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"The Sympathy of Jesus" is a sermon by the Baptist-Calvinist preacher Archibald G. Brown (1844-1922). Brown expounds on sympathy by showing that it flows from knowledge, is deepened by experience, and leavened by care for others. He explains how these qualities build upon the other and what it means for the believer.

Archibald Brown's compendium of sermons discuss the Bible's teaching on God. He lists many ideas for one to consider - that Christians have a safe prophecy, and that God will guide us until our very deaths.

In this sermon, Archibald G. Brown starts off with the concept of the natural birthday, as a lead into the idea of salvation. He describes the saved soul as a God-pardoned, reconciled, sin-delivered, God-arrayed, and heaven-entitled soul.

In this sermon, Archibald G. Brown employs the power of contrast. He uses the darkness of perdition to make the brightness of heaven appear all the more inviting, and he paints the blackness of hell in a darker hue by contrasting it with the glory of the saved.

Robert William Dale (1829-1895) was an English Congregational church leader. His sermon ‘Judging Others,’ part of the book ‘Laws of Christ for Common Life’, points out that conscience in some people seems to consist mainly of a keen eye for the sins of others. He recommends self-examination, in order to first correct defects in ourselves before criticizing other people.

Baptist-Calvinist preacher Archibald Brown denounces modern theology with reference to the flood of Noah and the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. Besides Scripture, his visits to Pompeii and mount Vesuvius also inspired him to paint these fearful scenarios.

Archibald G. Brown’s sermon is an exegesis of Psalm 84:11-12. He explains the meaning of the terms "giver", "gift", and "every good thing". By seeing the context of the terms, the believer comes to a more thorough understanding of grace and glory.

Brown asserts that pride is, as Chrysostom called it, "The mother of hell". He notes that most destruction has come when humans try to be, or play, god - determining that this desire is at its core "pride".