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CHAPTER XI

THE BIBLE A NEW BOOK

FTER receiving the blessing of sanctification the Bible became a new book to me. I found that the Old Testament abounds in holiness typology, and as I studied these types under the illumination of the Holy Spirit, my soul was thrilled from day to day. In the New Testament great gold mines of truth opened to me. I had riches untold, and as my heart was in ecstasy over the newly-found treasures, I could not help but exclaim, "Ah, thou subtle, lurking foe, thou arch fiend of the pit! Thou enemy of all righteousness! Thou didst cheat me out of mine inheritance and didst keep me in the mists and shadows of a twilight experience!"

When the blind man received the first touch he saw men as trees walking. After having received the second touch his vision was clear and objects no longer appeared to him in undue proportions. Bishops, presiding elders, pastors and evangelists, especially those of great learning, appeared as trees in my sight. But Jesus, the great Healer, touched my spiritual eyes the second time

and gave me perfect sight. I no longer saw them as trees walking; they were just men, and occupied the place of such beings in my estimation. Some of them appeared to be very small and insignificant. I saw that the things that are highly esteemed among men are an abomination in God's sight. All the self-seeking, money-loving, conference wirepulling, that is so characteristic of the popular ministers of to-day, savors of death, and is of the world, the flesh and the devil. Satan is

the prince of this world; he is given the right of way at the annual conferences and assemblies of the old denominations, where preachers are weighed in the balances of worldly honor and given their appointments. At these annual gatherings there are always some persons who are looked upon as giants; they assume great dignity and authority, and those who have imperfect spiritual vision look upon them as trees walking. After a person has received the baptism of the Holy Ghost he can see clearly; his vision is no longer imperfect. He sees that the conference giants are weaklings and dwarfs. The fact is, God is not with them; they are counterfeits, manipulating ecclesiastical machinery for selfish purposes.

One of my first impressions after receiving "the blessing" was to let my light shine.

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I had been so long in the wilderness under incompetent leaders who failed to declare the whole counsel of God, that I felt now my light must be put on a candlestick, that those who were in the shadows as I had been might be benefited thereby. He says, "Ye are my witnesses," and I knew that to retain sanctification I must take a stand for the truth and give forth no uncertain sound. Jesus said, "For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels' (Luke 9:29). He committed a treasure to my care of which He requires me to be a faithful steward. He sanctified me wholly, beyond the possibility of doubt, and put my feet on the rock to stand. There are not enough men, demons nor creeds to shake me from this foundation while walking with an eye single to His glory and living in obedience to His commands.

For years I had made the mistake of trying to get sanctified by good works, but of course failed. Now at last, through simple faith in the blood, my heart was instantly cleansed from all spiritual defilement and flooded with light.

Two hours after having received "the blessing," my husband left to hold a meeting

in another church on his charge. Before the day was gone, I was impressed to write to him and tell him that there was not a shadow of doubt in my mind that the Lord had sanctified me wholly. As soon as I had written this testimony on paper, my heart began to overflow with joy. As there was no meeting close enough where I could go and tell what the Lord had done for me, He had me write my testimony and send it.

Before a week had passed there seemed to be a thousand demons clutching at my pearl, but when the enemy came in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord lifted up a standard against him (Isa. 59:19). I learned that the outward attacks of the enemy had nothing to do with the condition of the soul life within. The blood cleansed from all sin and Jesus was enthroned in my heart. I could truly say, "The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

In the seventh chapter of second Kings we have an account of the awful famine that raged in Samaria when the Syrians besieged the city. Mothers had been brought to the extremity of slaying and eating their own children. There were four lepers on the outside of the walls of the city, who said, "Why sit we here until we die? If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit

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