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  JUNE 23. 1678. SEPARATE THE PRECIOUS FROM THE VILE: OR, THE ALTAR-FIRE.
  by Jane Lead
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of steadfast trust and
faith, and the need to separate the precious from the vile in order to
become a vessel for God's Word and experience deliverance from spiritual
bondage.

Topics: "Faith And Trust", "Spiritual Purification"
Scripture References: Psalm 1:3, Psalm 77:7, Jeremiah 1:5, Jeremiah 15:18, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Ephesians 6:16, 2 Timothy 2:21, Hebrews 12:29

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Jane Lead preaches about the cry of the soul in distress, questioning
the perpetual pain and lack of healing, and feeling abandoned by God in
the face of overwhelming challenges. However, she encourages unwavering
trust in God's strength and promises, urging the separation of the
precious from the vile to be a vessel of God's pure Word. She emphasizes
the need to rise above earthly senses and distractions, allowing the
pure altar fire of burning love and faith to overcome internal struggles
and bring forth joy and rejoicing.

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CONTENT
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The Cry of my Soul was this, in the Day of my being distressed, Oh why
is my Pain perpetual? And my Wound uncureable? is there no healing for
me? And in these Exigences, where is the force of Omnipotency? that it
may be raised and exerted forth to bring down the Beast, that insulteth
in his Throne Power, having all from the great Prince of Darkness, to
scourge and afflict withal. Oh God wilt thou be as a Stranger to me, and
not know me in this way, that is Hedged up upon me, where I see no
escape out? Wilt thou leave me to languish, for want of thy Arm of
Strength going forth?

Oh! be not now to me, as the Waters that fail.

After this my complaint in the bitterness of my Soul, this Word was
applied to me, Be steady and unmoveable in thy trust, give no place to
fear or doubt, and thou shall bring to pass the whole desire of thy
Heart in Jehovah's Strength: Yea, thou shalt return to the secret of my
Pavilion, and stand before me thy God, who hath chosen thee. Therefore,
separate the Precious from the Vile, then thou mayest be my Mouth, out
of which the pure Word of Life may go out to the joy and rejoicing of
them, whose Food it shall be. Now keep up, and let not the Waters of
Sense sink thee down: For nothing is so killing to the Plant of renown,
those Root is from the inward Ground.

Then was shewn me, the pure Altar Fire, that would be only the remedy to
dry up the inundation of these Senses, that had made all commotion and
disorder in me. But (oh!) this burning Love, and springing Faith, have
dispersed those Legions, that would keep me in these Fetters.

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