“A hearty choice of God’s appointed way of salvation” is the same thing as falling in with its grand designs. Now the grand designs of the salvation of Christ are the glory of God, the

The Scriptures both of the Old and New Testament abound with exhortations to hear the word of God, to hearken to his counsel, to wait on him, to seek his favour, &c., all which imply

“That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”—Eccles. 1:15. The wise man inquires, “What is that good for the sons of men which they should do all

It is no uncommon thing to distinguish between a formal requisition and that which affords the ground or reason of that requisition. The goodness of God, for instance, though it is not a law or

More particularly, The love of God is a spiritual exercise; for it has the promise of spiritual blessings. “All things work together for good to them that love God.” “He that dwelleth in love dwelleth

The principles on which the death of Christ proceeded. In them we shall find a standard by which to form our principles, and shall be able to judge whether they be of God. 1. The

What is that good which you are to encourage, or what is the work denoted by building and planting? This is a much more agreeable part of the subject than the other, though not more

A thriving soul! This is a matter of serious import, my brethren. A plant is said to thrive and prosper when it brings forth fruit—a field when it abounds with grain—a human body when it

“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness; for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”—Luke 12:15. When our Lord was preaching on subjects of

I. The subject-matter of the Christian ministry.—It is that which we have believed. It is of the first importance to a messenger to know his errand. Without this, whatever be our talents, natural or acquired,