A sermon delivered before the Humane Society, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at their semiannual meeting, June 14, 1803 / By John Sylvester John Gardiner.

  • Gardiner, John Sylvester John, 1765-1830.
Date:
1803
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Credit: A sermon delivered before the Humane Society, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at their semiannual meeting, June 14, 1803 / By John Sylvester John Gardiner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But our bleffed Lord, not only appeared no en¬ emy to perfonal attachments, but actually exhib¬ its two linking infiances of friendfhip to individ¬ uals. “ Jefus (fays the facred hiflorian) loved Lazarus.55 And again he obferves, “ Now jefus loved Martha, and her filter and Lazarus.55 And when Lazarus was lick, thefe filters fent to our bielfedSaviour to inform him, “ faying, Lord, behold he, whom thou lovelt, is fickf5 And as he approached the grave, with Mary and the Jews who attended, he fyrnpathizedwith their farrows, and was agitated with the fame palFion. “ He groaned in fpirit, and was troubled, jefus wept.55 “ Thenfaidthe jews, behold,how he loved him l’* The other inftance of particular attachment is his affe&ion for John, who is called “ the difciple whom he loved.55 In the molt diltrefsful moment of his life, and amidlt the agonies of an excru¬ ciating death, he exhibits at the fame time an ex¬ ample of filial piety, and confident friendfhip.* “ Now there flood by the crofs of jefus (fays the- Evangelifl) his mother, and his mother's filler, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magda¬ lene. When Jefus therefore faw his mother, and the difciple Handing by whom he loved, he faith unto his mother, woman, behold thy fom, Then faith he to the difciple, behold thy mother, % John ch, xlx, v. 25..