Parochial and Plain Sermons - John Henry Newman - Volume 6

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SERMONS,

PAROCHIAL

QUARTER,

SPRING

BETWEEN

WEEKS

THE

IN

LENT

SUNDAY.

TRINITY

AND

SUNDAY

FIRST

THE

VI.

VOL.

BY

NEWMAN,

HENRY

JOHN

FELLOW

COLLEGE.

ORIEL

OF

B.D.

EDITION.

SECOND

LONDON: FRANCIS ST.

PAUL'S

"

CHURCH

"

J.

H.

R1VINGTON,

JOHN YARD,

PARKER,

1845.

AND

WATERLOO

OXFORD.

PLACE

ADVERTISEMENT.

THE

Spring from

mental, it

Quarter the

comprises,

which

it

series

of

the

and

to

Feasts

of

The

our

meditation

but

as

;

Author,

his

foregoing volumes,

for

mons,

also, the

as

at

as

the

far

sacred either

consistent

was

under

events

of

advice,

strictly speaking, thought

he

might

fall be

or

allowed

COLLEGE,

Quinquagesima,

1842.

A2

then

make

he

has

and

to

of

a

the

of his

Ser

so

here

towards

reverence

the

which

conduct,

selected

such

practical,or

removing

within

doctrines

wish

aim

perplexity,

Trinity Sunday

course.

ORIEL

with

the to

upon

ethical

Though

duty.

been

review,

altogether

are

suggesting

matters

part, bear

most

as

it has

which

naturally

are

cast

in

the

subjects

theological

Sacra

the

Seasons

and

character

commemorates.

it introduces

called

fitly be

may

does

Quarter, include

it

in

not,

he

has

in

this

CONTENTS.

SERMON

FASTING

I.

SOURCE

A

OF

TRIAL.

(LENT.) MATT.

iv.

2. PAQB

And

He

when afterward

an

fasted

had

forty

and

days

forty nights,

He

was

hungered

1

SERMON

SEASON

THE

LIFE

II.

OF

REPENTANCE.

(LENT.) GEN.

And

when

me,

heard

Esau and

great even

exceeding me

also, O

the

xxvii.

of

words

bitter

and

cry,

34.

his

unto

he his

cried

with

father,

a

Bless

father

my

17

SERMON

III.

ABSTINENCE

APOSTOLIC

father,

said

PATTERN

A

FOR

CHRISTIANS.

(LENT.) 1

Drink

sake,

no

and

longer

water,

thine

often

but

TIM.

use

infirmities

v.

a

23.

little

wine

for

thy

stomach's 29

CONTENTS.

vi

IV.

SERMON

CHRIST'S

PRIVATIONS

MEDITATION

A

CHRISTIANS.

FOR

(LENT.) COR.

2

viii. 9. PAGE

Ye

know

the

grace

of

was

rich, yet for your

His

poverty might be rich

He

sakes

became

poor,

THE

that

ye

through 43

V.

SERMON

CHRIST,

He

Christ, that, though

Jesus

Lord

our

SON

GOD

OF

MAN.

MADE

(LENT.) HEB. Christ

being

greater and

come, more

is to say, not

an

ix. 11.

Priest

High

of

good things to

of this

with

come,

by

a

hands, that

building

58

SERMON

THE

made

perfecttabernacle, not

INCARNATE

SUFFERER

A

SON,

VI.

AND

SACRIFICE.

(LENT.) PHIL. found

Being became

in

obedient

fashion unto

as

a

man,

death,

even

ii. 8. He

humbled

the death

Himself,

and

of the Cross. .

SERMON

THE

CROSS

OF

CHRIST

.

75

VII.

THE

MEASURE

OF

THE

WORLD.

(LENT.) JOHN And

I, if I be lifted up from

xii. 32.

the earth, will draw

all

men

unto

Me.

91

CONTENTS.

SERMON

OF

DIFFICULTY

vii

VIII.

REALIZING

PRIVILEGES.

SACRED

(EASTER.) PSALM

cxviii. 24. PAGE

This

is the

glad

which

Day

the Lord

hath

made,

we

will

be

rejoiceand

in it

103

SERMON

GOSPEL

THE

IX.

SIGN

ADDRESSED

TO

FAITH.

(EASTER.) MATT. Then

certain

Master,

of the Scribes

we

would

see

a

and

xii. 38.

of the Pharisees

Sign

from

SERMON

SPIRITUAL

THE

answered, saying,

Thee

115

X.

PRESENCE

OF

CHRIST

IN

THE

CHURCH.

(EASTER.) JOHN A

littlewhile ye

shall

see

and

ye

shall

Me, because

not

xvi. 16.

Me, and

see

I go

to

SERMON

THE

again

a

little while

and

the Father

131

XL

EUCHARISTIC

PRESENCE.

(EASTER.) JOHN This may

is the Bread eat

thereof

which and

cometh not

die

vi. 50. down

from

heaven, that

a

man

.148

viii

CONTENTS.

SERMON FAITH

THE

XII.

TITLE

JUSTIFICATION.

FOR

(EASTER.) MATT.

viii. 11. PAGE

shall

Many

from

come

Abraham,

and

the east

Isaac, and

and

shall sit down

Jacob, in the kingdom

SERMON

with

of heaven.

16C .

XIII.

OF

JUDAISM

and

west,

THE

PRESENT

DAY.

(EASTER.) HEB. These

all died

having

faith,

them,

xi. 13.

having

not

afar

them

seen

embraced

in

off, and

confessed

and

received

the

promises,

that

they

but

of them, and

persuaded

were

strangers and

were

the earth

pilgrims on

189

SERMON

XIV.

FELLOWSHIP

THE

OF

THE

APOSTLES.

(EASTER.) MARK And

John

answered

devils in

;

that

is

no

not

us.

which

man

speak lightly

can

he followeth

he followeth

for there

ix. 38, 39.

saying,Master,

and

Thy Name,

him, because not

Him,

we

saw

not

But

us

Jesus

shall do

a

one

;

and

castingout we

forbad

said, Forbid in

miracle

him

My Name,

evil of Me

207

SERMON RISING

XV. WITH

CHRIST.

(ASCENSION.) COL. If ye then where tion

Christ on

sitteth

on

thingsabove,

dead, and

your

iii. 1

"

3.

Christ, seek those things which

be risen with

the not

right hand on

life is hid with

things on Christ

of God. the in God

are

Set your

earth.

For

above, affec ye

are

226

ix

CONTENTS.

XVI.

SERMON

VICTORY.

OF

CONDITION

THE

WARFARE

(ASCENSION.) xxiv.

LUKE

52, 53. PAGE

And

joy

:

and

were

returned

and

they worshipped Him,

continuallyin

the

to

Jerusalem

with

great

Temple, praisingand blessing 240

Amen

God.

XVII.

SERMON

CHRIST.

FOR

WAITING

(ASCENSION.) REV. He

things, saith, Surely

testifieth these

who

Even

Amen.

so,

xxii. 20.

Lord

come,

SERMON

OF

SUBJECTION

THE

I

quickly.

come

Jesus

254

XVIII.

REASON

AND

REVEALED

THE

TO

FEELINGS

WORD.

(ASCENSION.) 2

Bringing

into

COR.

captivityevery thought

SERMON

THE

GOSPEL

5.

x.

to

the obedience

of

Christ.

277

XIX.

PALACES.

(WHITSUNTIDE.) PSALM He

built hath

His

sanctuary

established

for

like

Ixxviii. 69.

high palaces,like

the earth which

He

ever .

293

CONTENTS.

x

SERMON

THE

XX.

VISIBLE

TEMPLE.

(WHITSUNTIDE.) MATT,

xxiii. 17. PAGE

Whether the

is the greater, the

gold

gold,

the

or

Temple

304

OFFERINGS

FOR

XXI.

THE

SANCTUARY.

(WHITSUNTIDE ISAIAH

glory of Lebanon

tree, and and

sanctifieth

?

SERMON

The

that

the box

I will make

shall

come

)

Ix. 13. the pinethee, the fir-tree,

unto

together,to beautifythe placeof My the

place of My

feet

SERMON

THE

Sanctuary,

glorious

320

XXII.

WEAPONS

OF

SAINTS.

(WHITSUNTIDE.) MATT.

Many

that

are

xix. 30.

first shall be last,and

340 .

.

.

.

.

XXIII.

SERMON

FAITH

the last shall be first.

DEMONSTRATION.

WITHOUT

(TRINITY.) JOHN

Except

ye

see

signs and wonders,

iv. 48. ye will not

believe.

.355

CONTENTS,

xi

SERMON

XXIV.

MYSTERY

THE

THE

OF

TRINITY.

HOLY

(TRINITY.)

MATT,

xxviii.

19. PAGE

Go

ye,

therefore, of

name

the

teach

and

Father,

and

all

of

the

nations

Son,

baptizing

;

and

of

the

Holy

them

in

the

Ghost.

372 .

SERMON

PEACE

XXV.

IN

BELIEVING.

(TRINITY.)

ISAIAH

And

cried

one

Lord

of

unto

another,

and

vi.

said,

3.

Holy,

Holy,

Holy,

is

the

Hosts.

392 .

I.

SERMON

FASTING

MATT.

"

And

had

He

when

fasted

iv.

THE lasts

for

wilderness.

the

fast

in

first

Sunday

an

for

to

of

bless

in

abstinence

our

read

fasted

was

of

the

the

this

we

the

day,

gives Him,

pray

and

forty nights,

of

good

long-

which

Gospel

Collect

the

Lord's

our

on

forty days to

Easter,

precedes

memory

we

and

it ;

sakes

our

which

Accordingly

Lent,

in

account

who

in

forty days,

forty nights, He

and

hungered."

an

humiliation,

of

season

2.

forty days

afterward

TRIAL.

OF

SOURCE

A

souls

our

and

bodies. We

fast the

for

either its

the

have

is

a

its

of

and

had

fasting object.

pattern

time

is

set

in

order

need

no

of

unlike

was

And

yet

before

fasting till, in

us

number

sub

to

fasting as

ours,

when ;

we

and

of

we

days,

His.

reason

except VI.

in

so

equalled

There

VOL.

His

His

fast,

to

nothing

Saviour

purpose.

continue we

penitence,

Our

intensity,

begin

of

way

flesh.

due

in

by

with

for Him

this

; "

in

in our

truth, eye. B

we

must

As

He

do it

is,

FASTING

2

through whom

Him

Him

nothing V

without

not

having

law,

but

gave

up

his

own

the

because

to

they

were

and

it

to be

its

its alms

and

all the

by

blind

and

and

they

fell down

deeds,

it did

even

; what

but

1

not

John

did

was

grace

The

not

flesh

as

xv.

the ?

turn

not

God

;

to

in Christ

Law, of the

power

of unaided

na

able

not

was

carnal, or those

aught

in them

righteousnessesof

when

than

more

all this but

miserable

Jews

and

they might their

the

might

rise in the

always

5.

the

upon

ordi

fastings,its disfiguringof

as

in the

is of

of the

the

find

all the

were

absent

were

selves, but

sorrow,

can

Christ,

in

but

deeds

attempts

mere

the

souls

far

so

penance,

found

legalway,

a

dross, a pitifulearthly service, a

but

ye

grace

is from

ignorance,could

what

of afflicting

Christ

Me

ought indeed, but

but

What

rejoicein. Law,

"

attended

not

None

in

were

the

in utter

were

nary,

towards

righteousnessesacceptable

our

were

fulfil what

to

things

not

Vain

faith.

fulfil.

the

comes,

righteousnesswhich

done,

Spirit.They

who

all

only are

they are

through

to

it is not

without

good

righteousnesswhich

faith 2." Then

ture

is

any

Him

Without

says,

do

to

love.

St. Paul

when

it for

"

work

[SERM.

power

obedience

He

No

TRIAL.

the

do

we

our

look.

OF

have

we

unless

From

it must

do

SOURCE

alone

good thing, so good.

A

and

hopeless

humble

while spirit,

rejoicing ; the

2

dust

of

presence

afflict

salvation

faces

;

them

they

themselves,

they might

outward

Phil. iii. 9.

man

FASTING

I.]

the

might perish,but the

day, and

for them

a

glory."

But

out

of for

ones,

which

through by our

His

our

sacramental

not

; to

do

all

the

the

One

of His

acts

weight thing

within

that

in

be

to

possessed

visible

Invisible

earthlylife,His

us

merit,

wonderful

a

or

little

thought they

strength,our

instruments,

sign,of

Jews

things;

become

work

of Christ's

have

life,our

; to

not

better

some

one

the

of the "

eternal

way

form,

or

Ever-Present

God, mysticallyreiteratingin each

of

the

reserved

our

crown

members,

Son

as

presence

hope,

His

can

we

it did

but

renewed

heat

and

burden

what

do

3

not

was

it is to be

could

do, and

could

man

Law,

hath

to

TRIAL.

exceeding and

more

God

able

be

to

"

far

is what

This

us.

the

of the

yoke

OF

inward

had

They

day by day.

SOURCE

A

of

all

us

birth, consecration,

fasting,temptation, conflicts, victories, sufferings, passion,death, resurrection,and

agony, He

being all

selves, as

in

all,

little excellence

Baptism,

or

munion

yet strong

His

;

might.

celebrated

the

Yes,

Christ

has

in

gone

hoped

blessed

He

has

fasted ; and for His

and

in the

thoughts with Epiphany, us

find

to

to

us

fastingas

a

fastingis

sake.

2

our

power

these

through

we

Lent.

when

pattern

in

we

Him, to

us.

in that

only acceptablewhen mere

of

the

are

of grace,

is

in

Com

which

sanctifythem

means

Penitence B

a

"

water

Holy

in

;

in

the

as

penitentialexercises,

before

has

Lord

accompany

our

have

wine

and

must

merit,

the

the

are

He

is done

in the

little power

as

or

and

Christmas

even

least

bread

These

thoughts which could

with

we,

"

ascension

it

or formality,

FASTING

4

mere

Him,

and

His

would

municate be

may

Him,

in

Christians.

Sunday, whose

do

we

Christ, imitating make

His

must

the

and

own,

His

own,

us

; we

fast

thought

the

air

us,

Jews,

as

we

not

of this first

of Him

lest in

com

that

so

before

us,

chastise

our

humble

and

fasting

our

of

within

be

beat

fast,with

we

then, in the Services

place

we

in

[SEBM.

If

to

it with

He

and

TRIAL.

would

he

virtue

Well

grace

ments

heart

associate

it the

to

OF

in love.

in

that

praying

own,

done

ourselves

uniting

out

as

unless

remorse,

SOURCE

A

ourselves

in

vain.

Now made

a

in many

ways

comfort

and

of the

season

can

try; but He

before

His

it is not

the

us,

It

"

paration. out

into

night in

prayer

went

was

On

a

4

pray

only

to

came a

He

;" and

8

us

at

this

on

the

to

of

on

Luke

this

vi. 12.

up

far

duty, as

speciallyin

the

His

own

the

in those pray,

the

same

sending a

"

Matt.

we

Before same

pre

He

that

all

continued the

kind

as

away

mul

apart

seems

xiv.

night

fasting.

the

mountain

also, He

as

minis

days

and

the

instance

recorded.

Prayer through

into

occasion

from

retire

observed

3."

God

went

like

pass

mountain to

thus

instance

occasion, after

another "

be

may

insist

to

entering upon

self-chastisement

titudes,

did

Apostles, He

His

chose

did the

us

He

it. This

observe

before

Lord

our

confirming to

as

to

encouragement

all, it will be well

circumstance, that world,

of Christ

example

year.

first of

And,

the

23.

to

to

have

FASTING

I.]

there

remained amid

Again, In

"

the He

and

there

doubt

that

intended

for

are

But

perfect. finding

similar

this

day,

and

his

and

in

later

Simon, and

fasted

our

as

he

Lord's. tells

at

the

neither

eat

Lord, I did

as

having

been

of that

meat

again,

"

by

set

prayer

cloth, and In

5

those

Mark

Thus

"

bread

by

an

and

face

days, I

6

Elijah both

were

of

there sup

length

same

separate times

two

before

6."

in the

went

;

the

forty nights;

water

Lord

the

Again,

at

Daniel

was

Deut.

house

Elijah, strength

forty nights7." Daniel,

and

unto

fastings

and

with supplications,

ashes."

i. 35.

the

to

ho

fastings," in

"

was

drink

angel,

fortydays

in

sea-shore,

at

"

by most

Epistlefor

I fell down

nor

the

that sufferings,

first,forty days and

fed

his

in the

be

doubt

of

fasts,of the

indeed,

himself,

us

and

miraculous Moses

would

we

case

he

the

on

is

of strict devo

Joppa,

to

Moses

prayed.

ported through as

retired

Lord

our

watchings,

chapter, that

tanner,

a

in

"

before

perfection, surely

Paul,

other

among

St. Peter

often."

the

St.

were

miracles,

placed beyond in

servants.

brethren

that

instances

is

duty

mentions

a

our

night.

solitaryplace,

a

imitation, if

instances

of His

eminent

one

the

into

in its

such

His

by

Considering nature

the

great while

a

departed

prayed 5."

cannot

tion

"

and

out

pattern of human

we

caused

excitement

5

of

through great part

the

went

TRIAL.

OF

morning, rising up

day,

the

SOURCE

A

ix.

his God,

fasting,and

another

18.

to

time, he

mourning

7

1

three

Kings

xix.

seek sack says, full

8.

6

FASTING

weeks.

I ate

wine

nor

in

OF

TRIAL.

of

my

fulfilled 8."

were

fastingsafter

flesh

came

I anoint

did

weeks

whole

[SERM.

neither

neither

mouth,

my

instances

are

SOURCE

pleasant bread,

no

all, till three

self at These

A

similitude

the

of Christ. Next

I

observe, that

introductoryto

His

wilderness

tempted

He

tempted,

was was

this

was

the

stead is

to be

fast

into

stones

this is

the

is worth

as

He

notice,

conflict,but

good

to it.

it In

measure.

had

fasted

afterwards

was

tempter

made

the

forty hun

an

bidding

came,

Satan

bread.

retirement

Fastingwas

He

When

singularlythe

endeavour

should when that

the

then

and

into before

instance, His

Him "

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and

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SERMON

LIFE

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my

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and

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vi.

when

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me,

to

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not

recall

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blind

blessing

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without

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told

him,

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to

hearing

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be

it. On

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given

and

that

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to

not

was

without

expected

what

and

it.

expresses

Esau,

he

had

him

father

it, for

could

moment.

with

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chapter

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know

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into

out

him

not

his

to

already he

his

cried

he

father,

unto

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with

that

of

his

this

Esau.

for

did

knowing he

see,

in

came

said

read

give

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instead.

of

and

cry,

beforehand

ing

34.

words

the

can

would

was

father,

xxvii.

one

some

father

his

GEN.

REPENTANCE.

father."

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feeling

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bitter

exceeding also, O

me

even

I

and

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heard

Esau

when

And

"

THE

bitter

brother

this, Esau

cry,"

as

disappointed

were

this

upon

blessing.

committed

had c

a

THE

LIFE

18

first-born,and

in those

noble, it

and

was

greater, for they as

certain

heir

expected ham. had

Now

this

took

for

and

he

home

tired

remained for

begged

birthright, though

would

give it Esau,

and to

Jacob

as

being

which world

to

a

his

but

went

for

exchange

man,

the

Isaac

hunting, who

had

and

;

Esau

worth

had

of the

faith to

dis

pottage, he said he for his

birthright;

birthright,sold

This

no

his

plainby

been

was

in

one

it

great sin,

a

specialgiftof God,

a

Esau

on.

than

thus

profanely

got older

the value

before

of

the

surrendered.

got it back

impossible.

of

young

it is

the

; he

of food.

father

Abra

Jacob,

knew

for

from

a

the

gift,

whole

he.

more

in the

in

mess

contempt

after

fain have

Esau

of

pottage

asked

caring nothing

for the

had

Time

Esau

long-

lightlyof God's

faint.

did not

Esau,

birthrightto

had

some

Esau

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it.

cern

and

God.

a

thought

Jacob

of it.

some

was

Esau

a

the

Isaac, the

his

rich

Isaac, inherited

thought

it.

had

home,

at

eldest in

received he

with

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price he

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giftof

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the

the

direct

had

parted

among be

to

father's

privilegeswere

when

sin,

How

came

now

of his father

Jacob.

brother,

great gift.

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his

these

Abraham,

he

"

as

[SERM.

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of

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case

were

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times,

eldest born

the

being

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sin

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very

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chapter which

has

understood

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; and

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could

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read

in

he

; but

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he

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had

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that we

course

was

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THE

LIFE

II.]

to-day'sservice *, his solemn

carried

times

of

nature

perhaps certain stand

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for Jacob

this

that

place.

his

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he

birthright, with

parted

expected to regain it easily. Observe, for

repentance

no

had

proach ; he

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no

only regrettedhis

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determined

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he

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bade

father

that he

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recover.

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by

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matter,

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Esau,

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he

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calls

a

Sunday c

2

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merry.

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Hebrews.

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his

his father's bless

it instead.

the

as

giftsare

sold, he

faith, he bids his Christian

lest there whom

Then

whole, St. Paul's

Epistleto

given examples

father.

by feastingand the

for venison,

ready, he

received

on

seems,

in his

hunt

all

favour, not

meat,

steps as quicklyand

having got

; he

him.

punish

misery,that God's

hoped

had

Jacob

to

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had

self-re

no

father,

treated

be

he showed

his

his

a

and easily,

for

before

to his

in

humbling himself;

to

meat

And

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lightlyto

thus

went

savoury

him.

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his

retrace

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could.

it and

with

had

God

loss,without

to

as

he

fear that

the

would

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it,but

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or

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from

rightto

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being

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him

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it, as

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give

to

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died.

; Esau

back

get

sense

proposed

19

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thought

in its

he

REPENTANCE.

prophecy, and

a

first intended

he

father

before blessing,

those the

OF

among

of the

having breth them

"profane person;" as in Lent.

LIFE

20

THE

having thought

SEASON

and

with

acted

ception of things unseen "

says, there

lest any

be

who

for

morsel

one

know

ye

how

inherited

;

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man

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with

at

regain of

cry

them

ye

who

has

is the

receive

call upon

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by violence,

it

found

carefully

was

he

had

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it back. the

the

the

shall

act

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entreaty

of

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3

2

Cor.

Me

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3."

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shall

they

shall

4."

That

of heaven

kingdom God's Esau

what five

vi. 1.

the

Jacob, by which

birthright,and

cry

to

vain," and

;

find

sin.

of

xii, 15"17.

answer

; it was

former

his

is

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man,

the

took

who

God

of "

not

one

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in

grace

wise

God

warning,

God

of

pity.

to

sought

late.

of his brother

for

That

then

bitter

and

of

cry

the

grace

they

God's

forfeited

great and

disposed

are

I will not

and

him,

Esau

punishing

Heb.

have

for he

sought

all too

of

but

keenness

got before

2

he

heeded

the

short

early,but

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was

would

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was

predicted by

cry

like

he

It is the

not

not

come

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he

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birthright. For

his

mercies, and

it

has

who

"

we

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when

one

that

one

with

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sight who

rejectedhim.

has

in turn

as

person,

of Esau's

meaning

first

cry of

It is the

has

is the

then

which

cry,

; lest

2."

tears

Xhis

real per

of God

rejected ;

was

place of repentance, though

no

grace

afterwards, when

that

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little of

so

the

of meat

[SERM.

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"

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any

REPENTANCE.

OF

providence had

he

sinned

could

;

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it like ? it

was

foolish

4

Prov.

Virgins

i. 28.

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but

us;

they

bitter

and

great

and

weep

God's

received

have

mournful

The

viewing,

is

then

and

historythen

time, such God's

too

are

they

do

may

take

and

enjoy

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nothing. and

them, would and

fain

then

after

to

cry

ascending

the

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me,

even

women

They

have

to

been

the

they

God

; and

me

also,O

quite

utter

heaven say

years

a

my

Matt.

xxv.

as

a

went

upon

late, they

great, bitter,

the

see

happy

fulness

offended

case

neglect religion in

5

a

they

of

God,

Father."

common

baptized, they

comes

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in their

to

think

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when

sick,

or

Gospel

sins of former

Then

towards

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strong',and

weak,

or

privilegesof

death, when

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and

then, perhaps, death

repent.

piercing

souls

They despise

now.

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of old

was

repenting, but they if the

as

selling

claiming the

Esau

as

they get old,

of

of course,

matter

for

think

not

they are

when

healthy ; then,

re

profane

in

profane in

it.

been

first

was

was

Christians

many

blessingswhen

who

I fear such

And

late.

too

was

may

indeed, he did repent, but when

blessing.Afterwards, it

I have

presumptuous

was

Well

despite to

which

one

weeping*

largely,who

most

done

Esau

presumptuous.

birthright,he

his

and

grace

descriptionof

a

will

unto

Yes, surely,

be.

might

they

as

cry,

the

lost souls.

of

it well

cry

like

was

"

to

open

said, Verily, I say It

"

21

Lord,

Lord,

"

'."

teeth

of

gnashing

and

REPENTANCE.

:

and

not

you

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shut

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answered

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you,

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door

the

when

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THE

LIFE

II.]

have

11,

12.

their been

for

men

best

and

days?

taught their

THE

LIFE

22

have

duty, they

creed, their have

leave

been

by

is

he

saw

of

his

to

sure

Esau

it.

was

the

and

evil.

the

fruit

Adam of

tree

a

a

now-a-days

often

simple

or

other, which at

as

particularsin, of

general

they God's

do

at

the time

or

like

service.

a

they

And

thus

they are

then, when

souls sold to Satan, that

they

think

that

followed when

have

they

to

men

thing gain

purchas of

some

indulgence

heart

for

profane persons,

for

seem

never

become

Esau

evil

worth

have

they

their

world, the flesh,and

choose

good

no

God.

they stand just where

the

for any

for the

and

with

Eve

as

of

enjoyment

all is done

parted

eyes

spiritualsloth, because

life, and

they despisethe" great giftof

the

some

think

strict

And

which

his. And

was

for

for the

and

pottage

bargain.

indeed

commonly

more

carelessness

not

that

for

perish with

birthrightfor

their

herbs, but

or

price; perhaps

any

"

world,

pottage,

their

are

exchange

knowledge

sell theirs,not

fruit

so

of

was

of lentils

mess

the

on

this

arrested

sold

that

"

of

mess

tree

Eve

and

sold his for

ing

gazed

They

them

Satan

hands.

fruit of the

the

on

make

tempted by

he

did. of

of

and

water

birthrightin to

lusts, and

of

bribe

perish,and

birth

is their

Esau

some

their

up

birth

sell it,as

their

enlightened,they This

their

with

Jacob's

in

gazed

they

been

[SERM.

they know

pray,

Church.

to

Satan

they give

what

has

privilegesof

tempted and

taught to

come

Spirit; but

REPENTANCE.

OF

conscience to

right,the the

SEASON

more

over, to

and

their

understand

birthright. They

they did the

before

devil ; and

decent,

or

they that more

THE

LIFE

II.]

they

Like

Samson,

times

before, and of

they Esau

shake

as

went

out

high, his that

voice

God

years

was

as

had

And

came

for

when

it

well, had

the

they

in

and

deplore their past

then

?

"

now,

enough

to

If

next.

then.

after; and

we

mourn

the

by

in order

that

have

the

our

we

humble

We

cannot

must a

the

it.

agony

of

not

this

escape

little now,

now,

or

last

Let

us

not

God

will here

then.

wail now

life is

day, be

world,

punishment

much

they

eternal

choice, whether

our

it, they

if

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at

it ?

gain

lament

bitter cry

a

in

forgetthat

upon

utter

had

have

should

blessingof

in

repented

to

world,

next

he

if he

who

Depend

late.

it before He

they

; he

too

was

persons

that

ourselves

take

past

him

well

been

just Judge may

it

after

better, to

they

him

blessing

upon

uttered

sins.

in

is

had

sure

for them

good

then, when

them

refused

us

Which

here.

not

them

over

what

he

I say

good

It is

sinned.

will wail

or

It is

strike

of the

when

it had

"

So

time.

sinned.

have

late

not

flashed

cry,

blessing,not too

was

spiritswere

birthright.

have

been

for

as

truth

bitter

repented way

was

the

great and

a

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sold

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then,

uttered

any

thought not

him

blessing.

gaily, and

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cheerful.

Esau,

birthright,

the

for

father.

with

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of

other

like

venison

for

he

before. at

as

And

course,

his

it to

angry

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ago.

if he

of hunt

was

out

go

loss

the

for

to

promptly brought

to

themselves.

matter

a

"3

just as privileges

propose

repenting

come,

REPENTANCE.

OF

all their

have

religious,they

instead

SEASON

or

wise

in

the

pardon or

to

here suffer

LIFE

24

Would God

see

to

the

Yes

too,

thee, and

said,

Let

for

The

gery. his

calf

fatted and

shoes

was

music

and

a

to as

year

of

the

keep

we

join the

with the

other

ring for

hand,

his

robe, and

far

let go

have

they

great

alive who

have

there

been

say,

will dare

to

"

to

apart con

not

exhorted

birthright,

blessing. ; at

At

Easter

Lent, by penance,

together.Are

sacraments to

been

Christ

In

Feast.

set

and

their

claiming the

again with

down

downward,

have

Christians

Eucharistic two

Easter

the first age

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born

are

earliest times

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brethren, prepared

Christian

drud

hardly say, especially

the

before

weeks

how

we

my

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passed but

we

came

one

for the

;

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need

preparationfor their

Christmas

:

son

Esau

his venison

the

the

thy

:" but

servant's

a

dressed it not

before

dancing.

sins.

our

has

reflect a

feet, and

for the

year,

fession

enjoyed

to this season.

day, these

every

and

thoughts, I

are

for

prepared, and

was

for his

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this

one

hand, and

own

suited

killed

and

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me."

other

said,

of his son's veni

eat

bless

may

with

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servants

arise,and

the privileges,

son's

a

soul

thy

Esau.

came

called

be

to

hired

thy

father

my

that

son,

of

! he

came

worthy

more

one

as

me "

no

am

Esau

blessing,like

against heaven

sinned

He,

birthright,as

self-abasement.

,and

Father, I have

make

the

for

to

come

prodigalson.

his

away

he differently

confession

deep

the

[SERM.

should

penitent

a

parable of

came

how

; but

REPENTANCE.

OF

how

squandered

He,

did.

"

you

? turn

too, had

SEASON

THE

is there

profess, "

any

you,

single

that he has

in

not

or

greater

for the the

now

being from

of

heavy

Him

imparted

to

His

you

this

accepted time, that, God

it is

throw

to

attempt

who

wrath

offers you

of past

burden

he

blessing is

confess, or

is the

to

that

say

the

Now

are

yourselvesto

reconcile

will

sin to

salvation."

helper, you the

you

Who

Now

purpose.

God's

Baptism without,

in

?

either

"

day

your

him

25

against

See, then, the Church

deprecate ?

season

sinned

birthrightthat

his fit reward, without to

REPENTANCE.

degree

deserts

his

improved

so

OF

on

againsthis

rather

has

less

or

bestowed

mercies

free

SEASON

THE

LIFE

II.]

off

to transgression,

has

already

once

atoning merits, and

have

you

profaned them. And

be if He

you,

purging

He

misfortunes, minds

your bear can

can

make

trouble

know,

Let

is

us

a

that

He

has the

a

it

decide

in

punishment, all sin

of

and

brings

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ways the

is defaced.

gold

visit you

can

friends,

or

painful

you.

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when

pass" of not

affliction.

judging others, but

we

may

judge ourselves, that

we

be

not.

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others, when ;

yet this

We

judge not

oppress

death.

upon

case

with

strength to

you

comes

death

the

will

chosen, from

lingeringand

bitterness

thousand

refuse

or

when

for

yourselves.

ten

or

your

love

any

soul, He

your

fine

you,

darkness,

you the

cannot

of

means

on "

has

away

against pain

up

inflict

indeed,

take

or

with

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on

has

afflict

not

which

diseases

bring

can

in

good

whom

alloywith

and

dross

of

escape.

those

if He

that

:

will

if you

let you

will not

this

aught

sees

afflict you,

of

of

sure

have

we

no

ourselves.

judged.

Let

LIFE

26

us

afflict

us

come

THE

SEASON

OF

ourselves, that God Him

before

with

best

our

afflict

not

may

Let

us.

that offerings,

He

forgiveus.

may

Such

advice

this,when

especiallysuitable

is

there

is

effort

an

comforts, and

to

and

of life. Alas

distresses if you

know, world and

How

you

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ance

allowable

confess

thought

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all

time

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lodging, and

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