PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Horae Homileticae — Volume 13 of 21
Simeon, Charles, 1759-1836 · 248,782 words · 530 reading sections
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to renew them again unto repentance ; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame11." Here it is evident, that not only does a neglect of talents prevent the increase of them ; but it causes them to be withdrawn, and brings an obduracy over the heart, and indis- poses it f…
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n Jude, ver. 5. ° 1 Cor. xv. 58. p 2 Pet. i. 5 — 11. i Matt. xiii. 12. r ver. 17 — 19. Christ's enemies warned. Luke xix. 27. Those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. IN any assembly of Christians, there appears, ex- ternally,but little difference b…
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Address — 1. Those who think this a hard sentence — [Let me ask, What can you reasonably expect ? Can you suppose that God will " put no difference between his friends and his enemies ; between those who serve him, and those who serve him note?" But you think that God will proclaim a a Matt. vi. 24. b Jam. iv. 4.…
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Luke xix. 37, 38. And when he tvas come nigh, even now at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the Disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen ; saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord : peace in heaven, and g…
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Messiah was justly deemed an evidence of God's good-will towards them ; and they did well in rendering unto God the utmost possible tribute of adoration and thanksgiving.] But, not to occupy our time with that which merely concerned them, let us consider, II. What reason we also have for similar expressions of jo…
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3. The interest we have in him is also more deep and lasting — [Many of them had been healed in their bodies ; but we, even every one of us that welcomes him aright, have been healed in our souls, and have his healing work continually carrying on within us. They, whatever benefits they might receive, looked only …
441 wordsSECTION 67Our Duty Towards The Lord Jesus Christ.
if man condemn, God approves, the exercises of love ; and that they who "confess Christ before men shall be confessed by him before God and all his holy angels."] h t» If this should be a subject for Christmas Day, the joy that is recommended may be contrasted with that which is so generally sought after at that s…
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I. Shew what obligations we lie under to magnify and adore the Lord — The Disciples at that time had abundant reason to praise his name — [They had seen the miracles he had wrought, and especially that of raising Lazarus from the grave after he had been dead four days b : perhaps many of them had themselves exper…
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they would have been well satisfied, and would have looked for nothing beyond it, especially if they themselves were exalted to the highest offices of dignity and power. But we look for infinitely richer benefits at his hands. We expect the pardon of sin, and peace with God, and victory over our spiritual enemies,…
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[The Pharisees thought that, if Jesus merited any respect at all, his Disciples should have regarded him only with silent reverence, instead of attracting so much attention by their clamorous proceedings. But our Lord told them, that silent reverence, however great, was not sufficient ; that they were bound to giv…
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your body and your spirit which are his1." Far be it from us to countenance excess: but in this lukewarm age, we are far more in danger of erring from defect. This, at least, is your danger, whilst, with all your jealousy about being " righteous over-much," you have no fears lest you should not be found " righteou…
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Christ's compassion to lost sinners. Luke xix. 41, 42. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes. IN profane history we are often called upon to ad…
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Our Lord, foreseeing their impending miseries, was filled with compassion towards them — [He might well have spoken to them in those terms of indignant triumph, " Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how shall ye escape the damnation of hell ?" But he had far other thoughts on this occasion : knowing the full ext…
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And may we not suppose that Jesus is now looking, as it were, upon them with tender compassion ? [He has not now indeed the same susceptibility of grief and sorrow which once he had : but does he not long for the salvation of sinners as much as ever ? Does he not look on some, whose day of grace is nearly passed, …
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recovered sheep, and the father over the returning Prodigal. He has even said, " He will rejoice over us with joy, he will rest in his love, he will joy over us with singing." Surely then neither is this without a cause : there must be real reason for joy, if Jesus himself rejoice over us. A soul enlightened, sanc-…
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[God had planted his Church among the Jews, and had cultivated it with peculiar careb. From it he expected a revenue of honour and glory : and when the people were for- getful to pay it, he sent his prophets to remind them of their duty, and to stir them up to the performance of it. But they abused his messengers …
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Let us then consider attentively, II. What portion such persons must expect — The Jews, as our Lord foretold, were visited with the heaviest calamities — [They, when interrogated by our Lord, confessed what such labourers must expect at the hands of their lord™. And behold, it happened to them according to their …
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then for how many things, both temporal and spiritual, you are indebted to God ; and begin immediately to render to him his dues. That which, above all, he requires is, the tribute of a grateful heart. O that he may receive it daily from us ; and that we may devote ourselves to him in body, soul, and spirit!] 2. T…
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conceiving that either of those events could ever take place, cried, " God forbid!" Our Lord, in reply, re- ferred them to their own Scriptures, and added a most awful declaration of his own, in order that he might impress the passage more deeply on their minds. We shall consider, I. The passage appealed to — Th…
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The latter part of the text is understood by most as intimating the more aggravated punishment that persecutors would incur beyond that of other unbe- lievers6. Perhaps we may rather understand it as importing, 1. That all, who stumble at Christ, greatly en- danger their own souls — [Many are the grounds of offe…
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in the text is like that of David, " Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way1.] Advices — 1. Attend diligently to every word of God which ye read or hear — [The knowledge, which the Jews had by means of the Scriptures, rendered their guilt in rejecting Christ incomparably more heinous than tha…
454 wordsSECTION 82Encouragement To Bear Persecution.
Luke xxi. 17 — 19. Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls. IN applying to ourselves the addresses of our Lord to his Disciples, we are liable to err, if we do not dis- tinguish between their situation and our own. As …
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pre-eminence above every other, but an exclusive existence in the world. Had the followers of Jesus been content that his name should have been enrolled among the list of heathen deities, they would have been no more hated than the pro- fessors of any other religion : and if at this time the followers of Christ wo…
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to them that love him." If they injure his body, and benefit his soul, what harm do they inflict ? If they deprive him of earthly comforts, but occasion him to receive a richer reward in heaven, what loss does he sustain? Verily the efforts of the most malignant amongst them shall only operate as a furnace to purg…
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Of such St. Peter speaks; contrasting their sufferings with those which are endured for the name of Christ ; and affirming, that their troubles are a ground of shame rather than of gloryingk. It would be well if those who make religion a pretext for neglecting their relative duties, would consider this ; for, what-…
402 wordsSECTION 86The Budding Fig-Tree.
Lukexxi. 29 — 31. And he spake to them a parable ; Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees ; when they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. IT was no small advantag…
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2. In the works of Providence — [Those great dispensations referred to in the text were, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the consequent enlargement of the Redeemer's kingdom. The time when they were to take place was to be known, by impostors arrogating to themselves the Messiah's office ; by bitter persecutions…
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in the last day. Indeed, the two periods are so inter- woven in our Lord's discourse, that it is not easy to separate them. We may well therefore fix our atten- tion on those events wherein we are all concerned ; 1. The final destruction of God's enemies — [This is foretold in unnumbered passages of Scripture ; a…
412 wordsSECTION 89Disciples.
[We are " not to despise the day of small things." Let us be thankful if there be " some good thing found in our hearts." Summer comes not all at once ; but, if the symp- toms of it appear, we may wait with joyful expectation : and if the good work be begun in our hearts, we may be confident that God will carry it…
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God, declaring with infallible certainty the most con- tingent events : and when he comes to his Disciples, behold, he forgets all his own approaching sufferings, and is intent only on promoting their eternal welfare. The last evening was arrived, when he was to conflict with all the powers of darkness, and to be …
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sufferings and death ; insomuch, that though they did not fully comprehend these predictions, they were much troubled and perplexed in relation to them. They were now, like ground that has been ploughed up, and watered with plenteous rains, prepared to receive into their bosoms the good seed, the word of life. Our…
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efficacy of his religion. And, that they might have the fuller assurance of meeting him again in a better world, he prays, or rather, I should say, he declares it to be his unalterable will, that they all should be with him in that kingdom to which he was going, and should behold his glory there for ever and everc…
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[The Passover was instituted only for a time, till the more perfect dispensation of the Messiah should be introduced. For both the occasion of that ordinance, and the ordinance itself, were altogether typical. The occasion of that ordinance was the redemption of Israel out of Egypt, which was typical of the redemp…
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with us ; not indeed by his bodily presence, but by that which is infinitely more important, his spiritual presence with our souls: " I will come unto you," says he, " and sup with you, and you with me." Nor was this the privilege only of his own imme- diate Disciples, but of all who shall believe in him through t…
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THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF OUR LORD'S DEATH FORE- ORDAINED. Luke xxii. 22. Truly the Son of Man goeth, as it was deter- mined3-. THE doctrine of predestination is very mysterious. If it be so held as to destroy the free agency of man, it must be pernicious and false : but it cannot be denied without denying also the o…
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It was predicted soon after man had fallen — [God denounced a curse against the serpent. In that denunciation he foretold the destruction of Satan himself: he foretold it as to be effected by the death of Christ s.] It was shadowed forth in a variety of types — [The paschal lamb represented ith: it was prefigured …
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3. Those that were immediately to follow his death — [He was to be pierced3. This was fulfilled in a very remarkable manner4; yet he was not to have a bone broken". y Matthew alone quotes above thirty passages that refer to Christ. z Ps. xli. 9. a John xiii. 18. b Zech. xi. 12, 13. c Matt, xxvii. 6 — 10. d Ps. cx…
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Luke xxii. 28 — 30. Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. AT the close of his life, our blessed Lord was peculia…
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the sentence passed upon them. This I conceive to be the true sense of the last clause of my text ; which was intended to fortify them against all which was about to be realized in their Lord, and which they themselves also were, in due time, des- tined to experience.] But we must further consider these words, II…
445 wordsSECTION 100The Means Of Security From Satan'S Malice.
Suffer ye now, brethren, a word of exhortation — 1. Adhere with firmness to the Lord Jesus Christ — [Many forsook him in the days of his flesh and many, at this day, like the stony-gronnd heavers, fall away in a season of temptation and persecution. But " be ye steadfast and immoveable," even to the end ; " follow…
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[He was once as bright a morning star as any in heaven. But he rebelled against the Most High, and incurred his dis- pleasure0. Full of hatred against God, he sought to efface his image from our first parents. Through subtlety he prevailed to the destruction of them and usd. Nor does he cease to assault those who …
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kingdom into Christ's". It is by that also that our daily war- fare is to be carried on0. Yea, through that are we to attain our full and final salvation1". Faith is the shield whereby alone we can ward off the darts of Satan q : if that fail, we are exposed to the fiercest assaults of our enemy. If we lose our ho…
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[They who know not Christ, are wholly under the power of Satan 8; but they who are Christ's, have a watchful and almighty guardian. Our Lord provided for Peter's safety, before Peter even knew his danger. Thus " will he keep the feet of all his saints." He will suffer none of them to be plucked out of his handh. I…
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The Evangelists also, in their report of these sufferings, vie with each other in the extraordinary force of the words by which they endeavour to express them. St. Matthew speaks of him as so surrounded with grief, as to be brought by it into the utmost dejection and consternation f. St. Mark uses one term which i…
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II. The lethargic indolence of his Disciples — It might have been supposed that they, at such a season as this, would have been particularly wakeful and earnest in prayer — [Their Lord had counselled them to employ this time in prayer, not only in interceding for him, but in imploring strength for themselves, tha…
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how shamefully they had violated their obligations to their divine Master, and how regardless they had been of their own eternal interests. And what shall we ourselves answer in the last day, when called to account for our present carelessness in the midst of all the warnings that are given us, and the dangers to …
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s Ps. xvi. 5. t Rev. xiv. 10. Luke xxii. 48. Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss ? VIRTUE is best discerned when it is subjected to the heaviest trials. The stroke of the hammer dis- plays the excellence of the diamond ; and the furnace ascertains the purity of the gold. Meekness…
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of Man," " the Christ, the Saviour of the world." Had he entertained any secret suspicions that Jesus was an impostor, he would have had some excuse for his treachery : or if he had enjoyed but few opportunities of instruction, his guilt would have been less heinous. Pilate, who was an ignorant Heathen, sinned gri…
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the proposal. If indeed they had seized on Judas, and threat- ened to put him to extreme torture if he would not further their designs, we might offer some little excuse for him : but who could conceive that the proposal should originate with him, and that he should be a volunteer in such a service ? It was immedi…
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yet are there too many who follow his steps, and betray the cause and interests of their Divine Master. There are different kinds of traitors : 1. Infidel— [Many pretend to be followers of Christ, and yet deny every fundamental truth of his religion. The fall of man, and the guilt and corruption consequent upon i…
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very little importance. Some can run to the greatest excess of riot, being wholly addicted to worldliness or dissipation, and yet account themselves very good Christians. Others, who are restrained from such excesses, can content themselves with " a form of godliness, while they utterly deny its power ;" and thoug…
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Judas a reason for rejecting Christ: for the Scriptures, yea and Christ himself, foretold, that " one who should eat bread with him should lift up his heel against him." And do not the Scriptures both of the Old and New Testament declare, that " false brethren should come in," and that " by means of them the way o…
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us get a love to him in our hearts as deeply rooted as their enmity against him was, and we shall account nothing too much to do or suffer for him ; nor will the whole world be sufficient to suspend or lessen our fidelity in his service.] THE HEALING OF MALCHUs' EAR. Luke xxii. 50, 51. And one of them smote the se…
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[Peter had cut off the ear of the high-priest's servant, probably because he was most active and forward in appre- hending our Lord. But Jesus would not suffer even that small injury to be sustained on his account: he therefore " touched" the wound, and restored the ear to its perfect state. What a marvellous retu…
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' 1 Pet. ii. 20—23. peter's fall and repentance. Luke xxii. 61, 62. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the xoord of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and ivept bitterly. THE fidelity of the sacred historians is a …
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a Matt. xxvi. 50. b Isai. liii. 7. c Matt. xvi. 23. 1580.1 peter's fall and repentance. 123 way to despair. You will soon hear, into what a dreadful measure Judas has been precipitated, through a sense of guilt, and a despair of mercy : but be sure you do not imitate him. I told you before, that I had prayed for y…
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he had slighted, the vows he had broken, and the complicated evil he had just committed, All his conduct now appeared in its true colours; and he saw himself, as in a mirror, a base, cowardly, perjured apostate. And such is the effect, which the testimonies of Christ's com- passion will produce on all who duly rec…
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3. How unbounded is the compassion of our blessed Lord! [Well might our Lord have exposed Peter to those whom he feared : or rather, well might the insulted Jesus have looked him dead upon the spot, even as Ananias and Sapphira were struck dead with a lie in their mouths11. But that compas- sionate Saviour cast o…
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Their accusation too was founded upon assertions made by our Lord himself. He doubtless had frequently declared that he was the Christ, the King of Israel. His triumphant entry into Jerusalem but four days before, and his approbation of the Hosannas of his followers, amounted to a declaration, that he was the pers…
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II. The improvement that should be made of it — The followers of Christ are called to tread in his steps. Would we then approve ourselves worthy of that high calling ? let us, 1. Expect all manner of evil to be spoken of us falsely for his sake — [He has warned us plainly to expect ith: and experience proves tha…
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