The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16
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subject from heavenly point OF view should not
heavenly happiness, and therefore wa owed 1t Him
TO be happy, or that Ho required US TO DO happy All
words which carry with them tho force Of obgation
OF requirement., must be dropped, and those which
express privilege and joyful acceptance must replace
them IL IL the privilege Of those to whom much ID
duty TO cooperate with the Lord, TO lake what He
oilers US, and IN order 10 do IT, 10 empty the vessels
OF tho mind OF NTH and poison and dust and the mere
shadows Of good, that may gifts OF priceless
value IRON Him. As we do this We shall rise from
the aud Cultivation or ,hess higher
faculties of the mind Wc shall 1.-Two them and
rejoice D., ~ tnem and we shall hna that our re.
been given 10 US new and satisfactory knowledge con-
corning tho Lord and His relations 10 as The source
Of all our hight has been brought near TO Us IN dis
tnctIy visible human form. There be no conJunc-
ton with invisible God dispersed throughout the
universe a nrst cause or omnpresent iorce, or
God divided up among different persons. This IL the
reason why the various religions which have prevailed
Ia the nature Of the human mind that IL demands
visible and we'll defined object 70 rest upon GIVE men
clear, comprehensive aud true idea OF tho Lord and
you bring them Ecar TO each other, you place them
more FULLY under the Divine power This knowledge
has been given to tho New Church. IL 10 tho chiet
rise 10 the Lord, and how He descend to ns. In
this way human lfe Is brought Into moro direct con-
KxowLnpcx OF THE WORD
There In thru git 10 the Now Church which forms
the medium OF conjunction between tho Lord and
manthat Ia the now knowledge we have gained OF the
nature ofShe Word. Every passage OF the Word Is
Jacob's ladder, reaching from earth 10 heaven, on
which the angels OF Divine truth and love ascend
and descend. Man lives ~ the bottom tho Lord
stands Nc the top and sends His messages and His
blessings down TO and asks for acknowledgment
and return OF Affection that the circuit OF influence
and blessing may be completed BY means OF these
truths the way IS opened ana the means provided Tor
endless progress. The man Of the New Church has
Immensely higher conceptions Of his own capabill-
ties, he has clear and unitary conceptions OF the Lord
Now, what action on his part 10 such endowments
dcmandy what duties do they impose or what priyi-
legcs do they bestow?
First They iree HIM from oil groundless causes OF
tear aud doubt about mis- personal salvation.
!Second-it Is their privilege 10 overcome evils In
themselves which no other could do, because thcy
SEQ them more clearly and have moro help ~ their
command.
Mird-lt is our duty and our privilege 10 DO
knncr purer user and more faithful In all our work
and IN all our relations 10 others Instead oil working
10 get TO heaven we shall seek to bring heaven down
10 earth aud introduce It into the Held and shop into
the store and Office, into the courts OF justice and the
halls OF legislation and societies Of the Church.
F0urth--We shall have ideas about worship,
and new motives tor engaging In u.
FIN. and last-Every New Churchman win re-
gard u as hs duty ana hts privilege TO communicate
the now truths and the new life TO others by the
ample Of his own Conduct by carrying the lie Of
heaven into all his relations with others and by
muncaing to others the truths he has received either
directly or BY providing tho means to aid others IN
doing IL