随笔·摘录 21 · 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

I was lately confirmed in these desires by hearing a sermon at church. The preacher, a man esteemed for his orthodoxy, unfolded in the ordinary manner the doctrine of the Last Judgment. He assumed that judgment is not executed in this world; that the wicked are successful; that the good are miserable;[95] and then urged from reason and from Scripture a compensation to be made to both parties in the next life. No offense appeared to be taken by the congregation at this doctrine. As far as I could observe, when the meeting broke up, they separated without remark on the sermon.

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定位：Excerpt 21 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录

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爱默生说，最近听了一场布道，更坚定了他这些想法。牧师是个以正统著称的人，按常规讲“最后审判”：他假定审判不在今生执行，恶人反而成功，好人却受苦，于是从理性和《圣经》两方面论证，来世会给双方补偿。奇怪的是，会众似乎并不觉得被冒犯；散会时，据他观察，大家也没对这篇讲道议论什么。爱默生借此暗示：人们已经习惯把公正推到死后，对现世的不公麻木了。这提醒我们，别把该在当下追问的公平，轻易推给“以后”。

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爱默生《随笔集》中回忆一次正统布道，批评把善恶报应全推到来世的观念。

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