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Description:Excerpt from Sermon and Addresses: On the Occasion of the Admission, by the Presbytery of Toronto, of the Rev. John Barclay, A. M., To the Pastoral Charge of the Congregation of St. Andrew's Church, Toronto, on the 6th December, 1842It should, methinks, brethren, be an awakening considera tion, that in proportion to our occupancy and zeal about the advancement of religion, so in some respects is our danger of trusting to the external means, and seeking our own glory through these. And the want of success in many an enterprise that bears the aspect of being a Christian one, may' just be referable to this, that the agents in it have been acting, as though they were doing all, and have been seeking to them selves the glory, and so they have been left to themselves. Iii this way, we fear that we are often denied the gracions presence of. The Divine Spirit, in all our religious exercises, in; the closet and f amil y - the meeting for prayer - the sabbath school - m the solemn assemblies of the sabbath - the sacramental services, and the meetings of the rulers of the church. We have in many cases sought our own glory, as personal agents, or the glory of Our own church or communion and, God has refused to maintain fellowship with us and to confer any true honor upon us. And, why should we wonder that he has thus dealt with as 2 Is He, by honouring those who dishonour Him, to become the rewar'der of His enemies in the very acts of treachery and rebellion against himself Let us rather admire his patience and long-suffering With us, and, while yet retained in His service, and permitted to occupy various stations of inﬂuence and responsibility, let us strive and labour in a dependance upon His blessing for the advance: ment of His kingdom.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sermon and Addresses: On the Occasion of the Admission, by the Presbytery of Toronto, of the Rev. John Barclay, A. M., To the Pastoral Charge of the ... on the 6th December, 1842 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Sermon and Addresses: On the Occasion of the Admission, by the Presbytery of Toronto, of the Rev. John Barclay, A. M., To the Pastoral Charge of the ... on the 6th December, 1842 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Sermon and Addresses: On the Occasion of the Admission, by the Presbytery of Toronto, of the Rev. John Barclay, A. M., To the Pastoral Charge of the Congregation of St. Andrew's Church, Toronto, on the 6th December, 1842It should, methinks, brethren, be an awakening considera tion, that in proportion to our occupancy and zeal about the advancement of religion, so in some respects is our danger of trusting to the external means, and seeking our own glory through these. And the want of success in many an enterprise that bears the aspect of being a Christian one, may' just be referable to this, that the agents in it have been acting, as though they were doing all, and have been seeking to them selves the glory, and so they have been left to themselves. Iii this way, we fear that we are often denied the gracions presence of. The Divine Spirit, in all our religious exercises, in; the closet and f amil y - the meeting for prayer - the sabbath school - m the solemn assemblies of the sabbath - the sacramental services, and the meetings of the rulers of the church. We have in many cases sought our own glory, as personal agents, or the glory of Our own church or communion and, God has refused to maintain fellowship with us and to confer any true honor upon us. And, why should we wonder that he has thus dealt with as 2 Is He, by honouring those who dishonour Him, to become the rewar'der of His enemies in the very acts of treachery and rebellion against himself Let us rather admire his patience and long-suffering With us, and, while yet retained in His service, and permitted to occupy various stations of inﬂuence and responsibility, let us strive and labour in a dependance upon His blessing for the advance: ment of His kingdom.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sermon and Addresses: On the Occasion of the Admission, by the Presbytery of Toronto, of the Rev. John Barclay, A. M., To the Pastoral Charge of the ... on the 6th December, 1842 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Sermon and Addresses: On the Occasion of the Admission, by the Presbytery of Toronto, of the Rev. John Barclay, A. M., To the Pastoral Charge of the ... on the 6th December, 1842 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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