[Delivered on a Lord’s-day Evening, in a Country Village.] Solitary Reflection “Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.”—Psal. 4:4. You are assembled together, my dear hearers, that you may learn something

It has been observed, and with great propriety, that, in order to know what religion has done for an individual, we must consider what he would have been without it. The same may be said

True evangelical religion is here represented as a building, the foundation of which is laid in the faith of Christ: “Building up yourselves on your most holy faith.” Whether it relate to personal or to

Let creation be as extensive as it may, and the number of worlds be multiplied to the utmost boundary to which imagination can reach, there is no proof that any of them, except men and

The Scriptures are a mirror in which we see not only individual characters, our own and others, but the state of things as they move on in the great world. They show us the spring-head

It is witnessed of David, that he “served the will of God in his generation.” Every generation has its peculiar work. The present age is distinguished, you know, by the progress of infidelity. We have

First, Though faith be a duty, the requirement of it is not to be considered as a mere exercise of authority, but of infinite goodness, binding us to pursue our best interest. If a message

It is witnessed of David, that he “served the will of God in his generation.” Every generation has its peculiar work. The present age is distinguished, you know, by the progress of infidelity. We have

How was it that you first renounced Christianity, and imbibed your present principles? Retrace the process of your minds, and ask your consciences, as you proceed, whether all was fair and upright. Nothing is more

Imperfect, however, as the foregoing similitude may appear in some respects, it is sufficient to show the fallacy of Mr. Paine’s reasoning. “The doctrine of redemption,” says this writer, “has for its basis an idea