PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Horae Homileticae — Volume 20 of 21
Simeon, Charles, 1759-1836 · 248,754 words · 519 reading sections
The Doctrine Of The Trinity Vindicated.
fication of the Spirit unto obedience, and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christd." Whichever of these truths any man confide in as of exclusive importance, we would say to him, as our Lord said to the self-deceiving Pharisees, " These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."] d 1 Pet. i. 2…
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532 i John, v. :. [2465: the doctrine of the Trinity, maintain, it will put an end to all controversy on the subject, of the Trinity. But we need not be anxious about the validity of this individual passage, as though the doctrine of the Trinity rested upon it ; since, if the text were expunged from the Bible, th…
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proper office '. They are also declared to be sources of distinct blessings to the Church; the Apostle prays, that " the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, may be with us allk.] 3. Each of these persons is God, without any dif- ference or inequality — …
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Having shewn that by the Three Witnesses we are to understand the Triune God, we proceed to shew, II. What that is concerning which they bear record — We may well expect that the importance of the matter to which these Divine Witnesses have borne record, is suited to the majesty of the Witnesses themselves. Accc…
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Each of these Divine Persons has borne record at divers times, and in different manners — [ The Father thrice bore witness to Christ by an audible voice from heaven ; declaring at the same time his acquiescence in him as the Saviour of men ; and requiring us at the peril of our souls to "hear" and receive him in t…
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Gospel, are too apt to doubt the freeness and sufficiency of the salvation revealed in it. Let every one consider the ex- treme sinfulness of such conduct, and abhor the thought of '• making God a liar1".] 2. What obligation lies upon believers to beeir an open testimony to the truth ! [It is evident how earnestl…
378 wordsSECTION 487The Believer'S Inward Witness.
1 John v. 10. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the tvitness in himself. THE truth of our holy religion is confirmed by every kind of evidence that the heart of man can desire. Not only was it established by an appeal to prophecy, but by miracles without number. Nay more, as the religion of Moses had at th…
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III. Its sufficiency — [The believer feels in himself that he is a partaker of those very benefits which Christ came to bestow. He is alive from the dead, and is enabled to live as no unregenerate man can live. Let any one behold a river which a few hours ago was running down with a rapid current to the sea, runni…
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1 John. v. 11, 12. This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life ; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. IN matters that are established by human testi- mony, we necessarily proportion our assent to the number and credibility o…
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of it through the devices of Satan. And if it were now com- mitted to us, we in our present fallen state should not be able to preserve it one single hour. God has therefore graciously committed it to his dear Son, that, by being " hid with Christ in Godh," it might be inaccessible to our subtle enemy. By this mys…
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Indeed he has eternal life already begun in his soul8. He was once dead like others; but now he " is passed from death unto life*." The very act of living by faith in the Son of God proves to a demonstration, that he is alive, and that Christ liveth in him". He may not indeed have a comfortable sense and assurance…
483 wordsSECTION 492Use Of The Scriptures To Believers.
And how would this way of salvation have suited persons in the situation of the dying thief, who are called away without having sufficient time to " make up their tale of bricks ?" But a gift is suitable to all : a free salvation commends itself to all : and the more humbled we are under a sense of our own guilt a…
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•• These tilings have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God." In truth, he had in his mind all the different classes of believers — children, young men, and lathers: "I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, becaus…
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of man. Life was to be, " not of works, but of grace f:" and " it was to be by faith, that it might be by grace6." The only thing required on our part, was to receive thankfully what God offered freely in the Son of his love. In receiving Christ therefore by faith, we have a title to every thing else ; according a…
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546 l JOHN, V. 13. [2468. is only as " a broken cistern, that can hold no water:" and they set before us all the great and precious promises of our recon- ciled God, who has engaged to " work all his works in us," and to " perfect that which concern eth us." After being made to feel, in ten thousand instances, the…
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testify of mer." Yes, " the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy," and of the whole Scriptures s. It is in them that you will behold his whole character portrayed ; and by them will you have his whole work carried on and perfected within you*. Study them, then, with prayer. Nothing will be gained from them…
424 wordsSECTION 497Answers To Prayer.
1 Johnv. 14,15. This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any tinny according to his will, he heareth us : and if ice know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that toe have the petitions that we desired of him. PRAYER is universally acknowledged to be a service proper for sinful men to pe…
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[This is plainly declared in the passage before us, and therefore it may certainly be expected. But here it will be proper to mark the different limitations with which the subject must be understood. If these be not carefully noted, I grant that much error may prevail in relation to it ; but if these be kept in vi…
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Jesus Christk. Even to an angel he refused the specific request; but "answered him with good and comfortable words," which were eventually a more suitable and substantial blessing1. Take tliese limit at ions, then, with respect to our prayers, and these exceptions respecting God's ansioers to them; and then we ne…
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is he willing, to " give you exceeding abundantly above all that ye can ask, or even think q" If it be said, that such confidence is not warranted at this day, I ask, Are our privileges diminished under the Christian dispensation? or, Are we less entitled to expect these bless- ings, than the Jews were, under thei…
425 wordsSECTION 501The Christian'S Knowledge Of Christ.
1 John v. L20. We know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and ive are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. IT is thought by many, that the doctrines of the Gospel are uncertain speculations, and t…
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person to whom they all referred. When, moreover, they beheld such numerous, such undoubted, such benevolent, and such stupendous miracles wrought by him in confirmation of his word, it was impossible for them to withhold their assent to the justice of his claims, unless they were altogether blinded by Satan and t…
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" God with usf;" even " God manifest in the flesh*," yea, " God over all blessed for ever11." Nothing can be more clear than this fundamental point. Indeed the very name, " Son of God," so far from militating against his equality with the Father, was in the apprehension of the Jews themselves an assertion of that …
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m law, or made atonement for sin, would be blasphemy,) yet by virtue of our relation to him as our Head and Representative, every thing which he either did or suffered, is, as far as respects the beneficial effects of it, considered as though we had done or suffered it : and on this account we may claim, on the fo…
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[A. merely speculative knowledge of Christianity expands the mind, and leads it to high and heavenly contemplations. But no tongue can utter the benefits arising from an experi- mental acquaintance with Christ: What just views does it give us of every thing in the world ! What peace does it bring into the conscien…
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could not shew his anxiety for the bodily health of Gains more strongly, than by wishing it to prosper in every respect*, " even as his soul prospered." Having declared the joy which this information had afforded him, he states, in general, that he had no greater joy than what arose from such tidings as these. F…
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f Prov. iv. 18. 1 . Because it is by this only that the ends of their ministry are answered — [If the minister impart to his children " the sincere milk of the word," it is, " that they may grow thereby :" or, if he set before them " the stronger meat" of the Gospel, it is, that those who are able to receive it m…
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* Phil. ii. 16. Christ's coming to judgment. Jude 14, 15. Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophe- sied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his sai?its, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them, of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly co…
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g Matt. xxv. 81. o o 2 That our minds may be raised to an expectation of that day, let us consider, II. The ends of his cominsr — It is not to display his own glory that Christ will come ; but, 1. To pass judgment upon the whole world — [All, who have ever lived in this wretched world, shall be summoned before…
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2. How desirable is it to possess an interest in Christ ! [It surely is not necessary to prove that we are ungodly, since we have all sinned, times without number, in thought, word, and deed, against the Divine Majesty. Whither then shall we go for the remission of our sins ? How shall we get our iniquities blott…
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Jude 20, 21. But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. IN every age there has prevailed in the Church a proneness to depart both from the principles and practice …
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itself will not suffice to explore the wonders contained in this mystery ; and therefore, like the holy angels, we should inces- santly be searching into it, with a view to comprehend, as far as our limited capacities can reach, the wisdom of God dis- played in it \\ e should seek to grow also in a simple reliance…
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the Spirit"1," and will answer the petitions which are so dictated by him. We are not indeed to expect any miraculous aid from the Holy Spirit: but a gracious influence we may expect ; as St. Paul says, " Pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit"." Nor need we be concerned whether we address our…
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Let me then especially urge upon you this important duty. Live not at a distance from God : rest not in a formal acknow- ledgment of him : but endeavour to " walk worthy of him unto all pleasing :" get back, as far as possible, to the state of man in Paradise ; and labour to walk as on the very borders of the eter…
469 wordsSECTION 515An Ascription Of Praise To Jehovah.
Jude 24, 25. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory ivith exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. BY many this Doxology is considered as addressed to the Lord Jesu…
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eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen0." Those who would apply our text to Christ, think that it must refer to him, because he alone (as they ima- gine) presents his Church before the presence of his Father's glory : as it is said, " He loved the Church and g…
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of himself and yet his conflicts, his victories, and his triumphs Must not that power be wonderful that is able to keep him, and effectual for his preservation even to the end ? Yes verily, it is no less a power than that which was put forth to raise the Lord Jesus Christ himself from the dead, and to exalt him ab…
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then should it bo with us : our whole life should be, as theirs is, one continued song of praise and thanksgiving h Only consider what would have been your state at this hour, and to all eternity, if less wisdom or power had been put forth for you, and you will need no inducement to ascribe to him the glory due un…
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