May 11, 1856

The Form of Sound Words   "Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus."—2 Timothy 1:13        My incessant anxiety for you, dearly beloved in the faith of Jesus Christ, is that I may be able, in the first place, to teach you …

2 Timothy:1:13

May 4, 1856

Divine Sovereignty   "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?—Matthew 20:15        The householder says, "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?" and even so does the God of heaven and earth ask this question of you this morning. "Is it not lawful …

Matthew:20:15

April 27, 1856

Gospel Missions   "And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region."—Acts 13:49        I shall not confine myself to the text. It being an old custom to take texts when we preach, I have taken one, but I shall address you, at large, upon a subject which I am sure will occupy your …

Acts:13:49

April 20, 1856

Final Perseverance   "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they …

Hebrews:6:4-6

April 13, 1856

A Willing People and an Immutable Leader   "Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth."—Psalm 110:3        Never verse in the Scripture has puzzled me more than this to find out its meaning and its …

Psalms:110:3

March 30, 1856

Israel at the Red Sea   "He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness."—Psalm 106:9        Several Sabbaths ago we preached upon the deliverance of the children of Israel out of Egypt, by the blood of the passover: and we told you then, …

Psalms:106:9

March 30, 1856

Effectual Calling   "When Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house."—Luke 19:5        Notwithstanding our firm belief that you are in the main well instructed in the doctrines of the everlasting gospel, we are continually …

Luke:19:5

March 23, 1856

A Bottle in the Smoke   "For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes." —Psalm 119:83        The figure of "a bottle in the smoke" is essentially oriental; we must therefore go to the East for its explanation. This we will supply to our hearers and readers in the …

Psalms:119:83

March 16, 1856

Good Works   "Zealous of good works."—Titus 2:14        We shall not be afraid of leading any of you into a legal spirit this morning through what we shall say, for after our frequent exhortations to avoid anything like trusting in your works, attended as they have been, we trust, by the Holy Spirit, we are not …

Titus:2:14

March 2, 1856

The Allegories of Sarah and Hagar   "These are the two covenants."    Galatians 4:24        There cannot be a greater difference in the world between two things than there is between law and grace. And yet, strange to say, while the things are diametrically opposed and essentially different from each other, the human mind is so depraved, and …

Galatians:4:24