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ADVERTISEMENT. pBACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Published fox the Special Ben-efit or NoS-CkCBCHGOXBS. Tbce Christi a Religion, intelligently under tood, comes not to add to men’s burdens, but o remove them. “ For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn tne world, but that the world through Him might be saved." Jahn iii, 17. Its eading doctrines, adapted to the use of his New Age, are summarised as follows There is one God, in whom is a Divine Trinity of Love, Wisdom and Operation, and ha is the Lord Jesus Christ. Saving Faith is to believe in Him. Evils are to be shunned, because they are of the devil 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 Jove to love others out of Himself: to desire to be one with them: and to make them hippy from Himself. The same three con Ititute the essence of His wisdom ; because I ore 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 n 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 grays my disciples indeed." John viii, 31 " Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men'should do unto you, do ye even so auto them: for this u the law and the prq abets.” Matt, vii., 8. ~ The Ten Commandments point out what (vils are to be shunned in order that men may attain eternal life. ** That it is not so difficult to live the life ef heaven aa is commonly believed, is evident from this—that when anything present) itself that one knows to be insincere and unjust, to whieh his mind is disposed, be 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 ths habit, he is then by degrees conjoined to heaven, and in so far as be is coni joined to heaven, the higher degrees of 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 thsy can be shaken off, for it is impossible that any evil san be shaken off tjntjl it is seen. This [s' a state into which a man may enter from freedom; tor who is not capable of thinking p this manner? But when he has made a fginning 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 by hs Lord’s words, " My yoke is easy and My urden light,” Matt. xi. 30* But it should be known that this difficulty of so thinking, and Kkawise of resietingevils, Increase in'propor[ion as a man from the will commits evils ; gr in iq tar he becomes accustomed to them, until st length he does not see them, snd afterwards loves them, and from the delight of love excuses them, and by all kinds of fallacies confirms them, and declares that thev •re allowable and cood, B”t this occurs ?ifih“t|jo=e who in age of a’ddleeenbe plunge Into evils as if without resttaint, and st tbs sum time reject Divine things from the heart- " Heaven snd 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 euunolatea, and- who desire to assist in the ijrprk of disseminating them, are invited to potamunioate with Mr J, E, Hawley, St. Martins, Qbristcburob, X 2,, who will be glad to supply copies of " Ths Doctrine of Life,*’ gratis snd post free, to persons desirous of perusing it, The works of Swedenborg and Minor Literature of the New Church can be obtained from Turner and Henderson, Hunter St. Sydney.

NOTI C E . TO Horse Owners and Trainers—Any persons found Trespassing on Wae-renga-a-hika Course, until after Boxing Day Meeting without written permission Will be disqualified. J. A. HARDING, Secretary.

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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 539, 2 December 1890, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 539, 2 December 1890, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 539, 2 December 1890, Page 3

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