The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-12
CHRIST CHURCH.
TIN DOCTRINE or THE rRINITY-sRDAoH ]
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TIN DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY--sEBAoH By
THE REV. DR.. JARED B. FLAa0.
At Christ church, corner Of Thirty-nfth street and
Filth avenue, yesterday, Rev. Dr. Jared b Flaeg
preached on the mystery OF the Trinity His text
from Job xi 7-.Canst thou by searching and out
Gods" Hc said:--Eow words convey Of mental
rcprooi few have OF ineligible aim, opposed
to that prcsumptuous spirit which sets upon the
cndeavor to draw aside the mystic veil which pavions
tho Almighty and peer with eIrontcry into the
rccesses OF His unsearchabc nalurethat spirit Of tho
heather victor who rushed into the holy OF
hohcs to discover what there, and returned with
the contemptuous assumption that there
nothing because hc could nothing. Brethren, we
have need TO guard ourselves with unfeigncd humility
whilc We contemplate tho great truth which tho
Church brings TO special attention to-day II
hitting, in view OF our ncapacity, that We bow with
awe and reverence before the cloud that tho
mercy seat OF God in His most familiar taton
Lea not approach the consideration of the mysteries
Of divno nature with the mere footrue OF the hui
man und. rstandng, as I'VE could measure the I'm
measurable and lind out the Almighty TO perfection.
We called to acknowledge and adore, explain
the mystery OF thrcefold Deity which Is addressed
10 the shadowy language OF time and sense as an
article OF our iath and not subject for intellectual
exposition
nights In succession TO prayer aud meditation, that he
might understand tho mystery OF the Trinity On the
tulfu nlgut he was overcome WIN sleep ana dreamed
he was walking on the seushore There he saw little
child who was scoopng hole in the sand and hllng It
with sea water. what ar. thou doing, my
chd?" said tho saint. II am going" was
tho answer, 80 put all tho sea in this
hole.n My child, you can never do that" said
Augustine Then tho child look ed up the light Of the
world Deamng from h,s divine eyes. and said I'll
do t. Augustine US easily us thou canst comprehend
the subject OF thy thought" Tho lesson was that OF
IT IL IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND our GOD
Does not reason tell that He infinite. and that
infinite lilo could not DO II Unite mind could compre
bend Him! But they who would turn our words
against tho doctrine OF the Trinity affirm that
Stunning 10 say that thcrs are ,hrec per-
sons IN tho unity OF tho divine nature.
We reply I've say il because the Scriptures say 1t "
The answer Is, You misnerprct tho Scriptures for
they assert unreasonable doctrines" IT, when IL Is
alleged that the Scriptures assert unreasonable doc
trinc IT Is meant that they assert nothing which not
level to human understanding, the iaslty Of tho allie
gtion is apparent Chat seems hardly ustiablc to
d1tain you with any attempt TO rcfutc IL There IS
scarcely anything IN the whole economy OF grace that
demands our assent. and obedience which is
not in this sense unreasonable. II VIC
believe that the principle OF Deity is an
intelligent principle cannot escape, believing IT
personal and II attain to the belief that such
princ'plc can be personal at all we must have the
power Of believingtnat Is, our reason present
difficulty TO our believing proper evidcnce-that
IT develops in three persons in four persons
reason, for there Is truly more difficulty sup
posing thousand persons in the Goihcad, ignorant
We OF its essence, than in supposng u
single person Hence 1t is that many
who sct out with tho Wanted nationality
OF Untaranism end In tho iiclcss vacancy
OF atheism. They begin by denying the triple per-
indeed is perfectly truej that the single personality
just MS unreasonable. But the entire history of the
controversy, which runs through many centuries,
abundantly that the advocates OF the Uni-
tartan theory will rest their argument upon tho
decision Of the law and the testimony Of the sacred
volume. Ia the Unitarian doctt ine they tell ua,
without practical benefit? II Christianity be better
than system OF human philosophy, why then We
might concede much; hut II 1t Is AS avowed IN
sIrituaze and make godkc II IL is 10 restore and
rcmpress the divine image IN nature II II is Ia
draw MS BY adequate Influences from earth to heaven
redeem, immortallzc and giorlfy, then you canno,
strike from IL the doctrine OF tho Trinity.