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Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

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THE FIRST AND THE SECOND MAN.107<strong>of</strong> His children an adulteress, to deny that power<strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghost coming down on the day <strong>of</strong>Pentecost, and abiding for ever, with His specialfunction <strong>of</strong> leading into all truth, that presence<strong>of</strong> the Comforter in virtue <strong>of</strong> which the Apostlessaid for themselves and for the Church throughall time, " It has seemed good to the Holy Ghostand to us." With all men who reason, such asupposition is equivalent to the statement thatChrist has failed in what He came on earth todo, for " the Word was made flesh that He mightbecome the Head <strong>of</strong> the Church."38 Next, therefore,in atrocity to that blasphemy which assaultsthe blessed Trinity in Unity upon His throne isthe miserable and heartless blasphemy which, -byimputing corruption <strong>of</strong> the truth to the veryKingdom and Temple, the very Body and Spouse<strong>of</strong> the Truth Himself, the Incarnate God, woulddeclare the frustration <strong>of</strong> that purpose which Hebecame man to execute, the UJ_AV-/ falsifying JL14M»WJLA > -kU.GL <strong>of</strong> thatwitness <strong>of</strong> which He spoke in the hall <strong>of</strong> Pilate,and would so annihilate that glory to God in thehighest, and on earth peace to men <strong>of</strong> good-will,which was the angelic O song O on the morning O <strong>of</strong>His birth, and is daily39 in the mouth <strong>of</strong> HisBride. <strong>The</strong> truth can as little cease out <strong>of</strong> theHouse and Temple <strong>of</strong> God as the Father and Son,mubi conjungeretur Sponsus Sponsas. Verbum caro factumcaput Ecclesise."in the M

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