Temperance, a Christian Duty: Abstinence, a Matter of Christian Liberty (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Temperance, a Christian Duty: Abstinence, a Matter of Christian Liberty

1 Thea. V. 21. Prove all things hold P431: mu may 18130t gets xxvi.,25; and AS EE [paul] reasoned Olixlcnmumssagu. N h'pebance, and judoment TO cqltle, 'felix teembled. Tim great truths of the Biblelhnve nothingto fear from the-mat rigid investigation. Like'diamonds of real worth, they Ibeein the brighter'and purer from having had a trial. Should a dealer efir us a' diamond flar our purchase, and yet refuse the requisite OM he should instantly suspect him Of the vilest' dishonesty: U It'll thurwith truth. We are suspicious Of the' man witho would Mn a candid scrutiny Of any or all of the doctrines which he-ma'y pct And this scrutiny he must be willing to'let us have at'bur leisure, and not as a shop-keeper, Who exhibits his paste and'tihfil flre'rntr night, and blazens them Before an ignorant' and: muffins. S u: in -'j Such; certainly, is the sentinienbof our text: 7 Prove all. Says the Apostle, hold fast that-which is good r Religion in not an od'air of. The heart alone, The head has to: do with relifibn. That Bible, which cbntains' specimens Of-the closest pietnbfof Mo tangy writtenfor mllqgent man. Fer what-were our-m.

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