Collection: New Park Street Pulpit Volume 6

Everywhere and Yet Forgotten

July 29, 1860

EVERYWHERE AND YET FORGOTTEN   “Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this ? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.”— Job xii. 9, 10        THESE verses occur in Job’s answer to Zophar the Naamathite. Job had his failings, but certainly …

Job:12:9-10

Constraining Love!

June 3, 1860

Constraining Love!   “Oh love the Lord all ye his saints.” — Psalm xxxi. 23        LOVE Jehovah— so the text runs. God the Father demands your love, and he deserves the warmest affection of your hearts. He has chosen you from before the foundation of the world. He has given his Son that he might redeem …

Psalms:31:23

High Doctrine

June 3, 1860

High Doctrine   "And all things are of God."—2 Corinthians 5.18        I would have you look on this text as being a summary of all the things which we have preached to you these years. It has been my endeavour, constantly and continually, to maintain that salvation is of God's good will, and not of man's free …

2 Corinthians:5:18

Characteristics of Faith

May 27, 1860

Characteristics of Faith   "Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe."—John 4:48        You will remember that Luke, in his letter to Theophilus, speaks of things which Jesus began both to do and to teach, as if there was a connection between his doings and his teachings. In fact, there …

John:4:48

Vile Ingratitude!

May 27, 1860

Vile Ingratitude!   "Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations."—Ezekiel 16:1-2        And how think you did the prophet proceed in order to accomplish the solemn commission which had been thus intrusted to him? Did he begin by reminding the people of the law which was …

Ezekiel:16:1-2

A Sense of Pardoned Sin

May 20, 1860

A Sense of Pardoned Sin   "Thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back"—Isaiah 38:17        Hezekiah here speaks positively on a matter concerning which he had not the remotest shadow of doubt. He kind trusted his God, he had cast himself upon the merit of the promised Messiah, and as the result of that faith, assurance had …

Isaiah:38:17

The Teaching of the Holy Ghost

May 13, 1860

The Teaching of the Holy Ghost   "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, Whatsoever I have said unto you."—John 14:26        There are many choice gifts comprehended in the Covenant of Grace, but the first …

John:14:26

Peace at Home, and Prosperity Abroad

May 9, 1860

Peace at Home, and Prosperity Abroad   "He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly."—Psalm 147:14-15        Pardon me, my brethren, if I attempt no exposition whatever of the text, but simply endeavor to address you upon what I …

Psalms:147:14-15

Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings

May 6, 1860

Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings   "When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day, and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer." —Psalm 32:3-4        DAVID HERE DESCRIBES a very common experience amongst convinced sinners. He was subjected to …

Psalms:32:3-4

Personal Service

May 3, 1860

Personal Service   "O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant and the son of thine handmaid thou hast loosed my bonds."—Psalm 116:16        These sentences suggest a contrast. David's religion was one of perfect liberty;—"Thou hast loosed my bonds." It was one of complete service;—"Truly l am thy servant. I am thy servant and …

Psalms:116:16