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bruised; he was stretched on Calvary’s cross and suffered the most
agonizing death to save us from death, that his blood might wash us
and we be raised up to live with him in the mansions he is preparing
for us, enjoy the light and glory of Heaven, and hear the angels sing,
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and sing with them.
I saw that all Heaven is interested in our salvation, and shall we
be indifferent? Shall we be careless, as though it was a small matter
whether we are saved or lost? Shall we slight the sacrifice that has
been made for us? Some have done this. They have trifled with offered
mercy, and the frown of God is upon them. God’s Spirit will not
always be grieved. It will depart, if grieved a little longer. After all that
has been done to save them that a God could do, if they show by their
lives that they slight Jesus’ offered mercy, death will be their portion,
and it will be dearly purchased. It will be a dreadful death; for they
will have to feel the agony that Christ felt upon the cross to purchase
for them redemption, which they have refused. And they will then
realize what they have lost, eternal life and the immortal inheritance.
I have seen an angel standing with scales in his hands, weighing
the thoughts and interest of the people of God, especially the young.
In one scale were the thoughts and interest tending Heaven-ward; in
the other scale were the thoughts and interest tending to earth. And in
this scale were thrown all the reading of story books, thoughts of dress
and show, vanity, pride, &c. Oh, what a solemn moment! The angels
of God standing with scales, weighing the thoughts of the professed
children of God—those who profess to be dead to the world and alive
to God. The scale filled with thoughts of earth, vanity, and pride,
quickly went down, notwithstanding weight after weight rolled from
the scale. The scale with the thoughts and attractions to Heaven went
quickly up as the other went down, and oh! how light was the scale.
I can relate this as I saw it, but never can I give the solemnity and
vivid impression stamped upon my mind, as I saw the angel with the
scales weighing the thoughts and interest of the people of God. Said
the angel, “Can such enter Heaven? No, no, never. Tell them the hope
they now possess is vain, and unless they speedily repent, and get
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salvation, they must perish.”
A form of godliness will not save them. They must have a deep
and living experience; this alone will save them in the time of trouble.
Then their work will be tried of what sort it is, and if it is gold, silver,