Show lOUT 1 The of ot books known as ne forms form the tho only guide to Mi sLit t ration atlon to tu tho the various Protestant pJ f churches In III Christendom It Is 18 almost I nn an ct of Qt Worship It Is Ii usually re reC C to by 1 thorn thom All se H The Tue word of or God lot It 18 15 their only standard of ot faith amI and discipline The Church In Its sixth article of ot religion rays Holy scripture nil sli things to salvation HO so that p i whatsoever who l is js not therein nor normay 1 may JOa be bt b proved r II Is not to be re required reo reIL IL of ot any nn man nina that It should bo be believed as al on en article of the Faith or orbe he be thought requisite lul or necessary to salvation H The various sects Mets which have havo sprung prun out nf ot the thi Church while differing from train it ami from mm audi other othir In many man Important Import tant t nt points of ot held halt to tu the tho came CAine belief t as tie to the authority and am J completeness of oC f tho the Scriptures The p iTt delivered In thu tho pulpits of or the tho th Protestant denominations ore are founded upon ullon texts text or portions of text selected train from the tho Tho The In upon Ullon these isle Ulo J toted of ot holy haty writ aro are so atm I L vailous VilOus nail antI OK OM to form I n a terrible jumble of ot discordant Ideas and of ot themselves testily to the L cleney clency of tiny any lJ book however r valuable t n ni a n guide Alone Alon on to salvation Tile fIle BIble is III a 4 grand and t l of ot works work tiC te authenticity i of ot which h II U well establish e We think It Ig 18 I without a peer In literature It Itt t contains portions of the word won of oC the theu u u Loni I given In post ages In Inspired 4 prophets ami sers re II Part Pan of it LI however is II loosely U Jt is I not nota n a complete epitome of divine r vela t c tiba It In many hInr III of ot books hr that are ON not Included In the th volume but tait t which were written by b Inspired men man Ifill Roth the Old and the tIm New Nf Te I refer to tOlue such scriptures and ancl show sho that P many Inspired writings have luwe hl been betl teaL l l So far n the his has been train relic tP L I correctly from the langua i In Inch InI I which ch It was originally written It IB Is hlll ne as tT c pt d by b the Chur hi of oC J us Christ Christof of at faints ag as a A q What hilt wits was afore time was wat WI writ written ten tn for our hut th tilt the win Nt t authority and spirit and power by which the divine dl lne word ord was wal Imparted In Int t times of ot old may manifest truth ppe It adapted to this later latr generation j 1 of at mankind They The ought to b be If ac ae accepted 1 as 88 at Mat least as si potent requisite and binding upon living alt a athose I those given alven to the of remote t Persons who make a of at the divine book frequently refer to pun PON n R In i It which they the he seem IHm to think it 1 establish It II as all the guide gold I f s For Jesus laId to the Phar i S arh h the tho scripture I for fer In t I 1 3 them ye 0 think ye have e eternal Ufa lit and 4 It they the are IN they hiGh testify tamy of if It mi mo moThe mii w fi i j The ThO Apostle A Paul laut wrote roto to Timothy t i And 1111 that irom A ohM thou hunt host iy known the holy h l Bc which are aret able alJie to ronke thet wise unto f i t I through th the faith Is II In Christ Chrtt Christi 4 4 1 Jesus But iut the scriptures to which both bolh Jesus and Paul referred were wore the tho writings writing of at the thO Old Testament No ther fier were ver er jhen lien written The Pharisees might think that In them thy they had eternal life but It If so BO they were mistaken because that comes COm only by hy and through Jesus Christ the He Be II mer r Those ThoRo old scriptures testified of ot Him him and were swore valuable among other things on that thit account They were able to make Timothy wise wile unto salva salvation tion but that salvation Wal va to como comno through faith In Christ Jesus Josu The books book atoM alone were not sufficient The Chrt Christian lan Church established by byth tb th Saviour and nd Ills ai apostles wits was 18 not governed by n a 1 book There was no th then n In the form in which we wo have it t now jw There was R no volume volum of ot the tilt New Nw SW Testament Tt The Bible DIble In Ita Ie form was not compiled complied until i hundreds of ot years year tI after attar Christs death donth i The Church was we governed Instructed and directed by the apostles prophets evangelists evan pastors teachers bishops etc ote who were ware appointed to fwd feed the flock 11 1 of ot Christ with the tho living word of otOo Oo ct l The Th spirit by which the thO Inspired scriptures were t re written was In those ministers and their words wonIa when whon under lt its 1111 Influence w o of ot the tho same saIRe Importance and authority at ot least lon t na as that of Qt the written word of oC past times That pitI was wa enjoyed by the mem meat members bars bers of ot the church as a wall voil 1111 an nil by the tho ministry anti and bore witness to the lie truth of ot the thi teachings Imparted Im by authority Thi Church of or Clod Go was WIS never nover do pendent upon a book hook for tor Us its guIde Men Mon holding divine livine authority to It th the woid fO 1 of ot the tM Lord loril for tor their diree direction tion A book cannot explain Its lis own I I language A book cannot administer an nn ordinance or perform any tiny ceremony A book cannot connot baptize nor impart tho lie Holy Ghost which won was given of ot old ohl by hy bythe hythe bythe the laying on of ot the hands of ot men di dl divinely divinely authorized A book cannot give the tile gifts of ot tho the Holy Spirit nor tell toll what Is to be dono donI under the tho now cIt cir circumstances cl r which continually arise as time Joe goes on Dependence upon the dead dMd tOtter letter brings strife strite disputation confusion n and nut division Those are arc seen throughout Christendom as all conse consequences of such dependence Nor Nar Is a II church which recognizes a I ministry claiming divine authority and yet having no divine revelation or ur In Inspiration inspiration In a I much bettor better condition than Ihan churches s that place piu their solo lIole de do upon lIlon n it collection of cC 0 books given to people many centuries ago agu The Tho scriptures make very clear dear to an nn enlightened mind that It was wa the thu Spirit which was wan had hall by holy men of ot old that made their writings of ot value to time the people J among whom holn they minis ministered They Tho wrote vIoto its 1111 they the wore moved upon by I the tho Holy Hol Ghost They Thoy spoke under the time same Inspiration Nothing con cnn supply their place on earth but men similarly authorized and Inspired Un Until Until Until til tho the world la i willing to receive pres pre present enl emit revolution revelation and present direction from God through chosen chose II persons persona hold holdIng holdIn lag Ing In l equal power priesthood and nut nu au authority to that held hoh by the till living to Ills His people In pest past ages they will be tossed d to and fro tro am ani carried about with every evor wind of ot doctrine They Th Y Will bo be led by the t o cunning nesa ntA of ot mon men whereby they lie and wait waitto to deceive They will bo be b as ns it blind men amen led lel by the blind and time the ditch of confusion con lon will receive rocele thorn them all We have no word w to aay lIay ay In the tho very vcr smallest degree of at depreciation of at the It Is III a II glorious volume precious arid and a nil admirable Its Influence In the tho world has hail teen been for tho the benefit of ot hu liti humanity manity manit It H should be bo In every er homo home Its are oro elevating anti and practical and Its Influence lends toads to tho the divine 11 vi no Hut nut Its It I place IlIac In the th government of ot God Gods od odIs Is III s mistaken ml by millions of ot Its Ita professed They attribute to It that which It doos not claim for tor Itself nut nutt It t doN datil show clearly that list lot lod Is II un hJ that hat Ha no Is Ia i ready rendy to hear heM the prayers Iltner of ot His 1111 that Ho no will stil respond and make mako Himself mani test fett as lis readily now no as its at lit any ammy all time since the world began Ho lie has lisa reopened communication with the earth com oom l a new W dispensation of mercy mere and light and love 10 anti and nm nil who will willmay may mat c Caine jino unto Him him learn hi his hla ways WOI Walk In his path and ad receive Ive that spirit which proceeds from rota Christ and andU andis Is U the lift life ant light of ot the world It la Is I above and beyond nil 1111 written books It U Is 18 the Holy Ghost the time Comforter and It gulden Into the tho truth |