Works of the Rev. Robert Hall ... With a Brief Memoir And a Sketch of His Literary Character
Works of the Rev. Robert Hall ... With a Brief Memoir And a Sketch of His Literary Character
Robert Hall
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To be indifferent to their welfare, is to belie the character and betray our trust. That criminal self- love, which is the great reproach of our nature, is grown to such a height, principally in consequence of our habitual inattention to the situation of others. We contemplate ourselves, and our own circum- stances, till we almost forget there are any other Digiti zed by Google ON THE DUTY OF INTERCESSION. 367 beings in the world. When we can be prevailed upon to step out of this narrow circle,... and look at the distresses and anxieties which those around us have to encounter, a generous compassion is ex- cited, the tenderness of nature is touched, and our own troubles appear light and inconsiderable. Most of our vices, my brethren, may be traced to a want of reflection. And what is the best remedy for this thoughtlessness and vanity, as far as it respects our duty to others ? Intercession. In solemn intercession with God, the misery, the helplessness, and dependence of our fellow- mortals, or rather of our fellow-immortals, rise in view with all their affecting peculiarities; at those moments, when the mind is the most calm, tender, and elevated, at those moments when none but God can enter, when we feel our own nothingness before Him who is all in all.
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