October 17, 1875

The Unbroken Line of True Nobles   “Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.”— Psalm xlv. 16.   WERE you ever perplexed by being drawn with almost equal force in two directions? I have been so. There is a bond which reaches from the cemetery which holds me very …

Psalms:45:16

October 10, 1875

The Hand of God in the History of a Man   “Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?” — Job vii. 1.   I WAS settling myself down yesterday to meditate upon the Word of God, and to prepare my mind to preach the gospel …

Job:7:1

October 3, 1875

Love to Jesus the Great Test   “Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.” — John viii. 42.   THE order of salvation is, first we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and we obtain a …

John:8:42

September 26, 1875

The Old Man's Sermon   “O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.” — Psalm lxxi. …

Psalms:71:17-18

September 19, 1875

How to Converse with God   “Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.”— Job xiii. 22.   JOB might well have been driven frantic by his miserable comforters; it is wonderful that he did not express himself far more bitterly than he did. Surely Satan found better instruments for his work …

Job:13:22

September 12, 1875

Jesus in Our Midst   “Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.” — John xx. 19.   WE do not wonder that when …

John:20:19

September 5, 1875

The Lion-Slayer- The Giant Killer   “Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, the Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the …

1 Samuel:17:36-37

August 29, 1875

The First Day of Creation   “And God saw the light that it was good.”— Genesis i. 4.   WE shall this morning leave all discussion as to the creation of the world to those learned divines who have paid their special attention to that subject, and to those geologists who know, or at any rate think they know, …

Genesis:1:4

August 22, 1875

The Sacred Love-Token   “And the blood shall be to you for a token.”— Exodus xii. 13.   You remember that last Sabbath morning we spoke upon the witness within the child of God. We tried to show that believers did not need any man to assure them that they are forgiven, that they could get on exceedingly well …

Exodus:12:13

August 15, 1875

The Priest Dispensed With   “He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself.” — 1 John v. 10.   IT is a part of the theory of Ritualism, that is to say, Anglicised Popery, that no man can know his sins forgiven unless he be assured thereof by a priest. They tell us that …

1 John:5:10