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 JOHN FliEDEKICTOxN, 
 
SEKMON. 
 
 !i Timothy i. ; (i, 7. 
 
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 '• WhiTolliri! I iml ilu-e in reiiieiubraiice tliat tliou Hlir up the jrifi ol CJocI. 
 wliicli is ill llie,. l,y the i.iK.iiijr on of my liamls. For Clo.i hath not given uh 
 thoKpirit of fear; but of power, ami of love, and of a sound mind." 
 
 Wio are apt to dwell j^o frcMiueiitly t)ii ^t Paul's 
 iu)l)le ('liaiiii)ionsliip of justiticatioii hy fnitli, that we 
 forget the loaiiitbld graces which dwelt in this wonder- 
 ful man. Yet it is good to point out each trait of 
 uohleness; his ])uriiing love, his surprising wisdom, his 
 unexampled tenderness, his untiring perseverance, his 
 ready self-sacrifice ; his accuracy In the choicer of Avords, 
 his masterly arrangement of his suhject, his judicious 
 commendations, liis no less weighty censures, liis indif- 
 ference to strip(!s, to Lnprisomnent, and to death. 
 Thus viewing his charaeler on every side, let us fix- 
 claim, with reverence and humility, what hath God 
 wrought ! In such a spirit let us approach the text, 
 and endeavour to learn from it the lessons proper to the 
 Clergy, and fraught with instruction to us all. And 
 may^God give liis blessing ! 
 
 It seems to liave been one part of St. Paul's peculiar 
 trial, that lie stood nearly tdone, when he most re- 
 quired support. He entered the proud and imperial 
 city of Rome, a forlorn and aged man ; in chains, and 
 
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 iiecdiiiL'' s} iiipjitliy ; weak in Ixxly, worn with toil ; bonic 
 <lowii ])y (•l!iiiioi'(»us iiijiistlcc: y«'t "at my first answer 
 no mail stood with me," one departed one way, oiu^ 
 anutliei-. 'I'lie trial was tor lite or death, and the judge 
 was rs'ero. The s[)irit of tear seized some, tlie spirit of 
 worldlinessiiileeted others. Men dealt with the Apos- 
 tle as tliey sometinu's deal with liis successors: they see 
 them struj2:L;'ling I'oi- life in water and i)romise to sue" 
 cor them: and whiMi they have reached the shore, 
 the)'" Hock to them and "encumber them witli help." 
 When St. Paul was at Rome and wanted aid, they ran 
 away and left him to shift for himself. Probably, if 
 he had got safe back to Asia, he wonld have received 
 abundance of support, when he diil not want it. It is 
 f[uite as stn'c a trial to a man's patience to be offered 
 help after the <lifliculty is over, as it is to be refused 
 aid when the stream is at its height : yet such is the 
 way of the world. 
 
 Now (Hie fancies that one sees tlirouij:h the veil 
 of that fatherlv kindness with Avhich St. Paul ad- 
 dresses Timothy, an a})prehension that this good and 
 holy man might be a little timorous and yielding. 
 He l)ids him often to remember his ordination vows 
 and ii'races ; he charges him "before (Jod and the Lord 
 Jesus Cnrist," he urges him "not to be ashamed of his 
 testimony," to " endure hardness,'' " to hold fast the 
 formof sound words," he glances at Onesiphorus, as one 
 that had "sought him out diligently in Itome," and as 
 one "not ashamed of his chain," he exhorts him to en- 
 dure afflictions, " to fight the good fight of faith ;" 
 
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and this in such ji way us renders it prolmMc that 
 Timothy tound the ti'ial almost heyoiid endurance. 
 It is no disi)aragement to Timothy to suppose that he 
 micrht be k'ss firm jmkI couniu'eous tlian St. Paul. Who 
 is not ? Perhaps \v(: are not so courageous as Timotliy. 
 
 Tlie text })et()re us may be divided into tliree ])arts. 
 First, Tiie duty Avhicli wc sliould discliarge, — stir up 
 the (jift of God. Secondly, Tlie nifirmity wliich we 
 ought to shun ; the spirit of fear ^ (htXUic, of cowardice, 
 or as one reading jjas it, ihvXdar;, of ])ase, servile fear. 
 Thirdly, The graces which we should seek, the sjnrit 
 of poimr^ and of love^ and of a sound mind \ and we 
 are not to seek them as though they were new to us, 
 but we are dvas(>ii:v^uv, to rekindle those already given, 
 and given at a peculiar time, and in a i)eculiar manner, 
 " hj tlieimitinfj on of my liands.''^ 
 
 ThcMigh none present doubt the fact, we cannot too 
 often insist ui)on it that all moral and religious quali- 
 ties are the gift of God. Whether it l)e courage, love, 
 or wisdom, all is <ii{Atu:. From tlio corrupt fountain of 
 the natural heart no good thing Hows. " He prevents 
 us, that we may have a gc^od will :" He works in us, 
 when we have that will : pardoning, sanctifying, per- 
 severing grace, all is His, for His is the kingdom, and 
 the power, and the glory. And if this be so in the 
 case of ordinary Christians, how mnch more forcibly 
 must it apply to those who are ap})ointed to teach 
 others ; to feed, to premonish the Lord's fiimily, to 
 seek out Christ's sheep out of this naughty world, to 
 nurse, to govern and guide the Church. Every quali- 
 
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 ticiitiuii of wliii'li tlicy stand in lU'cd is to In* t'ouiid 
 Diit of tlicinsclvcs : it is to Im- sought as His m^it't, His 
 special i;i ft, wlio alone can <|ualify tliein for their work, 
 and make them snecessfid in it. And the ajHtstle 
 plainly declari'S that there is a special i;'ift yTanted to 
 faithfnl and helieviny' C'lernynu'n at the time of their 
 ordination, and to he exju'cted hythem in answer to 
 prayer. Sfir up theijift of Hod. It is evident I tliink 
 tlnit lie is not s[»eakinn' of miraenlons nifts solely or 
 principally; the ((ualities which he names a}>pertain 
 to Christ's Ministers in all aL;es, and are wliolly inde- 
 l)endent of miracidons |)()wer. 
 
 Intlie directions of the x\[H>stle; to Timothy throiinh- 
 oiit the Epistle there is little of a limited, temporary 
 nature, but for the most [)art what is lastini^and neces- 
 sary. An<l thei^it't here spoken of is one which all men 
 need, daily, and at all times, and none more than the 
 Bishops of the Church, whose otiice is so ditticult and 
 so danii'erous. And tlu^ rin'lit exercise of the i'ifts im- 
 [)arted at ordination is not confined to the Aposths. For 
 if it were confined to them how could Christianity he 
 ii Listing Institution t To what end did our Lord 
 promise to he with the Apostles " alway, even to the 
 end of the world," if, on the death of the last surviv- 
 ing Apostle, He withdrew those gifts, which the sins 
 and necessities of men ])erpetually re([uire ? 
 
 Let us rememher tlnit the denial of the continuance 
 of spiritual gifts heyond the days of the jV])0stles is u 
 part of that system of rationalism which refuses to he- 
 lie ve whatever it cannot see, and which explains away 
 
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 tlui mirai'lcs of'tlic Lord TT'mis('If'. If tliorr ])v. dilVu'iil- 
 tics foiiiiri'icd witli the tr.iiisniissi(UM>t' s|>intUMl L-it'tM, 
 then; JUT iilso dilUcultlt's coiitu'ctctl with (Iriiioiiiiical 
 |MMHossi(Hi, dilliciilti. .-. cojiiicctcd with tlii' liu-aniatioii, 
 the Sacraiuciits, tlic PcisoiiaHtv of the Holy (Jlmst. 
 Eiwh Mystery of tho Faith is sun^cstivii of i^iavc 
 d<)ul>ts; l>iit it'tht; text of Kcvclation 1»(' iiisutKicicut to 
 st'tthf tlic <|ii(sti«)ii, iiotliiiiL;" cU(' Nvill settle it. We 
 shall have to give it up altoL,'('th('i'. As Ix'Tu'Vcrs in 
 the (h»ctriiu's ot* oui* Ciiiu'ch, we avc more nearly coii- 
 eeriuMl witli tliis(piestioii. For in the toriuot* Consecra- 
 tion tlie otlieiatinn' minister iveites th(^ words ot' Christ 
 to his A[)osties, applii's them to tlir east; ot' the Priest 
 who is to be ordained, or th(! J>Isho[) wlio is to he con- 
 secrated ; and, to pi'event misconsti'uction, ex])ressly 
 says, not that the; frorkoHn Hisliop is ''eonunitted unto 
 thee hy tlu; ini|)osition of our hands," hut "stir n[) the 
 <//'i(cd of (fod wliieh is ^iven tliee hy this im[)osition of 
 our hands." Now , no man, wiio heiii^vcs the promoters 
 of our Keformation to ha\ e Ixn-n men (►f piety and judg- 
 ment, can suppose that tliey would have retained such 
 words in the I*i-aN'er !>ook, believini!' them to he a rem- 
 nant of suju'i'stition, uhicli they were desirous, but un- 
 al)lo, to get rid of. Such a supposition wouhl deprive 
 tlieui of all title to our respect, and would lead us to 
 consider them as persons who not' only used words 
 without meaning, l)ut who providi.ul for a succession of 
 persons who sliould use words witliout meaning, and 
 who would become triHei's and equivocators in the 
 House and iu the })resence of God, by pretending, in 
 
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 tlio most solemn net of their lives, to n^ceive what they 
 did not believe could he given. Ihit the dying testi- 
 mony of these holy men assures us that their words are 
 not " cunningly- devised tallies," but sober, sound, yet 
 most awful truth. 
 
 Let us consider liow carefully tlie Church guards 
 herself asfaiust various errors l)v her choice of such 
 words, " Stir up the grace of (Jodwhichis given thee 
 by this imposition of our liands." 
 
 1, It is the grace of (xod. We do not arrogate to 
 ourselves the power of Ijestowing it. It is not our gift, 
 nor the gift of our hands, nor the work of our liands. 
 It is ffiven flee of (rod. 
 
 2. Nevertheless, it is given by tlie laying on of 
 our hands, because the Apostle sa)s so ; and we lay 
 claim to the possession of all the ordinary gifts to 
 w^hich the Apostles laid claim. 
 
 If, as Bishops of the Church, we may not lay claim 
 to such gifts as the Apostles claimed, by wliat right do 
 our brethren, the Laity of the Church, lay claim to the 
 heritage possessed by the faithful in the primitive ages ? 
 Both must stand or fall together. But if Christ 
 "ascended, that he miu'ht <i"ive uifts uiitij men;" if the 
 purpose of these gifts was to make '' some, A])ostles ; 
 and some, Proj)hets ; and some. Evangelists ; and some, 
 pastors and ^eachers ; for the perfecting of the saints, for 
 the work of the ministry, for the; edifying f)^ the l)ody 
 of Christ :" if we be still a part of that body, we may 
 lawfully claim the possession of tliose gifts. If it 
 should l)e ol)jected that the Aj)ostolic gifts were evi" 
 
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 deiitly miraculous, plenary, and confined to tlie Apos- 
 tles ; we re])ly, that the gifts alluded to in the Epistles 
 to Timothy and Titus are none of them ap[)arently of 
 an extraordinary kind ; and if they l)e so considered, 
 the Epistles themselves are mere records of the past, 
 and no guides whatever to the ])resent living Chui'ch. 
 
 It may possildy betui-ther objected, if you connect 
 the possession and transmission of spiritual gifts with 
 Holy Orders, tnv you not in danger of making Or(h'rs a 
 Sacrament'^ Here is the outward sign, "laying on of 
 hands ;" the inward orare, " tlie Holv (Jhost o-ivcn" l,)v 
 that imposition of liands ; tin* ai)pointment l)y Christ 
 Himself, according to tlie acknowledgnu'iit of tlic 
 Churcli ; and it is given, according to tliis statement, 
 " as a means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge 
 to assure us thereof." 
 
 Two things are, liowever, wanting, Avhich are of the 
 essence of a Sacrament. 
 
 1. Tlie VIS sacrament i^ the j)roper matter. The sign 
 of a Sacrament must not be an action, but a thing. 
 The vv'.v memmcntl in Baptism is not the sign of the 
 (h'oss, wliich the Church bids us nudce, but the water, 
 which Christ connnanded us to use. 
 
 '2. The injunction upon all men to make use of the 
 sign is wanting. Holy Orders are a gift bestowed hy 
 Christ upon some men to qualify them to save tlie 
 souls of others. They are not a gift bestowed on all 
 men to lielp them to save their own. 
 
 Though, therefore, Ordination is accompanied with 
 spiritual gifts, it is not commanded as generally neces- 
 sary to salvation ; it has no matter properly tipper- 
 
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 taining to a Sacmnieiit, thoiigli it is an action slgniUca- 
 tive of grace, and Ivlesscd by God to the obtaining of 
 it in certain cases. 
 
 But, furtlier, tlie Oliurcli guards us against another 
 error, by her choice of the words used ; tlie error of 
 the "ojius operatum," as it is calh'd; of suj)posing that 
 })y the mere act of consecration or ordination, conse- 
 (|uent on the right intention of the glvei', and indepen- 
 ilent of the Avill of tlie receiver, such gifts are be" 
 stowed. " Stir up tlie <jlftr Thougli these Avords re- 
 hite to a past gift, they must, on ev<'ry frcsli action, be 
 conditionally understood. lA>r by some connection of 
 our free-agency with the power and grace of (rod, 
 which no nnni can explain, the possession and con- 
 tuiuance of grace, in an adult, depends on our having 
 tlie will to ask for it, and on oui- exerting that will 
 with an earnest, hearty desire for its \'ouchsafenient. 
 
 AVe arri\e then at these two conclusions. First, 
 that the Church, in all honesty, could never teach her 
 chiklreii to pray for what she did not expect A>c)uld 
 be vouchsafed : it were a blas})heniuiis mockery to do 
 so. No ! the princijde runs through all Scri[)ture : 
 Believe, and it shall be <n\v\\ von ; accordiiii'' to voui' 
 fixith it shall be granted. \ Clei'uvmau who conies 
 wiui a contrite, l)elieving heart, desirous to do liis 
 f'Teat Master's Avill, looking' out of himself for divine 
 wisdom and strength, knowing the great work he lias 
 to do, the awful account he has to give, and l)elieving 
 that there is a special gift laid up foi' him, will not be 
 sent away eni]>ty. The Most High will visit him. The 
 Lord and Shepherd of souls will answer his prayers. 
 
 
 
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 And, secondly, avc soc that tlie Clergy are to 
 stir up the < lift that i.9 in them, to rekindle the flfiine,— so 
 the Avord signifios. Just as the air (says Theodoret 
 on tlie ])lace) renders tlie Hanie of a lamp Ijrighter, so 
 our diligence draws on, thongli not meritoriously, tlie 
 grace of tlie Most Holy Spirit. 
 
 All (Jod's gifts are, in a mysterions manner, made 
 <lependent on onr nse and improvement of them. He 
 provides the vessel, bnt we toil in rowing. He sends 
 the favourable or achei-se wind, but our efforts bring 
 the vessel to shore. And though we cannot bestow 
 ^hi^ gift, it may be improved by cultivation. Timothy 
 WMs miraculously assisted, which we are not; yet he 
 was bid to give attendance to "reading and medita- 
 tion:" he WMS bid to giv(. himself "wholly to these 
 things," mul to draw all his cares and studies this way. 
 
 This remlei-s it so imi)ortant that the Clergy should 
 improve and cultivate their minds, not only before or- 
 dination but aftei- ordination, that they should not l)e 
 more men of routine, discharging duties which require 
 no effort r.f mind, no coiu'eutrated thought, ])ut that 
 each man should cultivate his own particular gift to the 
 utmost, and make the most of it, and take care that, 
 a.jove all, he does not degenerate into slothfulness. 
 
 What we are to "stir up" then is of two kinds :— 
 
 First, A.dmi)iistmtire Gifts'; and, secondly, Personal 
 Graces. The first of these is intended to promote the 
 good of others aiul their salvation. The second is 
 vouchsafed t(^ nudve us to b(i ensamples to the flock 
 and to ensure our own salvation. 
 
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 Now, I am persuaded tliat a want of a clear iinder- 
 standini? of tlie diftereiico between these two branches 
 of the same i^'raci^ of (iod lies at the; bottom of half 
 onr controversies on Cluirch-subjects, ;uid is one reason 
 why so many pious persons are h)0S(f and irreguhir 
 Churchmen. It behooves us, therefore, to endeavour to 
 state the matter distinctly. 
 
 Administrative: Gifts are (jualifications, wliicli it 
 pleases God to l)estow on the Ministers of the Church, 
 to enalde them to executes their oilice dull/ ; that is, with 
 a proper regard to order, reverence, continuity and 
 transmission, and to prevent the overthrow of t\w. 
 distinctive truths of the Christian reliufion. 
 
 These Administrative Gifts are in tlieir nature irre- 
 spective of the Pei'sonal CJ races of the heart which 
 every Minister ought to i)ossess, whicli (rod will vouch- 
 safe in answer to prayer, wliich are, conunonly speak- 
 ing, necessary for the conversion of soids, and witliout 
 which, whether the Clergyman save others or no, it is 
 clear lie cannot save himself. 
 
 But Personal Graces, let them be ever st) great, do not 
 of themselves imply the possession of Administrative 
 Gifts, though this is oftcMi taken for granted. Every (me, 
 on the other hand, will admit that no station or authority 
 in the Church will secure holiness of heart. J5y this, how- 
 ever, we may understand how it is that God is often 
 pleased to bless with signal success in the conv(U'sion 
 of sinners, those who, strictly speaking, are not duly 
 called to the work of the Ministry, an<l have no law- 
 ful administrative power; and, lurther, why those 
 
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 who possess this hitter gift in its fuhiess arc frequently 
 entirely unsuccessful for want of pers(jnal holiness. Their 
 usefulness only i-nahles tlieni to transmit and continue 
 the ordinances of tlic Church. 
 
 I understand then by Administrative Gifts, the powers 
 with which it has })leased (lod to endow his visi])le 
 body, the Church, and wliich 1 believe to be inherent in 
 the i\linisters of tlie Church, tliat is, in some or in all of 
 them as the case may l)e; some beloni^im,^ to Deacons, 
 Priests and J>islio]>;, some to Priests and ]^is]ioi)s oidy, 
 some only to the Episco])al Order. 
 
 1. The power to proclaim Christ\^ (iospel with au- 
 thority is tlic iirst of these. All believers have a 
 Christian right to win souls to Christ, to teach and 
 premonish, to warn and comfort privately, but not to 
 teach and jn'oclaim [)ublicly and with authority. 
 This duty is administi'rcd by the Clergy. 
 
 2. They have the jHjwer to absolve, that is, to pro- 
 nounce and declare, authoritjitively, (h)d's pardon to the 
 penitent and believing, and to assiu'e them of it in His 
 Name ; and whcL their consciences are troubled with 
 any weighty matter, to endeavour to remove it l)y a 
 fresh and distinct assui'ance of Ood's mercy intended 
 for them, on sulhcient evidence of their faith and re- 
 pentance. 
 
 l\. They have the p(nver to. administer the Sacra- 
 ments, which are to be supi)lied by lawful Ministers, 
 and according to CHirist's institution. Although, as re- 
 gards Baptism, the Western Church has generally 
 acted on the maxim, as regards lay Baptism, " l^^ieri 
 non dehet^ factum 'ualetP 
 
IG 
 
 4. Tliey have tlio power, agreeably to the institution 
 of the Apostle^^ recorded in tlie Acts, to Confirm, and ])y 
 tlieir Confirnuition new jj^race is or-vnted to tlie f'aithfnl. 
 
 f). They liave the power to Ordain, .'vnd send lal)onr- 
 ers into the Lord's Vineyard, or to reiiise ordination. 
 
 G. And, finally, they liavii the power, solemnly and 
 emphatically committed to them, ''to hind and to 
 loose, to remit cr to retain sins ;'' that is, as is commonly 
 understood, to admit to the Sacraments, or to ex(dnde 
 from them unworthy partakers ; tind, after due exanii- 
 njition and trial, to absolve or coiuk^mn l>y public judi- 
 cial sentence, and exclude from Church-ofHces and 
 Church-privileges; as has l)een lately done by the 
 House of Bishops in this Church in the presence of 
 the whole Council in Christ's Name duly assembled. 
 
 These are the Administrative (Jifts of the Churcli, 
 which contribute to its order and well-being ; which 
 secure the Mysteries of religion against irrevei'ence ; 
 which enable us to transmit to posterity the (h^posit of 
 the fiiitli; which assure our children of a covenant 
 right to the jwjmises of God; which jn'ovide special 
 comfort for the troubled in mind; Avhich continue a 
 succession of witnesses to the truth of Christianity ; 
 which preserve vital truth in the Church as a whole ; 
 and which protect us against th(^ heresy and traitorous 
 attacks of unworthy mendjers, and authorize us, in 
 certain cases, to exi)el them from our Ijody. AYe " stir 
 up " these gifts Avhen we exercise them with the fideli- 
 ty, the reverence, the integi-ity, the uncojnproniising 
 firmness ^diich is their due, accordiniic to tlie order 
 
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 whicli the Churcli hnn prescril)e(l ; and when, if any 
 thing he corrupt or lacking, we endeavour to return to 
 the order of the Cliurcli. And sucli i-eturn is not iff- 
 novation^ hnt^f/kh'fff. 
 
 Yet these gifts are only adniinistrativ{^ ; tlioy belong 
 to our order, not to our personal cliarackr. iVnd this 
 latter hraneli of the subject is all-important, if we 
 would save ourselves, or if we would save souls. 
 
 We come now to consider the Personal Gi'aces which 
 we should seek for and ''stir up" r/ithin ourselves. 
 They are three — courage, love and ?vis(h?n. 
 
 The present age is peculiarly favourable for the de- 
 velopment of cowardice. It is not a fierce, chivalrous, 
 persecuting age. We kunw, thank God, little of bodily 
 persecution ; Init interest, not conscience, makes cowards 
 of us all. Great men suppoi't liu'ius of religion which 
 they dislike or despise, becaus*^ they [ire afraid of losing 
 votes. Legislators dare not say a ^\'Ol•d in behnlf of their 
 own Church, because they are afraid oi* losing seats. 
 Men of business dare not support an unpo])ular usage, 
 because they are afraid of losing customers. And it is 
 not likely that the Clergy will esca|)e tha general 
 snare. Nay, from the force of circumstances, thev ai-e 
 above all others, exposed to it. Few men like to live 
 in disfavour witli thos(! ovei- Avhom they are set. 
 Small vexations and i)etty annoyances wear a man's 
 spirit down, and he gives way on points on which his 
 conscience dictates a dilierent course, because he is, bv 
 slow degrees, worn out. A Clergyman is often depend- 
 ent on the people for a living. AYorldly and licentious 
 
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 men always use tliis l«'\<'i' to su|)])()i't tliciiiselvos in their 
 sins. It' the C]erii\ num say or <1<> wliat is <lis])Jeasino- to 
 tlieni, they talk of conscicncv', and witlidraw their snh- 
 scription. it i*ainiot )>'' wondered at that the sj)irit oi' 
 slavisli tear takes posses-ion o! nienV minds ninU'r such 
 eirennistanees. and thMl sonic slii'iiik IVoni their (hity, 
 sonn> run a\va\ IVom their <iut\, some stand still and 
 do iio duty. And vet, if ;; Cleravnian would t'airlv 
 look his diiiienlties in tlie I'nee, not in the spirit of those 
 lioUow, ]iiean-s))irited .-uivisers who would fain per- 
 suade him tlijit all is hot, out in the sjiii-it of a soldier 
 of the Cross, he wouhi >ee that the path of lionesi 
 l)oldness is. in the ionu* I'un. the safest (;onrse. Kverv 
 coward is a sIjinc; and the slave Is ,",ii (.hject of eon- 
 teia])t. ALen (h) not learn to respect those who flatter 
 their prejudices an<[ eciio their opinions. Who, aftei' 
 all, should he holder than tlic .Vnd)assador of Christ 
 to o-uilty uieni Mis commission is Liiven him from 
 a])ove. The Word he preaclies is not his own, hut his 
 Lord's. His messai>'(! is not deli v(^red to liim orally, hut 
 is Avritten in a hook, and that hook a Ucvelation to 
 which no inan may add, and from which no nnm may 
 take away. And thouf^h he is not (lualitied infallibly 
 to intei'])ret tlnit messa^'e, yoX, as \o\vj; as he honestly 
 adheres to the interpretation Avliich the Church lias 
 given him, and does his duty earnestly, faithfully and 
 affectionr.telv, he need fear no inan livinn': he mav 
 look up to his Master for suj.port in the trials and per- 
 plexities of his station. 
 
 There are, no douht, nnmy difficulties in the way. 
 
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 But what then i Sluill tlic successors of tliuse luou 
 vvlio went foi'tli, like (lidcon's trusty band to over- 
 throw the overs|)re:idiu^' Idohitry of fmix'i'ial Rome, 
 uud succeeihid in ovei'throwin'j," it, shi'iuk from dillicul- 
 ties ill a tinic of peace i Shall tlic descendants of tliose 
 men, wiio, wlieii the Church in this hind was at its low- 
 est el)l), surrounded 1)\- a hostile inaiorit\', sniartinu: 
 from recent wounds, alien in oiir faith, dared to breast 
 the current, faced the [)opular clamour, and laid the 
 foundations of this Church and of this Coinicil of the 
 Church broad and deep, — shall the descendants of 
 sucii men be afi'aid t 
 
 If coura<^'e be a virtue of yoiu' citizens, it nuist, Ave 
 would hope, be the natural inheritance of your Clergy. 
 
 Hut thi^ second (jualiilcation named by the Apostle 
 is eipudly neeued, — (f lociini^ inid'i'^ alfectloaatti fipu'ii . 
 Whnt is more wonderful in riie character of our Lord 
 than the union of hatre<! of sin witli k)ve for the 
 sinner { Mow we lind Iliin, with stern severity of 
 manner, scouri^ing- i\w. inercliandizers out of the 
 Temple, denouncini;' tiie Scribes as v/hited sepul- 
 chres, " lookinij' round about ()!! them with anii,'er, be- 
 iai^' grieved ibr tln^ hardness of their hearts," and 
 even saying to St. Peter, '' (let thee belihid me, Satan, 
 for thou art an oifence unto me ;" and again we hear 
 Him sweetly inviting weary sinners to their rest, dry- 
 ing the tears of the weej)ing j)enitent, praying for His 
 murderers, and owning the rej)entant thief as His 
 companion in Paradise. 
 
 The great Apostle of the Gentiles has sliovvn us, in 
 
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 11 siiigk; seutciice, liow faitlifuUy he hml copiod the 
 spirit of his ^lastiT. ''1 will," says he, " i^hulJy s])eiid 
 jiiid 1h' spoilt tor yoii, thoiii^h the iiion^ :il)iin(hintly 1 
 love you, the h'ss I ])e h)V('(l." "St. Paul," says Bisliop 
 Andrewes, in one oi' liis reiiiarkal)le .-ieriuous, " tirst 
 spent oil the Corinthians; then lu^ spent liiinselt' out, 
 or l)est()wed liimself on tiieni ior their souls' good. 
 He strained this ti> tlie jiighest degree ' mO'si ijladhj^ 
 and he stretched it to those that least deserved his 
 love, ' iliOUijJi the .iwre nhinx/aiitlij I lore f/oft, the ^e-v*' 7 
 Oe loved.'' Lik(i tlie poor labouring ox, to wliieh lie al- 
 ludes in the ninth ehapter, sj)t'nding his time in 
 earing tlie ground tor tiie eorn, putting in the eorn, 
 treading out the e(n'n. Ids neek yoked, Ids mouth 
 muzzled, and in the end, wlien all is done, otl'ered on 
 the altar too, and made a sacrifice of. It was St 
 Paul's case; and tliirher he came at last." 
 
 This is the love AVJiich we seek, tliat it nniy be joined 
 with courage. Cour;\ge v.itliout love is harsh and for- 
 bidding. It loves to wound, rather than to heal. It 
 speaks not only severely, but unkindly. It sees all the 
 evil ill men, and acknowledges none of the good. It is 
 bold in denunciation of sin, Init makes no allowance 
 for the inlirmities of tlie sinner. It might be a Avant 
 of love that made St. Peter's boldness deo'enerate into 
 cowardice. Therefore, seek to unite boldness and af- 
 fection. Sternly oppose sin ; firmly uphold the princi- 
 ples of the Cross ; Init seek to win souls also. Learn 
 to distinguish between the isfnorant and vicious : the 
 ill-instructed and the obstinate sinner. An unquench- 
 
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 able love for the iiuiiiortal Hunl, *' like a lively rtuiiie 
 and luii'niiijj: toreli, will Ibi'ce its way iipwards, and 
 securely eiii'iy y(Mi tin'oiiirli all.""" 
 
 The i\p(>stle iiaiiics a third 'jiiiee — n -soinyl niiiul. 
 The word imports rather a eoinhiuation oK uood (|iial- 
 ities than any sini^'le i^raee ; sobriety, discretion, ti-ni- 
 peranee, chastity, and <j;'eneral i^'ood sense. Tims, in 
 the I*salniist's (lesseri])tion oi* the truly eharital»l(^ man, 
 the ij:ood man is not oidy "merciful and lendetli," but 
 •' he Avill m'uide liis alVairs with <liscretion.'" 
 
 Men of the world are nuich more ])ron(! to ailmire a 
 nnm of business than a sainl. Practical business habits 
 they can understaml : but more exalted virtues appear 
 to their eves visicuiarv and enthusiastic. In order, 
 therefore, that the iVmbassador of Clirist may by all 
 nutans save some, he nuist cultivate a sound and sober 
 view of life. fie nuist take care that none of his ob- 
 jects are fairly open to the accusation of being unreal 
 and un|)ractical. Xot that lie will ever really 
 airree withtln^ man of the worhl. ile does not take the 
 same vi(!W of life nor of eternity. But he will Ije 
 abl(» to show the man who understands the manage- 
 ment of the business of the world, that his views of 
 eternity have not deprived Jiim of that discretion 
 which is necessary for the conduct of affairs. 
 
 It may be that, after all, he may be subject to the 
 imputation usually brought against Clergymen, that 
 they ar<! not good men of business: l)ut, at all events, 
 he will endeavour to avoid the charge of recklessness ; 
 
 Thomas u, Kempi.^. 
 
^hi 
 
 whieli, 1)L'sules exposinL;- liini to ('(mtoin[)t and l>i'inu^- 
 iiis' tlisi^raco on his Order, is iiKMmsistciit witli Cliristiuii 
 ti'Ui^ality uiid sflt-dcnial. AhoNc all, lie will scrk to 
 reiu ill tiiost* i^'ivudy and passionate^ desires of our a'u- 
 nial natniv, wliieli nnlit us lor eonunnnion with (iod. 
 and wliieh dei^rade us to a level with the lu'asts thai 
 perisli. His s(t|»riety will he l!;e result, not ol' his pin- 
 (lence only, l)nt of his holiness; his teinperanee will 
 sprini;' not from the fearot* puMie censure, but from tlu' 
 imitation of Clirist and <»f iiis Saints ; -.wul his diseretio i 
 wilUead him to avoid those irrei^ularities and tVivolous 
 dissii)ations, wJiieh in I^aymen may ]n'. j)ardonal>le. I»ni 
 in the Ch.M'uA', and in tlieir families, are at all times iin- 
 seasonable and injurious. 
 
 O, thrice happy souls, in \vliom this threefold eord 
 is l)onnd, of steadfast eourau'e, pure an<l fervent love, 
 and dove-like wisdom: \';lio, with humble /t'al, |)re- 
 sent their homau'e to th''ii' Lord, pour oul: tlu* j)reeiou> 
 spikenard on His Lead, and bedew Jlis feet \vitii teai-s : 
 wlio, in their weakness, call to Him for streuu'th, in 
 their u'uiltj ask Him fo; pardon: who, conscious of 
 their inalnlity for so weii>'hty a work, Ioul:' for His 
 fulness to l)e imparted to their needy souls: who 
 cimie Avithout doul>t, distrust, or dissembliu'jv t(» <1() the 
 work to wliich He calls them, entrustin"- .ti' m iOssale 
 keeping: who are not deteri-ed from duty by conta- 
 gious fear, or more [)ernicious prai>e : who love the 
 ^^ ' )t .)r its emoluments, ])ut its i'Taces; not foi* 
 
 Y* I > 
 
 tlie tern 001 ii! iroo 
 
 d they 
 
 can i>et out of it, but for tlie 
 
 
 spiritual good tney can bring into it : who are " the 
 
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 Mfilt (»f tlic cMi'tli, the lici:lit n|' tlir world,'' in whom 
 ('Iirisi is oloi'ilicd. Sc^ck we, then, witli r<M|onl)lo(l 
 cMi'iH'stMcss, tlii^i " wunv <^\'c('ll(iiit wjiy !" 
 
 Tlic strciiiii ol fiiiM' Hows liist, and cnrnes in its 
 tM|(l\ii,j- ti(l(! ctcni.d iiitiMvsts, iicvcr-dviiii!: souls ! On- 
 wMi'd tli('\ roll iiiln tli«' d('<']>, dark •j^'uli' without 
 thou'jiil, witliout ])ray('r, without due i)r(f|)aration tor 
 Ktcrnitx I One and anotlicr rises to tlic surface and 
 is saved, lint around tiic Cross ol' .lesus stand, as ol' 
 old. in crowdi'd i)and. the thoui^litk^ss and tlie uidje- 
 lie\inu', the drunkard and the extortioner, the irovetous 
 and th<' jester; in the wvy House of (lod they make 
 luoek oi' the mysteries of (iod, and defy (rod IIims((lf in 
 the ]>laei' where !iis ureal iName foi* ever dwells. 
 Pray for ///'H/, i'ray i'or yours(;ives. i*ray tor this 
 whoK' Chui'ch and Nation, 'i'oo frequent your prayers 
 cannot he, if they he nia<h' in earnest. 
 
 And now. my (k-ai* and honoured l^rethron, whom I 
 am ])erniitted toaihh'ess on his most solenni occasion, 
 what can 1, a fee hie, sinful P)rother, say to you, worthy 
 of the diLi'nlty of the suhjcict, worthy of the occasion 
 which has called us together ^ My heart is full : full 
 of sympathy and affection for you. all; for you espe- 
 cialh', i>rethren, who ai'e this day. to receive this most 
 awful, this mosthlessed izil't. May you he tilled with 
 all the fulness of God ! 
 
 ( ) tliat the prayers hei'e ottered in godly unity and 
 concord may descend on hoth hranches of our Angli- 
 can ('hurch, in rich al)undance of hlessing! May the 
 iuufw v>l' iiiiiorance, heatlieuism and crime wliicli sur- 
 
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 rounds ns, fall before tlie victorious banner of the 
 Cross ! May the l^lessed truths recovered at our Refor- 
 niation penetrate e-sorv- bosom, and reacli to other 
 shores and other Clnirclies I ^lay our Liturgy, pre- 
 served throu2:h many lier>' trials, form a link for Com- 
 raunion -with the Churches of the .Kast, find of Nor- 
 thern Europe! T]n'oup:li the several branches of this 
 body may a full ])rimitive Cbnnnunion be liencefortli 
 estabUshed, to the advancement of all the objects oi' 
 social and rchgious life, and tlie heating down the 
 strongholds of sin! May we become less ])itter, suspi- 
 cious, and irritalde; less vahi-glorious in our speech 
 and action, esteeming tlie praise of men less, and the 
 praise of Grod more ! 
 
 And as for you, lionoured Brethren in the Lord, who 
 are this day to be called to the arduous Avork of the 
 Episcopate, may a doul>le ])ortion of thi^ gifts men- 
 tioned in this text ))e poured u})on you ! May you be 
 men of liigh, uidiinchiug courage ! Never may you l)e- 
 tray the interests of the Church wliich you have 
 sworn to defend ! Never may you court ])opularity by 
 the surrender of the truths entrusted to you ! Evei* 
 may you bear in mind that the end is not yet, and 
 that we know not wliut wo are until our woi'k is ended ! 
 May luupienchable lo\'e for the souls for which 
 Christ died urge you on continually, nerve you with 
 patience for the conflict, jiiid bless you with increasing 
 success! May every year behold your Dioceses en- 
 larged 1)y the accession of converts, by the ordination 
 of pastors, by tlie crodly unity, order and devoti(m of 
 
your Hocks I Mmv ;i ciTiciiicd Snviour I x* both your liopi' 
 nnd ])att('ni, tl)o sul)jcct oi'youi' <!l^coiir,-i('-<, '• vour avov- 
 sliip and llic Hftcr up of yoiii* heads,"' tlio jov of ^'our 
 heart •( and vour exceed iii;^' liTeat ]'(M\ ard ! May you 
 liave a ^iouiid and disc.'i'iniinatini;' Judn'ment teniperinii' 
 an Apostolu* /enl ! Aixl nijy every iiTace ]k' crowned 
 witli persevei'ance I Xe\-(M', () ncviM', may your Epis- 
 copate ])(• hraiuhMl with tlic slianie of defection, never 
 may you turn from the holy (v.jumambnent Ihis day 
 <loliyered unto }(in ! {Jul, as lii'e wears silently away, 
 as the jiands iu>\\ juid npi»ii \ ou '^row Jee1)le. and the 
 tongues that ciieer yon in your lii^h course jjo silent 
 in thetoml>: m.-iy other eyes Ix'hoid yon with undi- 
 nilnisJied energy, and increashig love and wisdom, 
 ])rossing lirndyon; andnmy our jirnis 1)0 permitted io 
 cnibrace you in tJie Eternal Kingdom of our Lord 
 and Sayiour Jesus Cjn'i-,t I Amen and Amen. 
 
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