Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford and on Various Occasions (Volume 2) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906. Excerpt: ... of passion: the summer is past, the harvest is ended, and he is not saved. Now let us briefly apply what has been said. 1. Do not attempt to date too accurately the transition moment. 2. Understand that the "flesh," or natural state, is wrong only when out of place. In its place it is imperfection, not evil. There is no harm in leaves or blossoms in spring, but in autumn There is no harm in the appetites of childhood, or the passions of youth, but great harm when these are still unsubdued in age. Observe therefore, the flesh is not to be exercised, but the spirit strengthened. This I say then, "Walk in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh." 3. Do not mistake the figurative for the literal. Baptism is regeneration figuratively; "the like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, ) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ " (1 Peter iii. 21). The things to be anxious about are not baptism, not confirmation; but the spiritual facts for which baptism and confirmation stand. CHRIST THE SON Hebrews i. 1.--" God, who at sundry times, and in divers manners, spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son." Two critical remarks. 1. "Sundry times"--more literally, sundry portions--sections, not of time, but of the matter of the revelation. God gave His revelation in parts, piecemeal, as you teach a child to spell a word--letter by letter, syllable by syllable--adding all at last together. God had a Word to spell--His own Name. By degrees He did it. At last it came entire. The Word was made Flesh. 2. "His Son," more correctly, "a Son"--for this is the very argument. Not that God now spoke b...