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THE following pages contain the substance of a Sermon which I preached, by invitation, in the Nave of Peterborough Cathedral, on the Fourth Sunday in Advent, 1877,—the substance and not the precise words. 以下各页包含了我于1877年将临期第四主日，应邀在彼得伯勒大教堂(Peterborough Cathedral)中殿所讲的一篇讲道的实质内容——是实质内容而非准确的措辞。
The plain truth is, that the Sermon was not intended for publication. 简单的事实是，这篇讲道原本并不打算出版。
It was preached from notes, and was one of those popular addresses which will not bear close reporting. 它是根据笔记讲的，是那种经不起仔细记录的大众讲论之一。
A style of language which satisfies the ear when listened to, will seldom satisfy the mind when read. 一种在聆听时令耳朵满意的语言风格，在阅读时却很少能令心智满意。
On receiving a manuscript report from the publisher, I found that it would require far more labour to condense, correct, paragraph, punctuate, and prepare the Sermon for the press, than to write it out roughly from my own notes and recollection. 在收到出版商的手稿报告后，我发现要浓缩、修正、分段、标点并为出版准备这篇讲道，所需的劳力远超过根据我自己的笔记和回忆粗略写出来。
From want of time I had no alternative but to adopt this course, or to decline publication altogether. 由于缺乏时间，我别无选择，只能采取这个方式，否则就完全拒绝出版。
The result is that the reader has before him the matter, order, heads, arrangement, and principal thoughts and sentences of my Sermon, but not, I repeat, the precise words. 结果是读者面前所见的是我讲道的内容、顺序、要点、编排以及主要思想和句子，但我重申，不是准确的措辞。
With this I hope he will be content. 对此我希望他能满意。
The postscript which follows the Sermon is a brief attempt to throw light on a subject which is troubling the minds of some Christians in the present day. 讲道之后的附言是一个简短的尝试，旨在阐明一个在当今困扰着一些基督徒心思的主题。
That subject is “the future state,” or “state after death.” 那个主题是”将来的状态”，或”死后的状态”。
Of course in a little book like this the reader must not expect to find this deep subject handled exhaustively. 当然，在这样一本小书中，读者不能期望找到对这个深奥主题详尽的处理。
But I venture to think I have supplied some plain reasons why the “old paths” about the future state ought not to be lightly forsaken. 但我冒昧认为我已提供了一些明确的理由，说明为何关于将来状态的”古道”不应被轻易放弃。
I have also given the names of books in which fuller information can be obtained. 我也给出了一些书名，从中可以获得更完整的信息。
Novelties in theology are always attractive. 神学中的新奇事物总是吸引人的。
New views, such as those now-a-days propounded about the future state, are, at first sight, specious, plausible, and very taking. 新观点，例如当今所提出的关于将来状态的观点，乍看之下，似是而非、貌似有理且非常动听。
But with all respect for the advocates of newer, broader, and more liberal teachings (so-called), I see nothing in them which stands the test of calm investigation in the light of the Bible. 但尽管我尊重那些更新、更宽、更自由的教导(所谓的)的倡导者，我在其中看不到任何能经受住在圣经光照下冷静考查之检验的东西。
“The old is better.” “陈酒更美。”
Table of Contents 目录
Introductory Note 引言
Thoughts on Immortality 关于不朽的思考
We Live in a World where all things are Temporal and Passing Away 我们生活在一个万物都是暂时且正在消逝的世界中
We are all going towards a World where everything is eternal 我们都在走向一个万物都是永恒的世界
Our State in the Unseen World of Eternity depends whereby on what we are in Time 我们在看不见的永恒世界中的状态取决于我们在时间中是什么
The Lord Jesus Christ is the Great Friend to whom we must look for help, both for Time and Eternity 主耶稣基督是我们必须仰望寻求帮助的伟大朋友，无论是为着时间还是永恒
Eternal Hope 永恒的盼望
Conditional Immortality 有条件的不朽