ISBN: 9780217989367

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either pa… More...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Books Select-Sermons-Preached-in-the-Broadway-Church~~Edwin-Hubbell-Chapin General Books LLC Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: IX. WORKING AND WAITING. But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will gay unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat ? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shall eat and drink ? Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him ? I trow not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all these things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. Luke xvn. 7-10. My remarks in the present discourse will be drawn from the general scope of this passage, and therefore I have taken the entire illustration which our Saviour uses here. In these words He sets forth our relations and our obligations to God?our obligations of patient and reverent service. And thus, as it appears to me, Christ answers a problem. For there may be some who are disposed to reason to this effect: " God," they may say, "has called us into existence without our own will. He has placed us in this world and surrounded us with these conditions. Is He not, then,bound to provide for us ? Docs the mere fact of out creation involve obligation on our part ? Or, speaking from the highest moral ground, is there not an obligation on the part of the Deity respecting us?" Now to this question there is an answer in the condition of things. God does see to our general well- being. He has abundantly provided for us. He perpetually ministers to us. And though instances of suffering and misery so widely prevail, these grow out of conditions absolutely necessary to the highest scheme of being. But these natural premises being assumed, the question comes up?What is our rightfu...<