His omnipresence. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. Even in its most rudimental form, invisible to any other ken, it is still open to His eyes, and He determines all its subsequent development, recording in His book the days to come, i.e. the regular habit of reading the Bible at a fixed time, the occasional reminders of ourselves that God is looking on, these are our chief means of learning to remember His presence. xlix. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. For which of us has a flawless record of submission to the Divine purpose? It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. )PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsAbandon, Accomplish, Age, Chief, Complete, Concerneth, Concerns, David, Endures, Endureth, Eternal, Everlasting, Fall, Forever, Forsake, Fulfil, Fulfill, Hands, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Musician, O, Perfect, Psalm, Purpose, Steadfast, WorksOutline1. Cultivate a loving affection for Him.(Homilist. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. "This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. To Dominicus, Bishop. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. The strophe closes with a frank confession of the writer's impotence and awe. He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple St. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. "But how do you know all this? The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. 7. Ps. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. 18, 19. And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. His omnipotence (vers. vi. 17, 18).2. III. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. The History of the Great Crime of Simony. "Forsake not the works of Thine own hands." For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. "Whatever concerns me," says he, "the Lord will perfect.". Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 17, 18).2. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. 6. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. 6. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. He may be an uncommonly thoughtful person, and little of what is done within his soul may escape his notice; nay, we will make the extreme supposition that he arrests every thought as it rises, and looks at it; that he analyzes every sentiment as it swells his heart; that he scrutinizes every purpose as it determines his will; even if he should have such a thorough and profound self-knowledge as this, God knows him equally profoundly and equally thoroughly. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. (Weekly Pulpit. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. Being rich he becomes richer; being already high born, of still nobler lineage; being illustrious, he gains greater renown; and--what is more than all--once a sinner he is now a saint. His omnipotence (vers. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. 23, 24). The text, however, itself, is its own guard. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. Dry bones; hopeless situations have a spiritual ear. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? He may be an uncommonly thoughtful person, and little of what is done within his soul may escape his notice; nay, we will make the extreme supposition that he arrests every thought as it rises, and looks at it; that he analyzes every sentiment as it swells his heart; that he scrutinizes every purpose as it determines his will; even if he should have such a thorough and profound self-knowledge as this, God knows him equally profoundly and equally thoroughly. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. 6. The brilliant searchlight sweeping the broad ocean and revealing even the smallest craft on its surface is but a faint type of the Eternal Light from which no sinner can hide his sin. (1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. It is perfectly plain from the elevated central point of view where we now stand, and in the focal light in which we now see, that no man can be justified before God upon the ground of personal character; for that character, when subjected to God's exhaustive scrutiny, withers and shrinks away. We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. 19-22).3. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? 231 and 1506: "Faith in Perfection", and, "Choice Comfort for a Young Believer." Verse 8. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. (Isa. 19 III. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. v. 22). For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. v. 14), the earth was cursed, Hades was opened, Paradise shut, Heaven offended, man, lastly, corrupted and brutalised (cf. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. 5, 6. AugustineOn the Good of Marriage, Prayer Out of the Deep. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the Deep. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. cxxxviii. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! "I do not see how I am to be perfected My nature is so vile." That of siding with Him against evil (vers. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. )PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsAbandon, Accomplish, Age, Chief, Complete, Concerneth, Concerns, David, Endures, Endureth, Eternal, Everlasting, Fall, Forever, Forsake, Fulfil, Fulfill, Hands, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Musician, O, Perfect, Psalm, Purpose, Steadfast, WorksOutline1. He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of ClairvauxThat the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be, I. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. lvii. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. 18 " Ep., cxxx. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. cxxxviii. This is living with God. cxxxviii. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. Since then, the Lord has begun to save you, your confidence must be that He who began this good work will continue to operate in your soul. The Lord Will Perfect All That Concerns Me Is a Declaration of Faith When David said the Lord will perfect that which concerns me, he was making a declaration of faith. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. Chapter i. lxxxv. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. Phil 1:6. )PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsAbandon, Accomplish, Age, Chief, Complete, Concerneth, Concerns, David, Endures, Endureth, Eternal, Everlasting, Fall, Forever, Forsake, Fulfil, Fulfill, Hands, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Musician, O, Perfect, Psalm, Purpose, Steadfast, WorksOutline1. cxxxviii. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. We cannot live long with men without catching something of their manner, of their mode of thought, of their character, of their government of themselves. 4. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. But when the mercy of God is on you and with you, you can be confident, you can be assured, that God will certainly perfect ALL that concerns you. Joseph put all his confidence in God, and God perfected all that concerned Joseph. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? 15. : The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of every detail of our character and our conduct, neither exaggerating nor omitting, but applying absolute justice; this truth is one of those which lose force from their very universality. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. His omnipotence (vers. the lord will perfect that which concerns me sermon. 1, 2. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. He will revive us."--HOS. To Dominicus, Bishop. He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of ClairvauxThat the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. 13-16).4. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. The mercy of the creature was of yesterday; the mercy of Jehovah is from everlasting. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. For if God's exhaustive knowledge of the human heart waken dread in one of its aspects, it starts infinite hope in another. vi. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. God is really at work on our behalf. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of ClairvauxThat the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of ClairvauxThat the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Nay, more, this process of self-inspection may go on indefinitely, and the man grow more and more thoughtful, and obtain an everlastingly augmenting knowledge of what he is and what he does, so that it shall seem to him that he is penetrating so deeply into those dim and shadowy regions of consciousness where the external life takes its very first start, and then he may be sure that God understands the thought that is afar off, and deep down, and that at this lowest range and plane in his experience he besets him behind and before.II. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St.

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