Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. Each of us must at some time face the crucial question: "Whom say ye that I am?" ( Matt. "And among all the people" to say it another way "I will be glorified." So to see, to apprehend, and to reckon with his holiness (and, in some sense, to perceive it) is to see glory and, thus, to glorify him. The bank would not desire such a man who has no confidence in them. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. 19-22).3. 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. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. 7 ad 3m II. Verse 17: And I was on trial, alone, because nobody else came to stand by me, but Jesus stood by me and strengthened me. (Weekly Pulpit. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. To refute some popular errors of human life. "I am, as Thy creature, wholly dependent on Thee; without Thee, faith must die, and hope expire; without Thee, love must decay and perish. vi. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. 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. lxxxv. But the issue here is prayer. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. He was saying I am certain, I am confident, I have no doubt in my mind that God will perfect that which concerns me. The Lord reveals to us through His Word, the Bible, that we can be of good "cheer," that we can: 1) Rejoice in our problems because God will use them to our benefit: "Knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope" ( Romans 5:3-4 ); 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?' 2. 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. Understanding Celibacy. )PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsAbandon, Accomplish, Age, Chief, Complete, Concerneth, Concerns, David, Endures, Endureth, Eternal, Everlasting, Fall, Forever, Forsake, Fulfil, Fulfill, Hands, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Musician, O, Perfect, Psalm, Purpose, Steadfast, WorksOutline1. 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. cxxxviii. The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me. iii. (Weekly Pulpit. | 28:00 min. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. )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 ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. 18 " Ep., cxxx. The word perfect can be used in various ways. Is he lacking in power or love? For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. This is what we need to impart interest to life. (Isa. This is living with God. The simple question, then, which meets us is, Wilt thou know thyself here, and now, that thou mayest accept and feel God's pity; or wilt thou keep within the screen, and not know thyself until beyond the grave, and then feel God's judicial wrath? He is our model. 100:4-5) When Moses boldly pleaded with God, "Please, show me Your glory," he was asking to see God for who He really is. The fear of the Lord is far more than a Biblical teaching, principle or idea. xviii. 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. 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. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. 18 " Ep., cxxx. He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple St. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. Every effect has a cause, and all spiritual faith is created by the Holy Ghost. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. If it is a concern to us, then it is a concern to God too because God cares for us. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. Being rich he becomes richer; being already high born, of still nobler lineage; being illustrious, he gains greater renown; and--what is more than all--once a sinner he is now a saint. 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. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. 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. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 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. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. And do you not know that you, as do even the best of men, often sin, often transgress God's commandment by thought, word, or deed?" 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. 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. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. The greater any man's nearness to God, the more intense is his abhorrence of the impiety which disowns or despises the living God. And so, if we do not die shouting victory, we hope that we shall peacefully fall asleep, "for His mercy endureth for ever." The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. One of these, borrowed from the Spanish theologian Francisco de Vitoria,48 was based on the universal right conferred by the 'law of nations' (ius gentium) to freedom of trade and communication. 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. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. 1, 2. Ps. 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. It is perfectly plain from the elevated central point of view where we now stand, and in the focal light in which we now see, that no man can be justified before God upon the ground of personal character; for that character, when subjected to God's exhaustive scrutiny, withers and shrinks away. Hence Paul. The simple question, then, which meets us is, Wilt thou know thyself here, and now, that thou mayest accept and feel God's pity; or wilt thou keep within the screen, and not know thyself until beyond the grave, and then feel God's judicial wrath? And though we thought that we had suffered loss from the tardiness of their coming, yet we find gain from their more abundant charity; seeing that from this delay in point Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatThe Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 23, 24). The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. )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. When used as an adjective, this is how the dictionary describes the meaning of perfect- adjective prfikt 1. cxxxviii. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. 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. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. We become unconscious of everything by long use. )PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsAbandon, Accomplish, Age, Chief, Complete, Concerneth, Concerns, David, Endures, Endureth, Eternal, Everlasting, Fall, Forever, Forsake, Fulfil, Fulfill, Hands, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Musician, O, Perfect, Psalm, Purpose, Steadfast, WorksOutline1. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. 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. 1-6). 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. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 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.
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