Therefore he will not only rebuke his sinful neighbours;
but he will tell them, as Jeremiah told his countrymen, that all
their sin and misery proceed from this one thing, that they have
forgotten that the Lord is their King. He will pray daily for them,
that the Lord their King may show Himself to their hearts and
thoughts, and teach them all that He has done for them, and is doing
for them; and may convert them to Himself that they may be truly His
people, and His way may be known upon earth, His saving health among
all nations.
XXX--THE PERFECT KING
Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh to thee, meek,
and sitting upon an ass, and a colt, the foal of an ass.--MATTHEW
xxi. 5.
You all know that this Sunday is called the First Sunday in Advent.
You all know, I hope, that Advent means coming, and that these four
Sundays before Christmas, as I have often told you, are called Advent
Sundays, because upon them we are called to consider the coming of
our King and Saviour Jesus Christ. If you will look at the Collects,
Epistles, and Gospels for these next four Sundays, you will see at
once that they all bear upon our Lord's coming. The Gospels tell us
of the prophecies about Christ which He fulfilled when He came.
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