Parochial and Plain Sermons - John Henry Newman - Volume 5

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SERMONS,

PAROCHIAL

WINTER

BETWEEN

WEEKS

THE

QUARTER,

VOL.

LENT.

AND

SUNDAY

ADVENT

V.

BY

VICAR

OF

VIRGIN'S,

THE

MARY

ST.

OF

FELLOW

AND

B.D.

NEWMAN,

HENRY

JOHN

OXFORD,

COLLEGE.

ORIEL

LONDON:

ST.

PAUL'S

YARD,

CHURCH

"

J.

G.

J.

FOR

PRINTED

H.

AND

F.

"

J.

PLACE,

WATERLOO

PARKER,

1840.

RIVINGTON,

OXFORD.

PALL

MALL;

TO

PATIENT

AND

IN

THE

THAT

HOPE

AN

BY

OF

TS

WILL

HE

MOTHER,

INSCRIBED,

NOT

OFFERING

UNSANCTIONED

RESPECT

MINISTRY,

COMMON

VOLUME

THIS

BRETHREN,

SERVICE,

THEIR

AND

HIS

TO

HIS

DUTIFUL

AND

LONG

HIS

BY

ALL

OF

BENEFACTOR

THE

D.C.L.

ESQ.

WATSON,

JOSHUA

GRATITUDE.

AND

A

^

BE

DISPLEASED

ADVERTISEMENT

The

weeks

may

fitly

of

which

St.

be

considered

the

in

they

are

their

form,

have

been

noted

College,

October

21,

1840.

at

render

express

the

to

foot

the

it

of

mons, Ser-

are

by

adapted unsuitable

allusions,

the

and

suggested

them

in

;

year,

intimately

to

made

festival,

less

so

Grace

following of

or

not

few

of

great The

more

as

As

occur.

Oriel

the

portion

though

seasons.

possible,

this

subjects

idea,

other

to

for

upon

main

it

to

is

Lent

and

Season

the

special Apostle.

selected

written

Sunday

as

Christmas-day

Paul

its

Advent

between

the

page

as

text;

as

was

and

they

CONTENTS.

I.

SERMON

A

WORSHIP,

PREPARATION

CHRIST'S

FOR

COMING.

(advent.) Isaiah

xxxiii.

17. PAGE

Thine the

eyes land

shall that

the

see

is

far

very

in

King

His

beauty

they

shall

behold

off

1

SERMON

A

REVERENCE,

;

II.

GOD'S

IN

BELIEF

PRESENCE.

(advent.) Isaiah

Thine the

eyes land

shall that

the

see

is

very

King far

xxxiii.

in

His

17.

beauty

;

they

shall

behold

off

15

SERMON

III.

UNREAL

WORDS.

(advent.) xxxiii.

Isaiah

Thine the

eyes land

shall that

see

is

the

very

King far

off

in

His

17.

beauty

;

they

shall

behold 33

CONTENTS.

viii

SERMON SHRINKING

IV.

FROM

CHRIST

COMING.

S

(advent.) xxxiii. 17.

Isaiah

PAGE

Thine

shall

eyes

see

the

beauty

:

they

shall behold

far off

that is very

the land

in His

King

53

SERMON

V.

EQUANIMITY.

(CHRISTMAS.) iv. 4.

Phil. the Lord

Rejoicein

and

alway;

I say,

again

SERMON

Rejoice

67

...

.

VI.

REMEMBRANCE

PAST

OF

MERCIES.

(CHRISTMAS.) Gen. I

am

not

worthy

truth, which

of the

Thou

xxxii. 10. all the

of

least

hast showed

Thy

unto

of all the 83

servant

....

VII.

SERMON THE

mercies, and

MYSTERY

GODLINESS.

OF

(CHRISTMAS.) Hebrews He

that

of one;

for

Both

sanctifieth which

and

is

He

cause

ii. 11.

they

who

sanctified

are

ashamed

not

to

are

all

call them

brethren

99

SERMON THE

STATE

VIII. OF

INNOCENCE.

(CHRISTMAS.) Eccles. God

hath

made

inventions

man

upright, but

vii. 29.

they

have

sought

out

many 114

ix

CONTENTS.

IX.

SERMON

SYMPATHY.

CHRISTIAN

(CHRISTMAS.) Hebrews

ii. 16. PAGE

For

verilyHe

took

took

Him

on

not

Him

on

the seed

the

Angels, but

of

nature

He

of Abraham

133

SERMON

RIGHTEOUSNESS

X.

NOT

OF

BUT

US,

IN

US.

(EPIPHANY.) 1

Of

Him

are

wisdom, ;

him

in Christ

ye

Cor.

i. 30, 31.

Jesus, who

that, according

is made

God

of

it is written, He

as

unto

sanctification, and

righteousness,and

and

that

us

tion redemp-

glorieth,let

the Lord

glory in

147

SERMON

THE

LAW

XI.

OF

SPIRIT.

THE

(epiphany.) Rom. Christ

is the end

of the

Law

for

x.

4.

righteousnessto

every

one

that

believeth

163

SERMON

THE

NEW

XII.

WORKS

OF

THE

GOSPEL.

(epiphany.) 2

If any

man

past away;

be

in

Christ, he

Cor. is

a

behold, all things are

v.

new

17. creature

become

new

:

old

thingsare 187

CONTENTS.

x

XIII.

SERMON

THE

STATE

SALVATION.

OF

(epiphany.) Eph.

iv. 24. PAGE

That

ye

put

on

the

righteousnessand

new

is created

after God

which

man,

in

holiness

true

203

SERMON

XIV.

INFIRMITIES.

AND

TRANSGRESSIONS

(epiphany.) Heb. Now

the

just shall

soul shall have

live

by

faith

but

;

pleasurein

no

x.

38.

if any

draw

back, My 223

SERMON

SINS

man

him

XV.

INFIRMITY.

OF

(epiphany.) Gal. The

flesh lusteth

flesh cannot

;

and

17.

against the Spirit,and

these

do the

v.

are

contrary the

things that

to

the

Spiritagainst the other,

so

that ye

ye would

239

XVI.

SERMON

SINCERITY

one

the

AND

HYPOCRISY.

(epiphany.) 2

If there be first a man

hath, and

Cor.

viii. 12.

willingmind, it is accepted according to that not

according to

that he hath

not

a

253

CONTENTS.

xi

XVII.

SERMON

THE

TESTIMONY

CONSCIENCE.

OF

(efiphany.) Cor.

2

i. 12. PAGE

Our

is this,the testimony rejoicing

of

of

and

abundantly

more

God,

have

we

to

had

in

but

by

conversation

our

in

the world,

270

you-ward

XVIII.

SERMON

MANY

conscience, that wisdom, fleshly

with

not simplicityand godly sincerity,

the grace

our

CHOSEN.

FEW

CALLED,

(SEPTUAGESIMA.) 1

Know

not,

ye

receiveth

the

that

which

they So

prize?

Cor.

ix. 24. in

run

race,

run

all,but

obtain

one

281

XIX.

SERMON

BLESSINGS

THE

a

that ye may

run

OF

THIS

LIFE.

(SEPTUAGESIMA.) Phil. I have

all,and

abound

;

I

306

full

am

SERMON

ENDURANCE,

iv. 18.

THE

XX.

CHRISTIAN'S

PORTION.

(SEXAGESIMA.) Gen. All these

things are

againstme

xlii. 36. 322

CONTENTS.

xii

XXI.

SERMON AFFLICTION,

COMFORT.

OF

SCHOOL

A

(SEXAGESIMA.) i. 4.

Cor.

2

PAGE

comforteth

Who

comfort

them

us

in all

which

ourselves

we

are

tribulation,that

our

in any

trouble, by

SERMON THOUGHT

THE

OF

be

may comfort

the

able to with where-

of God

comforted

are

we

340

XXII.

GOD,

STAY

THE

SOUL.

THE

OF

(quinquagesima.) Rom. Ye

have have

received

not

.received

the

the

viii. 15.

spiritof bondage again

Spirit of adoption, whereby

fear, but

to

ye

cry, Abba,

we

Father

354

XXIII.

SERMON LOVE,

THE

ONE

THING

NEEDFUL.

(quinquagesima.) 1

Though have

I not

speak

with

charity,I

the am

Cor.

xiii. 1. of

tongues become

as

men

and

sounding

of

angels,

brass,

or

a

and

ling tink-

cymbal

371

SERMON THE

XXIV.

POWER

OF

THE

WILL.

(quinquagesima.) Eph.

Finally, my His

vi. 10.

brethren, be strong in the Lord, and

might

in the

power

of 386

SERMON

WORSHIP,

I.

PREPARATION

A

Isaiah

Thine

"

shall

eyes

behold

Year

after

warnings

than

impressive this

the

summer,

autumn,

the all

has

have

is

seasons

The

are

longer

1

VOL.

V.

hearts

past

tired

have

and

and

the

are

all

gone,

past: the

raise

we

austere

Advent. B

the

spring,

brought

they

and

dreary

out;

worn

but

of

;

last

at

us

rain

cold,

and

more

to

religious

;

same

comes

the

utmost

is

it

turn,

the

us

forebode

in

shall

perhaps

which

is

they

off."

far

none

year

each

All

we

and

us,

in

:

brings

frost

befal

beauty

very

passes,

very

and

His

is

with

COMING.

17.

in

again,

their

come.

sated: the

it

as

them.

done

end

that

world,

of

and

land

now

thought

gifts

the

The

which

of

days

King

those

season1.

gloom,

the

and

again

xxxiii.

see

year,

CHRIST'S

FOR

over,

their and

failed,

has would

not

weather

with

in tone

the

frame

and

such

good come

bad

in

which

the

end

of

they

have

no

at

hardly be

does

is well

Life

in

future, and

clear and

its

hand," that there

is at earth"

to

rather

that, because

the

King

in winter

perhaps,but though

with

such

before

come

is chill

season

morning

is

this befits those

and

that more

in

and

who

prayer

make

joice re-

new

"

soon

land

the

feelingsfor holy dejection

some

whole,

and

calmly

of Christ. which

we

The

day by day. of

breath

few, but

the all

by professionpenitents and

and

luxury by prayer

it

a

will

behold

"

the

pilgrims. cheerful

bright that gloom, than

to

is

failing ; nay,

worshippers are are

it

upon

and

feelingswith

dark, and

loneliness,more

appliances of attempt

Him

watchers

mourners,

them

on

the

damp,

the

Advent

are

and

are

; but

spent, the day

are

waiting,in

comfort

too

far

it failing,

are

by

so

true, does

former

These

in age,

and

have

forward

heavens

beauty,"and

for the earnestly,

And now

they

be

they

and

new

the

far off."

is very

which

His

in

"

on

its conscience

as

night is

are

though

come,

keen

the

"

year ;

days

in its way

enough

perception

is

pleasure; yet they

proportion

solemnly that

The

life.

the soul is cast

Thus satisfy.

not

Such

alike

comes

again,could

young

body, is

of the

end

which

of mind

frame

the

befits the

which

of mind

wishing it.

men

the

acceptable.

and feelings,

our

and

would

see

[Serm.

succeeds, though ungratefulto

which

the

PREPARATION

A

WORSHIP,

2

which less

More that

all those men

dear

to

severity, aids and

now-a-days

disagreeableto

them.

faith does

True

it sits

kneel, when

to

before

sinner

a

that awful

the

return;

Him

for

us

these

they have

is

again;

this

is

words

that

same

awake

"

thing no-

ableness unprofitthe

read;

us

of

out in

cometh

the

Collects,beseeching

same

O

judgment.

not

same

well-known

the

"

warning

the

comes

amid

Isaiah

;" the

Lord

prepare

whom

little

as

brightness ; there

sky,

welcome

of the

Him

to

will think

they

the rain

or

Gospel, bidding

sleep,"and

obey

and

Prophet

Epistle and

who

face

fire,will

as

then

And

rejoicein. of earth

to

frost

The

is strippedof its

to

Him

see

of

realize

who

another, but

then

and

goes

warnings recur.

Him

flame

a

dered, be hin-

to

then.

year

Name

as

pleasantlynow,

pray

doing so

the earth

shall

they

are

eyes

bargainto One

when

Day

face,whose

Judge. They

its

passed encom-

placeitself

it would

ridiculed,when

be

to

or

blessed look

voices, and seen,

because

they

out

they

for love

"

appearing!"

His We

those

be the ; "

I have

which

destiny of but

this

that before

sight of not

we

lies

us

our

fitter reflections

have

cannot

than

know

plains only com-

only hardshipis

Its

warmth.

by

not

It

cushions, is protectedby curtains, and

upon

of

3

comforts.

covet

not

it is forbidden

when

as

COMING.

CHRIST'S

FOR

I.]

Maker

what

other know a

entered orders to

be

of our

beings we

we

and

Lord

face

for other

may know

fearful

own

when

b2

this Season What

upon.

time

is reserved

at

must to

have face.

beings;

lot, the We

there

4

WORSHIP,

be

may

are

brute

creation.

can

they should

Him.

destined

to

But

Him

be

in

rewarded

does

We

person.

have

Presence, and shall

have

present

we

see

twain

vanish

of

proof; hearts

good

to

and

than

and look

we

a

merely judged. by

not

of nature,

His

One and

and

by

one

any

What

it will be rent Maker

our

bad

so.

will will

between

will

look

numerous

on

us

truth

told

then

are

see

God.

On

sages pas-

this, by way

impress the We

shall

of the

tell

Scripturewhich do

we

Him.

on

it may

in

searchingeye.

He

creature.

every

it

righteous

of shadows.

Suddenly

a

as

Himself

personalintercourse

hardly quote

but

be

actions,

one.

away,

first

then, I say, that first appearance

nothing less while

come

our

to

Lawgiver

world

a

are

to

not

are

before

or

We

on

are

holy

substantial.

And

I need

by His

in

are

and

the Creator us,

the

one

endure

we

is not

appear. be

that

to

At

We

course

stand

to

know

and

that

our

upon

present, but from

at

government,

nay,

and

the

indefinite

an

case.

our

Him;

general provision or

mere

in

this is not

come

on

permittedto

punished, we

or

with

case

of His

suddenly.

is to

Recompense

die, or

live

judgment;

that

and

meeting ;

law

never

For

of their nature

be the

before

come

the

their

Him.

before

be

outskirts

but

by Him,

approach

before

live and

the very

period,upon

to

It may

of

nothing

brought

tell,this may

we

sustained

be

to

never

what

that

[Serm.

which, knowing

some,

Maker,

PREPARATION

A

the

of it upon

of our

that expressly, one

3

hand

holy

Job

"

body, yet

I shall and

Balaam shall

says,

Star

lift up

His

to

the

Son

and

coming

said

generallyof

of

cometh

and

they

with

other,

Him

; for

"

face :" and

And, His

they

coming

St. Paul.

live,saith the

xxvi. xxii.

Job

xix.

64. 4.

of

i. 7.

will

judge

We

Christ.

For

Numb. 1

John

knee

xxiv.

17.

iii. 2.

like Now to

face ; and

!."

them, for

see

We

"

of

it is

Luke

before

the

written, As

shall

1 Cor.

all

must

Christ," says

all stand

shall

"

on

face

then

He

judgment-seat "

Him,

see

And

His

them.

Behold,

Again,

but

see

it is

shall be

we

is."

shall

so

Lord, every

26, 27. Rev.

to

the

judgment-seat

1

Him,

see

Again,

He

as

see

all kindreds

Him."

in their foreheads

will be

before

appear

Him

They

"

shall be as

of

"

shall

and

:

glass,darkly;

a

again,

Name

Him

shall appear,

see

And

eye

up,

draweth

of power,

hand,

one

every

because

He

shall

we

and

pierced

When

righthand

the

of

ye shall

of heaven." on

;

shall wail

through

see

His

clouds

also which

the

we

clouds

come

Look

redemption

I

;

rise out

Hereafter

"

now

shall

"

the

all men,

unrighteous

disciples,

; for your

enemies,

the

in

earth

of the

His

behold,

not

Sceptre shall

a

sittingon

man

there

nigh ;

; whom

shall

but

not

heads

see

hand

but

to

God

other

see

destroy

worms

eyes

Him,

says

your

nigh ;" and

the

Jacob, and

Christ

mine

shall

Him, of

out

Israel."

He

On I

"

behold

flesh shall I

my

another."

5

skin

my

myself,and

for

see

not

and

in

COMING.

after

Though

says,

this

a

CHRIST'S

FOR

I.]

bow xxi.

to

I

Me,

28.

Matt.

xiii. 12.

Rev.

6

WORSHIP,

and

of

one

every God."

again,

come

in His

then

shall

He

He

his

shepherd divideth Such

is

first

our

say, it will be know of the when

they

as

wise

and

And

at

cometh

bad.

when lies

this

it

this,that all is dark that

God

now

? that be

in

a

world

1

2

2

1 Thess.

Cor.

v.

of

10. v.

are

and

a

xiv. Matt.

we

day For

sudden

and

Him

meet

the

as

to

we

day

of sense,

For

surelyit Matt.

our

lead

us

told,all that

world

5, 6.

prospect

will

all will be one

slept.

2."

home

are

Do

10, 11, 12.

xxv.

the

night.

case,

for us?

spirits?

Rom.

2, 3.

this all that

in

selves Your-

is said of the

which

one

now,

and, I

surprisegood

brought

hidden, and

is we

is

a

made, Behold, the

to

of the is

done

or

cry

out

ye

us,

anxiouslyto ask, Is us,

a

state

before

thoughts, surely

is allowed

was

; go

that

"

This to

as

Bridegroom tarried,"the

virgins

cometh

; "

all slumbered

"

midnight

Bridegroom

which

is said the

there

God

our

then safety,

He

; and

goats1."

Paul,

and

glory.

nations

thief in the

a

upon

While

"

foolish

Now

as

them."

elsewhere

"

well

St.

Him,

another,

the

with

with His

of

to

shall

man

it is intimate.

as

shall say, Peace

destruction

wicked,

meeting

then

himself

of

from

sheep from

cometh

so

Son

throne

one

perfectly," says

Lord

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