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Gob's Ijto
an iota of our own v f ^ tli . :- ; . ; .. ' vWe . may not indeed have any friendship with the unfr ^ unite in any fraternal union with the atheist or believer in Mse gods . But surely the broad Christian rule , of charity and love towards all marLkind , would bid us not draw hack ^_ when lliey who heheA ^ e in the one true
God , who has heaven for his throne arid earth for his footstool , would meet as on that common ground arid join With us in inculcating those exalted principles of morality and virtue in For the rest , we leave those of a less pure faith than our own , to the judgment of him who judges not as man does , but Avill mete out to every manstrict justice according to that which he hath , and not according to that Avhich he hath hot .
Again , the words of the prophet impress most forcibly on us the folly of those who could imagine that our God can be contained by temples made with hands—who imagine tliat they , as it were , con ^ ing him a house and grving him a place of rest . " Thus saith the Lord , the heaven is my to ye build unto me ? And where is the place of my rest ? For All these things hath mine handmade . "
As regards the Lord himself--temples and bouse are utterly valueless ; they cannot afford a resting-place for m not contain neither can they delight his eye nor beauty and magnificence ; for the meanest of Kis creatures is a more wonderful structure than the most magnificent house devised by man ' s art . Yet we know that tbe Almighty himself , gave very precise instructions to Moses with regard to the position , form , material < md comtritctionxyS that tabernacle
which moved about with the host of Israel , and was for many years the place where God chose to manifest his presence , and to place his name there , and Avhich was afterwards the type of that magnificent teftiple which the wisest of men erected at Jerusalem to God's honour and glory , by his special command . So careful too , was the Lord with regard to the erection of that structure , and the choice of the person who should build it , that it should not in any circumstance fall below that perfect puri ty and holiness which befitted an edifice
sacred to his most holy name , that even David , the man after God's oavu heart , was permitted to have no further concern in it than to collect material for the Avork— -because he had been a man of Avar from his birth , and his life had been spent in scenes of bloodshed and trouble—while the work itself was reserved for Solomon , who Avas not only the wisest man , but essentially a man of peace . So careful was God that the building of his temple should not be polluted by hands that had shed blood , even though laAvfully and in selfdefence . While the awe and fear which the creature ought to have
of the Creator , the holy reverence Avith which alone he may be approached , Avere signified by the silence Avith which the stones composing the temple were put together , having been previously hewn and moulded into the required form at the quarries . Thus has the Almighty given a manifest token that he himself has no need of temples ; yet that structures , ay , and magnificent structures , raised by the hand of man and set apart for his worship and honour , are needful for us men and for our salvation . Who does not feel his soul drawn lieavemvard . ¦— — — ^^ — ,-, ~ — — ^ % « , \^ \ * / ^ f i » x *
— — — » - « ^ - , w , ,, - ^ ,. ~ . _ . , , » . -, vm * . * . v * v * s ^ s , ***( , K' > - » v . » . » . * . * . , » » . « » w m * •»* -v ^ v v * * . *^ y * . . a his spirit attuned to prayer and praise when he enters a noble and beautiful building set apart for God's worship ? Who does not acknowledge the propriety of constructing such buildings with all the beauty , costliness and cunning workmanship Avhich the art of man can devise , that so , like David , we may give proof that we scorn to offer to the Lord of that Avhich costs us nothing ; and that the aAve and reverence , fear and love , Avhich we profess for his most holy nqme are real and unfeigned , Ancl on this account mainly , ar ¦*
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Gob's Ijto
an iota of our own v f ^ tli . :- ; . ; .. ' vWe . may not indeed have any friendship with the unfr ^ unite in any fraternal union with the atheist or believer in Mse gods . But surely the broad Christian rule , of charity and love towards all marLkind , would bid us not draw hack ^_ when lliey who heheA ^ e in the one true
God , who has heaven for his throne arid earth for his footstool , would meet as on that common ground arid join With us in inculcating those exalted principles of morality and virtue in For the rest , we leave those of a less pure faith than our own , to the judgment of him who judges not as man does , but Avill mete out to every manstrict justice according to that which he hath , and not according to that Avhich he hath hot .
Again , the words of the prophet impress most forcibly on us the folly of those who could imagine that our God can be contained by temples made with hands—who imagine tliat they , as it were , con ^ ing him a house and grving him a place of rest . " Thus saith the Lord , the heaven is my to ye build unto me ? And where is the place of my rest ? For All these things hath mine handmade . "
As regards the Lord himself--temples and bouse are utterly valueless ; they cannot afford a resting-place for m not contain neither can they delight his eye nor beauty and magnificence ; for the meanest of Kis creatures is a more wonderful structure than the most magnificent house devised by man ' s art . Yet we know that tbe Almighty himself , gave very precise instructions to Moses with regard to the position , form , material < md comtritctionxyS that tabernacle
which moved about with the host of Israel , and was for many years the place where God chose to manifest his presence , and to place his name there , and Avhich was afterwards the type of that magnificent teftiple which the wisest of men erected at Jerusalem to God's honour and glory , by his special command . So careful too , was the Lord with regard to the erection of that structure , and the choice of the person who should build it , that it should not in any circumstance fall below that perfect puri ty and holiness which befitted an edifice
sacred to his most holy name , that even David , the man after God's oavu heart , was permitted to have no further concern in it than to collect material for the Avork— -because he had been a man of Avar from his birth , and his life had been spent in scenes of bloodshed and trouble—while the work itself was reserved for Solomon , who Avas not only the wisest man , but essentially a man of peace . So careful was God that the building of his temple should not be polluted by hands that had shed blood , even though laAvfully and in selfdefence . While the awe and fear which the creature ought to have
of the Creator , the holy reverence Avith which alone he may be approached , Avere signified by the silence Avith which the stones composing the temple were put together , having been previously hewn and moulded into the required form at the quarries . Thus has the Almighty given a manifest token that he himself has no need of temples ; yet that structures , ay , and magnificent structures , raised by the hand of man and set apart for his worship and honour , are needful for us men and for our salvation . Who does not feel his soul drawn lieavemvard . ¦— — — ^^ — ,-, ~ — — ^ % « , \^ \ * / ^ f i » x *
— — — » - « ^ - , w , ,, - ^ ,. ~ . _ . , , » . -, vm * . * . v * v * s ^ s , ***( , K' > - » v . » . » . * . * . , » » . « » w m * •»* -v ^ v v * * . *^ y * . . a his spirit attuned to prayer and praise when he enters a noble and beautiful building set apart for God's worship ? Who does not acknowledge the propriety of constructing such buildings with all the beauty , costliness and cunning workmanship Avhich the art of man can devise , that so , like David , we may give proof that we scorn to offer to the Lord of that Avhich costs us nothing ; and that the aAve and reverence , fear and love , Avhich we profess for his most holy nqme are real and unfeigned , Ancl on this account mainly , ar ¦*