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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. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. vi. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. Ps. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. 7. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. Welcome: Take a Survey. II. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. Ps. 5, 6. 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. 18, 19. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. They were just desires I had in my head not necessarily things I hoped God would do or was even sure God could do. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. In a declaration of faith, you are also speaking for all the elements in heaven to hear you, for everything on the earth to hear you and for all the forces and powers of darkness to hear you so they are all bound to cooperate with, surrender and submit to the Word of God. 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. 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. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. 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. We become unconscious of everything by long use. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. 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. 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. 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 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. He will revive us."--HOS. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple St. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. 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. Jesus Set Aside Divinity, Empty of Divine Capacity (Bill Johnson Sermon 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. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. thou establish my soul in it more and more. 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. 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 living with God. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 23, 24). 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. 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 faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. He who superintends all must be all-seeing, and He who presides over all history must take cognizance of every event. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. 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. 1, 2. IS THERE AN ALL-SEEING GOD? That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. God is really at work on our behalf. 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. As they are the works of His hands, they must be very dear unto Him, He cannot but love them and delight in them, and He rests in His love. 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. We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. 18, 19. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. Since then, the Lord has begun to save you, your confidence must be that He who began this good work will continue to operate in your soul. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." 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. And at the altar Jesus gives . To Dominicus, Bishop. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. And so, as I thought and prayed about what I might bring to you in these wonderful days, I was drawn by the Holy Spirit . 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. Verse 8. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. iii. 23, 24). 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. "This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. For the Chief Musician. A History of the Half-Way Covenant. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. 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. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. 1, 2. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. His omnipotence (vers. 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. 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.

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