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by C. H. Spurgeon

The Ghost

Guilt raked out of its grave is vioie frightful than a ghost, or one risen fro7n the dead. Nor is the terror which sin excites in the awakened conscience at all an idle one. There is in evil a hoiTor greater than can be found in hobgoblin, sprite, or apparition. Great is the mystery of iniquity, and he who comes under its spell will have no joy of his life till the ghost is laid in the Red Sea of Jesus’ precious blood. Blessed be God, our Lord has done this for us; and we are not afraid of being haunted by sins which are buried in his grave.

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