Meditations: In Advent, on Creation, and on Providence

by Henry Alford

Publisher:

Strahan & Co.

, 1865

Overview

Meditations: In Advent, on Creation, and on Providence is composed of sermons preached in Canterbury Cathedral by Alford. The main themes throughout these sermons deal with incorporating God’s truth in our everyday lives, and Alford delivers the messages with earnestness and resolve.

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Key Features

• Composed of sermons preached in Canterbury Cathedral by Henry Alford
• Consists of various themes including God’s truth incorporated in everyday lives
• Covers topics on God’s providence

Contents

• In Advent
  • The Lord’s Coming
  • The Great Account
  • Practical Effect on Life
  • No Change in Nature?
• On Creation
• On Providence
  • Difficulties of the Main Subject
  • God’s Guidance of Us for Good
  • Testimony from the Course of the World
  • Divine and Human Agency
  • Effect on Men of God’s Ordinary and Extraordinary Dealings
  • God’s Estimate of His Own Works

Top Highlights

“If he can meet the Lord amidst the flaming heavens and the gathering dead, he will not be loath to obey His call, when its dread reality is tempered with all gentle and kindly alleviation—with the gradual approaches of sickness and infirmity, and the tender solaces of loving friends and watchful attendants.” (Page 16)

“He who is prepared for the Lord’s coming, is necessarily also prepared for his own death.” (Page 15)

“ our daily work then it is, that we must prepare for Christ’s coming” (Page 14)

Product Details

• Title: Meditations: In Advent, on Creation, and on Providence
• Author: Henry Alford
• Publisher: Strahan
• Publication Date: 1865
• Pages: 260

About Henry Alford

Henry Alford (1810–1871) was an English churchman, theologian, hymnodist, and writer. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1832), and was ordained deacon in 1833, priest in 1834, and elected a fellow of Trinity the same year; he became vicar of Wymeswold, Leicestershire, 1835, minister of Quebec Chapel, Marylebone, London, in 1853, and dean of Canterbury in 1857.