Church of England -- Sermons -- 19th century; Sabbath
discourses, it is to be hoped, as well as striking passages of scripture,
which will awaken and arouse you; keep heaven always in your sight; fill
you with heavenly affections; and prepare you to dwell in some heavenly
mansion with the blessed saints of God. _We_, your ministers, I trust,
amidst all the discouragements with which we are surrounded, the entire
absence of so many, the apparent lukewarmness of others, preach,
nevertheless, with the same zeal as if we preached to multitudes athirst
for the word of God, and do not abate one tittle in our fervent desire
for _your_ everlasting salvation. The more, indeed, men neglect
themselves, the more should the ministers of Christ care for them, and
stir up every faculty which they have to rescue them from their dream of
false security. Let not this labour of _ours_ be in vain! Labour for
yourselves as _we_ labour for you; all of us alike, however, trusting to
a greater strength than our own. And I pray God, that, under the
influence of the Divine strength, and guided by his Holy Spirit, _you_
may become the crown of _our_ labours, and enable us to give up the
account of our stewardship over you with joy.
* * * * *
THE END.
* * * * *
LONDON:
ROAKE AND VARTY, PRINTERS, 31, STRAND.
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