HYMN FOR SERMON VII. _A Hopeful Youth falling short of Heaven._ Must all the charms of nature then, So hopeless to salvation prove? Can hell demand, can heaven condemn The man whom Jesus deigns to love? The man, who sought the ways of truth, Paid friends and neighbours all their due A modest, sober, lovely youth, And thought he wanted nothing now? But mark the change: thus spake the Lord Come part with earth for heaven to-day: The youth astonished at the word, In silent sadness went his way. Poor virtues, that be boasted so, This test unable to endure, Let Christ, and grace, and glory go, To make his land and money sure! Ah foolish choice of treasurer here! Ah fatal love of tempting gold! Must this base world be bought so dear! And life and heaven so cheaply sold? In vain the charms of nature shine, If this vile passion governs me: Transform my soul, O love divine! And make me part with all for thee. SERMON VIII. _A Hopeful Youth falling Short of Heaven._ MARK x. 21.—Then Jesus beholding him, loved him. THE SECOND PART. When our Saviour dwelt upon earth, he found a young man in the coasts of Judea, that preferred the riches of this world to all the treasures of heaven; and yet Jesus cast an eye of love upon him. In the foregoing discourse upon these words, it has been considered what sort of love Christ could shew to a man, whose soul was so vain and carnal; and what good qualities appeared in this youth, that could engage the love of our Saviour, notwithstanding the guilt of his covetousness; and some remarks were made upon a man so lovely, and so beloved of Christ. _First_, The love which our Saviour manifested to this person, was not properly a divine love, for that would have changed his nature, and refined his carnal desires, and conferred grace and salvation upon him: We must understand it therefore only in this sense, that the affections of his human nature were drawn out towards something that was valuable and excellent in this young Israelite: He approved of those accomplishments which he beheld in him, and felt a sort of complacency in his person and character. He had an innocent and human desire of his welfare, he gave him divine instructions for this end, and pitied him heartily that he was so far gone in the love of the world, as to neglect the offer of heaven.