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In the last lesson, we learned that all men are Anners.

1. How is God represented as regarding their characters? We also learned that sin is the transgression of the law.

2. Is there any penalty annexed to the Divine law?

3. Are all who have transgressed that law, exposed to its penalty?

4. What then is the present condition of all men?

5. What is the language of Paul on this point? Gal. 3: 10. Rom. 5: 12. Eph. 2: 3. 6. What is meant by "death passing upon all

men ?"

7. What is meant by being "children of wrath?"

8. How does such language show that man is at present condemned?

9. What is said in John 3: 18?

10. What is meant by being "condemned?" 11. Repeat John 3: 36.

12. What is meant by the "wrath of God abiding on him?"

13. If this were your condition, ought you not to feel very unhappy?

14. Can you prove that it is not your condi. tion ?

15. What would you think of a man, condemned to death by a human tribunal, who should manifest no anxiety about his condition? 16. If you are impenitent, is your condition worse, or better than his ?

17. Why?

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18. If then you live unconcerned, will your conduct be more, or less unreasonable than his? 19. Why will it?

20. Is there any good reason why men should live unconcerned, in their present state of condemnation?

21. What reasons do they generally present? 22. Can you show that these reasons are not sufficient to justify their indifference?

23. What is the only wise course for them to pursue? Ezek. 18: 30. Matt. 6: 33.

LESSON III.

MAN JUSTLY CONDEMNED.

1. Are men ever condemned unjustly by

numan courts?

2. Can you mention some real, or some imaginary cases of such injustice?

3. How was it, for example, with Christ? 4. Why are men sometimes unjustly condemned?

5. Do such instances prove that human judges and governments are imperfect?

6. What is the character of God, the Judge of all? Deut. 32: 4. Ps. 92: 15. Rev. 15: 3.

7. How can you prove, from the character of God, that the condemnation of the sinner is just? 8. What bearing has the question of Abraham, in the last part of Gen. 18: 25, on this point?

9. If human governments were perfect, is it probable that they would ever condemn any one unjustly?

10. What is the character of the government of God? Ps. 9: 4. 96: 13. 89: 14. 98: 9.

11. Can you prove, from the perfection of the Divine government, that the condemnation of the sinner is just?

12. When a person is condemned unjustly, his conscience does not approve his condemnation; but when he is guilty, and is justly condemned, his conscience does approve it;-now how can it be shown from the consciences of men that they are justly condemned?

13. What is said in Rom. 2: 14, 15?

14. What is meant by "their conscience accusing them?"

15. Repeat 1 John 3: 20. 16. What is meant by

ing us?"

"6 our hearts condemn

17. Do the hearts of all men condemn them for their sinfulness?

18. Does this prove that God's condemnation of them is just, or unjust?

19. If men could present any satisfactory excuse for their sin, would their condemnation then be just?

20. Can they present such excuse?

21. What do the Scriptures teach on this point? Ps. 25: 3. 69: 4. John 15: 25.

22. Will God excuse you for any of your sins? 23. If, then, for every sin you have committed, you are condemned, is not your condemna. tion very great?

24. Are you willing to remain in this condemned condition?

LESSON IV.

THE CONDEMNATION OF MAN AGGRAVATED.

1. Repeat Luke 12: 47, 48.

2. Which of those two servants was under the greater obligation to obey? Why?

3. Do we generally expect that a person's improvement will be in proportion to his opportunities for improvement?

4. Suppose that one boy goes to a very good school, and another to a very poor school; which do we expect will be the better scholar?

5. Why do we expect this?

6. Suppose that neither learns much; which is the more guilty?

7. Why?

8. Who ought to be the better children, those who have wicked parents, or those who have pious parents? Why?

9. At various periods, the Jews worshipped

the idols of the heathen;-who were the more guilty for idolatry, the Jews or the heathen?

10. On what principle was their guilt the greater?

11. Repeat Matt. 11: 21-24.

12. Why will it be more tolerable in the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for Chorazin and Bethsaida?

13. How was Capernaum exalted to heaven? 14. What use did its inhabitants make of their peculiar privileges?

15. What effect did such conduct have upon their condemnation ?

16. What principle is contained in Matt. 12: 41, 42?

17. Are our religious privileges very great? 18. Mention some of them.

19. Ought then our religious improvement to be great?

20. If this should not be the case, what effect will be produced upon our condemnation ?

21. If you remain impenitent, will your guilt se greater or less than that of the heathen? Why?

22. Repeat Prov. 1: 21-32.

23. How does God call upon men to repent and serve him?

24. Has he called upon you in any of these ways?

25. If you refuse all these calls, what ought you to expect?

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