The antithesis between symbolism and revelation - pagina 25

23 of faith,

on

resting

dogmas of

the

and of the persever-

election

more than once has been asserted in such a cool and outward way, as to bring down the mystical union ance

of the

with

Christ to the freezing point.

often has

from,

saints,

become an excuse

not to jest

if

at.

And

Christian works.

both the ear and the eye were, and are

by such

of what

neglect

a

dignified, as

God

were antipodes.

Even of

Beautiful.

faith

and

alone too

lazy to abstain

our holy services

in

frequently offended

still,

solemn and

beautiful and sublime,

is

Christian faith and a

if

by

Justification

for the uncharitable

and melodious utterance

fair

His Revelation always recommends the

in

Christ

said

is

it

"Thou

:

art fairer than the

children of men."

Our decided the

silence

liturgical

of a

And

pure. a

more

English

death

character,

ago

by Spanish

Edward VI and

nister,

Liturgy,

Calvinistic

which

I

point

attention to

mixed

Dutch and

of

a

of republishing

The Dutch

Cal-

And

sought refuge under King

There John a Lasco became

man

sagacious

prayer book

proved

can be.

the singing,

me draw your

had the privilege

and then

cruelty,

London.

in

this

common

let

Liturgy

the works of John a Lasco.

three hundred years ago,

than the

in

friends,

the people, thoroughly melodious and

all

the

make

the utmost to

tried

musical

his

middle of the sixteenth century, were persecuted to

in the

vinists

to

as

elaborate

years

forty

but of

choir,

with

Calvin

claims.

Goudimel and Bourgeois, not

Symbolism, therefore, should never

opposition to

is

predicted to

all

now

their mi-

Cranmer now more

the pernicious results to which

effectually leading,

and

in

every

himself to be as sound a Presbyterian as you or that

same man composed

for his

Dutch church

I

in

London such

a splendid, touching, solemn and elaborated Liturgy,

published

Latin

read

it)

in

under the

(thus title

enabling

Forma ac

every

Calvinistic

Ratio,

return to our old treasury in order to have

we

that at.

minister to

we have only

to

hand just the model

want. Let us never forget that what John a Lasco, by his rare

penetration of mind, prognosticated true in our days.

We

may

in

his time,

is

so

much more

not always keep to the beaten track.

Three centuries of increasing

civilization

have refined the public

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