Sermons to the Novices Regular Author:Thomas General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1907 Original Publisher: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner Subjects: Sermons, Latin Sermons, Medieval Literary Criticism / Medieval Religion / Devotional Religion / Sermons / Christian Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Ministry / Preaching Not... more »es: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PART III SERMON XX Of Daily Taking Up The Cross Embraced In Religion OD forbid that I should glory: save Gal. 6. 14. in the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Beloved brethren, blessed Paul the glorious beholder of hea- venly secrets, shows us in the above words of the holy cross, the right path of a good life; a most excellent doctrine for bearing adversity: a most firm ladder to rise to Heaven by the ever unconquered sign of the holy cross. For this leads its lovers into the country of eternal light, of eternal peace and eternal bliss; which the world cannot give, nor the devil take away. Human weakness dreads to suffer poverty, abjection, lowliness, hunger, toil, pain, distress, mockery, which things often befall, and grieve and disturb a man: but all these things joined together, sent to us by a dispensation of God, form a saving cross by manifold suffering: andopentotrue cross-bearers, who take up their cross, the gate of the heavenly kingdom, make ready the palm of life for them that combat: and bestow on the conquerors the crown of everlasting glory. O truly blessed cross of Christ, which hast merited to bear the King of Heaven: and hast brought the joy of salvation to the whole world. By thee the devils are routed, the sick are healed: the fearful are comforted, the vicious are purified, the slothful are aroused; the pro...« less