The return of the King
Subtitle: discourses on the latter days
By: by Henry James Coleridge.
Edition: New ed.
Series: Quarterly series ; v. 38
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1894
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
Subjects: Eschatology.; End of the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: SERMON I.; title: Anticipations of the Last Days.; title: But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart" (St. Luke ii. 10).; title: I. The Church blends the two Advents 1; title: Spirit in which the subject should be studied 2; title: II. Scripture on the two Advents 4; title: Our Lord's reference to the Judgment 6; title: Language of the Apostles 7; title: III. Conscience anticipating Judgment 8; title: The early Christian converts 10; title: IV. Succession of Fathers and Saints 11; title: Grounds of their anticipations 12; title: St. Jerome, St Chrysostom, St Gregory the Great 14; title: St. Vincent Ferrer 16; title: Conclusion. 16; title: SERMON II.; title: Prophecies of the End of the World.; title: "Unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition" (a Thess. ii. 3).; title: I. The Thessalonian Christians 19; title: Advantage to us of their difficulties 20; title: St. Matthew's words misconceived 22; title: Explanation by St. Paul 22; title: St. Paul on Antichrist 24; title: II. Early Christians instructed on Antichrist 25; title: The apostacy 26; title: "He who holdeth" 27; title: Explained of social order 28; title: The providential signs 29; title: III. Principles now at work 30; title: Successive results 31; title: Attacks on order 32; title: IV. Conclusion 33; title: SERMON III.; title: The Decay of Faith.; title: "But yet the Son of Man when He cometh, shall He find, think you, faith on earth?" (St. Luke xviii. 8.); title: I. Meaning of our Lord's question 36; title: Remarks on interpretation 38; title: II. Scriptural passages 39; title: Decay of Faith 41; title: St Paul on the last times 42; title: III. Speech at Athens 43; title: Opening of the Epistle to the Romans 44; title: Description in the Epistle to Timothy 47; title: The two passages almost identical 47; title: IV. Good element in heathenism 47; title: Natural element 49; title: Satanic element 50; title: Not to be entirely restored 52; title: V. Revival of heathenism in our times 52; title: VI. Conclusion 55; title: SERMON IV.; title: The Creed of False Science.; title: "Take heed that you be not seduced" (St. Luke xxl 8).; title: I. Signs of the Judgment 59; title: Indifference to them, how marvellous 60; title: Our Lord's warning 61; title: II. Two elements in the prophecy 62; title: Their relative importance 63; title: Characteristics of men of the Last Day 64; title: St. John on Antichrist 65; title: III. False creed the foundation of insensibility 66; title: Such a creed in our time 67; title: Misuse of the name of science 68; title: Truths at the foundation of the doctrine of Judgment 70; title: IV. Modern and ancient "philosophers" 71; title: Creation "unknowable" 72; title: The Darwinian "Creator" 72; title: Doctrine as to man, the soul, the future 73; title: This "creed" prepares for blindness 74; title: V. Its destruction of morality 75; title: Its sweeping character 76; title: Its attractiveness 77; title: Its deceptiveness 79; title: Its hopelessness of correction 82; title: No hold left on which to fasten truth 83; title: VI. Conclusion 85; title: Note to page 73 (from the Creed of Science) 8; title: SERMON V.; title: The Decay of Charity.; title: "Because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold" (St. Matt. xxiv. 12). I. Our Lord's words 91; title: Decay of charity belongs to Christians 92; title: An objection suggested; title: II. Full meaning of our Lord's language 95; title: What would destroy charity 97; title: What our Lord expected from it 98; title: Our Lord's work complete 99; title: And that of the Holy Ghost 99; title: One thing more wanted 100; title: What our Lord expects from charity 102; title: Conditions of the work of the Church 102; title: Charity the cause of charity 102; title: Of heroic labours 103; title: Of continual prayer 103; title: III. Triumphs of the Church 103; title: Defects in charity from the beginning 105; title: Christians outside the Church 106; title: Separation has become normal 108; title: Treatment of the Holy See 108; title: Easterns and Anglicans 109; title: IV. Doctrine of opportunities 112; title: The history of the Church 112; title: Rise of Islam 113; title: The discovery of America and the Cape of Good Hope 115; title: Present state of the world 115; title: Conclusion 116; title: SERMON VI.; title: The National Spirit.; title: "Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom" (St. Matt, xxiv. 7).; title: I. Strangeness of our Lord's words 118; title: The early Church and Jewish nationalism 120; title: We are accustomed to the spirit of nationalism 121; title: II. Usefulness of the consideration 122; title: Nationalism in modern literature 123; title: Nationalism as perpetuating hatred 124; title: It can only be restrained by charity 125; title: III. What is good in national feeling 127; title: God's designs in the system of nations 128; title: Principles underlying that system 129; title: Rights of national allegiance 131; title: Patriotism and the law of God 133; title: IV. Christian and Pagan patriotism 134; title: Contrast 135; title: Restraints on nationalism in ancient times 136; title: The work of the Church 137; title: Dangers from a false creed 138; title: Modern "Unities" 138; title: V. Our present dangers 139; title: Positive and negative side of patriotism 142; title: Conclusion 143; title: SERMON VII.; title: The Abomination of Desolation.; title: "You shall see the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place" (St. Matt. xxiv. 15).; title: I. Interpretation of prophecy 145; title: The text can apply to our times 147; title: Continual fulfilments 148; title: II. The abomination of desolation at Jerusalem 149; title: Meaning of the explanation 151; title: The secular power in the sanctuary 152; title: III. Three relations between the two powers 153; title: The Christian system 154; title: The un-Christian system 156; title: The anti-Christian system 157; title: Cause of persecution 159; title: IV. Attack on the Church in England (1874) 160; title: Conclusion 163; title: SERMON VIII.; title: The Days of Noe.; title: "As it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man" (St. Luke xvii. 26).; title: I. Recapitulation 165; title: Some remaining features 166; title: Engrossment in material enjoyment 167; title: The days of Noe 168; title: The Cities of the Plain 169; title: II. Points of comparison 171; title: Great advance in material comforts 172; title: Comparison with ancient times 173; title: Progress of the age favours the popularization of physical enjoyment 174; title: Deep moral corruption 175; title: Old and modern Catholics 176; title: SERMON IX.; title: The Loosing of Satan.; title: "The last state of that man becomes worse than the first" (St. Luke xL 36).; title: I. Features of the last days 178; title: Their connection 179; title: II. These are human elements 182; title: Activity of Satan fettered by our Lord 183; title: The return of the evil one 184; title: The uture loosing of Satan 185; title: III. Absurdity of supposing him idle 186; title: "Spiritualism" 188; title: It is very widespread 189; title: Human testimony 189; title: Internal evidence from "Universalism" 191; title: Satan detected 191; title: Reception of the system by the world 192; title: IV. Conclusion 194; title: SERMON X.; title: The Man of Sin.; title: "I am come in the name of My Father, and you receive Me not ; it another shall come in his own name, him you will receive" (St. John v. 43).; title: I. Our Lord speaks of Antichrist 197; title: General law of Providence 198; title: Scriptural prophecies concerning Antichrist 199; title: II. Antichrist a single person 201; title: Like other men 202; title: His character 203; title: Persecutor of the Church 204; title: Enoch and Elias 206; title: End of Antichrist 206; title: III. Extraordinary features his history 207; title: He will be the man of his time 208; title: Welcomed by the world 210; title: Fascination of his success 211; title: Analogous triumphs in history 213; title: IV. Satanic action discerned by the saints 213; title: Conclusion 215; title: SERMON XI.; title: The Church in the Last Days.; title: "Wherever the body shall be, there the eagles also shall be gathered together" (St. Matt. xxiv. 28).; title: I. Our Lord's words enigmatic 218; title: Recapitulation 219; title: II. The last prophecy of our Lord 221; title: His presence manifested in two ways 222; title: As the lightning 224; title: As the prey to the eagles 224; title: III. The notes of the Church 225; title: These are external evidences 227; title: Internal evidences also 227; title: The unction spoken of by St. John 228; title: IV. Need of both witnesses 230 Conclusion 232; title: SERMON XII.; title: Reasonableness of the Judgment.; title: "And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men, that all should everywhere do penance, because He hath appointed a day wherein He will judge the world in equity, by the Man Whom He hath appointed, giving faith to all by raising Him from the dead" (Acts xviii 30, 31); title: I. St Paul at Athens 234; title: His audience 235; title: His address 236; title: Sternness of the doctrine 237; title: II. St Paul guided by the Holy Ghost 238; title: Truths of natural religion 239; title: Truths of revelation 241; title: Two parts of the doctrine of the Judgment 242; title: General and Particular Judgment 243; title: Contrast between the two 244; title: III. The early Christians full of the thought of the Judgment 245; title: Considerations concerning the Judgment 245; title: The Particular Judgment known only to ourselves 247; title: It is not only to be repeated at the General Judgment 248; title: Evil and good done by men after their deaths 248; title: IV. The providence of God is to be manifested 249; title: Correction of public opinion needed 251; title: Conclusion 252; title: SERMON XIII.; title: Particular and General Judgment.; title: "But with me it is a very small thine to be judged by you or by man's day, hut neither do I judge my own self. For I am not conscious to myself of anything, yet am I not hereby justified, but He that judgeth me is the Lord" (x Cor. iv. 3.4).; title: I. Three tribunals mentioned by St. Paul 254; title: His estimate of them 255; title: The judgment of men 256; title: The authority and accuracy of conscience 257; title: The tribunal of God 258; title: II. The two judgments of God stages in the rectification of our thoughts 260; title: Our gradual preparation by the three tribunals 261; title: Revelation to ourselves at the Particular Judgment 263; title: Its circumstances and conditions 265; title: III. A new range of knowledge then opened to us 266; title: The rewards of faithfulness 268; title: The Particular Judgment prepares us for the General. 269; title: Magdalene in the Pharisee's house 269; title: Revelation implied in the resurrection of the body 271; title: The consequences of sins revealed 272; title: IV. Conclusion 275; title: SERMON XIV.; title: The ways of God manifested.; title: "What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter " (St. John xiii. 7).; title: I. Our Lord's words to St. Peter 278; title: He did disclose some things 279; title: Manifestation of the ways of God 279; title: II. Delight of contemplation of the works of God 280; title: Beauty of the spiritual world 281; title: The symmetry and harmony of God's works in this order 282; title: Wonderful manifestation in this respect at the Last Day 283; title: Action of God on the soul 283; title: Both in saints and in sinners 284; title: III. We can now gather certain great principles of God's action 285; title: Many difficulties always remain 287; title: Answer of St. Paul 288; title: A number of questions 289; title: IV. These are instances of the difficulties to be solved 290; title: Answers to some 291; title: Conclusion 293; title: SERMON XV.; title: The Book of Life.; title: "And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne, and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books according to their works" (Apoc.xx.12). I. The first book in St. John 295; title: What is the second book? 297; title: Analogy of human justice 298; title: II. The book of life is the life of our Lord 299; title: Purpose of our Lord's life 300; title: What God has done in giving us His Son 300; title: Our Lord's life the norm of judgment 303; title: III. Instantaneousness of the Judgment 304; title: The light will remain for ever 305; title: Manifestation of the interior of our Lord 306; title: And of those who resemble Him 306; title: Conclusion 308; title: SERMON XVI.; title: The Saints of God.; title: "And when the Son of Man shall come in His majesty and all the angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His majesty, and all nations shall be gathered together before Him, and He shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats, and He shall set the sheep on His right hand and the goats on His left" (St. Matt. xxv. 31—33).; title: I. Salvation may appear difficult 309; title: II. Difficulties do not deter us in worldly things 311; title: Descriptions of our Lord not discouraging 312; title: The perfection of our Lord frightens us 313; title: III. The world will always be the same 315; title: Our hopes at the death-bed of our friends 316; title: Salvation is the undertaking of God 317; title: He became Man for that purpose 318; title: IV. Great numbers of the saints 319; title: From all classes and conditions of men 320; title: Saying of St. Augustine 321; title: The saints had the same difficulties with ourselves 322; title: V. Thought of the particular providence of God 323; title: The saints have had the ordinary means of grace 326; title: VI. Conclusion 327; title: SERMON XVII.; title: All things made new.; title: "And I heard a great voice from the Throne, saying, Behold the Tabernacle of God with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself with them shall be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and death shall be no more, for the former things are passed away ; and He that sat on the Throne said, Behold, I make all things new." (Apoc. xxi. 3—5).; title: I. The beginning of the new creation 329; title: II. Unfulfilled prophecy 331; title: Circumstances of the end of the world 335; title: III. Terrible character of the Second Coming 336; title: But also joyful 337; title: Life from the dead 339; title: Blessedness of soul and body 341; title: Greater than in the state of innocence 342; title: The merits of the Passion 344; title: IV. The renovation of the universe 345; title: Holy companionship 347; title: V. The things that shall not pass away 347; title: Conclusion 350; title: Note 352; title: SERMON XVIII.; title: The Greatness of Death.; title: "He killed many more at his death, than he had killed before in his life" (Judges xvi. 30).; title: I. The last exploit of Samson 353; title: Opportunities of Christian death 354; title: II. Greatness of death in what it shows us of God 355; title: Destruction of the union between body and soul 359; title: Questions settled at death 361; title: III. Death the great dispeller of illusions 361; title: And the great revealer of truths 364; title: IV. Ennobling power of death 366; title: Conclusion 366; title: SERMON XIX.; title: The Sacredness of Death.; title: "And for them do I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth " (St. John xix. 19).; title: I. Meaning of sanctification, as applied to death 368; title: Natural witness to the sacredness of death 370; title: II. Death is sacred as belonging to God alone 371; title: And as bringing us into the presence of God 372; title: III. Death gives great glory to God 374; title: It shows the truthfulness of God 376; title: It punishes all rebellion against Him 377; title: It enables us to make Him the greatest of sacrifices 380; title: Immense merits to be gained by death 381; title: IV. Conclusion 383; title: SERMON XX.; title: The Happiness of Death.; title: "To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Philipp. i. 21).; title: I. The happiness of death included in the foregoing considerations 386; title: It may be merciful even to the wicked 387; title: II. Misery of perpetuating a bad life 389; title: Mercy to the impenitent 390; title: Mercy to the human race 390; title: III. Our Lord speaks of death as a going to the Father 391; title: St Paul in the Epistles of the captivity 393; title: IV. The three motives of happiness in death 397; title: V. Conclusion 401; title: SERMON XXI.; title: Our Lord and Death.; title: "Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man. For He shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked and scourged and spit upon, and when they have scourged Him they will put Him to death, and the third day He shall rise again" (St. Luke xviii. 31—33).; title: I. What has our Lord done for us by dying? 404; title: Passages from St. Paul 405; title: II. What is meant by our Lord dying for us 407; title: Difference between His case and that of the martyrs 408; title: He could do nothing for Himself 409; title: St. Paul on the fear of death 410; title: Our Lord's destruction of death 411; title: He is Lord of death. 412; title: He leaves it for a while in His Kingdom 415; title: III. Our Lord always turns evils into goods 414; title: The world beyond the grave 416; title: Penalty of death changed into an occasion of merit 417; title: IV. More than this, our Lord has taught us how to die 418; title: Value of the Passion in this respect 418; title: Conclusion 419