ours, in the grace of God, in the Cross of Christ, for self-denying possession, for self-denying practice, which lifts its banner, and exultantly sings, "The Lord our righteousness!"' XIII. CRISES OF DECISION IN CONVERSION. "And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saysng, Save yourselves from this crooked generation."-Acts ii. 40. Peter had preached the Gospel. The sword of the Spirit had pierced the heart of the vast audience as the heart of one man. The penitent cry had rent the air, 'Brethren, what shall we do?" Peter had sounded the note of duty, and had revealed the promise of salvation-"Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." He had declared the world-wide light and love of the promise-"For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him." But Peter was not through with his sermon. "With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation." Although he beheld hundreds and hundreds, a surging crowd, convicted of sin; although he decisively declared the Way of salvation,-still he preached on; with many other words he went on testifying; he went on exhorting them to be saved. Can we doubt what those "many other words" were, words of testimony and words of exhortation? He must have quoted more prophecies; he must have appealed to more facts. |