Confession

Confession of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent

July 23, 1865

CONFESSION OF SIN ILLUSTRATED BY THE CASES OF DR. PRITCHARD AND CONSTANCE KENT.   “I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.” — Psalm 32:5.   DAVID’S grief for sin was long and terrible. Its effects were visible upon his …

Psalms:32:5

Confession with the Mouth

July 19, 1863

Confession with the Mouth   “With the heart man believeth unto righteousness: and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”— Romans 10:10.   THIS morning, according to promise, I discourse upon the second part of this verse—“With the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” I feel a measure of regret that all my hearers of this morning were …

Romans:10:10

Confession and Absolution

October 3, 1858

Confession and Absolution   "And the publican, standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner."—Luke 18:13        The heroes of our Saviour's stories are most of them selected to illustrate traits of character entirely dissimilar to their general reputation. …

Luke:18:13

Confession of Sin – A Sermon with Seven Texts

January 18, 1857

Confession of Sin—A Sermon with Seven Texts   "I have sinned."—Exodus 9:27        My sermon this morning will have seven texts, and yet I pledge myself that there shall be but three different words in the whole of them; for it so happens that the seven texts are all alike, occurring in seven different portions of God's …

Exodus:9:27/Numbers 22:34/1 Samuel 15:24/ Joshua 7:20/Matthew 27:4/ Job 6:20/ Luke 15:18