PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Horae Homileticae — Volume 2 of 21
Simeon, Charles, 1759-1836 · 273,224 words · 589 reading sections
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170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. xxii. 18, 19. xxii. 3 1 . xxiii. 7 — 10. xxiii. 18—23. xxiii. 19. xxiv. 5, 9. xxiv. 15 — 17. xxv. 10—13. xxvi. 63 — 65. …
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Vll Uiscourse. Text. Subject. Page. 202. x. 14—16. The Electing Love of God an incentive 326 203. xi. 18—21. The Scriptures recommended to us . 332 204. xi. 26—28. 335 205. xii. 23—25. The Prohibition of eating Blood 341 xiii. 1 — 3. The Jews' leading Objection to Chris- 347 207. xiii. 6 — 11. G…
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Text. Subject. Page. 232. xxxii. 9 — 12. God's Regard for his People 477 233. xxxii. 21. The Jews moved to Jealousy by the Gen- . 480 234. xxxii. 31. The Excellency of Jehovah .... 502 235. xxxii. 34, 35. 505 236. xxxii. 36. Our Extremity is God's Opportunity . 509 237. xxxii. 39. God the only …
282 wordsSECTION 5The Jealousy Offering.
Numb. v. 29. This is the law of jealousies. ANY ordeals have been devised by man ; but they are all superstitious, delusive, cruel, and unjust. But there has been one established by God himself, which was open to no objection. It was appointed for the satisfaction of any who might con- ceive themselves injured by…
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faithfulness to her marriage vows, the curse she had imprecated upon herself came upon her : instantly her belly began to swell, and her thigh to rot ; and her shame became visible to all. If, on the contrary, she was innocent, the water she had drunk produced no such effect, but rather a blessing from God came u…
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released from his connexion ; or, if unfounded, be delivered from his painful apprehensions. Thus the law in question would retard the rise of jealousy, diminish its force, and facilitate its extinction ; at the same time that it would prevent unjust divorces, and reconcile the mind to any which the circumstances …
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But a single execution of this law would carry an irresistible conviction to every mind. It is supposed that the crime committed has been so secret, that no human being, except the guilty persons, were acquainted with it. It is sup- posed also that no clew for the discovery of it could possibly be found. Behold th…
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Lord, " Every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn f."] We cannot conclude the subject without recom- mending to all, 1. To beware of appealing lightly to God — [It is grievous to hear how carelessly men swear by God, or use the term, ' God knoweth.' But, however light men make of s…
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Numb. vi. 21. This is the law of the Nazarite who hath voiced, and of his offering unto the Lord for his separation. THE Nazarites, in the best times of the Jewish state, were eminently pious. God himself declares concerning them, that " they were purer than snow, and whiter than milkV The very order itself was i…
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145.] [It seems that the order of Nazarites was intended to pre- figure Christ, who, though not observant of the laws relating to that order, was from eternity consecrated to the service of his God, not only by the designation of his Father, but by his own voluntary engagement, and completed the course of his obe-…
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sacrifice of Christ, and seek remission through his precious blood. Yea, like him too, we must renew our dedication of ourselves to God, just as if we never had been devoted to him before. This is the safest way, and by far the happiest. If we stand doubting and questioning about our former state, it may be long b…
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1. That of all that we do, we should give the glory to God — [This was designed by the burnt-offering, as also by the heave-offering : they were acknowledgments to God, that his goodness to them was great, and that the service which they were enabled to render him had been the fruit of his love, and the gift of h…
472 wordsSECTION 14God Will Bless His Own Ordinances.
Application — [The term, Nazarite, imports separation : and though, as has been observed before, the ordinances relative to Nazarites are no longer in force, their duties, in a spiritual view, are obligatory on us. St. Paul says, " Come out from among the ungodly, and be separate, and touch not the unclean thing ;…
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discharge of that dutya : nor can any words better express the scope and end of the Christian ministry. If the people be brought to receive abundant com- munications of grace and peace, and to surrender up themselves entirely to God, a minister can desire nothing more in this world ; his labours are well repaid. …
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people, constrained by a divine impulse, shall say, " I am the Lord's f." Moreover, in their intercessions for the people, they are also to urge this plea with God on their behalf s. Thus are they to strengthen the connexion between God and them ; and to promote that fellowship with God, which is the end, as well …
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might be intimated in these expressions1; since it is certain that we, under the clearer light of the Gospel, are taught to look to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, as the distinct, though united, authors of all spiritual goodm. We ought indeed to reverence God's ministers as the authorized dis- pensers of his ble…
420 wordsSECTION 18The Journeys Of Israel Regulated By God.
Numb. ix. 21 — 23. So it was, whe?i the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed : whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the ta…
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The whole system of God's dealings with them in the wilderness was intended to promote their spiri- tual welfare. Moses, at the close of their wanderings there, says to them, " Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, t…
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it ; and his anger was kindled : and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the campf." On another occasion, when " they had journeyed from Mount Hor, by the way of the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom," we are told, " the soul of the peo- ple was much disc…
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liim. What should they do, but keep themselves in readiness at any time, in any way, to any extent to follow his leadings and fulfil his will ? The precise state of mind which this dispensation called for was that which comprised their entire duty, and would ulti- mately conduce to their truest happiness.] But it…
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ability, we are bound to do.- Every thing must be referred " to the Law and to the testimony ;" and agreeably to that must we move in all things. We are not to expect the Holy Spirit to direct us by any impulses unconnected with the word. To be looking for visions, or impressions of any kind independent of the wor…
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or not: we must be anxious only to know what his will is: and then, though it be to march at midnight, or to continue our journey for many wearisome days and nights together, or to be kept by his providence in a state of inactivity for years, we should rise to the occasion, and endeavour to approve our- selves to …
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Numb. x. 29. And Moses said unto Hobab, the so?i of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you. Come thou with us; and we ivill do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.* HOBAB, it should seem, was the son of Jethro, …
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Whether Moses prevailed with Hobab to alter his determination, does not certainly appear. But it seems rather that he did succeed, because we find the descendants of Hobab actually settled in Canaan, and dwelling in the midst of the tribe of Judah, not indeed as blended with them, but as a distinct people0. This …
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2. Let nothing be suffered to retard you in your progress thitherward — [Hobab was solicited to postpone all regard for his family and country to the attainment of the promised land. And such is our duty also. Our blessed Lord has said, " He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me :" " If a…
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4. Object not, that they who give this invitation are a mere party — [Whose fault is it, if they be a party ? Is it theirs who are going heaven-ward ; or those who will not advance a step towards it ? Are those who " enter in at the strait gate, and walk in the narrow way that leadeth unto life," to be blamed, be…
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they relate to this world only, and are but faint shadows of the blessings which God will pour out upon their souls. As for the glory prepared for them in a better world, what tongue can utter it ? what heart can conceive it ? The very throne of God is not too exalted for them to sit on ; nor the kingdom of God to…
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■in a dark world, they are of great service; for they " hold forth the word of life" to those who would not otherwise behold it; and are " epistles of Christ, known and read" of thousands, who, but for such instructors, would remain for ever ignorant of his will. If any one be disposed to ask, What good can so wea…
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go back, after all that he had seen and heard, what shall be said of us, if we resist all the gracious invitations of the Gospel, after all that we have seen and heard in the New Testament ? He was a Midianite by birth and by profession too, whereas we name the name of Christ, and profess ourselves his fol- lowers…
507 wordsSECTION 31Moses Prayer At The Removal And Resting Of The Ark.
Numb. x. 35, 36. And it came to pass, when the ark set for- ivard, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel. PATRIOTISM, according to the general accep- tation of…
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tend with ; and so must every individual that ad- vances towards the heavenly Canaan But our help is in God : and to Him we must look, 1 . In earnest prayer — [Prayer is the appointed means of obtaining succour from above : and it shall prevail when urged with fervent impor- tunity — The uplifted hands of Moses p…
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his people in their resting-places, as in their removals. We too, though apparently in peace, must remember, that " the roaring lion which seeketh to devour us" never rests ; he is ever going about, and ready to " take advantage of us" to our ruin. In God, and in him alone, is our safety. If He guide us, we shall …
446 wordsSECTION 34Inordinate Desire Punished.
Numb. xi. 10 — 13. Then Moses heard the people weep through- out their families, every man in the door of his tent : And the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly : Moses also was dis- pleased. And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sig…
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comforts which they had there enjoyed Thus they mis- represented both their past and present condition, that they might the better conceal their ingratitude, and justify their complaints.] This was nothing less than a contempt of God himself0 — [What had not God done for them ? What more could he have done ? He …
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people had walked worthy of their high calling : but when they were dissatisfied and rebellious, it seemed to him as if all his labour had been in vain. Had he been their natural father, he would have thought it reasonable enough that he should take the oversight of them : but when he had no other relation to them…
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That which so deeply afflicted Moses, excited, in a very high degree, III. The displeasure of God — It is instructive to observe in what manner God manifested his displeasure — [He granted their wishes, and sent them such abundance of quails, that for many miles round their camp they lay above a yard thick upon …
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to have little with a devout spirit, than abundance, and " lean- ness of soul withal." God shewed that it was not from any want of power that he did not feed them every day with flesh ; but because he knew that it would be productive of no good to their souls. Think not that it is from any want of love or power th…
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god's word sure. Numb. xi. 23. And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord's hand ivaxed short ? Thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee, or not. IN reading the history of the Israelites, we cannot fail of being struck with the wonderful display of God's patience and forbearance towards them…
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seen how easily I brought frogs and locusts upon the land of Egypt ; and am I less able to supply flesh of any kind that I may see good? " You shall see now (presently) whether my word shall come to pass, or not." When we see persons so eminent for the grace of faith as Abraham and Moses, yet giving way to unbelie…
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Finally, it is the most fatal of all evils — [Other evils, if we come to God in the exercise of faith, may be forgiven : but this evil, whilst it is yet dominant in the soul, precludes a possibility of forgiveness ; because it keeps us from God, to whom we ought to come ; and puts away from us that mercy which he …
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k Isai. xl. 27, 28. > Isai. 1. 2, 3. m 1 Tim. i. 16. 151.1 god's word sure. 39 captives who were restored to Judea from Babylon, it was said, " that if they would continue there, and be obedient to the king of Babylon, they should be preserved in peace and safety : but that if, through fear of the king of Babylon,…
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and how abundant in goodness and truth :" and let us " never stagger at any of his promises through unbelief; but be strong in faith, giving glory to God." And if, according to the views of sense, there be no hope, " let us against hope believe in hope ; " and rest assured, that " whatever God has promised, he is …
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joshua's envy reproved. Numb. xi. 27 — 29. And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. And Moses said unto him., Enviest thou for my sake ? Would …
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exclusive right. There is no age, no situation, exempt. Even those who possess the most, as well as those who are wholly destitute, are open to its assaults ] 2. An active principle — [Whatever is an object of desire, is also an object of envy: for envy is nothing but a regret that another should possess that whi…
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2. His zeal — [The glory of God was that which was uppermost in the mind of Moses : and if that might but be advanced, he was quite indifferent whether his own honour were eclipsed or not. He well knew, that these two men " could have nothing ex- cept it were given them from above11; and that if God had f Mark ix…
523 wordsSECTION 47Aaron And Miriam Reproved.
thousand other evils, are visible enough to others, when the per- sons influenced by them give themselves credit for very different motives. Doubtless, at times, this is the case with all of us. If indeed envy become in any respect a governing principle in our hearts, our religion is altogether vainq. Let us there-…
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been disapproved by God.) The true reason, I appre- hend, was, that they were offended at his not having consulted them about the seventy persons whom he had selected to bear a part of his burthen with him : and it is possible enough that they might ascribe this to his wife's influence. They thought, that, as God …
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your attention to the great and leading points con- tained in the words of our text. In them, God ex- postulates with Aaron and Miriam for presuming to speak against Moses. Now Moses sustained a variety of characters ; in reference to which the words before us may be differently understood. As he was a civil magi…
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the compact between them and their subjects, is also certain : but it is no less certain, that religious people, above all, should be " the quiet in the land," and should ever conform to that solemn injunction, " Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people8."] II. Who disregard the ministers of the Gospel…
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With what awful authority did he summon Aaron and Miriam before himb ! But with a more awful voice will he call us forth to judgment. With what indignation did he, after reproving their iniquity, " depart0 !" and will he not depart from such professors here ; yea, and bid them to depart from him for ever? Did he e…
358 wordsSECTION 52Apostasy Deprecated.
Address — [To those who have sinned in any of the foregoing parti- culars, we would particularly recommend, that, like Aaron, they confess their sin humbly, and without delay1. Yea, en- treat that very Saviour whose authority you have despised, to intercede for you. Seek an interest in him : implore for- giveness…
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Let us consider the circumstances here recorded; and, I. The proposal made by the people — [The report given by the spies was very unfavourable : the cities were represented as impregnable, being " walled up to heaven ; " and the people of such a gigantic stature, that the Israelites were no more than as grasshop…
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noticing any from actual opposition,) will not your own hearts suggest, that to overcome such potent enemies, as the world, the flesh, and the devil, will be impossible, especially for persons so young, or so circumstanced, as you? The result of such misrepresentations and misconceptions is but too likely to appea…
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glorious prospects which have just opened upon you ? For, what can you gain by going back to the world. ? I will sup- pose you gain all that the world can give. "What is it? What satisfaction can it all afford ? and how long will you retain it ? Or, supposing you could retain it ever so long, would it repay you fo…
528 wordsSECTION 56The People Murmuring At The Report Of The Spies.
Let me, in conclusion, address myself to the elder part of this audience — [You must not forget, that the subject equally concerns you. For you also must " endure unto the end, if ever you would be saved :" and it is only " by a patient continuance in well-doing, that you can attain to glory and honour and im- mo…
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in fact it arose from the Israelites themselves: the whole body of the people took a lively interest in it, and came, by their representatives at least, to request that Moses would accede to it. Moses, taking it as a symptom of their readiness to go and possess the land, was highly delighted with ita; and consulte…
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to return to Egypt; and they actually appointed* a captain over them, to lead them thither. What " madness is there in the heart of mang" ! Who would conceive it possible, that that whole nation should so soon forget all their past deliverances, and form so strange a resolution as that of returning to Egypt ? This…
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■ 3. The matter — [Nothing could be more judicious than this address. The people had lost sight of God ; and their faithful monitors set God before them. They acknowledge the existence of the dif- ficulties ; but they deny the inference deduced from it. True, say they, the people are mighty ; but our God is mighti…
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[Justly did these remonstrants, who themselves " had searched the land," declare it to be good, " an exceeding good land." And are there not those amongst us, who by faith have searched the heavenly land, and already tasted its delicious fruits? Is not the sealing influence of the Spirit said to be " the earnest o…
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