The Duty Of Living For The Good Of Posterity

Author : Stephen Chapin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483325487
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book The Duty of Living for the Good of Posterity written by Stephen Chapin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Duty of Living for the Good of Posterity: A Sermon, Delivered at North-Yarmouth, December, 22, 1820, in Commemoration of the Close of the Second Century From the Landing of the Fore-Fathers of New-England David, not long after his coronation, marched his army against the J ebusites, and dislodged them from the strong hold of Zion. Having taken possession of this place he changed its name, and called it the city of David, and resolved that it should become the capital of his kingdom, and the seat of national worship. He therefore proceeded to erect such a palace and other magnificent buildings, as would be suited for the established residence of the King and court. In further completing his design, he took early measures to remove the Ark of God from Kirjath-jearim and to fix its abode at Jerusalem. He assembled about thirty thousand chosen men of Israel, and with them he marched to Kirjath-jearim, and thence brought up the Ark with the most august solemnities, and placed it in the midst of the tabernacle, which he had prepared for its reception. From these transactions David retired to his own private dwelling, and sat down to contemplate, with admiring gratitude, the mercies of God in preserving him amid all the perils of war, and in granting him rest round about from all his enemies. But in the midst of these pious meditations, he was led to look around on the wealth and splendors of his royal palace, and to contrast them with the poor and humble abode of the Lord of Hosts. His generous mind was deeply wounded to think that he, a poor and sinful worm of the dust, should live in a princely mansion, surrounded with the splendor of state, whilst the God of Israel abode beneath a tent. This reflection had hardly passed his mind, before he determined to build a house, suited for the reception of the Ark and the symbol of Jehovah's presence. 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.