March 28, 1872

The Way of Wisdom   “There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen; the lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.” — Job xxviii. 7, 8.   IN this chapter, Job is speaking of the hidden treasures that are to be found deep down in …

Job:28:7, 8

March 24, 1872

Glorious Predestination   “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” — Romans viii. 29.   You will have noticed that in this chapter, Paul has been expounding a very deep inward, spiritual experience. He has written concerning the spirit …

Romans:8:29

March 17, 1872

Mercy's Master Motive   "For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I …

Isaiah:48:9-11

March 14, 1872

Why Am I Thus?   “I delight in the law of God after the inward man: hut I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.”— Romans vii. 22, 23.   LAST Thursday evening, as many of you will …

Romans:7:22-23

March 10, 1872

"Pray Without Ceasing"   "Pray without ceasing."—1 Thessalonians 5:17           The position of our text is very suggestive. Observe what it follows. It comes immediately after the precept, "Rejoice evermore;" as if that command had somewhat staggered the reader, and made him ask "How can I always rejoice?" and, therefore, the apostle appended as answer, "Always pray." …

1 Thessalonians:5:17

March 10, 1872

Owl or Eagle   “I am like an owl of the desert.” — Psalm cii. 6. “Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” — Psalm ciii. 5.   IN the 102nd Psalm, the believer likens himself to an owl, and in the 103rd Psalm, in almost the parallel verse, he is …

Psalms:103:5

March 7, 1872

Perseverance Without Presumption   “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”— John x. 28.   THOSE of you who were present last Thursday evening will remember that I spoke then upon the necessity of “holding fast the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end,” …

John:10:28

March 3, 1872

Another Royal Procession   "Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass."—Matthew 21:5        It is not our intention to preach alone from this verse, but from the combined narrative of our Savior's triumphant entry into the city of …

Matthew:21:5

February 29, 1872

A Persuasive to Steadfastness   "For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end."—Hebrews 3:14        How is it possible for the preacher to say too much about faith, or to extol this grace too highly! It is of vital importance, not at one stage of the …

Hebrews:3:14

February 25, 1872

What and Whence Are These?   "And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made …

Revelation:7:13-14