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   Platonic philosophy�察�without root or motive。 No� �it was the simple
   story of the cross of Calvary�察�and the empty sepulchre in the garden��
   the marvellous death of One ;numbered with transgressors�察─�and the
   astounding miracle of His resurrection ��Isa。 53��12��。 It was by telling
   how the Son of God died for our sins�察�and rose again for our
   justification�察�that Apostles and apostolic men changed the face of the
   world�察�gathered mighty churches�察�and turned countless shiners into
   saints。

   ��b�� Let us learn�察�for another thing�察�what the foundation of our own
   personal religion must be�察�if we really want inward�察�spiritual fort。
   That the early Christians possessed such fort is as plain as the sun
   at noonday。 We read repeatedly in the New Testament of their joy�察�and
   peace�察�and hope�察�and patience�察�and cheerfulness�察�and contentment。 We
   read in ecclesiastical history of their courage and firmness under the
   fiercest persecution�察�of their unplaining endurance of sufferings��
   and their triumphant deaths。 And what was the mainspring of their
   peculiar characters��characters which excited the admiration even of
   their bitterest enemies�察�and puzzled philosophers like Pliny�拭�There can
   only be one reply。 These men had a firm gasp of the two great facts
   which St。 Paul proclaimed ; first; and foremost to the Corinthians�察�the
   death and resurrection of their great Head�察�Jesus Christ the Lord。 Let
   us never be ashamed of walking in their steps。 It is cheap and easy
   work to sneer at ; dogmatic theology; and old´fashioned creeds and
   modes of faith�察�as if they were effete and worn´out things�察�unfit for
   this enlightened nineteenth century。 But after all�察�what are the fruits
   of modern philosophy�察�and the teaching of cold abstractions�察�pared
   to the fruits of the despised dogmas of distinctive Christianity�拭�If
   you want to see peace in life�察�and hope in death�察�and consolation felt
   in sorrow�察�you will never find such things except among those who rest
   on the two great facts of our text�察�and can say�察 �I live by faith in
   the Son of God�察─�who died for my sins�察�and was raised again for my
   justification ��Gal。 2��20��。

   II。 Let me turn now to another view of the subject before us。 We have
   seen what the truths were which St。 Paul proclaimed ;first of all; to
   the Corinthians�察�and what were the effects which they produced。 Let us
   now try to grasp and examine the reasons why he was led to assign them
   such a prominent position。

   The inquiry is a very interesting one。 I cannot hold�察�with some�察�that
   St。 Paul adopted this course only because he was missioned and
   manded to do so。 I think the reasons lie far deeper than this。 Those
   reasons are to be sought in the necessities and condition of fallen
   human nature。 I believe that man's wants could never have been met and
   satisfied by any other message than that which St。 Paul brought to
   Corinth�察�and if he had not brought it�察�he would have e thither in
   vain。

   For there are three things about man in every part of the world which
   force themselves on our notice�察�whenever we sit down to examine his
   nature�察�position�察�and constitution。 He is a creature with a sense of
   sin and accountableness at the bottom of his heart´a creature
   continually liable to sorrow and trouble from his cradle to his grave��
   and a creature who has before him the certainty of death�察�and a future
   state at last。 These are three great facts which stare us in the face
   everywhere�察�in Europe�察�Asia�察�Africa�察�and America。 Travel all over the
   world�察�and they meet you�察�both among the most highly educated
   Christians and the most untutored savages。 Go about our own country��
   and study the family life of the most learned philosophers and the most
   ignorant peasants。 Everywhere�察�and in every rank and class�察�you will
   have to make the same report。 Everywhere you will find these three
   things�察�sorrow�察�death�察�and the sense of sin。 And the position I boldly
   take up is this�察�that nothing can be imagined or conceived more
   admirably suited to meet the wants of human nature than the very
   doctrine which St。 Paul began with at Corinththe doctrine of Christ
   dying for our sins and rising again for us from the grave。

   It fits the needs of man�察�just as the right key fits the lock。

   Let me glance for a few minutes at the three things which I have just
   named�察�and try to show the strong light which they throw on St。 Paul's
   choice of subjects when he began his ministry at Corinth。

   ��a�� Consider first and foremost�察�the�察�inward sense of sin and
   imperfection which exists in every member of the human family�察�more or
   less。 I grant freely that it differs widely in different persons。 In
   thousands of people it seems pletely gone�察�effaced�察�and dead。 Early
   want of education�察�customary sin�察�constant neglect of all religion��
   habitual indulgence in fleshly lusts��all these things have a
   wonderful power to blind the eye and sear the conscience。 But where
   will you ever find a man�察�except among high´caste Brahmins�察�or
   half´crazy Christian fanatics�察�who will boldly tell you that he is
   perfect and faultless�察�and who will not confess�察�if you drive him into
   a corner�察�that he is not exactly what he ought to be�察�and that he knows
   better than he does�拭�Oh�察�no� �The vast majority of mankind have a
   conscience of sin�察�which every now and then makes them miserable。 The
   self´imposed austerities of Hindoos�察�the trembling of rulers like Herod
   and Felix�察�are proofs of what I mean。 Wherever there is a child of
   Adam�察�there is a creature that has in his heart of hearts a
   consciousness of guilt�察�defectiveness�察�and need。

   And when this sense of sin is really awakened�察�and stirs within us��
   what can cure it�拭�That is the grand question。 Some talk vaguely of
   God's ;mercy; and ;goodness�察─�though utterly unable to explain their
   meaning�察�and to show what title man has to them。 Others flatter
   themselves that their own repentance�察�and tears�察�and prayers�察�and
   active and diligent use of the ceremonials of religion�察�will bring them
   peace。 But what child of Adam ever found relief in this way�拭�What more
   certain than the recorded experience of thousands�察�that medicines like
   these never healed inward misgivings and mental fears�拭�Nothing has ever
   been found to do good to a sin´stricken soul but the sight of a Divine
   Mediator between God and man�察�a real living Person of almighty power
   and almighty mercy�察�bearing our sins�察�suffering in our stead�察�and
   taking on Himself the whole burden of our redemption。 So long as man
   only looks within�察�and thinks to efface the sense of sin by vain
   attempts to scour and purify his own character�察�so long he only feels
   more wretched every day。 Once let him look without for peace�察�to ;the
   Man Christ Jesus; dying for his sins�察�and rest his soul on Him�察�and he
   will find�察�as millions have found in the last eighteen centuries�察�that
   he has got the very thing that a wounded conscience needs。 In short�察�a
   believing view of Christ dying for our sins is God's appointed remedy
   for man's spiritual need。 It is the Divine specific for that deadly
   plague which infects the whole family of Adam�察�and once seen and felt
   makes men and women miserable。 If Paul had not proclaimed this grand
   specific at Corinth�察�he would have shown great ignorance of human
   nature�察�and been a physician of no value。 And if we ministers do not
   proclaim it�察�it is because our eyes are dim�察�and there is little light
   in us。

   ��b�� Let us consider�察�in the next place�察�the universal liability of man
   to sorrow。 The testimony of Scripture�察 �that man is born to trouble�察�
   is continually echoed by thousands who know nothing of the Scriptures��
   but simply speak the language of their own experience。 The world��
   nearly all men agree�察�is full of trouble。 It is a true saying�察�that we
   e into life crying�察�and pass through it plaining�察�and leave it
   disappointed。 Of all God's creatures�察�none is so vulnerable as man。
   Body�察�and mind�察�and affections�察�and family�察�and property�察�are all
   liable in their turn to bee sources and avenues of sorrow。 And from
   this no rank or class possesses any immunity。 There are sorrows for the
   rich as well as the poor�察�for the learned as well as the unlearned�察�for
   the young as well as the old�察�for the castle as well as the cottage��
   and neither wealth�察�nor science�察�nor high position can prevent their
   forcing their way into our homes�察�and breaking in upon us sometimes
   like an armed man。 These are ancient things�察�I know�察�the poets and
   philosophers of old Greece and Rome knew them as well as we do。 But it
   is well to be put in remembrance。

   For what shall best help man to meet and bear sorrow�拭�That is the
   question。 If our condition is such�察�since the Fall�察�that we cannot
   escape sorrow�察�what is the surest receipt for making it tolerable�拭�The
   cold lessons of Stoicism have no power in them。 Resignation and
   submission to the will of God are excellent things to talk about in

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