Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...day to give glory to Him, who has given you his precious body and blood, his soul and divinity, and thus rendered you in Borne respect an object of envy to the angels them' selves, since they never received that mark of infinite love. Beg of God most earnestly to enlighten your mind, that you may understand the greatness of the favour conferred on you; and also to touch your heart, that you may feel your obligation of acknowledging it by every means in vour power. II. Point.--Cast yourself in spirit at the feet of your Creator, and present to him the sacrifice of thanksgiving which he deserves, viz. a voluntary, unreserved oblation of your whole being. Can that be too much for him who has created you to his image and likeness, and redeemed you with his precious blood 1 or rather, what can be enough for him who has loved you so far as to give you himself? If you would really and entirely belong to God, you should make a two-fold sacrifice--a sacrifice of your body with all its senses, and of your heart and soul with all their powers and affections. First, you should consecrate your body to God; that is, you should in future bear in mind the union you have contracted with God, and respect in. yourself, the temple of the Divinity--a temple, of which he has so lately taken possession; consecrated by his presence, purified by his blood, and enriched with the most precious gifts of hisholy spirit. This is the sacrifice to which St. Paul exhorts all Christians, but particularly commu nicants, when he says: I beseech you, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God. (Rom. xii. 1.) Reflect also, that as a material temple is not alone consecrated to God internally, but is known before it is entered to be a hou...
