Remember that there is only “one Mediator
between God and man”; that there is but “one
sacrifice for sins,” offered “once” for all
and “for ever.” Through the “one Mediator,”
by the “one sacrifice,” “draw nigh to God,
and He will draw nigh to you.” You need no
mediator(No pope) between yourself and
Christ. The priest is a false
intruder there(The pope). Jesus
calls you to come to Himself. He is both
human and divine. He is bone
of your bone, and flesh of your flesh, yet without
sin. God is in Him. He is
one with us and one with God. Suffer nothing
to come between your soul and Him. Suffer no
saint, no angel, no virgin, no priest,(No pope)
to come between you and Jesus Christ. Go to
Him for the pardon of all your sins. Make
to Him your confessions. He can
absolve you, and will, yea, does, if you truly
believe in Him. Priestly
absolution is a lie. It is a
blasphemous pretense. The sentence, “I
absolve thee,” whether from the mouth of Romish
priest or Protestant minister,
is profane. Be not deluded by it. Your
fellow sinner(The pope) cannot absolve you
from the sins you have committed against
God. Turn from these idols and vanities.
Jesus is all you need. His
blood is sufficient to atone, and cleanses those
who simply trust in Him ‘from all
sin.” “Search the Scriptures,”
they testify of Him. Come to Him
that you may have life. His heart is
touched with the feeling of our infirmities; none
can sympathize as He can; none can help as
He. To you, to each one, He
says, “Him that cometh unto ME I will in
no wise cast out.” “Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but MY WORDS shall not pass away.”
“Lord, to whom shall we go? THOU hast the
words of eternal life.” Thou alone art ALL
we need, for Thou alone art “ALL IN
ALL.
Romanism and the Reformation P. 395, 396 (1887)
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