He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being Thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward Him God raised up the third day, and showed Him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us who did eat and drink with Him after He rose from SERMON XXVI. CHRISTIAN MANHOOD. 1 COR. xiii. 11. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, PAGE 389 SERMONS, &c. SERMON I. HOLINESS NECESSARY FOR FUTURE BLESSEDNESS. 66 HEBREWS xii. 14. Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord." In this text it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit to convey a chief truth of religion in a few words. It is this circumstance which makes it especially impressive; for the truth itself is declared in one form or other in every part of Scripture. It is told us again and again, that to make sinful creatures holy was the great end which our Lord had in view in taking upon Him our nature, and that none but the holy will be accepted for His sake at the last day. The whole history of redemption, the covenant of mercy in all its parts and provisions, attest the necessity of holiness in order to salvation; as indeed even our natural conscience bears witness also. But in the text what is elsewhere implied in history, and enjoined |