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SERMONS

PAROCHIAL

BY

HENRY

JOHN

OF

VICAR

ST.

MARY

FELLOW

AND

B.D.

NEWMAN, VIRGIN'S,

THE

SECOND

OXFORD,

COLLEGE.

ORIEL

OF

EDITION.

VOL.

III.

LONDON: FOR

PRINTED ST.

PAUL'S

CHURCH

YARD, "

J.

H.

J.

G.

"

F.

RIVINGTON, PLACE,

WATERLOO

AND

PARKER,

1837.

OXFORD.

PALL

MALI.

VENERABLE

THE

TO

FROUDE,

HURRELL

ROBERT

OF

ARCHDEACON

THE

VOLUME,

FOLLOWING

ESTEEM

OF

IS

REMEMBRANCE

GRATEFUL

RECEIVED,

KINDNESSES

MANY

OF

ATTACHMENT,

AND

A

WITH

FEELING

EVERY

WITH

AND

TOTNES,

INSCRIBED

RESPECTFULLY

BY

THE

AUTHOR.

ADVERTISEMENT

TO

An

of

opinion the

the

out

of

of

some

Romanism

and

Anglican

Here

he

will

the

must,

by

Truth

which

of

a

the

he

in

volume

Prophetical

but

observe,

force

mere

it

of

of

as

the

as

far

as

be

therefore,

it

is

borne

lication pub-

Church.

be

a

version per-

believe,

we

terms,

and

counterfeits;

resemblance,

Truth,

of

the

Popery

if

to

genuine

course

of

office

that

the

in

now

the

be

to

led

between

distinctions

conceives

a

received

been

has

author

ments state-

those

to

indelible

the

the

corruption

or

Rome,

quarters

doctrinal

the

Sermons

of

what

theology,

upon

fact

volumes

these

of

some

several

in

expressed

of

Church

point

EDITION.

been

resemblance

in

in

having

SECOND

like

it

that

that

out,

the

is

no

ADVERTISEMENT.

V1U

proof

to

of

essential

any

Popery,

as

such.

argument

against

superficial

observers

Rather,

their

Ultra-Protestantism

corrupted

OXFORD,

February

28,

they

could

into

1837.

in

approximation

Popery.

it

would

never

be

opinions

a

serious

if

character,

primitive

bore

his

likeness

no

have

been

to

to

it.

silently

CONTENTS.

I.

SERMON

ABRAHAM

LOT.

AND

xiii.

Gen.

11.

10,

PAGE

lifted

Lot

Gomorrah,

and

Egypt, plain

all the before

where,

every even

thou

as

of

beheld

and

eyes,

watered

well

was

his

up

the

as

comest

Then

Zoar.

like chose

it

Sodom

the

land

of

him

all

the 1

II.

Ps.

still, and

that

know I

will

be

I

exalted

xlvi.

God

am

in

REJECTING

IN

ISRAEL

OF

WILFULNESS

heathen,

destroyed

Lord, Lot

that

Jordan,

Jordan

SERMON

Be

of

Lord

the of the

garden

unto

plain

10.

:

the

SAMUEL.

I

will

be

exalted

among

the

earth

17

SERMON

III.

SAUL.

Hos.

I gave

thee

a

king

in

Mine

anger,

xiii.

and

11.

took

him

away

in

My

wrath

3

1

CONTENTS.

IV.

SERMON

YEARS

OF

Samuel

xvi.

EARLY

1

DAVID.

18. PAGE

Behold, I have

seen

a

playing,and

in

and

prudent

with

him

the Beth-lehemite, that is

of Jesse

son

valiant

mighty

a

and

in matters,

a

and

man,

comely

a

of war,

man

and

person,

ning cun-

the Lord

is

47

SERMON

V.

JEROBOAM.

1

He

cried

against

altar, altar, thus unto

the house

he offer the

thee, and

the

altar

saith of

Lord,

David, Josiah

priests of the

men's

word

in the

the

xiii. 2.

Kings

bones

by

name

VL

AND

OBEDIENCE.

servants

sinned to

incense

shall upon 65

into life"keep the commandments

VII.

18, 19-

xv.

against heaven

be called

84

REPENTANCE.

Luke

worthy

thee

upon

burn

xix. 17.

CHRISTIAN

more

and

thee

upon

SERMON

Father, I have

said, O

child shall be born

a

;

SERMON

Matt. wilt enter

Lord, and

the

high placesthat

shall be burnt

FAITH

If thou

of

Behold,

thy

son

;

and make

before me

as

thee, and one

of

am

thy

no

hired 98

CONTENTS.

xi

VIII.

SERMON

Luke

RELIGION.

IN

VIEWS

CONTRACTED

29.

xv.

PAGE

Lo, these many any

thy

time

do

years

I

commandment

kid, that I might make

;

merry

and

yet thou

with

gavest

me

a

Ill

IX.

PROVIDENCE

PARTICULAR

never

at

friends

my

SERMON

A

transgressedI

thee, neither

serve

REVEALED

AS

IN

THE

GOSPEL.

Gen.

God

Thou

seest

xvi. 13.

124

me

SERMON

TEARS

OF

AT

CHRIST

said, Where and

come

He

loved

see.

have Jesus

GRAVE

THE

John

Jesus

X.

xi. 34

ye laid him

?

Then

wept.

They

say unto

said the

Him,

Lord,

Jews, Behold, how 140

him

XL

SUFFERING.

BODILY

Col.

that which

for His

LAZARUS.

36.

"

SERMON

I fillup

OF

is behind

body's sake, which

i. 24.

of the afflictions of Christ is the

Church

in my

flesh 153

CONTENTS.

xii

SERMON

THE

XII.

HUMILIATION

Heb.

ETERNAL

THE

OF

7,

v.

SON.

8. PAGE

in the

Who,

days

His

of

flesh, when

supplicationswith strong

and

able

was

feared

to

Him

save

He

though

;

were

He

things which

the

from

He

be

land

had

rest

PATTERN

he

31.

v.

Lord

look all

from

thee

a

CHURCH

the left :

eyes

remove

love

And

the

thy foot

and

mouth,

right on,

Ponder

thee.

27.

"

the

Turn

from

let thine

of

the

thy feet,and

right hand

far

eye-lids

nor

let to

evil

208

.

.

XV.

TRUTH

BETWEEN

to

lips put

perverse

and

path

not

SERMON CONTEST

that

AUTHORITY.

iv. 24

look

be established.

ways

them

might.

XIV.

froward

straightbefore

thy

let

190

TO

Let thine

thee.

but

j

forth in his

goeth

Prov.

away

by

fortyyears

SUBMISSION

from

He

obedience

CHRISTIANS.

TO

SERMON

Put

He

that

in that

XIII.

A

when

sun

Him

unto

heard

was

prayers

172

perish,O

enemies

the

as

tears

up

suffered

ZEAL,

let all thine

Him,

offered

Son, yet learned

a

Judges So

and

crying

death, and

SERMON JEWISH

had

AND

FALSEHOOD

IN

THE

CHURCH.

Matt. The

kingdom

sea,

and

drew

to

but

cast

of heaven

gathered of shore, and the bad

sat

away

is like every

xiii. 47, 48. unto

kind

;

a

net, that

which,

when

was

it

cast was

into the

full,they

down, and gathered the good into vessels, 226

CONTENTS.

aiii

XVI.

SERMON

CHURCH

THE

VISIBLE

Tim.

2

INVISIBLE.

AND

ii. 20. PAGE

In

great house

a

but

there and

of wood

also

only

not

are

of earth

;

of

vessels

and

to

some

gold

and

of

honour, and

silver, to

some

dishonour

242

XVII.

SERMON

ENCOURAGEMENT

AN

CHURCH

VISIBLE

THE

xii.

Heb.

Wherefore, seeing cloud

doth

which race

also

we

witnesses, let

of

so

us

easilybeset

that is set before

lay

aside every

us,

and

Lord, even

are

as

by

the

Cor.

into

Spiritof

the

as

in

1

Spiritare

we

all

a

patience the

glass the glory of

image,

same

from

the Lord

glory

to

the

glory, 279

XIX.

REGENERATING

one

with

a

sin

iii. 18.

SERMON

By

run

great the

SPIRIT.

THE

OF

face, beholding

changed

so

weight, and

XVIII.

2

open

us

with

260

GIFT

THE

all, with

let

about

us

SERMON

We

FAITH.

1.

compassed

are

TO

BAPTISM.

Cor.

xii. 13.

baptized into

one

body

208

CONTENTS.

xiv

XX.

SERMON

BAPTISM.

INFANT

Matt,

xviii. 5. PAGE

shall receive

Whoso

one

littlechild in

such

forsakingthe assembling of

of

some

as

ye

is,but see

the

exhorting one

x.

25.

ourselves

together,as

another

and

;

Martha, Martha, thou

which

PART

GOOD

art

thing is needful shall not

be taken

x.

OF

WORSHIP

careful and troubled and

Mary

hath

away

from

her

:

him

among

you

sing psalms

about

chosen

many

that

things;

good part, 350

XXIII.

THE

James Is any

MARY.

41, 42.

SERMON

RELIGIOUS

manner

the more,

XXII.

Luke

one

the

much

331

SERMON

but

so

day approaching

THE

315

SERVICE.

DAILY

Heb.

Not

name,

Me

XXL

SERMON

THE

My

receiveth

REMEDY

v.

afflicted ? let him

FOR

EXCITEMENTS.

13.

pray.

Is any

merry

?

let

370

CONTENTS.

xv

XXIV.

SERMON

INTERCESSION.

Eph.

vii.

18.

PAGE

always

Praying

all

and

prayer with

thereunto

watching all

with

all

white

be

and

supplication

for

385

XXV.

INTERMEDIATE

STATE.

vi.

Rev.

until

Spirit,

saints

THE

said

and

perseverance

SERMON

And

the

in

supplication

unto

robes

them,

their

killed

given

were

that

fellow-servants

as

they

were,

unto

should

rest

and

also, be

of

one

every

should

they

11.

their

fulfilled

yet

and

them

for

brethren,

it

;

a

little

that

was

season,

should

403

I.

SERMON

ABRAHAM

xiii.

Gen.

Lot

lifted it

well

was

Sodom land

chose

of

him

all

lesson Lot

and

the

is

of

apprehension

make

can

almost

so,

; common

as

leaving to

God's VOL.

unseen,

to

its other

as

own

of

the

words,

that

its men

may

"by

country on

B

a

be

faith," further

like

Then

Lot

Abraham

of

clear

a

God's

in

trust

thence

arising,

indifferent, and

goods who

Lord,

but

enjoyments,

religious

yet

simple

world,

Abraham,

;

Zoar.

history

mind

destroyed

the

nothing a

comforts,

of

even

the that

above

command

III.

things

of

unto

"

act

well his

this,

us

run

Lot,

from

greatness

in

or

gained

the

and

promises,

Jordan.

obviously

garden

that

Jordan,

Lord

the

before

comest

of

plain

be

to

thou

as

of

plain

the

the

as

even

Egypt,

all

where,

every

Gomorrah,

11.

10,

beheld

and

eyes,

watered

and

the

The

his

up

LOT.

AND

ships friendthe

corrupt possess

or

them.

considered in

as

obedience

trial, in

which

will of God

the

not

was

the

father

lost the

especialhope of

to religious

lives,not aiming His

; and

rescue

was

guidance,when Let

him.

land divine

Abraham

and

where

temptation (forso Abraham word

Though on

them

God;

of

never

but

or

to

take

the

to

his

Angel's

had

be

some

settle. to

on

no

first

They the

bourhood neigh-

drove

historyof

them their

called)begins.

given up

this world

at

the

difficult trial remained.

more

we

it seems,

as

this the

the

into

came

famine

yet it is easier

easy,

when religion, :

after

a

to

were

they went

it must Lot

and

Sodom,

under

received,

length a

; at

; and

Egypt

to

called),

captivityand

first

Lot

they

; thence

of Bethel down

his settlement

in order.

they had

Sichem

to

came

Abraham

from

to

mountain,

these

direction

with

"

Scripturehistoryloses sightof

the

Canaan

of

parts :

till his

his return

review

us

1. When

in their

plain(as they are

one,

the

to

are

three

separation ; then

from lastly,

thence

escape

into

settingout

cities of the

Sodom

which

inconsistent

divided

of his

to their

in the

of

be

the time

Haran,

from

who

men,

perfection.

at

history may

from first,

vileges pri-

righteousnessor

common

point,and

certain

a

of

number

the

into

the

"

whatever

;" Lot

he might retain, yet certainly

principlehe religious fell back

believe

calling, lost

his

of

election:

his

that

one

Abraham

upright.

all them

of

became

"

[Serm.

the clearlysignified,

so

remained

short, the other

came

LOT.

AND

ABRAHAM

2

have

to

set

our

hearts

nothing

else to engage

decided

step, which

one

15

throws

us

out

of

us

what

forces upon than

to

might

is enabled

to hold

and such

consider

lay

the

patriarchs. When

was

but

even

"Abram

was

gold ;" and

be

herds, and

befel

them

gave

down

by

riches to

the

rich

on

tents

cattle

had

"The

land

to

become

in

1

\"

king

Gen.

"

cattle, in "

Lot

xi. 16.

b2

to

had .

.

was,

households for

bear

them,

xiii. 2. 5.

servants, maid-

again, that

consequence

numerous

able

sheep, and

silver, and .

Canaan,

country.

and

also

their

the

ance. import-

of the

had

In

us.

Abraham

Egypt,

camels:"

The

too not

was

and

men-servants,

she-asses, and

return

bounty,

temptation which

God

rounded sur-

self-denying ; God's

of

next

that presently,

their

greater thing,

to

very

and

when

case

things"committed

he-asses, and and

racter cha-

faith, to be

to

stewards

they went

and

Lot's a

after, it is said that Abraham

oxen,

make

in all

honourably received

Soon

sistently con-

strengthof

much

it is

him, he

who

men

might be

But

man

from

God

serve

;

of this a

unsettle

to

course

worldlygoods, yet

to be "faithful

this then two

Of

which

ourselves

from

worldly interests

clearer,steadier, nobler

with

manner

a

goods

and religion,

acceptably.

requiresa

and

fast his

country.

the

little

having

making them,

left his

to

his

often evidence sacrifices, in

he

then

in

supremely. Many

sacrifice of

a

; and

life,and

measure

yet love God

make

impulse

good

,'j

naturallyshrink

should

we

LOT.

of

line

our

in

possess

world, and

it

AND

ABRAHAM

I]

one

that

in

flocks, that, and

place : they

dwell

might so

quarrelledin endeavouring

to

suppliedwells.

best

part of the

Lot's

in the

was

inhabitants

Sodom,

of

Him.

from

But

it for its

own

attracted

by

devoted could

be

not

have

world,

in

and

the

the

it

wealth

of life.

In

of

the the

beheld

watered

of Eden .

.

Jordan .

.

1

as

"

the

he

of the

way

things,

text,

"

Lot

plain of Jordan,

where

Lot

people

love,

of the

be

guiltyand

a

of all

all the

to

.

chose

.

.

him

even

as

all the

.

and .

esteemed

wicked

a

measure

every And

of

went

words

coming

as

himself

of God's he

had

pledge

a

value

beauty

; but

bouring neigh-

Lot

as

allowed

mark

a

considered

well

garden

plain

accounted

his eyes, and was

and

dan) Jor-

of

the

him

its chief

so

people,the

and

prosperityof

The

It

way.

wrhich

given

he

richness

making

end

lifted up that

sake, when the

Here

surelyhe forgotthis, and

country.

should

had

settle in. gave

wealth

been

favour, and

choose

abandoned

an

by lived

to

region (the plain

the

had

enjoyed

God's

left it to Lot

Gomorrah,

Now

cities. hitherto

of

hands

witnessed

accordingly proposed

faith, which

fruitful

its most

happened

of

Abraham

the

chosen

Perizzites,who

country he would

trial of

the

was

unseemly, as

friendlyseparation,and

a

what

very

neighbourhood.

the

in

the

in

discordance

Canaanities, and

idolaters,the

pastures, and

This

of course,

family was,

richest

the

secure

servants

party, for instance,

; each

consequence

great

was

together1."Their

dwell

not

[Serm.

substance

for their

together;

they could

that

LOT.

AND

ABRAHAM

4

Gen.

pitched xiii. 6.

his

tent

toward

ABRAHAM

I.] Sodom.

But

sinners

before

the

failed under blameable

in

of

house dwell

in the

took

rather

God,"

says

his

be

him

to

least

his showed

had

consistent

while

he

calls

"

the

and

:

him

It

heart:

having look

itself,

given

as

not

was

it

this

and

of

of

is

the

the

worship

of

act

been

probable

True

which

was

himself

One

to

God,

Apostle

of the

Abraham

ture crea-

but so

God's

with God

is left without

witnessed

it

:

whole

Lord

land, including Lot

which

said

1

him,

Psalm

had unto

renewed of

even

lxxxiv.

10.

after

the

his if to

for, as

temporary Abram,

any

for

presence

for his disinterestedness, He

the

the

It

promised

sin

promise already made

portion And

love

meantime

inheritance

grant

Him.

to

to

in

before,

him.

of

that

the

Creator.

earthly portion,

the

"

secret

worshipper

fallinginto

was

for the

him

desirable

it ;

himself, and

idolatry," the

reward

Lot

suppose)

must

told

so

"

In

sequences. con-

in

importance by whom

his

one

any

still considered a

step,

serious

it, though he might, perhaps, have

surprised

be

false

a

But

V

given by

in

not

he

Psalmist, "than

with

first

Thus

doorkeeper

highly

met not

of

point

a

given, at

he

he

was

most

a

the

(so we

mind

when

now,

to

of wickedness

it wherever

by God,

"

leading

had

tents

wicked, and

were

exceedingly."

worldly prosperityas

on

5

trial ; at least this

I

my

accustomed

Lord

itself,and "

LOT.

Sodom

of

men

the

the

AND

to

future

that

fair

possession. that

Lot

him, Lift up

separated from

was

look

from

place where

the and

southward

land which for

thy

seed

dust

of

the

dust

of

the

earth, then

Thus

Lot:

and

that He

the

"as

His

heathen:"

the

To

him;

they

Jonah

of

that

of

us,

it, but

the

so

exposed.

their

to

were

country a

was

that

fall from

say

that

to

this

try was

wThich

by

him.

reclaim

lightof

improve

the

design of

Lot

the

nature

and

was

Chedorlaomer,

from

left to

the intention

was

subject

overrun

1

this

soon

neighbouring king

his forces and

xiii. 14"17.

of

In consequence those

taking place,the kings of

Gen.

had of its

and

and

to

gracious

once

Gomorrah,

revolted

battle

at

be

cannot

account

on

the

by

even

captivityto

Sodom,

at this time

allies ; and,

to

Lot

rebuke

to

is calculated

and

cities,which

Elam,

merciful

away.

not

was

sent

know

we

it is fair

violence

sinners,

told indeed

not

are

fled

he

still he

calamitywas

all affliction and

so

with

pursued

are

when

habitation

A we

"

history of

is

servants

bered. num-

thee1."

the

God

proceed.

the

lengthof it,

give it unto of

the

as

also be

land in the

favoured

temporal advantages ; himself.

seed

portion

to

number

can

thy

and

seed

thy

man

and

give it

repeated warnings. They

as visitings,

chosen

a

shall

first

"

suffers not

without

Him

the

I

will

of it,for I will

ends

Abraham

if

through the

in the breadth 2.

that

earth, so

eyes, and

; for all the

westward

I will make

And

ever.

thine

art, northward

thee

to

seest,

Arise, walk and

and

[Serm.

now

thou

eastward

thou

LOT.

AND

ABRAHAM

6

of his those

I.]

ABRAHAM

cities and

defeated

were

victuals"

into

AND

their

killed,

and

taken.

LOT.

Lot

7

and

also and

had

this time

at on

hearing the

above

three

he

This, I have not

breaking off and

he

did

of

said

his

Divine

the

had

us

many

excuses

so

of

several

rate, confede-

was

by

his fellow-

with

with

in

narrative

still in

But

pily unhap-

of

passage follows

which

upon

it

is

the

shortly

almost

and

inflicted

of

indeed

Nothing this

Sodom,

Lot,

people of Sodom,

country.

such.

as

to

opportunity

an

the

sinful

it

warning

by

way

might

of

he

contrast

involved :

"

of

but

have

made

Abraham.

to

to

willed, for neglecting his kinsman

! He the

Lot

also

was

vengeance

first turn

he

he

at

number

being joined by

solem

a

thither

the

capture, he

presently.

more

Let How

in

find him

after, we

this

was

the

take

return

history;but

in

from

and

goods.

said,

not

plain of Mamre,

rescued

his connexion

removing

ham Abra-

plunderers, surprisedthem

warning only, it

a

he

of those

notice

rapacious.

whom

country with

all his

captives and

and

men,

the

which

followers, to the

them, and

night,routed

be

to

in the

own

hundred

pursued

the

of his kinsman's

his

of the

princes

dwelt

its disadvantage

opulence

attracted them

news

assembled

once

which

enabled

power

had

and fertility

very

coveted, and

whose

fell

Thus, independently of religious

hands.

that

goods

his property

considerations,his place of abode in

"their

danger

might and

have

urged

Lot's

himself, fortune in mis-

misconduct,

and

apparent hopelessnessof the attempt

to

of faith to

With the

But

him.

rescue

small

a

his brother's

recovering

shoelatchet," he said

even

to

"and

I will not

of a

be

might

of

sort

land

the

of

men

Sodom

further

in

which

remark he

troops, though few

had

so

:

knew

his

indeed

would

returned

use,

Egypt

have,

in the

was

life

in

after

the

in not

was

more

the than

of

good time, of

having

the

David

without

in

his

had to

instance

towards God

God

Israelites

recourse

similar

arms

had

unlawful

kingdom by once

design

perhaps

history,a

conduct

promised

was

Abraham

and

temptation

a

it

a

attempt

His

unlawful, when

had

him

for

Force

been

the

doubtless,

not

own

means.

; but

"

about

His

in

gests sug-

he

;

who

did

bring

was

promised

stranger

he

afterwards

as

command,

forbearance

SauPs

have

and

conduct

been

a

But

of unlawful

rence his abhor-

conquered

promise

not

from

overcome

David

His

number,

could

His

use

their

express

in

it.

God

accomplish

without

We

of

portion

for he

ordered

as

desired, might have

sufficient

and

had

lived

now

Besides,

Gomorrah,

and

He

:

thine, lest thou

mark

to

thread

a

rich."

protest againsttheir sins.

valiant

it

Abram

made

from

king of Sodom,

is

especially necessary

a

he

the

thing that

any

say, I have

shouldest this

take

ing battle, in refus-

take

to

in

his disinterested

too

the

not

self.

succeeded

Observe

son.

for

boldly pursued

kings, and

part of the spoil. "I will a

he

princelyspiritafter

and

than

more

followers

victorious

[Sehm.

principalcharacteristic

a

for others of

band

of the

forces

it is

careful

be

LOT.

AND

ABRAHAM

8

to

it. of

Saul.

Himself;

hands, but

he

thought could

not

bring

evil that

His

sin

about

His

wait

to

:

his

for

reward

otherwise

Far

His

of

pledge

As

Lot

now

Lot

went

to

back

Abraham

king

him

and

God,

the

the

be

; but

this,

his character,

evidentlyit Abraham

was

; and

nature

pledge of

a

the

after

refreshment the

what

or

mercy.

of

blessed

God

king. spoke

; and

he

He

as

blessed

most

earth," (who

High give

can

will)

hath

who

he

wine, and

"and

delivered

Melchizedek

Who

tell how

of

him

as

virtue

to

of

specialmark bread the a

and

his

blessing.

favour

to

But

placed on

wine, brought forth

fight,had sacrament,

a

far Abraham

particularsanctity attached

what

or

cannot

we

instance

of the

hand."

the

Melchizedek,

and

Abram and

him

He

so

Scripture speaks

us:

?

blessingwhen

And

God

High

thy

without

new

but

"

"

High God,

into

type of Christ

Him.

great priest and

countries

and

told

is not

knew

a

in silence ;

be

most

enemies

thine

land,

of heaven

kingdoms

blessed

fruitful

most

said, Blessed

possessor

away

was,

priestof

follow

to

to

this

to

Melchizedek.

by

spirit

self-denyingconduct

the

Sodom

"doing

place

his

renewed

of

God

true

for and

Salem, brought forth bread

of

the

was

had the

to

is the

to

answer

mouth

the

by

him

his

go before

to

and

in

He

first chose

at

without

mercifullyrenewed

favour

of his faith.

harm.

watch

return

God

;

to

attempt

generous

any

This

God,

to

9

doing him

come."

Abraham

did

LOT

promise

upon

guidance,not But

of

of the

good might

of faith

of

AND

ABRAHAM

I]

as

perhaps something and

conveyed

the

Now

3.

Lot's

let

us

; faith

Soon

Angels

the

and

the

Lot

of

mission

same

Abraham

of the

The "

is great, and I will go

down

the

Me,

greatest honour

and deliverer

in

the

Lot

from

between

contrast

owed

servant

earthlyportion. from

Abraham

Abraham

blessed

in him

made

thing

?

his children

For and

Gen.

his

trusted en-

pose, pur-

stronglymarking

the

His

that

of

to be

content

I

do?

I hide

seeing that

great and the

earth

mighty shall

him, that he will

household

xviii. 20, 21.

him,

without

said, Shall

a

of

inconsistent

intercession

which

I know

the

now

secret

second

a

Lord

nations

come

the

surely become

all the

is

God

His

of

done

time

the

the

grievous,

And

Abraham.

in

morrah Go-

and

it,which V

him

hand.

they have

of

cry

favour, was

that

shall

nation, and

the

two,

And

"

the

foretold

at

was

Sodom

whether

see

safetyto

who, enjoying God's

deprive

they

their sin is very

ruin;

the

his

one

for

prepare

of

knowledge

doing,

so

"

while

cry

put upon

was

with

of

to

if not, I will know

and

him

the

and

altogetheraccording to unto

and

to

;

guiltycities

because

now,

fulfil in

to

of Isaac.

said, Because

Lord

The

sitory tran-

everlastingblessingspromised

of

destruction

is but

purpose

destroy Sodom,

; to

approaching birth

the

double

a

of

event

lasting recompense.

descended

earthly portion,

his

accomplishment to

God

of

but

late

a

reaps

worldliness

of

gain

[Serm.

concluding

the

to

pass

The

history.

LOT.

AND

ABRAHAM

be

mand com-

after him, and

ABRAHAM

I.] shall

keep

judgment,

that

which

He

they

that

Abraham

AND

Lord

hath

I need

in it.

were

solemn

narrative, which Abraham

us.

righteous himself

obliged gradually to of

remnant

ten, but

not

good

ten

even

Here

despair,and the

mercy,

God

he

He

his heart

did not

the

cities in the It to

who and sense

was

an

it the

which

acknowledged in faith and

despite to

the

(as those

by

and

Gen.

It

not

; still

name

desire to

came

the

plain,

Lot

xix.

20.

to

came

out

of

the

Sodom,

it would

instincts

not

seem) of

who

nature,

had

gracious Spirit.

1

adorable

overthrew

God, had

true

obedience,

of

sent

he

man

given us the

and

Angels

in his mind are

perhaps in

V

dwelt

only

geance. ven-

unexpressed

when

that two

eventide

retained

wrong

Lot

by

cities

Abraham,

to

tried,but had

presently,

overthrow,

which

from

rescue

had

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of

midst

down

that

"

the

destroyed

remembered

God

that

told

supposed

came

Lot

the

fifty

delay God's

had

mention

are

we

God

the

upon

answered

and

; for

when

pass,

presume he

to

found

city; he

contract

to

this

known

his intercession,

of which

depths

understood

of

ceased

fearingto

ascertained.

in the

found

were

and

through

well

therein, till he

men

Sodom

asking whether

remaining

not

were

is doubtless with

Abraham

Accordingly for

scarcelygo

began

justiceand

upon

him."

intercede

to

all who

all of

of

do

to

bring

may

spoken

allowed

was

l I

Lord

of the

the way the

LOT.

right

in any

exercised

self him-

utterlydone

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chil-

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is

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sent

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are

the forth

him

God

neither

lest

second

even

no

reason

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to

do

not

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to

nothing

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deign to

continue

us,

"

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the

This

the

Moabites

and of

And

"

consumed."

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;

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Abraham,

and

thee, to

the Lot

was

however,

we

brought

enlightenedfaith after this life and record

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on

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away,

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city:

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sacred

know,

Ammonites,

.

behind

he

subsequent

historyof

the and

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his

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"

of him

if the

the

Lot

rescued

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abruptly.

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plain, escape

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Lord, and

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a

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LOT.

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ABRAHAM

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set

this world

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to

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suggest

speculation

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com-

in

ABRAHAM

14

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merce

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up

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15

LOT.

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18

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to

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OF

WILFULNESS

20

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Moses

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mercy divine

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WILFULNESS

22

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against Eli, for Here

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prophet

11.

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child

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was

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manhood,

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sons.

murderous

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infancy.

his

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and

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taken, yet he

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with

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v.

mysterious

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24

OF

WILFULNESS

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to

it,back

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calves

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1 Sam.

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offered

vi. 12.

but

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1

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turned

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power

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to

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it ; and

justly feared,

destruction

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and

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want

II.]

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of

towards

reverence

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and

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ten

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of the

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people

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men

the

dwelling-place.

thousand fifty

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people lamented,"

stand

to

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before

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and

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Holy

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the

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Himself

pf the

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instruments was

bid

and

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was

forward

spake return

away you,

to

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only :

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only." The carried

on

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past sins

to

years,

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together ; and

then

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of

power

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have was

end

seems

than

to

any

the

of Israel served

the

greater part

less

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a

time

of

it, he gathered the hold

a

fast for their

children

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of the

this reformation

been

judged the to

and

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put

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out

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unto

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period during seems

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will

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mighty that

people.

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put away

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that

know His

the

were

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bared

sent

and

your and

these

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of

with

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manifested

thus

reclaim

house

prepare

captivity.

in

and

sole author

child

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be

strange gods

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of the

of

teach

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length He

at

unto

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hand

Lord

men

all the

serve

was

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years

people,He

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having "

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cattle,

which

; and

then

unto

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did

brute

through

hundred

be

to

ways

received.

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livingGod

a

arm,

in various

four

visited

again

showed

the

God,

a

had

more

been

of Israel open

sumption as-

hitherto

WILFULNESS

26

directed

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make.

to

ISRAEL

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the

consequence

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were

on

and

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all the

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restored."

that

him."

smitten

the

Israel,were

through

Samuel

against Samuel,

to

Philistines,and

the

were

coast

against

was

it for

heard

Philistines

the

us,

thundered

stone

the

transaction

added, no

hath

for

battle, while

called

Hitherto whole

a

said

offered

and

Lord

they

took

Israel

of the Philistines.

day upon

them, and

marched

Lord

the Lord to

near

they

Lord, and

the

Israel,and

for

of

the

cry unto

sucking lamb,

a

forces

of the hand

out

us

the

to

recoveringtheir independence ;

their

assembling

them.

of

point

them

by

a

more

the

than

point any

Israelites.

the from

fresh

at

act

their of

in

the

other, the Just

when

enemies, given

bounty

established

II.]

IN

the

the

counter

run

themselves of

Samuel's

this

but

age,

walked

was

no

the

of Israel

him, Behold,

nations."

They

evidenced

their

king

"fighttheir

to

of Samuel's

course

God's

There

was

they had time

one

undetermined,

in

truth, that very

self-will its distinctive

1

1 Sam.

it

subdued

promised by

viii. 8.

through

a

king, at himself2

Moses

their

circumstance mark

Deut.

whole

enemies their

?

sin ;

some

future

; and

hence,

asking for

insisted

xvii.

a

evident

gave

already

2

for

the

their

us,

what

By

so

was

aggravation of

additional

judge

they sought

government, had

clearly

to

"

in

not

like all the

us

battles."

battles" when,

reallybeen

walk

"

even

said unto

still more

fightour that

their

them; yet

sons

which

indeed, they probably defended But,

thy

unbelief

it

alone

power

to

king to judge

reason

was

old

aside

was

Samuel, and

old, and

and

us

turned

the Lord

to

a

his

in

grievance, surely

a

came

obstinate

before

out

go

but

of

perverted judgment1."

While

a

for

immediate

father

happen

us

added

strange infatuation

that

their

could

art

make

: now

ways

and

thou

rebel

to

faultyconduct

doubtless

though

lastingharm

elders

The

in his ways,

not

for them.

excuse

king, no

thy

assisted

and

into

asked

They

the

was

chose

they

nations.

lucre,and took bribes, and

This, however,

"

request

word

just coming

purposes.

like the

who

sons,

"

of His

was

time

very

His

to

king

a

occasion

after

the

was

21

ministers

as

heavenly system

operation,this and

SAMUEL.

in the land

prophets

will, when

REJECTING

14"20.

to on,

one.

their viz.

the

God's

what

them

accordingto in His

king

the

two came

.

In of

The

their

waiting

of

duty now,

question

with to

power,

them

gave

divided

into

country, and

of

but

length captivity

the

the

greater part

comes

the

suspend

?

our

it for of

did what to a

see

was

whether

time,

serving

this

duty old ways,

knew

or

whether

God

not

our

them

to

if

as

go

; on

nothing that

the

to

the

plain duty, he

did

condemned

he

:

meet

in

avert

to

viduals, indi-

to

prudence

means

his

; here as

Doubtless

Daniel

When

day.

perils,

and

body

a

and

signed,"which

about

ways

"

as

Great Church

of the

main

our

way

this

at

still.

do ?

wisdom

in stedfastly

lions' den, if he look

the

matter

writing was

to

we

all allowable

use

quietlyand

branch us,

by

present time, learned

being

upon

ought all

and

remark

ourselves

the

at

our

all is not

after

other

not,

encompass

what

not

answered

people quickly

at

one

history to

the

was

satisfied

"

was

; and

make

I will

have

but

mised pro-

tribes.

Certainlywe

them

the

annihilation

rather

applying

the

He

loss of their

the

conclusion,

just

and

kingdom

introduced

them,

or dispersion,

of the

have

of

claimed

merely to

He

degradationof

his death.

upon

had

anger." David, indeed, succeeded,

idolatrywas

;

for, and

their wilfulness.

corruption and

followed

God

that

headstrong;

they were

instead

way

surelyought

time,

[Serm.

own

fact

clamoured

they

But

them.

The

time.

the

choose

to

ISRAEL

doing things their

of

desire

waiting

a

OF

WILFULNESS

28

him

might

not

there interdicted

lawfully not

were

by

the

civil power, times

God

feverish

be

at

attach

to

us

in

fastingand alms-doing,

thus

Israel

gained.

overwhelmed the

unto

dwelt

destroyed.

was

ceasing of the The

Apostle

God's that

well

as

delivered

was

with while

arm

He

God

unto

of Providence

course

now.

Church

the

is not

out

is not

them.

things

seem

1

Dan.

Church

have

been

the

tians Egyp-

go

vi. 10.

went

to

Him

made

was

St.

for"

prison by

up who

without

Peter, an

and

Angel.

materiallydifferent nay,

nor

on

as

so

miracles

silentlyand

save

to

the

Sennacherib's

without

save

can

saw

and

shortened,

cannot

He

of

in

confidence."

prayed

Prayer

shall

praise,in

Hezekiah

sea.

Cherubim, "

and

?

power

found

prayer

Lord, and

the

between

army

the

in

of the

house

will be

to

vering, wa-

perish,it

to

still,and

stood

of us,

and

name

are

of the

is the

suspiciousor

quietness and

great deliverances

the

we

services, in

sacred

"

All

of

We

post of duty. our

the

fending de-

ordinary

What

all sides

on

men

be, if

resolve

our

our

circle of

exertions, conciliate

their

her.

save

of

ways

to

fact,

disposed to

more

trust

to

the

to

unauthorized

and

enemies,

let

far

are

his

ject, painfulsub-

eyes

proceed quietlyin

and Rather

secular

our

three

before

very

to

of these our

shut

a

than

her

duties, and

It is

Church

his knees thanks

gave

V

right to

29

upon

prayed, and

of the

for

out

soothe

kneeled

"he

it is not

friends

look

SAMUEL.

did aforetime

he

as

but that

but

day, and

a

God,

use

REJECTING

IN

II.]

usual.

strained re-

as

denly, sudThe

of

hearts

all

the

death,

rise of

about

for

His

He

but

if He

even

when

come, our

when

he

Our

wisdom

set

Creed,

is

of

less

till

at

Israel

true

for

to

present

the

Church's

and

us

safety they

its are

not.

Dan

far

be

will in

prudent

if

we

tecting pro-

"wisely"

to

Bethel. relax

article

one

of

the with

usage,

advantageous

more

strength than

more

low,

lose

of

way

and

one

it, surely must

greatly,

ancient a

will

shall

acted

;

is meditating,

we

by

at

Our

"

this

intercessions

themselves

defenders,

on

learn

He

venture

ourselves

hands

our

deliverance

he

we

one

understand

among

and believe

we

into

perfect law,

position.

us

own

gold

if

his,

make

whereas

our

of

happen,

Church

ordinance,

placing

irksome

still ;" and

calves

like

holy

;

thought

Christ's

of

one

hope

of

plans

for

our

the

disorder

the

up

tittle

or

it not

cast

or

Lord

what

length

tribution dis-

the

arms

tokens

no

Jeroboam

it.

or

and

form

to

us

At

expect

hope,

own

presume

the

gives

we

put

may

then?

what

jot

He

instruments,

so

the

fear,

have

if it

indeed,

may

life and

and

we

who

defence,

of

of

men,

should

II.

[Serm.

issues

mighty

then

Why

gifts.

?

of

"c.

the

hand,

fall

and

means

God

our

His

in

are

ISRAEL,

OF

WILFULNESS

30

is we

the

hopes

and

with

have

behalf friends

to

of

seem

of

the

prayers

mingle those and

sit

to

fessions con-

who

effective

SERMON

III.

SAUL.

Hos.

I

thee

gave

in

king

a

xiii.

Mine

11,

took

and

anger,

him

in

away

My

wrath.

The

an

Israelites unthankful

caprice

sin, but

evil

"

an

language,

they

had

wished

a

reason

of

to

with

one

depend

to

on,

the

instead

for

a

This

and

having 1

when of

fearing had

to

chief

further,

and some

racles mi-

they

the

splendour they visible wait

for

the

their

change was

And

the

ever

flesh

They

then

battles,

had

impatient

them,

of

for

duct con-

of

They

Moses.

pomp

ill

Scripture

use

Egypt,

demand.

the

their

it.

nations.

around

fight

to

and

;

to

water,

against

sinful

their

monarchs

heathen some

like

king

dazzled

for

from

occasion

asking

returning

satiety

to

even

were

on

murmuring

enemies,

of

cause

fretful

bent

unbelief,"

king

a

The

the

was

dissatisfied,

and

manna,

wilderness,

of

real

for

waywardness. sons

heart

the

was

restless

been

and

Samuel's

of

indeed

asked

have

to

seem

they

of

the

desired succour

an

invi-

SAUL.

32

Providence,

sible

which

[Serm. in its

came

own

and

way

little,being dispensedsilently, or

time, by little and

(asthey might consider)unsuitably. Their or tardily, carnal

hearts

and,

heaven;

not

like

the

of

Gadara

wards, after-

would

depart

God

Almighty

their

granted

the

like

king

a

of the

some

were

desired

a

king after their

Kish,

a

Benjamite

terms, took

I

"

him

hue

in

away

There

; of whom

is like

Israelites

the

wearisome,

complained There

is

that

the

which

did

we

the

the

garlick1."

their desired

eat

soul a

Mine

in

eyes.

Such

sameness,

1

and

(what

the

heavenly

made

natural he

We .

.

of

dried

were

xvi.

had

the too

Numb.

same

mnch

xi. 5.

:" this

fish,

cucumbers,

the

onions, and

dainty meats

for

They

away

the

freely;the

the

length

beside

"

remember

leeks,

;

which

at

.

and

man

honey."

was

of

considers)

manna,

with

soul

Egypt

Samuel

Exod.

and

absence

an

of

the

delighted; and king.

of

anger,

all,"they said,

at

in

and

gave son

in these

speaks

eyes

their

"

our

melons,

and

the

wafers

nothing

before

manna,

He

complained, insipid and like

"

the text

king

plainness,austereness, It

they length

at

wrath."

My

in brilliancy,

sadness.

God

; and

heart, Saul, the

own

a

which

punish them,

religiona

is in true

and

To

them

gave

feelingsunder nations

request.

them

"

of

neighbourhood

their coasts.

Such

a

the

inhabitants

that

they prayed from

love

did

in which reason

of

they

primitive

SAUL.

III.] about simplicity behind

were

a

him

level with

please them, they

to

world, and

the

him

recommend

with

to

He

of the earth. too

was

strength of

circumstance

which

admiration.

He

those

spies of

God

gave thus

brave,

daring,resolute

grasshoppers,

"

not

a

virtues

and

and

submission

whom

their

the better

on

of

one

to

lier good-

a

upward Both

became

as

as

goodly,

and

people V

his ern east-

an

the

secure

fear

subjects. Pride, haughtiness,

jealousy,caprice,

these

"

On

parts of his character

were

to

their

a

of Israel

imaginationsroved.

sufficient

a

"

were

and

man

adapted

dust

gifted

;

if

wilderness

such

much

mind,

as

his shoulders

were

had

giant-formsthe

in unbecoming qualities

not

were

the

were

of his

obstinacy, reserve, way

put

attracted

in person

of the

any

his faults

monarch, and

have

children

he ; from

higher than

was

to

young

the

among

than

person he

they

of the

of

as

whose

in

choice

greedy

well

before

Israelites

the

was

seems

them,

as

is described

"

there

be

to

minds

body

Anak,

of

sons

clamoured

felt

the heathen.

Saul, the king whom to

S3

the

engage

the

in

their

king

the other of

after

hand, lence excel-

an

affection of Samuel

himself.

As

to

Samuel,

praise. Though who

cast

till faithfully

1

1 Sam. VOL.

he

ix. 2."

III.

his

conduct

is far

treated injuriously him was

vide

off "

after old

1 Sam.

x.

D

and

23.

he

above

by had

his

human

men, country-

served

them

grey-headed2," and

2

1 Sam.

xii. 2.

34

SAUL.

who

resolved

entreaties

On

his first

meeting

the

words

loyalty,

Israel?

he hath

him

anointed

he

be

to

hath

chosen, that there

said,

people." And,

came

to

more

no

nevertheless

grief, "

I

he

How

"

have

Such

rejected him

for Samuel

; it is not

zealous

a

friend ; in the

feelingswith

David, under have

1

1 Sam.

which

different

very

felt for him

self,which

a

similar

ix. 20.

x.

Saul, seeing

for

Israel V

Saul

well

as

as

ject loyal sub-

a

of

an

tached at-

recorded,

are

forbearance, generosity, account sufficiently

Samuel

regarded

circumstances, affection.

1. 24.

the

immoderate

moreover,

reign, of

death,

In

reigning over

prophet, but,

neglect of

and for the

for

had

Samuel

"

Saul."

only the grief of

of his

Saul

of his

day

mourn

all

among

told,

are

as

Lord

the

him

and, indeed, instances

first years

ance inherit-

people

whom

rebuked

from

the

to

king,

the Lord

His

over

for

thou

him

because

we

father's

thy

anointed

speaks favourably for

sorrow

and

all

until the

even

long wilt

of

after,when

mourned is

desire

like

none

favour,

Saul

see

is all the

him

time

God's

Samuel

chapter

next

is

some

in

not