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LOOK UNTO CHRIST AND BE YE SAVED!

"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me."  -John 12:32 [KJV] Wherever Jesus is graciously and experimentally manifested to the soul, and made known by any sweet revelation of His glorious Person, atoning blood, and finished work, a secret yet sacred power is put forth, whereby we are drawn unto Him, and every grace of the Spirit flows toward Him as towards its attractive centre. Thus Jeremiah speaks of the saints of God as coming and singing in the height of Zion, and   flowing  together to the goodness of the Lord (Jeremiah 31:12). And thus Isaiah speaks to the church of God, "Then thou shalt see, and  flow  together, and thine heart shall fear [or as the word rather means, shall 'palpitate' with love and joy] , and be enlarged" (Isaiah 60:5).    This view of Christ by faith is what the apostle speaks of to the Galatians, as Jesus evidently set forth before their eyes (Gal. 3:1). As thus set before our eyes, He becomes the...