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SPIRITUAL MAGAZINE NO. 15
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14. |
God taketh no pleasure in destruction, |
The sinner's death doth not please Him. |
He hath no joy in our death |
Nor our falling into judgment. |
Unbelief and the lusts of the flesh |
Alone bring us to a bitter end. |
15. |
As I have learned from God's word, |
And as our Savior Himself says; |
That light has come into the world |
And appeared as a condemnation |
To those who in darkness |
Walk without faith and penitence. |
16. |
Therefore for the children of men |
The Gospel is still prepared; |
Who believeth not, will be guilty |
Of neglecting his own salvation. |
He that doeth evil hateth the light, |
And thereby he falls into judgment. |
17. |
Who here in time of grace, |
In his awful state of sin, |
Through God's word and spirit takes |
In true repentance, admits his sin, |
And believes in Christ unerringly |
And follows Him, will be comforted. |
18. |
God is willing to forgive his sin. |
Christ, through His righteousness, |
Will renew him through His spirit, |
And clothe him with the wedding garment. |
Then begins the rejoicing of the angels, |
When one soul is willing to repent. |