Excerpt from A Sermon: Delivered at the Funeral of the Rev. Paul Litchfield, of Carlisle; Who Died on the Fifth and Was Buried on the Ninth of November, 1827, Aged 75 The subject may be illustrated by describing this spirit; and showing its influence on the Chris tian in living and dying to the Lord. I. In describing this spirit, two thoughts occur; a feeling conviction that we belong to the Lord and a purpose of heart to be wholly devoted to him. I. A feeling conviction that we belong to the Lord - What truth is more sensibly felt by the fer vent christian. How forcibly it strikes his mind in every direction. What is not the Lord's He hath made all things for himself. How must the lively christian feel himself, and all he has, to be the Lord's, if he only considers him as his Maker, and Preserver, and the Giver of all his talents. In this view, he has nothing, which he has not receiv ed of the Lord. And the whole is still the Lord's. What can the believer call exclusively his own But the Lord has still higher and more endearing claims upon him. He has bought him for himself. Ye m not your own for ye are bought with a price. And what is this price? Is it corruptible things? Is it silver and gold N o; it is the pre cions blood of Christ. The only begotten Son of God has been made a curse for him, and redeemed him from the curse of the law. The Son of God has loved him, and given himself for him. 0 let this truth be wrought in his mind by the exceeding greatness of Divine power, and how deep and habit ual must be his conviction that he is not his own, but the Lord's, to live, and to die to him? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.