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Excerpt from Sermons on Certain of the Less Prominent Facts and References in Sacred Story
But the galling thing, the thing most keenly felt by all classes of the Jews, was the holiness of our Lord: He did not suit them as a leader, because He would make no truce with their evil passions, and allow no indulgence to their lusts. Had He made greater al lowance for human frailty, had He not so expanded the morality of the law as to make it denounce the adultery of a look, and the murder of a thought, many, both in earlier days and in later, would have given Him their adherence, and have become his disciples. The main cause of irritation and dislike has all along been the same; it is in active play now, and came into play so soon as it was seen that Christ displayed, and demanded, the strictest purity of action, and word, and thought if Christianity would but be a little more indulgent to men''s vices, it would quickly carry their votes.
But if it were a dislike of Christ, as an uncompromising teacher of holiness, which chiefly moved, or actuated the multitude, we may naturally look to find some exhibition of the fact in their con duct not indeed, any open declaration - for the worst will hardly confess that it is goodness which they hate - but some ebullition of temper, which shall give the same witness, though not equally direct.
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But the galling thing, the thing most keenly felt by all classes of the Jews, was the holiness of our Lord: He did not suit them as a leader, because He would make no truce with their evil passions, and allow no indulgence to their lusts. Had He made greater al lowance for human frailty, had He not so expanded the morality of the law as to make it denounce the adultery of a look, and the murder of a thought, many, both in earlier days and in later, would have given Him their adherence, and have become his disciples. The main cause of irritation and dislike has all along been the same; it is in active play now, and came into play so soon as it was seen that Christ displayed, and demanded, the strictest purity of action, and word, and thought if Christianity would but be a little more indulgent to men''s vices, it would quickly carry their votes.
But if it were a dislike of Christ, as an uncompromising teacher of holiness, which chiefly moved, or actuated the multitude, we may naturally look to find some exhibition of the fact in their con duct not indeed, any open declaration - for the worst will hardly confess that it is goodness which they hate - but some ebullition of temper, which shall give the same witness, though not equally direct.
About the Publisher
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.
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Henry Melvill
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ISBN - 9780666452030
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 146
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Henry Melvill
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ISBN - 9781333968878
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Page Count - 148
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