Sermons to the Spiritual Man (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Sermons to the Spiritual Man

There is no being with whom man stands in such close and important relations as with the invisible God, and yet there is no being with whom he finds it SO difficult to have communication. The earth he can see and touch. His fellow-man he can look in the eye and Speak to. But no man hath seen God at any time. Century after century passes by, and the Highest utters no voice that is audible to the outward ear. Thousands and millions Of human supplications are sent up to Him who dwells in the heavens, but the heavens are not rent, no deity comes down, and no visible Sign is made. The skies are Silent. The impenetrable vail between man's body and God's Spirit is not withdrawn even for an instant.

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This volume is complementary to another, published in 1871, under the title of "Sermons to the Natural Man." In the earlier volume, the author aimed to address the human conscience. In this, he would speak to the Christian heart. The former supposed original and unpardoned sin, and endeavored to produce the consciousness of it. The latter supposes forgiven and indwelling sin, and would aid in the struggle and victory over it. The writer has had evidence, both from this country and from abroad, that theological sermonizing and the close application of truth are not so unwelcome and unpopular, as they are sometimes represented to be. This encourages him to hope that the present volume, which takes a wider range, and brings to view the experiences and aspirations of the regenerate believer, may find a yet larger class of sympathetic readers. At the same time, the author is well aware that both volumes are out of all keeping with some existing tendencies in the religious world. But these tendencies are destined to disappear, whenever the blind guides shall cease to lead the blind, and honest self-knowledge shall take the place of self-flattery and religious delusion. That this will happen, is as certain as that the Holy Spirit has not forsaken the world for which God incarnate died, but will, in His own way, again search and illumine the human soul, as in "the times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord."

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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.