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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2998, 1 October 1891, Page 4

PR A C TIC ALC tl RISTI AN IT Y I'IT.LISIIED FOR THIS SI'IXIAL HuXEI'IT 01' XoNCnUliCllfJOliKii. Tkl'k Christian Kelig-ion, intelligently tinder* stood, comes not to add to men's burdens hut to temore them. " Kor God senl not his Son into the world to condemn the world, hut that tho \v»rld through Him might bo saved." John iii, 17 Its loading doctrines-, adapted to tlie. use ol this New Age. are. summarised as follows —• j here is one God, in whom is a Divine Trinity of Love, Wisdom atul Operation, and lie is the Lord Jesus Christ. Saving 3'*aith is to believe in Him. Kvils are to be shunned, because they are ol the devi! and from the devil. Good Works ought to be done, because fhev are of God and from God, and they ought to be done by man as of himself, but with the belief that they arc from the Lord, operating in him by him. There arc two things which constitute thr essence of God—love and wisdom. And there are three which constitute the esscnte of His love—love others out of Himself; to desire to be one with them ; and to makethern happy front Hims.'dr, The same three constitute the essence of His wisdom ; because love and wisdom in God make one, and love wills things, and wisdom accomplishes them. True Christian Religion, Xo. The word of God is Divine truth clothed in human language, and adapted to the varied 1 states oj the human heart, that thu-J a man may know God, atul learn to know and do His will. "It ve continue in My word, then are ye My disciple.; indeed." John viii. 31. "There/ore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto )ou: do ye even so unto them ; tor this is the law prophets. .Matt. vii. S. The Ten Commandments point out what evils are to be shunned in order that mon may attain eternal life. "That it is not so d-flirult to ive the life o f heaven as if crmmonlv believed is evident from this—that when anything presents itself that ono knows to be insincere and unjust, tv which his* mind is disposed, he need not only chink that it ought not to be done, because it is contrary to Divine commands. If a man accustoms liimself so to think, and from custom derives the habit, he is th.rn by degrees conjoined to heaven ; and in so tar as he is conjoined to heaven, the 1 higher degrees of his mind are opened; and in so far as these are opened he sees what is insincere, and unjust; and iu solar as lie sees these evils : they can be shaken off, for it impossiolc that any ! evil can be shaken olf until it be seen. This is a state into which a man may enter from freedom ; fur who is not capable from freedom of thinking lin this manner Hut when he has made a beginning all goods are wrought in him by the Lord, and He causes him not only to see evils, bul alsonot to will them, and finally to become averse to them. This is meant by the Lord's words. " My yoke is easy and My 'nirden is light." Matt. xi. 30. lint it should be known that the difficulty of so thinking, and likewise of resisting evils, increases in prouortion as a man from the wills commit evils, for in so far he becomes accustomed to them, until at length he does not sen them, and afterwards loves them, and front the delight oflove excuses them, and by all kinds of fallacies confirms them, and declares that they are allowable and good. Kut this occurs with those who in the age of adolescence plunge into oviis as il without restraint, and at the same time reject Divine things from me heart."—" Heaven and Hell." No. oli'i. This advertisement, though containing truth for all, is especially published for the benefit of those who from any cause do not profit by ordinary religious ministrations. Those who approve of the doctrines here enunciated, .and who desircto assist in the work of disseminating them, arc invited to communicate with Mr T. K. Hawley, St. Martin's, Chnstchurch, New Zealand, who will be glad to afford all necessary information, and supoly a copy of " The Doctrine of Life," gratis and post free to any one desirous of perusing it. The works of Emanuel Swe.denborg, and cognato literature, may be obtained from Messrs Turner ! and Henderson, Hunter-street, Sydney. | SAW - MILL. The proprietor begs to notify that the above Mill is in full workiug order. KATIIKATEA and RIMU Sawn Timbers of any dimension and 111 any 1 quantity can he supplied with despatch. j For SaIe—TOTARA HOUSE BLOCKS. LOGS Purchased for Cash. P. GUTHRIE, Proprietor. Ngaraawahia, February '27th, 1801. T7"ISITING CARDS printed, equal to * copperplate, at Waikato Times oftic /?GENTS FOR THEYUEWTHE WAIKATO TIMES. Auckland W. Rattray CAMBUnwiK J. S. Bond Hamilton E, T. Davey W. l)oy ~ (!. C. JiUnnintf ~ R. F. Sandes }li'N'i'LV Friur, Davies H Cu. Kiiukihi J. W. Ellk Noakl'.usy.hia ... Friar, Davies &, Cu. Ohaui'o J. T. Edwards Tai'miu Mrs Lovell TkAuuua ... .. Charles E. Balcka Tk Awajiui'u ... Aubiu & Cu, Waitoa W. Abbey LoN'noN' Gordon & Ciolel: MK:.l:o;;hnk