, 1873-12-01
INDIVIDUAL INSPIRATION.

Sermon by tho Rev. Q. Dny Noble, OF
the Second ssvctes.borglnsl socicty.
The nov. @. Day Noble, pastor Of tho Second
Swodenborglan Society, preaol,ed yesterday
morning in Murray Chapel, on "Ind1yldua1
1nspirntion," taking as llis text the thirtoonth
vorso Of tito olovontl ohaptor Of tho Gospel ao~
eording to st. Luke.
II 70 then, boug svll know how to glva good gifts
unto your children; how much uaote shall your
Heavenly Fathor gys lilo Holy sprit to ihsrn that aak
uim?.
What is tho Holy sprita Briefly, It is what
tho torn implioa,-a Bucred iabreathing into tho
soul from Him who Is ita Father, md who is
tho Supreme Divine Spirit. As applied to Di-
vino int1uenccs, the term distinguishes thoso
which flow into uB from Bocrot and altogether
spiritun! aourco, from those which originate in
nature, art Hcionoe, olrS4mstaneo, md reaeh us
through tho aensos; ,s Mhen ~ the Divine Doins
Ho called Himaolf the Son Of Man. But when
He Withdrew to n higher place OF manifestation
and approached man in hroatlinga nnd magnot-
izinga from within and abovo. Ho called Himself
leave you oomlortless; will como to YOU" Ho
said III lila long goodbye to Lis disciples, And
again, I'll depart shall aond the Comforter
untoyou." Ever graciousy accommodating in Ills
self, now OF Holy Spirit, but He links the
three in ono, ~ soul, body, aud action nro one,
in suell expressions az this: "All things that
tho Fathor hath aro mino; therefore said I TINT
it unto you" Dy idoaa that would not confound
md etnrllo, tbrough oxproseionB nicely graded
down to tho crude gpirit1n1 knowledge Of those
who liBtenod, the visible Divine man sought to
hand will tho unscon I7nthor. nud on
tha nthor With lilo unseen powerful
Brcatf, nbout to s,yeeo through, them
With illuminating splondor aud tho bcntowal OF
In a mnytorly way, 0You have taken Mo as tIo
Mosacnrer md Ronrosantsliyo Of Ciod when
an gon6 from YOUR outer pieht vii como to
You Gy m inner way, undor the form Of \ bIoyscl
snnnirat;on' which y;ll toncL rou mars Of STc
mi Ina nj thn Tnthcr. TSnr I'm TaIhnr'e thiura
"ra Nf;ns md nm i1o Fathor INV cono ;1own
and intol'(liuc forever loroartor to como down
to ovory low and every hiEh levol OF your com.
ing to approacl, ours tl1,o rings hig tenicr}y
anxious cllar-cg upou tie diau,3tio f]rur2a and
expressions Of personality calculated to :upress
US do not lot us fsll into thu oat.,c,ljstn of d.
vidng Him into three. Wien Flo couos to uain
tho Kecret swelling throb Of repentance and loYc
neueo. er e Lono. or rio iov. uo is tie san,o oyor-
brooiing Soul Who iiItiilcd end controlled tho
ialning puyh a1d mountain to Sioaos; the same
to whom nucicnt racos with lcaping ilifantic in,-
aenntiors sung hyn,4,r or after whom in iufan-
lilo ignoranco :hcy groprod
In al religiGas h3s }he Divine 3 3ineEesathInE s
nowhere llas its influence been no potent and
glorious ID In Christianity, eud at 10 timo has
It swept over minds in tho wars and 30 quickly
ren1onlded soils. cisiou, nnd nations na in the
carly pentocostal yoara when tbe Holy, Ghost
WAS given becauEo JoE1s had bcon gloriled
Divine Power streamci iuto tho world after
ChriBt'a execution aB tho spriug-tido streams
from tho Sun when wintry stor1ns Gro removed.
II 1t bo asked why ts1ia renewing flood does not
att nj in rnfn
ask il tho Christian Bouls who must
bo ito maguotn md conductors nre united in any
such jealous potitionery, attracting spirit ca
until tlioy ill heaven With tlloir Wnrm aud LAM
bont lightnng7 What if tho Divine bronth,
Bwcot with tho creative odor Of ll the grnces that
christianity Gun possibly produce Is bronthed
nous uouls that opou thithcrward arc frosted
with it II our hcarls be not open to the pulscs,
nor tho windows OF our 1nintis to the breath,
thoro will bo no Pontooost in ~. Every soul l'aa
forming powor; eyory man can draw upon it II
lo will
II we whose evils t1arkon and dohago uB 90
ltlcl,, who arc asty, selfish, and spiritually i'm
aelyos and giyo the eentlo robuke, tic helping
influence, tito innocopt pleasure. tho baih Of
loyo, to our children, how mucl, more will our
Heavenly Father give His worry lifo to those who
+, breathing,
upon W bis disciples whon l1o said 5neccivo 70 Tic
Holy SPIRIT" axprsasoa the giving forth Of I'LL tito
thought and strength which is il ono and then
rotloct in What readiness tic Divine Soul must
be to pass into ours, Reflect. Too, that jesus
Himself impaired Ibis holy influence, md that
after saying What lIo docs in our toxt, He alao
also says. s'1f 70 shall aak anything in my nanlo
viii do it ;" and then consider wlio It probably
is, it you would make tho Scriptures ha.1nonixo,
who gives tha Holy Spirit and who il to bo po!i-
toned for 1t. BhnIl wo aak tho Father to giya it
through Jesus Christ, or shall wo coucen-
jesus Christ to pour It from Ills aoul
into ours, believing that tho Tnthor ia in him,
aud that they two layo now boco1no one?
It has beon generally understood among
sought for, on special occasions, such as being
tried for ones faith, or boing required to dofoni
it. Preachers especially have rolled upon it when
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