PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Horae Homileticae — Volume 17 of 21
Simeon, Charles, 1759-1836 · 215,167 words · 500 reading sections
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in all the Mosaic ritual ; " Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn." Now the utmost that this might be supposed to teach us, is, mercy to our beasts. But it had a further reference : God's concern was, not for oxen, but for us ; and this ordi- nance was intended to declare, that all who serve at …
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W K <v they convey no spiritual light : they impart no spiri- tual energy : they carry with them neither conviction, nor consolation : whether read or preached, they are equally without effect. Paul was conversant with the Scriptures before his conversion ; but could not see in them that Jesus was the Christ ; no…
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shall be ". very sharp in the heart of the king's ene- mies V and all nations shall be subdued unto the obedience of faith c. This is the weapon with which the Christian is armed ; and with which he shall conquer. To the eye of sense, indeed, he goes forth only like David, with his sling and a stone against Golia…
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" It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God1." Did Satan then urge him to cast himself down from a pinnacle of the temple with an assurance of miraculous preservation ? he replied again, " It is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy Godm." Did…
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sition be ever so precious ; or the loss be ever so severe ? had I not better pluck out a right eye, or cut off a right hand, than be cast into hell-fire for retaining them1? "Depart then from me, all ye wicked ; I will keep the commandments of my GodV There is yet another motive that operates more strongly on a…
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are against mea." Does he feel himself weak? he says, " God will perfect his own strength in my weakness*." Under these circumstances he is like to Gideon, when going against the confederate hosts of Midian and Amalek. God had promised him the victory even without the intervention of a human arm : this promise he…
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In concluding this subject, we would impress upon your mind two important reflections. First, How thankful should zee be for the Holy Scriptures ! One of the greatest advantages that the Jews possessed above the Gentile world, was, that to them had been committed the oracles of God0. h 1 Cor. vi. 9—11. I 1 Cor. x…
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than they. We may perhaps adopt the sentiments contained in it ; but we shall never experience its power to transform the soul, till " the Spirit of God write it on the fleshly tables of our hearts0." It is " the Lord alone that giveth wisdom ; and therefore, while we search the Scriptures as for hid treasures, w…
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Eph. vi. 18. Praying always ivith all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance, and supplication for all saints. IT is graciously ordained of God that none of his creatures should be independent of him : however richly they may be furnished with either gifts or graces, t…
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need of before we askg ;" nor needs he to be prevailed upon by the urgency of our requests ; for he is far more ready to give than we are to ask, and he stirs us up to ask, because he had before determined to give1' : but there is a propriety in this divine appoint- ment : it necessitates us not only to feel our w…
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eousnessq," yet will he " give us the tongue of the learned1," and the arm of the mighty6 : he will fight in us, as well as for us*;" and will give us reason to adopt the grateful acknowledgments of that re- nowned warrior, " Blessed be the Lord, my strength, who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight …
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see the prayer of faith blended with human exer- tions : and it was made manifest, for the instruction of that and all future generations, that, whatever means God himself might use, prayer was the most powerful of all weapons. When the hands of Moses hanged down through weariness, Amalek prevailed over Israel ; …
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Much that is called prayer is utterly unworthy of that sacred name. That which alone will prevail to the extent of our necessities, must be comprehensive, spiritual, persevering. It must, in the first place, be comprehensive. In the text, mention is made of supplication, and of intercession : both of which are ne…
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''offer the sacrifices of prayer and praise" in con- cert with our families. Abraham is commended for his attention to the religious concerns of his family1: and Joshua's noble resolution to maintain, both in his own soul and in his family, the worship of the true Godk, clearly shews, how important this part of a…
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interposed on his behalf, would have overtaken and destroyed himm. Nehemiah, by a silent lifting up of his soul to God, obtained success to the petition which he was about to offer to his royal master". Thus we should blunt the edge of many temptations, and defeat innumerable machinations of Satan, if we habituat…
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in the Spirit," or, as St. Jude expresses it, "in the Holy Ghost x." The Holy Ghost must teach us what to pray for, and must assist our infirmities in praying for ity, quickening our desires after God, emboldening us to draw nigh to him with filial confidence, and en- abling us to expect at his hands an answer of …
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we fall asleep in the midst of it. We sometimes think in the evening, that we shall be fitter for it in the morning ; and then in the morning we expect a more convenient season at noon-day ; and at noon- day we look forward with a hope of performing our duty to more advantage in the evening ; and thus we deceive …
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deprecate, how will you lament, and even curse, your folly in neglecting prayer ! When you call to mind, that heaven with all its glory was open to you, and you had nothing to do but to ask for it at the hands of God, you would not give yourselves the trouble to call upon him ! what can you expect, but that the t…
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work, which if prosecuted with fervour and perse- verance, shall issue in present peace, and everlasting triumphs. 2. To those who are daily waiting upon their God, we would also address a few words — That you find much cause for humiliation in your secret walk with God, is highly probable : for though nothing w…
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answer that could have been given to them. Per- haps, like Paul, they have prayed against a thorn in their flesh ; and, instead of having it removed, have received strength to bear it, and grace to improve it to their spiritual good1'. But is this no answer to their prayer ? Is it not the best that could possibly …
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