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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1807 Excerpt: ... SERMON 1. THE SONG OF SIMEON. Luke ii. 25--30. And behold there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name, tuas Simeon, and the same man mas just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost ivas upon I im. And it tuas revealed to him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law; then he toot him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation. NOW let me die since I have see?i thy face, because thou art yet alive, Gen. xlvi. 30. This was the exclamation of an affectionate father; might I not have said, of a weakly affectionate father, on a memorable occasion in his life. If such an emotion savors not of heroism, it is at least an effusion of nature. Joseph had been the centre of a fond parent's tenderest affections. Jacob had If the reader wishes to peruse Saurin's Sermons as originally arranged, that on the Birth of Jesus Christ, the third of vol. II. of Mr. Robinson's selection, immediately precedes this on the Song of Simeon. VOL. VI. A for more than twenty years been impressed with the belief that this dearly beloved son was devoured by an evil beast. He displayed every token of affliction that could be expressed by the paternal heart, on the loss of a child, a darling child, thus cruelly torn from him. After so many years of mourning, he is informed that his son is yet alive, that he is exalted to the most eminent state of power and splendor which the king of Egypt could bestow 5 that he had sent to bring his father down to him. Every instant now appea...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 115012184X
- ISBN 13 9781150121845
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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