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Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. Further, what strong guarantees I have thus to believe I The honor of the Divine Name is pledged to keep those who trust in him; the atonement of the Lord Jesus - for will be not ' with him also freely give us all things'? It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. cxxxviii. Chapter i. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Will the disclosures of that day fill us with joy, or cover us with shame? Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. And though we thought that we had suffered loss from the tardiness of their coming, yet we find gain from their more abundant charity; seeing that from this delay in point Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatThe Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. It is relevant to our daily lives in many ways. Chapter i. 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. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' 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. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. 8). 1. 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. 3. But the issue here is prayer. The answer is a daily walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. His plans and purposes as displayed in these miracles of creation, are precious beyond measure. (Isa. Hence Paul. iii. Ps. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. Thou hast come to Jesus and trusted thy soul in His hands, then it is certain that the Lord hath brought thee to this state of mind. 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. OURSELVES. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. The Lord will perfect that which concerns you there. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Rom. This is living with God. 19 III. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 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. (Isa. 8). In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. "This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. 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. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. 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. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. The brilliant searchlight sweeping the broad ocean and revealing even the smallest craft on its surface is but a faint type of the Eternal Light from which no sinner can hide his sin. 24).(W. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 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. 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 "Lord will," says he, the "Lord will." He looks on all through his life, and he feels sure that what God has done and is doing he will carry on even to the end. 7. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." (Matthew 6:9-13) 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. In the day when I cried, 32. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. 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. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me." ( v.16-17) An enemy is someone who wants harm to come to you either by their own action or by someone else's. 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. 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. Verse 18: And Jesus will rescue me from every evil dead. One of these, borrowed from the Spanish theologian Francisco de Vitoria,48 was based on the universal right conferred by the 'law of nations' (ius gentium) to freedom of trade and communication. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. cxxxviii. 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. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. His omniscience. 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. solely via the power of the Holy Spirit. Persevere in what Thou hast begun." 6. His omnipresence. "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me;" not, "I will perform it myself. I. Darby Translation Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 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. I. 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 daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. )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. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? And though we thought that we had suffered loss from the tardiness of their coming, yet we find gain from their more abundant charity; seeing that from this delay in point Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatThe Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 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. 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. I like that thought, don't you? 18 " Ep., cxxx. It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. 1, 2. 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. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. He has suffered thus, partly from a certain obscurity in his style of writing, partly from the difficulty of the thoughts which he attempted to convey. 19 III. To refute some popular errors of human life. 2. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. To Dominicus, Bishop. I. Never; but it issues in eternal glory. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. He sees how he has been made to differ from the inferior creation in constitution and destiny. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. "How can He be both?" Psalm 138:8 This is a message that grips my heart because I have every reason to believe that the LORD desires to perfect that which concerns His children. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. We cannot stand forever between two opinions. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. vi. 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. 1, 2. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. OURSELVES. 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. (Admonition 23.) Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. (Weekly Pulpit. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. The brilliant searchlight sweeping the broad ocean and revealing even the smallest craft on its surface is but a faint type of the Eternal Light from which no sinner can hide his sin. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 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. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. 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. 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. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. Rom. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. 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. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. (Isa. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. On all hands there are disappointed folk who, thinking of condition rather than character, find life "tame." Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. But when the mercy of God is on you and with you, you can be confident, you can be assured, that God will certainly perfect ALL that concerns you. Our Role. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. We become unconscious of everything by long use. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. lvii. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers.

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