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of us to-day, as He did Abraham of old, that we simply
take Him at His Word and count the thing ours which
He has promised, simply because He has promised it.
Afterwards we get the feeling and the realization of
that which He has promised.
2. The second question that some will ask is, " Will there be no manifestation of the baptism with the
Spirit which we receive ? Will everything be just as it
was before, and if it will, where is the reality and use
of the baptism ? " Yes, there will be manifestation,
very definite manifestation, but bear in mind what the
character of the manifestation will be, and when the
manifestation is to be expected. When is the mani-
festation to be expected ? After we believe. After we
have received on simple faith in the naked Word of
God. And what will be the character of the manifes-
tation ? Here many go astray. They have read the
wonderful experiences of Charles G. Finney, John
Wesley, D. L. Moody and others. These men tell
us that when they were baptized with the Holy Spirit
they had wonderful sensations. Finney, for example,
describes it as like great waves of electricity sweeping
over him, so that he was compelled to ask God to with-
hold His hand, lest he die on the spot. Mr. Moody, on rare occasions, described a similar experience. That these men had such experiences, I do not for a moment question. The word of such men as
Charles G. Finney, D. L. Moody and others is to
be believed, and there is another reason why I cannot
question the reality of these experiences, but while
these men doubtless had these experiences, there is not