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We treat our Bibles, not as old almanacs, but as books for the present, new, fresh, adapted for the hour. Abiding sweetness dwells in undiminished freshness in the ancient words upon which our fathers fed in their day. WE TREAT OUR BIBLES NOT AS OLD ALMANACKS BUT AS BOOKS FOR THE PRESENT NEW FRESH ADAPTED FOR THE HOUR ABIDING SWEETNESS DWELLS IN UNDIMINISHED FRESHNESS IN THE ANCIENT WORDS UPON WHICH OUR FATHERS FED IN THEIR DAY
 has its eye upon each one of us as it utters its words of grace. A Bampton lecturer has well said, " We, ourselves, and such as we are. 94 According to the Promise. are the very persons whom Scripture speaks of and to whom, as men, in every variety of persuasives^ form, it makes its condescending, though celestial, ^ appeal. The point worthy of observation is, to ^ note how a book of its description and its compass should possess this versatility of power, this eye, like that of a portrait uniformly fixed upon us, turn where we will." **Eye of God's word ! where'er we turn, Ever upon us thy kind guze Doth all our depths of woe discern, Unravel every bosom's maze." ** What word is this? whence know'st thou me ? All wondering cries the humble heart, To hear thee that deep mystery, The knowledge of itself, import." This singular personality of the word to each one of a thousand generations of believers is one of its greatest charms, and one of the surest proofs of its divine inspiration. LL BE TO ALL SUCH ACCORDING TO THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND NECESSITIES THE BIBLE HAS ITS EYE UPON EACH ONE OF US AS IT UTTERS ITS WORDS OF GRACE A BAMPTON LECTURER HAS WELL SAID WE OURSELVES AND SUCH AS WE ARE ARE THE VERY PERSONS WHOM SCRIPTURE SPEAKS OF AND TO WHOM AS MEN IN EVERY VARIETY OF PERSUASIVE FORM IT MAKES ITS CONDESCENDING THOUGH CELESTIAL APPEAL THE POINT WORTHY OF OBSERVATION IS TO NOTE HOW A BOOK OF ITS DESCRIPTION AND ITS COMPASS SHOULD POSSESS THIS VERSATILITY OF POWER THIS EYE LIKE THAT OF A PORTRAIT UNIFORMLY FIXED UPON US TURN WHERE WE WILL I OF GOD'S WORD WHERE'ER WE TURN EVER UPON US THY KIND GAZE DOTH ALL OUR DEPTHS OF WOE DISCERN UNRAVEL EVERY BOSOM'S MAZE WHAT WORD IS THIS WHENCE KNOW'ST THOU ME ALL WANDERING CRIES THE HUMBLED HEART TO HEAR THEE THAT DEEP MYSTERY THE KNOWLEDGE OF ITSELF IMPART THIS SINGULAR PERSONALITY OF THE WORD TO EACH ONE OF A THOUSAND GENERATIONS OF BELIEVERS IS ONE OF ITS GREATEST CHARMS AND ONE OF THE SUREST PROOFS OF ITS DIVINE INSPIRATION
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