Transcribed from the 1849 John W. Parker edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
TWENTY-FIVE
VILLAGE SERMONS.
BY
CHARLES KINGSLEY, Jun.,
RECTOR OF EVERSLEY, HANTS, AND CANON OF MIDDLEHAM, YORKSHIRE.
LONDON:
JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.
MDCCCXLIX.
LONDON:
Printed by G. Barclay, Castle St Leicester Sq.
CONTENTS.
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SERMON I. GOD’S WORLD. Psalmciv. 24. | |
O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! in wisdom hast Thoumade them all: the earth is full of Thy riches | |
SERMON II. RELIGION NOT GODLINESS. Psalmciv. 13–15. | |
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth issatisfied with the fruit of thy works. He causeth the grassto grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that hemay bring forth food out of the earth; and wine that maketh gladthe heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and breadwhich strengtheneth man’s heart | |
SERMON III. LIFE AND DEATH. Psalmciv. 24, 28–30. | |
O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! in wisdom hast Thoumade them all: the earth is full of Thy riches. That Thougivest them they gather: Thou openest Thine hand, they are filledwith good. Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled: Thoutakest away their breath, they die, and return to theirdust. Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created: andThou renewest the face of the earth | |
SERMON IV. THE WORK OF GOD’S SPIRIT. James,i. 16, 17. | |
Do not err, my beloved brethren; every good gift and everyperfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father oflights | |
SERMON V. FAITH. Habakkuk, ii. 4. | |
The just shall live by faith | |
SERMON VI. THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH. Galatians, v. 16. | |
I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfilthe lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against theSpirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, and these are contrarythe one to the other | |
SERMON VII. RETRIBUTION. Numbers,xxxii. 23. | |
Be sure your sin will find you out | |
SERMON VIII. SELF-DESTRUCTION. 1 Kings,xxii. 23. | |
The Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all thesethy prophets | |
SERMON IX. HELL ON EARTH. Matthew,viii. 29. | |
And behold the evil spirits cried out, saying, What havewe to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God? Art Thou comehither to torment us before the time? | |
SERMON X. NOAH’S JUSTICE. Genesis,vi. 9. | |
Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, andNoah walked with God | |
SERMON XI. THE NOACHIC COVENANT. Gen. ix.8, 9. | |
And God spake unto Noah, and his sons with him, saying,And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with yourseed after you | |
SERMON XII. ABRAHAM’S FAITH. Hebrews,xi. 9, 10. | |
By faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise as in astrange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob,the heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked for acity, which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God | |
SERMON XIII. ABRAHAM’S OBEDIENCE. Hebrews,xi. 17–19. | |
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; andhe that had received the promises offered up his only-begottenson, of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead;from whence also he received him in a figure | |
SERMON XIV. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. 1 John,ii. 13. | |
I write unto you, little children, because ye have knownthe Father | |
SERMON XV. THE TRANSFIGURATION. Mark,ix. 2. | |
Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth themup into a high mountain apart, and was transfigured beforethem | |
SERMON XVI. THE CRUCIFIXION. Isaiah,liii. 7. | |
He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter | |
SERMON XVII. THE RESURRECTION. Luke,xxiv. 6. | |
He is not here—He is risen | |
SERMON XVIII. IMPROVEMENT. Psalmxcii. 12. | |
The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: he shallgrow like the cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted inthe house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of ourGod. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; theyshall be fat and flourishing | |
SERMON XIX. MAN’S WORKING DAY. John,xi. 9, 10. | |
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in theday? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, becausehe seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in thenight he stumbleth, because there is no light in him | |
SERMON XX. ASSOCIATION. Galatians, vi. 2. | |
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the lawof Christ | |
SERMON XXI. HEAVEN ON EARTH. 1 Cor.x. 31. | |
Whether ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all tothe glory of God | |
SERMON XXII. NATIONAL PRIVILEGES. Luke, x.23. | |
Blessed are the eyes which see the things which ye see:for I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to seethose things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hearthose things which ye hear, and have not heard them | |
SERMON XXIII. LENTEN THOUGHTS. Haggai,i. 5. | |
Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of Hosts, consideryour ways | |
SERMON XXIV. ON BOOKS. John, i.1. | |
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,and the Word was God | |
SERMON XXV. THE COURAGE OF THE SAVIOUR. John,xi. 7, 8. | |
Then after that saith He to His disciples, Let us go intoJudea again. His disciples say to Him, Master, the Jews oflate sought to stone thee, and goest thou thither again? | |