n his God." Some of you
may be walking in darkness; that is how you feel. What is God's
command? "Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his
God." If I am to trust God in the darkness, I am to trust Him
anywhere.

Mr. M.--You would advise them, then, to trust in the Lord, whether
they have the right kind of feeling or not?

Mr. R.--If I were to think of my feelings for a moment, I should be
one of the most miserable men in this hall to-night. My feelings are
those of a sinful corrupt nature. I am just to believe what God
tells me in spite of my feelings. Faith is "the evidence of things
not seen:" I might add, "the evidence of things not felt."

Mr. M.--Some may say that faith is the gift of God: and that they
must wait till God imparts it to them.

Mr. R.--"Faith cometh by hearing." The word of God is the medium
through which faith comes to us. God has given us Christ; and He has
given us His Spirit, and His Word: what need is there to wait? God
will give faith to the man who reads His Word and seeks for His
Spirit.

Mr. M.--What, then, should they wait for?

Mr. R.--I do not know of anything they have to wait for. God says:
"Come now; Believe now." No, no; there is nothing to wait for. He
has given us all He has to give: and the sooner we take it the
better.

Mr. M.--Perhaps some of them think they have too many sins to allow
their coming.

Mr. R.--The Lord Jesus has put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
"As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our
transgressions from us." Why do we not believe him? He says He has
"made an end of sins." Why do we not believe Him? Is He a liar?

Mr. M.--Is unbelief a sin?

Mr. R.--It is the root of all sin.

Mr. M.--Has a man the power to believe these things, if he will?

Mr. R.--When God gives a command, it means that we are able by His
grace to do it.

Mr. M.--What do you mean by "coming" to Christ?

Mr. R.--Believing in Him. If I were to prepare a great feast in this
hall to-morrow night, and say that any man that comes to it would
have a grand feast and a five-pound note besides, there would not be
any question as to what "coming" meant. God has prepared a great
feast. He has sent His messengers to invite all to come; and there
is nothing to pay.

Mr. M.--What is the first step.

Mr. R.--To believe.

Mr. M.--Believe what?

Mr. R.--God's invitation; God's promise; God's provision. Let us
believe the faithfulness of Hi