Sermons Practical And Doctrinal

eplorable necessities. Though the heathen, in his most uncultured state, perceives himself to be vastly superiour to the other creatures around him ; still in his most refined elevation, he is oppressed with weakness, terrified with dangers, perplexed with doubts, tormented with sufferings, for which he discovers neither cause nor remedy. His neighbours die; his parents die ; his children die; he is dying himself. He exclaims, " Where have my friends gone ? What is their state ? Shall we ever meet again? Why all this misery?" To his mind is not the scene a chaos of goodness and wrath ? He reflects: he argues; he is confounded ; he despairs. That cheering light, which shall partially dispel his darkness, is like the openingof the; prison to them who are bound. That friendly voice which shall answer some of his anxious inquiries, is glorious like the first song of heaven to the departed saint. Such a light shines, such a voice is heard from the pages of the Gospel. To mention a Jew instances in which the Gospel is glorious, is the present design. I. The Gospel is glorious in revealing truths, fnost important, but which, had been unknown, or not clearly discovered, by the heathen world. This face proves the necessity of revelation; and frqm this we may infer, that God would give a revelation. While destitute of this divine instruction, have mankind ever conceived just ideas of the Divine Being ? Which is the nation, learned,or unlearned ; who is the profound s... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.