How Long to Read Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation

How Long Does it Take to Read Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 17 minutes to read Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation by John Dods

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The book of God commands us to "be temperate in all things." The observance of this duty gives us a firm constitution, robust health, and prepares us to participate in all the innocent and rational enjoyments of life. Here we may witness the goodness of the Divine Being in uniting our duty, happiness and interest in one; and so firmly are they wedded together, and so absolutely does each depend upon the other that they cannot exist alone. They are alike laid in ruins the moment they are separated. If we trace this idea still further, we witness the same wise arrangement, and the same incomprehensible skill and goodness of the Author of our being in the constitution of our mental natures. In these also he has wholly united our duty, happiness and longevity in one. Jesus says, "Love your enemies; bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you, that ye may be the children of your Father in heaven." Paul says--"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice, and be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Here then is our duty plainly pointed out. If we will exercise this spirit of benignity to our enemies, subdue all our revengeful passions, and indulge a spirit of love and friendship, of meekness and cheerfulness towards our friends and neighbors, we shall not only be happy as our natures can bear, not only revel in all the rational enjoyments this life can impart, but we shall in the common course of providence live to old age. All those, with very few exceptions, who have lived to 80, 90, and 100 years, have been remarked for their equanimity. They were mild spirited, kind, cheerful, and of such a temperament, that neither misfortune, nor any outward circumstances, that agitated the world, could disturb their heaven-born repose. Thus we see that the path of duty, enjoined in the sacred scriptures, is not only the path of peace and joy, but conducts to a good old age. The goodness of the Divine Being is most strikingly exemplified in uniting health and temperance, happiness and longevity, and our duty to our fellow creatures, all in one. Long life and good days, however, depend more upon the state of our minds than upon almost any other circumstance. He who lives in fear and trouble arising from any cause whatever; whether from contemplation of endless misery in the future world, or from the apprehension that his earthly prospects will be blasted and his fortune laid in ruins--or if he is continually involved in quarrels, broils and tumults with his neighbors, has but little prospect of living to old age, and certainly no hope of seeing good days. He is in a constant hell. Here then we see the beauty and propriety of our text: "What man is he that desireth life and loveth many days that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile; depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it."

How long is Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation?

Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation by John Dods is 194 pages long, and a total of 49,276 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 60% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 29 minutes to read Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation aloud.

What Reading Level is Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation?

Twenty-Four Short Sermons on the Doctrine of Universal Salvation is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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