Sermon Delivered Before The Auxiliary Education Society Of Norfolk County

Author : Asahel Bigelow
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ISBN 13 : 9781331872658
Total Pages : 32 pages
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Download or read book Sermon Delivered Before the Auxiliary Education Society of Norfolk County written by Asahel Bigelow and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sermon Delivered Before the Auxiliary Education Society of Norfolk County: At Their Annual Meeting in Weymouth, June 12, 1833 Something, it is true, may be effected, by sending the Bible and other religious books where the gospel is not preached; but this is not sufficient to produce great and lasting results. Man is naturally opposed to the truth, averse to contemplating his character and prospects as a sinner, disposed to cherish the most favorable views of himself, and, in the height of spiritual danger, feels secure. If, therefore, you give him the Bible, suited as it is to pour light upon his condition, to expose his ruined state, to sweep away his vain hopes, and persuade him to be reconciled to God, he feels no interest in examining it, but hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved; or, if he is induced to read the Bible, sees his true character and prospects disclosed, and begins to feel alarmed, will he not throw it aside, and welcome his former indifference, unless the living preacher is there, to keep its truths before his mind, and apply them to his conscience? Is not this obvious, from what takes place where the gospel is preached? When impenitent sinners are awakened, see their lost condition, and their fears are excited, do they not almost uniformly endeavor to suppress their anxiety, and often succeed in doing it, and this too, notwithstanding the truth is held up to their view and applied to their conscience, with all the power of human eloquence? What, then, can we expect, if the Bible and other religious books are left to operate alone? Will they not be comparatively inefficient? Yes, the impenitent are dead in trespasses and sins, insensible to their moral condition, and love this insensibility, and merely sending them the written word, to apprise them of their danger, is not enough. Heralds must go about among the dead, crying, Awake, thou that sleepest! They must not only be apprised of their danger, but it must be kept before them, and their attention kept fixed on it, till they shall be induced to escape. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.