . I'll voin pel 1-ihiiiL 1 '-oul h.ttoiind t1 1 1 iitd lit* , it \ 011 1 jiilt, b\ t hat blood li.t- In en X nioM'd. .Hid Si'iu in l-t 1 \ t.ik 11 aw i\ , and \ 1.111 In .11 1 111 led wit h p- .it t and |u\ thin, in inolh'M anil I1 1 hiuhi 1 and ti nt 1 -pii-< , \ oil lan -peak ol ih.it blooii It 1- pit ( ion- blo (I d. It 1- pin ion- lo son j I . m!t'-- I h.it I" nil tin 1 c 1- nautili in ill iK.iliou -o pinion- a- tin blood ol vhi l-t . I wmild l.it ht 1 pal ' wit h d! I | li.ivt , lli, 111 pai I w Jlh what I haw in j t In- pu 1 urn- l>l ood I ha\ <_ ton in I 111 I hi 1 I blood ot t "In l-t paidon and peaci ami eu i j la-tniL r 'clii its. and bh and ImII- tOO | \a-l . 100 nunK'i 01,- to i-1 nn.iK l look „1 ' i' n, il upon my -in polluted heai t , ,md I> n t hiblood 1 -f< all im -.milt K'liiinnl. I look 1 baiUw.od upon ins -m-lained lit* . whith iii ni-ils loi vengeance, and bs t!u-l)iood 1 1 -1 c )n\ -in- espiatid, ,md tin 11 \ ol ai rii-a!ion -denied toi evil I look lei w.uel to the huii! ot (hath, whin a hie linn - -in- tiU'_dit (0111(1.1-- mi about liii'loudinu lemons, but I -cc them all -i at 111 1 ltd ' and di-tx'i -td li'vi .1 -umnn i 1 loud, .ill i>\ I In- pi it ch 1 -- blood I look dov nwaid to tlu ( il.uk pi! vlii'ii w'Mli and wl(t>lk dm -- ' ,1 1 < minuli'd in (Ik -hhici - (\oi 111 ins oun |ii-i ami piopc doom bui in tlu^ blood I ; liiml thf lan-om that dtlnci- tioii: the , \ I.lth lv ('(inn I look upw.ud, upwaid to t !)•' pin 1 and li.illow » d -icni -ot hr.i\ en, to tin thioiir ol (!od and ihe abodr ot -potlc--> mml- and b\ that blood 1 iiml a titli lull and -ulhcii'iit , bs \shn h 1 -hall eutci into a hi.ivcn ot lieawn- Tin u t.uth ha- no lit he<- coinpai" dto tin wealth 1 hav< m | 1 hi- pi ci ion- blood (iiMlio'i ha- no I.c. 1 I -in 1 - hit h w til -1 1\ 1 I" dhi-t 1 .'li Iht pi 1 , 1 101, -ne 1-^1 -^ ot (hat pit ' ion-, |)in lou- blo^d ' litM\t n || -1 i>in- lo nil- 1 , ha- no -omj; loud , t noiiuh ut 1 t 1 no'i'^h, to 1 1 lebi itt -nth ■ iiMi'h tin 1 pin- 1 - ol him who sherl thiIHiiinib l)lood ' It i- thi' -om_! ol th--a\rd our- on can ' . " unto him t hat h>\ 1 d 11- and wa-hid u- lioin "in -m- in hi- own bin (1 111 1 1- t.hi -on '4 ot the 1 < de< m< d m hi im n, the eoni|'.tn\ who na\e "'wa-hed Iht 11 lobe- and in nit them W hlte in tilt b! lot tin l.amb 'I'hes -ni'4 a new '-tni" amw -01m and \et an ohi out It l- ,dl ibout thi blood, tin atoninu- bio d, tin niii ion , pm rh — , piMiied mi l lilood I'l'iiMi.tit \.oith\, I hoii w,i-t -l.iin. and h i-t 111 1 deemed u- t o ( .od bs the biood Tin' m li^ioi, n Inch 1- not 1 1 nt ied m t l\e liltiod, wlm h dot-- no imi'd all on the -111 iloiimj; -,ieiilui ol (. hii-t, 1- ,1 l.d-( : iilnjion Satan hau -1 In blood, bn 01-ei! 1-wlltl.ll ' ll.e\ oMii'une him h\ the btiiod otl In !' unit md b\ 'In wOl d ot 1 1n 11 ti -t uuon\ 'I'ht 1 nenn w ill 111 1 \ m m.ikt \ou toi.it in \>ith a leb'ji 11-m -> in whn h t e '!i an-H". 1 blood ha- no iil, ( ri i>nl di pi ml upon it. lie n I- no hopt (in \Olll -onl. no p.itdoii In) \<hi 1 -in, nothiirj loi \ou but the bum 1 in" pit il sou will not look to tin- ' •Id. 1 niiiiL! blood • \\ il hoiit -In ddlim "I blood theji 1- no 'eiiii--ioM ll a m.lll will in. l li.iv' 1 I. nth m lh' 1 blood ol tli< (io-- 1 In iiiu-t pt i i-h toi mi I kii< w out who Im mans \eai- wl1 t kiiii: to obtain tin taxoiii vi «.od b\ k« c piny hi- i oniuiaudiiH 11!- I u-i d lo it ,a\ ins l>il le. 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" .\\u\ it -<'i 1111 -I to i ondenri me 1 \i'i\\\lkh . 11 math un m.-t.i.iblt I haxeuone on un knct-and ' , t -kul od to help iii to b\i up lo tln 1 oinni iiidnn lit-, I'Hi tin moie I lead and , ti led. tin molt llil-i lablt I uol i>nt o n d,i\ im t\e- ( ell upon I h-'-e 1 wold. — ' !hi blond ol .le-u- (lui-t hi- Noli ilian-tthj II- ti un all -in. and I thought, well ihtn. the blood ol .le-u- ( hll-t eleau-e.s me 1 0111 U)N „111 — . 1 1 1< I I In hi Aed ll and pi u-cd j (,od loi il Sin had nail that \ei-e ' ( I John 1 7) oltt n bt it 1 1\ but -he never 111 In 1 In. ut btbo\el it till thiit das Then In -I heal I ua- nllod wit h >j,\ at it ude and with 1 de\oted lo\e to Hod F>eton,llu blood wa-| pieeiou-, now it was pieiiou- to hei. , litadei 1- the blood pmi.Jti-. to s oil "' | I- \om -in cleansed '.' \ IVihap-, con-ciou- ol >uui weakite>.-. ) li I'ihli ned bs S" 111 I 1I 1 ' 1 " 1 lailuit 1 - jim li om btlie\iuo It st \on >-houl I -in aj^iiin ! alln w.urJ-. i>ut it s(llldo-ins (lll do-in a^ain, you j tan u-e ( In-- I e\t a^ain 1 1. 1- 1 1 lie to day, il will be line to moiiow, and toi e\ei \ helieui said to me one das' ''Thi'ie i^ one lest 1 u-ee\eis dtis ot ins lite. % (It i-> a tli.iiid thimj to know how to ur- Sei iplme. Ilk I>i!)li 1- a in.'iMin lull ot ynu'iniir* Diomi-i'-. Oil, hi 111 li'iuii tin. holy ait. ot usiuii (hern 1 The text I hi- uood man u.M'd was this " Pin blood ot Jcmi- (Jhii-t hi- Son clean- th us liom all -■in.' ll( -aid, ' I tad 1 -m every rijiy, though 1 111 1 \ not (.0 mm. and when ni^ht come- 1 11-e thai test : I -as it,. -Mid bebt'M it. and -o when I lie dosvn on my bed 1 know that all tn.s .sins an; w a-hed awa\ 'L'heie can lie no' doubt that the blood ot Christ to thi.s man uas \eiy pucious Tlici'O is no way nt all by which a .sinnei can come to (!od, but onl_s by this pweiou-, blood And to be with l!od, and (loci with u.s, i,s t,ho oeatuic'h lu»hot joy wlicther in hea\en 01 in eaith \dam in his purity walked with (iod, Init niii has .-e\erod the ' entile )i»i'(s tiom Hod. Sin has blocked up 1 Ihe was to (!od. Vint by :he blood ol .lesu,- " a new and li\in«i way (< it< o{)enetl. The blood removes the ini]iedimeiit out of j the way of all who believe. It takes awi.s all the ,u,r.ilt. We have "boldness to cntui into the holie-t. b>y (,he blood j

of .lumin" The iobns which would / hiTvo excluded us ate 'made white ]in the Mood.' 'lie hat,h inado peace by the Milood oi hi- c!o^.' And no-.;-, sinners hclie\in<_f in the. b'ood nny conn 1 to God, muv M-alk with (!od. ;uid dwell in dor) and (-Sod in them. l-> it not pier-ions blood indeed ' l>Vad«-r, ha\e vim I'U'i' -will you now — hm th;it. ble-^ed list' Only u-e it, and yon will rind it •>rionj» eiioii'_di to bear the w hole w ' mht dI youi s:\l\ation. \ o\\ may ha\( million-, of sins thi>- one word of (Jod-. iinth (an deliver \nu fiom all. Hold i( ia-t In-11l \c if, n»< il : and }o(ii' |0V will be lull, and \our heait will L,dow with holy !o\ c{<i< i'od. hoi-- --otne .uni'iih mhil a-k. how n\u the hli'^siri«_>~. ( In-- blood h.i^ juticha-ed become ' niiin ' I'.inl'tii. .Hid nc.iK, .mil j >iu it^ , ! how < in Ihev be mine by the Mono ' I an swi'i b\ l.iith, by laith onl\. A --imple n. iked I, ii lll in I In elf an-i n<f blood o| Clnisl r.iheve wli.it find -„1^- about the blood , I <•()(! in hi» woid (.ind (In 1 Suiptiir ' eannol j I Ik bio\cn) Doint- to the ( soss ot Chi is( .uid { I d( elai e>- "lie that In he\eth l^ |ie-tilie(l Ii om j ( all ( hi'iv^ ' II" <I' .in-iii'j, ol i ln^ blood i^ ti (i , and l- <>bl aiir (I in 1 1 liei b\ woi k J noi | In «\ o, -hip Si i how il i- w i '.I l( n, " I'einu |Un|i!k (| In i Iv bv hi^ni.ieel.moui;!) the iediln|tioli that l- in ('lui'-l .le-u-, v hidii ( lull ha! h ~( I loi Ih f o be ,i pio|)il la iir.n thioii^h tmlh in In" li/na/f lielKxe and In -a\ed. \\ ,i-h and be < lv.in. Oh, i ina\ the lloi\ (Jho-t leach sou thai riieio i- •' ied< inpdon t'ltoii'jh hi'- blood, I he lot I Ui\ i ii( - (il aeeoi din<_: 1 o til I H ho> j o| l)|-> '_;! ai c