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This thought of the compass of duty, that it is a large and far - reaching instead of a petty thing, has often been borne in on the minds of men. It affected an unknown Hebrew writer of many centuries ago, whose words I take as a sort of text for my remarks to - day. To him duty was the will of the Invisible Power who made the world and ruled human life; it was the Divine commandment or law - and his language is, Thy commandment is exceed ing broad Most striking are the words that immedi ately precede it. I have seen an end of all perfection, he says. That is, as I understand the words, that which deems itself final or perfect is not so. The perfect, that which men think so, that which they content themselves with, that which they rest in, has always something be yond it; it is not really perfect at all. I have seen an end of all perfection - there is a touch of irony in the language; 'tis as much as to say to those who boasted or were satisfied, Your perfection is imaginary. You do not realize the sweep and vastness of the Divine requirement; you do not see that the commandment is exceeding broad. It is a thought that we may well take home to ourselves, a very practical thought.
Let us bring before us some of the ways in which men become contented with themselves.
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