Church of England -- Sermons; Sermons, English -- 19th century
This all-good heavenly Father I preach to you, and I say to you, Trust
_him_.
I preach to you a Spirit who is the Lord and Giver of life; who hates
death, and therefore wills not that you should die; who has given you all
the life you have, all health and strength of body, all wit and power of
mind, all right, pure, loving, noble feelings of heart and spirit, and
who is both able and willing to keep them alive and healthy in you for
ever.
This all-good Spirit of life I preach to you; and I say to you, Trust
_him_.
I preach to you a Son of God, who is the likeness of his Father’s glory,
and the express image of his person; in order that by seeing him and how
good he is, you may see your heavenly Father, and how good he is
likewise; a Son of God who is your Saviour and your Judge; who judges you
that he may save you, and saves you by judging you; who has all power
given to him in heaven and earth, and declares that almighty power most
chiefly by showing mercy and pity; who, when he was upon earth, made the
deaf to hear, the lame to walk, the blind to see; who ate and drank with
publicans and sinners, and was the friend of all mankind; a Son of God
who has declared everlasting war against disease, ignorance, sin, death,
and all which makes men miserable. Those are his enemies; and he reigns,
and will reign, till he has put all enemies under his feet, and there is
nothing left in God’s universe but order and usefulness, health and
beauty, knowledge and virtue, in the day when God shall be all in all.
This all-good Son of God I preach to you, and I say to you, Trust _him_,
and obey him. Obey him, not lest he should become angry and harm you,
like the false gods of the heathen, but because his commandments are
life; because he has made them for your good.
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