[Some look upon the events in this and the next section as occurring at the Feast of Tabernacles in October, others think they occurred at the Feast of Dedication in December, deriving their point of time from John x. 1. We told you that there was nothing more necessary to know than what our end is, and what the way is that leads to that end. There is no subject of more solemn importance to human happiness than prayer. Sometimes, too, the offender is a mere reprobate, who does but flatter with his tongue. 2. Hugh BinningThe Authority and Utility of the Scriptures2 Tim. '"(Malcolm's "Persia. We will begin with THE GREAT FACT WHICH IS DECLARED--a fact which furnishes us with premises from which we deduce the practical conclusion of the second sentence--"How much more then the hearts of the children of men?" i. Illustration: On a tour for a book on George Washington, the author was both admiring and candid about the father of our country. To Rechared, King of the Visigoths [82] . (Admonition 18.) Nobody has commented yet. To the former it is to be insinuated how true is that excellence which they hold in hoping for it; to the latter it is to be intimated how that temporal glory is as nothing which even when embracing it they hold not. Thus says the son of Sirach, "He that striveth with a man of tongue heaps wood upon his fire." WHAT PRAYER IS. (2)The importance of turning away this anger. As a matter of mere policy it is the wisest course a man can take. . The irritating power of words. 23:26-28My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to my ways, 27 for a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well. Proverbs 12:18 "(Blind Amos. (Admonition 18.) After this, when he once had a discussion with certain men who had come to him concerning the state of the soul and of what nature its place will be after this life, the following night one from above called him, saying, Antony, rise, go out and look.' "It is related of this judge, that on one occasion, after a very patient investigation of facts, he declared that his knowledge was not competent to decide upon the case before him. (Ver. All, however, are rightly subsumed under the idea of wisdom, which to the Hebrew had always moral relations. (Jerusalem.) (Admonition 18.) To conclude: 1. "Isaiah xxvi. And of the latter, Jephthah (Judges 12:1-6), Saul (1 Samuel 20:30-31), Nabal (1 Samuel 25:10-13), Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:12-15), Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:39). I pursued mine, musing on the wisdom of the cottage lad, and thinking how many quarrels, great and small, might be avoided by timely acknowledgment and ready explanation. Wisdom and folly contrasted, Chapters 1 9. Our design being to point at the way of use-making of Christ in all our necessities, straits, and difficulties which are in our way to heaven; and particularly to point out the way how believers should make use of Christ in all their particular exigencies; and so live by faith in him, walk in him, grow up in him, advance and march forward toward glory in him. "Isaiah xxvi. It is not the vieing one angry word with another; grievous words stir up strife harsh and angry, words cast oil upon the flame; set the passions afloat, there is no hope, not one wise word to be expected.(J. The lips of the wise scatter seeds of good around them; not so with the heart and lips of the fool. xxx. "Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?" WHAT IT IS TO PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT. Play Audio: God loves peacemakers, and He blesses them greatly (Mat 5:9; Jas 3:17-18; II Cor 13:11). It is either a piece of velvet, or a piece of sand-paper, just as he chooses to use it and to make it; and I declare you always seem to use your tongue for sand-paper. Every one is upon the design and search after some well-being, since Adam lost that which was true happiness. And he had also this favour granted him. Every one is upon the design and search after some well-being, since Adam lost that which was true happiness. The weakness of our minds, or the warmth of our temper, commonly making it a difficult task. At the same instant a merry little lad appeared in the opposite direction, and carelessly running past the other, inadvertently pushed against his basket, and knocking it over, more than half the contents were sent rolling in the dust. We must have an attitude of learning. 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. You must have noticed how frequently godly people almost wear out their Bibles in certain places. 1948) delivered at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon. [The man probably sought to waken compassion by repeatedly stating this fact to passers-by.] July 10, 2014 by Felicia Mollohan. Forbearance is oftentimes a difficult and a painful duty, the incentive to retaliation quick and urgent. Let the humble hear how eternal are the things that they long for, how transitory the things which they despise; let the haughty hear how transitory are the things they court, how eternal the things they Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatAnd He had Also this Favour Granted Him. The content is published based on our broadcasting schedule. WHAT IT IS TO PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING ALSO. 3. Speaking a soft answer means responding with gentleness and patience in a way that defuses anger and keeps the situation from escalating. The best interpretation that you can give of those two words, "hell" and "destruction," Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 4: 1858How the Humble and the Haughty are to be Admonished. Obstinacy of temper is increased by opposition, as much as it is abated by yielding. There seemed something beyond mere good-nature in our little rustic; was not perhaps his simple reply an "answer of the tongue from the Lord"?A soft answerMalcolm's "PersiaThe celebrated Aboo Yusuph, who was chief judge of Bagdad, in the reign of the Caliph Hadee, was a very remarkable instance of that humility which distinguishes true wisdom. Hugh BinningThe Authority and Utility of the Scriptures2 Tim. Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. III. is largely made up of enigmas, and xxxi. 16.--"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." SpurgeonSermons on Proverbs, God, the All-Seeing OneWe have in our text, first of all, a great fact declared,--"Hell and destruction are before the Lord ;" we have, secondly, a great fact inferred,--"How much more then the hearts of the children of men?" There are cancer clinics, cancer clinics, wound clinics, sleep clinics and a host of others. Conscience, in general, is nothing else but a practical knowledge of the rule a man should walk by, and of himself in reference to that rule. There are certain sheep-tracks C.H. 2. The pacifying power of words. [Some look upon the events in this and the next section as occurring at the Feast of Tabernacles in October, others think they occurred at the Feast of Dedication in December, deriving their point of time from John x. )Try the velvetBlind Amos.There is sound philosophy, as well as religion, in the advice of a cheerful man to his surly neighbour, who had just given a cross answer to the inquiries of some children who had lost their way: "Jim, a man's tongue is like a cat's. We told you that there was nothing more necessary to know than what our end is, and what the way is that leads to that end. For on hearing of the power of a new miracle in our days, to wit that the whole nation of the Goths has through thy Excellency been brought over from the error of Arian heresy to the firmness of a right faith, one is disposed to exclaim with the prophet, This is the change wrought by the right hand of the Most High (Ps. After this, when he once had a discussion with certain men who had come to him concerning the state of the soul and of what nature its place will be after this life, the following night one from above called him, saying, Antony, rise, go out and look.' 66. It is the only medium of intercourse with heaven. a. "We come now to speak more particularly to the words; and, first, Of his being a way. This, as the former, being spoken indefinitely, may be universally taken, as relating both to such as are yet in the state of nature, and to such as are in the state of grace, and so may be considered in reference to both, and ground three points of truth, both in reference to the one, and in reference to the other; to wit, 1. is largely made up of enigmas, and xxxi. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR Being in company with an enlightened society of Protestant dissenters of the Baptist denomination, I observed to a doctor of divinity, who was advancing towards his seventieth year, that my time had been delightfully engaged with John Bunyan's commentary on Genesis. Hugh Binning, "Thou Shall Keep Him in Perfect Peace, Whose Mind is Stayed on Thee, Because He Trusteth in Thee. The first nine chapters constitute a continuous discourse, almost in the manner of a sermon; and of the last two chapters, ch. "We come now to speak more particularly to the words; and, first, Of his being a way. If the offender, when reproved, returns a mild and yielding answer to his master, he commonly assuages his wrath and prevents the further progress of it. 2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, cBut the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. )Try the velvetBlind Amos.There is sound philosophy, as well as religion, in the advice of a cheerful man to his surly neighbour, who had just given a cross answer to the inquiries of some children who had lost their way: "Jim, a man's tongue is like a cat's. A soft answer turneth away wrath Mild words, gentle expressions, delivered with kindness and tenderness, humility and submission; these will work upon a man's passions, weaken his resentments, and break and scatter the storm of wrath raised in his breast, just breaking forth in a very boisterous and blustering manner; so high winds are sometimes laid by soft showers. "The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain." WRITTEN IN PRISON, 1662. The first nine chapters constitute a continuous discourse, almost in the manner of a sermon; and of the last two chapters, ch. 1948) delivered at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon. This is the end at which we must aim, and after which we must never cease to strive and pray until it has been attained, that the law of God may reign supreme in all our hearts, enlightening the understanding, inclining the will, subduing all unhallowed passions, purifying and sanctifying even lawful affections, and "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." ^d 1 And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. You have therefore argued that C.H. The verse in question not only deals with the immense power of speech, for good or ill, but also touches on the issue of ones controlled actions or unguarded reactions to the words, behaviour, language, and speech of others. Sermon Outlines & Transcripts. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. IV. "They trade only with the trash of the world, not with the commerce of substantial knowledge." "We come now to speak more particularly to the words; and, first, Of his being a way. 2. This, as the former, being spoken indefinitely, may be universally taken, as relating both to such as are yet in the state of nature, and to such as are in the state of grace, and so may be considered in reference to both, and ground three points of truth, both in reference to the one, and in reference to the other; to wit, 1. 3.--"Thou shall keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee." Read, Write, Pray and ReflectApril Scripture Writing - GrowthDay Scripture 1. The innocent author of the mischief, however, looked up in his face with a pleasant smile, and exclaimed, "Now, really, I'm so sorry; but I'll help you to pick them all up again as fast as I can, and you see it wasn't as if I'd done it on purpose!" 22.] 5.--"Now the end of the commandment," &c. We come now, as was proposed, to observe, Thirdly,(474) That faith unfeigned is the only thing which gives the answer of a good conscience towards God. . In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. The speech of the former is apt to time and place - coherent - and wins upon the listener. "The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright.". How Christ is the Life. Lay but a flint upon a pillow and you break it easily, but hard to hard will never do the deed. lxxvi. Romans 12:1. US $15.99: United States: Expedited Shipping: Estimated on or before Wed, Apr 19 to 23917 . (3)There is an effective method of turning away this wrath.That is a "soft answer." WHAT PRAYER IS. . . How Christ is the Life. For on hearing of the power of a new miracle in our days, to wit that the whole nation of the Goths has through thy Excellency been brought over from the error of Arian heresy to the firmness of a right faith, one is disposed to exclaim with the prophet, This is the change wrought by the right hand of the Most High (Ps. IV. Nothing stirs up anger like grievous words. Here all men are united in seeking after some good; something to satisfy their souls, and satiate their desires. He that is desirous to live at peace in the world must consider that both himself and other men have many infirmities; and that, in matter of right and wrong, other people will take the liberty to differ from his opinion, and will sometimes contradict and thwart him, even when he has the clearest truth and reason on his side. 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