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A Sermon,
A SERMON ,
PREACHED IN THE CHAPEL AT SUNDERLAND , AT THE OPENING OF H'EARMOUTH BRIDGE , BEFORE THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DURHAM , BY JOHN BREWSTER , M . A . CHAPLAIN OP THE LODGE OF PHILANTHROPY , STOCKTOS , NO . IO »
Nozv , therefore , our God , tve thank thee andprais etby glorious name . I CHKON . XXIX . 13 .
< npi-IE earliest duty which we are taught , at our entrance on this - " - scene of life , is Thankfulness to the bountiful Giver of every good and perfect gift ; and the last duty expected from us will be the same . Indeed , when we reflect upon the whole compass of our being , and consider not only the comforts , but the enjoyments which are allowed us , if we retain the reason and faculties of men , we shall feel the purest sentiments of gratitude in our heartsand experience the most
, ardent expressions of it in our words and actions . Under every system of religion , thanksgiving forms a part . And no wonder ; for a sense of the excellencies of the God of Nature , and the universal benefits which bespreads around us , impress themselves upon every amiable feeling , and produce the most beneficial effects . Assembled at this time to return thanks to Almihty Godfor the completion of
g , a sublime and arduous undertaking , let us recall our minds , my brethren , from the ceremonial of this meeting , to that more important part of it which remains . Whatever we do , we are directed , not by the voice of nature only , but by the precept of an apostle , to do it to the glory of God * To make any adequate return to God for his abundant kindnesss , we know to be impossible . Our own merits can
lay no claim to his love . Circumstanced as we are , in a fallen , degenerate state , we can rely only on his intrinsic goodness , through the merits and intercession of his Son . This it is which stamps a value on our imperfect endeavours ; for , " of him , and through him , and to him , are all things . To whom be glory for ever . Amen . " . * ' When David had collected together the valuable materials which
were afterwards used b y Solomon in the construction of theTempJe , he experienced all those exquisite sensations , which that man only feels who appropriates the blessings which Providence bestows upon him ( 0 the good of mankind . " Wherefore David , " says the sacred historian , " blessed the Lord before all the congregation ; and David
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Sermon,
A SERMON ,
PREACHED IN THE CHAPEL AT SUNDERLAND , AT THE OPENING OF H'EARMOUTH BRIDGE , BEFORE THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DURHAM , BY JOHN BREWSTER , M . A . CHAPLAIN OP THE LODGE OF PHILANTHROPY , STOCKTOS , NO . IO »
Nozv , therefore , our God , tve thank thee andprais etby glorious name . I CHKON . XXIX . 13 .
< npi-IE earliest duty which we are taught , at our entrance on this - " - scene of life , is Thankfulness to the bountiful Giver of every good and perfect gift ; and the last duty expected from us will be the same . Indeed , when we reflect upon the whole compass of our being , and consider not only the comforts , but the enjoyments which are allowed us , if we retain the reason and faculties of men , we shall feel the purest sentiments of gratitude in our heartsand experience the most
, ardent expressions of it in our words and actions . Under every system of religion , thanksgiving forms a part . And no wonder ; for a sense of the excellencies of the God of Nature , and the universal benefits which bespreads around us , impress themselves upon every amiable feeling , and produce the most beneficial effects . Assembled at this time to return thanks to Almihty Godfor the completion of
g , a sublime and arduous undertaking , let us recall our minds , my brethren , from the ceremonial of this meeting , to that more important part of it which remains . Whatever we do , we are directed , not by the voice of nature only , but by the precept of an apostle , to do it to the glory of God * To make any adequate return to God for his abundant kindnesss , we know to be impossible . Our own merits can
lay no claim to his love . Circumstanced as we are , in a fallen , degenerate state , we can rely only on his intrinsic goodness , through the merits and intercession of his Son . This it is which stamps a value on our imperfect endeavours ; for , " of him , and through him , and to him , are all things . To whom be glory for ever . Amen . " . * ' When David had collected together the valuable materials which
were afterwards used b y Solomon in the construction of theTempJe , he experienced all those exquisite sensations , which that man only feels who appropriates the blessings which Providence bestows upon him ( 0 the good of mankind . " Wherefore David , " says the sacred historian , " blessed the Lord before all the congregation ; and David