Parochial and Plain Sermons - John Henry Newman - Volume 8

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PAROCHIAL

AND

PLAIN

SERMONS

By

JOHN

HENRY

FORMERLY

NEWMAN,

VICAR

OF

EIGHT

IN

LONGMANS, 39

VIII.

IMPRESSION

GREEN,

PATERNOSTER NEW

YORK,

OXFORD

VOLUMES

VOL.

NEW

MARY'S,

ST.

P..D

AND

ROW, BOMBAY,

I908

AND

LONDON CALCUTTA

CO.

CONTENTS.

I.

SERMON

PAG*

before

ministered

"Samuel

ephod."

linen

being

the

Samuel, servant

Lord

"alls.

and

stood,

Then

Samuel

came,

Samuel. hearelh."

SAM.

I

"

\\\.

called

and

Saul

said. And

hither

Bring he

So

David

stone.""

prevailed

over

Sam.

xvii.

1

a

of

burnt

the

Saul

offering offering." "

to

and

me, 1

Sam.

peace xiii. 9

33

IV.

SERMON

50

7

III.

E\)t "all "

Thy 1

offered the burnt

"

times,

for

Speak;

IO

ftfjc fttial

offerings.

other

at

as

answered,

SERMON

"Anil

a

II.

Etotne

And

wiih

child, girded

I

SERMON

"

a

ii. 18

Sam.

I

"

Lord,

the

of

Philistine

"anil).

with

a

sling

and

with

a

48

Contents.

vi

SERMON

V.

Sin.

to a STemptatton (Ettriosttg

PAGK '

Enter

into the

not

evil

Avoid

men.

away."

wicked,and go not in the way of it,pass not by it, tnrn from it, and pass 63

iv. 14, 15

Prov.

"

the

path of

VI.

SERMON

"

the Lord

And

Me?

said unto how

and

signswhich

Moses,

long

L have

iEnMtet*.

for Iftemetig

jiHttacIcs no

showed

long will this peopleprovoke they believe Me, for all the

How

will it be

ere

?

them

among

"

Num.

"

xiv. II

76

.

VII.

SERMON

a pattern for tfjeEgnorant. jfost'afy,

thine

"Because

heart

beforethe Lord, become

a

thou

desolation and

Me; wept before L therefore,

will

curse, and

a

I also have

heard

gatherthee

tinlo

gatheredinto thy grave the evil which

heardest

inhabitants

against the

place, and

will

I

in

I

thee,saith

the Lord.

and

peace ;

Behold

thou shall be

and thy fathers,

bring upon

thine eyes shall not

this

place." "

2

set

Kings

all

xxii. 91

SERMON

WHitnisz Ettfjjarti / have are

hast

humbled thyself spake against this that they shotdd thereof, hast rent thy clothes, and

what

20

19,

"

thou

tender,and

was

when

more

my

to

VIII.

tije"tutf) of tfte"ospel

understandingthan study;

commandments.'"

L

am "

wiser

Psalm

my

teachers, for Thy testimonies aged, because 1 keep Thy

than

the

cxix.

99,

100

.

.

.

.no

Contents.

SERMON

vii

IX.

3emm'af), a iLcsson for tfje"isappotnteo. PAGH "

Be

afraidof their faces : for

not

saith

the Lord."

with

am

thee

to

deliver thee,

i. 8

Jer.

"

I

124

SERMON

X.

(Knourance of tfjeflEEorlo'sCensure. "

And

of

thou, son

their words,

of

dost dwell be

dismayed at

afraidof them

though briars and

thorns

thee,and

afraid thou

141

to "00

"otncj "lorg

Whether, therefore, ye to the

be

neither

afraid 0/ their words, nor scorpions ; be not their looks,though they be a rebellious house.'"

SERMON

"

;

be with

ii. 6

Ezek.

"

among

be not

man,

eat

glory of God."

1

"

XI.

in

pursuits

drink,

or

Cor.

x.

or

of

whatsoever

tfjeOTorlo. do,

ye

do

all 154

31

XII.

SERMON

Uant'tn of f^uman "lorn. "

The

world

iii. I

knowcth .

.

not, because it knew

us

Him

not."

"

I

John 172

.

XIII.

SERMON

after. Crtttfjfjfoocn inJjennot soucjfjt "

They

shall

turned

turn

unto

their

away

Jables." "

2

cars

Tim.

from iv. 4

the truth, and

shall

be

185

Contents.

viii

XIV.

SERMON

tfjcMao

"beflience to @oo

to

tfattf) m Gfjrist PAGB

"

When

Jesus saw

that he

not

fat from

Thou

art

kingdom of God.

the

the grace bestowed

of upon

God

I

me

was

what

am

not

I

:

am

in vain."

and

the

the

good Shepherd

sheep." John

x.

"

the

:

201

which

10

xv.

.

was

.217

XVI.

Souls.

of our 2TIjeSljcpfyero am

xii. 34

Mark

His grace

Cor.

1

"

SERMON

"/

"

(lonbcrsions.

Suoben By

"

him,

XV.

SERMON

"

said unto

He discreetly,

answered

good Shepherd giveth His

for life 230

ii

XVII.

SERMON

Ifteltgtaus Jog. ' '

the Angel said unto them, Fear not : for,behold,I bringyou good tidingsofgreat joy, which shall be to all people. For unto in the cityof David a Saviour, which is you is born this day

And

Christ the Lord."

"

Luke

ii. 10,

of ("inl.

Ignorance And

the Lord

to know

God

good

and

said, Behold, the evil." "

Gen.

244

XVIII.

SERMON

'

11

man

iii.22

is become

as

one

of Us,

256

SERMON

T.

Eetiereitce

"

Samuel

ministered

before

cLSlor^Ijip*

m

the

being

Lord,

ephod.""i

Samuel

with

child, girded

a

linen

a

ii. 18. i

G

viewed

AMUEL,

the

is, in with

Christ,

people

;

of

first

this

is

the

prophets;

itself, in

narrative

those

suppose

belonged of

to

God.

from

yet

him

He

the

sacred

first; he was

function,

before

the

Lord,

birth,

as

as

into

lived

being

a

child,

sacred

the

and

which

office

minister

or

service

special

Temple;

"

us,

girded

while

nay,

of

apparel

the

I

us,

striking

God's

tells

text

the

was

before

set

his

of

the

Levite,

a

with

honoured the

in

His

in

read

more

him,

taken

was

child, he

a

by

is

the

are

represent

teacher He

we

life

his

passages

which

impressive

when

yet,

Moses

connect

and

ruler

that

history,

character.

prominent

which

sacred

which

events

great

a

as

appears

in

place

of

course

his

his

in

ministered

he

with

a

linen

ephod." His

mother

[viii]

had

"given

him

unto

the

Lord B

all

the

a

Reverence in

a

days

of his life */' by

and

in him, if in any

the

Psalmist, "Blessed

Worship.

solemn

a

fulfilledthe words

were

one,

they

are

before his birth ;

vow

dwell

that

in

of

Thy

Thee V house, they will be alwayspraising Such

only

familiar

with

where

God's

grace

minds

common

irreverent; but

heart,the effect is the

happen in

would with

him/'

the

outward

signs of

reverent

he

would

be his

the Lord, reminds

"

girdedwith yearlya

a

linen

little coat

Service he

found decent

at

1

Sam.

i. 11.

more

his

was

the

the

eye,

sure

more

presuming.

more

God,

with

the

The

greater

of his

His

Samuel

in

use, a

approaching

being a child, made

had

mother

common

the

over

would

garment which reverence.

Samuel

was,

prophetsunder the

saw

him

but in Divine

Saul

in his old age, when

Naioth,where and

before ministering

sary decencyand gravityneces-

this,but

"They

and prophesying,

the

impressupon him,

Samuel

order.

therefore

before the Lord,

for his

in like manner,

to seek David

The

in all persons,

ephod."

not

wore,

both express, and

And,

of the

us

ministered

He

be

Lord

met

have

we

all times, and

at

might

we

the

holy fear.

and

awe

present in

is

"

the

not

the firstnotice

Thus

Lord

that

acquainted himself

he

holy things,and

which

;

make

would

house

of Samuel.

case

became,

more

Him.

reverse

told; and

are

we

in God's

abode

constant

a

And *

gers messen-

all in

him of

company

them."

his

sent

prophets

this

was

Ps. lxxxiv. 4.

so

in

Reverence

Worship.

impressivea sight,that

it became

God's

towards

supernatural power

3

instrument

an

them,

and

of

theyprophesied

also. On

the other

the want the

hand, if we

of this reverence,

Naioth, and

visited

was

thereuponreceive clothed in

when

but

but righteousness, as

detected

clothes and

This difference

day and

behaved

we

see

before the

Lord,

loins

"

in

"

of persons some

like

linen

a

ephod," with

of their

the latter,I Church

;

by

rious great and glo-

the true

mean

men

children

the former, I

meaD

schismatics.

have

of Christians

been

ever

"

did not.

a

from

those who

time

but

the

the first these two

belongedto

There

day, when Apostles' was

day :

lamps burning/'like

their

Catholic

Holy

heretics and

never

his

off their garments and

cast

girded with

girtand

Judge. By

who

an

striptoff

like Samuel,

are

awfullyexpectingthe coming

those

was

in

disorder and extravagance; others minister

prophesyin

There

himself

not

night.

at this

even

(as it were)

some

of the

to

destitution and shame

all that

some professing religion,

"their

nor salvation,

the visitation. He

by

his way

on

did Holy Spirit,

of

whose

one

was

himself,

before Samuel, and laydown prophesied

that state all that

Saul;

God's

by

example of

an

it in Saul

he

the garment

unseemlywild way,

have

have

we

who, reprobate king1,

were

would

never

Church were

men

B

2

was was

kinds

the Church, and a

time

since the

not; and

to be found

who

there pre-

in

Reverence

4

ferred

some

These

two

reverence

Christians

Church has been

Church.

of Samuel, figure Of the

The

are

and

inconsistent persons out

Of

I

that

mean

of the

have

zealous,earnest, and bodies have

generallybeen

faithful members

been generally

exceptionsin

which

account

cannot

whole, it marks that

from

will

be

notes

or

found

the

for ; but that

of the Church

it, have

not

been

reverent

;

and

religious

that,on

mean

is

reverence

have

it may

be

kept apart

reverential

a

the

of the

one

though

; true

bers mem-

of individuals

case

I

without

they profess.

faithful

Again, after all,

who individuals, particular

some

in the Church,

of other

irreverent.

in

speakingof

to what

act up

there will be real we

not

am

zealous,earnest, and

Church

Saul.

this remark

exceptional cases,

of it ; but of those who

of Christians

figureof

I

course

reverence

prophesiedafter the

have

to exceptions

many

;

hand,

one

of

so, want

the whole

on

one

of individuals.

case

whole,

the

characteristic of

a

the other after the

there

course

the

on

characteristic

the

of the

not

been

for sacred things has

been

of the Church

Christians not

and Christians,

way.

have

ever

it is remarkable, I say, that while,on

and

or

Church's

worshipto' the

Christians professed

kinds of

Church

"

of

other way

Worship.

spirit

notwithstanding. Indeed

so

natural is the connexion

in spirit the

wonder

imagine he

worshippingGod, only is,how

any

and one

has faith in God, and

between

a

tial reveren-

faith in God, that can

for

yet

allow

a

moment

himself

to

Reverence irreverent towards

be

believe the

being*and

reallybelieve Him

it is almost

?

identical.

reverence

is

All-gracious ; how

can

ever

at

and

even

prodigy unknown

nothing of Christian the other

the

true

Not

one.

which religions, of spirit

"

are

have

to

is

Hence

faith and to

revere,

anomaly

an

false

to religions,

only

the

Jewish

from directly and

reverence

which religions

not

man

free with

considered

one's ease, to

a

in terms.

believe,and

To

All-holy,

make

yet

contradiction

and worship familiarly, a

and

have religions

heathen

even

of One

who

Him,

a

5

believe in God, is to

To

presence

of

thus

Worship.

Him.

and All-powerful,

and

in

say

and

cate God, incul-

godly fear/'but

those in

existed,or exist,whether

South, inculcate the

the East

or

forms

of

worship

off the

a prescribed dress,and the shoes,keepingsilence,

like

are

"

God.

the

such

"

considered

The

whole

as

being

of the whole

man

is in heaven, and

we

But Christ pagan to the every

worms

we

necessary

for

a

about world, differing

in creed and differing that God

the

bowing

as

knee, taking

due so

things

many

in this

"

Creator, a certain self-abasement

our

duty of

is the upon

the

creature

is

earth; that He

of the earth and insects of have

separatedfrom

have

in this respect fallen into

They

may

be said to form

voice of

where; they break

a

a

whole

in upon

; that

He

All-glorious, day.

the

who

concordant

approachto

rule of life, yet agree

those

error.

Worship,

same.

Church

of

greater than an

exception

world, always and the

unanimous

suf-

in

Reverence

6

that

duties.

and

reverence

awe

other, either by God's

favour

they are brought so

to God

near

words

considered

slavery.They sacred

be

to

awe

it were,

reallyborne

out

as inquirers

true

differ from

another

express

restraint upon

us

in

was

a

in the

and

words

in which

he

Pharisee.

us

I need

pleasingto was

had

had

would

in the

Him.

an

solemn, and

God, too

He

yet

much

a

not

he

even

did

was

because he took too much of himself.

not reverent

made

what

;

he

of the two

Though

spokein

a

so

go :

he

whereas

;

Now

unseemly,extravagant way

in

did

which

what

far was

enough upon

tent peni-

a

lican the Pub-

parableof

the Publican

"

acceptedby

not

instance of

hardlysay

God

Let

served Him.

ever

behave

and

will

fallen away

never

do?

was

itself to man

the Pharisee

he

this is

think

one

the instance,

set before

as

the Pharisee

grace

different

the most

made

free with

will approve

littlechild who

a

very

sinner

and

to be

reverence

substance,however

God, but by His

take

was

by facts,and

have

They

principle.I

on

their

the fact itself.

Samuel from

they have

learnt to be familiar and

have

things,as

nation, illumi-

own

that

and superstition,

or

way

addressingHim.

thoughts when

or

some

their

by

need to fear at all,or to put any

no

in

that or

duct, con-

primaryreligious

not

are

considered

have

They

determine,at least by their

and

frageof mankind,

Worship.

as

did to

grave to

please dis-

himself,and

g*rave and

solemn,

haughty,proud way,

long sentence,thanking God

that he

was

Reverence not

other

as

the

was

"he

his eyes

conduct in

Now to

heaven, but merciful

humble

a

and

are

them

us

men

are

"Lord, I

my many not

to

came

his

upon

ship wor-

much

so

up

broken, and

breast,

You

see

his whole

felt that

God

was

All-holyand Almighty,

come

his conduct, and

watch

not

wilful

are

sinning,pray to

Church

try

as

the not

worthy

onlypleafor coming

to

enter

is the

"When, then,

one

did, to

to

a

make

it their

ought

to

in his

this sacred of Jesus

enters

of

them

better; but

say

merits man

to

make

Every

Publican

voke promen

sin,but

others

God

to

do

to

sinners,and

be made

to

the Publican.

Saviour.'"

come

to say that all

mean

quite sinners enough

am

need to

if he does but

one,

hope,till they repent;

no

avoid

as

have

us

did ; every

I do

wrath.

into Church

he

find himself to be full of sins which

there is

to behave

my

almost

equallysinners;some

better,and

the Publican

sinner1/"

a

all of sinners,

are

Publican

duty,will

they try to

me

Such

sinner.

the

God's

to

reverent; he

search his heart,and his

how

smote

earth,God

upon

poor

as

Publican.

afar off; he lift not

few, and

were

all of

God

stood

be

heaven, he

and he

the despising

7

of the Pharisee; but

unto

God saying-, his words

Worship.

Observe differently.

very

God; as

are, and

men

behaviour

behaved

in

all

duty come

heart,

place; Christ

Church,

as

and familiarly, do, carelessly thinkingof himself, of God,

sits down 1

coldlyand Luke

xviii. 13.

at

his ease,

either

does

not

a

say

looks about

kneeling;then who

and

is not, and

in his seat, and than

to

but of and

seeingwhat

is to be

not

says,

I do not

like this person when

mean

home, and

Seraphim

faces,and,

as

with

bodilyears,

if not

about

to

venture

all I

"

said has

I have

it is to

St. Paul

godly fear,"as forms

for their

where

we

that

is,if

keep silence;we

forms

then

are, and

naturally.We God;

sake, but

own

must we

will

shall

not

God

laugh,or

is,that

veil their

to

suggest what and

reverence

aim

not

keep into

in all respectsact believe that

at

was

of Sabaoth.

must

come

I

on;

God

must

we

so

do

peated, recontinually

with

We

says.

"1

or

God, praiseHim

enough "

This

neither Cherubim

those

viz. acceptably,

God

serve

been

"

say

do, for they

and

sermon

if he

can

what

saying,Holy,holy,holy,Lord What

one,"

that," and

address

daringto

the

that," or

or

bad

presence

other, in few words,

each

bodilyeyes,

the

a

as

House,

to do in God's

he ventures nor

in God's

not

the

in all respectsas

acts

man

a

much

holy Angels,

with

like this is

Church

to

His

and

seen

but that so

other purpose

no

giveshis judgment

good argument,

a

God

is to be heard

"

and freely,

for

in short,comes

upon;

meeting

and

or standing-

himself easy and comfortable

of

hearingwhat

his face

is in the Church,

who

see

the kneeler

put his feet

and then goes

is

to

makes

uses

place,not

a

as

merely hides

all,or

at

prayer

Worship.

all the while, not sake, sitting1

for form's

to

in

Reverence

8

as

in mind service

our

if

we

is here, we

talk,or

at

saw

shall

whisper

in

Reverence

Service,as

during1the shall not set

by

us

which

we

shall,in the

We

words;"

own

our

not

are

of all Saints

in imitation

includingthe Holy Apostles,who Christ

them,

taught them,

is the

reason

Church

; the

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follow

Lord

our

Christ?

Jesus Let

souls

our

so

come;

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say,

that

receive

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?

and

comparison God

ever/5

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pray

day by day

fully;

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to

sight and hearing,taste

give us

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beg

us

to

but

aim, of

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that hope everlastingrighteousness,

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to

great,

we

that

one

What

love, compared with

vision ?

heavenly

take

the

!

that

applauded, admired, courted, followed,

this

with

compared

we

please God

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could

feel that

to

a

heareth,

servant

do V*

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me

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as

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says,

what

Lord,

Calls.

to

shalt me

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there of

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within

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guide

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us

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glory.

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quicken and that

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and

;

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heart, and

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to

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Saul

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all

are

read

in

beginning,

put

upon

he

his had

had

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thing

gift

great

alone

he of

did

of the

to

die.

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was

end

eat

good

he

Alas, tried

of his

[viii]

and

he

of

him

evil ;

and

fruit, he did

found

eat

to

eat

this

was

"

of

his

wanting

of

;

he

was

den, gar-

and

him

the

his

to

ble ena-

of

tree

such

trial. d

the

If

did, he

he

One

trial.

if he

fell ;

and

pleasure

fruit, and

the

In

heaven.

to

live ;

to

was

trials

beautiful

a

upright,

attain

to

the

created,

Spirit given

Holy and

for and

innocent

the

in

placed

was

on

And

creatures.

first

was

is

not.

or

of

His

us

9.

lives

instances

puts

forbidden

was

knowledge not

He

who God

offerings.

peace xiii.

one

serve

many

when

please God,

to

will

and

me,

Samuel

i

"

Every

God

created

was

offering to

thing given

every

feauL

offering"

of

Adam, trial.

he

comfort;

burnt

he

Almighty

the

of

trial.

our

Scripture

which

upon

on

a

burnt

trial,whether

his we

hither

said, Bring

And

III.

he

he

was

did

die.

was

the

The

34 other

Many

trials,besides Adam's,

and Scripture, that we

we

be

may

put

on

is

whom

God

whom

He

found

blessed and

put

his

on

trial,that

on

who be

may

the instances of others Of these latter cases, have

we

l, is

those

been

readingin

instance

an

Adam

proved,as

and who, trial,

of

a

man

before

him,

like Adam,

was

wanting. the

Now

I say, history,

fall is contained and reading,

Saul

family;he

was

and he

king

this.

God's

by

hated

by

this to

God's

on

1

God

Fourth

him

him, anointed him

his trial. Now

been

their enemies true

and

free grace

I will

a

very

round and

much

to be the

with

oil,

duty:

Saul

was

oppressedand nations,

worship,rose

Sunday after Trinity.

God's

his trial was

about ; heathen His

great

stances, circum-

in his

whom

over people,the Israelites,

the

of

son

birth

king,instructed

put him

been

have

we

people Israel. Samuel,

appointedto reign,had harassed

the

or

of humble

of His

after he became

and, moreover,

king,

a

awful

its circumstances.

you

raised

was

melancholyand

the text is taken; and

man

a

prophet,revealed and

which

born

of this

chapterwhich

explainto

to

not

was

ruler and

in the

from

attempt

who

are

in

instruction;

fallen,and

not

their trial.

of this service

course

and

examples of

the

Saul, of whom

one.

too

we

guard by

our

have fallen under

Saul

now

that

recorded

are

warning

our

encouragedby

sobered and

the

for

stood their trial well and

have

who

that

be reminded

may

of Saul.

Trial

and

The

Trial

fought againstthem

and

;

country, and

brought

be free,they

never

the

means

of

was

no

the

chapter, for the

found

"

yoke,and He

Saul

down

to the

raised up

was

or

that

from

which

was

Upon this,as powerfulenemies assembled

were

thousand as

On

son,

smote

them There

But

to sharpen Philistines,

off this

to throw

of his with

and

men,

of garrison

the

be

naturallyto

was

the Philistines became

togethera great

making

head

and chariots,

the sand

the other

army

which

againstthem.

hand, Saul

againsthim.

the Philistines

highlyincensed, to

chastise the

Thus

had

"

thirty

horsemen, and people

summoned

togetherto with

call them,

his part,"c blew the trumpet

on

came

came

third of

the sea-shore in multitude.'"

is on

him.

Philistines

people.

supposed,these,

They

six thousand

the land," and

They

a

heavy

in Geba."

through all

over

they

Israel/' says

their subjects as insurgent people, they would who

"

spears.

cruel oppressors

three thousand

Jonathan, his

and

swords

them

destroythe

to

chose him

them

captivity.

sure

land of

the

overran

fightwith.

to

listines Phi-

and his ax, and his his share,and his coulter,

man

"

the

Philistines said,Lest the Hebrews

the Israelites) make (i.e. all the Israelites went

They

took away

throughall the

"

mattock.

nations

to make

even

forgingweapons

smith

3$

Israelites into

the

them, and

over They tyrannized

every

of these

the chief at that time.

were

should

of Saul.

him

at

all Israelites to

Gilgal. And

their great host, and the two D

2

armies

the

pitched

remained

in

Trial

The

36

other,and

each

sight of

of Saul. it

then

that

was

Saul's trial

began. Before Saul went

sacrificeto the Lord, and

burnt

the

on

of Israel.

arms

this act

victory,unless Now

they

could not, unless

by Almighty a

he do ?

that he would shalt go

down

offerings ; seven thee, and show

come

him

to

before

will

I

days

meanwhile

not

were

Gilgal,"says down

even

Samuel

thee, to

unto

tarry till I

thou

shalt do

x"

in

used to

him.

as "

I have

it

came

The

used to

"

pass/'says Scripture,in '

1 Sam.

people

Philistines

country-people

wore

alreadyobserved, they had to

but

came;

militaryqualities. They

soldiers; they

rule,as they were

unto

Saul, you

days till Samuel upon

come

risingagainsta powerfulenemy, broughttogether, was

to

sacrifice sacrifices of peace

this great trial came

far inferior to them

were

fight ; what "Thou

gatheredtogetherto fightagainstthe

he had

so

for that purpose.

come

to

seven

to do

had said

shalt thou

thee what

Kings

for Samuel, who

to

me

formed. per-

leave to offer sacrifice;

no

wait

must

told to wait

was

prophets

of

God's

were

commanded specially

and offerings,

offer burnt

see,

He

hope

offer sacrifice.

could

a

ing bless-

a

no

be offered before he could

behold,

him, "and

Him

could have

and

Saul had

God.

beg of

religious worship was

alone

theywere

sacrifice must

must

of

necessasy to offer

to

He

priestsonly

ministers,and

yet

battle,it was

to

x.

8.

who

subjection.And, no

the

regulararms

:

day of battle,

The that there hand

neither

was

of any

of the

Jonathan/' that

No

hid themselves those who

says

"

rocks,and

of the and

in

Hebrews

Gilead;

all the

When

as

peoplewere What

king

who

he fears to best ones,

most

a

and

are

him

the set time not

came

made

seven

does wait

to

Gilgal,and

have been !

must

king

Here

for the express

to fulfilhis

is fail;his reputation

at

His

all afraid of the enemy.

through them

strike

a

blow ; if he ;

the

a

of his

commission;

are

has

very

at

bad

only chance, he delays,

Yet

long days must and

was

can

the longerhe delays,

will become.

;

the

purpose

stake; he

his soldiers

difficult task, as

days; seven

had

Samuel

that

him."

he is anxious

men

of Gad

he tarried

Philistines;he is in presence

his frightened

some

yet in Gilgal,and

was

trembling. And

expect nothingbut total defeat

to wait

then the strait,

the land

is to humanly speaking,

more

a

to

been

powerfulenemy;

in

of Israel/'

men

in caves, and in thickets, and

for Saul, he

destroyingthe

the

alarm, and

Jordan

great trial this had

of

state

a

they were

over

scattered from

a

all; many

at

pits. And

Samuel

and

circumstances,

in

peoplefollowed

appointed;but

Saul

high places,and

days,accordingto

seven

of

in

went

in the

of the country ; and of

"

hide themselves

with

were

these

all were

that

found

Saul's army

fled out

to desert.

Scripture,saw

peopledid in

come

37

spear

under to

; many

began

nor

people that

joinedhim,

numbers

of Saul.

sword

wonder,

did not

many

Trial

to his

he

is told

he wait; he

great mortification

his despair,

and

and

more

does he

Yet

in the trial; he

spiteof

told

was

and

At

of which

hour

the enemy,

he

; he

and the

to be relieved.

Saul some

it is; he

chance every

minute

the camp. a

he But

second trial

said he would as

come

comes

the

against

advance

for Samuel of

to

days,

seven

attacked him ;

time for

a

ful wonder-

hour,

freely;every has

hear that Samuel his trial seemed

when

;

week, through

lengthis the

breathe

expectsto

Samuel

"

a

those

over;

for days the Philistines,

not

may

now,

trial of

at

seven

other,have

or

cause

Now

For

and

gone

at the end

come

ended.

days are

does

coming.

is the time

then

said he would

attack

had to restrain his fierce and

hour

yet every

his

sees

prophet; he

tempted to

was

impatientspirit.Now come

are

wearing days,that long

weary every

days

seven

he

ready to

enemy

for Samuel's

he looks out

length the

the

well

days,and

seven

Though

obeys His

he

him, he obeys God;

nothing;

wait

simplyto

all

wait

to

acquitshimself

So far he

risk,he does wait.

the

crumbling away,

army

far,as

feelingsso

days.

seven

will be the end of this ?

what

:

his

govern

through the

in

begin to desert; day after day

soldiers

leave him

more

of Saul.

Trial

The

38

prophetof

behold

prophetof

The

not.

over,

joined

God

does not

God come

he said.

Samuel

Why except

that

further

;

we

did see

however,

observe what

was

not

it he

come,

was

did

God's not

Saul's conduct.

we

are

not

informed;

will to try Saul come,

and

now

still

let

us

Hitherto

obeyed

prophet.

waited

had

He

the

letter

the

to

39

acquittedhimself

had

he

of Saul.

Trial

The

well; he God

command

of

in faith

though

had

his trial was

when

had

had

him

had

from

and

bow;

He

when

He

will ;

of

one

no

Saul

be done?

to

was

trusted

God

did

come.

with His

own

his army

sword

with

will,and

righthand, and

accomplish His

tered, scat-

was

He

whom

would

God

that

fightsnot

give victoryto

had trusted for

He

for eight, nine,or trusting fresh trial

this

before,for this

reason

its reward.

with

His

holy

Saul

purposes.

"

was

Philistines had

had

should

He

kept also

not

feel this,and

so

on

he took

the were

God him

let it be observed,

met

to say, the

who

And

on

that his faith hitherto had

men

proof that

ten.

go

than

his

had

days; he might

greater trial

Though

own

seven

hardly a

was

front, and

He

was

trust in servant, and therefore he might securely

God.

had

there

though

way.

can "

way

hitherto,he should have had

hitherto

own

He

can

God's

that

his faith gave

come,

the enemy,

in God's

arm,"

not

faith in God

faith still. He save

that he

Oh

have waited stilllonger,till Samuel

ought to He

did

offer sacrifice; what

to

course

fear; he

prolonged.

Samuel

When

his faith ! but

in

continued

His

by

in

feared the Philistines, but had faith in God.

had

not

could so

the a

Philistines

deserting,yet, strange attacked

Thus

him.

defend him

safelyfor

seven

from

he

them.

days,why

eighth? however, he very

in his

were

did not

rash and fatal step.

The

40 That

step

him;

without which

great sin

a

he

to offer the

determined

he

do at all ; for he

it would

not

offered

it.

persons

now

know

Saul's

was

without is

swallowed had

his hand

and

Uzziah

SauPs

;

was

he

in

Saul

said/'in

to pass, that

the burnt to

meet

if he had

as

soon

me,

made

behold, Samuel offering,

him, waited

that he but

one

might hour

an

came,

of

and

family; this

peace

''

more,

failing.But

end and

he would

he

was

have

ings offer-

observe it

And

salute him."

saved this sin ; in other words, he would in his trial instead

his

offering/'Now

he had

as

was

of the text,

the words

to offering

offered the burnt

in the

of it; Jeroboam

leprosy. Yet

with

God.

of

Korah

Uzziah.

punishedin

was

ficing, sacri-

on

as Scripture,

account

smitten

burnt

a

on

and

to

rity; autho-

without

determined

happened immediatelyafterwards.

what

out

the earth

And

"

hither

and

Jeroboam,

withered,and

sin.

Bring

by

up

it is for

appointed minister

an

often denounced

crime

a

of Korah, and

case

"

being

really

preachers,or

Supper

crime, he

office to

but sacrifice,

a

crime

a

and

the Lord's

do

priestor prophet

a

great

teachers

become

to

baptizeor administer

This

how

not

not

he

what

call it

might

could sacred

a

do

reallysuch, unless

You

this

into to

had

sacrifice instead he

what

viz. intrude

;

could not

be

do

to

Samuel

burnt

called; nay,

not

was

since

follows:

as

he determined

come,

of

was

of Saul.

Trial

of

came

offering

Saul went You have

see,

been

succeeded

failed,and

the

The

0011

of Saul.

he lost God's

was,

sequence

Trial

41

favour,and forfeited his

kingdom. Let

answered; "And Saul

And

Samuel

said,Because

scattered from

and

me,

and days appointed,

togetherto will have

it :

"

thou

And

and

Samuel

hast not

God, which Lord

have

hath

sought

Lord

thou

thee/'

fell; he

some

every

thee

hast not

:

for

:

obedient; and

forced

: foolishly

upon

own

Lord would

now

Israel for

continue

the

I

I

thought of

hast done

:

the

heart, and

captain over

kept that

was

Lord

Samuel

be

to

Gilgal,and

of the

shall not

him

is there

us,

selves gatheredthem-

offering."Such

burnt

a

hear what

Such

the

end

which

thy the ever.

Lord the His

the Lord

of Saul's trial :

in consequence

he

favour.

much

appliesto

the

after His

man

within

not

to

me

upon

thy kingdom

not

was

forfeited God's How

a

done?

listines said I, The Phitherefore,

;

commanded

commanded

commanded

earnest

said to Saul, Thou

Him

people,because

he

now

thy kingdom

hath

thou

offered

established

now

people were

kept the commandment He

But

the

that

saw

unto supplication

his excuse;

was

I

now

myself,therefore,and

he

thou

the Philistines

that

what

hast

that

down

said to him, and

said,What

Michmash

come

made

not

Samuel

what

observe

us

my

melancholyhistorywhich

brethren,at this day,though it happened

thousand

age, and

in this

God

years

ago

Almighty

!

Man

is the

is the same;

same

and

in thus

of Saul.

Trial

The

42

happened to Saul,the king of Israel,is,alas! daily

what

fulfilledin us,

to

have been raised

by

God

indeed,gloryof this world, but were

born

He

has

caused

Spiritin and

king of Israel,so

made

brethren; He

His

are

high, and and

Lord

Christ; and

Though

placeon

His

made

all tried in

one

way

there

are

who

many

How

1 .

in want

Saul,

that

God remove

; that

or

throne

Eternal

Father

yet, when

wait upon

there who, when or

of

were

we

us, and

now

;

with

I say,

and we

"

in are

consider how

brings it own

way,

on

in distress of any

like necessaries, forget,

whatever their distress,

it in His

His

strong in the Lord,

another ; and

of means,

God

as

heavenly glory.

trial like Saul

our

on

on

fall like Saul.

are

many

kind,

put

are

the we

His

Saul, favoured by God's free grace we

consequence

head, and

prospect. Hence,

in

Christ's throne

are, like

we

His

unseen,

with Angels to powerfulprinces, a

kings,

too, by being made

like Saul, were

baptized, we,

our

on

in this world,

be poor

we

by

we,

brethren, partake His

down

sat

crowned

been

has

has

is

He

of Christ.

heavenlykingdom

made

;

was

kings and princesin

this world, but

kings of

not

by baptism,are

we,

Ghost

Holy

by Samuel,

oil

with

being anointed

the

and

water

of Father, Son, and

the Name

Saul,by

as

glory. spiritual

unseen

baptizedwith

be

to

us

glory; not,

the children of wrath; and

in sin, and

We

and

greathonour

to

Saul,

all,as

We

great shame.

our

from

it is, comes

them, and if they trust

that

God

in Him

will :

but

The

who,

instead

way,

their

time,and

of

Trial

His

waitingfor had

own

thus

of Saul.

judgment !

themselves

bring on

will

untruth

tellingan

time, take their

bring them do

and they are tempted to difficulties,

lightof that

the sin ;

make

excuses

trouble

be, they do

may

deliberate lie,which

God

circumstances, they that

argue

that he will

or injure,

that

they would

great. Thus God

to

it,were

also; first steal,and

their distress thus

lie in order

then

so

they tempt

ance. heavenlyinherit-

both

further,perhaps,they

they

they take ; and

not

of their

deprivethem

a

they

the person

than

like Saul, and

act

from

steal; and

to

miss what

never

take

not

they

in turn Or

ever what-

Or, again, in like

hears.

in greaterwant

they are

they

;

instead of

shrink

not

tempted

are

make

helpthemselves,

trial well,enduringtheir poverty,or

bearingthe the

of their

They

quiettheir conscience;and

to

the

times, Some-

said to Samuel

Saul

it,as

out

so.

they say they cannot

forced to

they are

own

hasten impatiently

and

way,

43

steal and to

hide

lie

their

theft.

Again,

2.

how

are

many

are situations, tempted to

order to get out time !

God's

they are

so

the

marry

do what

of them, instead of

They

uncomfortable

at

is wrong

pleasant un-

in

parents,and

home, that they take the

presents itself of gettingaway.

irreligious persons,

questionwhether

in

patiently waiting

unkind have, perhaps,

which first opportunity

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