The antithesis between symbolism and revelation - pagina 26

24 such a remarkable degree, that

taste in

disregard

tural

of grace,

life

He who

deems

it

debars

our

but

is

however, ot

what

if

you

it

who makes

he

one-sided of

like,

all

highway

its

but

discordants,

to

solemn and har-

is

oppose symbolism, All

straight.

this,

reform of abuses, to the balancing

exaggerated,

or

that

may presume

services,

refers exclusively to the is

and the

life

equitable liturgical demands, and even

all

point of honor to banish

monious from indeed

should be an un-Scrip-

our churches did not discern these signs of the

if

times.

a

it

of the inner relation between natural

it

and

the

to

leaves

the

harmonizing

principle

itself,

untouched and untried. Symbolism replaces Revelation and makes us

back from conscious

fall

to unconscious religion. Calvinismal

ways

places Revelation in the foreground, and tolerates no other perfor-

mances than such under

are

as

And now if finally, for me, how we can discern which

cal reform,

you have

In case

enthusiastically

echo

it

and remain carefully

I

must come

to

my

conclusion,

to be encouraged, see here, then,

is

splendid

died,

is

immaterial

;

a reason

music,

caring

a

symbolical blood-poisoning has

them with meekness and

who warmly and even more

dignified

my

answer.

bit for

and richly

which our martyrs

for

the most fundamental

and almost refusing to give an answer,

;

asked of the hope that

is

singing

brilliant

whom the confession

not

of our confession

points

for Liturgi-

gentleman or a lady, who pleads

to deal with a

for

you ask

the pernicious influence of the Symboli-

decorated churches, but to

the

to

which we should antagonize, from the pure love

cal,

if

able

sway.

its

fear.

But

is

in

them,

— then know that

commenced, and if,

try to save

on the contrary, the man

with cogency vindicated the rights of a

liturgical worship,

becomes threefold more earnest

and eloquent, as often as the foundations of the divine Truth are then do not be afraid, such a one has no drop of sym-

assailed,

bolism rather

lack

in

his life-blood.

than of

mistrust

obedience

to

him,

In him speaks the true Calvinist.

you might

better

correct

And,

your own

the law of the Sublime and the Beautiful,

which God has ordained.

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