ON SPIRITUALIS M AT STOCKTON (WARWICKSHIRE). BY THE VENERABLE ARCHDEACON COLLEY (DIO. NATAL), RECTOR OF STOCKTON, WARWICKSHIRE. London: ELLIS & KEENE, 9, RAY STREET, E.C., 1907. BF 1275 .BC 068 The beautiful old Knight Templar Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Stockton, suggests the use of the Collect for the day of its Dedication, over 700 years ago, to those reading these Sermons, published now by the Author in the hope of furthering the faith of "The Communion of Saints," Angel Guardianship, and the Ministry of Spirit Friends Unseen (and sometimes permitted by "the God of the Spirits of all Flesh" to be seen) watchful over us for good. THE COLLECT FOR ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS' DAY. O Everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order; mercifully grant, that as Thy holy Angels alway do Thee service in heaven; so by Thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Just PREFACE. THESE Sermons have, at various times during the past thirty-eight years, been preached in ninetyone Parish Churches of fifteen Dioceses in England, with the five over-sea Dioceses of Bombay, Lahore, Gibraltar, Grahamstown Natal. They are not, therefore, recently made Discourses preached only at Stockton, but are the result of long meditated convictions rooted from experiences thereunto relating, and which for the most part have been preached to Town Congregations, and the Congregations of four Cathedrals, when in three instances a Bishop has been present and pronounced the Benediction. Stockton Rectory, Warwickshire. September 30th, 1907. CONTENTS. Page. 7 15 23 35 43 : : : 51 61 69 77 85 91 99 109 119 131 143 151 |