17, 18).2. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. The ruler should always be chief in action, that by his living he may point out the way of life to those that are put under him, and that the flock, which follows the voice and manners of the shepherd, may learn how to walk better through example than through words. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. 15. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. 13-16).4. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. His omniscience. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. This is one of the most famous statements in the Old Testament, and rightly so because it expresses the heart of a great spiritual leader at the end of his life. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. Denomination: iii. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. He is present everywhere, in the entirety of Himself. To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God."4. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? 8). The conclusion of the strophe is striking. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. The Lord told David he should be a king. We cannot live long with men without catching something of their manner, of their mode of thought, of their character, of their government of themselves. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. To Dominicus, Bishop. v. 22). It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God."4. To Dominicus, Bishop. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me. How full are the New Testament pledges to this effect that He will complete His work in our character Philippians 1:6. 15. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. And as God thus begins the work of a sinner's salvation from mercy, it no way depends upon our merit or worth. 5, 6. 15. iii. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. vi. OURSELVES. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. We become unconscious of everything by long use. You shall be kept and perfected by the Lord in whom you trust. v. 22). If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. 6. Try, One Small Change Will Energize Tomorrow's Sermon, Slow Down, Big Fellawhat A Motorcyclist Taught Me About Preaching, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. 23, 24). Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 1, 2. Psalm 138:8 King James Version 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of ClairvauxThat the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. xviii. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. Then I would exhort you to get rid of it. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. 1, 2. As Romans 8:28-30 says: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. Louis Zamperini: Unbroken Hero and Olympic Athlete. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. So, too, by living in the presence of God and, as it were, in the courts of heaven, we shall assuredly learn something of a heavenly tone, and shake off some of that coarse worldliness, that deeply ingrained selfishness, that silly pride and conceit which now spoils our very best service. Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. "Forsake not the work of Thine own hands." Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one, Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. Do we not begin at the Cross, and when we have climbed ever so high, is it not at the Cross that we end? There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us." Higher Aim is a 501(C)(3), non-profit registered in the US. 18, 19. Being rich he becomes richer; being already high born, of still nobler lineage; being illustrious, he gains greater renown; and--what is more than all--once a sinner he is now a saint. 4. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. Being rich he becomes richer; being already high born, of still nobler lineage; being illustrious, he gains greater renown; and--what is more than all--once a sinner he is now a saint. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. 1. Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. This is living with God. The ruler should always be chief in action, that by his living he may point out the way of life to those that are put under him, and that the flock, which follows the voice and manners of the shepherd, may learn how to walk better through example than through words. Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. Psalms 138:8 Context. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. He is in (1)Heaven. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. (Admonition 23.) It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. 5, 6. 1, 2. v. 22). This was basically what David was doing when he declared The Lord will perfect that which concerns me., Scriptures: Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius, The Saints' Final Perseverance Secured by the Mercy of God, The saints' final perseverance secured by the mercy of God, David praises God for the truth of his word, He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. 8). feel that assuredly he has got hold of a secret that too many of us do not possess, some less-favored one than the speaker comes up to him with wonder, wistfulness, perplexity, and desire written plainly on his countenance, and begins to -, 1. 24).(W. 24).(W. Now, as we thus in thought gaze upon the man, and. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God.". And the hour of death will come. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. But the issue here is prayer. To him God's thoughts, i.e. God often perfects that which truly concerns us by taking us away from that which never ought to concern us. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? That of siding with Him against evil (vers. We cannot get away from God's presence. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. It is perfectly plain from the elevated central point of view where we now stand, and in the focal light in which we now see, that no man can be justified before God upon the ground of personal character; for that character, when subjected to God's exhaustive scrutiny, withers and shrinks away. The consideration of this single ease leads to the general statement that all God's works are marvellous, a statement which the writer reaffirms as from an experimental conviction of its truth. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. 6. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. IN WHAT DID IT ISSUE? 7 ad 3m II. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. A broad confidence. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. lvii. 8). : While the Americans were blockading Cuba, several captains endeavoured to elude their vigilance by night, trusting that the darkness would conceal them as they passed between the American war-ships. He will revive us."--HOS. - S.C. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. The simple question, then, which meets us is, Wilt thou know thyself here, and now, that thou mayest accept and feel God's pity; or wilt thou keep within the screen, and not know thyself until beyond the grave, and then feel God's judicial wrath? But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. Biography of St. Augustine. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. Rom. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of Covenanting, Introduction. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? To Dominicus, Bishop. lxxxv. There is, therefore, nothing wrong in our forgetting that we are in the presence of God any more than there is anything foolish in our forgetting that we need air to breathe or light to see by, or that if we fall we may hurt ourselves: just in the same way as we very often, and quite rightly, forget that we are in the company of men who will take notice of our faults. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. Literally, the text says, "You keep him in peace, peace." He professes his confidence in GodDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 138:86708predestination8125guidance, promise8441goalsPsalm 138:7-81265hand of GodLibraryFaith in PerfectionIn the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. He is the perfect servant, the perfect minister, the perfect shepherd pastor-leader. (Isa. 7 ad 3m II. Nay, more, this process of self-inspection may go on indefinitely, and the man grow more and more thoughtful, and obtain an everlastingly augmenting knowledge of what he is and what he does, so that it shall seem to him that he is penetrating so deeply into those dim and shadowy regions of consciousness where the external life takes its very first start, and then he may be sure that God understands the thought that is afar off, and deep down, and that at this lowest range and plane in his experience he besets him behind and before.II. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. At best we can only see the outside of a thing, the curve, the angle, the colour. God has made us so. 2. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 7. And how, through us, others would be blessed! The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. When David said the Lord will perfect that which concerns him, he wasnt praying to God. Home; About. And it is also true of the work of grace all around us. 15. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. You seem quite sure and very happy about it; but what do you mean?" The ruler should always be chief in action, that by his living he may point out the way of life to those that are put under him, and that the flock, which follows the voice and manners of the shepherd, may learn how to walk better through example than through words. xviii. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. 17, 18).2. 8). 1, 2. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. v. 22). "(Archbishop Temple. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. He may be an uncommonly thoughtful person, and little of what is done within his soul may escape his notice; nay, we will make the extreme supposition that he arrests every thought as it rises, and looks at it; that he analyzes every sentiment as it swells his heart; that he scrutinizes every purpose as it determines his will; even if he should have such a thorough and profound self-knowledge as this, God knows him equally profoundly and equally thoroughly. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. This is false. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. His omnipotence (vers. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. vi. "(Archbishop Temple. )PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsAbandon, Accomplish, Age, Chief, Complete, Concerneth, Concerns, David, Endures, Endureth, Eternal, Everlasting, Fall, Forever, Forsake, Fulfil, Fulfill, Hands, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Musician, O, Perfect, Psalm, Purpose, Steadfast, WorksOutline1. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. He will revive us."--HOS. Whether he be at rest or in motion, in every posture and state, God knows him. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. He will revive us."--HOS. Many times in the Psalms we see David speaking to himself, like in Psalm 43:5 where he says to himself why are you downcast O my soul? Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. God has made us so. We become unconscious of everything by long use. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. As low as $30/day.
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