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The Union Of Love To God And Love To Man, A Sermon, Preached In St. Andrew's Church, New Town, Edinburgh,
Man is a principle congenial with it . They are co-existent principles , and they cannot be found separate from each other . Love to Man is the fruit or evidence of Love to God ; and therefore , whoever is possessed of the one principle , will possess the other also . Hence it is vain to imagine , that a man can be devout towards God , or that he can have any just claim to the character and rewards of religionwho
, is not at the same time benevolent and charitable towards his Brethren : much less can any one be said to be religious , whilst he indulges himself in any species of malice and injustice . It is proposed , through the Divine aid , I .-To consider what is implied in the word Brother . II . To mention some of the chief arguments which the Christian
religion makes use of , to persuade us to love our Brethren . III . To shew that we cannot love God , unless we love our Brethren also . —And , IV . To make some reflections with a view to guard you against that narrow selfish spirit , and those evil passions , which are a hindrance to the exercise of Love to mankind .
I . We shall consider what is implied in the word Brother . The words Brother and Neighbour are often used by the sacred writers to denote all mankind . Hence the word Brother implies one who resembles us in the shape of his body , and in the general cast of his mind ; one who is of our own nature , and who , in an enlarged sense , is of one blood with us . Thus said St . Paul to the men of Athens * ,
* God hath made of one blood all nations of men , for to dwell on all the face of the earth / Although our Brother may differ from us in some outward circumstances of birth and fortune and education , or in some peculiar features of his body and of his mind , yet he was born in tho same planet with us , and he is our cotemporary passenger through this state of mortalityand he is susceptible of joy and sorrowand he
, , is sensible to the difference between a state of prosperity and adversity , as we are . Being our fellow-traveller through this probationary state , he is beset with the like enemies , and dangers , and temptations , that we have to struggle with .
Upon us depends much of that happiness , or of that misery , which lie doth experience in his journey through life . He , and we , have but a short while to travel together , before we shall take a final leave of each other on this side of the grave , and be summoned to appear before the Judge of all the earth , to give an account of our mutual treatment of . each other . * Therefore see that ye fall not out by the ' for the time is nearwhen you and your Brother shall not be
way ; , able either to befriend or to hurt one another any more . The time is fast approaching , when ye shall not have it in your power either to do him a good office , or to wound his character , or to hurt his property and his peace . Let us be careful to live together in habits of friendship , and in a mutual intercourse of good offices ; and the more especially as our holy relig ion teaches us to expect , that , after a short
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The Union Of Love To God And Love To Man, A Sermon, Preached In St. Andrew's Church, New Town, Edinburgh,
Man is a principle congenial with it . They are co-existent principles , and they cannot be found separate from each other . Love to Man is the fruit or evidence of Love to God ; and therefore , whoever is possessed of the one principle , will possess the other also . Hence it is vain to imagine , that a man can be devout towards God , or that he can have any just claim to the character and rewards of religionwho
, is not at the same time benevolent and charitable towards his Brethren : much less can any one be said to be religious , whilst he indulges himself in any species of malice and injustice . It is proposed , through the Divine aid , I .-To consider what is implied in the word Brother . II . To mention some of the chief arguments which the Christian
religion makes use of , to persuade us to love our Brethren . III . To shew that we cannot love God , unless we love our Brethren also . —And , IV . To make some reflections with a view to guard you against that narrow selfish spirit , and those evil passions , which are a hindrance to the exercise of Love to mankind .
I . We shall consider what is implied in the word Brother . The words Brother and Neighbour are often used by the sacred writers to denote all mankind . Hence the word Brother implies one who resembles us in the shape of his body , and in the general cast of his mind ; one who is of our own nature , and who , in an enlarged sense , is of one blood with us . Thus said St . Paul to the men of Athens * ,
* God hath made of one blood all nations of men , for to dwell on all the face of the earth / Although our Brother may differ from us in some outward circumstances of birth and fortune and education , or in some peculiar features of his body and of his mind , yet he was born in tho same planet with us , and he is our cotemporary passenger through this state of mortalityand he is susceptible of joy and sorrowand he
, , is sensible to the difference between a state of prosperity and adversity , as we are . Being our fellow-traveller through this probationary state , he is beset with the like enemies , and dangers , and temptations , that we have to struggle with .
Upon us depends much of that happiness , or of that misery , which lie doth experience in his journey through life . He , and we , have but a short while to travel together , before we shall take a final leave of each other on this side of the grave , and be summoned to appear before the Judge of all the earth , to give an account of our mutual treatment of . each other . * Therefore see that ye fall not out by the ' for the time is nearwhen you and your Brother shall not be
way ; , able either to befriend or to hurt one another any more . The time is fast approaching , when ye shall not have it in your power either to do him a good office , or to wound his character , or to hurt his property and his peace . Let us be careful to live together in habits of friendship , and in a mutual intercourse of good offices ; and the more especially as our holy relig ion teaches us to expect , that , after a short