Parochial and Plain Sermons - John Henry Newman - Volume 7

PAROCHIAL AND

PLAIN SERMONS

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CONTENTS.

SERMON

I.

fjB Hapse

3Thne.

of

PAG

"

thy

Wliatsoever is

work,

no

device,

nor

knowledge,

nor

goest"

thou

whither

grave,

hath

"He

there

form

no

is

TOearinegg

a

that

we

when

and

should

desire

We

know

that \

we

JOHN

are

v.

19

and

the

loved

the

praise of

...........

shall

Him,

see

liii.

ISAIAH

2

whole

world

lieth

men

more

13

ness"" wicked-

in

27

........

IV.

Cfje praise

xii. 43

"

our

SERMON

They

we

III.

TOotifc

of God,

Him"

JKan.

.

SERMON

Qz

"

tfje Natural

to

comeliness;

nor

beauty

no

the

10

II.

SERMON

Belujion

in

-wisdom,

nor

ix.

ECCLES.

"

a

there

for

thy might;

it with

do

findeth to do,

hand

of

than

Jfint. the

praise of God."

"

JOHN

v!

Contents.

SERMON

We

V.

broughtnothinginto this world, and it is certain nothingout. And havingfood and raiment let us content"

I

"

TIM.

vi. 7, 8

Season beginning of miracles

did

forth His glory;

and

JOHN

ii.

VI.

of

fested Jesusin Cana of Galilee,and maniHis disciples believed on Him.""

ii ..........

VII.

Uutjrof SurelyI have behaved of his mother: my cxxxi.

carry

58

SERMON

"

can

be therewith

.......

SERMON

This

we

and

""

as quietedmyself,

soul is

even

as

a

a

child that is -weaned

weaned

child."

"

PSALM

,86

2

SERMON

gofo

VIII.

of Cfjrfet

My yoke upon you, and learn of Ale,for I am meek and lowly in heart,and ye shall find rest unto your souls ; for My yoke is xi. 29, 30 is light"" MATT. 102 easy, and My burden

Take

.

.

.

vii

Contents.

IX.

SERMON

tfje"2PE of PAGE

The

Lord

thy God

will raise

unto

up

of thee, of thy Brethren, like hearken''"

DEUT.

thee

unto

a

me

Prophetfrom the midst unto

;

Him

ye

sJiall

Il8

xviii. 15

.......

X.

SERMON

8T!jeCrucifixion. "He

afflicted, yet He opened not His and to the slaughter, a as is dumb, so He openethnot His mouth"

was oppressed,and He mouth; He is brought as

her shetpbefore "

ISAIAH

shearers

was

lamb

a

liii.7

133

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SERMON

J^dg

on

'Ye will not

to

come

Me, that

ye

Communion.

JOHN might have life.""

v.

40

.

146

XII.

SERMON

SHjc Gospel "

When unto

up Jesusthen lifted

Him,

He

that these may

His

saith unto eat?""

JOHN

eyes, and

saw

Philip, Whence vi. 5

a

gi-eatcompany shall

we

come

buy bread, 160

viii

Contents.

SERMON

ILofceof

XIII.

a $ero $latttre. ifoligton, PAGB

"

If

we

be dead

Him."

with

we

shall also live with

vi. 8

ROMANS

"

believe that

Christ,we

179

........

XIV.

SERMON

Pleasantto tfje i"eligion 0 taste and

see

graciousthe

how

is : blessed is the

Lord

xxxiv. 8

PSALM

trusteth in Him:'"

Cental Pray

without

ceasing" "

i

17

v.

a

man

into the

be born

Kingdom of God."

"

204

.....

Baptism. of the Spirit^he

and

of water

.192

XVI.

SERMON

"Except

.

-prarrer.

THESS.

Infant

that

man

.

XV

SERMON

"

.

JOHN

iii.5

.

enter

cannot .

.

.217

XVII.

SERMON

"{je iEnitgof tfje"f)"rrfj. "And

I say also unto will build

My

thee,That thou

Church;

fV."---MATT.

XVI

and

art

Peter,and upon this rock I

the gates of hell shall not

l8 .......

prevail 230

ix

Contents.

SERMON

XVIII.

in tfje"to "

Thus

saith the

find rest for your

[VII]

ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the and ye shall good way, and walk therein,

Lord, Stand

old paths,-where is the

souls""

JER. vi, 16

.....

243

SERMON

L

of

Hapefe

"

IVhatsoe-uer

hand

thy

work,

no

whither

findeth

device,

nor

thou

goest"

hand

findeth

thoughts

our

which

included, which

alone of

before minds

our

new

with

journey;

see

where

see

the

while with

we

road.

And

[vn]

might

stop

in

the

know it

that for

there

u

grave,

all

below"

the

at

how

the

great

and

might, presents

pleted com-

itself

on

a

it

fresh will

what

is

important

is

no

work,

of

stage end,

do

we

for nor

us

to

device, B

a

our

and

business

our

to

of

commencement

evening, though in

for

tion salva-

of this

go,

are

and

works,

our

we

our

directs

all others

consideration

well in

the

naturally

other here

with

force

there

for in

whatever

which

all

entering

we

;

work

whither

know

travel, and

might,

our

done

now

we

shall

"

our

are

we

the

especial

we

do

thy might;

10.

placed

are

grave,

We

year.

life's

be

the

should

ix.

outlive

And

must

wisdom,

great

really

souls.

our

nor

with

will

we

which

work,

that

to

with

that

do

to

do

do,

ECCLES.

"

advice

OLOMON'S

it

knowledge,

to

nor

we

not

lies do

nor

it

The

2

that

nothingneed

it is true.

We

be

know

it already, that it is

thing said

same

in

the

be called

know

well perfectly and

they

are

that in

are

because may

through possibly, of

terms, and

short,in confess

the

it,we

it;

confess that mere

summary

and

Satan,

and

want

it

well

enough

die,yet (ifwe

we

to hear

no

that

will but

the fact dwelt

upon ;

and seriously, we steadily

God's

whereas

theyknow

selves. theywitness againstthem-

before use

of

children

know already

by thinkingover

conviction

that

be of

distance from

a

bought them,

Thus

to do

attend)it may

it

they know

eternal ruin ; that

that

so.

much

livingat

themselves

However, though we have

it is that

thus

Yes;

do and do not ; that

they are

Lord

to tell them

we

the

again,and impertinent

over

perilof

making

denying the one

they have

defence,by pleadingthat they already

a

they should

what

God,

they

appealto it; they defend themselves,if

those who may

that

that

with conscience,by quarrelling

silence their

sinners

that

us

that it is tiresome to hear

repeatsit.

who

person

it,is

nothingnew,

and

over

plain,

so

complaintwhich

told of

when

is

to convince

it well ; the very

need to be told, and

no

grave." This

said in order

commonly make

numbers know

in the

wisdom,

knowledge,nor

Time.

Lapse of

while

keep

we

this life is way

gain some

grace,

to

deep general

importantand

in which

men

is

commonly

no have, properlyspeaking, knowledgeof

greattruth

at all.

Lapse of Time.

The

it is to die ;

Consider,then,what

"

3

there is

work,

no

or wisdom, in the grave." Death device, knowledge, puts

and irrevocably to absolutely

end

an

all

plans and

our

works,and it isinevitable. The Psalmist speaksto and low, rich and poor,

him."

as

wise

"

Even

we

find it to

may

realizeit,yet as

surelywill

shrink from

bring it

as surely

the

we

well

the

as

home

sooner

or

the bed of death.

on

thought of death,and

our

is nothingcompared with it. Death about

stopsus

their

or city,

deeds

are

;

work,

God for

ignorant

about

their

the field; any how

suddenlygatheredin

naturally

fearful about But

one.

all this

impliedin are

engaged

pleasure ; they are

they are stopped; "

a

by

of its attendant

Men

race.

Difficult

together,

We

the consequences

it stopsour

or

by

one

case,

man

later,one

circumstances ; but all that is hateful and it will be fulfilledin

high

to ourselves,

to

here assembled

are

of us,

one

every

be stretched

one,

the

No

agreement unto

die,as

men

"

and leave their riches for other l." foolish,

and

so

make

deliver his brother, nor

can

with another

one

"

"

in

their

reckoningis made

"

all is sealed up till the great this !

In the words

dead,they are

no

projects ; whether had their

used

a

full of schemes

They were

more.

in

greater or

a

humbler

and

rank, they

their prospects, their pursuits, hopesand fears,

their rivalries; all these builds

day. What a change is in speakingof the familiarly

house, and

are

now

come

its roof is not 1

Ps. xlix. 2=-lo. B

2

to

an

end.

One

finished;another

The

4

Lapse of it is not

buys merchandise,and their friends are, vanished.

Where

sanguine,so the kind?

far

as

they

are

the

?

generous We

as

the

of the

people; in domestic

the

mixed

describes it, the wind their

and

they have

And

is loosed.

of love

they

they do

even

not

for

thenceforth

us

as

is

if

as

within

us

was

make

;

they are

about not

it.

in

met

the assemblies

of the in

nor

the

Scripture

them, and they

know

them

more."

no

ties which

broken,and

they as

been

have

no

the

held them

were

;

wish We

persons

and

shared

by

them

;

by

of

to know

do not

we

not;

that

talk about

the

aching

answer

third persons ; whereas

us,

silver cord

followed

long sorrow

they them

know;

they used

every other

thought which

Or

perhaps,if our

them.

do not mention is too deep,we grief And their possessions, too,all fall to without

the

return, they

for them.

we

always with

on

and

dead; they

know

we

passedover

our satisfy

talk about them

goes

active,so

of men,

the many

They

hearts; but

was

so

they prized. As

griefof tears,and

vehement

to be

us

in

has

of kindred

but the bond

we

concerned,

and friends; children, parents,brothers,sisters,

theywere

sorrow

is all

placeshall

burst

to

is

they were

concourse

which

retirement

gone,

were

elders,nor

"

are

who

from

taken silently

seat

world

them

amiable,the modest,

that suddenlydisappeared; were

endeared

this

told that

were

all their

And

yet sold.

which pleasingqualities

virtues and

They

Time.

their

others.

it forgets them.

at all.

names

The

Yes, so

world it is ;

The the world

contrives to

looks upon

them

ascribes

all as

forgetthat

out falling

leaves them

"

immortal

an

poor,

heard

of,and

does

the

that which

even

deaths

their

befalleth the befalleth

thing

one

dieth the other ; yea, a

hath

man

them,

they have

or

how some-

seen

or

Thus

us.

cognizing re-

if

as

befalleth beasts,

one

pre-eminenceover

no

but

souls,and

the

as

things

it appear

men

all

;

across

makes

of

sons

a

on

have

we

off men's

bodies,it

For

dies,rich

judgment

comes

as

then leaves

man

of persons

or

only

nought.

in sorrow,

a

one

them

keepsits eye

It

ever.

to

come

of them

reallycast

only "

as

this reflectionnever

world

this the world

considers

soul passes to

read of the

we

; to

temporal. Truly whenever

and

seen

for

great visible

personality.When

system,and

of the

souls,it

have

some

on

die, it

it thinks minute, perhaps, them

move

sort of life and

a

of its members

other

to

5

men

parts of

mere

This continues

system.

Time.

Lapse of

dieth

one

breath,so

that

all is

beast,for

a

so

vanity1." But

let

us

follow the

course

of

a

the world, and cast off by it. It goes forth on

a

when live.

journey. he is but Then

he

Man

quittingus, sees

lying on

than

the bed

and

sightswhich

enter into his mind

less to him

to die and

seems

to

he of

to

is

to

as

stranger

a

be

no

more,

beginning to really

before it did not

conceive,and the world.

but sickness, 1

castingoff

soul thus

Eccles. iii.19.

the world

is

Just

he

in that

now

moment

even

even

was

of

6

The

death what a

awful

an

crisis for him

held lately he the

him ;

Lord

who

others ; he him ;

How

in lodgedsafely

evil. And

good or

when

he

now

What

he dieth that

falleth so must

!

servant

of

lot is cast

God,

and for

once

in dread.

that

no

much

to

came

estimate shall

we

form

hour. most

We

a

man

must

body,

thoughts? time,

for ever;

as

the tree

of the true

transgressor.His

the

he

to bad.

good

but wait in

can

have

hope

declared,

of the value of time truth

in

it,how

it be said after death ! What

of time while

we

all this,I

might

waitingfor

are

repeat,belongsto

be

looked

is not

to

read

lightbook

a

an

in

at a

as

a

leisure

the die,the youngest,the healthiest,

thoughtless ; we

two, soul from

are

if this has

intimately.It

as picture,

his

from

rightidea

a

judgment! Yes, it is we" most

in the

their death-beds

die; but

trulycan

more

all,and

on

could form

one

till he

Men

that is another

is the comfort

miseryof

and the

to

Nothing; for though Christ,he cannot now

be

he must

but

returns ;

done

good, or

it lie. This

is gone,

appears the value of

spend centuries waitingfor to

that

room

placeof hope, or

what

it is nothingto him

alter his state from bad

us

His

the deeds

now infinitely important

now

or

Him

to

! What

to belongsentirely

now

imprisonedagainstthe great Day,

whether

him

over

nothingis doingthere,for he

matter, that dependson

he

come

is stillness in the

There

bought

whether to be be

!

change has

belongsto

now

Lapse of Time.

must

body;

and

be thufs

only

torn unnaturally

united

again

to

in be

The made

thoroughlyhappy

more

Time.

Lapse of

miserable

be

to

or

7 for

ever.

and its

unspeakableimportance"nor

ourselves any time may a

man

die any

may

towards

move

to it.

are

there is now

should

What

us.

rise we

life is

Thus

under

his

one

who

suffered

into receptacle

thought to the waste

the

of

seed of

: yet we eternity

after year,

But

Or

what

can

that flesh,

from

we

the

we

say to from

run

on

and

?

a

we

may

reap

year

or service,

tithe

and heartily sow strenuously flesh

saw

It is the

suffer ourselves to go on,

most

a

greater every

equaltime

at

its

without

men,

hardlyusing it at all in God's it,while

footing,

secure

looked carelessly

treasure

under

crumbling

should

what

thinkingit enough to give Him seventh of

less

it, becoming greater and

?

entered

placedon

was

ever

thoroughfareof

stopit ? who

were.

we

we

preciousliquorto

some

minute

the

was

less and feet,and affording it ?

nearer

that grave

when

who

man,

a

precipitous ground, which careless about

and

crumbling away

ever

tain, cer-

are

on continually

nearer

are

than

some

yet was

is

plain,

it is unlikely

is,that

device,than

nor

say to

we

The

coming.

nearer

ever

the grave,

nearer

this Church.

are

work,

no

say

to

ensure

we

we this,at least,

of

"We

us.

can

death later,

or

Every morning we

in which We

But

it sooner

that,come

all we

day ;

necessity,

also be short. It is

it may

long; but

be

can

certain interval before its

that he will die.

the

in its inevitable

considered

is death

Such

or

a

to

corruption.

The

8

We

littlewe

try how

of

having the

water

law ; "

prophetsaw madness which

of

to

of men,

the

act and

His

sent

time,

to

far

which

"

we

the

He

"

says,

us

He

it,when

at this

as

most

"

also learn

we

in

even

world, which,

and

surelywere

most

it to

into the world

the words

it from

showed

He

enter into

cannot

we

He

hurryingon

told what

been

could receive

from

us

wicked/'

The

as

lightlydone;

not

thoughtsabout Son,

thoughts.

Only-begottenSon

was surely,

"

have

We

sons

eat, and

to

is

time

play,when

to

His

redeem

sin,

upon

the hearts of the

unbelief,though

deed,as

the

see,

treasure

to sit down

leads them

judgment coming ? depths of

can

we

"

rise up

thinks of man's

inspired

an

buy their chief good ; but if so, what an appear in God's sight! What

malignant evil is it in

that thus

drink,and

Doubtless

squanderingthat

Rivers of

"

keep not Thy

men

than clearly

more

this madness

inveterate

eyes, because

holyPsalmist.

in

men

is meant

must

and

far

give abundantly.

to

mine

says the

so

instead giveto religion, safely

can

grace

down

run

Lapse of Time.

His

merciful

of that most

lightlyspoken,

not

into

shall go

everlasting

punishment." that there

Oh

fear God it is of

no

and use

will not do it.

keep to

His

speak;

They

told it,that it is them

such

were

of death and

an

say

a

heart in

us

that

always!

commandments men

not need

and intrusion,

judgment.

their

know

theydo

would

we

a

So must

or

But

duty they "

wish to be

rudeness,to it be, "

tell

and we,

The who

have

must,

we

speakto them,

to

act of

an

as

hear,or not, and Other from

Christ

with

year is

Another the

not to

is heard

dead,there

us

by those,who

the

bear

can

of it?

course

be

before us, when of truth

in that book

God

last his

mind,

said and a

;

it

have

speaksto expectant

former of

year

past time,

raised

will be

day;

the

errors

and

who

doings,in

own

or

books

of those

to

their works Rev.

was

xx.

\"

12.

a

to be

word

awful

opened, "and

book

!

most

on,

lation, reve-

about the future,that

us

thingswhich

1

it

have the solemn

we

will be

is the

acted

done,which

us, in the last and

has made

been

drearyprospectseems

reflectthat

opened,which accordingto

his

What

we

day, the

judgedout books

not

pledgedto

which

has

?

more

all its sins and

thought of

within

do.

or

speak

but kept in forgotten,

at the

us

the

and all that he has say

witness.

a

all that he has said and done, all that

"

has been conceived

duty to

they will

will not follow

The

coming.

with omniscience,

again to testifyabout us

Speak

We

be done

can

written,till,at length,it irrevocably

among

as

none.

it lies in the grave

decayhowever, and

view of God's

what

for Christ's

watch

is gone, it is

have

opening upon

now

and thoughtful,

ears, and

words

freely, yet they

true heart ; and

a

whether

our

we

to this.

graciousLord, their Kedeemer, who

our

alreadypardonedthem Him

leave

rousingthem

9

submit

must

duty to God,

then must

for

means

Time.

Lapse of

of

life,and

were

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14

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time,nor which

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8

let us

pass

to the

more

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of

place. The

transactions

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of

worldly

in trade, ambitious business,speculations

hopes,the

pursuitof knowledge,the publicoccurrences

of the

these find

a

way

to directly

the heart ;

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theyrouse, they

the Nat^lral

to

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influence. It is superfluous to go

about

to prove

innate power

time

and

over

of

us

make

us

think and

act.

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hand, is weak

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to kindle the

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turn

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of feelings

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and leisure,

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the Scripture,

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which

Christ works as

in His

fit subjects to

makes religion wish to relax.

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do not elect,

and

perfection

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them

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and they melancholy, say they,

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a

hath

Prov. xvii. 16. o

2

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the hand

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4. But

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of the world

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with society

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men

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and

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he would

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his Maker."

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purpose

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pass

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intended evidently

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as dignity

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that

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it does

the claims

men

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have

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mind, a

it has been

brought

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like,and temporary or permanent,

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state to which

other mental

the

by

affections to which

whether

by anxiety, oppressive sorrow, imaginationor

for

it is enough for my objection;

unnatural,eccentric

will reduce

accordingto

obvious

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indeed,of those

mere

untoward peculiar weakness

otherwise ;

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the inclinations and natural

denied the Christian a

be

between existing disagreement

Many,

as altogether

its

of industry,

as commonlyurged,recognizing

word, and

man.

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be

the rewards

on

if he could

man

given to

the fact of the of God's

sake;to

men

and pleasures of this life. comforts, luxuries,

the

would

Man

for its own

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"

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to set their hearts

and pursuits, on

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rational beings. Here

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and

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that it is allowed

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is religion

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enlightened age. word had times

of

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had

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of

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to be divine

in

knowledge and

the literature of the 5. Once seen

who

even

more

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spirit.So

are

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and

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a

called upon

a

certain

virtue.

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of B^evealed

point, words,

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itselfa weariness is

under

the influence of its

are

and

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practical

exposedto

for excitements of The

one

the

sort

or

of the spirit

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its

gradualadvancement

it pleasurable to them.

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that

obstacle to the improvement

uninvitingis

that religious religion, persons

other,to make

if it

of the better sort of persons,

the whole

on really

spired the in-

have

is in religion

in the conduct

an

barians, fierce bar-

controlled

the

day is weary

that

present

as indulgence,

beyond

race

fallbefore ultimately

of mankind

notions

to Christianity

look upon

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and

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human

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quartersat

it is an consequentunalterableness, of the

the

upon

who

are

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its very claim

the

service in its day ; that in

done

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Men

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unsuitableness

of God

its use,

and inconsistent with

be

may

day,concerningthe

that the

minds.

our

remark

same

21

these persons

by

unnatural

of

Man.

spirit.

liftup its voice in the streets, unless

by duty so

to

do, and

then it does it with

to are pain. Display, pretension, conflict, unpleasant

it.

Weariness

Religiona

22

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is to be

then

thoughtof

persons who

the search after novelties to make them be

;

who

to find that

seem

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wrong;

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to learn

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in good earnest,whoever religion

they have

the Christian

contented !

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consciences

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to clear ourselves when

and resigned

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of insignificance, to be willingness

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do and

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modesty,love

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character in which

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even

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confess withal

even

their

Even

it is true

of it,that experience

own

!

pledgedto

that God's

know

23

above, still how

them,

to

in Christ

which

grace

from

betraythem

often burdensome

are

Man.

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a

darkness

into the world

light."The

nature

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"

for us,

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grace

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of

man

men

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a

dark not."

love darkness is flesh, and that

Weariness

a Religion

24

which is born of the flesh is flesh,and it

remain;

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it

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will occupy

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with God.

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has been said.

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see

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pure,

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day to delight

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one

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its

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sake,and

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"

enjoythrough a long

that miserable eternity dark,forlorn,

will be ! said plainenough,though Scripture

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on

the

that subject,

world to come, to love the

it as

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this,we

we

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make

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point,the end practical must

be

changed; for

expect the system of

happy in

not

love.

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the universe

a

the

hearts,and begin

new

do naturally

be

not

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cannot, we to

come

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matter

over

cannot to

us

;

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Man"

of heaven, the numberless

the inhabitants

of goodly fellowship

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Prophets,the

the

Attributes of God, these

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see

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form

no

there is

Him,

must

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we

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cannot

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like

are

of

means

if in the

we

see

day

duty towards

or

of

for ourselves

in Him.

unto

us,

our

and the

the

carnal

truth ;

hearts gross,

gloryof

if as

our

mind,

John

except

iii.3.

unio

wounds;

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manifested made

pride,

standard

eyes have

Father.

as

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our

true

are

Heaven

have

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regardsthe

the Eternal 1

if

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comes

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see

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love Him.

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or

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loss.

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us.

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and perfection and

made

when

not, it is our

we

which

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us

in

changing

approach Him,

we

Him, except as

us,

but

far from

as

of self-

plainmatter

a

the

becomes

are

over

go

should desire Him."

we

love Him

whatever All-blessed,

and

words:

and comeliness,

nor

we

Will

and Redeemer.

beautythat

no

is not His loss that is

Saviour

Christ,our

of

army

authoritative

be born

man

of God1." our

noble

our hearts,puttingout of the question

our

to

fixed.

are

Saviour's

our

Apostles,the

universal,the

Church

holy

creations of

the

of

Angels, the gloriouscompany

to them.

25

dim,

grown

lightof

May

He

of

men,

Himself

26

Religion

save

enable

us

no

own,

and

\

self-delusions,

our

give to

"

lowly, slain

to

and

next; His

from

us

Weariness.

a

this

up

rejoice

place

to

despised

in

lay and

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world, Him, His

that

rejected,

we

who

head,

they may

had who and

no

was

tormented

are,

gain home

poor

and the of and and

SERMON

III.

Gloria

"

know

We

that

we

of God,

are

and

THEW

words of

language makes

as

;

of

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three

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mixed

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enemy,

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so

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our

and how clear.

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contrasted

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conceive it is

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wrong

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with

men

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one

it is to some

is

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I need

Yet

and

society

but

in

notions

world

the

with

and

and

Christians,

indistinct

human

life

;

continually.

that

censure

it is described

spiritual interests,

domestic it

of

of

way

souls

our

very

with

multitude,

the

the

ture Scrip-

Holy

Baptism

of

know

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occurrence

it,in

of it

have

i

world;"

conversation

connected

way

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for

is made

means.

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appear,

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of

and

mention

say,

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mention

great

writings

world

the

the

lieth

world

19.

frequent

religion than

in

whole v.

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continual

caution

and

of

are

the

JOHN

"i

(Cnemp*

our

is, how be

one,

it is

avoided,

distinct

notion,

is

notion which "

World

The

28

leads us, in consequence,

them. overlooking is meant

I shall now,

by

the sacred writers 1. the

than

worse

then,attempt

the information

to show

in consequence,

and

warningsof

it. concerning

Now, first, by

the world

is very

commonly

meant

without takinginto presentvisible system of things,

consideration whether the world

contrasts

Love

''

are

even

world, and how,

the

to understand

are

we

misapplythe Scripture cepts pre-

to

the world ; and this is

to relating

what

Enemy.

our

evil,

other

with the

not the

in the world V

passeth away,

it is good or bad.

thingsthat

world,neither

the parts of Scripture,

actuallysinful

in itself

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last. Let

world

it,which

thingsthat "

The

Here, as is not

(though its

world

in many

spokenof

lusts

are

is not

to be

so,

as

of

because trusted,

first consider it in this

us

are

presentvisible systemwhich

some

is likely to attract us, and it cannot

in

are

Again,he presently says, and the lust thereof."

St. John

Thus

point of

view. There

is,as

a

stations and fortunes in the

are

of the each

mankind

outward mental

are

a necessity, great varietyof

among

same

same

other,and

of

matter

system by

the very

depend on

each

other;

such

the

world,

to

system

is

1 John

Men

togetherinto

pointsin

1

hardlytwo

sons per-

and poscircumstances, sessed

resources.

bound

;

which

differ from one

body

they differ;they

is the will of God. which ii.15.

or

it is

This

plain belong

World

The various modes

our

and

and

families

intercourse

body, our

with

others,the social virtues,

towards

duty

others,our

29

supportingourselves

of mind

exertion

by

of

Enemy.

oztr

"

benevolence,and industry,honesty,prudence,justice, the like.

and tend to

our

they gain fame

;

which

of

We

as

the

as forgotten,

are

on

a

be ;

may far

change inter-

countryand country,are

educated

part

case

power,

affairs of

peoplewith people,the

are

play our

we

The

as

the

out

their fellows

and

honours, wealth

between productions

of this world.

rise above

Men

worldlygoods.

dealingsof

nations,the

world ;

and

therefore call

we

present lot in life,

our

present happiness. This life holds

merit and exertion.

to prizes

we

all from spring-

These

in

stage more we

for this

boyhood

die,we

or

are

presentstate of

less no

spicuous, con-

more,

thingsis

concerned ; all this is of the world. the

By which

world, then,

we

carried

see

with all its duties and sinful God

system;

And

enemy

of

yet

our

love of it is are,

"

And

means

of

course

of human

pursuits.It is not framed, as

thus

even

:

agency,

a necessarily

I have

said,by

be otherwise

it,we considering in this

even

things

sense

than

the world

souls ; and for this reason,

themselves

because as

good being not good

this state of

and excellent in itself, is very

bid

are

dangerousto beingscircumstanced

thingsin

sinners.

by

this

therefore cannot

not to love the world an

on

rather it is

Himself, and

good.

is meant

things which

we

likely(forthe

very

is the we

to

us

see, fair reason

World

The

30

it is seen,

that

world is not

business the

eternal

may

beautyof

prospectwhich

but

and

will endure

goods of

far

as

short-lived.

are

in themselves pursuits

when

applauseof

they

And

go,

hence

honest and

right,

of

relieving want, and dangerous;for this world

they have of

much

as

have

men

many

us

tend

and

;

to the

for instance, sciences,

teach

we

might

reason

persuadeus

that

to think

us

too

temporalprosperity; nay,

to be

for the

cially espe-

exertions

and jealousof religion our

way,

its

preventingus

worldlyinterests of mankind

wish.

In this

sense

We

see

taith.

far to

they accustom

these stood in

much

doing so

us

for this

as fixing, they do, our

in life and

success even

are like,

end, they go

an

if as institutions, from

the

other end ;

no

they may

as

can

wealth,of preventing good government, of acquiring

and

on

caution,lest theyseduce

in this life. The

men

it

nevertheless

are

caution,which perhapswith especial

to

itself has

it is that

those

all

good ; really

are

engaged in with

so

us

than

to be

of well-being

lead

promisesmore

life and the

on

his way,

knowledge,may

truth, it

excellence, and, as

they

he gazes

on

opens

serious

on

divinely -governedworld,with

sense

In

passed away. fulfil. The

and

interests which

neglectthose

while linger,

the

to

future

hearts from

the traveller

As

good.

and spiritual

wayward

our

tempted

of blessings

their

seduce

the

be

this well-ordered its

because

seen)to

true and

our

and

Emmy.

our

it is that St. Paul this world ;

we

contrasts

onlybelieve

sightand

that there is

The

a

world

of

sighthas

World

do not

we spirits,

more

over

power

the future,so

than

sinful ;

the

and occupations

faith.

our

system

is the

system

the

by

even

as

sent pre-

sures plea-

poral tem-

a

was

of nature

hardened

are

by

of Christ.

In

things which

God's

influence of their viour Sa-

neither are

of the world

men

good world, into

own

miraculous

whether

seen,

a

rejection

fault of the

through the

case

"

the Jews

as

the divinely-appointed system,and therebyrejected of their souls ; in like manner,

1

not, I say,

Yet

divine,though temporal. And

"

carnal-minded

became

inasmuch

and the belief,

the Jewish

as

system,yet divine,so this world

than

are

3

it : and

see

us

of this life injurious to in themselves

Enemy.

our

dential, provi-

or

throughthe fault of the human accidentally,

but heart. 2. But

now,

world,not

the text

was

yet the

the nature

elements and

" "

well

of human

condition

as

sinful, positively

world lieth in wickedness/''

out

did society

of the

the whole

The

system, so

but lie hid in

first man,

all its social

althoughthe

good and divine,the spiritand to Thus, for instance,

be in

a

fell;

ever

from

its

spreadthrough frame-work

life within

high

Adam

ranks,and aims,

infection of sin that

even

into its parts,while

and pleasures, and prizes, has pursuits,

birth been sinful.

consider the

in all respects,but

fullygrown

and thus the world, with and

the whole

created

before it as yet had as

proceedto

us

but only as dangerous,

to according

It

let secondly,

it

are

station is the

is evil.

giftof

The

32 God

but the

;

scope is from

the Devil. of God

To cherish and

which

it wickedness,'"' "

a

Look

is

part of

a

it,not

Satan

into the

read there ?

plunged

a

has

are

was

of history

established

ever

and it

the

and

is more

fellows' blood?

world,and

the ever

thoughtof been

a

without

war

this,not

content

of which

must

a

Of

a

;

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ginally ori-

do you

out maintained,with-

or

all natural

what instincts,

forbids

with

yet

crime ?

a

to shed

us

natural

not

nature; but

man's

our

horror from

government

has

acknowledgedby its neighbours, more

than

the guilt bloodshed, unjustifiable

lie somewhere, instead of

the conqueror

in

ordinance,they have

and humiliating the evil, grievous

honour

what

and the loss of life; nay,

with

God

without

when

that which

murderer

or settled,

it were,

changes without number,

of necessity

shrink

"We

sinful.

world lieth in

remainingas

established, nay,

powerfulthan

ambition,

himself,are

as steeped,

God's

by

and bloodshed ?

war

low

part pure from the corruptions

Revolutions

one

Satan,

it. disfigured

their existence in the when

the

exert

kingdoms risingand falling ; and States

tent discon-

familyis God's appointment;

and

to

is from

poor

gain,and

man

given

and obscure is also

dishonestyand

in the

of

it has

said in the text," The

sin,not

created with which

the

seen

love

the

lead many

flood of

but

protectwife

it is Accordingly,

a

To be poor

;

often

are

but

Enemy.

our

to which prideand injustice

the ordinance which

World

with

its

lamentingit as

world

has chosen to

amplestshare

of admi-

World

The To become

ration.

to break

the deeds of the world

Thus

33

hero,in the eyes of the world,it

a

is almost necessary

Enemy.

our

are

of the world : principles defend bad practice ; it loves

man.

by the opinions

matched

doctrine to

adoptsbad

it

and

and

of God

the laws

because its deeds

darkness

evil.

are

And

the affairs of nations

as

corruptnature,so

our

of Providence

in perverted

excellent than

more

the

of the intellect; birth to

a

the wise

all the

are

like

error

;

and gifts appointments

men

their

What

manner.

yet in

St. Paul

world,in God's eyes, of mind

in the

they

neither loved

fools,

cause

a

rection resur-

believed.

nor

of

irreligious

the doctrine of ; and theydespised

which

be

preached, but

were

to be

led them

even reasonings

and immoral

can

of Satan it gives

the hands

proud philosophy.When of the

depravedby

ment vigorousand patientemploy-

theyhad used their powers

for

thus

are

And

graced refined arts of life have been disall the more again, by the vicious tastes of those who excelled in them ; often theyhave been consecrated to the service of the instruments of idolatry ; often theyhave been made and riot. But it would be endless to recount sensuality which man has the manifold and complex corruption made introduced into the world which God good; evil has

the preoccupied We

Himself

[Vll]

of

it,and

holds fast its

quest. con-

God revealed that the gracious know, indeed,

to His

fall. He

whole

showed

sinful creatures very His will to mankind

soon

after Adam's

againand again, D

The

34 and

pleaded with

lengthHis

Son

the

hitherto

good

in

though we

its

so

;

love and

evil

that when

was

which

our

And

hearts

world ; that

is

is,the

world

is meant

it is that

these

world, the

in its connexion

St. John

the

is not

is prideof life,

course

ciples, prin-

direct actually

If any

"

sinful

with the

they are

lust of the

world,the

the eyes, and the

;

says,

love of the Father

that is in the

world,

by the

corruptedby man,

as

mistakingthese

no

is

with unwillingness

and practices which opinions, There

right

what

it. relinquish

affairsviewed

of human

is

set up in the

the

I have described what

now

heart ;

the human

encourage

once

by

days;

strengthof

the

keep from approvingwhat we

such is

good hy many

strengthin

secured in its seat

was

Still,

proceededslowly:

holds it : it has

conscience, yet

our

wrong

it

cannot

in the

pleaseHim.

to

had the start of

it has

and possession,

how

has

work

world, it

it filled the

till at

ages;

many

into this sinful world

taughtus

pleasure.Evil

His

through

born

was

Enemy.

our

them

and

of man,

form

for

World

evil ; and

in him.

of the

of

love the

man

and flesh,

not

it.

For

all

the lust of

Father,but

is of the world1/' world

The

then is the

however its pursuits may we

best

are

on

our

innocent

enemy its

of

our

and pleasures,

and

1

John

engross us, unless

because secondly,

noblest

cause, befirst,

and praiseworthy pleasures,

to be, they are likely

guard :

souls ;

the pursuits,

ii.15, 16.

in all its

seeds

of sin

World

The have been

sown

an

;

As

the evil also.

and pursuits

with various

actual

and principles

world, it

the

shun

"

that entertained,

sometimes

and

set of persons,

them;

if

as

what finger, of

is the of

beset with this

that

the world

world,and three

our

notion,are

it

they yieldto

evil

rid easily

selves our-

Men,

love its

who

are

of the world at

a

tance dis-

and pleasures,

yet they speak strongly principles,

what

world, and

are

are spirits

is to shun the

themselves

avoid them.

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in spirits

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its

of the

againstmen the part of

altogether.They

notion

with

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while they think notwithstanding, from

it were,

great enemies.

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we

particular

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point out, as

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of various

in

hand, considered

other

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that it is

so

their several rewards,it is to

sinful indeed,but

be considered not On

without

orderlysystem

an

35

hath done this ;

enemy

enjoythe good

difficult to

most

Enemy.

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considered

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are

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haunted

their hearts

They

act

seeing

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then is

viz. how consider, the Church

a

question,which

far the world

of God.

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two

is are

a

it will be well to

separatebody from contrasted certainly

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36

World

in the text,as elsewhere we

in

Now

the true account

from

and being literally,

wicked

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it.

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to

of the

them

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as

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Church

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we

be not of the world.

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that

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the world

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dark, and

as

in their future

fact,the

a

Christians

the best of

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in

power,

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one

us

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be said of

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know

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;

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because the Church

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"

Scripture.

of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness."

are

the

Enemy.

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be

a

maintaining

bad

practices.

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the nature

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since there

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or

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and self-reproach, special "

hours in the

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look necessarily

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man

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than

only

acts, and

how

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the whole

of the heart."

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in

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and judging the regarding

too of

each

is religious spirit

man

is onlythe actions of others which

part, and

of men,

in all its diversified

and conspicuously,

St. Peter's

generalnotice,and good

largebody

a

37

portion,evil displaysitself on

his

understood

Enemy.

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outward

how

will perceive

is hid with

conduct

like the world,

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he is in

of the even

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The

38 the

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and misunderstood,

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in the

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of mankind

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of the

state

displayof

such

to confess to

through mankind

the

up

who

that if to shun

which

whole,the look

we

make

shall find

39

and they ridicule religious seriousness,

own

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find out who

so

ashamed

are

lest theyshould be themselves

men

follows

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follow,yet they

seriousness

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in

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gettingthe

different

of the

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credit of in-

The

40

World

dustry,

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of

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world.

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the

us.

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SERMON

IV.

of

"

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loved

the

praise of

fTlHIS

is

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loss

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John

is

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or

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;

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approbation

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of

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too

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perhaps,

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poral tem-

censure

day;

opportunity

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feel

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mission,

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present

it.

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us

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persons

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more

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Pharisees.

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among

world

they

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at

of

Christ's

lest

one

no

rulers

in

these

on

Christians

indeed, there

is

shame

St.

to

who

Him,

praise of God"

the

xii. 43.

chief

the

confess

and

than

more

believed

they to

passed by

time

of

spoken

men

JOHN

"

we

many

not.

it is

an

obvious

question,

Why

is

it

wrong

to

The

42 love the we

of praise

praiseand words

men?

accustomed

are

of Men. it may

For

to educate

that

blame;

from

Praise

us, that

man

youth,it cannot it at any

other

not say that the are

evil :

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this is what

hope,and upon

the

to

when

to

servants "

we

to

or

and

look

of God

God glorify

;

or, in the

l."

bad men,

or

admire

that praise

words But as

them. is 1

a

wrong,

God.

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depends

only wrong

Gal. i. 24.

the

Not

cise exer-

wrong

instruments

of

while Scripture,

to seek

to love the

the

company

love of the

and

praiseof

It is not, I say,

sin,but

more

any

as

singly

is in itselfas wrong

the love of

to trust ; all

it interferes with

men

bad men,

to

It must

it is wrong

as

towards

in them

the

the time

God.

good men;

reverence

good

at

the will of God.

is not

men

reverence

on

John, in

feared,or loved,or trusted;

it is in excess, when

we

praiseof

love,and

to

praiseof good

of love while

fear,and

love

was,

itself as littlewrong,

objecthoped,or

to seek the

than

the

men

preferany thingto

is in praise

St.

dangerous.

to spoken of,in opposition

seek

fear of shame

corruptworld's praiseor blame,

the

is sinful and

to

to

I do

is true ; but

praiseand

text,impliesthat the praiseof

be wrong

our

attention

to pay

life. This

love of

mere

for

in

concerningus

be in itself wrong

periodof

kind

by

argued,it is rightto

be

others

of

means

punishthem

and

;

by them

encourage

disobedience. If,then,it may

regard the opinionsof

that objected,

the young

we

is,from

be

of

merely corrupt

The

Promise

praise.This

world's

is the

affections;

and feelings

of Men.

have in

by

us

nature

before his

as joy,dislike,

when

do now;

we

ought,and

he

to

ought ;

unity with

order and

peace

but rushed the

itself.

their

into

all

emulation with

The

with

changed; they

were

sometimes excessive,

man

jealousy.They

desire.

a

affections

natural

mained, passionsre-

same

pride, at

were

riance va-

other; pride struggledwith

each

chaos,and needed said,his

and

was

beautiful

became selfishness, self-respect envy

fear interest,

soul,which

corruptedinto wrath,

Indignationwas

reverse.

only

harmoniously

fall,this

up ; the

action

and

use

felt them

was

his

the

at

extremes, sometimes

self-love became and

But,

broken

was

love,fear,hope,

he

adjustedin attemperedand rightly at

we

Adam,

bad end.

a

but then

he

as

good,

than them, viz. an

suppose,

may

natural

our

sinful,because

are

pervertsthem

fall,felt,we

all

all in themselves

they are

somethingmore

a

which evil principle

with

case

implantedby God; they

and

43

creation.

new

set

were

his

Thus

love,hope,joy,are god ; faith,

a

I have

unsuitable

world,the

not

became

Moreover,as

upon

looks to this

soul

self-

objects.

world

is his

excited in his mind

and divine, but by things seen by thingsspiritual

and

temporal. then, that Considering, in itself, it principle teach properly

blame,when

is

love of

praiseis

plainthat

a

his child to love his

that

praiseand

blame

parent

not

may

and praise,

are

given in

a

bad very

fear his accord-

The

44

with God's

ance

to them.

took

in like manner,

And,

praiseand

and

blame

Did the world

of Men

and blame, and praise

correct

a

Praise

in its

admire what

subservient

if the world

view religious would

made

of

its

things,then

placebe

admires

God

large

at

valuable

too.

did it account

;

for instance, and pridea great a great virtue, humility, that spirit of self-importance and sin; did it condemn sensitiveness of disgrace, which calls itself a love of honour; did it think little of temporal prosperity,

wealth,rank,grandeur,and and

irreverent

of ambition, the spirit

temper

perverse

which

power

little of

rogant ar-

the noisy,turbulent disputing, love of

war

and

conquest,and

giftsof

the

the

hatred ; did

and jealousy

leads to

it prefer goodnessand truth to it think

did it condemn

;

did intellect; of

wit, shrewdness,power quickness,

and speechand generalacquirements,

of

much

patience,

meekness,gentleness, firmness,faith,conscientiousness, of injuries,then purity, forgiveness "

sin in

our

seekingthe

world's

stillought to love God's love the

be

of praise

nothingmore

But

alas since,

! the

praise ;

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less than

"lieth

in

cannot serve

All-holyGod

lawfullyseek

the

world's

masters

who

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enemies

we

might

it would men.

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the

two

we

no

case, since the world

which

those

not

though

degree,for

which prevail and practices on principles are

be

praiseof good

the

contraryis the

(as Scripturetells us)

and

praiseabove all,yet

the world

nor

there would

all sides of

one

us

sanctions,we

praise.We the

the

cannot

to the other.

The Praise We

of Men.

forbidden to love the world

are

world,for

of the

it is not

or

45 is

thing that

any

Father, but passeth

of the

away.

This

is the

world's

praise ; viz. because And

too. praise

it common,

seen

keenness,whereas

themselves

the Take, for instance,

called)enteringinto are, whether

mixed

the

higheror

societyof

right and

principles by

which

yet it

quitebe

cannot

persons

hear

beforehand within more,

the or

of

Very

lower

others

them if

to

who station,

time

they have

duty more

world

less

to

it

acquire

standard

gives,any And

is the firsttime

that

good

have

most

the kind

has

been

something

a

And

men

much

are, with

officesof teachers

ministers,they generallyhave or

enter into

any

it is evil.

blessed,as

of parents,or protection of God's

the

they

tells them been

wrong,

Whatever

them, and

which

(whatis

on

fightagainstthe world. so.

telligible, in-

indeed,there

many,

it is quitecertain evil, with

without

early; so early,that

other than

wrong,

praise

plain and

of the young,

previous knowledgeof rightand

any of

a

are

felt.

case

life.

God's

very

thought they had hardlyhad

be

might

in

are

and

blame

quietlyand

come

the world's

and make

praiseand

is

so

is unseen,

present; because

are

inward, and

are

because God

God's

God's

it is wrong,

pursuitof :

because

;

future,the world's blame

reason

the

to pursue

have it and

cannot

we

the

yet,as

for this

"

the world is

and

it is wrong

why

reason

stronglyimprintedon

principles

their minds

;

The Praise

46 and

their first intercourse

on

shocked

with

case

have been

any

(thoughGod here

the time I

that feeling

hear

who

God

I will not

thought.

and

the

fancythis

what

in the hands

easy

your

minds

but,at

the

the must

world, this endure

learn to endure

of the

Saviour.

You

must

opinionof set about

powerful

most

it is most

vividly

to do

duty,

his

and heartless,

My brethren,so

;

the

the culous ridi-

many

laughteror contempt must

you

the despised

it,from

time,have

same

a

have

ever

of the claims

it patiently ; it is the mark

to Christ ; He

your

cross

and

with any

case

or harsh, or provoking,

him.

is your

wishes

cold,the

sensitive of the

are

is

Satan,and one

for the

to fix upon

names

they did

say if you

Ridicule

If any

with the

ferent of you, in dif-

many

would

of

find out

to thoughtless,

as

you,

others

felt by the young.

of you

on

conscience.

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it is most

all

saw

to be the

are

all,recollect

at

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actingupon them, afraid

world,of

instrument

cannot

who have,and circumstances,

has religion

been afraid of

consciences

of religious forgetfulness

them,

saw

had, generalimpressionson which

forbid it should be

time when

Rather, there

me.

ranks

into

hardly,or

speakof; the

Alas ! there

whose present!),

earlytrained

so

duties,that they can

secret

strangerstheyare

countenanced.

openly

are

persons, doubtless

the

with

and frightedat seeingthe improprieties

or

sins,which are

of Men.

shame

of your

example and by

love the

it,you

wear

:

praiseof

of

you

formity con-

must

the aid of God

more

The

praiseof

the

than

Praise

of Men.

47 trial suited to

It is the very

men.

for you, to establish you in the faith. You appointed not temptedwith gainor ambition,but with ridicule.

you, are

How

you advance

can

stepin

a

your

cannot

Christ,you to follow.

are

after and

more

is overcome tillthe first difficulty

course

and faith,

need

temptationswhich

other

will not endure

it,you

soldiers of Jesus

hardshipsas good

endure

withstand

that unless you

be sure,

And

"is

unstable

sure

that

"

double-minded

a

in all his

be

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James,

not

too

inclination to ridicule you,

an

They speak with

they say.

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man,"

ways." Moreover,

show

all who

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the loudest

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you.

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or

so;

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as

they do

or

in

so

reproachesof their

this bad

world

encourage

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