,transcribed from the #ahgg ,hatchards edition by ,david ,price1 email ccx#jgdpglaf4org ,episcopal ,fidelity4 ,a ,,sermon ,,preached ,,in ,,westminster ,,abbey1 ,st4 ,james's ,day1 ,wednesday1 ,july #be1 #ahgg1 ,,on ,,the ,,occasion ,,of ,,the ,,consecration ,,of ,,the ,,rt4 ,,rev4 ,,anthony ,,wilson ,,thorold1 ,d4,d4 ,,lord ,,bishop ,,of ,,rochester4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,by ,,the ,,rev4 ,,sir ,,emilius ,,bayley1 ,,bart4 ,b4,d4 ,,vicar ,,of ,,st4 ,,john',s1 ,,paddington4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,published ,,by ,,request4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,london3 ,,hatchards1 ,,piccadilly ,price ,one ,shilling4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,anthony ,,wilson1 ,,lord ,,bishop ,,of ,,rochester1 ,this ,sermon ,,is ,,affectionately ,,inscribed4 99 99 99 99 99 #8,our ,reformers seem to have designed to leave a certain latitude on points which they regarded as not of fundamental importance2 and if we would approve ourselves genuine disciples of those illustrious men1 we must not seek to narrow the basis on which they reared their noble edifice1 nor to exclude any whom they intended to admit4 ,as however there are some differences which do not1 so there are others also which do1 imply the existence of principles adverse to the spirit of our ,church1 and the prevalence of these ought doubtless to be guarded against4'--,,archbishop ,,whately1 ,on the ,use and ,abuse of ,party-,feeling in ,religion4 pp4 #bde1 #bdf4 #8,we are not to hold a society together by renouncing the objects of it2 nor to part with our faith and our hope1 as a means of attaining charity2 but rather seek to combine the three2 and by earnest zeal1 without violence or bigotry1--by firmness1 accompanied with moderation1 discretion1 and temper1--by conciliating adversaries without sacrificing the truth1--and by hearty yet mild co-operation with friends1 to obtain the advantages of party-feeling1 yet avoid its evils2 and promote peace1 without falling into indifference4'--,ibid4 pp4 #bi1 #cj4 ,a ,,sermon4 #8,take heed unto thyself1 and unto the doctrine2 continue in them3 for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee4'--#a ,tim4 iv4 #af4 ,,our thoughts turn naturally to-day to the subject of the ,christian ministry2 and especially to that high office in it to which our brother in ,christ is about to be admitted4 ,scripture perhaps contains no exact model of the ,episcopal office as it now exists4 ,it is not identical with the ,apostolate4 #e ,neither again can it be satisfactorily proved to be precisely identical with the office held by ,timothy at ,ephesus1 and by ,titus at ,crete4 ,st4 ,paul's language implies that the position which they held was temporary2 they formed1 as it were1 the link between the ,apostle whose superintendence was occasional1 and the bishop whose rule was permanent4 ,we must rather seek some central idea if we would grasp the highest aim of the ,episcopate3 and we find that idea not in the outward framework of the ,church1 but in the truth which it enshrines3 not in ,apostolic order1 however valuable1 but in ,apostolic doctrine3 not in a succession of form1 but in a succession of faith1 #8the faith once for all delivered to the saints4' 7,jude1 #c47 ,and this leads us to the text3 in which the ,apostle touches upon the official life1 the personal life1 the consecrated life of one who was called upon to discharge for a while ,episcopal functions3 #8,take heed unto the doctrine3' #8,take heed unto thyself3' #8,continue in them3' enforcing his exhortation by the promise1 #8for in doing this1 thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee4' 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,official ,,life4 #8,take heed unto the doctrine4' ,as believers in the ,divine origin of ,christianity1 we assume that there was revealed to the ,apostles a body of religious truth1 definite1 complete1 unchangeable4 ,in the pastoral ,epistles this distinctive body of truth is frequently referred to1 as #8the pattern of sound words' 7#b ,tim4 i4 #ac71 #8the sound 7healthful7 doctrine' 7#a ,tim4 i4 #aj2 #b ,tim4 iv4 #c2 ,tit ii4 #a71 #8the doctrine which is according to godliness' 7#a ,tim4 vi4 #c71 #8the gospel of the glory of the blessed ,god' 7#a ,tim4 i4 #aa71 #8the good deposit' 7#a ,tim4 vi4 #bj2 #b ,tim4 i4 #ad72 1 1 according to the gloss of ,chrysostom2 ,catholic fidei talentum4 ,of this body of truth1 ,divine in its origin1 and invested with ,divine authority1 two things may be predicated2 first1 that it is unchanged and unchangeable2 secondly1 that it is embodied in the ,articles and ,formularies of the ,church of ,england4 ,it may be allowed that in all ages change has been the law of human affairs4 ,but it is a mistake to associate this law of change with the central truths of ,christianity2 and for this reason1 that ,christianity is founded upon facts1 upon events that have actually taken place2 and if these facts are incapable of change1 then are the doctrines which are founded upon them incapable of change also4 ,men may seek to sweep away the objective reality of ,christianity2 but1 failing as they do in this1 then inasmuch as the facts upon which ,christianity reposes have been already wrought1 and cannot be undone1 the ,gospel which we preach partakes of the immutability of those facts1 and is alike unchangeable4 ,equally certain is it1 that the great ,christian truths which were held in apostolic and primitive days1 are identical with those which are embodied in the teaching of the ,church of ,england4 ,true indeed we are liable to attack4 ,we are met on the one side by the champions of scientific scepticism1 and on the other1 by the adherents of modern ,rome2 the one seeking to destroy the historical basis of our faith1 the other to press upon us conclusions for which we find no warrant in ,god's written word4 ,it would seem1 however1 that as the science of attack developes itself1 the science of defence receives from unexpected quarters fresh accessions of strength4 ,if modern research tends to show that some portions of the outworks of ,christianity are less strong than had been supposed1 it proves with rigorous precision that the fortress itself is impregnable4 ,every ruin that is uncovered1 every site that is identified1 every inscription that is deciphered1 confirms the historical veracity of the sacred writers4 ,the ,bible is made an object of ridicule1 and the very stones cry out in condemnation2 the statements of inspiration are denied1 and witness after witness rises up to prove them2 the voices of eager sceptics proclaim the overthrow of revelation1 and there come to us from across those ,eastern plains such voices from the buried past as prove their boast to be vain4 ,nor is it only when arguing with the sceptic that we claim the testimony of modern research2 we call the same witness to our aid when dealing with the errors of ,rome and her imitators4 ,the most important of recent discoveries in the domain of early ,christian literature is that made by the ,greek ,bishop ,briennios in the library of the ,holy ,sepulchre in ,constantinople4 ,the lost fragment of the ,epistle of ,clement is thus recovered1 and with the aid of a recently discovered version of the name ,epistle1 learned men can now restore almost in its entirety the most venerable of uninspired ,christian writings4 #i ,read that ,epistle1 and you find that it teaches plainly the doctrines of the ,trinity1 the ,atonement1 ,justification by faith1 and other distinctive doctrines of our ,church4 ,it is important for what it teaches2 but it is almost equally important for what it does not teach4 ,silence is sometimes more eloquent than words2 and certainly the fact that the ,epistle of ,clement is absolutely silent upon the prominent doctrines of modern ,rome proves that those doctrines were unknown at the close of the first century4 ,is it possible that the doctrines of papal infallibility1 transubstantiation1 the sacrifice of the mass1 the worship of the ,virgin1 and the like1 could have existed in the days of ,clement1 and yet have been passed over by him in absolute silence8 ,whilst as regards those questions which agitate our own ,church1 the teaching of the epistle upon sacrifice1 its freedom from sacerdotalism1 the absence in it of all reference to priestly mediation and the confessional1 strongly confirms the ,protestant view of ,christian faith and practice4 ,a sacred deposit of ,christian truth existed then in the days of the apostles4 ,timothy is solemnly charged to #8preach' it 7#b ,tim4 iv4 #a1 #b72 to #8keep' it 7#b ,tim4 i4 #ad72 to #8hold it fast' 7v4 #ac72 to guard it jealously against those who would tamper with its integrity1 or substitute in its place the inventions of men4 7#a ,tim4 i4 #c2 vi4 #bj47 ,nor is he only to watch over it himself1 he is to commit the teaching of it to trusty guardians3 #8,the things which thou hast heard of me 4 4 4 the same commit thou to faithful men1 who shall be able to teach others also4' 7#b ,tim4 ii4 #b47 ,if1 then1 the ,christian bishop possesses a glorious heritage of ,divine truth1 a privilege indeed which he shares with the humblest believer1 he assumes also a special responsibility4 ,as #8the steward of ,god1' he is pledged in the fullest sense of the term to #8give heed unto the doctrine4' ,the principle thus set forth is a plain one2 but the application of the principle in these modern times is attended with no common difficulties4 ,perhaps we may find some clue to their solution if we draw a distinction between a bishop's own personal beliefs and acts1 and the beliefs and acts of others2 between the toleration which he extends to others1 and the toleration which he metes out to himself4 ,certainly in three of the chief functions of the episcopal office1 in teaching1 in ordaining1 in promoting1 the bishop may adhere1 nay1 he must adhere with the utmost rigour to what he believes to be the truth of ,god4 ,in his charges1 in his sermons1 in all his public and private utterances1 he will speak with faithfulness and courage3 he will give no needless offence2 he will respect the conscientious opinions of those who differ from him2 he will fully recognise the somewhat elastic boundaries of our national ,church2 but as far as he himself is concerned1 he will keep back nothing that is profitable4 ,never surely was it of greater importance that our bishops should speak out plainly and boldly1 than it is at this moment4 ,the public mind is anxious4 ,the air is charged with the subtle electricity of rumour4 ,of rumour1 do ,i say8 ,nay1 do not unhealthy facts stare us in the face8 ,facts which tell of the active forces of infidelity on the one hand1 and on the other1 of the existence within our own borders of a strong anti-,protestant spirit1 and an evident sympathy with the doctrines and practices of ,rome4 ,brethren1 this country is a ,protestant country1 and it means to remain so4 ,the ,church of ,england is a ,protestant church1 and we of this generation1 ,god willing1 mean her to remain so4 ,we respect the opinions of others2 but we are not ashamed of our own2 we would do violence to no man's faith1 but we protest against the action of those who1 holding positions of authority within our reformed church1 are seeking to undermine the citadel1 if not to hand it over to the enemy at the gate4 ,there is need of vigilance1 wisdom1 fidelity1 courage in our spiritual rulers3 but they lead a willing people4 ,never1 ,i believe1 were the laity of our ,church more ready to hearken to the clear1 incisive proclamation of distinctive truth3 never more willing to welcome the doctrine of a free1 full present salvation3 never more anxious to stand by their bishops1 if their bishops stand by the pure truth of ,god4 ,but the bishop ordains as well as teaches4 ,the limits of the ,church of ,england are confessedly wide3--it is well that they should be so4 ,even her limits1 perhaps1 are narrower than those of the apostolic church2 the spirit of exclusion has prevailed over that of comprehension4 ,still she is at this moment1 to her discredit some would hold1 to her honour many believe1 the most comprehensive church in ,christendom4 ,limits however do exist4 ,it may be difficult precisely to define them4 ,yet surely the denial of the fundamental verities of our creeds1 or the persistent teaching of the peculiar doctrines of ,rome are not consistent with honest ,english churchmanship2 and if those who exercise their ministry in the ,church of ,england are found in either of these extremes1 the question will be asked1 how did they gain entrance to that ministry8 ,no doubt opinions may change1 and often do change after ordination2 but it should surely be the aim of him who #8gives heed unto the doctrine1' to detect the latent seeds of evil1 as well as to note them when they reach maturity4 ,and thus to guard the avenue to the ministerial office with a firm though tolerant hand4 ,but once more1 the modern bishop is the dispenser of patronage2 and directly and indirectly he influences a large number of appointments in his diocese4 ,now if1 as a trustee of public property1 he thinks last1 not first1 of private ends and personal interests2 if1 as a bishop of the whole diocese1 not of any section of it1 he ignores mere party claims and seeks out the best men from all schools of thought1 he will yet surely give prominence to these three qualifications3 first1 that a man by holy living gives evidence of a truly converted heart2 secondly1 that his teaching faithfully reflects the leading truths of the ,gospel1 as received by our reformed ,church2 and lastly1 that he has proved by hard work that be will not spare himself in his ministry4 ,in the discharge of these important functions the faithful bishop will #8give heed unto the doctrine4' ,but besides a bishop's own personal beliefs and actions1 he has to deal as a ruler in the ,church with the beliefs and actions of others4 ,and here1 no doubt1 his path is often an anxious one4 ,as long as his clergy keep within the limits of law1 of law interpreted not with the rigour of a criminal court but in the tolerant spirit of ,christian charity1 his duties in this department will be light4 ,but if the law through negligence or through self-will be distinctly broken1 the bishop is surely bound1 so far as the law arms him with power1 to vindicate its authority4 ,perhaps indeed it is well in the interests of truth that the controversies which have been vexing our ,church have somewhat shifted their ground2 and that the question now is not so much concerning the colour of a vestment1 or the precise position of the clergyman1 as of the sacredness of family life1 and the free access of the penitent to his ,god4 ,the public mind of this country is slow to recognise the importance of abstract doctrine1 and is somewhat scornfully indifferent to the extravagancies of medival ritual4 ,but when the working of a system is shown in practices which introduce the priest into the place of the ,saviour--aye1 and which threaten the very foundations of morality--public opinion raises its indignant protest1 and demands that the evil shall be cast forth from our ,church4 ,let all forbearance be shown to the honest perplexities of thought2 but let not a church1 which is ,protestant to the core1 ally herself with the enemies of the ,reformation1 or cherish within her bosom practices which are ,scripturally indefensible1 and morally wrong4 ,i venture1 however1 to think1 that in cases which touch no moral ground1 the wisdom of a sound expediency1 as well as the spirit of the ,gospel1 suggest the anxious employment of every weapon of persuasion1 of every influence which love can devise1 before recourse be had to the harsh and repellent forms of law4 ,truth must ever be the great weapon of persuasion4 ,strife is an element alien to the ,gospel4 #8,the servant of the ,lord must not strive1 but be gentle unto all men 4 4 4 in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves4' 7#b ,tim4 ii4 #bd1 #be47 99 99 99 99 99 ,i pass on from the official to-- ,,the ,,personal ,,life of the bishop4 ,very close is the connexion between the two lives4 #8,holding faith and a good conscience1 which some having thrust away made shipwreck concerning the faith4' 7#a ,tim4 i4 #ai47 #8,holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience4' 7#a ,tim4 iii4 #i47 #8,take heed unto thyself4' ,it is a condensed enforcement of the counsels of verse #ab1 #8,be thou an example of the believers in word1 in conduct1 in love1 in faith1 in purity4' ,it is needless to dwell upon the truth that a holy life is the best recommendation of holy doctrine1 and that what gives force to the utterances of the ,christian minister is the hidden fire of the spiritual life which burns within4 ,and if this be true of the humblest of ,god's servants1 it is pre-eminently true of those who occupy high stations in the ,church4 ,if in one sense a bishop's life is a protected life1 a life guarded and shielded from many forms of temptation1 it probably has its special and peculiar trials2 and it only becomes a safe life1 when it is lived as in the very presence of ,god4 ,and this brings us to the last of the three counsels of the text4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,consecrated ,,life4 #8,continue in them4' ,the words sound like an echo of those in the preceding verse3 #8,meditate upon these things2 give thyself wholly to them' 7ver4 #ae74 ,they are the #8things' of the official and personal life1 the ministry of the word1 and the cultivation of the life within4 #8,in them continue2' in them be wholly occupied and absorbed4 #8,the longer ,i live1' writes a layman1 who did good service in his day1 #8the more ,i am certain that the great difference between men1 between the feeble and the powerful1 the great and the insignificant1 is energy1 invincible determination of purpose once fixed1 and then death or victory4' 7,sir ,t4 ,fowell ,buxton47 ,and here ,i would claim for the clergy some consideration at the hands of others--some time for thought1 for study1 for meditation1 for prayer4 ,when the ,apostles declared with an emphasis1 which after a lapse of eighteen centuries preserves all its freshness1 #8,we will give ourselves continually to prayer1 and to the ministry of the word' 7,acts1 vi #d71 they revealed to us the secret of their success4 ,but how hard is it to follow their steps4 ,living as we do in the midst of an advanced civilisation1 surrounded by a network of activities which touches us on every side1 it is difficult to resist the pressure of secular duties1 and to vindicate the spiritual claims of the office which we hold4 ,but whilst it is easy to protest against the secularisation of the ,christian ministry1 it is not so easy to point out the remedy4 ,each one must work out a deliverance for himself4 ,each one must map out his own life1 and pursue his purpose stedfastly to the end4 ,our leading journal1 writing of the increase of the episcopate1 observes that the #8danger will be that bishops should allow themselves to be absorbed in the mere business and bustle of their work1 and should neglect the more solid and silent part of their duties4 ,the bishop must find time for constant intercourse with his books1 for thought1 and for mature preaching4 ,he must make himself everywhere felt2 but he must also reserve himself1 and should be at least as conspicuous for judgment as for learning1 and for moderation as for activity4' 7,times1 ,june #ac1 #ahgg47 #ag ,it is well that the public should recognise the sacredness1 the spirituality of the episcopal office4 ,no man1 however able1 can think1 and study1 and pray1 if he is to live in a state of ceaseless location4 ,laity and clergy alike should remember that their bishops must have time for preparation1 if their public utterances are to be worthy of the occasion2 that nothing is so subtle as the processes of thought2 nothing so laborious as the creative work of composition2 and that one needless interruption may bring about a mental chaos1 and throw into hopeless disorder the delicate machinery of the mind4 99 99 99 99 99 ,note1 lastly1 ,,the ,,animating ,,promise by which the threefold exhortation is enforced3-- #8,for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee4' #8,thou salt save thyself4' ,a selfish motive some will argue4 ,nay1 not more selfish than it is to exist4 ,it is selfish to pursue our own advantage at the expense of others4 ,it is not selfish to wish our own highest goal3--the wish is bound up in our existence4 ,and again1 the ,christian's wish is not for himself alone2 it is not lonely1 solitary affection4 ,he longs for immortality for himself2 he longs for it also on behalf of and in company with others4 #8,it is not a selfish instinct1' writes one of our deepest ,christian thinkers1 #8it is not a neutral one1 it is a moral and a generous one1 4 4 4 ,christianity knows nothing of a hope of immortality for the individual alone1 but only of a glorious hope for the individual 4 4 4 in the eternal society of the ,church triumphant4 7,mozley's ,university ,sermons1 p4 #ga47 ,such1 then1 is the promise held out to the faithful minister4 ,he ensures his own salvation2 he helps forward the salvation of others4 ,he aims at nothing short of this2 and he knows that his #8labour is not in vain in the ,lord4' 7#a ,cor4 xv4 #eh47 ,to the work thus briefly sketched our brother in ,christ is now to be sent forth4 ,this much would ,i only add1 that having wrought side by side with him in this great ,london for years now not a few1 ,i can testify from no superficial knowledge1 as with no common warmth of affection1 to what ,i cannot but feel to be his special fitness for the work which lies before him4 ,if experience gathered in the past is any pledge for the future2 if work well done during years of patient toil is any assurance that work shall be well done in years which may yet remain2 if thoughtful1 careful preaching of the word of life1 and the successful administration of the largest metropolitan parishes is any warrant for expecting the continuation of such ministry in a wider field of labour2 then will no common hopes gather round this now ,episcopate4 ,nor has there been wanting that highest of all training1 the training of personal affliction4 ,if we are taught to-day in the martyrdom of ,st4 ,james1 that the law of self-surrender is the law of ministerial success2 if the voiceless tomb of the one ,apostle and the silent dungeon of the other were the forerunners of the ,church's most rapid growth1 when #8the word of ,god grew and multiplied' 7,acts1 xii4 #bd72 the ministry of one1 who has been taught in the same school1 will issue1 we may humbly hope1 in a like result4 ,our ,church claims to have inherited ,apostolic doctrine1 an ,apostolic framework1 and a history which dates from the ,apostolic age4 ,the ninety-eighth occupant of the ,see of ,rochester can boast of a long and distinguished spiritual ancestry4 ,founded in #fjd1 some ten years after the landing of ,augustine1 the ,see is1 with the single exception of that of ,canterbury1 the most ancient in the kingdom2 and has numbered amongst its ,bishops such eminent men as ,paulinus the apostle of ,northumberland2 ,gundulph1 the greatest of ,norman architects2 ,cardinal ,fisher1 beheaded by ,henry ,,viii43 ,ridley1 the martyr2 ,turner1 the non-juror2 ,atterbury1 the high-churchman2 and ,samuel ,horsley1 the mathematician1 the orator1 and the divine4 ,the ,see of ,rochester carries with it therefore1 the prestige of a venerable antiquity2 but its interest to-day lies not so much in the records of the past1 as in the living wants of the present4 ,across the river which divides our city1 lies a vast and dense population1 soon to form part of this ancient diocese4 ,faithful men have been labouring there for years4 ,the new ,bishop goes forth amongst them1 to guide1 to stimulate1 to encourage1 and to strengthen4 ,he will remember1 as having enjoyed the liberty himself1 that in the words of one whose name is warmly cherished in this place1 #8the independent and quasi episcopal position of the rector is one of the most blessed safeguards of the ,church of ,england' 7,kingsley's ,life1 ii4 #hj73 but he will also remember that a wise and tolerant rule is quite consistent with personal and official fidelity4 ,he will remember too1 aye1 he will never be ashamed of confessing those great evangelical doctrines which have ever been the joy and strength of his ministry4 ,it is the fashion with some to sneer at those doctrines1 as belonging to a byegone age1 as the fossil remains of an era1 when light was scanty and intelligence rare4 ,brethren1 there were giants in those days4 ,are we quite sure that there are any giants now8 ,if it be indeed a mark of narrow-mindedness to aim in all our teaching at the exaltation of the ,saviour2 if it be a mark of narrow-mindedness to preach the universality of human corruption1 the absolute perfection of the redemptive work of ,christ1 and the regenerating power of the ,holy ,ghost2 then must we plead guilty to the charge4 ,but may not the caution addressed by ,bishop ,horsley to his clergy upon the subject of ,calvinism be applicable with slight change in these modern days8 #8,take care before you aim your shafts at' ,evangelical ,churchmanship1 #8that you know what it is1 and what it is not 4 4 4 lest when you mean only to fall foul of a human system1 you should unwarily attack something more sacred and of higher origin4' 7,horsley's ,charges1 p4 #bbf47 ,we think we find our doctrines in the formularies of the ,church of ,england2 we think we find them in the writings of our ,reformers2 we think we find them in the records of primitive antiquity2 we think we find them in the ,word of ,god4 ,we lay no claim to infallibility1 but we claim a right to be true to our convictions4 ,we have tasted the old2 we have examined the new2 and we say from the very bottom of our hearts1 #8,the old in better4' ,it in on behalf of such a ministry that we ask your prayers4 ,in these difficult days1 when questions of the most perplexing kind are springing up on every side1 and when the demands made upon a bishop's energies are of a most exhaustive character1 the bravest might well shrink from entering upon so great a charge4 ,but we serve a loving and considerate ,master4 ,the burden may indeed be heavy to bear1 but ,he who lays it upon ,his servant will assuredly give him strength to bear it2 and bear it we believe he will1 untiring1 unresting in his work1 until the dying echoes of this day's service give place to the blessed1 joyous welcome4 #8,well done1 good and faithful servant1 4 4 4 enter thou into the joy of thy ,lord4' ,by the same ,author4 ,just published4 ,sq4 fcp4 #hvo1 sewed1 #as4 ,,christian ,,treasure-,,trove2 ,,an ,,account ,,of ,,the ,,recent ,,discoveries ,,of ,,ancient ,,manuscripts1 ,containing the ,epistle of ,st4 ,clement of ,rome to the ,corinthians1 ,and the ,recovery thereby of a ,portion of a ,christian ,writing of the first ,century1 which was missing in the only copy of ,clement's ,epistle before known to exist3 with a ,description of the ,epistle itself1 and of its bearing upon ,romish ,error and ,evangelical ,truth4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,st4 ,,paul',s ,,epistle ,,to ,,the ,,galatians4 ,,commentary ,,and ,,sermons4 ,post #hvo4 cloth1 #gs4 #f;d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,christian ,,life4 #abmo4 cloth1 #cs4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,choice4 ,,five ,,lectures ,,on ,,confirmation4 #afmo4 cloth1 #as4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,power ,,of ,,goodness4 ,a ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,the ,,rev4 ,w4 ,,conway1 ,m4,a4 ,,canon ,,of ,,westminster ,,and ,,rector ,,of ,,st4 ,,margaret',s4 ,published by ,request4 ,crown #hvo4 sewed1 #f;d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,meekness ,,of ,,wisdom4 ,a ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,benjamin ,,shaw1 ,,esq41 ,m4,a4 ,,late ,,fellow ,,of ,,trinity ,,college1 ,,cambridge4 ,published by ,request4 ,crown #hvo4 sewed1 #f;d4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 ,,hatchards1 ,,publishers1 ,,piccadilly1 ,,london4 ,,footnotes4 #e ,besides other points of difference1 the ,apostle held no local office3 he was essentially a ,missionary1 moving about from place to place1 founding and confirming new churches4 #i ,the most probably date of the ,epistle of ,clement is #if ,a4,d4 #ag #8,the ,bishop ought to depute as much as possible of mechanical and secular work 4 4 4 he ought to restrict even his political and social duties1 so as to leave full scope for the spiritual4 ,whatever grumbling may be caused by his so doing he must husband his energies and his influence4'--,guardian1 ,june1 #ahgg4