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LVIII.—That the Christian Should Be Such.
When the Lord says that man should eat bread with
groaning, here what art thou now doing, who desirest to live with
joy? Thou seekest to rescind the judgment uttered by the highest
God when He first formed man; thou wishest to abandon the curb of the
law. If the Almighty God have bidden thee live with sweat, thou
who art living in pleasure wilt already be a stranger to Him. The
Scripture saith that the Lord was angry with the Jews. Their
sons, refreshed with food, rose up to play. Now, therefore, why
do we follow these circumcised men?1857 In what
respect they perished, we ought to beware; the greatest part of you,
surrendered to luxuries, obey them. Thou transgressest the law in
staining thyself with dyes: against thee the apostle cries out;
yea, God cries out by him. Your dissoluteness, says he, in itself
ruins1858 you. Be, then, such as Christ wishes
you to be, gentle, and in Him joyful, for in the world you are
sad. Run, labour, sweat, fight with sadness. Hope comes
with labour, and the palm is given to victory. If thou wishest to
be refreshed, give help and encouragement to the martyr. Wait for
the repose to come in the passage of death.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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