Sermons Translated From the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin, Pastor of the French Church at the Hague, Vol. 7: On Important Subjects (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Sermons Translated From the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin, Pastor of the French Church at the Hague, Vol. 7: On Important Subjects

Saurin's Sermons, one hundred and six ty-eight in number, are comprised in twelve volumes. I have read them with edification and delight. Actuated by these sentiments, I doubted whether I could better employ my leisure moments, than in preparing an addi tional volume, to those already before the English reader.

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Excerpt from Sermons Translated From the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin, Pastor of the French Church at the Hague, Vol. 7: On Important Subjects

On the subject of warm and animated addresses to wicked and unregenerate men, if I might be heard by those who fill the sanctuarv, I would venture to say, that the general character of English Sermons, is by far too mild and calm. On reading the late Dr. Enfield's English Preacher, and, finding on this gentleman's tablet of honour, names which consti tute the glory of our national Church, I seem unwil ling to believe my senses, and ready to deny, that Tillotson, Atterbury, Butler, Chandler, Coneybeare, Seed, Sherlock, Waterland, and others could have been so relaxed and unguarded, as to preach so many Sermons equally acceptable to the orthodox and to the Socinian reader. Those mild and affable recom mendations of virtue and religion those gentle dis suasives from immorality and vice, have been found, for a whole century, unproductive of effect. Hence, all judicious men must admit the propriety of meet ing the awful vices of the present age, with remedies more efficient and strong.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.