But some men there be peradventure, that will not be ashamed of these abuses, but always uphold and maintain the same; and such, if there be any, are like them whom Jeremiah prophesied of, saying, "Thou hast taken an harlot's countenance; thou hast gotten thee a whore's forehead, and canst not be ashamed; they are like them also whom Isaiah the Prophet speaketh of, and saith, "Malice hath made you blind you bark against the truth." This is the sin that never will be forgiven; this is so great an offence, that it will never be pardoned.

Therefore let us, to whom God hath given eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts of understanding; let us, I say, consider that it is no shame to confess our errors, to acknowledge our blindness; but shame it is to continue in error; too much shame it is to remain still in blindness; and such as will not be ashamed of their evil, but laugh at, and scorn others that are sorry and ashamed, may well be likened unto them whom St. Paul, writing to the Ephesians, speaketh of, saying, " They being past repentance, have given themselves over unto wantonness, to work all manner of uncleanness, even with greediness."

And such are given over "unto a lewd mind." Such David the Prophet speaketh of, saying, "They cast their eyes down to the ground." For such as wilfully offend, and wittingly cast away themselves, there is no salvation. Paul saith (Rom. vi.), " Their end is death; their end is only destruction." This is the same that St. John speaketh of, which neither "shall be forgiven in this world, nor in the world to come."

Wherefore were they cast into hell, that now lie therein? For what cause continue they in those en‹lless torments? Because they would not acknowledge their errors; because they would not be ashamed of their own folly.

Wherefore are there in hell-fire unquenchable torments, such as cannot be thought, utter darkness and eternal death, but only to punish such as wilfully live in wickedness; to plague them that will not be ashamed of their sins and offences?" They shall be cast into utter darkness, where shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, into fire that never shall be quenched, where the worm of the conscience never dieth." (Mark, ix.)

If we delight in covetousness, in adultery, in fornication, and filthy living, the end, let us say, is death : the end thereof is none other than eternal death. The Prophet David said (Psal. xv.), O Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle, or who shall rest upon thy holy hill? Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, that doth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart; he that hath not sworn and deceived his neighbour." But, O merciful God, who walketh now innocently? who leadeth an uncorrupt life? who doth the thing that is right? who speaketh truth from his heart? What man is there that hath not sworn and deceived his neighbour?

Jeremiah, speaking of the people in his time, saith, "They are ashamed, nay, they are not ashamed." And even so may we of our days well say, The people are not ashamed; they are nothing sorry nor ashamed of their evil living. These St. Paul speaketh of writing unto the Philippians: "I speak with tears," saith he; "they are the enemies of Christ's cross; their end is damnation; their glory shall be turned into shame." (Phil. iii.)

And shall we then live thus ? shall we thus die? shall we thus end our lives? shall we thus appear at the latter day, and not be ashamed? Shall adulterers, fornicators, whoremongers, covetous persons, come and stand before the judgment-seat of God, before the throne of his majesty, and not be ashamed? Is this the marriage-garment that we should be clad

with? Are we those that are called to the feast by the bridegroom? Are we Christ's brethren, and heirs of the kingdom of God? No. "The wicked shall not arise in judgment," saith the Prophet David; " the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment,neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous." (Psal. i.)

Wo be unto them that run from God with a desperate mind; wo be unto them that wilfully forsake and fly from him. St. Gregory saith, One sin linketh another, as one link of a chain holdeth the. other." It is an horrible thing to turn from God; it is a terrible thing to fly from him; for if we turn. from God, whither shall we go? If we fly from him, whither shall we run? Our own conscience, though, we hide ourselves never so close, shall be as a thousand witnesses against us; our own conscience shall utter and bewray us. St. Augustine saith, "If we do not indeed repent, we feign that we do repeut; we only feign, saith he, that we do repent, and so we mock with God."

But God will not be mocked of us; he will not be deluded by us; but we shall be ashamed and confounded when we appear before God; when we ap pear, I say, before the judgment-seat of God. But then what profit shall we have of that we are ashamed? what commodity shall we then have of that whereof we are now ashamed? Let us consider, that we are flesh of God's flesh, bones of his bones, and members of his members.

And therefore let us give over our whole bodies, let us give over all our members; let us give over our eyes, our ears, our tongues, our hearts, unto the homage and service of God. So shall we have profit of Christ our Saviour; so shall we have profit of his death and passion, and so shall Christ say unto us, "Come ye blessed of my Father, and inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of tire world." Amen.

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EXTRACTS FROM OTHER SERMONS OF BISHOP JEWELL.

ON CHRISTIAN LOVE.

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THESE words, "God is a righteous Judge, &c." (Psa. vii. 11, 12, 13), David the Prophet (being persecuted of his enemies, and beset round about of them) spake unto Saul, the proud king, and his adherents and soldiers, putting them in remembrance how they had provoked and justly deserved the vengeance of God, for persecuting of his innocent soul.

And even as this Prophet David spake and pronounced these words unto Saul and his wicked company, to reduce unto their memory the power of God, and the punishment that then hanged over their heads; so may we likewise well use the same in these our days, first, to bring us in remembrance that God is a righteous Judge, and then to consider how we daily provoke and deserve his just wrath, and so at the least, for fear of punishment, to be sorry for our misdeeds, and return unto him; for if we will not be converted, "he hath whet his sword, he hath bent his bow, prepared him the weapons of death, and ordained his arrows to destroy."

But before we come unto God, good brethren, before we return unto him, we must one come unto another, we must one turn to another; before we be reconciled to Christ, we must be reconciled unto our neighbour; before we be at one with God, we must be at one with our Christian brother.

This is the order that God looketh we should observe; this is that rule which Christ commandeth us to keep: "Forgive, and thou shalt be forgiven."

(Luke, vi.)" If thou shalt forgive other men their offences towards thee, then shall thy sins also be forgiven." (Matt. xviii.) Then shall God pardon thee thine offences, when thou shalt pardon thy brother that he hath offended thee; then, I say, shall God forgive thee, and not before. And again (Matt. v.), Unless ye forgive other men their trespasses, your own sins shall not be released," saith Christ.

Remember, good brethren, remember and mark well these words: Christ is the author, Christ is the speaker, Christ is the commander hereof. And so our Christ, our Saviour, in another place of his Gospel; "When thou offerest thy gift at the altar (saith he), and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thine offering before the altar, and go thy way, first, and reconcile thyself to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."

God is contented his honour be deferred; he is contented to tarry for his sacrifice, till thou art agreed with thy brother, till thou art at one with him; and when thou hast thus done, then come, and there offer thy sacrifice. This is the ground of the atonement between God and us; this is the token that Christ is reconciled unto us, if we be at one with our neighbour, if we be reconciled to our Christian brother. For if we shall hate our brethren, whom we see; if we shall be at debate with our neighbours, being daily conversant with us; how can we love God, whom we see not; how can we agree with Christ, with whom we are not conversant? But to declare further unto you that God accepteth not our sacrifices, that he regardeth not our petitions, that he is not pleased with our prayers, unless we be at one, and pleased with our brethren, he crieth out by Isaiah his Prophet, and saith, "When you shall call upon me, I will not hear you; though ye

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