Moody (Volume 27); His Words, Work, and Workers. Comprising His Bible Portraits His Outlines of Doctrine, as Given in His Most Popular and Effective Sermons, Bible Readings, and Addresses. Sketches of His Co-Workers, Messrs. Sankey, Bliss, Whittle, Sawyer (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1877. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. ERE are two representative men; and I suppose you might divide this audience into the two classes they stand for. One of them trusts in his own righteousness; the other doesn't have any righteousness to trust in, and so he goes to the Lord. I think this whole community might be divided into Pharisees and Publicans. Now let us take a look at this Pharisee, whose picture Christ has painted for us. His spirit is very common among certain classes of people. He is all the time measuring himself by his neighbors. He is proud and conceited--thinks he is "not as other men." Ah, my friends, pride is a plant which grows in all sorts of climates and all sorts of soils. It is one of the greatest enemies to the kingdom of Christ. Nebuchadnezzar lost his throne and reason by it; by it Lucifer fell from heaven, for even up among the angels he raised the flag of revolt close by the throne of God. How many people there are who, like this Pharisee, are just living on the forms of religion If you will only give them the show, they don't care any thing for the substance; just give them the husk, and they don't care for the wheat. We read that this man stood and prayed "with himself." That is a queer way to pray. He stood up there and stretched himself, and said, " God, I thank thee that I am not as other men;" and this, too, while the angels in heaven were vailing their faces, and crying, " Holy, holy, holy is the Lord " But this man is full of himself. He goes on to tell God all about his goodness, as if God didn't know him better than he knew himself. Just listen to him. "I fast twice in the week." His Church only told him to fast once, so, you see, he is laying God under obligation to him by fasting twice as much as is necessary. "I give tithes of...