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This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. 6. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. cxxxviii. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. Nay, more, this process of self-inspection may go on indefinitely, and the man grow more and more thoughtful, and obtain an everlastingly augmenting knowledge of what he is and what he does, so that it shall seem to him that he is penetrating so deeply into those dim and shadowy regions of consciousness where the external life takes its very first start, and then he may be sure that God understands the thought that is afar off, and deep down, and that at this lowest range and plane in his experience he besets him behind and before.II. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God."4. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. xlix. OURSELVES. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? v. 22). AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. 7 ad 3m II. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. So say many. vi. 1. He has suffered thus, partly from a certain obscurity in his style of writing, partly from the difficulty of the thoughts which he attempted to convey. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. This is living with God. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. Let us not act so by Christ. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. Denomination: That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. Never; but it issues in eternal glory. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. 27 of 37 9/29/2016 ( THU) ID 919161452389 RADIO BROADCAST Blog -This . able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. 23, 24). (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. (1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. When it is in progress He will not leave it or suffer it to be marred He will carry it forward through its successive stages until it be finished to the glory of His name. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. The brilliant searchlight sweeping the broad ocean and revealing even the smallest craft on its surface is but a faint type of the Eternal Light from which no sinner can hide his sin. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. He is our model. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. Psalm 138:8 King James Version 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of ClairvauxThat the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! LET US LOOK AT THE SPEAKER. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. And are not temptations everywhere, and so many of them subtle and strong, and before which many souls have fallen? Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. Whose works of grace, in that same earth, have steadily built up a kingdom of love, of peace, of righteousness? : While the Americans were blockading Cuba, several captains endeavoured to elude their vigilance by night, trusting that the darkness would conceal them as they passed between the American war-ships. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. lvii. when do trees bloom in the smoky mountains. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old TestamentLinksPsalm 138:8 NIVPsalm 138:8 NLTPsalm 138:8 ESVPsalm 138:8 NASBPsalm 138:8 KJVPsalm 138:8 Bible AppsPsalm 138:8 ParallelPsalm 138:8 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 138:8 Chinese BiblePsalm 138:8 French BiblePsalm 138:8 German BiblePsalm 138:8 CommentariesBible Hub, (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. 2. 19 III. xviii. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. In the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. Nor does such a feeling indicate malevolence. He sees the whole of every object. Nay, more, this process of self-inspection may go on indefinitely, and the man grow more and more thoughtful, and obtain an everlastingly augmenting knowledge of what he is and what he does, so that it shall seem to him that he is penetrating so deeply into those dim and shadowy regions of consciousness where the external life takes its very first start, and then he may be sure that God understands the thought that is afar off, and deep down, and that at this lowest range and plane in his experience he besets him behind and before.II. 1, 2. THE BASIS OF HIS CONFIDENCE. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God."4. iii. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God.". 6. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' There is, therefore, nothing wrong in our forgetting that we are in the presence of God any more than there is anything foolish in our forgetting that we need air to breathe or light to see by, or that if we fall we may hurt ourselves: just in the same way as we very often, and quite rightly, forget that we are in the company of men who will take notice of our faults. "(Archbishop Temple. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. vi. 1, 2. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. Into providence. 2. 1, 2. Psalm 138:8 Choice comfort for a young believer As every state has its dangers, so the peril of religious concern is despondency. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. I. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. Ps. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. That exquisite pleasure in sin, which comes from its fancied concealment, is utter folly. You can speak to a dry hopeless situation and the spoken Word can effect a change (Ezekiel 37:1-10). He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him, Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, The ruler should always be chief in action, that by his living he may point out the way of life to those that are put under him, and that the flock, which follows the voice and manners of the shepherd, may learn how to walk better through example than through words. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. To Dominicus, Bishop. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. He cannot comprehend it, which is not strange, for how is the finite to comprehend the infinite? (Isa. How shall we learn to walk by His side? the regular habit of reading the Bible at a fixed time, the occasional reminders of ourselves that God is looking on, these are our chief means of learning to remember His presence. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. vi. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. And what is the foundation of the promise? Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. Specially with His people. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. It goes on in secret, as far from human vision as if it were deep down in some subterraneous cavern, but God sees it and directs the mysterious and complicated tissue, as if it were a piece of delicate embroidery. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. OURSELVES. You have a plan on hand. He is in (1)Heaven. "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. : The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of every detail of our character and our conduct, neither exaggerating nor omitting, but applying absolute justice; this truth is one of those which lose force from their very universality. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. OURSELVES. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. So, too, by living in the presence of God and, as it were, in the courts of heaven, we shall assuredly learn something of a heavenly tone, and shake off some of that coarse worldliness, that deeply ingrained selfishness, that silly pride and conceit which now spoils our very best service. 6. 6 was given to actual disciples who knew God personally as their Heavenly Father. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. Each of us must at some time face the crucial question: "Whom say ye that I am?" ( Matt. Decision # 5: Choosing Daily to Serve the Lord. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? 1. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. In a declaration of faith, you speak to yourself to build up your faith, to activate your faith in God and to encourage yourself in the Lord. CONTINUALLY I am clearing the ground and laying the foundation of eternal salvation in the Grace of God which was manifested in Christ Jesus when He came into the world to save sinners. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. To Dominicus, Bishop. 15. 17, 18).2. Do as the man did with the bad banknote, throw it down on the highway or into a ditch, and run away from it. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? WE BECOME OBEDIENT First, if we truly fear the Lord, we will obey His commands, live according to His Word and say "No" to sin. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God."4. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. So, too, by living in the presence of God and, as it were, in the courts of heaven, we shall assuredly learn something of a heavenly tone, and shake off some of that coarse worldliness, that deeply ingrained selfishness, that silly pride and conceit which now spoils our very best service. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. v. 22). It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Louis Zamperini: Unbroken Hero and Olympic Athlete. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. xviii. iii. (Isa. ad probam IV. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerneth Me: 12/14/2014 (SUN) | Bible: Psalm 138:8. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 13-16).4. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. We cannot live long with men without catching something of their manner, of their mode of thought, of their character, of their government of themselves. And in Christ we have the plan of God's redeeming mercy made known to us as it was not to prophet and psalmist of old. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' 13-16).4. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. Psalm 138:8 - " The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands." (KJV) The month of July kicks off the second leg of our prayer and fasting in RCCG worldwide. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. God has made us so. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. OMNIPOTENCE IN THE CREATION OF MAN (vers. (Weekly Pulpit. (Admonition 23.) So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 15. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. But God's eye penetrates the darkest abode, the deepest cell, the obscurest corner, the blackest night. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. Put in your all with Him and leave it there. You shall be kept and perfected by the Lord in whom you trust. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. : The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of every detail of our character and our conduct, neither exaggerating nor omitting, but applying absolute justice; this truth is one of those which lose force from their very universality. 23, 24). able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. What is it? If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old TestamentLinksPsalm 138:8 NIVPsalm 138:8 NLTPsalm 138:8 ESVPsalm 138:8 NASBPsalm 138:8 KJVPsalm 138:8 Bible AppsPsalm 138:8 ParallelPsalm 138:8 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 138:8 Chinese BiblePsalm 138:8 French BiblePsalm 138:8 German BiblePsalm 138:8 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)Everywhere. To Dominicus, Bishop. If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. : While the Americans were blockading Cuba, several captains endeavoured to elude their vigilance by night, trusting that the darkness would conceal them as they passed between the American war-ships. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . Psalm 138:8 This is a message that grips my heart because I have every reason to believe that the LORD desires to perfect that which concerns His children. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. 15. We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. vi. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. He may be an uncommonly thoughtful person, and little of what is done within his soul may escape his notice; nay, we will make the extreme supposition that he arrests every thought as it rises, and looks at it; that he analyzes every sentiment as it swells his heart; that he scrutinizes every purpose as it determines his will; even if he should have such a thorough and profound self-knowledge as this, God knows him equally profoundly and equally thoroughly. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. 19-22).3. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: forsake not the works of Your own hands." Psalm 138:8 I HAVE selected this text, or, rather, it has been given to me to furnish a motto for the whole year to all the believing family of God now present. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. Literally, the text says, "You keep him in peace, peace." He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Corresponding judgments await those who, shrinking from that all-seeing eye, with a repugnance predominant and increasing, must abide its searchings for ever. Conclusion . If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? We become unconscious of everything by long use. 5, 6. He has suffered thus, partly from a certain obscurity in his style of writing, partly from the difficulty of the thoughts which he attempted to convey.

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