failures, even of sins--for every one of which last your heavenly
Father will chastise you, even while He forgives; in spite of all
falls, struggle on. Blessed are you that hunger and thirst after
righteousness, for you shall be filled. To you--and not in vain--
'The Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him
drink of the water of life freely.'



SERMON II. THE PHYSICIAN'S CALLING
(Preached at Whitehall for St. George's Hospital.)



ST. MATTHEW ix. 35.

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
every sickness and every disease among the people.


The Gospels speak of disease and death in a very simple and human
tone. They regard them in theory, as all are forced to regard them
in fact, as sore and sad evils.

The Gospels never speak of disease or death as necessities; never as
the will of God. It is Satan, not God, who binds the woman with a
spirit of infirmity. It is not the will of our Father in heaven that
one little one should perish. Indeed, we do not sufficiently