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“It was in His parting sorrow--that Jesus asked His disciples to remember Him; and never was entreaty of affection answered so; for ever since has His name been breathed in morning and evening prayers that none can count, and has brought down some gift of sanctity and peace on the anguish of bereavement, and the remorse of sin.”

Quote by James Martineau

Book:A Martineau year book: Extracts from sermons

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A Martineau year book: Extracts from sermons

This book compiles selected excerpts from sermons delivered by the author, providing a glimpse into the religious and spiritual insights shared by Martineau. more

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James Martineau

James Martineau was a British philosopher born on April 21, 1805, and died on January 11, 1900. His philosophical thoughts were deeply influenced by German classical philosophy and British positivism, mainly focusing on ethics and religious philosophy. more

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Book:Endeavours after the Christian life: discourses

Source: Endeavours after the Christian life: discourses

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Source: Endeavors After the Christian Life: Discourses

“This it is that gives a majesty so pure and touching to the historic figure of Christ; self-abandonment to God, uttermost surrender, without reserve or stipulation, to the guidance of the Holy Spirit from the Soul of souls; pause in no darkness; hesitation in no perplexity, recoil in no extremity of anguish, but a gentle unfaltering hold of the invisible Hand, of the Only Holy and All Good--these are the features that have made Jesus of Nazareth the dearest and most sacred image to the heart of so many ages.”

Source: A Martineau year book: Extracts from sermons

“If we listen to our self-love, we shall estimate our lot less by what it is than by what it is not; shall dwell upon its hindrances and be blind to its possibilities; and, comparing it only with imaginary lives, shall indulge in flattering dreams of what we should do if we had but power, and give if we had but wealth, and be if we had no temptations.”

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Book:Tides of the Spirit: Selections from the Writings of James Martineau

Source: Tides of the Spirit: Selections from the Writings of James Martineau

“When speech is given to a soul holy and true, time, and its dome of ages, becomes as a mighty whispering-gallery, round which the imprisoned utterance runs, and reverberates forever.”

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Source: Endeavours after the Christian life: discourses

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“In what region of the earth ever so remote from us, in what corner of creation ever so far out of the range of our communication, does not some burden lightened, some bond loosened, some yoke lifted, some labor better remunerated, some new hope for despairing hearts, some new light or new liberty for the benighted or the oppressed, bear witness this day, and trace itself, directly or indirectly, back to the impulse given to the world by the successful establishment and operation of free institutions on this American continent?”

Source: Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1869-1879 [i.e. 1878