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ST. BARTHOLOMEW, whose Festival we celebrate to-day, has been supposed to be the same as the Nathanael mentioned in the text. Nathanael was one of Christ’s first converts, yet his name does not occur again till the last chapter of St. John’s Gospel, where he is mentioned in company with certain of the Apostles, to … Continue reading “JESUS SAW NATHANAEL COMING TO HIM,AND SAITH OF HIM, BEHOLD AN ISRAELITE INDEED, IN WHOM IS NO GUILE!”

THE DANGER OF RICHES Luke 6:24 “Woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.” UNLESS we were accustomed to read the New Testament from our childhood, I think we should be very much struck with the warnings which it contains, not only against the love of riches, but the very possession … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE”

Luke 7:28 “I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.” ST. PETER’S day suitably follows the day of St. John the Baptist; for thus we have a striking … Continue reading “THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY”

HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY Matt. 20:23 “To sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give: but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of My Father.” IN these words, to which the Festival of St. James the Greater especially directs our minds, our Lord solemnly declares that … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. JAMES, THE APOSTLE”

Matt. 20:23 “To sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give: but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of My Father.” IN these words, to which the Festival of St. James the Greater especially directs our minds, our Lord solemnly declares that the high … Continue reading “HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY”

REBUKING SIN Mark 6:18 “John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.” IN the Collect of this day, we pray God to enable us “boldly to rebuke vice” after the example of St. John the Baptist, who died a Martyr in the faithful discharge of this duty. … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN
BAPTIST”

Mark 6:18 “John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.” IN the Collect of this day, we pray God to enable us “boldly to rebuke vice” after the example of St. John the Baptist, who died a Martyr in the faithful discharge of this duty. Herod the … Continue reading “REBUKING SIN”

IN the Collect of this day, we pray God to enable us “boldly to rebuke vice” after the example of St. John the Baptist, who died a Martyr in the faithful discharge of this duty. Herod the Tetrarch had taken his brother’s wife. John the Baptist protested against so heinous a sin; and the guilty … Continue reading “JOHN HAD SAID UNTO HEROD, IT IS NOT LAWFUL FOR THEE TO HAVE THY BROTHER’S WIFE”

THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY Luke 7:28 “I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.” ST. PETER’S day suitably follows the day of St. John the Baptist; for thus we … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. PETER THE APOSTLE”

TOLERANCE OF RELIGIOUS ERROR Acts 11:24 “He was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith.” WHEN Christ came to form a people unto Himself to show forth His praise, He took of every kind. Highways and hedges, the streets and lanes of the city, furnished guests for His supper, as … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. BARNABAS THE APOSTLE”