Sermons Preached in the Parish Church of Prestwich, Lancashire (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.1835 Excerpt: ... 105 SERMON V. THE COMMISSION OF THE MINISTERS OF CHRIST, AND THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF PASTOR AND PEOPLE. Sermon for the Third Sunday in Advent. PART I. 1 Cor. iv. 1. Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, as stewards of the mysteries of God. The epistle for this day directs our attention to the nature of the ministerial office, and the estimation in which that office ought to be held by the church at large, Preached at the opening of the organ at St. Andrew's, Manchester, July 1832; and at the church and college of St. Bees, on Dec. 14, 1834, being the Third in Advent. The two occasions on which this sermon was deli vered, are here noticed, inasmuch as they may account for some of the topics introduced: in the first instance heing called to preach to a newly-formed congregation, the author thought it not unsuitable to direct the attention of his hearers to the reciprocal obligations and duties of a minister and his flock toward each other. On the second occasion, preaching to a congregation, many of whom were students in divinity, and some of them on the verge of ordination, he was induced to dwell more briefly on the above-mentioned topic, and to substitute a concluding address to those about to enter upon the sacred office, in terms which would have been unsuitable if addressed to an ordinary congregation. In the present volume both portions have been retained, as the discourse is thereby rendered more complete, and the author hopes these few lines of observation will be sufficient to remove any charge of presumption which might otherwise have been laid against him. The substance of these sermons was also preached at Prestwich, March 24, 1833, in commemoration of an event which will be long remembered in that parish, viz. the completion ...