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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 376, 12 November 1889, Page 2

APVET.TISBMEST. JJKAOTICAL CHRISTIANITY PniiUSHEii fob ins Bpscial Bknevit of NOK’CHVBOHCfOSBS, True Christi, a Religion, intelligently under stood, comes not to add to men’s burdens, but to remove them. “ For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn toe world, butthat the world Him might be saved," John iii, 17. Its ceding doctrines, adapted to the use of his New Age, are summarised as follows:— There ie one God, in whom is a Divine Trinity of Love, Wisdom and Operation, •nd he is the Lord Jesus Christ. Saving Faith is to believe in Him. Evils are to be shunned, because they are of the dsvil and from the devil. Good Works ought to be done, because they are of God and from God, and they ought to be done by man as of himself, but with the belief that they are from the Lord, operating in him by him. There are two things which constitute the essence of God—love and wisdom. And there are three which constitute the essence of His love—to love others out of Himself: to desire to be one with them: and to moke them happy from Himself. The same three con stitute the essence of His wisdom; because *ove and wisdom in God make one, and love wills these things, and wisdom accomplishes them. (True Christian Religion, No. 43.) The Word of God is Divine truth clothed in human language, and adapted to the varied States of the human heart, that thus a man may know God, and learn to know and do His will. If ye continue in My word, then ars ye my disciples indeed." John viii, 31 ’’ Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so nnto them: for • this is the law and the prophets.” Matt, vii., 8. The Ten Commandments point out what evils are to be shunned in order that men may attain eternal life. “ That it is not so difficult to live the life of heaven as is commonly believed, is evident from this—that when anything presents itself that one knows to be im'neere and unjust, to which his mind is disposed, he need only think that it ought not to be done because it is contrary, to the Divine commands. If a man accustoms himself so to think, and from custom derives the habit, he is then by degrees conjoined to heaven, and in so far as he is con joined to heaven, the higher degrees at his mind are opened : and in so far as these are opened he sees what is insincere and unjust; and in so far as he sees these evils they can be shaken off, for it is impossible that anv evil can be shaken off until it is seen. This is a state into which a man may enter from freedom; for who is not capable of thinking in this manner? But when he has made a beginning all goods are wrought in him by the Lord, and He causes him not only to see evils, but also not to will them, and finally to become averse- of them. This is meant lithe Lord’s words, "My yoke is easy -• »r„ burden light,” Matt, xi. 80' Bat" known that ths difficulty of / should be likewise of resisting evil, - ’ tion as a man f r ou> ’ ’ , "? rs,lsB ,n P ro P" r; for in so far he the W1 commits evils ; Until at ]*e becomes accustomed to them, •fterw*-' -sth be does not see them, and0{ i- .us loves them, and from the delight ' .ove excuses them, and by all kinds of fallacies confirms them, and declares that they •re allowable and good. But this occurs with those who in age of adolesence plunge into evils as if without restraint, and at ths sstne time reject Divine things from the heart.”— 11 Heaven and Hell." (No. 583) This advertisement, though containing truth tor all, is especially published for the benefit of those who from any cause do not profit by ordinary religious ministrations. Those who approve of the doctrines here enunciated, and who desire to assist in the work of disseminating them, are invited to end contributions to Mr W. F. Keen, reaeurer of the Sydney Society of the New hnrob, Carabella Street, North Shore, ydney. The Works of Swedenburg and Minor Liteature of the New Church can be obtained rem Mr W. Bullard, Bookseller, George Breer, Sydney. ” The Doctrine of Life ” will be forwarded, gratis and post free, to all persona who apply for the same to the Book Committee, Temperance Hall, Pitt Street,

NOTICE. DENTISTRY, B H. C, WILSON, SuaosoN Dentist, Tstntxscx Street, Napier, Will arrive in Gisborne about the cad of January. He may be consulted as usual at Mr Gbo. Foster’s, Chemist, Gladstone Road, upon all branches of his profession. E. F. HARRIS, f lOENSED INTERPRETER Native Lands negotiated, or cases conducted in Native Land Courts. Omca: Maude’s Buildings, Gladstone Road Gisborne.