Scripture Difficulties, 4 Sermons Preached Before the University of Cambridge in April 1853, at Th Lecture Founded by J. Hulse; To Which Is Added, a ... to Which Is Added, a Sermon Preached Before t - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853. Excerpt: ... A SERMON, PHILIPPIANS III. 20. Our conversation or citizenship) is in heaven. HE events of our Lord's burial, resurrection,--and ascension, have been carefully made significant of events in the life of every Christian in the admonitory teaching of the Church. Thus on Easter Eve, we are bid to pray 'that as we are baptized into the death of our Saviour, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with him, and that through the grave and gate of death we may pass to our joyful resurrection.' On Easter Day and the following Sundays, we pray for God's 'special grace' 'to promote in us good desires,' 'to put away from us malice and wickedness,' 'to serve God in pureness of living and truth,' 'to endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of Christ's most holy life,' 'to maintain the state into which we were admitted when made to partake of the new covenant,' 'to love God's will, and have our hearts fixed on that alone which can give true joy.' And to-day we pray that we may in 'heart and mind ascend with our Lord into heaven,' to dwell or abide with Him there. In these invocations, we recognize that Christ's burial is to signify to us our baptism, his resurrection the change from the life carnal to the life spiritual, and his ascension, our spiritual citizenship. This idea of the death and burial of Christ representing to us our baptism, is recognized and assumed all through the office for the Administration of that rite. Thus, before the consecration of the water, ' O merciful God, grant that the old Adam in this child may be so buried that the new man may be raised up in him.' In the thanksgiving for the regeneration of the child, 'humbly we beseech thee to grant that he being dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and bein...

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