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"He will wash away your sins in His own precious blood, and dress you in
the beautiful robe of His perfect righteousness; that is, set His goodness
to your account, so that you will be saved just as if you had been as good
and holy as He was. Then you will love Him and try to do right to please
Him; not to buy heaven; you cannot do that, for 'all our righteousnesses
are as filthy rags,' and we cannot be saved unless we trust only in Jesus
and His righteousness."
Something in the faces before her caused Elsie to turn her head. Her
father stood with grave, quiet air, but a few feet from her.
"Papa," she said, in an undertone, and blushing slightly, "I did not know
you were here. Will you not speak to them? you can do it so much better
than I."
She sat down, and stepping to her side he made a brief and simply worded
address on the necessity of repentance and faith in Jesus, "the only
Saviour of sinners," His willingness to save _all_ who come to Him, and
the great danger of delay in coming. Then with a short prayer and the
singing of a hymn, they were dismissed.
With murmured thanks and many a backward look of admiring love at their
already almost idolized young mistress, and her father, who had won their
thorough respect and affection years ago, they scattered to their homes.
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